Sunway, Angelia Widia. 2023. The Students’ Engagement in the Implementation Of Flipped Classroom for English Lessons at SMKN 2 Tamiang Layang, Grade XI Office Administration I. Sarjana’s Thesis. English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teachers’ Training and Education, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin. The first advisor: Prof. Dr.H.Abdul Muth’im,M.Pd., the second advisor: Elvina Arapah, M.Pd.

Keywords: Student Engagement, Flipped Classroom, English lessons, Post-Covid19

Engagement is an essential factor in the language learning process. Learning engagement is the ability to motivate and behaviorally engage in an effective learning process. Students’ engagement is when they show up to class excited to learn the material, they participate in learning, and they demonstrate a positive attitude in the learning process. The problem of this study is focused on describing the students’ engagement in the implementation of the flipped classroom method in the English lessons during the post-COVID-19 pandemic.

The data needed in this research is in the form of descriptive data about students' engagement in the implementation of the flipped classroom method, which was collected using data collection instruments, namely observation and interview. This research is designed using descriptive qualitative methods, and the data are analyzed qualitatively from Milles and Huberman (2014). The data were obtained from the students of SMKN 2 Tamiang Layang, grade XI Office Administration I totaling 23 students as research subjects.

          Findings of this research show thatthe students of SMKN 2 Tamiang Layang, grade XI Office Administration I, have positive engagement with the implementation of the flipped classroom method in the post-Covid19 pandemic. Positive student engagement can be seen based on students' attitudes, which show indicators in the three dimensions of student engagement: behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement in a positive sense. This has been proven by the student response data from observation and interview, which show that the students grade XI Office Administration I were enthusiastic about the learning activities conducted in the flipped classroom because the students already have the knowledge they gained before the meeting. Students feel more prepared to participate in the discussion process in class, enthusiastically participated in the learning activities, and makes students able to study independently.