Teaching Written Descriptive Text through Google Classroom Platform to the Eighth Grade at SMP Kesatrian 1 Semarang

Abstract

The aimed of this study were; 1) to describe the implementation of the process of teaching writing descriptive text through Google Classroom; 2) to identify the problems in teaching writing descriptive text through Google Classroom; and 3) to find out the way of the teachers overcome problems in teaching writing descriptive text through Google Classroom. The subject of this research was VIII A class as a sample. They were 28 students in VIII A class of SMP Kesatrian 1 Semarang. This study used descriptive qualitative research. The data of this study were collected from interview and questionnaire. The results of applying Google classroom were 1) applying a Google classroom during online learning made the teacher easier to teach, especially to teach writing descriptive text. 2) The teacher’s problems were unstable networks, students who were late for class, and so on. Meanwhile, the students' problems are limited vocabulary (57%), the comprehension of language features in descriptive text (39%), a lack of comprehension of the topic (64%), and internet network (64%); and 3) the teacher tried to understand the students’ challenges, and gave as much support as possible in the form of content that was easier to access and learn for the students to overcome the problems in teaching written descriptive text through Google Classroom. The conclusion determined that Google Classroom is an appropriate medium to be used as a learning tool in the classroom. Furthermore, both teachers and students must have a solid network to minimize problems throughout the learning process.