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Journal : English Language Teaching and Research

STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD THE USE OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM ON TRANSLATION SUBJECT IN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF FKIP UMMY SOLOK Marsika Sepyanda
English Language Teaching and Research Vol 2, No 1 (2018): ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH
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This study aimed to know the students’ attitude toward the use of Google Classroom as an application used in collecting their assignment on Translation subject. The importance of this study was based on the development of IT and the use of mobile application as supporting media in teaching and learning process. In addition, Google Classroom has been used as supporting tool in collecting students’ assignments on several subjects taught at Department FKIP UMMY Solok. One of the subjects is Translation subject that usually contains several assignments that should be submitted by the students directly.This research was conducted by using descriptive method. The subject of this research were third year students of English Department FKIP UMMY Solok in 2017/2018 academic year consisted of 9 students. The instrument of this research was a questionnaire where the students were asked to give respond to each statement in 60 minutes. The questionnaire was based on indicators of students’ attitude that categorized into three aspects: cognitive, affective, and behavior.The result of this study found that students’ attitude toward the use of Google Classroom in collecting their assignment on Translation subject was in the “ good” level. In other word, the students’ attitude toward the use of Google Classroom on Translation subject at third year of English Department students of FKIP UMMY in 2017/2018 academic year Solok was positive. So, it can be concluded that Google Classroom can be used as an effective tool in collecting students’ assignments, especially in Translation subject.Keywords: students’ attitude, Google Classroom, translation subject
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH SUBJECT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM Marsika Sepyanda
English Language Teaching and Research Vol 1, No 1 (2017)
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The curriculum changes in Indonesia bring another problem for English subject in Elementary school. The subject can not be found in Kurikulum 2013 (K-13), while it was one of subjects stated in previous curriculum known as KTSP. It becomes current issue in education area. Some people agree that English subject should not be included as subject for Elementary School students, because it is more important for the students to learn Bahasa Indonesia as first and national language.. In other hand, some people state that it is important because English is international language that should be learnt by everyone in the world. Then, Elementary School is the right level to start introducing English as foreign language because of the students’ golden age. They will get easier to learn this subject in the next school levels. In fact, English as foreign language is very important to be learnt since early age especially for the students in Elementary School. They have to learn English in line with Bahasa Indonesia that being learnt as their first language. Elementary School students as young learners need to get English as one of subject in their school, because they have high interest in learning new things such as English that starting commonly used in daily life. So, it is important to take English as one of subject in Elementary School curriculum with several considerations. Key words/phrases: curriculum changes, young learner, elementary school, EFL