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Journal : SAGA: Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics

Whatsapp for Mathematics Education Students’ Activeness in Learning English for Mathematics: A Case Study Susanti Malasari; Paulina Besty Fortinasari
SAGA: Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics Vol 4 No 1 (2023): February 2023
Publisher : English Language Education Department, Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW), Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21460/saga.2023.41.138

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During the implementation of online learning in the new normal era, lecturers conducted the teaching and learning process by utilizing recent technology that could maximize the quality of the teaching and learning process. WhatsApp is one of the tools that is used as a teaching and learning medium in this new normal era. This is a case study that is aimed to explain whether the use of the WhatsApp application gave some effects on Mathematics Education students’ activeness in learning English for Mathematics. The participants of this research were the 4th semester Mathematics Education students’ who were studying English for Mathematics. The data from this study were obtained from observation and Focus Group Discussion. The findings revealed that the use of WhatsApp as an online learning medium affects students’ activeness in learning English for Mathematics in terms of speaking practice, students’ involvement, and students’ confidence.
Exploring Students’ Perception on The Implementation of a Web-Based Materials in Intensive Reading Class Malasari, Susanti; Fortinasari, Paulina Besty
SAGA: Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics Vol 6 No 1 (2025): February 2025
Publisher : English Language Education Department, Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW), Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21460/saga.2025.61.187

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Intensive Reading is one of reading subjects learned by English Department students. This course is a reading activity to find information and understand the contents of various reading texts. Good reading skills will enable students find and understand information from various texts proficiently. Besides knowing and applying reading strategies, students can improve their reading skills by doing reading practice continuously. Therefore, students need to have an easy access of various texts that are used as intensive reading materials. Website is one of the media that can be used to provide intensive reading materials. This is a descriptive qualitative research that is aimed to explore students’ perception on the implementation of a web-based materials in intensive reading class. The participants were the second semester of English Department students learned intensive reading. The data were obtained from observation, interview, and documentation. The findings showed that students have positive perception on the implementation of a web-based materials in intensive reading class. It was found that the implementation of websites can motivate students in learning to read, help students improve their reading comprehension, and form students’ reading habits.