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The Mental Health Issues EFL Undergraduate Students Face in Learning the English
Full text linkThis study aimed to explore the mental health issues of EFL students in learning the English language and the strategies to cope with them by employing a qualitative descriptive approach in which, the research uses a questionnaire with yes or no responses to gather students' mental health experiences. Additionally, four volunteers were interviewed to dig deeper into their coping mechanisms. The results revealed that students are aware of the mental health issues they face with learning the English language were dominated by anxiety and stress. It was revealed that depression and sleeping problems were the least mental health issues students faced. While the questionnaire showed students are facing depression, volunteered participants disagreed the feeling depressed during language learning. Sleeping problems are also shown to only affect students when they are facing exams. Students revealed having four different strategies, such as talking to friends and family, enjoying entertainment such as watching movies, listening to music, engaging in social media, and outdoor activities, to maintain their mental health. This implies an understanding of mental health challenges in learning the English language leads to a better learning habit. Furthermore, by being able to maintain mental health problems, students can achieve good social and academic goals
Student’s Perception Towards the Use of DeepL Translator in Writing Thesis or Journal for English Education Students
Full text linkTranslation is a crucial aspect for non-native English students, especially when writing academic theses or journals. This study aims to discuss the use of the DeepL Translator application in writing a thesis or journal of English students. This research employs qualitative methods with a case analysis design by analyzing data derived from questionnaire data and deeper interviews related to the use of DeepL Translator. The use of questionnaire data and further interviews were conducted with 24 final semester English students. The data were analyzed using Miles and Huberman's techniques, which include data reduction, data presentation, data display, and drawing conclusions to evaluate the effectiveness of the DeepL Translator. The results of this study show that students use DeepL translators a lot when making their theses or journals. By using the method of translating per paragraph, students complete their thesis or journal using DeepL Translator to convert Indonesian into English. The reason they use this application is because the results of this translation are more accurate and effective than those of other translation machines and also the students agree that they are often use this DeepL Translator to write their thesis or journal
Enhancing Students' Ability to Write Personal Experiences in Sundanese Language through a Contextual Learning Approach
Full text linkLearning to write by using Sundanese language in Junior High School get to attention from Sundanese teacher. When learning to write personal experience, students always feel difficult especially in using language. The most of result, students writing problems are spelling, punctuation and diction of Sundanese language. This research to increase students’ skill in writing personal experience through contextual approach. The method used in this research was classroom action research by combining qualitative and quantitative data and following Kemmis & Taggart’s research model approach, which consists of 4 stages in each cycle, i.e., planning, action/implementation, observation, and reflection. Qualitative data was analyzed by describing the action research process and the quality of students' ability to write short stories through the contextual approach, while quantitative data was analyzed using percentages. This study showed an increase in the ability to write personal experiences through a contextual approach starting from pre-action, cycle 1, cycle 2, and cycle 3. Cycle I, there was an increase in the average writing score, which became writing skills, which became 73.4, the number of learners who reached the minimum cut-off score was 12 learners or 48% of the total number of learners. In Cycle II, the average score of the learners' writing skills increased again to 78.76, there were 19 (76%) learners who scored ≥75, and in Cycle III, the average score of the learners' writing skills increased again to 84.64, all the learners met the KKM, where the lowest score was 77 and the highest score was 97. Finally, based on the research findings, the application of a contextual approach in writing personal experience with the Sundanese language makes the Sundanese language learning process more dynamic and fun
Name Shapes Identity through Linguistic Landscape of Kampung Bugis Banten Province
Full text linkName shapes identity. A name, especially an ethnic name, can be seen as the unit of linguistics that contains meaning. From a linguistics perspective, the analysis of a name is not only about the language used on a name. It may reveal much information such as people's migration, history, or genealogy. As one of the oldest settlements in Serang, the name of Kampung Bugis, which is located on the coast side of Banten, proved the old migration path of the people from the past. The name Kampung Bugis draws the identity of the residents or the people who once lived in that area. The name straightforward refers to a certain group of people from Makassar, South Sulawesi. Besides, there are 13 villages in Kampung Bugis which represent the existence of the Bugis people from the ancestor to the descendant. Until now, the location of Kampung Bugis can be found in Kasemen district and the name of it lasts for several decades. However, what makes the name last longer? This research explores factors that made the name of Kampung Bugis exist for a hundred years in Banten. Furthermore, this research also wants to explore the toponymic pattern of every place name that surrounds Kampung Bugis. Data in this research is the name of villages near Kampung Bugis in Kasemen district collected from the Banten Governoor website and sorted into several categories. Data is analyzed by using toponymy theories. The result shows that the names of every village near Kampung Bugis represent the existence of the Buginese of Makassar around Banten since many years ago. It proves that the mobility of an ethnic group can be tracked through a place name. Besides, the traditional activities of an ethnic group can be a distinctive factor that helps a place name last for years
Feasibility and Effectiveness of the Results of the Development of a Teaching Module for Writing Biographical Texts Based on Project Based Learning
Full text linkThe teaching module for writing biographical texts made by teachers at SMK Negeri 3 Kota Bengkulu is still not student-centered, making it difficult for students to write biographical texts. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a teaching module for writing biographical texts based on project-based learning. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop a teaching module for writing biographical texts based on project-based learning that is feasible and effective for use by teachers and students. This type of research was Research and Development model ADDIE with the following stages: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Data collection techniques in this study used documentation techniques, interviews, questionnaires, observations, and test techniques. The results of the study showed that the teaching module needed by teachers and students is a learning activity based on project-based learning. The design developed in this study consists of three important components, namely learning objectives, learning activities, and assessments. The characteristics of the development of this teaching module are at the project-based learning stage starting from determining basic questions, compiling project planning, compiling project schedules, implementing and monitoring projects, assessing project results, and evaluating experiences. The teaching module has been implemented and the results are effective to use with the results of the t-test value tcount>ttable, namely 20.66>1.68 with a Sig. value (2-tailed) of 0.001<0.05
A Fun Autodidactic Learning Model for Students to Improve Second Language Understanding
Full text linkLearning a second language, for example, English is often considered difficult by most students. In fact, this foreign language is very important for them in further studies and the world of work. Therefore, this research aims to determine a fun autodidactic learning model for students to improve second language understanding Apart from that, the writer also wants to know what methods students are interested in and effectively use in honing their English skills independently. Research data was obtained by filling out a questionnaire in the form of questions to determine the effectiveness of the interest learning model. The research respondents were Unisba Statistics students. After the data was collected, this research used quantitative descriptive methods to analyze it. This identification is carried out to reveal learning methods, problems encountered in learning, and efforts made in improving students' English skills. The results obtained based on this research are an effective independent method or model of learning English that is of interest to students, including through songs as a medium for teaching new languages and improving vocabulary and grammar. Apart from that, a fun autodidactic learning model, namely through communicative films and games, can also improve their English pronunciation skills. However, the popular method still has several obstacles, namely students do not know the pronunciation and structure of English according to grammatical rules
Looking into EFL Students’ Intercultural Awareness and Its Relation with Varying Social Media Exposure and Reading Ability
Full text linkWith explosive growth of technology and globalization, seeing vastly different culture has become part of our daily life as seen in social media. Students’ social media exposure is closely related to their reading activity. Thus, great reading ability leads to great intercultural awareness. This study aimed to investigate EFL students’ intercultural awareness and its relation with varying social media exposure and reading ability. The quantitative study employed ex-post-facto design, with participation of 183 EFL students purposively recruited from Informatics Study Program in a private univerisity in Jakarta, Indonesia. The data collected using online questionnaires and reading tests were analyzed using SPSS 27. With this software, descriptive statistics were made to compare means, percentages, and standard deviations of students’ intercultural awareness. Paired-samples t-tests were run to find out a significant difference in participants’ intercultural awareness by varying social media use and reading ability. The results revealed EFL students’ high intercultural awareness with no significant difference found in students’ varying social media use and with a significant difference found in students’s varying reading ability. In conclusion, EFL students’ intercultural awareness is influenced significantly by their reading abilities rather than their social media exposure
Masculinity of Arthur Dismmesdale in the Novel the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone
Full text linkFinding masculinity in a character represented in a novel enables to investigate more to understand social behavior as social issue in personal or in a certain community. This study aims to find the masculinity in the character of Arthur Dismmesdale, a puritan priest in the novel of the scarlet letter that attract the writer to identify the uncommon manner of a male character. His character also viewed as one of influencing character who undergo social and psychological traits into the story which led the other main character took the blame on his behalf. This study was researched descriptively by reducing data and data grouping based on the problem studied. Data were taken from words and sentenced in the novel then describe and explain of character’s personality using Sigmund Freud Psychoanalysis that is id, ego and analyzing Masculinity. Arthur Dimmesdale, A concealed sinner, has a very complicit nature in masculinity, this is due to his inability to be a responsible towards his evil deeds. The character was indicated as dynamic character, He cursed himself for his silence and cowardice yet changed structurally during the story and complexed the whole story
Analysis of the Experience of Losing a Female Character in the Short Story Maukah Kau Menghapus Bekas Bibirnya di Bibirku dengan Bibirmu? by Hamsad Rangkuti
Full text linkLiterary works are a reflection of real life experienced by humans. Every human being must experience loss. Not only in real life, events of loss can also be found in literary works through the characters or stories contained in them. Humans will experience phases when experiencing loss. These phases will be analyzed in this research through literary works in the form of short stories. The aim of this research is to analyze the experience of loss in the characters in the short story "Maukah Kau Menghapus Bekas Bibirnya di Bibirku dengan Bibirmu?" by Hamsad Rangkuti's using Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's theory of loss. This research uses a literature study approach by collecting psychological theory references to dissect literary works. Research results from the analysis of the short story "Maukah Kau Menghapus Bekas Bibirnya di Bibirku dengan Bibirmu?" by Hamsad Rangkuti's found that the female character in the short story experienced five phases in the event of loss, namely 1) denial phase, 2) anger phase, 3) offering phase, 4) depression phase, and 5) acceptance phase. It turns out that Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's theory of loss does not only occur in everyday life, but in a literary work in the form of a short story, this theory of loss can also be experienced by the character. A short story written by Hamsad Rangkuti with the title "Maukah Kau Menghapus Bekas Bibirnya di Bibirku dengan Bibirmu?" proves that Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's theory corresponds to the phases of loss felt by humans
The Effectiveness of the Talking Stick Method in Improving Viewing Skills in the Digital Age
Full text linkThis research was motivated by the weak viewing skills of students due to the minimal opportunities to practice viewing in the learning process. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the application of the talking stick method in improving students viewing skills, visual analysis, and critical thinking in the digital era, especially in learning short films. The study was conducted on students of Class X Computer and Network Engineering (TKJ) at SMK Negeri 2 Bengkulu Tengah using a descriptive qualitative approach. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and pretest-posttest to see the development of students’ abilities after the application of the talking stick method. The results showed a significant increase in the final test scores compared to the initial test across all students, with an average increase range of 18 to 23 points. The talking stick method has been shown to increase student engagement in class discussions, improve their understanding of cinematic elements, such as storylines, characters, and symbolism, and strengthen critical and analytical thinking skills. In addition, this method is effective for application at various levels of student ability, both students with low and high initial scores. Thus, this study provides strong evidence that the talking stick method is an effective approach in visual-based learning and interactive discussions, especially in the context of learning short films in SMK