ELT blends: A case study of using Google classroom Available to Purchase

This study discovers a case study using Google Classroom to teach English to Informatic System students (N=50) in STMIK Pringsewu, Indonesia. This study aimed to uncover students’ perception of ELT Blends’ enlightening benefit and determine if Google Classroom improves writing ability. The instructors conducted 16 meetings in the Google Classroom during the second semester, including materials and exercises to explore the writing subject. This research exposes the effectiveness of Google Classroom as an educational platform for teaching English. The researcher utilized open-response questionnaires as a qualitative and quantitative research method consisting of pre-test and post-test to evaluate the students’ writing ability. The results show that there is a significant improvement for Group 1 who were being taught using Google Classroom. The mean score of the students in group 1 is higher than the students in group 2. It means that Google Classroom is an effective educational platform for teaching EFL at a higher education level. Google Classroom has the best features for applying virtual classrooms, such as Online Grading System, Virtual Discussion, Announcements, and Live Classes. This online platform facilitates the students’ best experience to learn EFL because of the accessibility, simplicity, real-time interaction, and engagement. The students can utilize Google Classroom as an educational environment to enhance learning EFL based on the questionnaire’s data collection. The STMIK Pringsewu students have better learning achievement in writing course based on the pre-test and post-test analysis.