Abstract
The advancement of technology, communication, and data, particularly the internet, has attracted the attention of Indonesian educators who want to use it as a source of positive learning media to support the teaching and learning process. This study aims to know the advantages of the use of Blended learning in English teaching reading skills. This literature study reviews some papers in studying the use of Blended learning and its advantages. The findings of this study showed blended learning provides many sources for the teacher and students to get the reading materials. Due to the multi-sources in blended learning, it helps the students to develop their daily reading activity. Blended Learning can make students become active learners because the students can get other additional information from the internet during online learning it is effective to make the students enjoy the learning process and do not feel bored with the monotonous learning situation. And also, the virtual class has easy access anywhere and anytime in different places at the same time and also makes it easier for teachers to create archives in digital form. The findings of this study are expected to provide teachers with information about using Blended Learning as an approach in teaching-learning activities that will benefit both students and teachers in facilitating the teaching-learning process of reading.
Highlights
IntroductionEducation 4.0 is an answer to the industry revolution (IR4.0) requires where humans and technology converge to allow for new possibilities (Hussin, 2018)
Blended learning is the process of combining two or more types of learning which between synchronous learning or face-to-face learning and asynchronous learning by using textbased internet learning, (Garrison and Kanuka, 2004, p.96). Another definition of blended learning conveys by Karkour (2014), that blended learning is the teaching strategy which combine two mode of learning namely face-to-face learning in the classroom and the online learning or internet-based learning
According to Karkour (2014), the benefits of blended learning in teaching and learning language, in teaching reading are as follow: 1. Make the students become active learners
Summary
Education 4.0 is an answer to the industry revolution (IR4.0) requires where humans and technology converge to allow for new possibilities (Hussin, 2018). According to Fisk as cited in Hussin (2018), the new learning vision enables learners to learn the necessary skills and knowledge and to recognize the source through learning certain skills and knowledge. Industry 4.0 is a new Acitya: Journal of Teaching & Education Vol 4 No 1 2022 generation from a revolution in the past which revolution affects the technical sectors including the field of education. The higher learning institution is seen as the forum for improving the skills that are necessary for Industry 4.0 adoption
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