Proceedings of the 10th UNNES Virtual International Conference on English Language Teaching, Literature, and Translation, ELTLT 2021, 14-15 August 2021, Semarang, Indonesia

Research Article

Building Students’ Creativity during The Pandemic Covid-19 Using Project-Based Learning

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-8-2021.2317622,
        author={Diani  Nurhajati},
        title={Building Students’ Creativity during The Pandemic Covid-19 Using Project-Based Learning},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 10th UNNES Virtual International Conference on English Language Teaching, Literature, and Translation, ELTLT 2021, 14-15 August 2021, Semarang, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ELTLT},
        year={2022},
        month={6},
        keywords={profession english subject project-based learning students’ creativity},
        doi={10.4108/eai.14-8-2021.2317622}
    }
    
  • Diani Nurhajati
    Year: 2022
    Building Students’ Creativity during The Pandemic Covid-19 Using Project-Based Learning
    ELTLT
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-8-2021.2317622
Diani Nurhajati1,*
  • 1: English Education Department University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri Indonesia
*Contact email: dianihamzah@unpkediri.ac.id

Abstract

The world changes massively, so it is necessary to prepare adequate human resources with competent skills so that they are ready to adapt and be able to compete on a global scale. Empowerment and improvement of human resources through education is one of the keys to be able to follow the development of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. All of the graduates should be equipped with a number skills needed to face the industrial revolution. One of the skills is creativity. However, the Covid-19 pandemic influenced the implementation of teaching and learning that must be carried on virtually. The condition forced the teachers to find solution to facilitate the students by selecting the right teaching model. This research was carried to answer the question: “How Project-Based Learning can build the students’ creativity in Profession English Subject?” This research employed a qualitative approach. The data was collected using the techniques: observation in the online class, interviewing the representative students, and collecting the documents. To find out their creativity, the researcher used an observation checklist proposed by Torrance. The results shows that the students created a project at the end of the lecture. They were assigned to make a book chapter for teaching English to elementary school students and video of teaching English through songs.