ABSTRACT
Anisya Oktav Syahranie Wardhana K2220015. EXPLORING INDONESIAN
UNDERGRADUATE EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN ENGLISH
LANGUAGE TEACHING FOR CHILDREN COURSE: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY. Thesis,
Surakarta: Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University,
June 2024.
Several studies
disclose students’ positive perception towards PjBL, for instance, assists
students to gain deep understanding, developing skills, and increasing
motivation to learn. However, the
research number in EFL context is still limited. Therefore, this research aims
to 1) Investigates the stage of PjBL implementation in ELTFC course, and 2)
Reveals undergraduate EFL students’ perception towards it. Questionnaire was
distributed to 30 students and 3 of them was chosen to clarify the findings
through interview. Artifacts involving students' works were collected to
strengthen the research findings. Furthermore, the collected data were analyzed
using Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña (2014) concept. The research findings reveal
that: 1) there are four stages in the implementation of PjBL, which include: a)
speculating, b) designing project activities, c) conducting project activities,
and d) evaluating; 2) undergraduate EFL students show positive perception about
PjBL implementation in ELTFC course including a) cognitive: students’
experience, knowledge, and gained knowledge, b) affective: students’ feelings
of PjBL, and c) conative: students’ behavior affected by cognitive and
affective. This research is expected to be beneficial for teachers who desire
to implement PjBL as a learning method in the classroom. Additionally,
undergraduate EFL students as pre-service teachers could consider the research
results to hold more meaningful learning activities.
Keywords: Project-based learning; undergraduate
EFL students; ELTFC; perception.
