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ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALUMNIâS PERSPECTIVE ON ENGLISH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OF IAIN ANTASARI BANJARMASIN
Mufidah, Nida
Vidya Karya Jurnal Kependidikan Vol 30, No 1 (2015): April 2015
Publisher : Vidya Karya Jurnal Kependidikan
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Curriculum is the foundation of the teaching-learning process. One of the most important activities of the university is the development of curriculum or course outlines in consonance with the national and international demands and realities.This study was conducted to the 29 alumni of English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training. The data needed were the perspective, opinion and suggestion from the alumni of English Education Department Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training of IAIN Antasari Banjarmasin. These data gained from the result of questionaire, in depth-interview and documentation. This research found out  that the course of English department curriculum has given perspective for alumni which most of them said that this curriculum has been run well and have good content. The courses have to be developed to address specific set of needs and to cover a given set of objectives. This English curriculum develop studentsâ awareness of the learning process and their role as learners by developing their knowledge and skills, how to use reference words, design to assist them in independent study, awareness of their own learning styles, strengths and weakness, familiarity with various techniques, foreign culture and nature of learning strategies.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSâ MASTERY IN TOEFL STRUCTURE-WRITTEN EXPRESSION (A Case Study at IAIN Antasari, UNLAM, UNISKA and STKIP PGRI in South Kalimantan)
Mufidah, Nida
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 2, No 2 (2012)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v2i2.1378
This research is conducted to find out the mastery of English students department in TOEFL in Structure and written Expression in South Kalimantan of IAIN Antasari Banjarmasin, UNLAM, STKIP PGRI, and UNISKA and to know types of questions in TOEFL which are very difficult and difficult for students to answer. The researcher tested 80 fifth semester students of English Department at IAIN ANTASARI, UNLAM, STKIP PGRI and UNISKA in South Kalimantan on the academic year 2011/2012 , used test distributed to 80 students in the fifth semester The TOEFL prediction test was used to gather the data. Â The result showed the mean score of TOEFL of academic year 2011/2012 classified in beginner category with the mean score 418. The results of TOEFL prediction shows that the mean score of UNLAMâs students is 469, folllowed by IAINâs which is 454, UNISKAâs is 384, while STKIP PGRIâs is 367. Structure and Writen Expression is the most difficult type of questions are relative pronoun, possessive pronoun, personal pronoun and passive voice.
THE STUDY OF NATURALISM ON A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUN NOVEL
Mufidah, Nida
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 3, No 2 (2013)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training
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 Language teaching of literature is the way to encourage the students ability to give responses to what they read.  This way can in one hand promote literacy and critical thinking of the students and facilitate students to build a learner center environment in learning.  In this article the writer tries to raise and discuss a literature stream of a novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini,it is still taking background of war going on in Afganistan. This novel has discussed the naturalism of literature which draws peoples lives that portrayed in the very low life, tragic, and pathetic. It tells the story of two women who are suffering due to war and forced marriage. It also deals with an infinite love, incredible affection, sacrifice and struggle of different ages of two women, but became one family because of a polygamous marriage. This novel not only tells the life-wrenching character with family conflict, but readers are also invited to imagine and to feel pain as a result of an endless war in Afghanistan. Literature may also have a wider educational function in the classroom in that, it can help to stimulate the imagination of students to develop their critical abilities and to increase their emotional awareness
The Impact of Video - Making Activities on Studentâs Grammar Mastery
Mufidah, Nida
Jurnal Tarbiyah : Jurnal Ilmiah Kependidikan Vol 6, No 1 (2017): Januari - Juni
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Antasari Banajarmasin
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DOI: 10.18592/tarbiyah.v6i1.1301
The teaching of grammar is frequently uninteresting so most of students are reluctant to learn this subject. Inviting them to learn the grammar by incorporating the use of technology may become a new way to attract their attention. In the present research, the writer conducted a research to compare the impact of grammar instructions on two classes, which used two different techniques to teach grammar: conventional method and video-making activities (VMA). There were 51 students of English Department at State Institute for Islamic Studies who participated in the research. The data were collected by using a test to measure their grammar mastery and a questionnaire to understand their respond toward the method. The resultshowed that the students who were taught by using the VMA had no better grammar mastery compared to those who were taught using the conventional method. However, the result of questionnaire yielded that most of the students agreed that the VMA was fun and interesting. This activity, according to them, also promoted creativity and technology literacy.
The Development of Pre-Service Teachers’ Teaching Performance in the Teaching Practice Program at English Department of State Islamic University of Antasari Banjarmasin
Mufidah, Nida
Dinamika Ilmu: Jurnal Pendidikan Dinamika Ilmu Vol 19 No 1, June 2019
Publisher : IAIN Samarinda
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DOI: 10.21093/di.v19i1.1469
Teacher’s professional development is a long journey and it should be started from the college. The present paper discusses the development of pre-service teachers’ teaching performance at English department of State Islamic University of Antasari Banjarmasin when they were participating in the teaching practice program. It elaborates what they had done in the program and how their performance improved week by week. There were ten pre-service teachers who became the subjects of this report. The writer recorded their teaching techniques, media, and some feedbacks in a field note. An interview was also conducted to better understand their personal self-reflection on what they have achieved and to figure out their problems in teaching. The result of the study shows that the teaching practice program helped the pre-service teacher to develop their teaching performance by getting the feedback from the supervisor. The students’ ability to plan a lesson was improved week by week. They knew how to structure the lesson and write good lesson plan. In explaining the lesson, some common problems located on their pronunciation and grammar skills. Some also needed to know the way to manage and engage the students, and to close the lesson. The Pre-service teachers were able to use various media but they need to have better preparation to use them. In term of method used, CA, GTM, and ALM were commons method used by the students to teach various topics/ skills.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ MASTERY IN TOEFL STRUCTURE-WRITTEN EXPRESSION (A CASE STUDY AT IAIN ANTASARI, UNLAM, UNISKA AND STKIP PGRI IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN)
Mufidah, Nida
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 2, No 2 (2012)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v2i2.1378
This research is conducted to find out the mastery of English students department in TOEFL in Structure and written Expression in South Kalimantan of IAIN Antasari Banjarmasin, UNLAM, STKIP PGRI, and UNISKA and to know types of questions in TOEFL which are very difficult and difficult for students to answer. The researcher tested 80 fifth semester students of English Department at IAIN ANTASARI, UNLAM, STKIP PGRI and UNISKA in South Kalimantan on the academic year 2011/2012 , used test distributed to 80 students in the fifth semester The TOEFL prediction test was used to gather the data. The result showed the mean score of TOEFL of academic year 2011/2012 classified in beginner category with the mean score 418. The results of TOEFL prediction shows that the mean score of UNLAM?s students is 469, folllowed by IAIN?s which is 454, UNISKA?s is 384, while STKIP PGRI?s is 367. Structure and Writen Expression is the most difficult type of questions are relative pronoun, possessive pronoun, personal pronoun and passive voice.
THE STUDY OF NATURALISM ON A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUN NOVEL
Mufidah, Nida
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 3, No 2 (2013)
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v3i2.1390
Language teaching of literature is the way to encourage the students ability to give responses to what they read. This way can in one hand promote literacy and critical thinking of the students and facilitate students to build a learner center environment in learning. In this article the writer tries to raise and discuss a literature stream of a novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini,it is still taking background of war going on in Afganistan. This novel has discussed the naturalism of literature which draws people's lives that portrayed in the very low life, tragic, and pathetic. It tells the story of two women who are suffering due to war and forced marriage. It also deals with an infinite love, incredible affection, sacrifice and struggle of different ages of two women, but became one family because of a polygamous marriage. This novel not only tells the life-wrenching character with family conflict, but readers are also invited to imagine and to feel pain as a result of an endless war in Afghanistan. Literature may also have a wider educational function in the classroom in that, it can help to stimulate the imagination of students to develop their critical abilities and to increase their emotional awareness
THE IMPACT OF VIDEO - MAKING ACTIVITIES ON STUDENT’S GRAMMAR MASTERY
Mufidah, Nida
Tarbiyah : Jurnal Ilmiah Kependidikan Vol 6, No 1 (2017): Januari - Juni
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Antasari Banajarmasin
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DOI: 10.18592/tarbiyah.v6i1.1301
The teaching of grammar is frequently uninteresting so most of students are reluctant to learn this subject. Inviting them to learn the grammar by incorporating the use of technology may become a new way to attract their attention. In the present research, the writer conducted a research to compare the impact of grammar instructions on two classes, which used two different techniques to teach grammar: conventional method and video-making activities (VMA). There were 51 students of English Department at State Institute for Islamic Studies who participated in the research. The data were collected by using a test to measure their grammar mastery and a questionnaire to understand their respond toward the method. The resultshowed that the students who were taught by using the VMA had no better grammar mastery compared to those who were taught using the conventional method. However, the result of questionnaire yielded that most of the students agreed that the VMA was fun and interesting. This activity, according to them, also promoted creativity and technology literacy.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ MASTERY IN TOEFL STRUCTURE-WRITTEN EXPRESSION (A Case Study at IAIN Antasari, UNLAM, UNISKA and STKIP PGRI in South Kalimantan)
Nida Mufidah
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 2, No 2 (2012)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v2i2.1378
This research is conducted to find out the mastery of English students department in TOEFL in Structure and written Expression in South Kalimantan of IAIN Antasari Banjarmasin, UNLAM, STKIP PGRI, and UNISKA and to know types of questions in TOEFL which are very difficult and difficult for students to answer. The researcher tested 80 fifth semester students of English Department at IAIN ANTASARI, UNLAM, STKIP PGRI and UNISKA in South Kalimantan on the academic year 2011/2012 , used test distributed to 80 students in the fifth semester The TOEFL prediction test was used to gather the data. The result showed the mean score of TOEFL of academic year 2011/2012 classified in beginner category with the mean score 418. The results of TOEFL prediction shows that the mean score of UNLAM’s students is 469, folllowed by IAIN’s which is 454, UNISKA’s is 384, while STKIP PGRI’s is 367. Structure and Writen Expression is the most difficult type of questions are relative pronoun, possessive pronoun, personal pronoun and passive voice.
THE STUDY OF NATURALISM ON A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUN NOVEL
Nida Mufidah
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 3, No 2 (2013)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v3i2.1390
Language teaching of literature is the way to encourage the students ability to give responses to what they read. This way can in one hand promote literacy and critical thinking of the students and facilitate students to build a learner center environment in learning. In this article the writer tries to raise and discuss a literature stream of a novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini,it is still taking background of war going on in Afganistan. This novel has discussed the naturalism of literature which draws people's lives that portrayed in the very low life, tragic, and pathetic. It tells the story of two women who are suffering due to war and forced marriage. It also deals with an infinite love, incredible affection, sacrifice and struggle of different ages of two women, but became one family because of a polygamous marriage. This novel not only tells the life-wrenching character with family conflict, but readers are also invited to imagine and to feel pain as a result of an endless war in Afghanistan. Literature may also have a wider educational function in the classroom in that, it can help to stimulate the imagination of students to develop their critical abilities and to increase their emotional awareness