Students’ Interest in Learning English Online at SMA Negeri 3 Tualang during Covid-19 Pandemic

This study aimed to know how students' interest in learning English online in
SMA Negeri 3 Tualang During Covid-19 Pandemic. The sample of this study was
the eleventh-grade students of SMA Negeri 3 Tualang. The sample was carried
out using a proportionate sampling method. The number of samples in this study
was 160 students. Data were collected utilizing a questionnaire and strengthened
by interviews. This research is descriptive research with a quantitative approach.
Some of the applications used by students and teachers during online learning are
WhatsApp, Telegram, Google Classroom, and Zoom. Interest in learning is one of
the essential things in the smooth learning process, both face to face and online.
External and internal factors also influence students' interest in learning English
online. This study indicates that students' interest in learning English online is in
the high category, with the average value of each indicator being; feeling pleasure
was 2,85, Students attention was 3,11, students engagement was 3.01 and students
involvement was 3,09. The overall average is 3,018 or is in the high category.