Journal of English Teaching and Learning Issues 87 Journal of English Teaching and Learning Issues, 3 (2) page 87 – 98, 2020 ISSN: 2615-3920 EISSN: 2685-4473 DOI: 10.21043/jetli.v3i2.8901 Incorporating Collaborative Learning in an English Course Using Whatsapp M. Noor Sulaiman Syah English Education Departmentt, State Islamic Institute, Kudus, Indonesia sulaiman@iainkudus.ac.id ABSTRACT In this era, mobile phone is needed in the teaching and learning process. WhatsApp, is the most favored mobile based applications among students, will be the potential application for incorporating collaborative learning. Therefore, this study aims to explore the incorporation of collaborative learning in an English course using WhatsApp and to identify the students’ perception toward that tool in an English course. This case study was conducted in the Arabic Education department of IAIN Kudus, on second semester students of 2019/2020. Two different sources of data were used to collect the information needed for answering the research questions. They were analysis of participants’ posts on the WhatsApp group platform and survey questionnaire using Likert scale. The quantitative data from the response of Likert scale questionnaires is also analyzed qualitatively. Tthe study shows that WhatsApp is a convenient tool for incorporating collaborative learning and students get positive feelings and intentions. KEYWORDS: Collaborative Learning; Collaborative Tool; WhatsApp Application; English Course. ARTICLE HISTORY: Received dd mm yyyy Accepted dd mm yyyy Introduction In the recent decades, almost all aspects of people life are supported by technological advances. Technology becomes one of the significant elements of the people’s daily life. Technology is becoming prevalent due to its nature to meet the needs of individuals towards information access and communication. Today, it is not only the education system developed rapidly but also technology has started to shape the way of people life. There is a huge gap between education system in the past five decades and today’s education system considering educational aids, teaching methods, motivation strategies, etc. In this era of