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Academic Reading Difficulties in Higher Education Indry Widyasti Anwar; Sartika Putri Sailuddin
Journal of Languages and Language Teaching Vol 10, No 2 (2022)
Publisher : Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33394/jollt.v10i2.4849

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Academic reading is one of the challenges commonly faced by university students especially EFL learners. This study aims to identify academic reading difficulties in higher education focusing on Indonesian university students. It used mixed-method by collecting quantitative data from close-ended questionnaires and qualitative data from one open-ended question. In this study, 60 students were asked to rate the reading aspects listed in the questionnaires based on its level of difficulty and provide commentaries as well as possible additional aspect. The statistic results showed that overall students considered academic reading easy (M=2.445, SD=0.568). Reading carefully to understand the text was found as the aspect with the least difficulty (M=2.16, SD= 0.963) and working out the meaning of difficult words was identified as the most difficult one (M=2.75, SD=1.235). These statistics are supported by the qualitative finding whereas 43% students having problems translating and understanding difficult and formal words.
Willingness to Communicate and Its Influencing Factors among Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers Indry Widyasti Anwar; Min Jung Jee; Sutisno Adam; Sartika Sailuddin
Journal of Languages and Language Teaching Vol 9, No 4 (2021)
Publisher : Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33394/jollt.v9i4.4201

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Willingness to communicate (WTC) can be defined as the readiness of a language learner to enter communication situation. This study aims to identify factors affecting pre-service teachers’ WTC and to explore their perspective on the importance of WTC in relation to the study program. The study implemented both quantitative and qualitative method in order to gain deeper understanding from questionnaires and interview data. Questionnaires were used to explain interrelated relationship between variables affecting WTC among pre-service teachers. Interview data were used to report their perspective on the significance of WTC in relation to their study program.  The result inferred that pre-service teachers have relatively high WTC. Motivation variable  scale  indicated direct positive relation to pre-service teachers’ WTC while anxiety showed a negative relationship.  Language learning beliefs items were reported to be moderately agreed upon among pre-service teachers influencing their WTC. Interview result inferred that pre-service teachers mostly agreed upon the significance of enhancing WTC among learners. Implications for learning as a result from this study suggested that teachers and curriculum makers to improve teaching techniques and approaches in order to enhance learners’ WTC.
Toponymy Analysis of Village Naming in Ternate Nur Fajrhi; Fitriningsih Pratiwi Mahmud; Sartika Putri Sailuddin; Ahmad Rifani Talaohu; Sulmi Magfirah
Jurnal Sinestesia Vol. 13 No. 1 (2023)
Publisher : Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah

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Ternate is one of the cities in North Maluku, located right beneath Gamalama Mountain. Ternate was once a trade center in the 13th century and became a melting pot for people from different countries with different purposes. There were Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish with the aim of colonizing, and there were Arabian, Chinese, and locals outside Ternate, such as people from Halmahera, Sulawesi, Maluku, Sumatra, and Java, who came for trading. The arrival of these people contributes not only to language adaptation but also to place names known as toponymy. There are several relevant studies concerning toponymy in Indonesia, but they have yet to be done in Ternate. Hence, this research aims to: 1) analyze the morphological process of the villages naming in Ternate and 2) provide toponyms classification of the villages naming in Ternate. The primary data are taken from Ternate Dalam Angka, a statistical data from BPS Ternate, which contains 59 villages/sub-districts named in Ternate. The data was then analyzed and triangulated through in-depth interviews and literature studies. The data are presented both formally and informally. The analysis results show morphological processes concerning zero derivation, reduplication, compounding, abbreviation, back-formation, combination, borrowing, and phrases that occurred in the villages named in Ternate. The findings also attest to a theory proposed by George R. Stewart (2012) regarding toponymy classification of village naming in Ternate, in which there are descriptive, incident, possessive, commemorative, euphemistic, folk etymologies, manufactured, shift, mistake, descriptive + manufactured, euphemistic + manufactured, euphemistic + manufactured, and unknown.
The Effectiveness of TOEFL Preparation Course to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension Sartika Putri Sailuddin
EDU Journal - English Department of UMMU Journal Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Vol. 2 No. 2 November 2022
Publisher : English Education Department, Faculty of Education Muhammadiyah University of North Maluku

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52046/edu.j.v2i2.1543

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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of applying TOEFL Preparation in order to increase TOEFL test scores for students especially on reading section. The research to be carried out is an experimental research with a t-test sample. Participants consisted of 30 selected university students who had participated on the TOEFL preparation program under three stages, namely pretest, treatment (reading lesson), and posttest. This research method ised 2 types of instruments, namely the pretest which was used to measure students’ initial reading scores of the TOEFL test, and the posttest which was used to measure the final score results after the treatment. The data collected from both the pretest and posttest were then analyzed using the paired-sample t-test in IBM SPSS 25. it was found that there was a significant difference in the scores for pre-test (M=42.4, SD=6.3) and post-test (M=47.3, SD=6.7) conditions; t(41)=-9.37, p<.001 and the effect size d=-1.2. This results showed that Ha is accepted an H0 is rejected; therefore TOEFL preparation course is effective to improve students’ reading comprehension scores. The effectiveness of this program is strongly supported by the learning model applied, namely PBL. The application of PBL in this program is very suitable because students are guided to identify problems that usually arise in TOEFL questions and how to solve them.
Kelas Pesisir untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Bahasa Inggris Siswa Sekolah Dasar Adam, Sutisno; Sailuddin, Sartika Putri
ADMA : Jurnal Pengabdian dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Vol 4 No 2 (2024): ADMA: Jurnal Pengabdian dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Bumigora

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Community service activities in the form of training to improve English language skills for students at SDN 58 Ternate City. The aim of this service is to provide knowledge and self-development skills for students in Kastela Village, Ternate Island. This ability is expected to improve the foreign language skills of the younger generation and as a form of implementation of the tridharma of higher education to empower society. The target participants for this PKM activity are 30 grade 5 students at SDN 58 Ternate City. The method used in this service is game-based learning with an outdoor class system. The implementation of this community service activity will apply a translanguaging approach as a form of preserving local wisdom by empowering children's mother tongue, namely Ternate, as one of the learning languages. The results obtained from this service are increasing students' knowledge of English using games and instruments. The obstacle faced in this service activity is the students' limited English language skills so that most of the explanation of the activity steps is carried out in Indonesian.