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Understanding Key Concepts in Educational Research Through a Review of Two Research Articles
Full text linkThis paper is intended to help novice researchers understand key concepts in educational research, particularly in the field of language education. It uses as its samples two peer-reviewed research articles on early childhood literacy development, bilingual and multilingual issues and identity consitution. It first attempts to analyze how the key concepts in educational research were incorporated into the research process. Of particular importance, this paper critically looks at the extent to which those key concepts were logically linked so as to provide the research with strong coherence. The discussion also takes into account the issues of ethics, how this was sufficiently dealt with by the author and what possible factors might have come into play to degrade the validity of the research. This paper conludes with my views on the research design and process as a whole and my suggestions on some of the issues uncovered during the discussion.Â
Dealing with Linguistic Problems Faced by Master’s Students in their Thesis Writing
Full text linkUpon completing all the required courses, master’s students in Indonesia are to write a thesis. Thesis writing, to some extent, haunts the students, especially when they have to conduct it in English. The problems are not only concerned with the contents of their thesis, but also with linguistic problems on how to write well with good basic command of English. The linguistic problems can cause their sentences to be not grammatically acceptable, or even sometimes not readable.This paper will explore the linguistic problems faced by master’s students in their thesis writing such as the ones related to diction, tenses, concord, articles, sentence patterns, to infinitive, gerund, and participle. It will also deal with how to solve the problems by giving the students some treatment while they are in the process of writing their thesis. The data will be taken from master’s students’ thesis drafts. The students are under the writer’s supervision.Â
Noncanonical Constructions in English and How They Work to Package Information
Full text linkLinguistic construction embodies information that is plausible to be modified in certain context when the speaker wants to emphasize on certain aspect. This is the nature of language users and the construction they produce. Each language is assumed to possess its own various ways of structuring the information spoken or written by the language user. English, for example, which is known as fixed word order language with SVO order has its various ways of structuring the information delivered by the speaker to the interlocutor. Preposing, postposing, and argument reversal are three best ways to indicate which information is prominent in the speaker’s mind so that the hearer will have the same concept as the speaker. Those are included as the alternative ways to construct sentence and propose syntactic choices to the speaker. Information structure has been one of the most intriguing fields of study involving both syntactic and pragmatic analyses. Hence, this paper aims at describing the noncanonical constructions in English and how they work to package information by using the interface of both disciplines
DEVELOPING ENGLISH ELECTRONIC MODULE USING JOB ACCESS WITH SPEECH (JAWS) AS SCREEN READER TO EMPOWER LEARNING AUTONOMY OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEED
Full text linkThe research and development produces interesting, interactive, and suitable learning resources for students with special need, i.e., students with visually impaired in order to develop students’ empowerment. Development of electronic module proposes electronic resources by applying Job Access with Speech (JAWS) as screen reader on the computer to accommodate some obstacles of visually impaired students in learning English. Therefore, it is helpful for them to learn better by maximizing their potential and their restrictiveness to become creative and autonomous learners.Qualitative research was applied in this research. Data was collected from observation, interview, questionnaire and note taking in a kind of daily agenda. Data was described qualitatively. The data finding then analyzed in order to produce a suitable electronic module. The research model is Research and Development that was proposed by Borg and Gall. There are seven stages that was done, i.e. (1) Research and Information Collection  (2) Planning (3) Develop Preliminary form of Product (4) Preliminary Field Testing (5) Main Product Revision (6) Main Field Testing (7) Operational Product Revision. The product of English electronic was validated by English teacher or material expert, media expert and 2 visually impaired students from different level. Instruments’ assessments include module organization, material, evaluation and readability, display and also programming.The findings produced a very good quality module based on teacher, students, material and media expert. Form the material, the average score was 4, 2 and the percentage was 84%. From media point of view, the average score was 3,7 and the percentage was 76. It also got good responses from the visually impaired students. They enjoyed learning with the module. They feel happy and free in learning. Moreover, the empowerment in learning could be reached. English electronic module was suitable and feasible for the visually impaired students in learning English.Â
Applying Communicative Language Teaching in Teaching English for Foreign language Learners.
Full text linkAbstractTeaching second or foreign language is not easy. Many researchers believe that the teachers should know several methods and teaching strategies in teaching language; such as, communicative language teaching, the grammar-translation method, the direct method, the audio-lingual method, the silent way, the suggestopedia, communicative language learning, total physical response, natural approach, and many more. In early 1980s, many educators assumed that communicative approach is a better way to teach second language to the students and this approach incorporated into the classroom (Brown, 2001). This essay will explore what communicative language teaching is and describe the factors led to its emergence in English language teaching
Jealous Murderers as Reflected in Shakespeare’s Othello: A Psychoanalytic Study
Full text linkAbstractThis analysis describes the main characters’ jealous murder and their id, ego and super ego. It tries to describe the moral teachings of the drama. Desdemona was killed by her own husband, Othello, because of jealousy. He received Iago’s report that Desdemona had an affair with Cassio. Iago made issues that Desdemona had an affair with Cassio because he felt jealous that Cassio was promoted to be a lieutenant. Iago asked Roderigo to kill Cassio but failed. Roderigo was killed by Iago, to omit the traces.Sigmund Freud’s theory of id, ego, and super ego will be used in analyzing the problems. The subject of this analysis is drama Othello, and the object of this analysis is a psychoanalytic study with its id, ego and super ego.The research findings are : jealous murders that had been done by Othello and Iago. Othello’s is murdering his own beautiful wife, Desdemona, without further checking. To omit the trace, Iago killed Roderigo, the person that he asked to kill Casio; It is Iago ‘s id. Othello’s ego is when he received news from Iago’s wife, Emilia. She told the truth to Othello that Iago was the person who asked her to steal Desdemona’s handkerchief. Othello felt that he had made mistakes and the he punished Iago by stabbing him. Othello’s super ego is his feeling regret after receiving news from Iago’s wife, Emilia. The moral teachings of the drama are (1) people should screen news they received, and (2) people should avoid of being jealous
Punctuation Errors by The Fourth Semester Students of The English Department
Full text linkAbstract This paper was written based on the end-semester composition examination paper of the fourth  semester students of the English Department, Faculty of Education And Teacher Training, Ahmad Dahlan University in Yogyakarta. The study aimed at : (1) analyzing the students’ errors in using punctuation marks in their composition examination paper and (2) identifying the most as well as the least frequently used punctuation marks in their composition examination paper, and (3) finding out whether there is relation between students’ ability in using punctuation mark and their final examination grades.         The objects of the study were 29 composition examination paper written by the fourth semester students of the academic year 2008/2009. The criteria used to identify and analyze the students ‘errors were adapted from the Writer’s Bureau Handbook, the Essentials of English, and the American English Today. The results of the study indicated that : 1) there were 59 cases of errors found covering four kinds of punctuation marks – full stop (.), commas (,), apostrophe (‘), and quotation mark (“ “). They respectively occurred 14, 36, 5, and 4 times, 2) Of the 29 students, none used 10 to 11 kinds of punctuation marks. Only 1 student (3,44%) used 9 kinds of punctuation , 2 students (6,90) used 7 kinds,19 students (65,51%) used 5 to 6 kinds and 3 students (10,34%) used 4 kinds, 4 students (13,80%)  used 2 to 3 kinds of punctuationmarks. It could be interpreted that in the average the students were able to use 5 to 6 kinds of punctuation marks in their composition. 3) There was also a close relation between the students’ ability of using punctuation and their composition grades
The effectiveness of Online Process Writing Portofolio Program to Improve the Writing Ability of S1 English Department Students Faculty of Teacher Training And Education – UT at Yogyakarta Distance Learning Program Unit
Full text linkThis paper is written based on the findings of an Action Based Research aimed at knowing whether the implementation of an online Process Writing Portfolio Program (PWPP) is effective in improving the long distance students’ writing ability. The subjects of the study are the students of Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Terbuka, at Yogyakarta Long Distance Learning Program Unit. The data are collected from three cycles of the program implementation via email : [email protected]. Each cycle consists of 4 stages, the plan, action, observation, and reflection. Grades of each cycle were taken from 4 kinds of activities; brainstorming, first draft writing, revising and editing, and final copy. The score increase from cycle to cycle is used to measure the improvement of the students’ writing ability. For this purpose the writer uses Wilcoxson Signed Ranks Test and Scoring Scale for Composition. The results of the study indicate that the implementation of online Process Writing Portfolio Program is merely effective in improving the students’ writing ability in terms of numerical grade scores. From the Pre- Program Implementation (Pre- PI) to Cycle I, the average increase of the students’ writing score is 6.51. After the implementation, that is from the (Pre-IP) cycle to cycle I, the increase achieved is Z =.380 and p = .017 (p <0.05), and from cycle I to II is) Z = 2524 with p = .012 (p <0.05), and from cycle II to III the improvement increase is Z = 2524 with p = .012 (p <.0.05). It means that all of the increase is significant. Yet, if the scores are converted to Skidmore’s criteria of Scoring Scale for Composition, the quality of the paragraphs does not increase significantly. All of the paragraphs are not publishable yet. Many aspects of refinement are still needed to display or publish the paragraph. Keywords: effectiveness, to improve, online Process Writing Portfolio ProgramÂ
Investigating the Benefits of Mobile Phone Technology toward the Teaching and Learning Practices at Higher Schools
Full text linkThis article intends to explore the benefits of using M-Learning (mobile phone Learning) to support teaching and learning process for digital immigrant teachers. Digital immigrant teachers are those who want to move from conventional way to more technology enhanced language learning. The exploration on using facilities of mobile learning for classroom teaching will enable teachers to make use of internet access, to pursue their students’ technology literacy, to access to a wealth of ready-made ELT materials and to integrate technologies of mobile phone into teaching. The exploration found that the potential uses of mobile phone for learning certainly bring implication for both teacher and students under the issues of technology application literacy, intellectual authority, students-students-teacher collaboration, and teaching and learning reflection and evaluation skill development. Above all, teachers can use many applications of their mobile phone from simple to sophisticated ones. They can use texting facilities (sms) for checking students’ work progress, use free social media to give consultation, and many other features that facilitate them to transfer knowledge and help students in learning either in or out of classroom. Certainly, they also need to consider the flaws in mobile phone and keep learning to be familiar with technology development. Furthermore, mobile phone also improve teaching qualities in terms of creating contextual learning outside the classroom, for fieldtrips and for professional development; supporting context-sensitive leaning in non-formal settings, connecting the learning across contexts and human life; making useful learning sites involving technology, people and environment, producing system enabling teacher to deliver quizzes for learning topics, encourage students to practice making theory questions, designing a media board for learners to construct online web pages by sending messages, pictures and audio through their phones, and reaching beyond the traditional settings. Keywords: Mobile phone, teaching and learning, advance technologyÂ
Hypocrisy in George Orwell’s Animal Farm: An Islamic Analysis
Full text linkThis article is taken from a research entitled Hypocrisy in George Orwell’s Animal Farm: an Islamic Analysis. It is intended : (1) to describe the concept of hypocrisy in the view of Islam, (2) to describe the traits of a hypocrite in Islamic view, and (3) to reveal the hypocrisy of the characters of the novel.           The research is categorized as library research in which the data are taken from books, journals, and other relevant data. This is also a descriptive qualitative research with Islamic approach. The base and concept of hypocrisy are from the verses of the Holy Qur’an and the hadiths of the Messenger Muhammad (sas).           The results of the research are: First, the definition of hypocrisy is a pretending to be what is not; to feel what one does not feel; especially pretense of virtue, piety, etc. Second, The traits of a hypocrite are: (a) when he/she speaks he/she lies, (b) when he/she promises he/she breaks his/her promise, and (c) when he/she is entrusted he/she betrays. Third, the behaviors of the characters of Animal Farm that represent hypocrisy are: (a) Napoleon, the main character, always lies and changes the black into white, (b) Napoleon always breaks the agreement among the animals, and (3) the pigs betray the power they have entrusted. Keywords: hypocrisy, Animal Farm, islamic analysi