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Staging Multicultural Values and Tolerance through Genre in an Indonesian EFL Textbook Martria, Mayang; Kalsum, Kalsum; Bahtiar, Bahtiar; Yusuf, Muh.
AL LUGHAWIYAAT: JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): April
Publisher : IAIN KENDARI

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31332/alg.v7i1.14251

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This study explores how multicultural values and tolerance are discursively constructed through genre in an Indonesian EFL textbook. It focuses on English for Nusantara Student’s Book for SMP/MTs Grade VIII, a nationally distributed textbook used in junior secondary education, including Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri (MTsN). Employing qualitative content analysis, the study examines 49 verbal and visual text units across dialogue, narrative, recount, report, and procedure genres through the lens of Systemic Functional Linguistics genre theory and multicultural education. The findings reveal that multicultural values and tolerance are not uniformly presented across the textbook; rather, they are staged differently through genre. Dialogue, narrative, and recount tend to humanize difference through empathy, shared experience, and moral evaluation, while report and procedure tend to normalize diversity through knowledge, social awareness, and practical action. The study contributes to EFL textbook research by demonstrating that values are not only thematically represented but also genre-shaped in ways that influence how learners are invited to understand and practice tolerance. The findings have implications for the design of English teaching materials in diverse educational settings.
The Correlation Between Students’ Writing Anxiety and B2 Level Achievement in Writing Proficiency Adianti, Astrid Dwi; Fakhruddin, Zulfah; Tjalla , Magdahalena; Kalsum, Kalsum
AL LUGHAWIYAAT: JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): April
Publisher : IAIN KENDARI

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31332/alg.v7i1.14346

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Achieving B2-level writing proficiency based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) remains a challenge for many EFL university students. Beyond linguistic limitations, writing anxiety encompassing somatic, cognitive, and avoidance dimensions constitutes a critical affective barrier influencing students' writing performance. This study examined the correlation between students' writing anxiety and their B2-level writing proficiency in an EFL context at a State Islamic Institute in Indonesia. A quantitative correlational design was employed, involving 42 fourth-semester students of the English Education Program. Writing anxiety was measured using the Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI), while writing proficiency was assessed through an IELTS Writing Task 2 test aligned with CEFR B2 descriptors. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation. The findings revealed that 85.7% of students experienced moderate anxiety, while 14.3% experienced high anxiety, with no students in the low-anxiety category. Regarding proficiency, 54.8% were at the B1 level and 45.2% reached B2. A statistically significant moderate negative correlation was found (r = −0.452, p = 0.003 < 0.05), confirming that higher writing anxiety is associated with lower B2 writing performance. The study interprets these findings through the lens of Krashen’s (1982) Affective Filter Hypothesis, Bandura’s (1997) Self-Efficacy Theory, and Sweller’s (1988) Cognitive Load Theory. Pedagogical implications encompass the adoption of low-anxiety classroom environments, process-based writing instruction, and structured feedback strategies to support CEFR-aligned writing development.