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Senior High School Second-Grade Language Students’ Perceptions on the Use of YouTube Videos Vania Marella Sugiarto; Listyani Listyani; Ardiyarso Kurniawan
E-Structural (English Studies on Translation, Culture, Literature, and Linguistics) Vol 4, No 02 (2021): December 2021
Publisher : Universitas Dian Nuswantoro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33633/es.v4i02.4578

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Abstract. YouTube is a website that provides a lot of videos from all over the world. Then, YouTube also offers many benefits for the educational area, such as for learning a language. This study aimed to discover a private Senior High School second-grade students’ perceptions of using YouTube videos in language learning. The participants of this study consisted of ten second graders of language programs in that Senior High School. The data in this study were gathered by distributing open-ended questionnaires and doing some semi-structured interviews. This study found that YouTube has been very familiar to the students because most students watched YouTube every day for almost five hours. However, students faced some challenges and difficulties while learning the language through YouTube videos. Hopefully, this study can be useful for teachers and students to use YouTube effectively to learn languages.Keywords: YouTube; perceptions; language-program students; language learning.Abstrak. YouTube adalah sebuah situs internet yang menyediakan banyak video dari seluruh dunia. Situs ini menawarkan banyak manfaat dalam bidang pendidikan termasuk pembelajaran bahasa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persepsi siswa kelas dua sebuah SMA swasta tentang penggunaan video dari situs YouTube dalam pembelajaran bahasa. Responden penelitian ini terdiri dari sepuluh siswa kelas 2 dari sebuah program bahasa di SMA tersebut. Data diperoleh dari kuesioner “open-ended” dan juga wawancara “semi-structured”. Dari data, ditemukan bahwa YouTube sudah sangat dikenal dikalangan siswa karena sebagian besar siswa menonton vdeo YouTube setiap hari selama hampir lima jam. Namun demikian, ada juga beberapa tantangan dan kesulitan yang di hadapi siswa saat belajar bahasa melalui situs YouTube. Penelitian ini diharapkan bisa bermanfaat bagi guru maupun siswa dalam belajar bahasa melalui YouTube sebagai sarana belajar yang efektif.Kata kunci: YouTube, persepsi, mahasiswa program bahasa, pembelajaran bahasa
Listening Strategies Used by English Language Education Program Students in an Online Academic Listening Course Elmi Erinta; Listyani Listyani
E-Structural (English Studies on Translation, Culture, Literature, and Linguistics) Vol 5, No 02 (2022): December 2022
Publisher : Universitas Dian Nuswantoro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33633/es.v5i02.7122

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Abstract. There has been extensive research done on learning strategies nowadays. A lot of researchers are interested to know which strategies are commonly used by EFL learners. They perceive the importance of this study. This research was therefore done to investigate the strategies used by English Language Education Program students in an online Academic Listening course. This study employed a qualitative method. To find out the answer, questionnaires that consisted of some close-ended and open-ended questions were used. The questionnaire was distributed to 34 students of the 2020 batch, who were taking an online Academic Listening class. Interviews with some students to gain further information and who had unique answers were also conducted. The results showed that in the online listening class, the students used six strategies, those were metacognitive, cognitive, memory, compensatory, social, and affective strategies. The findings also showed that metacognitive and cognitive strategies were mostly used strategies by students. Keywords: academic listening, listening strategies, online learningAbstrak. Telah banyak penelitian dilakukan terkait dengan strategi pembelajaran. Banyak peneliti tertarik untuk mengetahui strategi belajar apakah yang umum digunakan oleh para siswa yang belajar Bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing. Para peneliti memandang pentingnya hal ini. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui strategi yang digunakan oleh mahasiswa program Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris pada mata kuliah online Academic Listening. Data yang diambil dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif. Untuk mendapatkan jawaban, kuesioner yang berisi beberapa pertanyaan terbuka dan tertutup. Kuesioner dibagikan kepada 34 mahasiswa angkatan 2020, dimana mereka sedang mengambil mata kuliah tersebut. Dilakukan interview pada beberapa siswa untuk mendapat informasi mendalam dan mahasiwa dengan jawaban yang menarik atau kurang jelas. Hasil jawaban menunjukkan bahwa di kelas online Academic Listening, mahasiswa menggunakan 6 strategi yaitu metakognitif, kognitif, memori, kompensatori,sosial, dan afektif. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa metakognitif dan cognitif strategi adalah strategi yang sering digunakan mahasiswa. Kata kunci: akademik listening, strategi mendengarkan, pembelajaran online
A Study on Teachers’ and Students’ Speaking Anxiety: : The Causes and Strategies to Overcome It Tedjasuksmana, Hendra; Listyani, Listyani
E-Structural (English Studies on Translation, Culture, Literature, and Linguistics) Vol. 7 No. 02 (2024): December 2024
Publisher : Universitas Dian Nuswantoro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33633/es.v7i02.11509

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Anxiety about speaking English is not unusual and can affect any language learner, including teachers can experience anxiety in speaking English. When a person experiences this anxiety, they must have strategies to overcome it. While studies usually focus on students, this current study aims to explore teachers’ anxiety as well. This paper addresses three research questions: [1] What type of anxiety do the respondents experience? [2] What causes them to suffer from speaking anxiety? and [3] What strategies do they use to overcome their anxiety? Data in the form of responses from seventy-five respondents were gathered during a workshop conducted by a postgraduate program of a private university in Surabaya, East Java. The respondents were asked about their worries, causes, and strategies to overcome their anxiety. The problems were categorized into psychological, social, and language proficiency. The findings revealed that the respondents experienced social, psychological, and language-proficiency issues. Besides that, the respondents had their strategies for overcoming their anxiety. Only 14 respondents out of 75 mentioned the strategy they had to overcome their speaking anxiety. The results of this research can help university lecturers boost their students’ confidence and motivation in speaking enabling them to become competent English teachers.