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Land and Legacy: Investigating Horizontal Conflicts in the Short Story "Dataran Melengen" through Postcolonial Ecocriticism Framework Hidayani, Vini; Alung, Alung; Nasution, Riandry Fadilah
POETIKA Vol 12, No 2 (2024): Issue 2
Publisher : Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22146/poetika.v12i2.99577

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The issue of ecology in former colonies is an inevitable consequence of past colonialism. The difference now is that the “colonial” subjects have transformed into multinational corporations that exploit nature and people by seizing the land on which communities depend for their livelihoods. This land grabbing is sanctioned by Indonesia through the legalization of laws that allow capitalism to flourish, while local communities become increasingly impoverished. This ecological issue is depicted in literature that critically addresses environmental issues. Therefore, this study examines the short story “Dataran Melengen” (2003) by Korrie Layun Rampan, which actively portrays the ecological issues in Kalimantan caused by companies holding Forest Concession Rights. This research actively employs postcolonial ecocriticism theory by Graham Huggan and Helen Tiffin as its formal framework and critically analyzes the text using Fairclough's critical discourse analysis method. This theory extensively discusses ecological issues in postcolonial countries, highlighting how state approval and abuse of power contribute to these issues. The study reveals ecological issues within the Dataran Melengen community, including horizontal conflicts driven by poverty, along with cultural loss, terror, and trauma. The short story “Dataran Melengen” serves two key functions as mentioned by Huggan and Tiffin: aesthetic and advocacy. These functions are expected to catalyze a third function—activism—where literature can drive social change. The research process involved a close reading of the text, contextual analysis, and a critical discourse approach to explore the interplay between narrative, power, and ecology.
Personal Fabricated-English Items’ Quality: Classical Test and Item Response Theories Siregar, Try Mahendra; Nasution, Riandry Fadilah; A’la, Putri Nurul
English Education : English Journal for Teaching and Learning Vol 12, No 2 (2024): Volume 12 No.02 December 2024
Publisher : UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24952/ee.v12i2.12754

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Item Analysis is used to determine the quality of test items, whether applicable or not applicable for the test takers’ ability assessment. Owing to that, our research attempts to measure the quality of personal fabricated English items for 8th grade students under the Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT) by Rasch models. We adopted reliability, item difficulty, discrimination power, and distractor effectivity, following to both theories. Overall, 30 items with multiple-choice format were handed out to 46 students. The items were analyzed quantitatively by deploying the Quest.exe application. The results showed that the items are reliable with 0.69 CTT and 1.0 IRT values, and the item difficulties are also varied: 12, 14, and 4 based on CTT categorizations and index easy, moderate, and difficult, while IRT demonstrated similar results. There is only 1 item inadequate to differentiate students’ ability, and this item required a revision; furthermore, 17 out of 30 items have effective distractors. This research is expected to contribute to Item analysis and Quest.exe demonstration for the same purposes.
HOW ANXIETY AFFECT ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT?: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY OF INDONESIAN EFL LEARNERS Nasution, Riandry Fadilah; Manuas, Maissy J.; Ali, Muhammad I.; Pabur, Herminus E.; Tatipang, Devilito P.
Journal of English Culture, Language, Literature and Education Vol. 10 No. 2 (2022): E CLUE: Journal of English Culture Language Literature and Education
Publisher : English Education Department

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53682/eclue.v10i2.5540

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English is the language of communication used throughout the world the ability to speak English is the main priority of many languages studied by students today One of the factors that prevent students from speaking English is anxiety This study aims to determine the level of students anxiety in learning English the level of anxiety of students academic achievement and the relationship between students anxiety with the process of learning English and their achievement in the learning process The method used in this study is qualitative with a descriptive approach This study was conducted to 41 students of grade XI of X enrolled in the second semester of academic year Results showed that the students anxiety in learning English was moderate M=3 17 and their English academic achievement was categorized as failed M=70 98 Finally it was found that there was a significant correlation between students anxiety in learning English and their English achievement as the result p < em>= 00 lt;0 05 r< em>= 98 Therefore it is recommended that teachers try to find more creative methods and strategies to support and motivate the students in learning English< p>
Reinterpreting Problem-Based Learning in EFL Speaking Classrooms: Indonesian University Teachers’ Pedagogical Perspectives: English Purmayanti, Devi; Kholidi, Muh. Azhar; Nasution, Riandry Fadilah
JOEY: Journal of English Ibrahimy Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): JOEY:Journal of English Ibrahimy
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora, Universitas Ibrahimy

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35316/joey.2026.v5i1.20-36

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Problem-Based Learning (PBL) has gained prominence as a pedagogical approach for promoting learner autonomy, critical thinking, and communicative competence. However, little is known about how PBL is interpreted, adapted, and enacted by teachers in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) speaking classrooms, particularly in Indonesian higher education. This qualitative study examined Indonesian university EFL teachers’ perceptions and enactment of PBL in speaking instruction. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five instructors from diverse institutional contexts and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings show that teachers did not implement PBL as a fixed instructional model but reinterpreted it as a context-sensitive, fluency-oriented pedagogy shaped by learner readiness, classroom culture, and institutional constraints. While PBL was perceived to enhance student engagement, speaking confidence, and willingness to communicate, it was primarily adapted as discussion- and task-based activities rather than sustained inquiry cycles. These adaptations reveal how teacher cognition and local educational conditions mediate global pedagogical models. By foregrounding teachers situated enactment of PBL, this study extends existing PBL theory in EFL contexts and challenges assumptions that learner-centered pedagogies transfer seamlessly across settings. The study proposes a more context-responsive understanding of PBL for EFL speaking instruction and offers implications for teacher education, curriculum design, and institutional support in similarly constrained contexts.