The Effect of Group Counseling Services on Self-Confidence in Learning English of Primary School Students in Covid-19 Pandemic

The Covid-19 situation has a major impact on all elements of life, including education. The learning process changes, from face-to-face in class to virtual face-to-face. In addition, the approach taken has also changed. Similar to learning English in elementary schools, the application of the group counseling approach is to maintain and increase the self-confidence of elementary school students in learning English during the Covid-19 pandemic situation so that it stays true. To find out the perspective both of students and parents about the group counseling approach to increase students' confidence in learning English during the Covid-19. This research used qualitative methodology within a case study design. This research shows that the students have positive attitudes towards the use of a group counseling approach to increase students' confidence in learning English during the Covid-19 pandemic. The implication of this research is to provide student's perception into the use of group counseling approach to increase students' confidence in learning English during the Covid-19 pandemic in the primary education setting, the findings of this study offer several recommendations for Indonesian policymakers and future researchers.