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Journal : ELT Echo

A BREAKTHROUGH SYLLABUS IN TEACHING LANGUAGE TESTING COURSE Tedi Rohadi
ELT Echo : The Journal of English Language Teaching in Foreign Language Context Vol 2, No 2 (2017): DECEMBER 2017
Publisher : IAIN Syekh Nurjati Cirebon

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (738.983 KB) | DOI: 10.24235/eltecho.v2i2.2173

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Abstract: The word “testing or assessment” has always been a scarry thing for anybody especially students. This perception is worsened by the fact that time allotment of the course is limited and the scope of materials to be covered is overloaded. As a result, the students are overwhelmed, confused, and even frustrated. The paper is a report of a breakthrough syllabus in teaching language testing course resulted from a classroom action research in effectively transforming such frightening, bewildering, and discouraging nuances to be a conducive teaching-learning circumstance. Theories and concepts underpinning the study as well as research methodology will initiate the paper. The next part of the paper will discuss the so called “a breakthrough syllabus” itself as the focus of the study and its implementation and findings. The paper will not only elaborate some problems that were encountered during the implementation but also will provide some suggestions to anticipate those potential problems in the end part of the paper. The discussion last but not least enlighten every aspect involved in the study.  Keywords: Assessment, Syllabus, Language Testing
A Comparison of 4Cs’ Praxis in Two Recommended English Textbooks For senior high school in Indonesia Try Oktaviani Shalehah; Tedi Rohadi; Zakky Yavani
ELT Echo : The Journal of English Language Teaching in Foreign Language Context Vol 5, No 1 (2020): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24235/eltecho.v5i1.6720

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This study aims to know the 4Cs skills, as a mandatory principal of curriculum 2013, in two English Textbooks which used as references in teaching and learning process for eleventh grade. The two English Textbooks studied are “Bahasa Inggris” and “Contextual English”. This research used content analysis as a method, to get the data the researcher use document analysis. After analyzing, the data were interpreted, compared and reported. The research finding shows that 4Cs skills from both English Textbooks are included on its package of activities; 1) pre activities, 2) content of the materials, and 3) worksheets. The critical thinking aspects are mostly found on its pre-activity and contents, while communicative and collaborative aspects sometimes emerge on both. The worksheet requires creativity of the students as well as communicative and collaborative aspects on it. It was also found that among two English Textbooks studied, the 4Cs aspects on “Contextual English Textbooks” are shown up more frequent than “Bahasa Inggris” text book.