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IMPROVING LITERAL AND INFERENTIAL COMPREHENSION USING KNOW-WHAT TO LEARN-LEARNED (KWL) STRATEGY
Erliana, Santi
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 4, No 2 (2014)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v4i2.1402
This paper highlights the findings of a study which was undertaken at the Institute for Islamic Studies (hencefort STAIN) of Palangka Raya. The aim of the study was to describe how the teaching of reading using reading strategy Know-What to learn-Learned (henceforth K-W-L) strategy can improve reading comprehension for the fifth semester students of the English education study program in STAIN Palangka Raya in academic year 2013/2014. 26 fifth semester students from English education study program were taken as the subject of the study. The data were taken from observation, field notes, questionnaire, and achievement test. The result reveals that the K-W-L not only improves comprehension but also increase motivation in learning.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSâ MASTERY IN TOEFL STRUCTURE-WRITTEN EXPRESSION (A Case Study at IAIN Antasari, UNLAM, UNISKA and STKIP PGRI in South Kalimantan)
Mufidah, Nida
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 2, No 2 (2012)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v2i2.1378
This research is conducted to find out the mastery of English students department in TOEFL in Structure and written Expression in South Kalimantan of IAIN Antasari Banjarmasin, UNLAM, STKIP PGRI, and UNISKA and to know types of questions in TOEFL which are very difficult and difficult for students to answer. The researcher tested 80 fifth semester students of English Department at IAIN ANTASARI, UNLAM, STKIP PGRI and UNISKA in South Kalimantan on the academic year 2011/2012 , used test distributed to 80 students in the fifth semester The TOEFL prediction test was used to gather the data. Â The result showed the mean score of TOEFL of academic year 2011/2012 classified in beginner category with the mean score 418. The results of TOEFL prediction shows that the mean score of UNLAMâs students is 469, folllowed by IAINâs which is 454, UNISKAâs is 384, while STKIP PGRIâs is 367. Structure and Writen Expression is the most difficult type of questions are relative pronoun, possessive pronoun, personal pronoun and passive voice.
INCREASING STUDENTSâ LEARNING ACTIVITY IN MEDIA AND LEARNING RESOURCES CLASS BY USING NUMBER HEADS TOGETHER (NHT) ( A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH)
Maulida, Hidya;
Norliani, Norliani
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 6, No 2 (2016)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v6i2.1458
This research aims to increase studentsâ learning activity in Media and Learning Resources class. The kind of research is classroom action research conducted two cycles with the subject is the fifth semester students of English departement. Technique of collecting data is observation and analyzing quantitatively and qualitatively.  From cycle I and cycle II, studentsâ learning activity is increasing . Research hypothes stated that the use of Number Heads Together technique can increase the studentsâ learning activity can be proven. It is concluded that the use of Number Heads Together (NHT) can increase studentsâ learning activity in Media and Learning Resources class. The studentsâ learning activity increases 37,5% , from 25% to 62,5%.  Number Heads Together should be developed and applied in every education level because this technique makes students are more aware that they are observed so it stimulates them to be active.
ENGLISH WITH INDONESIA TASTE DOMINANT CULTURE SHIFT TO LOCAL CULTURE
Yamin, Moh.
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 4, No 1 (2014)
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v4i1.1397
English is not only the language that should be learned and mastered as the tool of communication, but it also should be understood as the language that has its own world. Although English is not the mother tongue of Indonesia, but it has been the cultural part of Indonesia when the Indonesian people use it as the medium of interaction. That is why, English as the life part of Indonesia should have the spirit of Indonesia. The cultural values that come from England, America or other countries using English as the mother tongue should be deleted. Making English for Indonesian people is a must. It means that what the people learn from English is not the culture, but the language itself. Separating the English from its own culture and bring it into Indonesian culture is a new way without forgetting the knowledge of English culture for enriching the language culture knowledge. Many Indonesian people use English as the medium of communication as if they are English people, such as their performance, gesture, behavior, and so forth. This case creates the stigma that English has destructed the local culture, whereas learning and using English is not for that, but for medium of interaction
HELPING YOUNG LEARNERS TO LEARN AUDIO DISCRIMINATION BY USING FLASHCARDS
Yansyah, Yansyah
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 5, No 1 (2015)
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v5i1.1424
The ability of young learners to grasp and to imitate what they hear is one of potential opportunities that should be taken into account by EYL teachers. They can use this advantage to facilitate them to acquire a good pronunciation since their earlier age. This article then tries to propose a classroom idea on how to help young learners learn audio discrimination by using flashcards. Audio discrimination is the ability to recognize the similarities and the differences among different sounds. This ability is very important to be developed especially for the teaching of reading since learners need to discriminate between sounds associated with different letters. Flashcards are considered as appropriate media because of its practicality to be used in the classroom and its economical reason. The detail of teaching procedure will be listed in pre-, whilst-, and post- teaching so that it is expected that this article give practical benefit to EYL teachersâ classroom practices. Â
HOW TO BE A GOOD LANGUAGE TEACHER
Saadillah, Saadillah
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 2, No 1 (2012)
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v2i1.1366
AbstractThere are two  crucial questions about the study of language  teacher. The first  question is âHow is a good   teacher?â The second question is âHow is a good language teacher?  To answer those questions, it should be understood that teacher is a usual creation of God. Like an English proverb saysâthere is no one  perfect  so, the teacher maybe will do the mistakes. The teacher maybe has some weakness .  This writing tries describing some facts about teachers as general, and introducing the  reader about how is going to be a good language teacher. Â
ENHANCING EFL INDONESIAN STUDENTSâ WRITING ABILITY AND MOTIVATION THROUGH FACEBOOK-INKSHEDDING
Rahmah, Nur Alfa
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 5, No 2 (2015)
Publisher : English Department of Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v5i2.1450
This paper is attempted to propose a breakthrough alternative in the EFL teaching to enhance studentsâ ability and motivation in writing through facebook-inkshedding. The current development of technology and teenagerâs close relationship with online social networking demands English instructor to be more creative in choosing the medium that suit the studentsâ interest and teenage trend. Facebook nowadays possess a prominent position among other social network media that makes it a very potential learning media. Inkshedding, on the other side, is a very effective strategy to boast studentsâ creative ideas and confidence in writing. It brings an active discussion into written form and trigger students to express their mind in the target language and make them get used of it gradually. Not only that facebook-inkshedding exists beyond time and physical boundary, it can also grow studentsâ sense of community and motivate them to develop independently.
THE STUDY OF NATURALISM ON A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUN NOVEL
Mufidah, Nida
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 3, No 2 (2013)
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v3i2.1390
 Language teaching of literature is the way to encourage the students ability to give responses to what they read.  This way can in one hand promote literacy and critical thinking of the students and facilitate students to build a learner center environment in learning.  In this article the writer tries to raise and discuss a literature stream of a novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini,it is still taking background of war going on in Afganistan. This novel has discussed the naturalism of literature which draws peoples lives that portrayed in the very low life, tragic, and pathetic. It tells the story of two women who are suffering due to war and forced marriage. It also deals with an infinite love, incredible affection, sacrifice and struggle of different ages of two women, but became one family because of a polygamous marriage. This novel not only tells the life-wrenching character with family conflict, but readers are also invited to imagine and to feel pain as a result of an endless war in Afghanistan. Literature may also have a wider educational function in the classroom in that, it can help to stimulate the imagination of students to develop their critical abilities and to increase their emotional awareness
THE STUDENTSâ PROBLEMS IN LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Maulidiyah, Noor
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 5, No 1 (2015)
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v5i1.1419
The research aims to investigate the studentsâ problems in listening comprehension.  The research has two statements of problems: (1) How do the fifth semester students perceive the importance of studying listening comprehension at the English Department of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training Faculty at Antasari State Institute for Islamic Studies Banjarmasin in the academic year of 2013/2014? And (2) What problems do the fifth semester students encounter the most in listening comprehension at the English Department of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training Faculty at Antasari State Institute for Islamic Studies Banjarmasin in the academic year of 2013/2014?
AVAILABILITY OF LANGUAGE INPUT, CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT IN LEARNING LANGUAGE AND MOTIVATION AND ITS RELATION TO LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Rian Dalu, Daristya Lyan;
Setyawati, Heny;
Arianto, Muhammad Affandi;
Azizaturrohmah, Nurul
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal Vol 6, No 1 (2016)
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DOI: 10.18592/let.v6i1.1445
There are several factors affecting learnersâ language proficiency. Those are availability of language input, conducive social environment, availability authentic materials, and motivation. This case study aims to investigate the way how the learnerâs language proficiency in speaking English is, how the availability of language input affects the learnerâs language acquisition, what the roles of the environmental factors in helping the learner mastering English are, and how the learner motivates himself in learning English. In-depth interview is used to collect the data and the subject of this study was the eleventh grade student from a science class at SMAN 3 Malang. The results show that he answered all of the questions briefly and clearly as if he got all of the ideas from each of the question. In terms of his fluency, it is in scale 4 because he spoke with near-native fluency and any hesitation did not interfere the communication. Besides, his pronunciation and intonation is in scale 3. It was concluded that there were only few mistakes in his pronunciation although he used Indonesian accent. In using grammar and vocabulary, the subject of this study is in scale 3 because he mostly used grammar and vocabulary choice or diction correctly. The subject shows that he does intentional learning. He takes English course instead of just learn English at school. Besides, the kinds of motivation found are integrated and instrumental motivation.