Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature
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Non-English Department Students' Perspectives on the Use of Mobile Technology in English Language Learning Assessment
Full text linkThe use of technology is a common thing in the 21st century learning era. Educational practitioners also follow the rapid development of technology. Especially in learning English which is considered difficult to learn and master, there is one component that has a psychological effect that has the potential to suppress the optimality of student achievement. This is an assessment process carried out on the foreign language. Referring to the view that English is an important language, an idea emerged that assessment in English could be developed to be more attractive by integrating mobile technology. Therefore, this study aims to determine non-English department students' views toward mobile-based assessment in English courses. This research is descriptive qualitative research with categorization as the analysis process. By collecting, reducing and describing data, this study aims to reveal a general view of the implementation of mobile-based assessment in higher education. In general, students feel various improvements in terms of the learning process including excitement in reading and writing assessment. The use of Schoology as the mobile technology supporting learning and assessment seems to be useful as the result of this researc
Students' Needs Analysis: Teaching Palembang Local Culture Procedure Text with Android for Hospitality Industry Program
Full text linkThe globalization period is characterized by rapid advances in research, especially in the field of technology. Learning in social contexts and virtual learning must be taken into account to keep up with the needs of the industry era 4.0. With the help of SMK students and teachers, this study attempts to find out the students' needs in Procedure text reading material based on local culture in Palembang. The writer utilized a questionnaire and an interview to gather information. Statistics and qualitative analysis of the data were conducted. The need revealed that: 1) English was required for the students to help them in their future careers, and 2) English language proficiency of the students was still at the preliminary level, 3) the students' interest in reading was low, 4) the topic related to general knowledge was relevant, 5) The local culture of Palembang was crucial as a topic in reading comprehension, 6) The type of texts needed was procedure text, 7) Palembang local culture reading materials were not readily accessible. 8) The purpose of including Palembang culture in reading materials for students was to increase their knowledge of Palembang local cultures and improve their English proficiency in reading skills, especially in comprehension of the text. 9) The Palembang local culture aspect that the students needed was traditional foods, 10) An Android application was required to help the teaching and learning process. DIt was also required to create procedural text reading materials for supplementary with Palembang local culture using an Android application, which complemented the students' English proficiency. The application may benefit their future careers
The Popular Culture of Upin & Ipin and Adit & Sopo Jarwo Animated Series
Full text linkPopular culture refers to a culture enjoyed by the mass because it is closely related to people’s lives. One such pop culture product is film. In this paper, the the main data for discussion is a Malaysian animated series, Upin Ipin and the Indonesian animated series, Adit Sopo Jarwo The first episode of Upin Ipin and the two episodes of Adit Sopo Jarwo are used to see how the series used popular culture strategies to maintain their popularity, and how through analyzing the plot, similar moral values are found. The method used to analyze is s Roland Barthes’ semiotics. The result of the research showed that both animated series were the products of pop culture because the series fulfilled the characteristics of satisfying viewers, easy to obtain, showed an eagerness to please viewers, and reflected the culture of the Malaysian and Indonesian society. Two similar moral values which were obedience and gratefulness were found in those animated series. The obedience was shown through young characters who were not scared to confront older people, but also show how to respect elders . Gratefulness in the series in the animated series were found through seeing the characters see the positive sides of lif
EFL Learners’ Attitude toward Educational Technology-: A View from the Appraisal Theory
Full text linkThis study cultivated students’ attitudes toward educational technology through the appraisal theory. To achieve this aim, data were collected from the written responses of the open-ended questionnaire written by 40 students majoring in English Language Education Department in one of state university in Bali taking Strategy and Learning Design Course. The collected data were analyzed qualitatively by following Martin White' s (2005) framework of appraisal theory. The findings revealed that the EFL students had a positive attitude toward the educational technology used in the classroom. It is evident from their positive reaction-appreciation and valuation-appreciation of the education technology. It is also apparent from their capacity-judgment about their capability and learning performance and their positive emotional reactions to educational technology. Another point highlighted is the connection between their attitude and principles of technology and pedagogy. The results suggest lecturers integrate educational technology with the educational principles for effective teaching.
Indonesian Celebrities on YouTube: An Analysis Using Bourdieu’s Perspective
Full text linkNumerous Indonesian celebrities moving to YouTube have dominated the viewership and trending segments. The researchers chose Deddy Corbuzier, Baim Wong, Raffi Ahmad, and Nagita Slavina as they are celebrities who transitioned to YouTube and achieved success after only a few years of its existence. Using Bourdieu's social capital theory, the researchers identified celebrities' capitals that give them an advantage when transitioning to YouTube. Capitals resulted in dominance and elevated celebrities to celebrity status. According to Bourdieu, cultural capital may play a significant role in pursuing power and position within a community. This condition, we believe, exists as a result of the relationship between celebrities and their fans. Celebrities attempt to attract fans through the use of YouTube in order to achieve power. As a result, YouTube celebrities view these opportunities as business opportunities that eventually lead to financial success
Those Good Guys who Turn Bad and Stronger Have a Morphological Marker on Their Names?
Full text linkIt has been a formula in films, comics, animations, and games to narrate a protagonist who turns into an antagonist to offer an alternate narrative to enjoy. This good-to-evil and weak-to-strong transformation is followed by changes in the names of the characters. We argue that the name changes are marked by what we called as umbralatives, an augmentative marker to indicate that a character has undergone a nuance shift from light to dark and an increase in power. This study attempts to address this phenomenon by proving the existence of umbralatives, their typology, and functions. Applying Zwicky and Pullum’s expressive morphology, Dressler and Barbaresi’s morphopragmatics, and Reinhart’s gestalt perception of narrative texts, we attempt to prove the existence of umbralatives. Implementing Spradleyan analysis on a corpus of characters from seventy one titles of animations, comics, films, and games, it was revealed that umbralatives are classified into colorative, stative, referentive, inventive, and elliptive. These five umbralatives function as a narrative marker in animations, comics, and films and a ludic marker in games. This study discloses a new field of study on morphology with special emphasis over the combination of morphopragmatics and onomastics – umbralatives. The results of the study might also disclose further investigations over good-to-evil narratives which we call umbral narratives
Between the Documentary Voices and the Storytelling Methods of Four Indonesian Biographical Documentaries
Full text linkThis article examines the correlation between the voices of documentary films and the storytelling methods of four Indonesian biographical documentaries as the objects of analysis. They are Mendengar Si Bisu Bernyanyi: Biografi Pramoedya Ananta Toer (Srikaton, 1995), Ki Hadjar Dewantara: Mata Air Kebangsaan (Anshoriy, 2017), Bapak Komik Indonesia: Biografi R.A. Kosasih (Ahdan, 2019), Melawan Lupa: Polisi Jujur itu Bernama Hoegeng (Taharani, 2020). The documentary voice suggests the perspective, argument, or position of the filmmakers expressed in their works. As to the scope of storytelling includes elements of documentary narrative style, modes and power of documentary storytelling, modes of documentary presentation, and montage editing. With these two aspects – the voices and the storytelling methods – the audience has better access to gain insights from the documentaries. The analysis is carried out by making use of the filmic close reading and note-taking method through cinematic observation and interpretation. The finding suggests that the voices of the films are ideationally and aesthetically articulated through their storytelling methods. The documentary voices and their storytelling methods play a crucial part in helping the films build their credibility in line with the evidence employed
Lengkong in Wong Kalang Residential as a Mitigation Space
Full text linkLengkong is a space between the two traditional houses of the Limasap wong Kalang house. The space is formed based on the distribution of land and the construction of the Limasap house. A legacy of the Kalang ancestors to provide distance between houses for a specific purpose. At this time there has been a shift in the function of the Lengkong space. This shift in function is related to the activities of the residents, both positive and negative. This space becomes a debate when it is used as a space with negative activity. However, Wong Kalang wants the space to remain. The existence of the space has been thought out, planned and conditioned as a useful space. The benefits of this space are also being debated because it reduces the area of Wong Kalang's yard. Through an ethnographic research method approach, researchers describe the benefits of the Lengkong space which is the legacy of the Kalang ancestors. The results of the study found that the benefits of the Lengkong space at this time are still being maintained. These benefits: 1) Social Space; 2) Tradition Room; 3) Mitigation Room. Activities carried out positively provide benefits. Meanwhile, negative activities need to be eliminated through socialization and a humanist approach. At this time, a new benefit of Lengkong space appears as a mitigation space which will be useful if bad things happen to residents and neighbor
Cultural Values Revitalization: A Post-Conflict Peace Building Effort in Ambon City
Full text linkAmbon has experienced a social disaster in the form of a conflict that occurred in 1999-2004. Many attempts were made to overcome it. Basically, the Ambonese people have unique traditions and cultural symbols that can be a means of uniting them, but small emotional flareups still appear which cause further friction and conflict, therefore revitalizing the local cultural values is important. The revitalization of Ambonese cultural values and traditional symbols is important. Currently, the gap in communication and understanding of noble values, local wisdom, and the meaning of cultural symbols is the main obstacle in efforts to use it for reconciliation. This research reports the aim of finding a strategy for revitalizing cultural values and cultural symbols in Ambon, as one way to promote sustainable peace and rebuild Ambon's identity as a city that is full of local philosophy and cultural wisdom. The method used is a qualitative method with post-disaster management analysis. The research finds that a revitalization process strategy for reconciliation can be done by means of (1) Building integration of local wisdom and culture in public space, and (2) internalizing the local values and the marking of cultural symbols
Village’s Women Participation in Sustainable Waste Management
Full text linkSustainable development requires the community’s active involvement, as well as other development inside the village. One of the most crucial dimensions of development in recent years is the environmental issues, especially waste problems, where there is a lot of unhandled waste in rural areas. Fortunately, now there are villages that have succeeded in managing their waste in a sustainable manner with the support of village women's participation. The aim of this study was to determine the participation of village women in sustainable waste management. The research method uses descriptive qualitative data collection through in-depth interviews, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), observation, and documentation. The results showed that the participation of village women in the flow of sustainable waste management has various forms of participation, which contained in each stage activities of management, sorting, transporting, processing, and utilizing the results of waste processing. Factors that encouraged the participation of village women in village waste management development were the community’s own willingness, ability to perform, and the opportunity to be actively involved. The village women proved that they were the largest producers of household waste, but at the same time were the ones that helped solve the waste problem. Through their services to their community, they have also increased the family's economic income through their involvement in waste management