The Correlation Between Informal Digital Learning Of English Activities And Academic Speaking Achievement In Higher Education
Abstract
Informal Digital Learning of English has been numerous research examined in
the EFL context. Several studies have explored the relationship between quantity
and diversity of IDLE practices and the differences in language learning outcomes.
However, in Indonesia, this researcrh is still unusual especially relating to speaking
achievement. This present study focuses on the quantity of IDLE and it aims to
identify the correlation between IDLE activities (receptive IDLE activities and
productive IDLE activities) and academic speaking achievement in a private
University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This study involved 62 university students
and the data were collected through a questionnaire. The results showed that there
was no correlation between IDLE activities and students’ academic achievement
with significance (p > 0,05) 0,260 (PIA) and 0,273 (RIA). These findings suggest
that IDLE activities did not play a significant role in grade scores such as academic
speaking achievement.