Internet enhances students’ reading, writing and speaking ability

The title of this paper is “Internet enhances students’ reading, writing and speaking ability”. The

main aims of this research are to share experiences in overcoming problems in learning English

and to raise issues on the roles of Internet in English learning assistance. In this paper how

Information technology such as internet can help a great deal both teacher and students in

English learning will be discussed. The setting of the learning process is at Sekolah Tinggi

Pariwisata Bandung, Indonesia (Tourism Institution of Bandung). The teaching technique used in

benefiting the internet was by giving essay assignment to the students for oral presentation.

There are three main problems encountered by the students of Tourism Institution of Bandung)

which will be discussed in this paper, first is the ability of reading, second is writing and the last

is speaking.

To overcome those problems the students were assigned to make essay for oral presentation. One

of the techniques used by the students to gather information was to find information on related

materials for the students’ topic for presentation from the internet websites besides reading

literature.

The findings of the research are 1) the students’ ability of reading, writing and speaking has been

improved. 2) Internet assists a great deal in teaching and learning process at our institution.

To recommend the future benefits of internet, I insist the Tourism institution of Bandung to

broaden the internet facilities and the Tourism Institution students to constantly use the internet

facilities.

Acep UR. 08.

 Bio Data

Name : Acep Unang Rahayu.

Place/ Date of birth :Bandung/22-11-1964.

Present Position : An English lecturer at Bandung Tourism Institute, TELKOM

Management Institute of Bandung, UNINUS of Bandung, UNPAR of Bandung.

Institution :Bandung Tourism Institute.

Academic Qualifications : I graduated from Bandung Teacher Training Institute (IKIP) in

1990 majoring English Teaching Education. In 1995 I attained my Master’s degree in TESOL

from Leeds University of U.K., and in 2007 I attained my PhD.in Linguistics from Universitas

Padjadjaran of Bandung.

Most Recent Publications :Reading strategies of graduate and post graduate students of

Bandung Tourism Institute (for Indonesian National Education Department Research), Learning

Strategies of Bandung Tourism Institute (Tourism Institute Journal), The Aspectuality

progressive of English (Wacana Humaniora Journal of Padjajaran University of Bandung).

 By Dr. Acep Unang Rahayu, M.Ed.
Bandung Tourism Institute, Indonesia.2008

Internet enhances students’ reading, writing and speaking ability

The title of this paper is “Internet enhances students’ reading, writing and speaking ability”. The

main aims of this research are to share experiences in overcoming problems in learning English

and to raise issues on the roles of Internet in English learning assistance. In this paper how

Information technology such as internet can help a great deal both teachers and students in

English learning as well as why it is important to use internet will be discussed. The setting of

the learning process is at Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Bandung, Indonesia (Tourism Institution of

Bandung).

There are three main problems encountered by the students of Tourism Institution of Bandung)

which will be discussed in this paper, first is the ability of reading, second is writing and the last

is speaking.

To overcome those problems, the students in the first place were assigned to make essay for oral

presentation. One of the techniques used by the students to gather information was to find

information on related materials for the students’ topic for presentation from the internet websites

besides literature research.

The findings of the research are 1) the students’ ability of reading, writing and speaking has been

improved. 2) Internet assists a great deal in teaching and learning process at our institution.

To recommend the future benefits of internet, I insist the management and the students of the

Bandung Tourism Institution and other institutions to broaden and constantly use the internet

facilities.
 Bio Data

Name : Acep Unang Rahayu.

Place/ Date of birth :Bandung/22-11-1964.

Present Position : An English lecturer at Bandung Tourism Institute, TELKOM

Management Institute of Bandung, UNINUS of Bandung, UNPAR

of Bandung.

Institution :Bandung Tourism Institute.

Academic Qualifications : -Graduate degree in English Teaching Education from Bandung

Teacher Training Institute (IKIP) in 1990.

-Master’s degree in TESOL from Leeds University of U.K.in 1995.

- PhD. Degree in Linguistics from Padjadjaran University of

Bandung, in 2007.

Most Recent Publications :Reading Strategies Of Graduate And Post-Graduate Students of

Bandung Tourism Institute (for Indonesian National Education

Department Research), Learning Strategies Of Bandung Tourism

Institute (Tourism Institute Journal), The Aspectuality Progressive

Of English ( Padjadjaran University of Bandung Graduate

Research Periodic Publication).