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EFL Students’ Attitudes Towards Autonomous Learning Through Busuu: A Mobile Application Rizqiyyah, Rizqiyyah; Drajati, Nur Arifah
English Education: Jurnal Tadris Bahasa Inggris Vol 13 No 2 (2020): English Education: Jurnal Tadris Bahasa Inggris
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan Lampung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24042/ee-jtbi.v13i2.7027

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Studies on the appliances of mobile phones have indicated a positive effect on language improvement. This case study attempts to explicate students' perceptions of autonomous learning through Busuu (a language mobile application). The subjects of this study were 17 females and three males of an English language center at a university in Indonesia. The result showed that the use of the Busuu app supported learners’ autonomy. (1) Students controlled over learning management freely managing their time to study and got motivated more to learn English after accessing the app. The findings indicated that the lower the level of competence in English, the longer students spent their time to access the app. (2) Students controlled over cognitive processing by showing their interest in vocabulary practices. Next, students controlled over learning content by selecting which material to study first so that they were able to meet their expectations of accessing the app. At last, (3) students controlled over learning strategies by reflecting on how well they have learned from the automated feedback feature provided in the app. To sum up, students have a positive attitude towards the app in that it helps them enhance their English proficiency skills, especially in vocabulary enrichment.
An analysis of focused metalinguistic written feedback: How would learners react? Rizqiyyah, Rizqiyyah; Prianty, Tanty
Englisia Journal Vol 8 No 1 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22373/ej.v8i1.5972

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Learners of higher education are encouraged to write a scholarly publication in that it helps corroborate them as professionals in their fields of study. Practices in academic writing are thus indispensable to do to achieve a higher level of competency. This study explores learners’ reactions towards focused metalinguistic written feedbacks provided by a lecturer. The lecturer used electronic mail to provide constructive feedback to her students. This mixed-method study involved 22 post-graduate students from an Indonesian university. In analyzing the qualitative data, the researchers employed Miles and Huberman’s qualitative data analysis approach. Meanwhile, the quantitative data, namely the basic analysis of focused metalinguistic written feedbacks were analyzed by employing Cumming’s writing approach. The findings reveal that: (1) learners revised and expanded their draft after getting back their paper; (2) lecturer’s feedbacks through email have reportedly motivated learners because such the feedbacks did not lead learners perplexity compared to the handwritten feedbacks; (3) the majority of participants used revising and responding, consulting a dictionary/grammar book, and referring to the previous composition as the ways to handle lecturer’s input.