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<![CDATA[ EFL Teachersâ Practices on Authentic Writing Assessment at Vocational High School ]]>
<![CDATA[Rahmat, Abiadi]]>;
<![CDATA[Rahmadita, Aninda Ristri]]>
<![CDATA[ UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017 ]]>
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<![CDATA[Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture regulations no. 66 of 2013 on National Educational Assessment Standards suggests that authentic assessment practices be employed in performing learning assessment in schools. However, former Minister of MONE reveals that many teachers find this a great challenge to them (Kompas.com, 2014). This study explores VHS EFL teachersâ authentic writing assessment practices in their classrooms. Twenty EFL teachers from nine VHS in East Jakarta have been involved as respondents for the study. A set of questionnaires for teacher respondents, a checklist for analysis of their lesson-plans, and semi-structured interviews for teacher respective students have been employed to collect data for the study. Discussion on findings of the study will be aimed at mapping the observed authentic writing assessment practices of the target respondents. The data obtained from teachersâ questionnaire, studentsâ interview and checklist document analysis, it can be concluded that EFL teachers from nine different vocational schools practice authentic assessment for assessing studentsâ output. The type that teachers chose is intensive. It means teachers concern with studentsâ vocabulary and grammar. Then the technique that they provide for assessing studentsâ writing is essay.]]>
<![CDATA[ The Importance of Needs Analysis for English for Specific Purposes at Elementary School Teacher Department of University of Muhammadiyah Sukabumi ]]>
<![CDATA[Amalia, Arsyi Rizqia]]>
<![CDATA[ UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017 ]]>
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<![CDATA[Based on a data, there are several elementary schools in Sukabumi which do not have a teacher with English background education, so that the graduate of elementary school teacher education or PGSD who is teaching English in the school. This research is conducted on PGSD students of University of Muhammadiyah Sukabumi (UMMI) to prepare themselves as teachers of English in the future, but it is found that students at PGSD UMMI have difficulties in following the lessons taught on campus. The objectives of this research are (1) to know the background of studentsâ English competency as need analysis process. (2) to make an appropriate materials that is given in ESP subjects. The researcher conducted this study with quantitative and RnD methods. The results of this study show that (1) more than 90% of students are not able to pronounce letters and to mention numbers, especially large numbers in English correctly; (2) the impact of the research is the change of syllabus where the materials taught to the students. From this research, it can be concluded that need analysis is something that must be done to improve the quality of English education in our environment.]]>
<![CDATA[ Paragraph Writing in Undergraduate English Department: Errors and Its Factors ]]>
<![CDATA[Latifah, Latifah]]>;
<![CDATA[Hani, Umi]]>
<![CDATA[ UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017 ]]>
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<![CDATA[This research was aimed to discuss the errors found in paragraph writing and to explain the factors that caused the problems by the second semester of English students of Fakultas Sastra Universitas Pamulang (UNPAM). Qualitative method was applied in conducting the research in which the data were taken randomly from the paragraphs written by the students. The tools were a paragraph-writing worksheet and a form prepared to record the types of errors of each data. The error category is based on Ferris and Hedgcock model (2005). The errors in the paragraph writing were identified and explained concerning the factors caused the writing problems. Four classifications of errors shown from the result of the writing are: morphological, lexical, syntactic, mechanical error. The four classifications of errors are divided into eight types: noun, article, word choice, sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. It was found that verbs were the highest frequency of errors type.]]>
<![CDATA[ Commerce Register Analysis of Minangkabau Vernacular in a Colloquial Conversation: A Sociolinguistics Studies ]]>
<![CDATA[Nurani, Siti]]>;
<![CDATA[Widya, Widya]]>;
<![CDATA[Harared, Nico]]>
<![CDATA[ UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017 ]]>
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<![CDATA[This research aims at identifying register used in the commerce colloquial conversations among sellers and buyers. Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) approach is applied to examine the linguistic features viewed from the aspect of field, tenor and mode of discourse. Findings show that in the field of discourse, registers release the experiential domain of nouns, verbs, idiomatic expression, and word blending. The goal orientation appears to have both short and long term while the social activity results in exchanges among participants. Furthermore, in the field of tenor, participants have an equal agentive role as they have same social function. The social role is non-hierarchic and the social distance is minimal. Finally, in the mode of discourse, both constitutive and ancillary language role formed in present simple, past simple and future simple. The channel is phonic and the medium is spoken with visual contact as it is characterized by the use of back channel signs. The Systemic Functional Linguistics approach employed in this research could be used as the parameter for educators in teaching Sociolinguistics especially in conducting discourse analysis in various colloquial discourse contexts.]]>
<![CDATA[ Using Speaking Worksheets in Enhancing Accuracy in EFL Adultsâ Spoken English ]]>
<![CDATA[Chandra, Julian]]>;
<![CDATA[Hayati, Amal]]>
<![CDATA[ UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017 ]]>
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<![CDATA[With the development of teaching spoken English more oriented to fluency, obviously accuracy in spoken English is much neglected. Additionally, the changing language pedagogy into more integrated way results in how integrating linguistic components in the teaching spoken English becomes a challenging task for teachers. Optionally, integrating form and meaning-based activities into teaching spoken English is suggested to be able to raise EFL learnersâ awareness to address not only language fluency but also accuracy. This study was aimed to find the effect of using guided speaking worksheets towards senior high school studentsâ accuracy in spoken English. Pre-test and post-test design was employed in this quasi-experimental research. With total random sampling technique, 22 senior high school students were taken as the research sample of whom 11 were randomly assigned into experimental group, while the other were randomly assigned into control group. Samples in experimental group were received self-made speaking worksheets with target vocabulary, expressions and grammar attached for students to practice spoken English. Oral test was the research instrument in which its validity and reliability were determined by its content validity and inte-rrater coefficients correlation. With nonparametric analysis by MannWhitney U formula to test hypothesis. It was found that U-observed (-15) was smaller than Utable (34). It means that H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted. The conclusion is that there was significant effect of using self-made speaking worksheet towards the studentsâ accuracy in teaching spoken English. The research findings lead to a discussion of its recommendation to be used in teaching spoken English.]]>
<![CDATA[ The Effect of Academic Self-Management and Reading Anxiety toward Reading Comprehension ]]>
<![CDATA[Wilany, Eka]]>;
<![CDATA[Dewi, Desi Surlitasari]]>
<![CDATA[ UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017 ]]>
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<![CDATA[As one of required subjects in University level for EFL class, reading should be learned by the students to their own way and strategy so that their reading comprehension has better progress. Unfortunately, reading can be a difficult subject for them even though they are English department students. Internal and external can be the two factors for them in learning it. Academic self-management is one of internal psychological factor defined as learning strategy used by foreign learner to control various factors influenced their learning process specifically reading comprehension. Reading anxiety can be the threats of self-concept caused by limited knowledge and foreign language skill. The objective of this research is to find out the effect of academic self-management and reading anxiety toward English reading comprehension. The researcher uses quantitative research by using expost facto design. Random sampling is chosen as sampling technique in this research and English department students of Riau Kepulauan University in Batam as the population. Instruments used by the researcher are questionnaire to assess the studentsâ academic self-management and their reading anxiety. Moreover, test is used for measuring the studentsâ reading comprehension. The data was analyzed by using Two-Way ANAVA and then continues to Tuckey test. The result shows that there was effect of academic self-management and reading anxiety toward the students reading comprehension, the score of Qcount bigger than Qtable (12,22>3,07). Then, it was also found that students reading comprehension having low reading anxiety differ to students having high reading anxiety in which Qcount(3.47)> Q table (2.89). Besides that, students higher reading anxiety having high academic self-management were showed different to students low reading anxiety and having high reading anxiety. It was calculated that Qcount (9.00)> Qtable (3.01). In contrary, it was counted that Qcount (-0.08)<Q table (3.01) means there was no difference students lower academic self-management having low reading anxiety and high reading anxiety in reading comprehension]]>
<![CDATA[ Health Literacy as Key to Developing Health Related Welfare in Jigawa State, Nigeria ]]>
<![CDATA[Bashir, Amina Abubakar]]>
<![CDATA[ UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017 ]]>
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<![CDATA[English is the official language in Nigeria and all health information are written in English. However, evidence from our health institutions show that there is inadequate knowledge of essential health matters which is evident in the cases of lifestyle related health conditions. This is believed to be related to peopleâs health literacy which largely determines how people understand health and illness. Thus, determining the level of health literacy among all civil servants is an important step towards understanding the link between literacy and health outcomes. This study investigated the level of health comprehension in Jigawa state, Nigeria. Specifically, it identified communityâs level of comprehension of health information contained in select health materials and further determined the relationship between their levels of comprehension and health perception with a view to providing a framework for designing, implementing and evaluating community health social welfare programmes. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used, using a modified Test of Functional Health Literacy among Adults (TOFHLA) and the analysis involved analysing the results with the findings from the quantitative data analysed. It has been found that health comprehension is low in Jigawa state. It has also been found that individualâs ability to read drug labels, interpret dosage instructions, determine health benefits of ingredients in packages of foods and drinks, among others, is determined by their health literacy not withstanding their education. It has been revealed that the respondents do not apply their knowledge of English in comprehending labels on health related products.]]>
<![CDATA[ The Importance of Teacherâs Motivation in Improving the Quality of Studentsâ Education ]]>
<![CDATA[Suhendar, Suhendar]]>
<![CDATA[ UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017 ]]>
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<![CDATA[Fundamentally, teacherâs motivation in the framework of improving the quality of studentsâ education is considerably required and shall constitute a value-based effort for the teacher, as he/she is actively involved in pedagogical process of learning. In addition, teacher has an ultimate role in the process of building students âeducation. In view of that, the studentsâ ideal characters building can be accordingly attained if it is performed by a highly qualified teacher. For that reason, teacher supposedly recognizes systematically the matters which can satisfy the fulfillment of studentâs education quality and the characteristic of education itself in the society. Academically, the writer specifically analyzes the problem as follows: 1) How important is the teacherâs motivation in improving studentsâ education quality? 2) Why is teacherâs motivation very crucial in the society?; and 3) what are the steps of teacherâs motivation fulfillment in improving studentsâ education quality ?. To sum up teacherâs motivation in improving studentâs education quality is very important and to such an extent it is very crucial as teacher is the actor of agent of change in the society. For that reasons, teacher should use his/her best endeavor to realize such purpose through a value-based motivation developments.]]>
<![CDATA[ ROXIFYonline: Helping Students Improve Their Writing through Online Feedback ]]>
<![CDATA[Miller, Roxanne]]>;
<![CDATA[Miller, George]]>
<![CDATA[ UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017 ]]>
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<![CDATA[Todayâs students want immediate feedback on their writing which instructors often cannot provide. They embrace the internet and want to use it for learning. To keep pace with these desires, Roxifyonline was created. It is a new online Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) tool that provides automated essay feedback for use by students worldwide. The program was originally written for ESL learners in Hong Kong, but is now being used by students throughout the Asia Pacific region and in Finland. It is based on both empirical research and that of other academics. The program is robust enough to be used for general academic writing from upper secondary through post graduate levels. It is a free Independent Learning (IL) tool. The program utilizes vocabulary to identify possible errors and provides online IL links to aid in the correction of possible errors in writing. Unlike other programs, it does not provide suggested corrections. This can help students to become more autonomous in their learning. Comparisons can be made between drafts, and there is an annotation function which can allow for more individualized peer and teacher feedback.]]>
<![CDATA[ Cultivating Local Culture Awareness by Using InsideOutside Fishbowl to the Students of Tridinanti University Palembang ]]>
<![CDATA[Ilma, Ridha]]>;
<![CDATA[Manurung, Jenny Elvinna]]>
<![CDATA[ UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017 ]]>
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<![CDATA[Local culture provides a sense of identity for rural communities and residents. This study aimed to describe the improvement of local culture awareness by applying inside-outside fishbowl to the students of Tridinanti University Palembang. Seventeen people of sixth semester students of English study program became the sample of the study. The researchers used a classroom action research as a method of study. This study consisted of two cycles; cycle I and cycle II. Test and observation were used to collect the data. Data calculation showed that there was a significant improvement on studentsâ local culture awareness, the mean score in cycle I was 67.47 and the mean score in cycle II was 82.35. In other words, the local culture awareness was improved by using inside-outside fishbowl.]]>
