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Journal : Tefla Journal (Teaching English as Foreign Language and Applied Linguistic Journal)

Analysis of Students’ Strengths and Weaknesses in Academic Writing at Universitas PGRI Kalimantan Nana Suciati; Tri Winindyasari Palupi; Ida Rusdiana
TEFLA Journal (Teaching English as Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics Journal) Vol. 6 No. 1 (2024)
Publisher : UMBanjarmasin

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35747/tefla.v6i1.1024

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Academic writing is an essential skill for academics. It enables students, researchers, and academics to communicate ideas, and disseminate research findings. Thus, academic writing is included as one of the courses of the writing cluster subjects at the English Study Program at University of PGRI Kalimantan. The final goal of this course is that students can write a scientific essay that comes from simple research. The study is carried out to define the strengths and weaknesses that are mostly made by students’ Academic Writing Subject. This is a descriptive research, which is in conceptual content analysis method. The samples are taken from 16 students’ scientific essays in Academic Writing Course. The findings are that students are good in ethical standards, structured format, as well as clarity and precision.  However, they are lack of critical thinking and evidence-based arguments. It is suggested that in advanced teaching, students are provided with more activities involved critical thinking and evidence-based argument.
MULTICULTURAL TEACHING IN EFL CLASSROOM Yulieda Hermaniar; Tri Winindyasari Palupi; Yasyir Fahmi Mubaraq
TEFLA Journal (Teaching English as Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics Journal) Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021)
Publisher : UMBanjarmasin

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35747/tefla.v3i1.1059

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Multiculturalism is the identity of most schools in Indonesia since the term deals with varieties in students’ cultural backgrounds. In today’s curriculum, multiculturalism is stated explicitly in an attempt to promote character buildings. As the result, the teaching and learning process should highlight the aspect of multiculturalism in material, media, as well as teaching strategies. In the implementation, there are some challenges faced by the English teachers. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to describe issues faced by teachers in highlighting multiculturalism value to the teaching of English in a vocational school in Kalimantan Selatan. Four schools are taken as the subject of the study. They are SMKN 4 Banjarmasin, SMKN 3 Banjarbaru, SMKN 1 Bati-Bati, and SMKN 1 Tapin Selatan. Interview and observation are conducted to gather the data that is presented descriptively by following Cresswell’s stages; data transcribing, coding and data classification, data interpretation, and drawing the conclusion. The result of the study concludes the challenges faced by the teachers to highlight the multiculturalism aspect in the classroom. The challenges are in terms of media, material, teaching strategies, and support.