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Teaching English Through Social Media: Teachers’ Perceptions Murni Mahmud; Abdul Halim; Fatimah Hidayahni
Seminar Nasional LP2M UNM SEMINAR NASIONAL 2021 : PROSIDING EDISI 10
Publisher : Seminar Nasional LP2M UNM

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Abstract. The use of social media in human’s life is undeniable, including in teaching. Nowadays, some of the social media applications which are commonly used for social relations are now be applied in teaching language skills, especially in teaching English. For this purpose, this study aims to explore the use of social media in teaching English based on the teachers and students’ perceptions. This research applied a qualitative research design taking 50 teachers of English in the universities in Makassar. The data of this research were collected by employing a survey of Google Form and analyzed descriptively and qualitatively. The result of the research shows that the English teachers in the universities in Makassar gave their positive perceptions about the use of social media in teaching English. Some of the answers of the informants gave some strategies to be used to take the advantage from the use of social media. It can be seen that some of the social media application such as Instagram and Facebook can be applied in teaching English skills. Findings from this study are worthy of reading for English language teaching practitioners in their effort to create interactive teaching and learning activities in the class.Keyword: Social media, Facebook, Instagram, Online Learning, English Language Teaching
English Writing Activities at Dinas Penanaman Modal Dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu (DPMPTSP) Prov. Sulawesi Selatan Andi Dhea; Fatimah Hidayahni; La Sunra La Sunra
PERFORMANCE: JOURNAL OF ENGLISH EDUCATION AND LITERATURE Vol 2, No 3: August (2023) Performance: Journal of English Education and Literature
Publisher : State University of Makassar

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This study aims to identify employee activities in working out the English document. This study used a qualitative method with descriptive design and conducted at Dinas Penanaman Modal dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu (DPMPTSP) Prov. Sulawesi Selatan. The data of this research were collected through interviews and documents. The data were analyzed in four steps: data collection, data condensation, data display, drawing, and verifying conclusion. The results revealed that English working activities have the basis of writing components that are conceptualizing and writing the content of the documents, arranging and confirming the idea of organization, looking for the meaning and matching appropriate vocabulary, correcting and re-checking English grammar, and correcting the document' mechanism. Based on these results, the English working activities in the office are dominant in a writing activity. The biggest challenge faced by the employee is that there are a lot of Economic topics and terms unfamiliar to the employee and the use of structure. The suggestion is that the employee emphasizes self-study about writing and its components and learns more about the investment field. Moreover, the office provided English training for employees to increase employees' skills and motivation in working.Keywords: English in the workplace, Writing component, Difficulty in writing