LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal
Vol 7, No 2 (2017)

UTILIZING MEMES TO PROMOTE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

Agnes Dian Purnama (Universitas Negeri Malang Malang, East Java)
Elsa Marina Desiarti (Universitas Negeri Malang Malang, East Java)
Noor Aida Aflahah (Universitas Negeri Malang Malang, East Java)
Vindy Cahya Ekaningrum (Universitas Negeri Malang Malang, East Java)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jan 2018

Abstract

Keeping students’ motivation to learn L2 is a challenging activity in teaching and learning process. Teachers are expected to perform their job dutifully by engaging students into attractive learning activities. At the same time, they are also contested with students’ characteristics diversity. The utilization of memes is a proposed teaching strategy to minimize the gap between students’ traits, technology rapid development, and the constant need of renewing effort to enhance students’ performance. Seeking an opportunity of integrating between various mobile application, gadgets as well as internet access, memes creation may be considered as a breakthrough in educational field. The result of this study shows students’ positive responses in creating memes activity. Most of the EFL students’ responses stated that the activity is interesting therefore it is able to boost their motivation. The activity covers up three essential motivation values for learning an L2; intrinsic value, integrative value, and instrumental value. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LET

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

LET Journal is published twice a year in the month of June and December. It presents articles on linguistics, literature and English ...