Students’ Perception in Implementation of Genre-based Approach Cycle through Padlet

Abstract

Genre-based approach strongly emphasizes the relationship between text genres and their genres context (Hyon, 1996). The previous research Dirgeyasa (2016), the result of research shows that in Indonesian education context, recently the word ‘genre’ seems to gain its most popular and hot issue to teaching and learning English, particularly writing skill. This narrative inquiry study focuses on investigating student’s perception of implementation cycle of Genre Based Approach through Padlet which engaged technology media. The data collection is used open-ended interview of some students. The result of study found that almost all students felt helped by the implementation of the Genre Based Approach Cycle through Padlet used in learning to write, that engaged technology as students’ new experience in writing learning. The implementation of Genre Based Approach through Padlet has implication in learning strategy and revolution media of learning in writting.