TEACHING DURING PANDEMIC; IMPACT ON STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SKILLS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN KOTO TANGAH PADANG

This paper investigates the impact of online teaching and learning undertaken during pandemic of Covid-19 on students’ English skills. The skills include speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. This study used a qualitative method with a descriptive approach exploring what skills got impacted of 2 years online learning situation. Students' English skill, in particular, speaking and listening skills were negatively affected by the application of online learning that they had been done in prior. While, reading and writing skills had a positive impact on students' English skills as it used Geschool application therefore reading skills were more taught. This learning also made students do writing activities such as writing material from learning videos. The observation activities showed students were better able to participate in reading and writing lessons. The resdult of this studi was also indicated that in general English skills were badly affected which was showed by the average value of students was 50. Mpreover, all of those skills were impacted due to inadequate of facilities, motivation, and affectiveness of online teaching itself.