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Cohesion and coherence in the final project abstracts written by undergraduate students Arifin, Ilham Setiawan; Farida, Alief Noor
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 9 No 2 (2020): ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v9i2.37785

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Writing an abstract was not different from writing other kinds of text. As a part of the final project, an abstract should be written clearly, cohesively and coherently. This study aimed to examine cohesion and coherence of the students’ final project abstracts. It also focused to reveal the factors which influenced the quality of the students’ final project abstracts. This study concerned with text analysis. The investigation approach of this study used written discourse analysis. The data of this study were thirty abstracts which were taken from final project abstracts of English Department undergraduate students of Universitas Negeri Semarang in the academic year of 2017-2018. The findings showed that the students did not utilize the five types of cohesive devices to build cohesion in their abstracts. However, it was sufficient to utilize at least three types of cohesive devices to make the abstracts cohesive. Based on Theme and Rheme theory by Halliday, the abstracts were written coherently because they applied the use of cohesive devices. This research also found that there were two factors which influenced the quality of the abstracts. They were the usage of cohesive devices to build cohesion in the abstracts and the usage of Theme and Rheme and thematic progression to build coherence in the abstracts. In conclusion, it was clear that the usage of cohesive devices and Theme and Rheme helped the students write the abstracts cohesively and coherently.The abstract should be written in one paragraph of 150-250 words. Calisto MT font size 9 single spacing. It should containgeneral statement about the primacy of the topic under investigation, research gap, the objectives, method, main findings, and the conclusions.
The Influence of the Mastery of Function Words on Students’ Reading Ability Irmawati, Monica Ratna; Farida, Alief Noor
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 15, No 1 (2020): October 2020
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/lc.v15i1.25929

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This study is an ex-post facto research which aims to find out the influence of the mastery of function words on reading ability of the seventh grade students of secondary school and to find out how the reading ability between students with adequate function words’ mastery and students with inadequate function words’ mastery is. The samples used in this research were two groups of students who have adequate and inadequate function words’ mastery. Each group consists of 30 students that is chosen by using stratified random sampling. In analysing the data, researcher used Independent Sample t-Test. The result shows that the mastery of function words significantly influences students’ reading ability. It is found that there is significant difference of students’ reading ability between students with adequate mastery in function words with those having inadequate mastery in function words. It is found that students with adequate function words’ mastery have better and higher ability in reading than students having inadequate function words’ mastery.
The Use of Flashcards and Numbered Heads Together Technique to Improve Students' Vocabulary Knowledge Aji, Rudi Wibowo; Farida, Alief Noor
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 8 No 1 (2019): ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v8i1.27906

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This quasi experimental study aims to find out the effectiveness of the use of Flashcards collaborated with Numbered Heads Together Technique compared to the use of only Flashcards to improve seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Tulis, Batang vocabulary knowledge. The data was obtained through pre-test and post-test. Conventional change score data analysis showed that the control group achieved better vocabulary knowledge improvement result with 3.42 compare to 2.66 improvement result of experimental group. Likewise, the data analysis using process-oriented change score by Frost (2014) also favour the control group with 22% improvement than the experimental group with 19% improvement. Thus, Flashcards is more effective than Flashcards collaborated with Numbered Heads Together Technique to improve students’ vocabulary knowledge. Keywords: flashcards; Numbered Heads Together; vocabulary knowledge; quasi experimental research
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LISTEN-READ-DISCUSS (LRD) AND GRAPHIC ORGANIZER COMBINATION TECHNIQUE TO TEACH READING COMPREHENSION OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT Maemun, Akhmad; Fitriati, Sri Wuli; Farida, Alief Noor
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 7 No 2 (2018): ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v7i2.28857

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This paper is to investigate the effectiveness of the combination technique of LRD(Listen-Read-Discuss) and graphic organizer in teaching reading comprehension. Iused quasi-experimental design in this research. The population of this study was theeighth year students of SMP Negeri 1 Dukuhwaru,Tegal in the academic year of2016/2017. Meanwhile, the sample consisted of 70 students from two classes. Thestudy was started by giving pre-test, treatments, and post-test to both groups. Theexperimental group (VIII D) was taught by LRD and graphic organizer combinationtechnique, while the control group (VIII F) was taught by using conventionalmethod. The data were obtained by giving a reading test to both groups. In addition,the questionnaire and observation were also conducted for the experimental groupto obtain more data. The result of the study indicated that the group taught by LRDand graphic organizer combination technique has better score in the test than thegroup taught by conventional method. In the pretest, the mean score of the controlgroup was 56.65 and the experimental group was 58.11. The mean of posttest ofexperimental group (82.05) was higher than control groups (70.11). Then, the t-testshowed that the tvalue (5.756) was higher than ttable (1.998). It can be concludedthat the working hypothesis is accepted. It means that there is a significant differenceof effectiveness and reading comprehension achievement in reading descriptive textof students who are taught by LRD and graphic organizer combination techniqueand those who are not taught by using that technique. Therefore, thatcombination technique is effective and convenient for students to improve theirachievement reading comprehension of descriptive text.
AN ANALYSIS OF TEXTUAL MEANING ON STUDENTS’ WRITING OF RECOUNT TEXTS Febriyana, Anggie; Sofwan, Ahmad; Farida, Alief Noor
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 7 No 2 (2018): ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v7i2.28858

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The topic of this study is the textual meaning on students‟ recount texts of the 4thsemester students of English Department, Semarang State University in theAcademic Year 2016/2017. The analyses intend to figure out what Thematicstructures are displayed and what Thematic progressions are employed in thestudents‟ recount texts. The approach used in this study is qualitative descriptivemethod, and some quantitative approaches to enhance the depth of results. Theunits of analysis of this study were clauses in the 4th semester students‟ recount textstaken from Genre-Based Writing course. The results of the Thematic structuresanalysis show that unmarked topical Theme is the most frequently used rather thanthe marked one. Modal adjunct is the only constituent of interpersonal Theme thatis found to show the writer‟s judgment. Moreover, structural and conjunctiveadjunct are used in relating the clause to its context or another clause. In addition,there only one continuative found in the text to signal a new move is made. Thestudy also shows that the students used re-iteration (constant) to make the text keepfocused. Then, zigzag pattern is commonly used in relative clauses which replacesubject. While multiple (split) pattern is used to introduce a number of differentpieces of information which is made as Theme in subsequent clauses.
THE INFLUENCES OF TONGUE TWISTER IN TEACHING PRONUNCIATION OF ASPIRATED SOUND [ph] Kholisoh, Anik; Farida, Alief Noor
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 7 No 2 (2018): ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v7i2.28859

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Speaking English for Indonesian students needs more than an effort to master asthey cannot produce intelligibly pronunciation. Besides, their mother tongueinterferes them when there is different sound production between Indonesian andEnglish; hence, they have difficulty in pronouncing aspirated sound that does notexist in Indonesian. This study aims to find out how Indonesian students pronounceaspirated sound [ph] and the influences of tongue twister to teach pronunciation ofaspirated sound [ph]. This research uses pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design.The data were collected from the result of pronunciation tests of seventh graders ofSMP Negeri 12 Magelang in academic year 2016/2017. The findings showed thatstudents mispronounced [ph] into /p/ as what they had in Indonesian. After beingtaught with tongue twister, the mean score of experiment group increased from13.28 to 50.16. There was significant difference of the ability between students whowere taught pronunciation using tongue twister and those who were not. The t-testresult was 0.000 sig 5%; it means there was different ability between control andexperiment group after receiving the treatment. Based on the result, the researcherconcluded that tongue twister helps Indonesian students to improve theirpronunciation of aspirated sound [ph].
Cohesion and coherence in the final project abstracts written by undergraduate students Arifin, Ilham Setiawan; Farida, Alief Noor
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 9 No 2 (2020): ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v9i2.37785

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Writing an abstract was not different from writing other kinds of text. As a part of the final project, an abstract should be written clearly, cohesively and coherently. This study aimed to examine cohesion and coherence of the students’ final project abstracts. It also focused to reveal the factors which influenced the quality of the students’ final project abstracts. This study concerned with text analysis. The investigation approach of this study used written discourse analysis. The data of this study were thirty abstracts which were taken from final project abstracts of English Department undergraduate students of Universitas Negeri Semarang in the academic year of 2017-2018. The findings showed that the students did not utilize the five types of cohesive devices to build cohesion in their abstracts. However, it was sufficient to utilize at least three types of cohesive devices to make the abstracts cohesive. Based on Theme and Rheme theory by Halliday, the abstracts were written coherently because they applied the use of cohesive devices. This research also found that there were two factors which influenced the quality of the abstracts. They were the usage of cohesive devices to build cohesion in the abstracts and the usage of Theme and Rheme and thematic progression to build coherence in the abstracts. In conclusion, it was clear that the usage of cohesive devices and Theme and Rheme helped the students write the abstracts cohesively and coherently.The abstract should be written in one paragraph of 150-250 words. Calisto MT font size 9 single spacing. It should containgeneral statement about the primacy of the topic under investigation, research gap, the objectives, method, main findings, and the conclusions.
PENINGKATAN KOMPETENSI GURU DALAM SPEAKING ENGLISH FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES UNTUK PENGAJARAN BILINGUAL DI SD ISLAM AL AZHAR 29 BSB SEMARANG Fitriati, Sri Wuli; Farida, Alief Noor
Rekayasa : Jurnal Penerapan Teknologi dan Pembelajaran Vol 16, No 2 (2018): Desember 2018
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/rekayasa.v16i2.17515

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Memperkuat Sejak tahun 2016, SD Islam Al Azhar 29 BSB Semarang merintis pengajaran bilingual (yaitu, pengajaran dalam dua bahasa, Bahasa Indonesia dan Bahasa Inggris) untuk mata pelajaran Matematika dan IPA. Tantangan utama program ini adalah kompetensi guru dalam berbahasa Inggris. Oleh karena itu, dibutuhkan pelatihan peningkatan kemampuan guru berbahasa Inggris, khususnya Speaking English for Instructional Purposes. Pelatihan yang bertujuan untuk mempersiapkan penyelenggaraan kelas bilingual ini dilaksanakan dalam lima kali pertemuan. Setiap pertemuan berlangsung selama 2 – 2,5 jam. Teknik kegiatan meliputi: pronunciation drills, group and class discussions, modelling, penyusunan skenario pengajaran (teaching scenario), dan microteaching. Peserta selalu antusias dalam setiap kegiatan. Setiap sesi microteaching berakhir, dilakukan refleksi. Feedback dari peserta lain terhadap guru yang melakukan microteaching sangat supportif dan konstruktif. Pada akhir pelatihan, terdapat peningkatan kompetensi guru-guru peserta pelatihan dalam menggunakan ungkapan-ungkapan bahasa Inggris untuk tujuan pengajaran. Mereka tampak lebih percaya diri dan lebih lancar berkomunikasi dalam bahasa Inggris. Pihak sekolah mengharapkan pelatihan berkelanjutan untuk menyukseskan program pengajaran bilingual di sekolah.  
Sistem Similarity Checking Terpadu melalui Google Workspace for Education berbasis Digital One-Stop Integrated Service di UPT Perpustakaan Unnes Setyarini, Setyarini; Farida, Alief Noor; Abadi, Kholid Baror
Pustakaloka Vol. 16 No. 1 (2024)
Publisher : IAIN Ponorogo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21154/pustakaloka.v16i1.7662

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Universitas Negeri Semarang adalah salah satu universitas yang telah berlangganan aplikasi Turnitin untuk menguji tingkat kesamaan karya tulis ilmiah sivitas akademikanya. Layanan similarity checking karya tulis ilmiah dapat dimanfaatkan dalam berbagai bentuk mulai dari artikel, tugas akhir, skripsi, tesis, disertasi, buku dan monograf. Dalam implementasi sistem terdahulu terdapat beberapa masalah yaitu mengenai kecepatan, efektivitas dan efisiensi proses layanan, sehingga penulis merasa perlu melakukan inovasi pada sistem layanan similarity checking untuk membuat produk layanan tersebut lebih cepat, efektif dan efisien. Tujuan dari penelitian tersebut adalah mengembangkan sistem terpadu yang diharapakan mampu mengatasi persoalan dari para stakeholder yaitu para dosen, karyawan, pustakawan, serta mahasiswa yang akan menyelesaikan masa studinya sebagai upaya peningkatkan kualitas layanan perpustakaan yang dikonversi dari platform konvensional menjadi platform digital yang harapannya menjadi digital one-stop integrated service. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian pengembangan dengan menggunakan pendekatan RAD (Rapid Application Development). Data diambil dari kuesioner dengan objek analisis dosen, mahasiswa, pustakawan, ataupun tenaga kependidikan di lingkungan Universitas Negeri Semarang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terintegrasinya similarity checking dengan program layanan keanggotaan perpustakaan terutama ketika kelulusan mahasiswa memberikan kemudahan bagi sivitas akademika dan para stakeholder.
Emergency Remote-Learning in Applying Project-based Learning in Translation Course to Improve Translation Quality and Students’ Creativity Yuliasri, Issy; Kalisa, Pasca; Farida, Alief Noor; Suprapti, Sri
Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature Vol 18, No 1 (2023): October 2023
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/lc.v18i1.48583

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This research aims to investigate the use of project-based learning in translation courses, assess student responses to this approach, assess student knowledge and skills in translation techniques, and analyze the quality of student translation results using a project-based approach. This research uses a qualitative approach with exploratory and explanatory case study methods. The location of this research is at Universitas Negeri Semarang, with the focus on the English Language Education Study Program. Participants in this research consisted of 3 lecturers who taught the English-Indonesian Translation course in the 2021-2022 Even Semester, as well as around 150 students who took the course. Data collection was collected through interviews, observations, Forum Group Discussion (FGD), document analysis, as well as using questionnaires and documentation to measure student translation results. The research results show that project-based learning has succeeded in improving the quality of learning and student creativity in translating a text. Apart from that, students also showed a positive response to the application of the project-based learning model in the translation class.