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Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal
ISSN : 23388927     EISSN : 26572443     DOI : https://doi.org/10.30651
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal (e-ISSN 2657-2443 and p-ISSN: 2338-8927) is a journal of English Language Teaching (ELT), linguistics, and literature published in April and September by English Education Department of Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya. This journal is committed to investigate and scrutinize present issues of ELT, linguistics and literature. Contributions in the forms of research-based and literature-review studies written by national and international scholars and researchers are welcomed. High quality of studies presenting the State of the Art (SOTA) and originality is preferable.
Articles 289 Documents
Abuse of Power in Nancy Farmer's The House of the Scorpion (2002) Vira Nabila Nursidik; Ali Mustofa
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 9 No 2 (2021): September
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (389.136 KB) | DOI: 10.30651/tell.v9i2.8850

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This study aims to reveal abuse of power depicted in Nancy Farmer’s The House of the Scorpion using Daniel Sankowsky’s definition and characteristics of abuse of power by leader, Bob Jessop’s Marxist Approaches to Power, and Nicos Poulantzas’s destruction of the state. El Patrón as the leader of a country named Opium, abuse his power in Marxist way, which leads to destruction of the state. The analysis focuses on how abuse of power done by El Patrón and destruction of the state as the consequence. Throughout the analysis, El Patrón’s abuse of power is done by him as a leader through economic, political, and ideological class domination. Destruction of the state as the consequence of his abuse of power include the destruction of the Church and the family.
Formative Assessment and Self-Regulated Learning during Pandemic Era Ai Fatmawati; Pupung Purnawarman; Didi Sukyadi
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 9 No 2 (2021): September
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (443.819 KB) | DOI: 10.30651/tell.v9i2.9305

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During online learning in Covid-19 outbreak, self-regulation is needed more due to the different learning situation and distance between student and teacher. One of the ways to support student self-regulated learning in EFL classes is through the implementation of formative assessment. The aim of this study is to find out the formative assessment that EFL teachers use in online learning and how they perceive the role of formative assessment in supporting students’ self-regulated learning. To get the data, questionnaire adapted from Gan et al. (2019); Pat-El et al. (2013) was utilized. Interviews also were conducted to get deeper understanding about the findings obtained through questionnaire. The findings revealed that during online learning, EFL teachers used a variety of formative assessment techniques, using online platforms that were easy to use. They agreed that students need to have self-regulated learning skills during online learning. However, some of them did not know for sure that the formative assessment they conducted could enhance students’ self-regulated learning since only some students submitted their work. Further research can be done to find out strategies to implement formative assessment using technologies or tools utilized in online learning where the students can get immediate feedback and use it to help them improve their learning.
Archetypes & Self-Realization in Disney’s Cruella (2021) Movie: Jungian Psychoanalysis Nadyatul Fatihah; Ali Mustofa
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2022): April
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

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The research focused on archetypal elements in the Disney film Cruella. The goal was to see how Estella's personality reflected Jung's archetype theory. Carl Gustav Jung identified the major archetypes, which are the result of shared ancestral experiences that can be found in art, literature, and religion but are not readily evident to the naked eye. Archetypes are inherited, universal patterns of people, actions, or personalities that have an impact on human behaviour. Watching the movie, reading the movie's transcription, selecting quotes, studying cinematographic elements, identifying the data based on the study's theme, and classifying the data to point out the issues of Jung's archetype in the movie were all used to assemble the data. According to the findings, Jung's archetypes were depicted in the film. The results of the research revealed that the main character's speech and actions reflected Jung's archetypes. According to the discussion, Estella's mental growth is obtained from three aspects: her persona, shadow, and self-realization. Self-realization is attained through breaking free from the constraints of the persona, recognizing and accepting the shadow, and balancing the two sides. Despite being difficult and perhaps dangerous, those are critical stages on the way to mental and psychic developmen
Being Posthuman Through Biopolitics in Neal Shusterman’s Unwind Lingga Gumilang; Pratiwi Retnaningdyah
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2022): April
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

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This paper explores the concept of posthumanism through biopolitics. Although the goal of biopolitics is to manage the social population, this ideology promotes the oppression of the subject. Shusterman reveals this concept through his novel, Unwind. This novel not only presents the oppression of the subject of the regulation but also shows that the regulation creates a new norm in society that lead them to become posthuman. In other words, the regulation tries to modify humanity into a new form. Using the Foucauldian theory, this paper argues that biopolitics could be a factor for humans to transform into a new type of humanity—posthuman. The result finds that biopolitics in the novel leads to the two types of posthuman; the first is that posthuman emerging human with technology to enhance human being; the second is about reconsideration position of humans. The idea of posthuman might make people resist oppression and embrace other existence as equal beings as humans. This would create better humanity for human beings.
Matt Buckner’s Identity Seeking in Green Street Hooligans Movie (2005): A Semiotic Analysis Rivaldi Alvien Riza; Syahara Dina Amalia
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2022): April
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (717.335 KB) | DOI: 10.30651/tell.v10i1.12353

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This research was conducted to analyze how the identity seeking of the main character, Matt Buckner, in Green Street Hooligans (2005) movie was portrayed semiotically.  The term identity can be defined as an expression of the inner self, and the role of ourselves in the world to find the meaning of life and as a guide in life to find happiness. The subject of this research was the Green Street Hooligans (2005) movie directed by Lexi Alexander and the object was the representation of the main character’s identity seeking through images of the scene and dialogues found in the movie. The data were collected through watching and analyzing the movie, reading several related articles, taking notes on the important elements, and classifying the data. In analyzing the data, the researchers used a descriptive qualitative approach and adopted the semiotic analysis technique by Charles Sander Peirce (Hoed, 2007). As A Result, the researchers discovered that Matt Buckner's life before being a Hooligan was just like a normal student’s. Second, Matt Buckner’s identity started to transform when he met Pete and join the GSE firm. The last, and the reasons why Matt Buckner joined the Hooligan was that he felt more appreciated and well-known when he became Hooligan, also he was proud to be a Yankee surrounded by the GSE members. Every sign represented in movie have its meaning, and to comprehend those all signs used a semiotic approach. Based on the result of this research, the researchers able to understand the meaning that represented in the Green Street Hooligans movie.
The Rapid Writing Strategy in Writing Classroom during the Covid-19 Pandemic Nurul Hidayah; Moh Hafidz; Mariyatul Kiptiyah
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2022): April
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (456.454 KB) | DOI: 10.30651/tell.v10i1.9887

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Writing skill is an ability to share an idea in written text based on the genre of the text, the rapid writing strategy is one of appropriate strategy to make a good paragraph especially in descriptive text because most of the participants are from rural area and different writing achievements. The aim of this research is to investigate the procedure of the rapid writing strategy behaves in the teaching-learning of writing skill. Researcher descriptively used the qualitative method that specifically uses a case study design by observing the field via Whats App platform. The instrument of this research is observation checklist and taking notes to get a complete data either from personal or group Whats App. The teacher and students activities inside and outside the class becomes a primary source of data.  Results, the rapid writing strategy is a fast writing practice strategy without paying attention to what has been written in advance so that writing is completed quickly and completely the rapid writing strategy helps students explore writing more without worrying about grammatical accuracy, content and vocabulary for students to do tasks in descriptive text. In addition, this strategy makes teachers more motivated, interested and fun in teaching-learning process of writing skill. Keywords: Writing, rapid strategy, teaching-learning, descriptive text.Writing skill is an ability to share an idea in written text based on the genre of the text, the rapid writing strategy is one of appropriate strategy to make a good paragraph especially in descriptive text because most of the participants are from rural areas and different writing achievements. The aim of this research is to investigate the procedure of the rapid writing strategy behaves in the teaching-learning of writing skills. The researcher descriptively used the qualitative method that specifically uses a case study design by observing the field via Whats App platform. The instrument of this research is an observation checklist and taking notes to get complete data either from personal or group Whats App. The teacher and students' activities inside and outside the class become a primary source of data.  Results, the rapid writing strategy is a fast writing practice strategy without paying attention to what has been written in advance so that writing is completed quickly and completely the rapid writing strategy helps students explore writing more without worrying about grammatical accuracy, content, and vocabulary for students to do tasks in descriptive text. In addition, this strategy makes teachers more motivated, interested, and fun in the teaching-learning process of writing skills. 
Social Media Utilization for Self-Regulated English Learning during COVID-19 Outbreaks Maulina Maulina; Rahmat Nasrullah; Risman Wanci
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2022): April
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

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It is quite challenging at this moment for undergraduate students to study from home (SFH) during the COVID-19 outbreaks. Social distancing practices applied during the coronavirus outbreaks to most of the public settings, including at academic activities at university. Fortunately, there have been many platforms of social media provided and accessed easily in this digital era. This current study aimed at investigating and understanding higher education students’ perspectives on social media in learning English independently in the COVID-19 outbreak. Researchers used an online survey as the main research instrument to gather data from 147 potential students to be the respondents to fill out the survey from three universities in the Sulawesi region, Indonesia. The result showed that 81% of respondents used WhatsApp as the medium to study autonomously at home during the pandemic. Besides, YouTube (77.6%), Instagram (57.8%), Facebook (29.3%), and Twitter (24.5%) also became the additional choices. They used those friendly-users and cheap accessed social media platforms to watch and to listen to English videos (79.6%) also to have the written chats in English with friends and teachers (67.3%) as well as to have the audio and video calling in English (36.1%). Further, during the pandemic, respondents improve their speaking skills (37.4%), listening skills (29.3%), reading skills (17%), and writing skills (16.3%) through social media. Even though the world is distracted, university students in this region keep their motivation to learn English from home autonomously.
Reflective Practice in Teacher Education: A Look into Past and Present Theories, and Some Pertinent Issues Nur Rizky Alfiany Suaib
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2022): April
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

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Many educators regard the practice of pedagogical reflection as a prime motivator in the professional growth of teachers. This idea has spurred the realization of the practice of reflection since the early stages of the university's teacher education program. Several scholars have developed their ideas regarding excellent practices in reflection throughout the years. They presented methodologies, concepts, and ways to construct the course of reflection from non-reflective to critical reflective by identifying the reflective thought process and underpinning the degrees of reflection. These ideas would also allow educators to create evaluations for reflective practice. However, this sound theoretical framework is frequently riddled with flaws that linger to the present time, particularly about the extent to which such activity will provide noteworthy growth for teachers, as well as the legitimacy of its reflexivity itself. This paper tries to revisit the origin of the concept, the development, and pinpoint the persistent issues. This, hopefully, would enable us to seek the deeper insight into the dynamics of reflective practice in teacher education program.
Formal Education in Indonesia and Egypt: Comparison of Challenges in Teaching English on Secondary Level Dewi Nurpitriyani; Ibrahim El Sayed Abdel Moneim Attia Salama; Ratu Erlinda Kurniatillah; Nida Husna; Itje Chodijah; Didin Nuruddin Hidayat
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2022): April
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

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This research aims to compare the challenges in teaching English between Indonesia and Egypt. This study is restricted to the secondary level for formal education in both countries. The study is also investigated the teacher’s problems for formal education in Indonesia and Egypt and what are the challenges that the English teachers may face while teaching in both countries. The research used the comparative method of studying to evaluate and compare the challenges and causes for common problems in formal education in teaching English in both countries. Data were collected in two different ways; the questionnaire and interview. There were 30 English teachers as respondents in this research who teach in several cities in Indonesia and Egypt. The result of the study revealed that several similar challenges found in English teaching both in Indonesia and Egypt, such as students‘ lack participations, numbers of students in a classroom, teachers‘ competency in the curriculum implementation, and teachers‘ management skill. This study uncovered ways to overcome these challenges such as joining seminars to enlighten teachers‘ competences, dividing students into smaller groups, asking them one by one to share their thought, applying the classroom in the beginning of the class, and giving remedials to the ones who need extra attention.
Student’s Speaking Problems in Online Learning: A Systematic Research Review Musleh Fajri; Rohmani Nur Indah
Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal Vol 10 No 2 (2022): September
Publisher : English Department FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (280.813 KB) | DOI: 10.30651/tell.v10i2.13559

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This study used a systematic review, namely the research process by identifying previous research. Furthermore, this research applies a systematic analysis method that identifies the literature available on Google Scholar. This method has been used to produce original research as well as help researchers to critically analyze, evaluate and synthesize complex ideas. The five phases of systematic literature review are: 1) Framing questions for review 2) Relevant work 3) Assessing study quality 4) Summarizing the evidence 5) Interpret findings. From the results of the review a description it can be understood that there are student problems; they first have difficulty in terms of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation. However, they also have problems in their psychology in learning speaking. Regarding online learning reviews, online learning is one of the alternative solutions for the learning process, including for students and teachers, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although it raises some problems, for teachers and students, all parties must be ready to implement it. So that online learning has positive and negative impacts.

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