Stranger Tells Me

  Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly reshaped the educational landscape, necessitating a rapid shift from traditional face-to-face instruction to virtual learning environments, which underscored the critical need for effective online learning platforms. While widely known applications such as WhatsApp, Zoom, Google Meet, and various Learning Management Systems (LMS) became common choices, these platforms often required subscriptions for full functionality. This posed a challenge for schools or students with limited financial resources (Arifianto & Izzudin, 2021). In response to these limitations, Discord—a platform originally designed for gaming communities—emerged as a viable, cost-effective alternative for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching and learning . Picture 1. Discord Safety Library  https://discord.com/safety/360044149331-what-is-discord Discord is primarily a free voice, text, and video chat platform that allows the creation of private or p...

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly reshaped the educational landscape, necessitating a rapid transition from traditional face-to-face instruction to virtual learning environments, which underscored the critical need for effective online learning platforms. While established applications like WhatsApp, Zoom, Google Meet, and Learning Management Systems (LMS) were widely adopted, many popular options often came with significant subscription costs for full functionality, posing challenges for smaller educational institutions or students with limited economic resources. In this transformative period, Discord, a platform initially known for facilitating communication within gaming communities, emerged as a promising and viable alternative for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching and learning. Discord is fundamentally a free voice and text chat platform that supports IP telephony, video conferencing, screen sharing, and the creation of both public and private chats for e...

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly reshaped the educational landscape, necessitating a rapid transition from traditional face-to-face instruction to virtual learning environments, which underscored the critical need for effective online learning platforms. While established applications like WhatsApp, Zoom, Google Meet, and Learning Management Systems (LMS) were widely adopted, many popular options often came with significant subscription costs for full functionality, posing challenges for smaller educational institutions or students with limited economic resources. In this transformative period, Discord, a platform initially known for facilitating communication within gaming communities, emerged as a promising and viable alternative for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching and learning. Discord is fundamentally a free voice and text chat platform that supports IP telephony, video conferencing, and the creation of both public and private chats for exchanging text and...