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Examining the Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies for Alleviating EFL Students’ Writing Anxiety: A Mixed-Method Study Kurniasih; Suhartoyo, Eko; Fransiskus, Ferdinan
JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 11 No. 1 (2024): JEELS May 2024
Publisher : Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat IAIN Kediri

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v11i1.1464

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At higher education, students at the end of the study are required to write a final project. Writing English papers is challenging and might create writing anxiety. Therefore, it is necessary to look at what strategies are used by the teachers and their effect on anxiety levels and performance. Furthermore, it is also crucial to accommodate students’ perceptions of the strategies so that students’ voices provide valid information on how the classroom should be. This research uses a mixed-method methodology to analyze lecturers' anxiety-reduction strategies and students' perceptions of them.  Three instruments were used to collect data, namely a Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI), open-ended questions about the perception, and students’ writing scores. A paired sample t-test was used to compare students' writing anxiety and performance before and after treatment. Content analysis was used to assess student opinions of the strategies. The statistics showed that students' writing anxiety fell from high (71.35) to moderate (66.47). Meanwhile, students' writing grade rises from 72.00 to 79.03. SPSS analysis showed that anxiety-reducing strategies significantly affect writing anxiety and student performance (p = 0.000). Consequently, this study's findings should be beneficial in writing classes.
Examining the Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies for Alleviating EFL Students’ Writing Anxiety: A Mixed-Method Study Kurniasih; Suhartoyo, Eko; Fransiskus, Ferdinan
JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 11 No. 1 (2024): JEELS May 2024
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Syekh Wasil, Kediri, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v11i1.1464

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At higher education, students at the end of the study are required to write a final project. Writing English papers is challenging and might create writing anxiety. Therefore, it is necessary to look at what strategies are used by the teachers and their effect on anxiety levels and performance. Furthermore, it is also crucial to accommodate students’ perceptions of the strategies so that students’ voices provide valid information on how the classroom should be. This research uses a mixed-method methodology to analyze lecturers' anxiety-reduction strategies and students' perceptions of them.  Three instruments were used to collect data, namely a Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI), open-ended questions about the perception, and students’ writing scores. A paired sample t-test was used to compare students' writing anxiety and performance before and after treatment. Content analysis was used to assess student opinions of the strategies. The statistics showed that students' writing anxiety fell from high (71.35) to moderate (66.47). Meanwhile, students' writing grade rises from 72.00 to 79.03. SPSS analysis showed that anxiety-reducing strategies significantly affect writing anxiety and student performance (p = 0.000). Consequently, this study's findings should be beneficial in writing classes.
Promoting Speaking Skill through Podcast: EFL Students’ Voices Lutfa, Prasyifa Khabibatul; Kurniasih, Kurniasih; Fransiskus, Ferdinan
International Journal of Pedagogical Language, Literature, and Cultural Studies (i-Plural) Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): International Journal of Pedagogical Language, Literature, and Cultural Studies
Publisher : Nexus Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63011/ip.v1i1.7

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Listening is one of the skills in English Learning. Listening can be practiced by many media, like radio, audio music, listening while watching video, or listening to podcasts. Listening to podcasts is one of the popular and common ways to practice English listening skills. Listening to podcasts is simple and flexible to use every time everywhere, which makes many people like to listen to pod- casts. This study aims to investigate the use of podcasts for lis- tening strategies to improve speaking skills. 24 students partici- pated in this study from the University of Islam Malang in 2 and 4 grade in the English Department. The research design from this study uses data collection from a questionnaire involving 20 items scored 10 questions in yes or no choice and 10 questions scored on a five-point Likert response scale. Data analysis will be con- ducted using a descriptive approach, which to describe the find- ings from the questionnaire and identify patterns or trends that may emerge from students' responses to the use of podcasts in listening strategies. The results of this study indicate that the ma- jority of participants considered the use of podcasts as a listening strategy to improve speaking skills. Most of the participants of this study agreed that the podcast can help them and make it easier to listen skills comprehension, acquire new vocabulary, be- come accustomed to listening skills, and Improve speaking skills by practicing some content or accent in the podcast. Keywords: listening, podcast, speaking