Application Review (Whatsapp)

Name              : Daffa Rafif

NIM                : 20201111046

Subject           : ICT in ELT

 

Whatsapp (Social Media)

·         Relevance

Whatsapp is pretty useful for education because there is a group chat which can be used as a medium for teaching and learning.

·         Feedback

Teacher can be able to give their students feedback whether through group or personal chat.

·         Thinking Skill

However, Whatsapp is designed as a communication tool that is not focused on learning. However, Whatsapp provides a sharing feature which supports the learning process, so this application can be used as a learning medium.

·         Ease of Use

This application is really easy to operate since we often using it in every single day for communicate with our family, friends, etc.

·         Engagement

Whatsapp is one of the most utilize application in our daily basis. Thus, student will never mind to learn via whatsapp because they don't feel the tense feeling of study so it's makes them more relax.

·         Sharing

Teacher and student can share anything in Whatsapp, starts from image, video, material, PPT, and link. And all of those data will automatically saved in your smartphone unless you delete it.

·         Accessibility & Cost

You can download this application freely in Google Play Store without any charge, you just need mobile data or wifi in order to online and learn via Whatsapp.

·         How to Use/Apply it in ELT

Whatsapp can be used as an alternative learning for ELT because you can create group chat just like a class in online forum. Over there, teacher can upload the learning materials and students have to studied it independently. Besides that, they also be able to communicate and discuss about all of the material every time.

·         The Impact of this Application in ELT

As time goes by, students will be more independent since they have to understand the course by themselves just like a student centered learning.

·         The Advantage

The learning process is more flexible for both student and teacher.

·         The Limitation

Whatsapp didn't provide such an online meeting like Zoom or Google Meet which can accommodate up to hundreds of people in one meeting.

·         Language Skills or Components

Basically we can learn all of the language skills through the Whatsapp application, but reading and writing skills are the most suitable skills to apply. One of the most frequently Whatsapp features used is text or messages which is good for sharpening students' grammar skills.