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Exploring EFL Students’ Critical Thinking through Reflective Journal Sunra, La
Celebes Journal of Language Studies Vol. 2, No. 2 December 2022
Publisher : Har Press Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51629/cjls.v2i2.111

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Critical thinking, as one of the 21st century skills, is a necessary skill needed to prepare students for further studies and the workforce. This study aimed at exploring English students’ critical thinking skills through reflective journal. The study focused on two research questions: (1) To what extent does reflective journal enhance the EFL students’ critical thinking? (2) What aspect of EFL students’ critical thinking skills does enhance significantly? A quantitative and qualitative design were utilized. Applying purposive sampling technique, 30 EFL students who participated in micro teaching course in Universitas Negeri Makassar were taken as sample of the research. The instrument of this research was students’ reflective journals. The data collected were analyzed through descriptive statistical as well as qualitative analysis. The results of the research showed that the use of reflective journal in Micro Teaching course improves EFL students’ critical thinking skills in moderate way. The significant increase in students’ critical thinking takes place in evaluating aspect reaching approximately 70% increase. This indicates that reflective journal helps facilitate the EFL students improve their ability to develop their analysis in determining the strengths and weaknesses of their teaching practices in a factful and logical way. The study also indicated that some students still find it difficult to make final statement in conclusion as the best alternative solution to improve their practice in the future. Finally, the study implies that EFL teachers need to do their best to integrate critical thinking in their teaching either explicitly or implicitly.
Pre-Service English Teachers’ Perception on Blended Learning Model During Covid-19 Pandemic Sunra, La
Celebes Journal of Language Studies Vol. 3 No. 1 June 2023
Publisher : Har Press Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51629/cjls.v3i1.132

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This study was conducted to find out pre-service English teachers’ perceptions of the blended learning model during the Covid-19 pandemic. A descriptive quantitative method was applied in this research. The population was pre-service English teachers at the State University of Makassar who did teaching practicum on the KKN program (Student Study Service) during 2020/2021. There were 30 pre-service English teachers that participated by using random sampling. The data was collected through a Google form questionnaire with Likert Scale. The results showed the average with a score of 3,27 can be interpreted that the pre-service English teachers’ perception of Blended Learning during the Covid-19 pandemic is positive but not at a high level.
Using Instagram in Teaching English to the Students of SMAN 6 Pinrang Rahman, Muliana; Jabu, Baso; Sunra, La
Celebes Journal of Language Studies Vol. 3 No. 2 December 2023
Publisher : Har Press Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51629/cjls.v3i2.146

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This study aims to find out the effectiveness of using Instagram as an English teaching medium. This type of research is experimental research. The design of this study is a pre-experimental design, which uses a one-group pretest-posttest design by only using the pretest and posttest as sources of data without a control group. Between the pretest and posttest, the researcher gave a treatment. The sample in this study was X2 class students, totaling 32 people. In collecting data, the researcher used pretest-posttest, questionnaire, and observation. The results of this research show that the use of Instagram as an English learning medium is effectively able to improve students' abilities in narrative text writing. This is based on the results of data analysis the mean value of students' pretest results is 53.72 and the standard deviation value is 5.572, while on the posttest, students' scores have increased, where the mean is 80.94 and the standard deviation value is 8.140. As for the paired T-test results obtained, the value of Sig. (2-tailed) is less than 0.05 (p =.000).
Error Analysis in Short Fiction Translation from Indonesian into English Orun, Putri Anugraheli Ramba; Sunra, La; Halim, Abdul
Celebes Journal of Language Studies Vol. 3 No. 2 December 2023
Publisher : Har Press Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51629/cjls.v3i2.153

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This study aims to determine the types of errors in translating short fiction. The researcher used a qualitative descriptive study with 25 students of English Literature at Makassar State University. Data collection was carried out from a test to find out what types of errors were in the results of each student's translation. Based on the results of the study it was found that there were 4 types of errors in the students' translation results, namely Omission, Addition, Misinformation and Misordering. In Week 1 there were 72 omission errors, 60 addition errors, 82 misinformation and 16 misordering errors. In week 2 there were 53 omission errors, 54 addition errors, 56 misinformation errors and 13 Misordering. The last test in week 3 was Omission with 30 errors, Addition with 39 errors, misinformation with 31 errors and misordering with 3 errors. Finally, the researcher concluded that most students were still confused about using grammar and understanding words because of the influence of the First Language and the lack of competence in the rules or structure of the Second Language.
EFL Teacher's Strategies in Online Learning Environment at SMK Nasional Makassar Setiawati, Nurul Sri; Sunra, La; Sakkir, Geminastiti
ARRUS Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Vol. 3 No. 4 (2023)
Publisher : PT ARRUS Intelektual Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35877/soshum1978

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The purpose of this research is to explore the strategies used by English teachers in implementing learning during online classes. This research is qualitative research with a case study approach through interviews. The participants in this study were 2 English teachers from Makassar National Vocational School. The data in this study were obtained through 3 parts of interviews with a total of ten questions. The findings show that the strategies used by English teachers in implementing learning during online classes are diagnostic assessment and discovery learning using several applications including WhatsApp, Zoom, Google Classroom, YouTube, Google Forms, and the Google search engine. Teachers used several other strategies involving peer tutoring, using school facilities, implementing synchronous online learning, and parental counseling to overcome challenges. Therefore, it is recommended for teachers to continue to use or apply a combination of strategies that they have implemented. In addition, because there are also several strategies discussed in this study, readers of this study, especially teachers, can also use other strategies and technologies to increase the variety of their learning activities. Finally, during the observation of the application of discovery learning, the teacher used it to recount text materials with a combination of writing and speaking projects. It has the potential to be used differently in different material focuses and skills. So, it is also suggested that future researchers be more specific with certain aspects of teaching English such as language skills, or certain materials to enrich data related to that field.
The Challenges Encountered by The EFL Teachers in Online Synchronous Learning at SMK Nasional Makassar Setiawati, Nurul Sri; Sunra, La; Sakkir, Geminastiti
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 4, October (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS UNM

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This research aims to explore the strategies used by the teachers as well as the challenges they face in implementing the teaching and learning activities during online classes. This research is qualitative research with a case study approach through interviews. The participants in this study were 2 English teachers from SMK Nasional Makassar. The data in this study were obtained through 3 parts of interviews with a total of ten questions. The findings show that the strategies used by English teachers in implementing learning during online classes are diagnostic assessment and discovery learning using several applications, including WhatsApp, Zoom, Google Classroom, YouTube, Google Forms, and the Google search engine. The teachers also used several other strategies involving peer tutoring, using school facilities, implementing synchronous online learning, and parental counselling to overcome challenges. Meanwhile, their challenges are lack of access to technology, parental support, social influence, and student interest. Therefore, it is recommended for teachers to continue to use or apply a combination of strategies that they have implemented. In addition, because there are several other strategies discussed in this study, readers, especially teachers, can also use other strategies and technologies to increase the variety of their learning activities. Finally, during the observation of the application of discovery learning, the teacher used it to recount text materials with a combination of writing and speaking projects. It can be used differently in different material focuses and skills. So, it is also suggested that future researchers be more specific with certain aspects of teaching English, such as language skills or certain materials to enrich data related to that field.
EFL Students’ Perception Toward the Use of Google Translate in Translation Class Samad, Salma; Farahdiba, Syarifah; Sunra, La
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 4, October (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS UNM

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This study aims to describe the perceptions of students, find out the obstacles that students face, and explore the ways students solve the obstacles they face when using Google Translate in translation class. It uses a descriptive qualitative research method and interviews 10 students from the English Education Department class of 2019, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar. The results show that Google Translate is useful in terms of being able to translate words, paragraphs, documents, pictures, and speech instantly, with the synonym feature helping students adjust the context of the translation, follow the lesson in the classroom, complete assignments, increase confidence in collecting assignments, and improve students' translation skills. However, students are aware that the translation results must be improved and that they should not rely too much on Google Translate. Furthermore, the obstacles the students face in using Google Translate are a stable internet connection, a lack of accuracy, a maximum of 5,000 words, sometimes disordered translation results, and the inability to detect images and voices properly. To overcome the obstacles, students fix the translation results by themselves, asking friends, improving pronunciation, switching to other Google Translate features, and using Grammarly or the Microsoft Word application.
THE REPRESENTATION OF TURN-TAKING STRATEGIES IN THE 2022 ELECTION DEBATE OF AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER Angga, Monika; Sunra, La; Hasbi, Muh
Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies Vol 2, No 1 (2023): Journal of English Literature and Linguistics Studies (JELLS) - Nov 2023
Publisher : Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26858/jells.v2i1.56981

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This research discusses the representation of turn-taking strategies in the 2022 election debate of Australian Prime Minister. Therefore, the purposes of this research are to identify the types of turn-taking strategies, to find out the dominant type of turn-taking strategies, and to investigate the non-verbal signals of turn-taking strategies in the 2022 election debate of Australian Prime Minister. In doing this research, the writers used a descriptive qualitative method to analyze the selected data which are taken from three YouTube channels of Australia, and the data were classified based on the theory of turn-taking by Stenstrom (1994) and the theory of non-verbal signals by Yang (2011). As a result, the writers found 299 utterances containing turn-taking. The writers found that the debaters used all kinds of turn-taking strategy in their utterances. But, the most dominant turn-taking strategy used is holding the turn (178 utterances), followed by taking the turn (108 utterances), and yielding the turn (13 utterances). The debate is dominated by holding the turn strategy because the debaters were always trying to hold their turn to express their points of view. In order to hold the turn to speak, the debaters mostly used verbal fillers (124 utterances)—can be seen in appendix A—which gives the biggest contribution to the percentage. The rest are not give as big contribution as verbal fillers. And there are 5 situations where the debaters are noticed using non-verbal signals such as body movement, hand gestures, head movement, and facial expression, in order to take, to hold, and to yield their turn.
GENDER DISCRIMINATION ON THE MAIN CHARACTER FIRDAUS IN THE NOVEL “WOMAN AT POINT ZERO” BY NAWAL EL SAADAWI Rismawati, Bau; Sunra, La
Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies Vol 2, No 3 (2024): Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies (JELLS) - July 2024
Publisher : Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26858/jells.v2i3.65864

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Women have long suffered because of gender discrimination. In patriarchal societies, discrimination is more fatal due to its homogeneous beliefs and values. This discrimination against women often leads to mental problems for some individuals. Literature serves as a fitting platform to voice social issues, including gender-based discrimination. This study aims to analyze the gender discrimination reflected in the novel "Woman at Point Zero" using Bhui & Hosang's (2018) theory of Gender discrimination and its connection to mental health. The study was conducted using a qualitative descriptive method and analyzed using a feminist approach. The study shows that gender discrimination affects almost every aspect of society, and its impact on women's mental health is significant. The experience of Firdaus, a woman living in a patriarchal society, who constantly suffers from unfair treatment, has lost her passion for life. The study concludes that Firdaus as the main character and as a woman does not want to be treated differently, unjustly, and violently. As a woman, she wants to be treated equally, supported, respected, and have the same rights in the household, workplace, education, cultural society, and even politics.
English Learning Interest in High School Students: TPACK-Based Problem-Based Learning Model Hamsia, Hamsia; Sunra, La; Iryani, Neni
ETDC: Indonesian Journal of Research and Educational Review Vol. 3 No. 4 (2024): September
Publisher : Education and Talent Development Center Indonesia (ETDC Indonesia)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51574/ijrer.v3i4.360

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The motivation for this research stems from the students' dissatisfaction with their low learning scores, which range from 66.84 to 68% for 23 students. The English learning achievement test results remain unsatisfactory, with only 65% of the 23 students completing the minimum completion criteria (70) exam. Therefore, this study aims to describe the implementation of the TPACK approach through the problem-based learning (PBL) model, with the goal of improving learning interest and English learning outcomes. This is classroom action research conducted in two cycles. The sample for this study was 23 students of public Senior High School 1 Nosu in grade X. The study collected data on students' attitudes, interests, and sincerity in following the learning process through the TPACK-integrated Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Model. Data analysis uses qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques. The study's results indicated that in the first cycle, the percentage of students who completed the learning achievement test increased to 73.9%. Likewise, learning interest also increased to the good category, namely 78.25%. Furthermore, in cycle 2, learning interest increased again, to the good category of 91.3%. Similarly, the proportion of students who successfully completed their learning achieved a significant increase to 95.64%.
Co-Authors A Halim A, M Farid Dwinugroho Abdillah, Ilham Farid Abdullah Abdullah Achmad, Winda Widiastuti Afiyah, Andi Agussalim Djirong Ahmad Talib Ahmad Thalib Akhmad Affandi Akidah, Nur Faizah Alamsyah - Alfrits Roul Sinadia Amar, Nurmalayanti Amirullah -, Amirullah Amrina, Muthiah Angga, Monika Ariyani, Amra Asridawati, Asridawati Aulia, Resky Baa, Sultan Baso Jabu, Baso Burhamzah, Muftihaturrahmah Cakra, Cakra Citra, Dewi Dahlan, Suratman Darmayanti, Dyan Paramitha Dian Dian Farahdiba, Aulya Farahdiba, Syarifah Firjatullah, Muhammad Maulidya G, Hasriani Gani, Siti Nurfadhilah Geminastiti Sakkir Haderah, Haderah Haifa, Farha Sahafa Halim, Abd Hamsia, Hamsia Hamzah, Ikhlasul Haryanto Atmowardoyo, Haryanto Hasanuddin, Andi Siti Fadhilah Namirah Hasbi, Muh Idris, Vinna Ihsaniah, Nurul Inzhagi, Muh. Aditya Iriyani, Neni Iryani, Neni Iskandar Iskandar Iskandar Sulaiman, Iskandar Judeslianti, Judeslianti Jumrah Jumrah Kadir, Jus Sudarsih Khaeriyah, Nurul Khalizah Klara, Kristina Kondo, Petrus Korompot, Chairil Anwar La Ede, Muhammad Asrafil Husein Lely Novia M Tahir Maharani, Srikandi Bulan Mahmud, Muhlys Mansyur Mansyur Melinda Muhalim, Muhalim Muhammad Saad, Muhammad Muhammad Syaiful Muhammad Tahir Munir Murni Mahmud Mustikawati, Yunitari Muthmainnah Muthmainnah Muzri. S, Ahsan Neni, Neni Noni, Nurdin NUR AENI Nur, Riola Haya Nurdianty, Nurdianty Nurkaidah, Nurkaidah Nurteteng, Nurteteng Orun, Putri Anugraheli Ramba Prasetyo, Muhammad Adnan Rahman, Muliana Rahmat, Subhan Rahmi R, Nurazizah Ramadani, Multiara Ramadhani, Aulia Maghfirah Ramawijaya, Teguh Rasdillah Rawikarani, Dias Wahyu Ray Suryadi, Ray Restu Januarty Hamid Rifqah, Rifqah Riska Amalia Rismawati, Bau Rosmawati Rosmawati Sabrina Rocholl Safitri, Nurlaila Sahril Nur Sakir, Rauf Samad, Salma Samtidar, Samtidar Sandra Nani, Feyby Saparuddin Saparuddin Satriadi, Annisyaputri Saud, Chaerul Fadlan Setiawati, Nurul Sri Sofyan , Ryan Rayhana Suci Amalia Suci Amalia Sukardi Weda, Sukardi Sukimin, Anggun Putri Maharani Suli, Virgita Crustia Surianti, Mahyar Fitri Syahrida, Syahrida Syahruni Junaid, Syahruni Syahrunnisa, Syahrunnisa Syarifuddin Dollah Torro, Supriadi Utami, Andini Putri Walhidayah Wira Zaky, Andi Rifqy Yuli Wahyuni, Ika Yulianda, Nindy Zuhri, Jamilah