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EFL Students’ Agility in Online Learning During the Covid-19: A Gender Study Sitio, Ihsan Tanama; Lingga, Good; Nasution, Mutia Nursyafitri; Br. Perangin-angin, Alemina
International Journal Linguistics of Sumatra and Malay Vol. 1 No. 2 (2023): International Journal Linguistics of Sumatra and Malay (IJLSM)
Publisher : TALENTA

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32734/ijlsm.v1i2.10579

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This study attempts to investigate the agility of male and female senior high EFL students of SMA Negeri 4 Pematangsiantar in online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study employs the theory of learning agility introduced by Gravatt and Caldwell (2016). As they stated, there are four dimensions of learning agility, namely; mental agility, people agility, results in agility, and change agility. The sampling technique used was random sampling. 150 students of X PMIA 1, 2, 3, and X PIS 1 and 2 were selected as the participants. The score of male students for all types of learning agility was 6798. While the score of female students for all types of learning agility was 6831. From 150 participants, the percentage of male students who had a high level of agility was 27,33%, while the female students were 26%. The percentage of male students who had a moderate la level of agility was 22,67%, while the female students were 78.33%. None of the male and female students had a low level of agility. The results showed that when it came to the o general calculation of scores, the female students were higher and more agile. However, when it was seen individually, especially in the learning activities, the male students had a higher level of agility rather than the female students.
Textbooks as Value-laden: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Moral Values Representation in Primary School EFL Textbooks Sitio, Ihsan Tanama; Sinar, T. Silvana; Rangkuti, Rahmadsyah
IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics) Vol 8, No 2 (2023): Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris Samarinda

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21093/ijeltal.v8i2.1515

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The inculcation of moral values in English textbooks, particularly in primary schools, has been a global concern in recent decades due to English’s growing importance as a global lingua franca and the impact it carries. Hence, the present study aimed to: (1) elucidate the realisation of moral values discursively represented in three primary school English textbooks entitled English Chest 1, 2 and 3, and (2) determine the extent of the textbooks’ contents in teaching the moral values. Fairclough’s (1995, 2013) framework of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) integrated with Kress & Van Leeuwen’s (2006) Visual Grammar Theory (VGT) was applied to elucidate the depiction of moral values in the textbooks. Additionally, Isaacs’ (2001) framework of Developmental Moral Values and Smetana’s (2006) Social Domain Theory were also adopted to look at how the contents of the textbooks teach moral values. The results show that (1) modesty (8,99%), curiosity (8,44%), perseverance (7,08%), and friendship (6,53%) are the most frequently occurring values in the three EFL textbooks. (2) The discursive realisation has revealed that certain fundamental moral values such as audacity, sociability, industriousness, respect for others, and responsibility are taught through the depictions of verbal-visual images in both school and familial contexts. Importantly, the three EFL textbooks have fairly adhered to the Indonesian moral (character) education goals and stipulation. They also provide implications on both primary school students and English teachers’ pedagogical, linguistic, and moral development so as to raise EFL textbook designers’ awareness to develop more morally-laden content.
Need Analysis of an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Course for Indonesian Vocational Tertiary Students Sitio, Ihsan Tanama; Hadiani, Dini; Permata, Nia Nuryanti; Latipah, Yeni
Journal of English Teaching and Learning Issues Vol 9, No 1 (2026): June
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kudus

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21043/jetli.v9i1.36215

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The expanding use of English as a lingua franca for occupational, commercial, educational and industrial purposes has resulted in the global need for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) instruction in the English language teaching curriculum, especially in Indonesian context. However, most of the ESP courses offered are unable to address the students’ specific needs. Hence, this study investigates the role of needs analysis in ESP courses in vocational tertiary education level before designing any English Language Teaching curriculum in Indonesian context. Different yet interrelated sources of data collection including a set of closed-ended questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and classroom observation protocol were used to collect the relevant data. A total of 85 second-year students from a state polytechnic in Bandung, West Java, participated in this study. The results reveal that although knowledge of the four English language skills was figured out to be important for the students for being successful in both academic (educational) and professional (working) contexts, proficiency in speaking and reading was deemed to be of vital importance. The fulfillment of their academic targets, preparation for a better future, and becoming global citizens are the three perceived overarching reasons for the students to learn English. Accordingly, although students’ individual needs are basically subjective and unstable across contexts, this study’s findings can serve as a possible aid to decision-making in the contexts linking English language learning in vocational tertiary education to the broader professional world.