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An Analysis of Rhetorical Structures of Introduction Sections in International Conference Papers Diyana Sulistyani; Januarius Mujiyanto; Suwandi Suwandi
English Education Journal Vol 12 No 2 (2022): June 2022
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

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Producing a well-organized and coherent text remains a significant problem in EFL context writing. Cognitive demands and low exposure to the language contribute to this issue. Numerous researches are available to tackle EFL learners’ texts by using various ways such as Theme/Rheme and thematic progression. Some studies attempt to uncover EFL texts’ coherence by using rhetorical moves and structure. This study attempted a novel method to reveal text coherence called Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST) by Mann and Thompson (1988). The data were the introduction sections of ten articles taken from the International Conference on Science, Education, and Technology (ISET) 2019, and they were analyzed by considering 23 relations in RST. The findings reveal that the Subject Matter relations category overpowers the number of Presentational relations. Elaboration ranks at the top with 72 data, followed by Background (19 times) and Purpose (18 times). However, there is no datum for Volitional Result, Otherwise, Interpretation, and Sequence relations. It suggests that the article writers preferred to provide information by giving a detailed explanation, a background of the case, and the study purposes. The results are expected to encourage future researchers to utilize various ways of tackling text coherence and to provide an alternative to analyzing text for educators.
Efektifitas Pembelajaran Menulis Bahasa Inggris Menggunakan Strategi Sentence Combining dengan Aplikasi Canva Dewi Sartika; Sri Wuli Fitriati; Suwandi Suwandi; Hendi Pratama
Prosiding Seminar Nasional Pascasarjana Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022)
Publisher : Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Semarang

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Menulis adalah keterampilan yang bermanfaat untuk dipelajari oleh pembelajar EFL. Namun, siswa sering memiliki masalah dengan menulis. Salah satu strategi yang dapat diterapkan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis siswa adalah menggunakan strategi sentence combining. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat seberapa efektif strategi sentence combining dalam pembelajaran menulis bahasa Inggris siswa. Satu kelompok pra-eksperimen pretes postes desain diterapkan. Untuk menentukan sampel penelitian digunakan cluster random sampling. Kelas XI Teknik Mekatronika SMK Negeri 1 Inderalaya Selatan terpilih. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah tes tertulis esai yang dievaluasi oleh dua penilai menggunakan rubrik penilaian menulis. Data dianalisis dengan uji-t. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data, ditemukan bahwa t-obtained lebih tinggi daripada t-tabel (7.300>2.00). Dengan kata lain, penerapan strategi sentence combining yang disertakan penggunaaan aplikasi Canva dapat meningkatkan kemampuan menulis siswa. Dengan demikian, diharapkan agar guru dapat menggabungkan strategi menulis dan penggunaan aplikasi Canva sehingga dapat memotivasi siswa untuk menghasilkan karya tulisan terbaiknya.
The Effect of Electronic Storybook and Print Storybook on Students’ Reading Comprehension Skill Based on Their Learning Styles Yayu Sri Rahayu; Januarius Mujiyanto; Suwandi Suwandi; Sri Wuli Fitriati
International Conference on Science, Education, and Technology Vol. 8 (2022)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

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The change from printed to electronic content has an impact on students’ reading comprehension and reading style. This article presents experiments designed to assess the influence of electronic text on the reading comprehension of the second semester students of English Language Education Study Program. This study aims to ascertain whether there is a substantial difference in basic reading comprehension achievement between students with visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. In this article presents two experiments designed to assess the effect of electronic text on the basic reading comprehension of second-semester students. In the first trial, 72 students read either electronic or printed storybooks in learning basic reading comprehension course. This study found no statistically significant difference between open-ended questions and a test for measuring basic reading comprehension. There was, however, substantial statistical difference in reading comprehension between students with different learning styles, for the group who read the electronic versions of the stories, as determined by e-storybook. As measured by test of basic reading comprehension, their comprehension of the e-book stories was significantly greater. Thus the result of this research shows there are no there are no notable distinctions between the auditory, visual, and kinesthetic styles of learning derived from the basic reading comprehension learning outcomes of students who were taught using an electronic storybook or a print storybook.