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STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE USE OF HUMOR IN ENGLISH TEACHING PROCESS Muthi'ah Muthi'ah; Syamsul Arif Galib
ETERNAL (English, Teaching, Learning and Research Journal) Vol 6 No 1 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (357.611 KB) | DOI: 10.24252/Eternal.V61.2020.A10

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This study examines the use of humor in the teaching process of the English Education Department as perceived by the students. Three main points are discussed in this study: (1) the kinds of lecturers that the students mostly expect to keep them engaged with English tasks in classroom environment, (2) the students’ perception on the use of humor as learning motivator, and (3) the students’ perception on the Lecturers’ Teaching Characters. The participants of the research were the students of the English Education Department at UIN Alauddin Makassar. This research is descriptive. The data were collected using a survey and depth interviews with the students. The results show that the most preferable lecturers are the ones who can make the class/course interesting. Also, while 96% of the students think that using humor in the classroom is important as a learning motivator, the researchers found that lecturers in the English Education Department rarely use humor in the teaching process.
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE CHALLENGES IN THE ONLINE EFL TEACHING: A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STUDIES Muthi'ah Muthi'ah; Muhammad Syahruddin Nawir; Annisa Shofa Tsuraya
Lentera Pendidikan : Jurnal Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan Vol 24 No 2 (2021): DECEMBER
Publisher : Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/lp.2021v24n2i5.

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Abstract:Technological advances and the COVID-19 have accelerated the shift from traditional learning to online learning. Educational institutions have no choice but to convert the classroom setting into online classes. When teaching online, EFL teachers may have encountered challenges. This paper aims to review some previous studies on the teachers’ perceptions of the challenges in online EFL teaching, in Indonesia and other countries. This study employs library research. The result shows that challenges occurred during the implementation of online EFL teaching and learning. In other countries such as Korea, Thailand, Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia, the challenges are mostly related to the students’ learning process including the time and class management. On the other hand, in Indonesia, the challenges are more complex. Lack of experience with the online teaching methods and the limitations regarding the adequate internet facilities become the challenges that are most complained by the teachers.Abstrak:Kemajuan teknologi dan COVID-19 telah mempercepat peralihan dari pembelajaran tradisional ke pembelajaran online. Institusi pendidikan tidak punya pilihan selain mengubah pengaturan kelas menjadi kelas online. Saat mengajar online, guru EFL mungkin menghadapi tantangan. Makalah ini bertujuan untuk meninjau beberapa penelitian sebelumnya tentang persepsi guru tentang tantangan dalam pengajaran EFL online, di Indonesia dan negara lain. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tantangan terjadi selama pelaksanaan pembelajaran EFL online. Di negara-negara lain seperti Korea, Thailand, Iran, Cina, dan Arab Saudi, tantangannya lebih banyak terkait dengan proses belajar siswa termasuk waktu dan manajemen kelas. Di sisi lain, di Indonesia, tantangannya lebih kompleks. Kurangnya pengalaman dengan metode pengajaran online dan keterbatasan fasilitas internet yang memadai menjadi tantangan yang paling dikeluhkan oleh para guru.
UTILIZING GOOGLE CLASSROOM IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION Muthi'ah Muthi'ah; Rini Husroini; Zuhra
ELTIES : English Language Teaching for EFL Learners Vol 4 No 2 (2022): Volume 4, Number 02, September 2022
Publisher : Universitas islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/elties.v4i2.32030

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Google Classroom has been a popular platform that becomes an option for online teaching media. Not only does it offer flexibility, but it also has powerful features that support the teaching and learning process. This study aims at finding out the effectiveness of Google Classroom in teaching reading comprehension. The purpose of this study is to find out whether using Google Classroom can affect the reading comprehension of the English Education Department students at a state university in South Sulawesi. The research applied quantitative method and used the purposive sampling technique. The population of this research was 101 students in the third semester. The sample was 40 students. There were 20 students in class B as the experimental class and 20 students in class A as the controlled class. In gathering the data, the researcher used reading tests in the pre-test and post-test assessment. The findings show that the students acquired pre-test scores with a mean score of 74.65, classified as fair. After receiving treatments, there was an improvement. The students achieved a mean score of 86.2. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the use of Google Classroom is considerably effective in teaching reading comprehension.
THE FIFTH SEMESTER STUDENTS’ SENTENCE VARIETIES IN WRITING STORIES AT UIN ALAUDDIN MAKASSAR Nur Aliyah Nur; Sofiya Hilmia; Muthi'ah Muthi'ah; Multazam Abubakar
elstic : english language linguistics culture Vol 1 No 1 (2021): Volume 1, Number 1, April 2021
Publisher : Univeristas Islam Negeri (UIN) Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (370.491 KB) | DOI: 10.24252/elstic-ij.v1i1.21883

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The study aims to describe the students’ ability to change the monotonous story to be interesting by using sentence varieties. The researchers used qualitative descriptive method and the subjects were the fifteen fifth semester students of English Education Department at Alauddin State Islamic University of Makassar (UIN Alauddin Makassar), especially PBI 3-4. Writing test and interview guidelines were used as the research instrument in which the students were asked to rewrite the texts based on the texts given to them and their opinion about sentence varieties used in the story. The findings of students’ tests indicated that majority of students used all kind of sentences, while, minority of students used three types sentences in the stories. Two students used all types, except compound sentence in the first story, compound-complex sentence in second story and compound-complex sentence in both of the stories. The findings of students’ interview showed that five students felt that the stories which only contained simple sentence were not interesting, four students felt the stories look bored to read, two students felt the stories were monotonous, two students said the stories not better to read, one student felt the stories too easy to read because like child’s stories and one student said the stories which contained sentence varieties were comfortable to read by the students in university. In conclusion, the data showed majority of students’ used sentence varieties in their stories and majority of students felt boring to read the story which contained simple sentences.
INVESTIGATING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEEDS OF PURCHASING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES: A STUDY OF EOP Multazam Abubakar; Muthi'ah Muthi'ah; Muhammad Syahruddin Nawir
elstic : english language linguistics culture Vol 1 No 2 (2021): Volume 1, Number 2, August 2021
Publisher : Univeristas Islam Negeri (UIN) Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (379.263 KB) | DOI: 10.24252/elstic-ij.v1i2.23191

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This paper aimed at investigating the needs of occupational English for Purchasing Department in PT. Bosowa Lloyd, Makassar. The subject of this research was 12 employees working in Purchasing Department consisting 6 males and 8 females, including one head which is called Purchasing Manager. The data were collected through a questionnaire, interview, and observation. The findings of this research indicates that Purchasing Department are required to have high levels of English proficiency. In order to prepare language program, the information of PSA becomes the starting point to design course and instruction material for the students. To identify TSA, the needs analysis for employee of Purchasing Department was performed through analyzing the responsibilities which were taken from company manual. Moreover, to meet the demands, communicative functioning (which covers discourse communities, business genre, key communication events and function, grammar and lexis), specific expectation of the students and the role of cross-cultural communication are also important to explore.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MAKE A MATCH METHOD IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS Yulie Asni; Annisa Shofa Tsuraya; Muthi'ah Muthi'ah; Multazam Abubakar
elstic : english language linguistics culture Vol 1 No 3 (2021): Volume 1, Number 3, December 2021
Publisher : Univeristas Islam Negeri (UIN) Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (453.354 KB) | DOI: 10.24252/elstic-ij.v1i3.25977

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This research aimed to explain how the use of “Make a Match Method” was able to improve the students’ writing descriptive text view from content aspect and explain how the use of “Make a Match Method” was able to improve the students’ writing descriptive text view from grammar aspect. The researcher used a pre-experimental design with one group pre-test and post-test design. The population was the seventh-grade students of one of junior high schools in Gowa which consisted of one class. The sample was taken by total sampling technique and the total number of samples was 28 students. It employed six meetings which writing test as the instrument. The research findings indicated that the use of “Make a Match Method” could improve the students’ writing skill view from content aspect and grammar aspect. It was proven by the students’ mean score in post-test (75.36) improved 25.6% from the pre-test mean score (60) with t-test 25.545 and t-table 2.052 where (25.545 > 2.052). It was improved because the t-test was higher than t-table. It meant that there was significant difference of the students’ writing descriptive text before and after being taught through Make a Match Method.
The different uses of the pronoun ‘we’ by EFL teachers in classroom interaction Muthi'ah Muthi'ah; Syamsul Arif Galib; Annisa Shofa Tsuraya; Multazam Abubakar; Nur Aliyah Nur; Muhammad Syahruddin Nawir
Studies in English Language and Education Vol 9, No 1 (2022)
Publisher : Universitas Syiah Kuala

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (501.45 KB) | DOI: 10.24815/siele.v9i1.21458

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The pronoun ‘we’ is understood only to refer to the first-person plural. In fact, the pronoun ‘we’ can also refer to other references. The primary purpose of this study is to examine the different uses of the pronoun ‘we’ by EFL teachers in classroom interaction. This study employed a qualitative approach by using three instruments: observation, audio-recorder, and interview in collecting the data. The subjects of this research are two English teachers and the second-grade students at a vocational high school in Makassar. The data were analyzed by formulating Miles et al.’s method of analysis. The result of this study shows that, in classroom interaction, the pronoun ‘we’ can refer to six distinct references: (1) ‘we’ that refers to speaker and more than one addressee, (2) ‘we’ that refers to speaker and more than one-third party, (3) ‘we’ that refers to speaker and indefinite group, (4) ‘we’ that indicates ‘you’, (5) ‘we’ that indicates ‘I’, and (6) ‘we’ that indicates “they”. From the interviews, the researchers found that both teachers have different reasons for using the pronoun ‘we’ in classroom interaction. The first teacher intends to use the pronoun to help him create an enjoyable learning environment and establish better relationships with the students. In contrast, the other teacher uses the pronoun ‘we’ to show politeness to the students. Despite the differences, they both seem to have the same intention of creating a positive learning environment.
Training of Thesis Conversion into Scientific Articles Multazam Abubakar; Annisa Shofa Tsuraya; Muthi’ah Muthi’ah; Nur Aliyah Nur; Muhammad Syahruddin Nawir
MITRA: Jurnal Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): Mitra: Jurnal Pemberdayaan Masyarakat
Publisher : Institute for Research and Community Services

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25170/mitra.v7i1.3380

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Final-year students encounter problems in converting their thesis into scientific articles as one of the requirements from the Ministry of Higher Education to graduate from university. This community service aimed at providing insight to final-year students about how to write scientific articles which are composed of their theses, how to use reference managers, such as Mendeley, and how to submit research articles in a scientific journal using OJS. The participants of this activity were the final-year students and fresh graduates of the English Education Department, Tarbiyah dan Teaching Science Faculty, UIN Alauddin Makassar. The method used in this activity was named ’training’ by applying The Training Circle approach. The activity was held in four steps, which were identifying training needs, deciding the aims and planning of training, implementation of training, and evaluation. The result showed that the students understand how to convert their theses into scientific articles, how to use referencing manager and make an account, as well as how to submit their articles in ELTIES journals using OJS.