THE USE OF DIGITAL LEARNING SYSTEM TO ENGAGE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN LISTENING PRACTICE: A CASE STUDY FROM EFL CLASS IN INDONESIA

Yeni Erlita, Ade Aini Nuran, Anggraini Thesisia Saragih

Abstract


This preliminary research  aimed at portraying the impact of Digital Learning System (DLS) implementation on student empowerment. This work used qualitative descriptive case study. First semester English students of a state university in Medan, Indonesia, negotiated to participate in the study. Grounded in dialogic interview, the results suggest that the enactment of DLS gives attractive lesson for the students. The students felt the instruction made them borderless between the students and the lecturers. Overall implementation of DLS enables students to reach minimum standardized criteria in their listening skills. Limitation and further recommendation for next research are also presented


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Digital Learning System, EFL students, listening

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.33603/rill.v3i3.2882

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RILL is a journal of first and second (foreign) language learning and teaching such as Javanese, Sundanese, Bahasa Indonesia, English, Arabic, Malay, etc. with p-ISSN 2614-5960 and e-ISSN 2615-4137

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