HOW EFFECTIVE IS BLENDED LEARNING FOR SHORT COURSES IN LANGUAGE AND ART FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS?

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the progress and ability of English for international students who are less fluent when they learn English to make it easier to understand art learning materials that are compatible with media understanding during face-to-face or online learning. This research was conducted on international students of the Indonesian Institute of Arts Padangpanjang during the pandemic. Data collection is carried out using distribution methods using listening techniques and analysis of results with average calculations. The findings of this study show that international students with lower levels of English proficiency who receive instruction through online learning platforms show better learning outcomes than their peers who receive instruction through offline means. This conclusion is reached through hypothesis testing. The use of online learning media for teaching groups of students who have open interpersonal communication, results in better English learning outcomes for that group of students than the use of offline learning media for the same group of students.

Keywords

• learning media
• language learning
• international students
• learning outcomes