Tasks selection for blended learning in EFL classrooms: a case study at SMP Pembangunan Jaya Sidoarjo

Blended learning is one of the central approaches in the teaching learning process. To use the approach effectively, teachers are required to select the appropriate and the applicable tasks for their blended learning classrooms. This study aims to investigate the tasks that the teachers use and how they choose perceptions of blended learning experience. To explore the issue, this study used qualitative design by interviewing EFL teachers and administering questionnaires to students. This study found that teachers used various tasks for blended learning such as listening, word processing tasks, images and video processing tasks, multimedia utilizing, comparing and contrasting, and web surfing. In selecting the appropriate and the applicable tasks, the English teachers considered the syllabus, psychological stress. Moreover, students gave positive perceptions about the tasks selected by the EFL teachers for blended learning. The finding of the research can give new insight for the EFL teachers. Therefore, the finding of the research can be a reference for the EFL teachers who want to implement blended learning in their classrooms. As it can be expected, blended learning is totally different with traditional classrooms. Moreover, the findings also imply that the further research needs to know more about the teaching strategy for blended learning in Indonesian EFL Classroom.