THE
EFFECT IN
USING INTERNET AS MEDIUM IN
LEARNING ENGLISH AT
THE SECOND GRADE OF SMA (Qualitative)
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A.
Background
English is one of the international languages.
English is taught from elementary school to university in Indonesia. Even,
English is taught in kindergarten.
A success English
learner is a
person who is
master in all of
English skills. The rapid technological
and social change puts forward need for life long learning. Conventional classroom
learning is not able to satisfy such need. E-learning is an increasingly
preferable alternative to conventional classroom learning.
Moreover, English
become the only
foreign language which
is included in National
Examination (UN) from Junior High
School to Senior High
School. Then, it
became one of
some decision maker
subject for the students’ graduation to know how well
they understand English during their study. Thus, learning English has been
important to do.
Costley (2014:
6) continuing advancements in technology change the
ways all people live and work. The
internet is becoming a common learning tool in many classrooms. This means
provide a meaningful learning experience for all students. Teachers today have many opportunities to use
technology increasing the ways students learn. The
Internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world like nothing
before. The invention of the telegraph, telephone, radio, and computer set the
stage for this unprecedented integration of capabilities. The Internet is at
once a world-wide broadcasting capability, a mechanism for information
dissemination, and a medium for collaboration and interaction between
individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location. The
Internet represents one of the most successful examples of ??????