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Exploring the Possibility of Blogging to be Normalized as an Integral Part of Everyday Teaching Practice Akhmad Affandi; Fauzan Hari Sudding Sally
JTechLP: Journal of Technology in Language Pedagogy Vol 1, No 2, June (2022): JTechLP: Journal of Technology in Language Pedagogy
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Makassar

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The use of technology in everyday teaching practice is commonly seen nowadays. Throughout the span of using computer in Language Teaching, commonly known as computer-assisted language learning (CALL).  Open CALL, which is justified happens nowadays, is determined by the roles of CALL as a simulation, games and computer-mediated communication (CMC). The goal of CALL or various technological product and devices in language learning should be fully integrated where it looks like an ‘invisible' implementation as the technology embedded in every teaching and learning, which means normalization. Therefore, this article explores particularly for blogs as a form of CMC, whether is it feasible to be normalized in everyday teaching practice or not. This article contributes to the rationality that it seems reasonable to conclude blogging is feasible to be normalized in everyday language teaching as long as the issues mentioned by could be resolved. Some steps should be considered which are alterations regarding technology form, approach, and practice among teachers and learners. Its implication is that teaching concept of writing will change to follow asynchronous and synchronous forms of blogs.
Facebook And Instagram In Teaching Paragraph Writing: Students’ Perception Murni Mahmud; Muftihaturrahmah Burhamzah; Akhmad Affandi
Seminar Nasional LP2M UNM SEMINAR NASIONAL 2022 : PROSIDING EDISI 6
Publisher : Seminar Nasional LP2M UNM

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Abstract. The purpose of this study was to explore the students’ perspectives regarding the use of Facebook and Instagram in writing paragraphs. This research is qualitative and used interview as the method in collecting data. The subject of the research is the English Literature students of the Faculty of Language and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar. Two classes were taken as the subject and they were taught paragraph writing during the semester. Representatives from the two classes were chosen as informants of the research to be interviewed. The results showed that English students of English Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar gave positive perceptions about using Facebook and Instagram as a means of learning English, especially in writing paragraphs. Some advantages and strategies for using Facebook and Instagram in learning English are presented in this study. The findings from this research become important input for the students themselves in the university context and also as useful information among university practitioners so that they can utilize social media such as Facebook and Instagram at universities not only as communication tools but also as learning and teaching tools.
BEHAVIORAL DISPLAYED BY MAIN CHARACTER IN THE EIGHTH GRADE FILM DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA Hajra, Lili; Nur, Muh. Safar; Affandi, Akhmad
ELITERATE : Journal of English Linguistics and Literature Studies Vol 3, No 2 (2024): ELITERATE: Journal of English Linguistics and Literature Studies
Publisher : Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar

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AbstractThis research discuss about the behavior and the purpose of this study is to analyze the behavior of young people in eighth grade films who experience closed behavior due to technological factors or what we usually called social media. The researchers uses a descriptive qualitative method to explore the behavior displayed by the main character and also to see what factors or impacts have influenced behavior of the main character in the film. Here the researcher takes the object of a film entitled Eighth Grade which was published in 2018. The researcher uses a literary psychology approach. In this thesis, the researchers used Skinner's theory, S-O-R (stimulus organism response). From the results of the study that there are 5 characteristics that indicate that the main character has closed behavior. There are 3 data for stress or anxiety characteristics, 6 data for nervous characteristics, 4 data for slow response characteristics. Then there are 6 data for the characteristics of being alone and finally the characteristics of a nice person, there are 3 data. The researchers used Hakim's theory to classify the behavioral characteristics experienced by Kayla as the main character in the Eighth Grade film. After being classified, the researchers analyzed using the S-O-R theory from Skinner. Then the last one is the factor that causes Kayla to have closed behavior, namely the social media factor. There are positives and negatives. There are 4 data that have a positive impact on Kayla as the main character and there are 7 data from the negative impact that has affected Kayla as the main character. Keywords: Behavior, SocialMedia, EighthGrade, YoungPeople, Film
Affective Strategies to Improve IELTS Speaking Skills In Indonesia: Untapped Strategies to Solve IELTS Speaking Issues in Relation To Gender, Age, and Social Status Affandi, Akhmad
Eduvelop: Journal of English Education and Development Vol 8 No 1 (2024): Eduvelop: Journal of English Education and Development
Publisher : Universitas Sulawesi Barat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31605/eduvelop.v8i1.3968

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This study aims to find out untapped strategies to solve ielts speaking issues in relation to gender, age, and social status. The increasing importance of English as a global communication tool has led to a surge in demand for IELTS courses in Indonesia. Despite various preparation strategies, many Indonesian IELTS test takers face significant challenges, particularly in the speaking component. This study explores the effectiveness of affective and social strategies in overcoming these challenges, with a specific focus on the impact of gender, age, and social status. Drawing on a combination of literature review and empirical evidence, the study highlights the role of anxiety management, positive self-encouragement, and cultural understanding in enhancing speaking performance. The findings suggest that integrating these strategies into IELTS preparation can lead to improved outcomes for test takers, offering practical recommendations for both learners and educators.
An Evaluating the Implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in Teaching English in High School: Challenges and Opportunities: Evaluating the Implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in Teaching English in High School Aeni, Nur; NR, Nurul Masyitah; Affandi, Akhmad; A. Dzhelilov, Akhtem; Wijayanti, Tuti; Bhat, Mohd Saleem
International Journal of Education Research and Development Vol. 4 No. 1 (2024): March
Publisher : Yayasan Corolla Education Centre

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The purpose of this study was to provide insight into how the Merdeka Curriculum is being taught at one of high school in South Sulawesi, it is SMAN 1 Takalar. Using a phenomenological descriptive design, the study gathers descriptive data from verbal or written statements as well as actions that are seen. The teachers of SMAN 1 Takalar are research participants. Based on observations, the research's conclusions showed that teachers had done a good job of implementing autonomous curriculum learning. Teachers that successfully move through the phases of learning preparation, execution, and assessment. Overall success is observed, despite difficulties in updating, and is attributed to the proactive application of distinctiveness and technology integration strategies. Teachers' assessments of the quality of learning are influenced by evaluation techniques like learning reflection. In summary, SMAN 1 Takalar's learning environment is positively impacted by the Merdeka Curriculum. encouraging dynamism and adaptability to the demands of students. In order to maximize the benefits of the curriculum and guarantee fair outcomes for all parties involved in the learning process, it is imperative that ongoing efforts be made to comprehend and address the diverse teacher viewpoints.
GREEN BOOK MOVIE: PORTRAYAL OF RACISM IN AMERICA Wardana, Irvan; Weda, Sukardi; Affandi, Akhmad
Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies Vol 2, No 1 (2023): Journal of English Literature and Linguistics Studies (JELLS) - Nov 2023
Publisher : Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar

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In the current century, racism is a problem in society that is still happening. Various kinds of movements have been made so that this action can be completely destroyed. The art activists began to run campaigns through their literary works. One of them is the movie called Green Book. Taking the green book film as the object of research, this research wants to show acts of racism in movie and compare acts of racism that occur against black people in the United States. This movie is based on the true story of American society during the Jim Crow Act in 1962. The author uses a qualitative descriptive method with a sociological approach to explain racist behavior to black Americans in America. The results of this study indicate that the racist behavior that occurs in the movie "Green Book" is indeed a picture of racism that occurs in the United States.
THE EXISTENCE OF FILLERS IN CONVERTING THE WRITTEN LANGUAGE TO SPOKEN LANGUAGE Sarira, Pret; Mahmud, Murni; Affandi, Akhmad; Burhamzah, Muftihaturrahmah
Borneo Journal of English Language Education Vol 5, No 1 (2023)
Publisher : Universitas Borneo Tarakan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35334/bjele.v5i1.3384

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This article investigated and examined filler words' types, functions, and factors in students' speech while converting the written language to spoken language at the English department of Universitas Negeri Makassar in the pedagogy of speaking class.  Subjects are non-native English speakers but EFL students. This article uses qualitative research techniques. The data were collected from classroom observations, interviews, and transcription. The transcriptions were interpreted and grouped using the theory of Rose (1998). The occurrences of fillers were analyzed by the idea of Clark and Tree (2002), and the causes and function of fillers were analyzed by the theory of Kharismawan (2017) and Duvall et al. (2014). The findings showed that: (1) The students produced lexical and non lexical fillers while converting the written language to spoken language.  (2) Fillers appear at the beginning, middle, and near or the end of the utterance.  (3) The findings showed that the students produced fillers as hesitation devices, empathizing devices, mitigating devices, editing terms devices, and time-creating devices. Besides, a word cannot be categorized as a filler if it stands or works as a conjunction in an utterance.  (4) Lastly, this research found that the filler causes were divided attention, infrequent words, and nervousness.
Pelatihan Membaca Puisi Bahasa Inggris bagi Siswa SDIT Khalifah Makassar Hasbi, Muh.; Burhamzah, Muftihaturrahmah; Affandi, Akhmad; Bakri, Fitriyani; Halim, Abd.
Seminar Nasional Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat SEMINAR NASIONAL 2024:PROSIDING EDISI 2
Publisher : Seminar Nasional Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat

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Pelatihan membaca puisi bahasa Inggris merupakan salah satu upaya untuk memperkenalkan budaya literasi kepada siswa sekolah dasar. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan kemampuan kosa kata dan pelafalan dalam bahasa Inggris, meningkatkan literasi siswa, serta meningkatkan apresiasi siswa terhadap karya sastra. Pelatihan ini dilaksanakan di SDIT Khalifah Makassar dengan melibatkan 20 orang siswa-siswi kelas VI. Metode yang digunakan dalam pelatihan ini adalah bimbingan dan praktik membaca puisi secara intensif. Siswa diajarkan dan dilatih teknik membaca puisi bahasa Inggris dengan lafal, intonasi, dan ekspresi yang tepat. Mereka juga dibimbing untuk memahami makna puisi yang dibaca. Selain itu, kegiatan ini juga memperkenalkan berbagai jenis puisi dalam bahasa Inggris. Hasil pelatihan menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemampuan siswa dalam membaca puisi bahasa Inggris. Siswa dapat membaca puisi dengan pelafalan yang jelas, intonasi dan tekanan yang sesuai, serta menunjukkan ekspresi yang tepat sesuai dengan makna puisi yang dibaca. Mereka juga menunjukkan antusiasme yang tinggi dalam mengikuti kegiatan ini. Pelatihan ini diharapkan dapat menjadi langkah awal dalam memperkenalkan budaya literasi, khususnya dalam bahasa Inggris, kepada siswa sekolah dasar.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN TAYLOR SWIFT’S SELECTED SONGS OF FOLKLORE ALBUM Kusuma, Dimas; Mahmud, Murni; Affandi, Akhmad
ELITERATE : Journal of English Linguistics and Literature Studies Vol 3, No 3 (2024): ELITERATE: Journal of English Linguistics and Literature Studies
Publisher : Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar

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“Folklore” is Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album that talks about her personal life, ideal relationship, woman, an inspirational figure, childhood memory and a fiction love story of teenage love triangle. This album consists of 18 songs, and the researcher selects 14 songs to be analyzed. This study aims to analyze the figurative language of the lyrics of the selected songs. The researcher uses a qualitative descriptive method to applied in this study. The researcher analyzes the type and the meaning of the lyrics of the songs. This research produced several findings. There are 29 figurative language that contain in the 14 selected songs which divided into four allegory, two simile, four symbol, two metonymy, two metaphor, three personification, two synecdoche, three hyperbole, one irony, three paradox, one apostrophe, and two litotes. The researcher found that the figurative language is most found in the songs titled “Cardigan” and “Invisible Strings” which has four for each of them and then “Peace” which has three and then The 1, and “The Last Great American Dynasty”, “My Tears Ricochet”, “Seven”, This is Me Trying”, “Illicit Affairs” and “Mad Women” which has two for each of them and then “Exile”, “Mirrorball”, “August” and “Betty” which has one for each of them. In conclusion, this album contains many Figurative Language and used every 12 types of figurative language. There are many meaning of the figurative language in the album, most of them to express feelings and to define something.
PELATIHAN TOEFL BAGI MAHASISWA POLITEKNIK KELAUTAN DAN PERIKANAN BONE UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BAHASA INGGRIS AKADEMIK DAN PROFESIONAL Asfah, Indrawaty; Muhalim, Muhalim; Warsidi, Warsidi; Affandi, Akhmad; G, Hasriani; Akhmad, Fatmawati
Jurnal Gembira: Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Vol 2 No 05 (2024): OKTOBER 2024
Publisher : Media Inovasi Pendidikan dan Publikasi

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Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan meningkatkan kemampuan bahasa Inggris mahasiswa Politeknik Kelautan dan Perikanan Bone melalui pelatihan TOEFL selama lima hari. Pelatihan melibatkan 350 mahasiswa, 8 kelas, dan 8 pengajar, menggunakan metode simulasi tes, pembahasan soal, dan strategi pengerjaan efektif. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan peningkatan skor TOEFL rata-rata sebesar 25-30 poin, peningkatan pemahaman format tes, serta strategi pengerjaan yang lebih baik. Meskipun terdapat kendala teknis, program ini berhasil meningkatkan keterampilan bahasa Inggris mahasiswa untuk kebutuhan akademik dan profesional. Kegiatan ini mendukung upaya peningkatan kualitas sumber daya manusia di bidang kelautan dan perikanan.
Co-Authors A Halim A. Dzhelilov, Akhtem Abdul Ghofar Abdullah, Ahmad Rizal Ahmad Syarif Hidayatullah Ahmad, Ardiansyah Akhmad, Fatmawati Amaliah, Suci Amin Rizqi Aminuyati Andika Isma Anisa Fathonah Anto Santoso Ardiansyah Ahmad Ariyani, Amra Asfah, Indrawaty Asham Bin Jamaluddin Asri Ismail Auliyanti Sahril Nurfadhilah Bhat, Mohd Saleem Burhamzah, Muftihaturrahmah Cahyani, Arwini Ragita Darwis, Muhammad Fairuz Dary Mochamad Rifqie Dary Mochamad Rifqie Della Fadhilatunisa Dimas Kusuma, Dimas Fahmi Sholehudin Fathonah Fathonah Fauzan Hari Sudding Sally Fauzan Hari Sudding Sally Febriansyah Ramadhan, Haekal Fitriyani Bakri G, Hasriani Gingga Prananda Hajra, Lili Hartono Hartono Hartono Hasbi, Muh Hasriani G Ibnu Nadzir Idris, Vinna Indrayani Khadijah, St La Sunra Laili, Nabilatul M. Miftach Fakhri Mahbub Nuryadien Mahfud Mahfud Mappaita, Suci Pole Muafan, Wildan Muftihaturrahmah Burhamzah Muh Nur Muh. Hasbi Muhalim Muhalim, Muhalim Muhammad Ansarullah S. Tabbu Muhammad Fardan Muhammad Fardan Muhammad Fardan Muhammad Safar Nur Murni Mahmud Mursalim, Muliana Mustamin Nastah, Mardiyanah Nawawi Nawawi NR, Nurul Masyitah Nur Aeni NUR AENI Nur Hidayat Nur, Muh. Safar Nurdin Nurjannah, Elma Nurlela Nurlela Nurwahida Nurwahida, Nurwahida Putri Nirmala Ramawijaya, Teguh Rosidah Rosidah Rosidah S. Nurfadilah, Auliyanti Sarira, Pret Siti Maryam Munjiat Sudarmanto Jayanegara Sudarmanto Jayanegara Sukardi Weda, Sukardi Suklani Sunra, La Suteja Suteja Tehmamad, Abdulghani Wardana, Irvan Warsidi Wijayanti, Tuti Zahrotus Sa'idah