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Examining Moves and Steps in Discussion Chapters of TEFL Master’s Theses by Indonesian Postgraduates: A Genre Analysis Dalimunte, Ahmad Amin; Ritonga, Gustina Permatasari; Fathani, Jihan Aldie
Acitya: Journal of Teaching and Education Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024): ACITYA Journal of Teaching and Education
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30650/ajte.v6i2.3955

The discussion chapter holds a paramount position in a thesis, being regarded as the most crucial and challenging part to compose, particularly for university students. The present genre investigation highlighted the focus on language use and communicative practices. This research seeks to investigate the rhetorical organization, moves, and steps, employed by Indonesian postgraduates while writing the discussion chapter of their theses within the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). We examined five theses from postgraduate students whose data were obtained from the university repository. Data were analyzed with the framework proposed by Chen and Kuo (2012). The overall word count is 9204 words. From the analysis conducted, it was found that Move 2 Step 1: Reporting major findings (41.4%), Move 4 Step 2: comparing the results with literature (21.9%), and Move 4 Step 3: accounting for results (20.7%) were highly used in the data. However, two steps were least used in the data; namely, Move 3 Step 1: making conclusions of results and Move 6 Step 2: indicating the significance of the study. Our findings provide insights into how postgraduates structure their arguments, present findings, and interact with existing literature.

"So What…”: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Discourse Marker in Academic Lectures Dalimunte, Ahmad Amin
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 11 No. 2 (2024): Volume 11 No 2 October 2024
Publisher : Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo

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Discourse Marker (DM) So is essential for participants to understand an ongoing dialogue. Despite the important role, the lack of effort discloses the academic context of spoken monologic discourse. This research investigated the effects and functions of DM So in monologic data of spoken corpus of academic lectures. The MICASE (Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English) data was annotated with the help of the MonoConc corpus program. Selected frameworks were used to examine the data to show their original functionality. The consistency was achieved through coding agreement between coders .82, showing the reliability of its findings. The results presented seven functions of DM So in the lecture corpus, namely topic developer (TD), point sequencer (PS), main idea unit (MIU), exemplification, inferential conclusion, and rewording. These included three newly established functions because they indicated different meanings from those in frameworks, namely PS, exemplification, and rewording. Therefore, this present research suggested that the use of DM So is considered to have a key role in signaling the lectures’ macrostructure to facilitate the student-listeners to process the given information.

Examining Moves and Steps in Discussion Chapters of TEFL Master’s Theses by Indonesian Postgraduates: A Genre Analysis Dalimunte, Ahmad Amin; Ritonga, Gustina Permatasari; Fathani, Jihan Aldie
Acitya: Journal of Teaching and Education Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024): ACITYA Journal of Teaching and Education
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30650/ajte.v6i2.3955

The discussion chapter holds a paramount position in a thesis, being regarded as the most crucial and challenging part to compose, particularly for university students. The present genre investigation highlighted the focus on language use and communicative practices. This research seeks to investigate the rhetorical organization, moves, and steps, employed by Indonesian postgraduates while writing the discussion chapter of their theses within the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). We examined five theses from postgraduate students whose data were obtained from the university repository. Data were analyzed with the framework proposed by Chen and Kuo (2012). The overall word count is 9204 words. From the analysis conducted, it was found that Move 2 Step 1: Reporting major findings (41.4%), Move 4 Step 2: comparing the results with literature (21.9%), and Move 4 Step 3: accounting for results (20.7%) were highly used in the data. However, two steps were least used in the data; namely, Move 3 Step 1: making conclusions of results and Move 6 Step 2: indicating the significance of the study. Our findings provide insights into how postgraduates structure their arguments, present findings, and interact with existing literature.

Challenges and Adaptations Pre-Service Efl Teachers’ Perceptions on Implementing The Merdeka Curriculum In Teaching English Hanum, Latifah; Dalimunte, Ahmad Amin
Cetta: Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan Vol 8 No 2 (2025)
Publisher : Jayapangus Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37329/cetta.v8i2.4065

This study examines the challenges and adaptations encountered by pre-service English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in implementing the Merdeka Curriculum. A qualitative case study approach was used to collect data from 89 final-year english education students at the state islamic university of north Sumatra who had completed teaching internships. The aim of the study was to explore the difficulties faced by these pre-service teachers in applying the new curriculum and the adaptation strategies they used to overcome them. The findings indicate that, although the pre-service teachers demonstrated a strong understanding of the curriculum's principles especially in integrating the Pancasila Student Profile into their teaching they faced significant challenges. These challenges included difficulties in designing lesson plans, implementing student-centered teaching methods, and conducting authentic assessments. Support from schools, including adequate facilities, guidance from senior teachers, and professional development, was crucial in helping them address these challenges. Additionally, adaptation strategies such as attending workshops, collaborating with peers, and independently seeking additional resources proved effective in enhancing their capacity to implement the curriculum. This study emphasizes the importance of ongoing collaboration among educational institutions, schools, and pre-service teachers. Continuous training, mentoring, and resource support are essential to ensure the successful implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum and better prepare future educators for curriculum innovations.

Multicultural values in ELT textbook for Indonesian elementary schools: a critical discourse analysis Dalimunte, Ahmad Amin; Suryani, Irma
JOALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature) Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025): February 2025
Publisher : UNIB Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/joall.v10i1.37954

Incorporating cultural elements into teaching is essential for Indonesian educators. However, a key issue currently observed is the lack of awareness among English teachers regarding the integration of cultural learning into English instruction. This study was to critically investigate how culture is represented and introduced in an English textbook at the elementary level. Cultural contents were analyzed throughout the 2021 revised edition of the English textbook for grade 5 of elementary school, published by the Ministry of Education and Culture (MOEC). The textbook was selected due to its widespread use in Indonesian schools and its production by MOEC. To analyze the data, a semiotic critical discourse analysis approach was employed on the basis of Kachru's concentric circle framework. Moran's 4P framework, addressing products, practices, perspectives, and people, as well as Bennett's theory on cultural values, were also used to further investigate the cultural dimensions presented in the textbook. The findings revealed a significant dominance of source culture content, while the representation of target culture and foreign culture was minimal. Of the 27 cultural views analyzed, expanding circle cultures were most prevalent. Our findings also indicated that product culture was the most prominent cultural dimension. The findings suggested that cultural embedment in the textbook facilitates students to have a broader perspective of diverse culture. Recognizing and understanding the multicultural values and their representations allows Indonesian students to develop their intercultural competence, which not only introduces them to diverse cultures but also strengthens their communication skills.

IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN BAHASA DAN IMPLIKASINYA DALAM PENGUATAN IDENTITAS, INTEGRITAS, DAN PLURALITAS BANGSA Dalimunte, Ahmad Amin
Jurnal Humaniora Teknologi Vol. 2 No. 1 (2016)
Publisher : P3M Politeknik Negeri Tanah Laut

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34128/jht.v2i1.3

Jauh sebelum terbentuk Negara Indonesia, Bahasa sebagai sebuah entitasdalam tatanan kebangsaan selalu mendapat perhatian serius oleh parapejuang kemerdekaan maupun kaum cendikiawan. Urgensi kebahasaankhususnya pada bahasa nasional ternyata sangat disadari hingga kini olehpemerintah. Meskipun demikian, setelah 64 tahun Indonesia merdeka, barupada tahun 2009 diterbitkan undang-undang No. 24/2009 yang mengaturtentang Bahasa Nasional, Bahasa Indonesia. Tidak hanya itu, sejak 2002,bahasa daerah sudah dimasukkan kedalam amandemen ke-4 UUD 1945(pasal 32). Hal ini patut diapresiasi. Tetapi sayangnya, tujuh tahun sudahberjalan, implementasi kebijakan bahasa ini dinilai belum optimal. Ditambahlagi tantangan zaman yang semakin rumit menyebabkan persoalankebahasaan tersebut semakin kompleks yang membutuhkan perhatian banyakpihak. Isu-isu kebahasaan hari ini bukanlah semata-mata milik bahasanasional. Ancaman kepunahan bahasa-bahasa daerah di negeri seribubahasa ini sepertinya hampir luput dari perhatian pemerintah kita. Padahal,kepunahan bahasa akan menggiring ke arah kepunahan budaya yang padaakhirnya dapat menghilangkan jati diri bangsa yang tentunya bertentangandengan Visi Indonesia 2020 tentang kemandirian bangsa. Oleh sebab itu, isuisu kebahasaan baik nasional terlebih-lebih regional haruslah menjadiperhatian khusus pemerintah karena hal ini bersinggungan erat dengan 3aspek krusial yang menentukan masa depan Indonesia sebagai sebuahNegara bangsa, yakni: identitas, integritas, dan pluralitas bangsa Indonesia.Kata kunci: implementasi, kebijakan, bahasa, identitas, integritas, pluralitas

Peranan Customer Service Dalam Peningkatan Loyalitas Pelayanan Nasabah Pada PT Bank Sumut KCP Syariah Simpang Kayu Besar Azizah Kurinci, Ayu Ismah; Dalimunte, Ahmad Amin
Ecobankers : Journal of Economy and Banking Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): Ecobankers : Journal of Economy and Banking
Publisher : Prodi Perbankan Syariah Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam Universitas Islam Bunga Bangsa Cirebon

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47453/ecobankers.v3i2.621

Di sektor perbankan, peran tim customer service sangat penting untuk memberikan layanan nasabah yang terbaik kepada bank. Tujuan dari pengamatan ini di buat untuk melihat bagaimana peran customer service dalam mengembangkan loyalitas pelanggan pada industri PT. Bank Sumut KCP Syariah Simpang Kayu Besar. Prosedur pengkajian yang dipakai penulis dalam studi ini merupakan studi kualitatif deskriptif. Dan di dalam studi ini, informasi yang dikumpulkan oleh penulis disajikan berbentuk informasi wawancara dengan customer service di PT. Bank Sumut KCP Syariah Simpang Kayu Besar. Fungsi customer service adalah guna mempertahankan pelanggan lama serta menarik pelanggan baru. Pelayanan nasabah juga harus dapat meringankan beban nasabah lama, sehingga selalu jadi nasabah bank. Selain itu, Customer Service PT Bank Sumut Syariah KCP Simpang Kayu Besar juga berkomitmen untuk memperhatikan nasabah dan memberi informasi dengan menggunakan SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) Bank Sumut KCP Syariah Siimpang Kayu Besar. Oleh sebab itu, tim customer service berperan aktif dan penting dalam mewujudkan visi dan misi perusahaan dengan memprioritaskan kepuasan nasabah

NEEDS ANALYSIS OF LEARNING ENGLISH: WHAT ARE ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS’ VOICES? Suryani, Irma; Dalimunte, Ahmad Amin
Premise: Journal of English Education and Applied Linguistics Vol 12, No 2 (2023): Premise Journal: e-ISSN 2442-482x, p-ISSN 2089-3345
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Metro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24127/pj.v12i2.7480

This study attempts to determine and analyze the need for ESP learning materials among boarding school students. A needs analysis must be conducted to determine these needs so that students receive the essential materials to support their present learning process or future jobs. The study employed a qualitative approach and a descriptive methodology. An Islamic boarding school's second-grade students comprise the research sample. The instruments of data collection research were questionnaires and interviews. The data are in the form of qualitative techniques taken from the questionnaires, interviews, and observation. Using descriptive methods, the researchers examined the data using percentages. The study's findings indicate that the demands of students living in dorms for ESP English lessons are pretty diversified. Thus, they require English not only for their immediate needs but also for their future careers as international speakers and interpreters. Since the needs of ESP learners are constantly evolving, it is advised that ESP English teachers and other interested parties be able to meet the needs of their students and conduct a needs analysis regularly.

Shaping political image through politeness strategies in the presidential debates Dalimunte, Ahmad Amin; Wen, Fengwei
JEES (Journal of English Educators Society) Vol 7 No 1 (2022): April
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21070/jees.v7i1.1660

Politeness involves evaluations and attitudes which are closely connected to the assessment of actions. Politeness investigations in presidential debates enables voters to assess the candidates’ behavior to make well-informed decision during the election. The present study investigated politeness strategies in two different presidential debates within the United States electoral context: the Democratic party and the final presidential debates. Data were analyzed by adopting the coding scheme in Brown and Levinson’s frameworks. The overall result indicated that both the presidential debates used more positive politeness strategies than the negative politeness. PPS-10 (offer and promise), PPS-12 (include speaker and hearer in the activity) and NPS-2 (hedge) were more frequently used in both types of debates. PPS-3 (intensify interest to hearer) was frequent in the democratic debate alone. Meanwhile, PPS-15 (give gits to hearer) was frequent in the final presidential debate alone. The findings imply that the use of the politeness strategies can shape the candidates’ positive political images in the presidential debates. HIGHLIGHTS: Findings show that the selected politeness strategies are to shape candidates’ positive political images in the presidential debates. Having positive images such as not harsh, having good behavior are considered to be critical importance in determining the winning of the election. Negative politeness is less preferably used and has been less taken into account as proper rhetorical skills in the debates.

Rhetorical organizations of method chapter in bachelor’s theses by Indonesian TEFL undergraduates Lubis, Citra Utami; Dalimunte, Ahmad Amin; Nuriatama, Intan; Simbolon, Sulistina Ratulani
Journal of Research on English and Language Learning (J-REaLL) Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Journal of Research on English and Language Learning (J-REaLL)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33474/j-reall.v5i1.21401

In the scientific realm, the validity of studies and the reliability of empirical findings are of high significance to be presented through research reports, one of which is a thesis. In an undergraduate thesis, the methodology chapter plays an important role in reporting any key details, including research procedures, tools, data collection, and data analysis. Novice writer-researchers such as Indonesian undergraduate students face challenges in writing their methods chapters, one of which deals with the issue of rhetorical organization. Using a genre analysis approach by adopting the comprehensive moves model developed by Chen and Kuo (2012), we analyzed the rhetorical moves in the methods chapters of five Indonesian undergraduate theses. Five bachelor theses in the field of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) were selected as data sources due to their relevance to our objectives and predetermined criteria of data selection. The findings show three key moves used in the chapters, with varying frequency. Move 2 was the most frequently used, followed by Move 3, while Move 1 was the least one. Several recurred steps were presented to achieve the communicative purpose of the key moves. Thus, our findings can be useful for Indonesian student writers’ awareness of the importance of utilizing moves and steps in writing and crafting systematic and compelling method chapters.

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