EFL Students Perspective and Preference towards Hybrid Learning over the Post Covid-19 in Indonesia. English Education Department of Faculty Teacher Training and Education, University of Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Medan. 2023

Abstract

This study dealt with the EFL students perspective and preference towards hybrid learning over the post covid-19. The objective of this study is the 5th semester and 7th semester students at University of Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara. As the data, mixed methods, namely descriptive qualitative methods and quantitative methods are used in this study. The purpose of this research is to investigate the perspective and the preference held by undergraduate students studying English as a foreign language (EFL) towards the hybrid learning as a learning method over the post covid-19 and to determine whether or not there is a different perception between male and female students. As data collection methodologies and instruments, the researchers utilized interviews with a total of 10 questions and a questionnaire survey that contained 23 items. There were a total of 50 EFL students who filled out the questionnaire survey, and there were a total of 10 EFL students that took part in the interviews. SPSS 29.0 was utilized to perform the data analysis. The results of this study indicate that students have a favorable opinion on the utilization of hybrid learning as an education as a learning method. The result also shows that male respondents tend to enjoy hybrid learning more because the learning process is carried out calmly so they are more focused, compared to female respondents who tend to prefer the face-to-face learning process. Nonetheless, the difference identified between the two groups was not significant.