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From Teaching to Thriving: Exploring the Lived Experiences of English Education Graduates in Non-Teaching Careers Nabilah, Jihan; Teodora Ping, Maria; Hermagustiana, Istanti; Sunardi; Sunggingwati, Dyah; Rusmawaty, Desy
Borneo Educational Journal (Borju) Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025): February
Publisher : Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24903/bej.v7i1.1973

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The present phenomenological study discovers the lived experiences of English education graduates pursuing non-teaching careers (any professional roles that do not involve teaching students in formal educational settings). By conducting in-depth interviews with three participants, their lived experiences uncovered the interaction between non-teaching career exploration, appealing job opportunities, interest-driven career decisions, career choice consistency, self-efficacy, confidence, career growth, and development opportunities, which guided them to pursue their non-teaching careers. They considered intrinsic factors (self-efficacy and confidence, personal goals, personal interest, personal development, and outcomes expectations), along with extrinsic factors (financial stability, teaching limitations, career prospect, workload vs. compensation, continued engagement with educational background) in deciding their careers. The skills from English education such as teaching, communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and English skills are applicable to help them adapt to their non-teaching career. The findings prove the adaptability of English education graduates in managing job market difficulties and diverse applications of their educational experiences. By having these facts this study informs higher education institutions and English education programs to support and guide the English education graduates as they fit for diverse career paths.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY AND ENGLISH ACHIVEMENT OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS SULAIMAN YASIN SAMARINDA IN THE 2011/2012 ACADEMIC YEAR Ariani, Setya; Sunggingwati, Dyah; Iswari, Weningtyas Parama
CaLLs (Journal of Culture, Arts, Literature, and Linguistics) Vol 2, No 2 (2016): Desember 2016
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Mulawarman

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Anxiety is considered having negative effects for most students in learning foreign language, especially English. It has attracted researchers’ attention to do the investigation on foreign language anxiety as a factor which inhibits students to learn the target language successfully. Concerning with this issue, this correlational research was emphasized on investigating the relationship between foreign language anxiety and students’ English achievement. Fifty-five eighth grade students of MTS Sulaiman Yasin Samarinda were asked to fill out 33 items of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). The Pearson Product Moment Correlation showed that anxiety had significant negative correlation with students’ English achievement (r = -.258, p<.01). Key words: anxiety, achievement, Pearson Product Moment
Mismatched Expectations and Perceptions in Undergraduate Thesis Supervision Sunggingwati, Dyah; Setyowati, Dea Rini; Hermagustiana, Istanti
TLEMC (Teaching and Learning English in Multicultural Contexts) Vol 8, No 2 (2024): TLEMC (Teaching and Learning English in Multicultural Contexts)
Publisher : Siliwangi University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37058/tlemc.v8i2.14385

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Thesis supervision involves both supervisors and supervisees that have different perceptions and expectations. This study aims to explore the perceptions of supervisors and expectations of supervisees. An exploratory case study design was applied in this study. Eleven of 24 supervisors who participated in this study responded to questions about their supervisory given via Google Form. Nine English undergraduate students who are currently working on their undergraduate thesis were involved. A set of questions was distributed to supervisors and semi-structured interview was applied to supervisees. The data were analyzed thematically. The findings revealed that there are mismatched expectations and perceptions that contribute to the complexity of thesis supervision. The supervisors have a positive perception about their relationship with the supervisees. They recognize their supervisees' needs and have professional relationships with their supervisees. They provide help and guidance, such as providing online links of material to support the supervisee’s thesis. Furthermore, they expect their supervisees to have autonomy in learning for their own thesis, have adequate research knowledge and skills, and have good communication skills. However, the supervisees expected that their supervisors recognized each supervisee's characters, needs, and weaknesses. They expect to receive clear and structured instructions to outline their research schedules and activities and to receive oral specific feedback on specific parts of their thesis. This study highlights a need for clarity about the expectations of each party to minimize mismatched expectations.Keywords: thesis expectations, thesis perceptions, undergraduate thesis supervision
The Implementation of The Merdeka Curriculum for Englih Musringatin, Musringatin; Sunggingwati, Dyah; Utami Asih, Yuni
Borneo Educational Journal (Borju) Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025): August
Publisher : Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24903/bej.v7i2.2202

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The nationwide implementation of Indonesia's Merdeka Curriculum, emphasizing student-centered learning, has limited empirical research that has examined how English teachers navigate the pedagogical transition from traditional teacher-centered approaches in actual classroom contexts. This qualitative case study investigated the implementation experiences of English teachers adopting the Merdeka Curriculum, focusing on their strategies, challenges, and outcomes in transitioning to student-centered teaching approaches. Using purposive sampling, in-depth interviews were conducted with two experienced English teachers at SMP N 9 Loa Kulu, Kutai Kartanegara. Data were analyzed using Miles, Huberman, and Saldana's (2014) interactive model to identify implementation patterns and emerging themes. Findings revealed that both teachers demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the curriculum's constructivist principles and successfully implemented student-centered strategies through project-based activities, innovative assessment methods, and cultural integration approaches. Teachers effectively fostered 21st-century skills development through collaborative projects and authentic communication practices. However, significant implementation challenges emerged, including assessment transition difficulties, increased material development workload, limited technology resources, and insufficient administrative support. Moreover, despite these obstacles, teachers reported positive learning outcomes, including enhanced student engagement, improved critical thinking, and better collaborative skills. Key recommendations include continuous professional development, improved resource allocation, and stronger institutional support systems. While this small-scale study limits generalizability, it provides valuable insights into the practical realities of curriculum implementation and highlights the critical need for systematic support to achieve the Merdeka Curriculum's transformative educational goals in Indonesian EFL contexts
Reading Strategies Used by 12 Graders in an EFL Context: A Correlational Study Sunggingwati, Dyah; Ungau, Septiwin
TLEMC (Teaching and Learning English in Multicultural Contexts) Vol 7, No 2 (2023): TLEMC (Teaching and Learning English in Multicultural Contexts)
Publisher : Siliwangi University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37058/tlemc.v7i2.9403

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This correlation study investigates three major strategies of cognitive, metacognitive, and socio-affective as the strategies that are generally applied in reading comprehension and reading achievement at secondary level in Indonesia. The participants were 127 of 12 graders. The reading strategy questionnaire adopted from Strategy Inventory for Language learning (SILL, ESL/EFL version 7.0) and reading comprehension test were the used instruments. Using one-way analysis of variance, the results reveal that there was significant correlation of metacognitive strategies and reading comprehension achievement but not with cognitive and socio-affective strategies. In addition, metacognitive was the most frequent strategies employed to reading comprehension.Keywords: reading strategies, comprehension, secondary level
SPEAKING ANXIETY: EXPERIENCES OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ IN EFL CONTEXT LEARNING AT THE SECOND, FOURTH AND SIXTH SEMESTER WITHIN GENDER BASED IN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF MULAWARMAN UNIVERSITY Maharyadin, Andi; Sunggingwati, Dyah; Rusmawaty, Desy
Ilmu Budaya: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Budaya Vol 6, No 2 (2022): April 2022
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Mulawarman

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30872/jbssb.v6i2.7979

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Anxiety in speaking particularly in a foreign language context is considered as an issue that requires more investigation since it is one feature that hinders students’ performance and achievement. This study aims to examine the level of pre-service English teachers’ speaking anxiety at the second, fourth and sixth semesters. Using a survey study, the respondents were 274 of pre-service English teachers, 190 females and 84 males. The questionnaire was employed to gather the data. The finding of this study revealed that pre-service English at all semesters had moderate level of speaking anxiety. Moreover, within gender-based context, male students tended to have lower language anxiety than the female students.
JING-MEI WOO’S HYBRID IDENTITY IN AMY TAN’S THE JOY LUCK CLUB NOVEL Novitasari, Andhini; Sunggingwati, Dyah; Lubis, Indah Sari
Ilmu Budaya: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Budaya Vol 2, No 4 (2018): Oktober 2018
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Mulawarman

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ABSTRACT Migration is considered as a massive impact of colonization. It causes a huge number of people from a certain country (a colonized ones) move to another country due to colonization. Starting from this, usually a new society consists of mixed culture, norms, values adjusted to the altering citizens (migrants and non-migrants) that has been created. Yet, an issue of one’s identity appear for those who come from the two cultures as it appeared in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. Jing-Mei Woo, a Chinese-born American had issue of defining her identity due to the hybridity circumstance she achieved as the daughter of immigrant parents. This research aimed to examine the portrayal of Jing-Mei Woo’s hybridity identity and the way she developed her hybrid identity. This research was a qualitative research for the data were in the form of words from The Joy Luck Club novel. Barry’s theory about hybrid identity was used to answer the research questions towards Jing-Mei Woo character. The result showed that Jing-Mei Woo experienced hybridity as she was unable to define herself whether it was her past-self (Chinese) or present-self (American), felt out of place not knowing exactly her identity form of the two cultures, and having the hybrid identity between Chinese and American cultures. While during the process, Jing-Mei Woo developed her hybrid identity by getting through the four stages: she ignored her origin’s identity as a Chinese woman, denying her Chinese identity by telling her mother most of times that she was not a Chinese and that was the reason she could not understand a bit about her mother’s culture, maintaining the American’s way of thinking as she thought that was her identity despite the fact that she was also a Chinese, and finally realising that in order to define herself, she accepted her Chinese blood and admitted her hybrid identity as a Chinese-American woman. Keywords: migration, hybrid identity  ABSTRAK Migrasi merupakan dampak luar biasa dari kolonisasi. Peristiwa ini (migrasi) menyebabkan perpindahan sekelompok orang dengan jumlah yang banyak dari suatu negara (yang dikuasai atau dikolonisasi) ke negara lain. Biasanya sebagai akibat dari migrasi ini terbentuklah suatu masyarakat baru yang sistem-sistemnya mengandung percampuran budaya, norma-norma, serta nilai-nilai yang telah menyesuaikan diri dengan perubahan yang terjadi pada masyarakatnya yang terdiri dari para migran dan non-migran. Akan tetapi, ada satu masalah yang muncul berkenaan dengan masyarakat baru yang terbentuk ini: permasalahan mengenai identitas diri seseorang yang berasal dari dua budaya berbeda seperti yang ada pada novel Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club. Jing-Mei Woo, seorang anak perempuan dari orang tua imigran Cina dan memiliki darah Cina tetapi menetap di Amerika, memiliki permasalahan dalam menentukan identitas dirinya yang sebenarnya karena ia hidup di lingkungan hibriditas. Studi ini merupakan studi kualitatif karena menganalisa data yang berupa kata-kata dari novel The Joy Luck Club. Teori dari Barry mengenai identitas hibrida digunakan untuk menjawab pokok-pokok permasalahan pada karakter Jing-Mei Woo. Hasil studi ini memperlihatkan bahwa Jing-Mei Woo mengalami hibriditas karena ia tidak mampu menentukan identitas dirinya, apakah identitas itu adalah dirinya yang dimasa lalu sebagai seorang Cina ataukah dirinya yang sekarang sebagai seorang Amerika, merasa tidak memiliki tempat yang cocok dengan dirinya, dan memiliki identitas hibrida antara budaya Cina dan Amerika. Selama proses Jing-Mei Woo mengembangkan identitas hibridanya, ia melewati empat tahapan yaitu: Jing-Mei Woo mengabaikan identitas aslinya sebagai wanita Cina, menolak identitasnya sebagai seorang Cina dengan selalu mengatakan pada ibunya bahwa ia bukanlah seorang Cina maka wajar jika ia tidak bisa mengerti sedikit pun soal budaya ibunya, menganggap bahwa identitas sebenarnya yaitu dengan mengikuti pola pikir seorang Amerika terlepas dari fakta bahwa ia juga memiliki darah seorang Cina dalam tubuhnya, dan akhirnya Jing-Mei Woo menerima darah Cina dalam tubuhnya dan mengakui identitas hibridanya sebagai seorang keturunan Cina-Amerika, yang membuatnya mampu menentukan identitas dirinya yang sebenarnya.  Kata Kunci: migrasi, identitas hibrida
ANALYZING SELF-ACTUALIZATION OF JONAS CHARACTER IN THE GIVER NOVEL Rahayuningsih, Herdiana; Sunggingwati, Dyah; Valiantien, Nita Maya
Ilmu Budaya: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Budaya Vol 3, No 3 (2019): Juli 2019
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This study concerns with Self-Actualization in The Giver novel. Aiming to find the character and personality of Jonas through the Self-Actualization described in the novel. The source of data is taken from The Giver novel by Lois Lowry. This study used Self-Actualization theory by Abraham Maslow. The researchers was employed that Jonas has bravery, sensitive feelings, and intelligence. The results of this research showed that self-actualization found in Jonas are: 1) objective perception, (2) general acceptance of nature, others and oneself, (3) spontaneity, simplicity, and naturalness behaving, (4) needs for privacy and independence, (5) autonomous functioning, (6) freshness of appreciation, (7) mystical or “peak” experiences, (8) concern in social interest, (9) interpersonal relations, (10) recognize discrimination between means and ends, good and evil, (11) present creativeness. When Jonas gets the memories from The Giver, then he shows his self-actualization. The memories open up his mind to think, and to realize that the real world is much beautiful with the difference between one and another. Thus, Jonas is a dynamic character. From Jonas self-actualization, he tries to recognize his own self, develop his ability, his personal uniqueness, and to actualize his potentials as a human being that capable of becoming what he wants to achieve. 
Overcoming Speaking Anxiety: A Study on Students’ Preferred Strategies in English Language Learning Herlina, Herlina; Aridah, Aridah; Hermagustiana, Istanti; Sunggingwati, Dyah; Syamdianita, Syamdianita
Journal of Language and Literature Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): March
Publisher : Lembaga Penelitian dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (LITPAM)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36312/jolls.v6i1.3383

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Speaking anxiety is a major challenge for students learning English as a foreign language. It often arises from fear of making mistakes, limited vocabulary, poor pronunciation, and the pressure of being judged. This study explores how English Education students at Mulawarman University experience and manage speaking anxiety. Using a qualitative design with semi-structured interviews involving three participants, data were analyzed thematically to identify patterns in causes, triggers, and coping strategies. The findings reveal that anxiety is most intense during formal tasks such as presentations or spontaneous questioning. Students adopt strategies like self-practice, note preparation, breathing techniques, self-recording, and peer support to reduce anxiety. These approaches gradually enhance confidence and improve speaking performance. The study concludes that emotional and instructional support from teachers and peers significantly reduces anxiety levels. Implications suggest that educators should foster supportive classroom environments and integrate reflective speaking practices to help students overcome fear and participate actively in English communication.
Cinematic Metaphors in Jokowi’s International Political Speeches: A Conceptual Metaphor Theory Analysis Nana Asrianti; Dyah Sunggingwati; Noor Rachmawaty; Iwan Setiawan; Ventje Jany Kalukar; Istanti Hermagustiana; Sunardi Sunardi
Borneo Educational Journal (Borju) Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026): August (Article in Press)
Publisher : Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24903/bej.v8i2.2321

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Language plays a central role in political communication, particularly through the use of metaphor, which enables leaders to simplify complex issues and influence public perception. In the digital era, cinematic metaphors drawn from popular films and television series have become increasingly visible in political discourse. This study examines cinematic metaphors in two of President Joko Widodo’s international speeches delivered in 2018. Using a descriptive qualitative design, the analysis applies Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Critical Metaphor Analysis to identify and interpret metaphors derived from Avengers: Infinity War and Game of Thrones. Fourteen cinematic metaphors were identified and categorized into four conceptual mappings: ECONOMIC CONFLICT IS WAR, LEADERS ARE HEROES, ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IS NATURAL DISASTER, and INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ARE A GAME OF POWER. The findings show that these metaphors function not only as linguistic devices but also as rhetorical strategies that construct meaning, highlight global risks, and legitimize Jokowi’s call for cooperation. The study concludes that cinematic metaphors enhance accessibility and emotional resonance in political messaging by connecting global issues with familiar cultural narratives. The originality of this research lies in its focus on cinematic metaphors in Indonesian political speech—an area rarely examined in prior studies—and its integration of cognitive and rhetorical perspectives to explain how popular culture shapes contemporary political discourse.