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THE TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON ENGLISH TEXTBOOK “WHEN ENGLISH RINGS THE BELL” Syifa Dwi Mutiah; Albiansyah
Paedagogia: Jurnal Pendidikan Vol 10 No 1 (2021): JURNAL PAEDAGOGIA
Publisher : Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan IAIN Palu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24239/pdg.Vol10.Iss1.144

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Abstract The purpose of this study is to compare the student's and teacher’s perceptions about their current English textbook they used. This study categorized as a descriptive qualitative study. The population of VIII grade students (45 students) of junior high school was involved in this study and an English teacher of them too. The questionnaire and semi-structured interview were used as the instrument of this research. Besides, the guideline of the interview and questionnaire was from [1]Cunningsworth's (1995) theory which is explained about the book evaluation. The data were analyzed through Google form percentage presentation for the questionnaire while transcription, coding was used for the interview section. The result showed, 75% of students believed that the book they used has good quality. While the rest 25% felt it did not fulfill their expectation and need. Besides, the teachers’ perception supports it with some of the books’ part lacks organization and employed too many vocabularies. Whereas the students felt their current level was not suitable with the teachers’ beliefs, but the teacher believed that it was appropriate with the students’ level. So, there were few different perceptions between them. However, the teacher believed that her role in helping students with textbook usage could help the main point of students’ need due to the teacher has lack of knowledge and awareness to do coursebook evaluation. Therefore, further research needs to be done to make this study more comprehensive.
Testing Breadth and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge and Their Relationship with Vocabulary Size of EFL Students Ismi Narulita Firda; Intan Azkiyah; Albiansyah
JET (Journal of English Teaching) Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021): Journal of English Teaching
Publisher : Prodi. Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, FKIP, Universitas Kristen Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33541/jet.v7i1.2434

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Abstract Testing the breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge is needed to see its effect on the vocabulary size of EFL students. The study aims to know at the relationship between the breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge and the vocabulary size of EFL students. This research was conducted in the 8th grade of Trimulia Junior High School Jakarta. This research uses a correlational research design. The sample was 51 EFL learners. The Vocabulary Level Test (VLT) and the Words Associates Test (WAT) were administered in this study. The scores were presented with descriptive statistics for two tests of the breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge. The results showed that the breadth and depth of the vocabulary knowledge test had a negative correlation with the L2 vocabulary size of EFL students. Using Statistic Product moment, the correlation coefficients found at 0.01 for the breadth and 0.11 for depth is included in the very weak category. So, there is a very weak correlation between the tests of breadth and deep vocabulary knowledge and the size of students' vocabulary. Keywords: breadth, depth, vocabulary knowledge, vocabulary sizes
The communicativeness of English tests at vocational high school Albiansyah; Prasetyo, Agam; Minkhatunnakhriyah
TRANS-KATA: Journal of Language, Literature, Culture and Education Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): TRANS-KATA: Journal of Language, Literature, Culture, and Education
Publisher : TRANSBAHASA

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54923/jllce.v1i1.14

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Language testing and assessment play a crucial role in evaluating the school quality system and in regarding the progress of student’s achievement. Since most classrooms in Indonesia consist of more than 30 to 40 students in a classroom, it is not an easy task to handle and to assess the educational success of students. It is very important to assess the achievement of the students. Further, teachers without standardized assessments will not understand the experience, skills, and abilities of the students in their classroom. The aim of this article is to examine the content of mid-term exams that were given to class 10 in the second semester of the 2019 – 2020 academic year. The objective of the article is to find out the content of the English test measured the communicative competence of students. There were five tests collected from five schools in different clusters of South Tangerang, Indonesia. The results of analysis showed that the tests were failed in measuring the student’s  communicative competence while language focus could be tested by them.