QQ INTERNATIONAL VIDEO CONFERENCING: CAN IT BE USED AS A TOOL TO INCREASE STUDENTS' MOTIVATION TO SPEAK?

Abstract

The following paper is attempting to explore innovative ways of making the classroom experience more real by using QQ International as a connection between the classroom and the native speaker in language
leaciring. It describes how to use the QQ International in the classroom, what benefits are for the teaching and leaming language activities, and how to make it effective througir the classroom activity. The using of QQ Intemational lvill be more specialized for the videoconferencing that is provided by QQ Intemational in this paper. The videoconferencing of QQ Intemational has been conducted in PPDI (lndonesian Association of People with Disabilities) English Program. PPDI English program is held to teach English for PPDI member. Moreover, this paper describes how video conferencing of QQ Intemational give benefits and makes the classroom activity more real. By using the video conferencing of QQ International, a native speaker was invited to the classroom, the students experienccd speaking with the real native speaker in the same time through the video link in QQ International. Based on data of the interview, it was found that the students gave very positive response. By feeling the classroom more real, they like to continue video conferencing in their olvn computer. They can practice their English in everywhere, and their curiousness about the culture and the language ofEnglish can be answered by asking the native speaker through the videoconferencing of QQ International. It can be concluded that video conferencing ofQQ has increased the students' motivarion to speak.