STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ONLINE ENGLISH LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT SMAN 7 BANDA ACEH

This research focus on the investigation of the students’ perception of online English learning in covid-19 pandemic. The aim of this research is to find out the Students’ Perception of Online English Learning in Pandemic of COVID-19. The study was executed at SMA Negeri 7 Banda Aceh and the sample of the study was the whole number of the class XI students at the school. The research design used in this study is a descriptive quantitative. The writer used descriptive quantitative study and the research method by using the quantitative research method that attempts to collect quantifiable information for analysis of the population and sample. The instrument of the research is questionnaire. It is utilized to collect and analyze the students’ perception about the study. The result of the study through the process of analyzing result shows that many students think and say that the existence of online English learning during the pandemic gives low efficiency and effectiveness.