Abstract :
This research aimed at knowing the students perception on the use of whatsapp as a media in learning english during pandemic era at the tenth grade students of SMKN I Pekat. This research generally answered two questions as follows: (1) How are the psycal dimension of students? perception on the use of whatsapp as a media in learning English at the tenth grade students? of SMKN 1 Pekat in Academic Year 2020/2021? and (2) How are the psychological dimension of students? perception on the use of whatsapp as a media in learning English at the tenth grade students? of SMKN 1 Pekat in Academic Year 2020/2021 ? the data was collected through a questionnaire and interviews with class X students of SMKN 1 Pekat participated in this research. Since this
research explored the students perception which coming from the students experiences during covid-19 pandemic, descriptive research by using qualitative techniques was considered as an appropriate approach as a type of research. The result of this research was presented descriptively in order to reveal the students perception comprehensively. The researcher found that the psyhologial dimension
of students perceptions gets positive perception because it is flexible and effective. Meanwhile, its flexibility makes some students to use whatsapp as a learning media during the current covid-19 condition, but with the Physical
dimension of students perceptions the researcher found that there are also some students who are lazy in carrying out teaching and learning activities using whatsapp and choose to be active in temporary learning, such as only filling out
the attendance lish in class groups on whatsapp.