Yuni Astuti
Department Of English, Faculty Of Cultural Studies, Universitas Brawijaya

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Developing Online Learning Assessment Instrument for English Sentence Structure Course during Covid-19 Pandemic Emy Sudarwati; Fatimah Fatimah; Yuni Astuti; M. Faruq Ubaidillah
Langkawi: Journal of The Association for Arabic and English Vol 7, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Kendari

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31332/lkw.v7i2.3122

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Anchored by the need for constructing an online assessment which is mediated by honesty as the character value for grammar mastery among undergraduate students during Covid-19 pandemic, in the present study we developed a test of English Sentence Structure (ESS) situated in an English department of a public university in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. To enact such a purpose, Design-based Research (DBR) was carried out in the study. Findings from the study showcase that the test was valid and reliable, giving it accessible portion for use in the English department. Aside from that, students also opined positively toward the use of the test in measuring their English grammar mastery. Despite these, we found that students’ score in the tryout phase is low affected by their lack of test preparation, inappropriate situated test time, and ineffective teaching and learning enactment. The paper ends with recommendation for future researchers.
Achievement Motivation and the Students’ Speaking Performance Yuni - Astuti
EDUCAFL : Journal of Education of English as Foreign Language Vol 2, No 2 (2019): EDUCAFL
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (14.387 KB) | DOI: 10.21776/ub.Educafl.2019.002.02.02

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This study employs a correlational design that is to find out the relationship between achievement motivation and the students’ speaking performance. The aim of this study obtains the level of students’ achievement motivation and their speaking performance. This study also reveals the relationship between the variables. The questionnaire with four Likert-scale was used to measure the students’ level in this study. It was the adaptation of the Contextual Achievement Motivation questionnaire. To measure the students' speaking performance, a teacher-made speaking test was used. The questionnaire and the speaking test were administered to undergraduate second-semester students of the English Department, Faculty of Cultural Studies, Universitas Brawijaya. The result of this study showed that there was a significant average positive correlation between achievement motivation level and the students’ speaking performance level (r = .688, sig. = .00). Regarding the result of the students' learning in the speaking class, teachers are expected to be able to recognize their students’ achievement motivation to support and enhance the students' ability in learning. Teachers are expected to encourage the students to be more open and share their difficulties in learning especially in the speaking class. Thus, by having close communication between teachers and the students, it is expected that the students’ problems during the learning process can be solved. The students’ achievement motivation is expected to be higher and stronger in completing the course with high achievement.
Mini Magazine as an Elicitor to Enhance Students’ Creativity in Writing Yuni Astuti; Istiqomah Wulandari
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 1 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.01.02

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Expressing ideas in the form of written expression is usually challenging for many students in ESL/EFL classes. Along with the acquisition of the second language (L2), to write in L2 students might experience some social and cognitive challenges. For instance, Students may have little confidence to write in L2 compared to that of their first language. Moreover, language proficiency in L2 adds on to the quality of good writing. Some quandaries may contribute for this situation, in writing; students may face common issues such as: grappling with grammar aspects, choosing the appropriate vocabularies, copping with punctuation and mechanics, making coherence and cohesion, and generating ideas (Al Badi, 2015; Younes & Albalawi, 2015). Thus, the researchers are going to stimulate thdents' creativity in writing via mini magazines to help students in generating their ideas and sharpen their writing skills. By assigning the students to make mini-magazines, the researchers believe that it will have a positive impact on the students' writing skills and language proficiency.