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INVESTIGATION OF DECODING FILLERS USED IN AN ENGLISH LEARNING TALK SHOW “ENGLISH WITH ALICE”
Get PDFThis research was conducted to analyze decoding fillers in English learning talk show. The researchers made two groups of non-native English speakers to investigate fillers, Group one with little or no abroad experienced speakers and Group two with long term abroad experienced speakers. The researchers used descriptive qualitative as a method that describes an objective situation or certain event based on facts that appear or should be followed by an attempt to draw general conclusion. The procedure is ethnographic research which is ethnographic by qualitative enable researchers to understand the data by the functions of language (words, phrase and sentence) by grouping words that have same functions into categories. The researchers would analyze and conclude the data to be studied. In this research the data to be reviewed is English with Alice which contain fillers. The researchers found one hundred sixty-eight fillers with the exclusion of filler used by the host and both of speakers. After analyzing the data, the researchers found that 2 groups (14 guests) in the talk show English with Alice used different functions of decoding fillers. The functions in Group one are mostly (a) to begin and close a discourse and (c) to hold the floor. Moreover, the functions in Group two are mostly (c) to hold the floor and (g) to express the response
ANALYSIS OF TEACHER NEEDS RELATED TO E-LEARNING SCHOOLOGY CONTENT IN CREATIVE WRITING IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT PALEMBANG CITY
Get PDFLearning Indonesian in the text-based 2013 curriculum directs students to be able to produce text-based writings. However, the ability of students to write creatively in middle school found in the field is still in the weak category. Obstacles related to this are increasing considering that Indonesia is currently experiencing the Covid 19 pandemic which requires learning to be carried out from home so that supporting learning media is needed in accordance with existing conditions. Based on the above, a solution is needed to overcome this, one of which is the use of E-Learning Schoology, which is learning that is in accordance with the character of generation Z. This research aimed to determine the needs of teachers regarding E-Learning Schoology content in learning creative writing in secondary schools in Palembang city. This research is a type of research and development. The research object was Indonesian language teachers in SMA in Palembang city. The data collection method used is a survey method with a questionnaire. Data are analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The results of the study show that when viewed in terms of necessities, the content of E-Learning Schoology in learning creative writing in secondary schools in Palembang must be adjusted to the principles of learning to write, the principles of electronic / online learning, the Circular of the Minister of Education and Culture No.4 of 2020 concerning Implementation of Education Policies in an Emergency Period of the Spread of Corona Virus Disease (COVID 19) and distance learning guides for teachers during schools closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The next finding is that when viewed from the components that are needed, teachers really need E-Learning Schoology in learning creative writing at high schools in Palembang. The last finding is that there are still deficiencies in the implementation of learning creative writing and the media used in secondary schools in Palembang is not adequate yet.
WRITING ATTITUDE AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS DETERMINANTS IN BOOSTING EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE
Get PDFThis study aimed to find out whether or not there was a significant correlation between students’ writing attitude, emotional intelligence and their writing performance, and the predictor variables and the criterion variable. It involved 121 students of the English Education Study Programs of Tridinanti, PGRI, and Muhammadiyah Universities in Palembang. The data were collected through the use of Writing Attitude Questionnaire, Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and a writing test. The data were analyzed by using the Pearson Product Moment correlation coeficient and partial correlation analysis. The results showed that there were significant correlations in a row of the writing attitude and writing performance with r-obtained was 0.342. There results showed there were significant correlations of emotional intelligence and writing performance because the value of.028 with the correlation coefficient of .140. and the results of the partial correlation showed that writing attitude, emotional intelligence, and writing performance had a significant correlation with r value of .280 and p-value of <.001
THE EFFECT OF USING QUIZIZZ TO EFL STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING OUTCOME
Get PDFThe objectives of the research are to find out the extent of students' engagement in EFL learning before using Quizizz application, to find out students' score results from the test using Quizizz application, to find out the extent of students' behavior during the EFL learning and to find out the effect after using Quizizz to students' engagement and learning outcomes in EFL learning. This research applies a one-shot case study on explanatory quantitative research design to describe a phenomenon on the effectiveness of student engagement and learning outcomes after using Quizizz application in the EFL classroom of the 5th semester at the English Education Department in Universitas Sulawesi Barat. There are four classes and the researcher took one class purposively. The data are collected by employing preliminary and final surveys, treatments, direct observation, and tests. Structural equation modeling analyses show that using Quizizz application gave constructively contribution to some of the dependent variables. The effect of using Quizizz has the highest contribution or influence on the students' psychomotor outcomes. Next is to the effect of using Quizizz to the students' cognitive and affective outcomes. Moreover, student engagement is little or not significantly affected by the use of Quizizz. The conclusion highlights the importance, although currently ignored, ways that students contribute depends on the flow of the instruction they received. Moreover, the learning environment encourages students to think. As a concern to the teacher that students need motivational elements than a scoring system to increase their motivation.
EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF VIRTUAL LEARNING IN LISTENING CLASS: A CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATION
Get PDFThis study aims to determine EFL students’ perception of virtual learning in listening class. It specifically describes on how higher education students perceive about the implementation and challenges towards virtual learning in listening class. This research employs a qualitative case study design. It involves several facets as the participants in order to obtain valid and reliable data to answer the research problems. The participants were 90 students and 2 lecturers taken from two different universities. From those amount of students, it was 50 students selected to meet the criterion of virtual learning implementation and the students’ responses profiling their perception of listening class. The findings about students’ perception of listening class are analyzed through the internal and external factors. Internal factors include students' physical condition, opportunities and motivation as well as students' perceptions of the level of difficulty in listening. External factors consist of learning materials, lecturers and teaching methods and the use of learning media. In the level of implementation and challenges, students thought that virtual learning is appropriate media of teaching listening during pandemic if lecturers are able to carry out their roles and students are always response the challenge adaptively in both terms of content and technology.
TEACHER ASSESSMENT LITERACY: INDONESIAN EFL SECONDARY TEACHERS' SELF-PERCEIVED ON CLASSROOM-BASED ASSESSMENT PRACTICE
Get PDFAssessing students' performance is an essential part of a teacher's job. Hence, they are believed to be familiar with various kinds of assessments, especially classroom-based assessments (henceforth CBA). Language teaching and assessment are two interrelated that affect each other to a great extent. Undoubtedly, language assessment becomes a more complicated activity in the field of language teaching. The major objective of this study was to describe how EFL secondary teachers’ self-perceived on the basic principles of assessment and their own practice in CBA. This study was conducted in the form of a descriptive survey research. Shim's (2009) survey instrument was adapted to collect data and gathered using an online survey. 48 respondents willingly fulfilled the online survey containing 80 statements concerning classroom assessment procedures. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings of the current study revealed that teachers seemed to practice assessment for learning (henceforth AfL), in which most teachers conducted assessments to support students’ learning and used the results as feedback to improve and revise their teaching. The teachers in this study appeared to be literate and excellent in understanding the concept and using it in practice. However, a question remains as to whether their classroom practice was excellent. Since most studies have largely reported results on teacher's assessment literacy (henceforth TAL), future programs and research should be directed toward classroom-based research on how the CBAL can improve students' learning and improve the quality of teacher instructions. The implications of the result are expected to provide a clear understanding and theoretical foundations of CBAL.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPING CREATIVITY THROUGH MEDIA-BASED LEARNING IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Get PDFThis paper justifies the planning and development of teachers' creativity through media-based learning in English language teaching, especially in the pandemic era. This study used a descriptive-qualitative method with a case study. The data sources consisted of 37 English teachers, school principals, and students involved in the teaching and learning process in SMP 7 Purwokerto. The results showed that the teacher's creativity at the planning stage was demonstrated by consistently well-arranged planning the lessons and adequately preparing the learning media regarding the implementation of multimedia. Regarding creativity at the preliminary stage, ESL teachers employed various mediums to make it easier for pupils to acquire and grasp the topic. Audio, visual, and audiovisual media are examples of media. Audio and visual media were the most commonly employed in ELT classes. The planning and creativity teachers become the main factors to make the class more interactive using several media
ENGLISH TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO EDUCATION 4.0 DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Get PDFTeachers' Professional Development (PD) is one of the solutions to make the teachers always improve their skills and adapt to current issues. One of the challenges that teachers have to face nowadays is Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0). Furthermore, skills development in the time pandemic is required. This study aims at investigating English teachers' professional development to the 4.0 education era during the covid 19 pandemic. This research was conducted on a member of the English Teachers Support Group (MGMP) in Subang, West Java. To collect the data of the research, the questionnaire and semi-structured interview have administered to the participants. The data analysis found that the participants have a positive perspective towards PD to 4.0 Education Era with five factors (Time, Funding, time, School Principal, Colleague Influence, and School Culture); courses or workshop is the most helpful in PD activity; last, availability of facilities is the most challenge in using technology in the classroom. Furthermore, it is known that young teacher from public school has a wide chance to join PD activities; age, colleague and school principal influence the participation of MGMP event; determining teaching content is a the most challenge in implement the education 4.0 during the covid-19 pandemic
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION TO CLIL AND WEB-BASED MATERIAL IMPLEMENTATION IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL
Get PDFPrimary school teachers have a crucial role to support CLIL and web-oriented media implementation in class. CLIL approach pedagogically offers double advantages; English competence and content development. This pedagogical approach leads to sufficient English input at the early stage of learning which makes primary learners able to shift the paradigm that English is a challenging language to learn. More importantly, primary school learners can take the advantages of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) part of their daily use for the sake of CLIL, so learning can be fun and enjoyable. Nevertheless, much of the previous research in Indonesian context gives limited attention to how primary school teachers perceived CLIL interwoven into ICT based media.) that situation led into this research. Also, this research is expected to encourage the CLIL application in formal education, particularly in primary levels due to time efficacy and effectiveness. The involved participants were 12 primary school teachers in a primary school in Malang. A 14-item Likert-Scale questionnaire and FGD were applied to collect the data. It was found that the teachers perceive the CLIL and web-based media positively, but they would reconsider to implement it in their class due to English competency reasons and material design issue, facilities, and school support. Therefore, hybrid CLIL implementation and teachers’ collaboration are suggested
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT MATERIALS BASED ON PALEMBANG LOCAL CULTURE BY IMPLEMENTING LSLC FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND LEARNING
Get PDFLesson study learning community (LSLC) is one of the various innovations to make students have a good quality in learning in this 21st-century era. The objective of the study was to produce a learning trajectory in English which can help students in learning descriptive text material through LSLC in the classroom. This study used design research method type validation study. The participants were 32 seventh-grade students and English teachers of SMP Negeri 18 Palembang. The data were collected through interview, observation, documentation, and field notes. The results of the study revealed the teachers did not implement the application of lesson study learning community based on the appropriate stages. Somehow, in the process of lesson study, some difficulties were discovered. From the result of interview and observation, some problems in implementing were still found due to the limitation of the time, and the teacher’s commitment during the implementation. However, the lesson study helps students to understand learning through collaboration