Available online at http://journal.ump.edu.my/ijhtc International Journal of Humanities Technology and Civilization (IJHTC) Copyright © Universiti Malaysia Pahang PressISSN: 2289-7216 (PRINT), e-ISSN: 2600-8815 (ONLINE) IJHTC Issue 11, Vol 1 July 2021. pp 119-128 119 GOOGLE CLASSROOM USE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY SECONDARY ESL TEACHERS 1 Mohd Haniff Mohd Tahir, 2 Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan, 3 Shushma Devi Piaralal, 4 Dianna Suzieanna Mohamad Shah, & 5 Mohamad Syafiq Ya Shak 1 Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris 2 Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam 3 Department of English Language, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Buntong 4,5 Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Perak Correspodent email : haniff.tahir@fbk.upsi.edu.my ABSTRACT Education has transformed its means of delivery from face-to-face to online lessons because of COVID-19. This study assesses factors impacting the use of Google Classroom (GC) in four northern states located in Peninsula Malaysia for lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic among secondary ESL educators. A non-experimental design for this research was employed. Primary data collected from a self-administered online survey questionnaire are analysed descriptively in a general survey of trends, involving 103 survey respondents (i.e., teachers). The findings of this study will allow Malaysian education stakeholders to understand the factors influencing the use of GC in schools in order to make appropriate decisions about its use among teachers. It will also assist Malaysia's Ministry of Education in formulating policies relating to the use of GC and assist administrators of secondary schools in making decisions on the type of infrastructure and technical support needed. To evaluate the factors affecting GC used for instructions, a longitudinal study is recommended as such study will indicate whether longer periods of instructions result in better use of GC or not. This study extends significance in the field of instruction for teachers since it can be used to perform more research to increase the use of GC by teachers. To better evaluate the power of GC instructions or other virtual instruction platforms in advancing virtual instruction prowess, a potential global expansion of this study should be performed. Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, Google Classroom, Secondary ESL teachers. INTRODUCTION The Covid-19 Pandemic has changed the way Malaysians live forever from every stage of life. There is a need to make changes and to define and conform to modern requirements. The way curriculum is distributed requires this. On March 18, 2020, schools in Malaysia were suspended, disrupting schooling for nearly 5 million students, in accordance with the first step of the nation's Movement Control Order (MCO). Google Classroom is one of the world's largest LMS, with Schaffhauser (2020) announcing during the initial weeks of the Malaysian MCO that it is the number one education programme. It is an interactive LMS that provides a cost-effective, flexible learning experience for mobile and smartphone devices, supported by a simple application. It also encourages engagement and conversation among its participants, video tutorials, messaging to students, and the access and inclusion of resources from third parties such as YouTube (Elkington, 2020). The implementation of an LMS such as Google