Literacy Strategies: Building Elementary Students’ Character Education and English Competence in Face-To-Face and Online Classroom

Abstract

This study explored the implementation of literacy practice in both face-to-face and online classroom supporting students’ character education and their English competence. It also described the challenges and problems in applying literacy practice in both face-to-face and online classroom. Two teachers from an Islamic privately owned Elementary school were chosen as the participants. Drawing on the observation and interview, it was found that there were two stages of teachers’ literacy practice, i.e. habituation and learning stage in both face-to-face and online classroom. However, the discrepancy existed in habituation stage in online classroom. The strategies in each stage were equipped with islamic literacy recources, approach, activities, and learning cycles. Another finding also unveiled that the teachers encountered challenges related to the transformation of face-to-face to online learning. This research encapsulates that literacy practice is vital for young learners as it promotes students’ character building and English competence.