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STUDENTS’ POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN TEXTING (A) LECTURER Rahmi, Gita
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 8, No 1 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Gunadarma

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35760/jll.2020.v8i1.2628

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Being polite linguistically is one issue that is faced by the students right now. The way they text their lecturer reflects their politeness. This research aimed at finding out the students’ politeness in texting their lecturer which in this research was their final project advisor. The research was conducted in qualitative and the data were taken from the students’ texts received by the lecturer. In this research, the text was collected from WhatsApp application. There were 37 messages collected and analyzed. Most of them were texts from the students to their advisor. The data were analyzed by using theory from Brown and Levinson (1987) as the guidance. The result showed that most of the students started their text with the greeting but mostly in informal way. Then, some FTAs were also found in the students’ texts which were possibly done by the students by coincidence. They seemed to be unaware to destroy the hearer’s face (in this case the lecturer). The most used politeness strategy by students in texting the lecturer was bald on-record (18 messages) and the least used was off-record (one message). Then, a few texts showed that some students applied negative politeness strategies where they considered status, time and apology for interrupting the lecturers. Positive politeness was also found in the students’ texts to the lecturer. This research is expected to inspire other researchers to conduct more comprehensive research related to the students’ politeness in texting their lecturers. This research did not only offer an analysis of students’ politeness to the lecturers which has been commonly done, it showed the politeness of the students to their advisor. This research focused more on investigating the students’ politeness in texting their advisor through WhatsApp Text.
CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES OF INDIRECT WRITTEN FEEDBACK IN HIGH SCHOOL CONTEXT Widyasari, Yessi; Perdani, Yella Dezas; Rahmi, Gita
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 9, No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35760/jll.2021.v9i1.3996

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Indirect written feedback is crucial to be conducted since errors are unavoidable in the process of writing. However, many studies have been undertaken in university contexts. Thus, this qualitative case study was carried out to examine a teacher's indirect written feedback practices in senior high school context. The data were obtained from observations, document analysis, and semi-structured interviews through purposive sampling. The findings revealed that coded feedback was mainly used, supplemented by uncoded feedback and commentary. These imply that the coding system is effective in guiding the students to be problem solvers and independent writers. However, the teacher's inconsistency in giving codes emerged because of the use of a large number of codes. Thus, it is suggested to reduce the number of codes and provide sufficient activity to increase students' understanding of the codes. The results of the study are significant to help teachers adjust appropriate methods to teach writing. The results also give long-term benefits for the development of students' writing ability. For further research, it is important to analyze the effect of indirect written feedback strategies on the students' revisions as well as students' preferences on these strategies.
STRUGGLING INDONESIAN EFL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS GOING TO MALL: ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS? Parudani, Iyehezkiel; Effendi, Taufiq; Rahmi, Gita; Syafrudin, Syarifah Azharina
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 9, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : Universitas Gunadarma

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35760/jll.2021.v9i2.5108

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Mobile-assisted Language Learning (MALL) has been globally popular. Yet, experimental studies investigating the results of different treatments between additional MALL and standard MALL implementations in Indonesian university context are still understudied. This research sought to investigate the extent to which additional MALL activities as a treatment to an EFL experimental group of university students could improve their English given the limited class time and large sized classes. The subjects of this study were two second semester classes of English Literature students. The experimental class, a low-performing group, was asked to watch a youtube video twice or thrice a week in addition to the standard online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic while the controlled class, a better performing group, was not given this treatment. The findings revealed that (1) experimental students significantly improved their pronunciation, intonation, vocabulary and fluency but not their formal assessment results; (2) though assigned additional MALL activities, the experimental group, due to limited financial ability for internet,  spent roughly as much time as the controlled group; ((3) bad internet connection and low economic affordability contributed significantly to the less satisfactory result of MALL; (4) due to the standard online learning during the pandemic, both experimental and controlled students experienced increased exposures, enthusiasm, motivation, range of independent activites, autonomy and English ability; (5) real time students’ collaboration is challenging. This study suggests that MALL somehow allows greater English improvement and autonomy development and therefore is recommended that universities and respective local governments especially in remote areas provide the necessary supports.