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COMIC STRIPS:A STUDY ON THE TEACHING OF WRITING NARRATIVE TEXTS TO INDONESIAN EFL STUDENTS
Fika Megawati;
Mirjam Anugerahwati
TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English Vol 23, No 2 (2012)
Publisher : TEFLIN
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Comic strips are proposed in the teaching of writing not only because of their appealing forms, but also due to their salient features as media to present content, organization and grammatical aspects of narrative texts. This study investigates the implementation of comic strips in teaching writing through a collaborative classroom action research at MAN Bangil. The procedures included planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. The results show that teaching writing using comic strips through Process-Genre Based Approach (PGBA) could successfully improve studentsâ ability in writing. The findings also reveal that comic stripsâ effective implementation requires proper stories as well as sufficient teacherâs guidance during the writing process.
âWAYS FOR TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS IN BUILDING ENGLISH SPEAKING PERFORMANCEâ
Megawati, Fika;
Mandarani, Vidya
Script Journal: Journal of Linguistic and English Teaching Vol 2, No 2 (2017): October
Publisher : Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda University
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DOI: 10.24903/sj.v2i2.111
Abstract: This study aims to find out the strategies used by tertiary level students in performing English communication. This research was a descriptive study involving English Education Study Program students. Data analysis included in-depth transcribing on the studentsâ speaking performance and the result of interview. The findings show that the communication strategies used in the conversation consisted of avoidance, paraphrase, borrowing, appeal for assistance, and mime. The common strategy lied on mime, while avoidance and paraphrase strategies were not frequently applied. The results show communication strategies were effective in helping the first language students in learning English as their foreign language. Communication strategies give solution to cope with difficulties in learning English. Communication strategies are highly suggested to be socialized to EFL learners as an alternative way to improve speaking performance.
Stakeholder Perspective toward English Language Teaching in Pesantren
Fakhruddin, M. Zuhri;
Megawati, Fika
Script Journal: Journal of Linguistic and English Teaching Vol 3, No 1 (2018): April
Publisher : Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda University
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DOI: 10.24903/sj.v3i1.200
In the teaching and learning activity, condusivity and effectivity are determined by various factors, such teacher and studentsâ behavior, teaching instrument, methodology and material structure. Each stakeholder may have different perspective upon these various aspects and âperhaps- will significantly influence their behavior toward the activity of teaching and learning. In a premise that a positive behavior and constructive collaboration is built on a linier perspective among stakeholders, this small scale research intends to investigate stakeholdersâ perspective upon English Language Teaching in Pesantren Bilingual Al Amanah, Junwangi, Krian. Through a direct structured interview with stakeholders (teacher, head of language enforcement, and some representative students), researcher collects the data to be analyzed, interpreted and presented in an analytical descriptive report. The finding will be significant toward the foundation of stakeholdersâ harmonization, enhancement of teaching method, development of English Language Teaching program in Pesantren as well as a milestone of further research and innovation.
TEACHING PRACTICUM: INVESTIGATING EFL PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY
Fika Megawati;
Yuli Astutik
English Review: Journal of English Education Vol 7, No 1 (2018)
Publisher : University of Kuningan
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DOI: 10.25134/erjee.v7i1.1500
Self-efficacy is influential in determining someone's future competence. Identifying self-efficacy towards pre-service teachers provides significant information about how competent they are in applying theoretical concepts of teaching in the real school. It also becomes reflection for the institution on the quality of courses related to TEFL carried out in the implemented curriculum. Accordingly, this study aims to investigate pre-service EFL teachers' self-efficacy during the teaching practicum. This is a qualitative study involving 27 EFL teacher candidates who conducted teaching performance in some different schools. To collect the data, online Likert scale questionnaire was disseminated to the informants. The responses were interpreted through percentage and analyzed descriptively. The results indicated that generally the pre-service teachers' self-efficacy in terms of teaching skill, constructing and applying lesson plan, assessment, and classroom management, was quite high although some of them seemed to find difficulties in carrying out some classroom activities with the students. Self-efficacy analysis towards EFL learners’ practicum gives implication to any institutional parties for preparing the better quality and program of future generation teachers.Keywords: competent; teacher candidate; self-efficacy; reflection.
How Confident are EFL Prospective Teachers toward Technology?
Fika Megawati;
Fitria Nur Hasanah;
Choirun Nisak Aulina;
Mauliya Avivi;
Nur Sholikha Muntiari
Lensa: Kajian Kebahasaan, Kesusastraan, dan Budaya Vol 10, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Fakultas Bahasa dan Budaya Asing (FBBA), Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang
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DOI: 10.26714/lensa.10.2.2020.137-151
The advance of ICT development in educational context encourages educators to increase their competence towards technology integration for classroom activities. Consequently, this phenomenon affects teacher education program to equip student teachers as the digital natives in this fourth industrial revolution era with skills accommodating their technology literacy as well as practice. However, to determine the appropriate integration model and supporting training program, analyzing technology confidence seems to be an important thing for initial development step for an institution. This study aims to investigate technology competence of English prospective teachers in terms of applications use capability, technology confidence based on GPA, and TPACK confidence. Questionnaire was used as the instrument, and it was administered to twenty eight participants. The data was analyzed descriptively. The findings reveal that most of the subjects are familiar with the technology application. Further, not all of the subjects are confident to their ICT competence. Inserting GPA information to the prospective teachers’ profile, it shows that high GPA do not guarantee high confidence on ICT use. For TPACK confidence result, it shows that more than 45% are confident to integrate technology in their classroom instruction.
Instagram post: Writing caption through process approach in developing writing skill
Mauliya Avivi;
Fika Megawati
EduLite: Journal of English Education, Literature and Culture Vol 5, No 2 (2020): August 2020
Publisher : Universitas Islam Sultan Agung
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DOI: 10.30659/e.5.2.240-250
Instagram has some features for supporting English learning process. Posting a picture and adding a caption could be a way for developing writing skill. Instagram users are allowed to write caption through process approach that would guide them to make a good writing. This study aims to find out the effect of Instagram caption through process approach on students’ writing skill in recount text. Quasi-experimental design was implemented to the two classes of Multimedia students at one of Indonesian vocational high schools. Each class participated in this study consisted of thirty students. The data collection was taken from tests, pre-test and post-test. Then, it was analyzed using Independent t-test. The result of this study indicates that Instagram caption through process approach gives positive effect for developing English writing skill. More specifically, the students are able to use their Instagram account as an alternative way to learn English by sharing their experience, strengthen their step in writing skill through editing and revising the draft based on the teacher’s feedback, and publish writing product. This study implies that feature in Instagram gives advantages for English teachers and students, and it can be promoted as an attractive educational technology for writing activities.
WHEN NO SCHOOL IS OPEN FOR LEARNING: DOES VIRTUAL TEACHING PRACTICE MEET EFL PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ NEED?
Fika Megawati;
Nur Mukminatien;
Niamika El Khoiri
English Language and Literature International Conference (ELLiC) Proceedings Vol 4 (2021): Creative and Innovative Learning Strategies in The Field of Language, Literature, Ling
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang
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Covid-19 pandemic has transformed teacher education programs to shift their academic activities for pre-service teachers. Accordingly, teaching practice are mostly carried out virtually in order to get access to the school learning. This study aims at exploring pre-service teachers’ experiences in fulfilling their needs in online classroom instruction during Covid-19 emergency remote teaching (ERT). Five pre-service teachers were involved in this study. To collect the data, interview transcripts and teaching artefacts were analyzed qualitatively. The result of this study show three important points. First, to find out raw model, students’ response, school environment and culture, and teaching performance, they were not completely obtained in virtual class. Second, learning process can be carried out effectively if the pre-service teachers and students were supported by sufficient stuffs for doing online. In relation to the platform, there is no single best technology was implemented. Third, pre-service teachers’ digital literacy were important to adapt the school policy and to accommodate the learners’ situation. In a nutshell, this study implies that the attention in assisting pre-service teachers to face emergency remote situation in their field experience is important to be evaluated.
The iSpring Suite 9: Its Effect on EFL Learners in Comprehending Narrative Text
Fita Fitriati;
Fika Megawati
Borneo Educational Journal (Borju) Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): August
Publisher : Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda University
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DOI: 10.24903/bej.v3i2.771
The research is to find out the effect of using interactive learning multimedia with iSpring Suite 9 to improve motivation and civics education learning outcome in one of state vocational schools. The population is all of the students in tenth grade. The sample is Multimedia 1 as the experimental Class and Multimedia 2 as the control class. Both of two classes consist thirty six students. The research methodology used in this research is experiment research method with quantitative approach. The used experiment method form is Quasi Experimental design. Data collection instrument for learning narrative text uses 10 multiple choices questions, while learning outcome is done by test. The data collection was taken from pre-test and post-test using online learning especially WhatsApp group. The research result data are previously done by making normality test, homogeneity test and T test. Data analysis uses T test with Microsoft excel 2007. The average score of experimental group is 81.66, and the average score of control group is 68.22. Moreover, the hypothesis test shows that Ho is rejected because t count (4.71) is higher than t tab (2.28) . The result of this study indicates that using iSpring Suite 9 gives significant effect to teach narrative reading skill. Keywords: iSpring Suite 9, WhatsApp Group, Narrative Text.
Conceptions on authentic assessment: What Indonesian EFL teachers conceive
Ayu Alif Nur Maharani Akbar;
Gunadi Harry Sulistyo;
Fika Megawati;
Vina Virgianata Nuralisaputri
EnJourMe (English Journal of Merdeka) : Culture, Language, and Teaching of English Vol 7, No 1 (2022): July, 2022
Publisher : Universitas Merdeka Malang
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DOI: 10.26905/enjourme.v7i1.7018
In Indonesian context, as the 2013 Curriculum (K-13) has been introduced to EFL teachers to be implemented at schools, performance-based assessment starts to be applied at schools too, accompanying the curriculum implementation. This educational reform is meant to improve the quality of the teaching of English as a foreign language. However, little is known in the body of knowledge on EFL teachers’ challenges in implementing the authentic performance-based assessment in K-13 context, one of which, it was argued, is a facet that derives from EFL teachers’ conception on matters pertaining to authentic assessment. To address this, a survey was conducted to find out EFL teachers’ conceptions about authentic assessment, the role of feedback, and use of authentic assessment procedures in the context of such K-13 educational reform. A number of EFL teachers at lower and upper secondary levels of education in East Java across seniority were involved in the present survey. The findings of the study reveal among other things interesting phenomena where contradictions of conceptions were observed on authentic assessment. These findings have pedagogical implications that are educationally beneficial for the proper and successful implementation of authentic assessment under the 2013 curriculum – K-13.DOI: 10.26905/enjourme.v7i1.7018
“WAYS FOR TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS IN BUILDING ENGLISH SPEAKING PERFORMANCE”
Fika Megawati;
Vidya Mandarani
Script Journal: Journal of Linguistics and English Teaching Vol. 2 No. 2 (2017): October
Publisher : Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda University
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DOI: 10.24903/sj.v2i2.111
Abstract: This study aims to find out the strategies used by tertiary level students in performing English communication. This research was a descriptive study involving English Education Study Program students. Data analysis included in-depth transcribing on the students’ speaking performance and the result of interview. The findings show that the communication strategies used in the conversation consisted of avoidance, paraphrase, borrowing, appeal for assistance, and mime. The common strategy lied on mime, while avoidance and paraphrase strategies were not frequently applied. The results show communication strategies were effective in helping the first language students in learning English as their foreign language. Communication strategies give solution to cope with difficulties in learning English. Communication strategies are highly suggested to be socialized to EFL learners as an alternative way to improve speaking performance.