Teaching Speaking to Enhance Interactional Competence in Digital Learning Environment: Challenges and Opportunities

Dian Misesani, Slamet Setiawan, Syafi’ul Anam

2022

Abstract

The widespread technology utilization in language learning has created a digital learning environment in language classrooms in the past decade. The virtual exchanges alter such significant dynamics of online interaction at higher education in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers’ experiences on how they created a digital learning environment in the teaching of speaking to enhance interactional competence. It is a preliminary study seeking teachers who teach speaking. Open-ended questionnaires were spread via Google form to 19 English teachers of higher education. They were from universities in seventh different provinces in Indonesia, such as; Central-Java, East-Java, East-Kalimantan, NTT, South-Sulawesi, and West-Papua. The questionnaires result showed that each teacher has different challenges and opportunities in creating a digital learning environment for teaching speaking. One of the challenges experienced by teachers in these seventh provinces in Indonesia was an unstable internet connection that influenced the quality of online synchronous interaction. However, some teachers viewed opportunities for their technological competence improvements. In addition, online interaction allows students with shy personalities to speak more fluently and confidently than that in face-to-face interaction where they might experience anxiety. Motivation is also one of the most influential internal factors to create successful learning in digital learning. In conclusion, education in the digital era can be successful by creating a digital learning environment shaped by innovative teachers with good technological competence. Supportive internet facilities provided by the institution and parents’ roles, certainly, are included as crucial in supporting the digital learning environment.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Misesani D., Setiawan S. and Anam S. (2022). Teaching Speaking to Enhance Interactional Competence in Digital Learning Environment: Challenges and Opportunities. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Innovation in Education - Volume 1: ICoIE 4; ISBN 978-989-758-669-9, SciTePress, pages 61-72. DOI: 10.5220/0012196600003738

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icoie 422,
author={Dian Misesani and Slamet Setiawan and Syafi’ul Anam},
title={Teaching Speaking to Enhance Interactional Competence in Digital Learning Environment: Challenges and Opportunities},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Innovation in Education - Volume 1: ICoIE 4},
year={2022},
pages={61-72},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012196600003738},
isbn={978-989-758-669-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Innovation in Education - Volume 1: ICoIE 4
TI - Teaching Speaking to Enhance Interactional Competence in Digital Learning Environment: Challenges and Opportunities
SN - 978-989-758-669-9
AU - Misesani D.
AU - Setiawan S.
AU - Anam S.
PY - 2022
SP - 61
EP - 72
DO - 10.5220/0012196600003738
PB - SciTePress