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THE INHIBITING GRAMMATICAL RULES OF INDONESIAN IN THE ACQUISITON OF TENSES AND TO BE
No full textThis article aims to examine briefly the implication of. Contrastive analysis hypothesisfor the Indonesian learners in learning English. By contrastive analysis is meant ;he analysis of the similarities and differences between LI (Indonesian) and 1.2 (English) in particular the inhibiting grammatical rules of Indonesian in the acquisition of tenses and to be. This value sIems from the fOCI that based on the observation. the Indonesian students tend to transfer the forms and meanings of their fintlanguage :Indonesian) into the
target language (English) when they spealc and write in English. By knowing the difference and similarities between LI and 1.2. the trouble spots in TL could be anlicipated, errors might be prevented and at least held to be minimum, in this way the formation of bad habit could be avoide
SULA: A PORTRAYAL OF BLACK AMERICAN WOMAN AS HEAD OF THE FAMILY
Get PDFIn a world of patriarchy, the head of a family is usua/~v the male. However, under certain circumstances, such as the depression era of the 1930s that the Black American family had to face, the mother is forced to become the head of the family. Through a brief look at history, actual~v the function of Black American woman as the key person of upholding the family ties and sustaining thefamity 's livelihood has been carried out ever since the Blacks arrived in America as slaves. 7'hrough one kind of cultural studies approach, i. e. an American studies approach, the article discusses this event through a close analysis of the female characters described in the novel 'Sula '
INDONESIAN STUDENTS MISCONCEPTION IN USING PRESENT PERFECT TENSE TO WRITE COMPOSITION
No full textThis article describes a research on the error analysis in
the uses of present peifect tense made by freshmen studying at English
Department in "Universitas lenderal Soedirman (UNSOED). It
investigates the students' mistakes in using the present pelfect forms
when writing composition. The result shows that most rejpondents
still had difficulties in applying present perfect into sentences
appropriately. This is mainly due to the respondents' lack of
understanding on what the present peifect means. This suggests that
students should improve their understanding on the present perfect
given to its common use both in written and spoken English
Students as Producers: A Case Study of Technology-Based Projects
Get PDFThe existent literature on the integration of technology in language classrooms has addressed the issues of effective teaching strategies, the types of technologies students use, and teachers’ preparedness in adopting technology for the classrooms. Some scholars argue that the effectiveness of technology largely relies on the teaching strategies that teachers utilize. The findings of some studies shed light on the impact of technology on students’ attitude and engagement. Despite the unresolved debates about the use of technology in the classroom and its impact on student learning, the author’s current projects using games, YouTube, blog, and microblogging services indicated that students benefit from the projects in several ways. The participants of this study were students in the English Department in a private university in Semarang. The data for this study were collected from interviews, observation, and students’ learning reflective journals that students submitted upon the completion of the projects. The findings indicated that students felt more confident in applying their knowledge in real life situations. Interactions with teachers and peers, bridged by technology, contribute to their development as the creator of knowledge
CELIE: A PORTRAYAL OF AN AFRO-AMERICAN WOMAN'S REJECTION OF TRADITIONAL VALUES
No full textThe world of literature can be a medium of expressing the writer's expressions and ideas. Universal topics such as, love, death, and war often become subject mailers in the world of literature. In the novel, of The Color Purple. Alice Walker describes the oppression experienced by Afro American women in the female characters of Celie, Nellie, Shug Avery, Sofia, and Mary Agnes who faced sexual discrimina!ions in a patriarchal society. Womanhood, education, and lesbianism are factors that help the Afro American women to free themselves from traditional values. The Color Purple puts into words the process of its main character, Celie, who tries to reject and escape from the male domination of her world. The other Afro American women characters that help Celie to find her selfidentity represent the manifestation of the rejection of the traditional values. This article. which uses the socio-historical alld feminism approach. is intended to analyse the Afro-American women's rejection of traditional values by focusing on the major character of' Walker's The Color Purple. Celie. as she develops from being a victim of traditional values to the rejoiceful discovery of her selfidentity
CONTEMPORARY WAYANG KULIT PERFORMANCE: A CRISIS IN JAVANESE CULTURE?
No full textWayang kulit or shadow puppet theater performance has
been greatly changing. Changes occur in many aspects such as in
terms of the duration or length of the peliormance, its structure, the
number of dalang who performs it,as well as the number of female
singers (sindhen or waranggana) who accompany the dalang.
Consequently, now wayang kulit performance is seen more as
tontonan (entertainment) than as tuntunan (moral teachings). One
of the main factors of this big change is the intrusion of western
culture into Indonesia in general and Java in particular. This results
in the reluctance of the young, especially, in watching this form of
traditional art. Therefore, the changers) in the performance of
wayang kulit or shadow theater is one of the efforts to make thisform
of traditional art survive
Designing and Developing Supplemental Technology of PACI Model Materials through Blended Learning Methods
Get PDFThe 21st century English teachers and lecturers are required to have competencies in translating Content Knowledge (CK), integrating various Pedagogical Knolwedge (PK) and implementing Technological Knowledge (TK) in order to produce effective and efficient teaching. This research reveals and describes researchers efforts and pre-service EFL teachers (PSEFLTs) roles in designing and developing the supplemental teaching and learning materials with PowerPoint, Audacity, Camtasia and Internet. To transform researcher roles and model to introduce and implement Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, this research implemented blended learning: traditional face to face (F2F) and Facebook closed-group discussion (FBcgD) based on Project-Based Learning (PBL). This research employed the qualitative autobiography narrative of self-study from the researchers experiences to implement blended learning. Semi-structure interviews were conducted with four PSEFLTs of group A and five PSEFLTs of group B to seek the PSEFLTs experiences in designing and developing PACI model. The results suggested that blended learning is can effectively and efficiently integrate and implement the design and development of a PACI model. Most importantly both of researcher and two groups realized that in integration of TPACK during a Computer Literacy course, the subject matter may be shaped by the application of technology; teaching as well as learning might be changed by the use of technology and the way to represent and communicate specific lessons to students
IDENTIFYING STUDENTS'NEEDS OF RELEVANT LANGUAGE SKILL MATERIALS AND FACILITIES: A NEEDS ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE SKILLS CONDUCTED AT THE FACULTY OF LETTERS OF SOEGUAPRANATA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
No full textThe idea to conduct needs analysis is motivated by the
rapid development in English Language which causes many demands
of English ill the field of education, jobs and careers. Such
development motivates the emergence of ESP ( English for Specific
PUlposes) which has a great relation to the students 'jilfure jobs and
careers. As a result, evel}' faculty of letters should equip its studellls
with appropriate language skills, langu 1ge skill materials and
facilities to prepare them infacing theirfuturejobs and careers. Based
011 such a situation. needs analysis is worth conducting ill order to
find out what is actually needed by the sflldents. Severalfactors which
will be explained in this study are as follows: the concept of needs.
the dejlnition of needs analysis, the general ()velview about the
importance of cOlldllcting needs analysis. the right time for
implementing needs analysis. the contribution oflml!!,uage skills, etc.
The results of all the analysis show the students' opinions 011 the
language skills, I(/nguage skill /1/aterials and facilities. Therefore,
they will be IIsejitlfor improving the leaching and learning processes
in every faculty of letters. especiallY the Faculty or Letters
Soegijapranata Catholic University
IS SOEGUAPRANATA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY READY FOR INTERNATIONAL CLASSES?
Get PDFSoegijapranata Catholic University which is one of the leading private universities in Semarang. Central Java, is plannring to run International Classes. The idea of establishing the International Classes should be supported by good preparation of all components involved in the teaching anli lea ing process. Running a class in English will create some new and perhaps unexpected problems. As the first step in preparing the International Classes. Soegijapranata Catholic University has held a teuher training for International Classes Preparation. The teacher training could be used as a reflection to answer the question: Is Soegijapranata Catholic University ready for the International Classes