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LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal
ISSN : 20869606     EISSN : 25492454     DOI : -
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LET Journal is published twice a year in the month of June and December. It presents articles on linguistics, literature and English teaching.
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MAIN PRINCIPLES FOR DEVELOPING READING SKILLS IN ESL/FL CLASSROOMS Hizriani, Nani
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 4, No 1 (2014)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (315.399 KB) | DOI: 10.18592/let.v4i1.1398

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Reading is an essential skill for ESL/FL learners because it is a readily available way to expose to language learners? target language. The ability to read in a foreign language is needed as the learners have specific needs for information and pleasure, for their career and for study purposes. Good reading texts provide a number of educational objectives and can bring in interesting topics, stimulate discussion, debate and motivate imaginative responses and can be the springboard  for fascinating lessons.  This study provides a framework for a series of key principles for developing reading skills and explain how these principles can be applied in the ESL/FL classroom.
EMPLOYING LOCAL WISDOM BASED SHORT STORIES FOR TEACHING ENGLISH AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Hima, Aninda Nidhommil; Gusdian, Rosalin Ismayoeng
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 8, No 1 (2018)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (475.822 KB) | DOI: 10.18592/let.v8i1.2194

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In the Indonesian educational system, The English as a foreign language has an important position (Fristiara, 2017). It a affects the number of people learning English that increases every year, beginning at younger and younger ages (Rokhayani, 2017). However, the process of teaching English in elementary schools becomes problematic today. According to the situation analysis, it was found that many elementary school teachers lack of ability and knowledge in teaching EYL especially in preparing the materials. In regard to the issue, this community service project was designed to upgrade the teachers' ability in designing English short stories book as their teaching material as well as teaching the stories in the classrooms. In addition, the teachers were also expected to be able to include local wisdom in their short stories. The project implementation falls into three phases as follows (1) collecting all short stories which contain local wisdom (2) translating the short stories, and (3) implementing the short stories in the classroom.
DEVELOPING A COMMUNICATIVE SUPPLEMENTARY SPEAKING E-BOOK FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS Trisnantasari, Ika; Rachmajanti, Sri; Mukminatien, Nur
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 5, No 1 (2015)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (272.512 KB) | DOI: 10.18592/let.v5i1.1420

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This research was conducted to develop a communicative supplementary speaking e-book for the English teachers in SMPN 3 Batu. This product provides the communicative speaking materials with communicative tasks to be applied in teaching learning process. The research design of this research is research and development (R & D) that has been modified from Borg and Gall (1983). The instruments used to collect the data for the needs analysis were interview with the teachers and a questionnaire for the students,  about the current materials. Then the data from the needs analysis used a developing a communicative speaking material product. After that, the product needs to be validated by three experts using validation checklist as the instrument in the expert validation. This product was design for the 8th graders of junior high school, academic year 2013/2014, in SMPN 3 Batu. Twenty students from nine classes that were selected by the teachers were chosen as the subjects of the research. Then the instruments used in try-out were an observation checklist for the students? speaking activity, questionnaire for the students about the try-out material, and observation checklist for the teachers about the try-out material.This e-book contains communicative and interactive speaking materials and tasks to help the teachers? improve the the students? confidance using English in various communication situations, both formal and informal. This e-book is also equipped with a manual to help the teachers and the students.  It revealed that the result of the try-out from the instruments used in this step was very good which means that the developed product did not need any revision.
THE USE OF INTERNET IN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Kamal, Sirajudin
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 2, No 1 (2012)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

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Nowadays, we live in age of technology and unlimited communication whereas there are growing demands on everyone, including teachers and students, to be technologically literate. In this era, it is clear that English has been a global language, not only in general life but also in international education for specific. In education, the implementation of internet as the backbone of online-learning, online-course and dedicated course material servers, are not a new things. Moreover, internet as an   international computer network has very significant numbers of learning resources.
THE EXPERIENCES OF SM3T TEACHERS: CONSTRUCTING TEACHER IDENTITY IN THE BORDERLAND DISCOURSES Nugraheni, Gracia Vica Ade
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 9, No 1 (2019)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

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This study focuses on the experiences of SM3T teachers in constructing teacher identity in the borderland discourses. Teacher identity construction is a dynamic process. One of the aspects constructing teacher identity is borderland discourse. In short, borderland discourse is the intersection between oneself as a personal and as a professional. The participants of this research were five teachers who have experienced SM3T program. SM3T is a program held by the government in Indonesia. It stands for Sarjana Mengajar Terdepan, Terluar, Tertinggal. In order to find out SM3T teachers? experiences and beliefs about constructing teacher identity in the borderland discourses, the researcher used mixed methods which were combination between quantitative and qualitative. The researcher used close-ended questionnaire and also in-depth interview in order to gather further information.This study aimed to find out the borderland discources faced by the SM3T teachers and the solution to cope them. This study revealed that most of the teachers faced borderland discources during SM3T program.
USING METACOGNITIVE STRATEGIES IN TEACHING LISTENING TO EXPLANATION TEXT nor, hidayah
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 6, No 1 (2016)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

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Listening is receptive skill and it is very important skill in foreign language classrooms because it provides input for the learners; by listening the students can produce language such as speaking and writing by vocabulary that they obtain from listening. Listening process has both top-down listening process that involves activation of schematic knowledge and contextual knowledge and bottom-up listening process involves prior knowledge of the language system such as phonology, grammar, and vocabulary. Metacognitive strategies is one of language learning strategies in teaching English and considered as the most essential ones in developing learners? skills (Anderson, 1991). It is also help the students to make language learning more successful, self-directed, and enjoyable (Oxford: 1989, p. 235). Metacognitive consists of planning for learning, thinking about the learning process as it is taking place, monitoring of one's production or comprehension, and evaluating learning after an activity is completed. This study is intended to use metacognitive strategies in teaching listening and to provide English lecturers with interesting and effective teaching strategies in enhancing the students? active participation in teaching and learning process and improving students? listening ability. The students use metacognitive strategies to improve their ability in listening. This study will also give additional value to the effort of increasing the quality of teaching English particularly listening in Indonesia.
THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING GRAMMAR (STRUCTURES) IV COURSE AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF TARBIYAH FACULTY ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013 Asfihana, Raida
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 3, No 2 (2013)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

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The students? needs of English have been a never ending issue for recent years. It is always be an interesting topic to be discussed as well as investigated through a series of research. This following research report is a description of the students? need of taking Grammar IV course at Tarbiyah Faculty of IAIN Antasari Banjarmasin. The students were asked to fill in a questionnaire dealing with their needs of taking that course. The result shows that they think that grammar mastery is important for them and they prefer to do much practice on TOEFL exercise (the section of Structures and`Written Expression) through this course.
INVESTIGATING EFL STUDENTS’ LISTENING ANXIETY: A SURVEY AT UIN ANTASARI BANJARMASIN Maulidiyah, Noor
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 7, No 2 (2017)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

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Listening anxiety is an influential factor that obstructs the EFL learners? listening comprehension.  This research is conducted to find out the levels of listening anxiety of the third semester students of English department at Tarbiyah and Teachers Training faculty of Antasari State Islamic University.  The research aims to answer two research questions: (1) Do the students who have sufficient and low ability in listening experience listening anxiety? And (2) which item measured in the Foreign Language Listening Anxiety Scale do EFL learners face the most and least anxiety?  This descriptive quantitative research took 88 students as participants in this research.  The researcher used questionnaire for collecting the data.  The findings show that the students do experience high level of listening anxiety.  The students responded to 16 items which indicted high level of listening anxiety.  The item that indicated the highest level of listening anxiety was included in background knowledge component and the item that indicated the lowest level of listening anxiety was included in listening text and strategies component.  However, among three themes of items, most of students responded to items indicating high level of listening anxiety were in listening text and strategies component.   
PROJECT BASED LEARNING: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON ITS OUTCOMES AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES Handrianto, Ciptro; Rahman, Muhammad Arinal
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 8, No 2 (2018)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

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Project-Based Learning is gaining popularity in development projects and pedagogic development. The objective of the use the PBL in a classroom is to give students a meaningful experience in learning. This paper will discuss the PBL based on constructivism theory and experiential theory were discussed to give the idea constraint to the use of the PBL. Furthermore, the study will also discuss the implementation of PBL. It is found that some studies have showed positive effect and also it may develop students? critical thinking and learning attitudes. However, there are several issues regarding the implementation like students acknowledge that the knowledge of today's limited technology changes has prevented them from producing good design ideas.  
AN ANALISIS OF PAKEM APPROACH Chamisah, Chamisah
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 2, No 1 (2012)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18592/let.v2i1.1315

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This article aims to explain the consep of PAKEM approach in accordance with the principle of particular learning model,namely,active learning, creative learning, effective lerning,and joyful learning. The elaboration of this issue will  relate to the condition of teaching learning prosess. Due to that point, the characteristics of implementing PAKEM are introduced. It uses various sources of learning, and applies various activities based on these.   In addition the results of students? creativities are displayed.  Furthermore, the teachers apply various methods of teaching and at the end of activity, the teacher together with students do reflection and usually when doing evaluation, teachers apply classroom based assessment that focuses on its process. In line with this, this article also explains some consideration when applying this approach such as understanding students? behaviors as an individual and in a group. Finally it explains about the process of teaching learning process.