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EXPLORING THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (TPACK) IN ONLINE TEACHING AMONG EFL LECTURERS
Get PDFThis study is conducted based on the consideration of the importance of technology literacy for lecturers in online teaching. The purpose of this study was to find out the TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) overview of English lecturers in online teaching. In particular, this study analyzed the level of TPACK along with the TPACK forming components of 3 English lecturers. This research applied a mixed method by implementing a concurrent embedded design. This study was conducted at Kuningan University by involving 3 lecturers who teach General English subject in Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Kuningan University. Since TPACK is knowledge that integrates three basic knowledge; content knowledge (CK), pedagogical knowledge (PK) and technological knowledge (TK), so in collecting data, there are 3 instruments that were used, namely self-report questionnaires, performance assessments and observations. With regard to the TPACK level of English language education lecturers, the results of the analysis show that all of the English lecturers are described as adequate and high in most of the domains concerned in this study such as CK, PCK, TCK, TPK, and TPACK. However, they describe themselves as high in two domains; Technological Knowledge (TK), and Pedagogical Knowledge (PK). This is in line with the results of lesson plans analysis and observation of lecturers’ real teaching which refers to a high level of technology integration
DEVELOPING CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING (CCU) MATERIALS IN TOURISM GUIDING FOR VOCATIONAL STUDENTS
Get PDFLearning English for Specific Purpose (ESP) for vocational students, is very important so that certain ways are needed to encourage students' needs. Students must receive sufficient material in certain ways based on their interests and majors. This study aims to analyze learning needs of tourism guide materials. The method used in this study is qualitative and quantitative research design where the data is collected with numerical form then described in the form of a description. The research instruments used in this study are questionnaires and open-ended interviews. This study conducts a needs analysis to measure student needs and to develop ESP materials. The participants of this research are 3rd and 4th semester students majoring in D3 Vocational Department UNMER Malang. The results of the study indicate the needs of students to improve their English-speaking skills and develop Cross Cultural Understanding (CCU) as tourism guiding materials. Furthermore, students' English skills also show low results which lead to low self-confidence because the learning methods used by lecturers have not developed due to the application of teacher-centered classes which lead to a lack of practice from students. Therefore, learning methods that are able to stimulate students’ speaking proficiency and CCU material development are needed
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON USABILITY PRINCIPLE AND INTERFACE DESIGN OF FLIPBOOK AS M-LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Get PDFThis study aimed to determine the practicality of learning media developed by using flipbook applications and what students think about the use of e-module based on flipbook. Flipbook makes it easy to prepare e-modules that are more modern, creative, innovative and competitive. Flipbook is an application that can be used to create e-books, e-modules, e-papers, e-magazine. This application is very interesting because it can add sound, graphics, images, links and videos. This research is a design and product development research (Design and Development), used the Research and Development (R&D) method and analytical through a qualitative approach (Borg & Gall, 1983). Data collection in this study is the form of e-module validation and user responses in tertiary institutions. The validators in this study are linguists and media experts. The samples and data in this study were taken at one of the higher education in Aceh, namely Jabal Ghafur University. The development of this e-module allows users to learn independently because they can access it anytime and anywhere on mobile. The validation results of media experts stated that the aspects displayed in the e-module were very good. 66.7% stated that the e-module was appropriated to use without revision and 33.3% stated that it was appropriated to use with revision. The results of the students’ survey showed that 77.8% of the e-modules were feasible and practical to use in the learning process, and 22.2% stated that they were appropriated to use with revisions. The result shows that e-module based on Flipbook maker was good 4.44%, 52.23% said very good and 43.33% stated excellent. It mean that the e-module based on Flipbook will give a good impact on students learning.
POLITICAL ACTIVIST COMMUNITY PORTRAIT IN LEILA S. CHUDORI’S NOVEL LAUT BERCERITA
No full textIn the process of democratization in a state, the position of university students is decisive. Every student must be responsible to the society, able to see what is happening and to provide the best solutions to the societal problems as well as being a mouthpiece from the common people to the government, nation and state. In addition to developing their cognitive abilitie0s, students are required to participate actively in everything that is social in nature to foster a social spirit in the community. This picture is reflected in the political activist community in the novel Laut Bercerita by Leila S. Chudori. The research was conducted using a literary sociology approach related to the author's relationship with society and texts revealing problems in society. The focus of the research is related to the disclosure of social phenomena. Holistically, a qualitative descriptive research method is implemented. The data source is the novel and data collection is based on documentation techniques, obtained from the novel in the forms text referring to the attitudes of the students in their struggle for reform in all areas of public life and also based on the content analysis techniques with an objective approach. The results of the study show that the attitudes reflected in the political activist movement are social awareness, hard work and tolerance
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEARNING COMMUNITY TECHNIQUE ON ENGLISH ESSAY WRITING SKILLS
Get PDFThis research is designed to measure the effectiveness of learning community technique on English Essay Writing skills, based on the result of preliminary observation which showed that students had some problems that related to the result of their writing skill which still have not achieved the expected aims. This research used classroom action research method involving 30 students as sample of the research. For the data collecting technique, this research used quantitative data and qualitative data. Quantitative data was taken from the results of the pre-test and post-test, while qualitative data was taken during the process of observation and action. Then the results of the research showed that the percentage value of student activity in attending lectures had increased, the result of the percentage increase in student activity seen from the percentage of students who were very active and active in cycle 1 was only 36.7%, then increased in cycle 2 to 63.3%. Then the results of learning to write English essays for students also increased, with an average score in cycle 1 of 60.17 and cycle 2 there was an increase in the average score of 9.96 to 70.13. The use of the learning community technique to improve students' English abilities has a favourable effect, particularly on the growth of students' ability to write English essays
AUGMENTING EFL STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH THE MYSTERY BOX GAME
Get PDFThis study examined how employing the Mystery Box game affected tenth-grade students' speaking skills at a senior high school in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia. It employed pre-experimental quantitative research. A number of 25 students from class X-3 were purposively chosen as the sample of this study. In collecting the data, the researchers used tests (pre-test and post-test) as the instrument, and the results were analyzed by using statistics. The results showed that the mean scores of the pre-test and post-test were 37.2 and 73.2, respectively. The mean score of the post-test was higher than the mean score of the pre-test, with the T-test value of 4,556, and the critical value in the t-table (0.05) of 1.711. This implies that the t-score is higher than the t-table (t- score = 4.534> t-table = 1.711), and thus the alternative hypothesis (Ha) of this research was accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. In conclusion, teaching English by using the Mystery Box game to improve these EFL students’ speaking skills succeeded. Consequently, the use of this game is among the alternative media to be used by English teachers in augmenting their students’ skills in speaking English. When students achieve the accuracy and mastery of speaking skills, at a later stage, it can help them move to the improvement of other language skill
INVESTIGATING STUDENTS’ EXPECTATIONS OF THE LECTURERS’ STYLES IN TEACHING ENGLISH
Get PDFThe teaching style is the way the lecturer delivers material and controls students’ activities in the classroom. Teachers have their own teaching style depending on personal and students’ needs. Meanwhile, the students have their own expectations regarding the teachers’ styles of teaching English as well. This research investigated the university students’ expectations of the lecturers’ styles in teaching English. It used descriptive quantitative and qualitative methods as the research design. The data were collected by distributing a questionnaire to 45 students and interviewing 9 of them who were randomly chosen from the students majoring in English at one of the universities in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The quantitative data were analyzed statistically, while the qualitative data were analyzed through data condensation, data display, and conclusion. The results of the research revealed that the dominant lecturer’s style expected by the students in teaching English is the combination of facilitator, personal model, and expert styles. The students favored the lecturers who facilitate students’ learning activities, give personal examples, and provide detailed information that students need. If the lecturers used only one teaching style, the students said they would get bored and learning would not reach maximum results. The combination of the three styles is a form of the student-centered model in which students play an active role in the learning activity in the classroom.
REPRESENTATION OF STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING IN WRITING: A CRITICAL LITERACY PERSPECTIVE
Get PDFThe goal of this study is to investigate university students’ representation on their critical thinking in academic writing from a critical literacy perspective, in which text is bias and it possesses ideological perspective of writer in expressing social critics, inequality, and power relations. Researchers analyzed 91 argumentative texts writing from Indonesian undergraduate English education students, which were qualitatively assessed using Facione’s HCTSR and LaGuardia’ s CLR rubrics, as well as NVivo 12 Plus software and an integrated theme meaning approach to qualitative content analysis. Researchers discovered that students’ critical thinking skills varied in demonstrating their logical arguments, systematic thinking in reasoning, analysis and evaluation, decision-making, and problem-solving strategies in their academic writing in higher education
THE CHANGE OF GREETING WORDS IN BESEMAH LANGUAGE AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR LEARNING REGIONAL LANGUAGES
Get PDFThis research described the addressing terms and analyzed the addressing term shifts of Besemah community in Pagar Alam regency. This research also described the implementation of Besemah vernacular language on vernacular langauge lesson. The applied method was descriptive qualitative method and objective appraoch with four research techniques. The data source was the community of Besemah, consisting of five districts in Pagar Alam regency. The results found five hundred and fifty-two addressing terms. These words include addressing terms within family context and community context. Then, the researchers also found the shifting addressing terms. Four of the words were not found at the present days. The result implications have some implications on vernacular language lesson and could be the teaching materials for primary school levels.
NECESSARY OR COMPULSORY: STUDENTS' PERCEPTION ON SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
Get PDFThe presence of scientific writing as a new compulsory course attracts educational institutions, including Universitas Terbuka. Not only because the course is a new course, which means many possible and valuable reactions to it, but also due to the puzzling condition surrounding it. Like two sides of a coin, scientific writing is hoped to bring essential value. Therefore, students will perceive it positively, yet it also generates anxiety because the difficulty of the lesson itself needs to be digested through an online platform. This research is constructed to explore the issue. To make it easier to follow, we limit our concern to two research questions and one hypothesis. The first question is on how students perceive scientific writing courses and the second do students consider the course as necessary or compulsory. On the other side, we promote a hypothesis that argues that students will perceive the scientific course as necessary yet fail to internalize the skill from the course. This study uses a mixed method which can be utilized to answer the research question as well as the hypothesis. The sample is 47 participants that enroll in a scientific writing class using a nested sampling design. Based on quantitative analysis, it is found that the hypothesis is accepted and there are 3 levels of perception that can also answer the research question such as high, moderate, and low perception