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The Assessment of English Teachers’ Ability to Write A Scientific Article in English Marwan, Ardi
Lingua Cultura Vol 11, No 2 (2017): Lingua Cultura Vol. 11 No. 2
Publisher : Bina Nusantara University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21512/lc.v11i2.915

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This article presented results of a study investigating several English teachers’ ability to write a scientific article. This was a qualitative research seeking to assess the scientific articles written by many English teachers. 25 English teachers who were currently pursuing the masters of education study at a university in Kalimantan were invited to become the research participants. The data were collected through the analysis of teachers’ articles and interviews with some of the teachers. The results reveal majority of the English teachers experienced difficulties producing articles ready to be published in good scholarly journals. Lack of scientific article writing experiences or practices and teachers’ English writing competence have been the major contributors of their inability to write good articles. This study, therefore, recommends the provision of relevant professional developments for English teachers to further improve their scientific article writing competence.
Researching Indonesian students’ attitude towards foreign language Marwan, Ardi
Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya Vol. 40, No. 2
Publisher : citeus

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Foreign language attitude plays a significant role in enhancing one’s motivation to learn a particular foreign language. This study aims to obtain an understanding of Indonesian students’ attitudes toward the Japanese language. The data were collected from 160 students learning Japanese. The Foreign Language Attitude Questionnaire (FLAQ), originally developed by Pierson et al. (1980), was used in this study. In addition, attitude factors identified by Pennington and Yu (1994) based on the results of FLAQ factor analysis were incorporated into the current research. The findings indicate that the majority of students showed positive attitudes toward the Japanese language, with no negative orientation toward the language and its culture. The study also found no significant differences in attitudes toward the Japanese language between male and female students (p > .05). Both male and female students responded positively to Japanese language learning and use.