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Rahmarni Sawitri
Universitas Indonesia
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The Need to Teach Grammar in IELTS Listening Class Rahmarni Sawitri; Riyanto Riyanto
Scope : Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 7, No 1 (2022): Scope: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : Pusat Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30998/scope.v7i1.9978

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The aim of this research is to examine the effect of grammar mastery on listening skills. Does someone’s mastery of grammar affect his listening skills? If it does, to what extent? To answer these questions, data, in a form of test answers were collected from students taking the IELTS Preparatory Class. The Listening section in IELTS consists of several types of questions including gap completion, matching and multiple choice questions. The focus of this research is on the gap completion questions as these types of questions  require test takers to write down words/phrases/numbers as the answers; therefore, grammar mistakes are noticeable if there are any. Many students find the gap completion section quite challenging as they have to complete the blanks with a word or phrase used in a conversation accurately in terms of both spelling and grammar. Consequently, being able to get the right word or phrase to answer the question is important. The researchers tried to examine whether knowing some grammar can improve test takers’ possibility of getting correct answers. The finding show that students’ mastery of grammar, to some extent, has an effect on their listening skills. Knowing some grammar can help students get grammatically correct answers. As grammar is not a learning focus in most IELTS Preparatory classes, it is recommended that teachers select what grammar points should be addressed, to a certain degree, in order to improve test takers’ listening comprehension and accuracy.
Rekonstruksi Pola Tonal Dalam Rim Desa Kilang Chrisema Ramayona Latuheru; Ferdy Karel Soukotta; Rahmarni Sawitri
Pacific Performing Arts Review Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026):
Publisher : Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia Tanah Papua

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This study examines the tonal organization of rim, a vocal practice from Kilang Village, Maluku, which occupies a liminal space between speech and song. Although rim functions primarily within everyday conversation, preliminary observations suggest the presence of consistent melodic and intervallic structures. Using a descriptive tonal analysis approach, three rim utterances were transcribed and examined in terms of interval distribution, tonal center, pitch range, and melodic contour. The findings reveal a dominant use of prime intervals, followed by major thirds and perfect fifths, indicating a structurally repetitive yet moderately mobile tonal system. Notably, scale degree 7 emerges as a recurring tonal center, challenging Western diatonic assumptions in which the leading tone typically resolves to the tonic. Instead, rim demonstrates a locally constructed tonal gravity shaped by performative habit rather than formalized scale systems. The melodic contours consistently follow a rise–stabilization–fall pattern, suggesting a formulaic structure that supports both communicative and aesthetic functions. These results position rim as a tonally organized speech form, or a liminal vocal practice between language and music. The study contributes to ethnomusicological discussions on local tonal systems and expands the conceptual boundary between speech and musical organization in oral cultures.
Co-Authors Chrisema Ramayona Latuheru Ferdy Karel Soukotta Riyanto Riyanto