Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning
Not a member yet
130 research outputs found
Sort by
CONTEXTUAL CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE THROUGH GENRE BASED APPROACH
Full text linkThis paper is formulated to elaborate the understanding ofGenre Based Approach as the part of Systemic Functional Lin-guistic infl uence. SFL has been developed by Halliday that focuson function and meaning as the core aspects. Because of its infl u-ence in linguistic, SFL gives inspiration for inventing GBA, as thekind of approach in language learning. The aims of the study areto explore the base understanding of GBA from its historical anddevelopment perspective. In addition, the paper is trying to analyzethe main points of GBA and its impact to improve learner skills inclassroom activity for some skills, they are writing, reading, speakingand listening
AN ANALYSIS OF FLOUTING MAXIM IN EFL CLASSROOM INTERACTION
Full text linkThe present study concerns with the fl outing maxim occurredin EFL classroom interaction. It was aimed at investigating howthe conversational implicatures especially fl outing maxim are be-ing formed in teacher and students dialog during EFL teaching andlearning process. The present study used qualitative approach. Thedata taken from teacher and students interaction in EFL classroomare being transcribed and analyzed by categorizing utterances basedon the fl outing of maxim theory proposed by H.P. Grice. Based onthe data analysis, it has been discovered that during the conversa-tion, all speakers happen to be successful in observing maxims. Theproportion of non-observance maxim is only 2%. Sorts of maximthat is fl outed by speaker are maxim of quantity, quality and man-ner. The fl out of maxim is done by students because of their lackof linguistic and actional competence
PROMOTING FUN LEARNING IN GRAMMAR CLASS THROUGH SONGS
No full textMany teachers present grammar in a conventional way. The rules are taught in a very formal situation with monotonous activities. Many times they need repetition to make students really understand about a topic, especially when they teach tenses. It is important for students to be able to distinguish each type of them. This brings about students’ boredom and discourages them to get involved, so that unconscious learning doesn’t occur. However, songs promote relaxed, enchanted atmosphere in classrooms. Furthermore, songs are perceived to stimulate students’ interest in learning. By having that fun, conducive learning atmosphere, students may feel excited in joining grammar class. This paper aims at providing basic conceptual arguments of the advantage of using songs in teaching grammar. It also discusses the pedagogical implication of utilizing songs to create joyful class. The procedure of teaching grammar through songs is then proposed.
UTILIZING LEARNING PLATFORM FOR PAPERLESS CLASSROOM
No full textTechnology, in the present time, has been integrated in a variety of human activities, not least in learning. Learning platform provides the integration of technology-based learning environment. Learning platform places technology as “substitute” for a variety of learning activities that previously had to be done manually and must be presented physically to any other form that the virtual tools while providing a social area in order to maintain the importance of the relationship between teacher and student.Through virtual tools, learning platforms provide a learning environment that models the interactions within the class as a whole starting from the preparation of lesson plans, presentation materials, use of media, assignments, group work, assessment, management of the rating value to students. Support for learning administrative aspects are available through the authorization feature and access scope management that aims to clarify the roles, forms of participation and the interaction process of each of group involved in the learning, both students, teachers and system administrators.The variety of learning platform is available either in the form of open source or limited use, either in the form of package systems such as Learning Management System via Moodle and cloud-based tools such as Google’s Classroom, etc. Haiku learning. The following section will describe the use of virtual tools in a learning platform for implementing learning environment as a whole. One thing that can not be avoided and instead be more value in the use of learning platforms are the creation of a new paradigm of learning without paper. Except giving a new form for efficient and optimal learning, in the perspective of the present paperless classroom certainly economical and environmentally friendly
EPISTHEMOLOGICAL STUDY OF TERATAI METHOD: New Offer on Arabic Language Teaching Methodology for Beginner- Intermediate Learner in Indonesia
Full text linkoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/25Abstract Even in our modern schools, it is not unusual to Dnd teach- ers whose practice is shaped primarily from their past experiences. In the traditional language teaching methods, teachers offer course materials in a classroom where students listen, take notes, copy ma- terials, execute homework and complete assignments. In many cases lecturers fail to transfer knowledge to students effectively despite personally having sound technical knowledge in the subject area. However, the challenge that faces the education environment has always been to ensure that the teaching and learning process takes place effectively in a classroom environment. This paper focuses on the author s experiences in implementing an active method in Ara- bic language teaching to promote effective student learning. It ex- plores speciDc pedagogical theories combined with school resources to improve the quality of teaching and student learning. A simpli- Ded educational method for improving the quality of the teaching and learning process is presented. The method called “Teratai sug- gested that the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process is depend on the effective facilitation of communication, involvement and interaction among students, teachers and course content. The article is intended to explore episthemological consepts, assump- tions, approaches, constructions, and applications of Teratai method in Arabic language teaching. The purpose of this discussion is to build the awareness of a variety of effective teaching ideas and tech- niques that a lecturer may consider in light of their current teaching styles and personalities. Key words: Teratai Method, language learning methodology, epis- themological stud
THE APPROPRIACY OF ASSESSMENT IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEXT BOOKBASED ON THE 2013 CURRICULUM
No full textAssessment is one of important means to identify the success of learning process, since it gives information about students’ competence, which is in line with learning aims or targetted competence. Information from assessment may be used as the consideration to set the policy of teaching learning process.The 2013 curriculum emphasizes more on authentic assessment, encompassing knowledge, skill, and attitude. Through this assessment, good attitude building as one of the priorities of the curriculum may be realized. cognitive and psychomotoric domains variedly in the student book. But affective domain, as the first priority of the curriculum has not been provided by instrument in the student book and clear instruction on how to proceed it in the teacher book.
STUDENT – TEACHER INTERACTION: A CASE OF THE SECOND YEAR OF STATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN CEPU
Full text linkAbstract The purposes of the study are to Dnd out the amount of lan- guage produced by the teacher (Teacher Talking Time) and by the students (Student Talking Time) and to identify the characteristics of the classroom interaction in the Senior High School English classes. The study involved the second year students and the English teachers of SMA N I Cepu and SMA N II Cepu as the object of the study. Observation method is utilized in the study to collect the data. The study is supported by one thousand four hundreds and forty data which are categorized into the ten categories of Flanders (FIAC). In details, the Drst result of the analysis shows that 70.5 % of the classroom available time was taken by the teacher and the stu- dents only took 21.6 % of the available time during the interaction in SMA N I Cepu. Meanwhile, during the interaction in SMA N II Cepu the teacher took 69.6 % of the classroom available time while the students only took 22.2 % of the available time. The second result shows that the dominant characteristic of the classroom interaction in SMA N I Cepu was Teacher Talking Time while the dominant characteristic in SMA N II Cepu was Con- tent Cross. Keywords : Classroom Interaction, Flanders Interaction Analyze Categories (FIAC), Teacher Talking Time, Student Talking Time, The Characteristics of Classroom Interactio
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION BY USING KNOW, WANT TO KNOW, AND LEARN (KWL) TECHNIQUE
No full textThe objective of this research is to identify whether the KWL can improve students’ reading comprehension when used in the teaching and learning process of reading comprehension in the class. The subject of the research was the first grade of SMAN 3 Sragen, Central Java, in the academic year of 2011/2012. The research was conducted in two cycles: the first cycle consisted of three meetings, and so was the second cycle. To collect the data of students’ reading competence, some instruments namely: tests, questionnaire, interview, and class observation were used. To ana- lyze the quantitative data which were taken from the result of stu- dents’ score, the researcher applied a descriptive statictics to know their enhancement in reading. The result of the research shows that KWL technique could enhance students’ reading comprehension in term of raising students’ achievement in the case of finding out: (a) explicit information; (b) reference of pronouns; (c) words meaning; (d) main idea in the paragraph; and (e) implicit information in the text. It means that the KWL can improve the students’ comprehen- sion in comprehending English texts optimally
CTL MODEL TO ACTIVATE STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN SPEAKING CLASS AT ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM
No full textIn English Education Program Speaking Class starts at Semester I until Semester V. It starts from imitative, intensive, responsive, interactive and extensive speaking. In semester IV the students are expected to be able to communicate in local, national, or even inter- national settings about economic, social, environmental and politic issues.However, speaking skill is not easily obtained. There are some factors that make speaking class is not maximal. It might be caused by class setting, teaching method, teaching materials, students’ knowledge or even students’ interest. Further, getting speaking skills for all students in the classroom is not easy as they often face uneven participation, little talking time as certain students dominate the class. So, it is the lecturer’s role to set the speaking activity that can facilitate both the active speakers and silence speakers. The silence speakers need to practice speaking in low-pressure situation such as in small group before practicing in high-pressure situation like presentation in class.This research aims to describe the way to apply CTL model to activate students’ participation in Speaking Class. Through CTL the lecturer relates the learning materials and students activities that are relevant to their needs in their real life. The reseacher choses issues on economy, social, and environment for the topic of the discussion and she used prolem-solving approach.The population of the research is the fourth semester of English Education Program in the academic year 2013/2014. The total number of population is 210 students which consists of 6 classes. The researcher took 65 students (30%) from class A and B as the sample. The instrument used in the research were classroom observation and questionaire . The data were analyzed through descriptive analysis.Based on the finding and the discussion, the conclusion can be drawn that CTL model is able to activate students’ participation in Speaking Class of the fourth Semester of English Education Program in academic year of 2013/2014