Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal
Edulitics is published by Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris (Department of English Education), Darul 'Ulum Islamic University (Universitas Islam Darul 'Ulum Lamongan). This journal publishes research-based articles in the field of language, literature, and education. This journal is published twice a year in June and December; six articles in each edition. The scopes of the topics include 1) English Learning and Teaching; (2) Literature for Education; (3) Language Acquisition.
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COMPARING PROBLEM SOLVING BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW ACHIEVERS TEST TAKERS TO OVERCOME TEST ANXIETY IN TOEFL
Sa'adah Ramadhiyah;
Didi Sukyadi
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 3 No 1 (2018): June, 2018
Publisher : English Language Teaching Department (Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris)
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Test anxieties cannot be denied by the test takers in TOEFL test. Sometimes, anxieties bring to negative and positive effects to the test takers. Each test taker has the way to solve their problems to overcome their anxieties. However, every problem solving may bring the test takers to successful and unsuccessful. This present study wanted to compare the problem solving between high achievers and low achievers test takers in TOEFL test performance to overcome their anxiety. The quantitative survey research design was used in this study to investigate the difference between both test takers. The researcher used the online questionnaire to collect data from the participants. Moreover, 30 participants were selected purposively by the researcher. The results show that the high achiever test takers are better in solving their problem toward test anxiety. The difference occurs in planning, cognitive, self-efficacy and self-checking problem solving.
STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BLENDED LEARNING IN A LARGE ENGLISH CLASS
Fachri Ali;
Eros Meilina Sofa
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 3 No 1 (2018): June, 2018
Publisher : English Language Teaching Department (Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris)
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This present study aims to explore Institut Agama Islam Negeri Pekalongan students’ perceptions regarding the implementation of combining the features of face-to-face instruction and online learning via Edmodo learning management system (LMS) called blended learning (BL) in their large English class. This research was conducted in the class consisted of 46 students who took English III course at the university. The participants completed three types of open-ended questionnaires. The findings reveal that the implementation of BL had a positive effect on perceived quality and student satisfaction in the teaching and learning processes. Most of the students commented that the implementation of BL helped make the course and activities interesting because of the technology integration in their large class. BL, likewise, encouraged them to enhance their language skills, particularly reading and writing. These results illustrate that the language skills could be also improved by incorporating the tremendous advancement of technology as a part of language instruction. Meanwhile, another finding reports that BL might have a better impact on the students’ level of engagement since most of the research participants rated themselves as more engaged in this blended course. Keywords: Blended Learning, Perceptions, Engagement, Large English Class
LEARNING DESIGN OF ENGLISH FOR BROADCAST THROUGH COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING (CLT) APPROACH
Heru Saputra
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 3 No 1 (2018): June, 2018
Publisher : English Language Teaching Department (Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris)
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English broadcast should be conducted in a communicative language to maintain the existence and quality of campus radio. Based on the facts found, the broadcasters of IAIN Salatiga campus radio do not come from the Department of English Education, which then make them difficult in doing English broadcast and it needs solution. Empowerment is done on qualitative research; with the subjects are twenty (20) broadcasters on IAIN Salatiga campus radio. The data collection is done in three ways, namely: observation, questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). From the data obtained, there are facts that 100% of the broadcasters have never experienced English language training for Broadcast, 80% get difficulties in doing communicative English broadcasts, and 100% are very often to find certain things to broadcast. The design of English learning for Broadcast is as follows: viewing factual conditions, learning by approach of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), and output (implementation of communicative English in broadcasting) Keywords: Design, English Broadcast, ESP, CLT, Empowerment
WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE IN TASK-BASED INSTRUCTION: ANALYSIS OF FLUCTUATION IN DYNAMIC SYSTEM
Yohanes Kurniawan;
Eka Fadilah;
Nopita Trihastutie
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 3 No 1 (2018): June, 2018
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The present study aims at investigating the fluctuation of learners’ willingness to communicate in three communicative tasks: Dictogloss, Jigsaw-Game, and problem solving. We focus on learners’ L2 WTC in the classroom context seen from dynamic system theory. Six Indonesian undergraduate learners of English Department comprising linguistic features proficiency and motivational levels were elected as participants by encountering them in a three-subsequent-task performances. Concurrent assesment and Stimulated recall, and in-depth interview were used to investigate learners’ WTC during the task performances in the classroom interaction. The former used WTC-metric by asking the participants to provide scores on five-minute-interval of total 60 minutes task performances, while the two latters used video-taped as stimulus to confirm learners’ interaction in the classroom. The results reveal that learners’ WTC fluctuate during three task performances in conjunction with variables that interplay and interconnect one to another. Additionally, some factors provoking either learners’ willingness or unwillingness to communicate are discussed further.
ENGLISH SYNTAX ACQUISITION ORDER OF INDONESIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEARNERS
Syifa Khuriyatuz Zahro
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 3 No 2 (2018): December, 2018
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Linguistics’ research has proved that the acquisition order for foreign-language is not a static order but less consistent. Therefore, teachers of foreign language urgently need to understand the acquisition order of linguistics components to achieve an appropriate learning outcome, especially on syntactic mastery of the target language. For Indonesian learners, English sentence which employs verbs as its predicate is one of most complex linguistics component to learn and apply in their writing. The absence of a copula verb in Indonesian sentences which mostly ignored by some Indonesian learners affects the problem. Therefore, this study examines the English syntax acquisition order toward third and sixth grade of Indonesian learners in a descriptive qualitative approach. The participant is two learners of the third and sixth grade of Islamic Elementary School Lamongan who are requested to compose an essay writing three times to further analysis based on their grammatical function. The data is therefore in the form of writing produced by the participants about family, holiday and friend. The result indicates that both learners acquire five sentence patterns in their stage, they are S-V, S-V-sP, S-V-dO, S-V-dO-A, and S-V-A-sP. Meanwhile, the sentence pattern of S-V-sP is in the first order of acquisition by both levels of learners, while the last order acquired is the most complex one, S-V-A-sP.
THE ROLE OF ENGLISH AS LINGUA FRANCA–INFORMED APPROACH IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING TO PRESERVE CULTURAL IDENTITY: FROM CLASSROOM TO PRACTICE
Simon Petrus Kita Ngatu
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 3 No 2 (2018): December, 2018
Publisher : English Language Teaching Department (Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris)
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The practice of teaching English as a global language that has been widely spread in Indonesia does not fit to promote Indonesian local culture. Most of English language teaching practice pay much attention to students’ understanding about their local culture, but the whole process of English language teaching (ELT) itself denotes that students do not really apply their local culture in English language learning. The effort of integrating local culture in ELT is still far from the concept of particularity, practicality, and possibility. This article provides a conceptual perspective on the role of English as Lingua Franca (ELF) – Informed Approach in ELT in terms of preserving students’ cultural identity. It starts by describing the important issues dealing with the topic, relating this study to previous studies to see the weaknesses and the strength, building an argument, and drawing conclusion and recommendation. The article concludes that the approach needs to be more informed in the whole process of ELT in terms of learning English and preserving students’ local culture in which students are allowed to use English within their local culture rather than only in understanding their culture without practicing.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING MULTIMEDIA-BASED LEARNING TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING IN ENGLISH OF STKIP QOMARUDDIN GRESIK
Ahmad Thoyyib Shofi;
Lailatul Masruroh
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 3 No 2 (2018): December, 2018
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The fluency of speaking English is a benchmark of success in mastering speaking English and it is the main achievement in the Speaking course. In connection with this, researchers and lecturers continue to innovate in developing English language learning, especially in improving speaking fluency. In this digital era, the use of multimedia in the learning process has become a trend because multimedia-based learning is in great demand as technology develops. Therefore, to improve the fluency of speaking English students of STKIP Qomaruddin Gresik, so that is way the method implemented. In order to be able to find out the effectiveness of using multimedia in improving students' speaking fluency, this pre-experimental study was carried out, with a single experimental pratest type involving only one experimental group . This study examines the effectiveness of using multimedia in improving the fluency of speaking English students of English education study program STKIP Qomaruddin Gresik after treatment (treatment), by comparing the results of the pretest and posttest. Researchers use the t-table an α (0.05), and the results of the t-test is 8.02 absolutized. T-table with 20 degrees of freedom is 2,085. The final calculation shows that the t-test in this study is greater than the t-table.This proves that multimedia use is very effective in improving the fluency of speaking English students. This development shows that the application of multimedia in learning speaking has succeeded in improving the fluency of speaking in English.
USING ANALYTIC TEAMS TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL
Aseptiana Parmawati
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 3 No 2 (2018): December, 2018
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Speaking is the highest target in English language because speaking is basis of communication which becomes a function learning. There are many kinds of technique to improve speaking skill and one of them is Analytic Teams Technique. Therefore, the researcher wanted to find out whether or not Analytic Teams technique can improve the students’ speaking skill and to analyze the classroom situation when the Analytic Teams technique is implemented in speaking class. This research used Collaborative Classroom Action Research and composed for two or more cycles then it observed and evaluated to identify all facts including the success and the failure of the action. It means that the action should be stopped or continued and revised to the next cycle based on the selected criteria of success. After the implementation of Analytic Teams Technique in every cycle, the students’ speaking score were getting better. It can be seen from the result of students’ average score Cycle 1 was 64.28 and Cycle 2 was 78.05. It can be concluded that Analytic Teams Technique can improve students’ speaking skill and improve speaking classroom into a better situation. Keywords: Analytic Teams; Speaking Skill; CAR
THE STUDENT-TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD EFL LEARNING
Daniar Sofeny
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 3 No 2 (2018): December, 2018
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This paper outlines the results of a survey which was carried out, to identify English Study Program UNIROW Tuban students’ attitudes towards learning the English language as a foreign language. The study investigated students’ motivation in terms of three motivational constructs: instrumental motivation, integrative motivation and personal motivation. In determining what attitudes college students at UNIROW have towards learning English as a foreign language. The 30 students involved in this project were from 2017A class. The students were asked to explain why they wished to become English teachers. A questionnaire and interviews were used for data collection. The students’ reasons for studying English revealed a wide array of attitudes and motivations. Surprisingly, almost half of the students exhibited negative attitudes towards learning English and entering the teaching profession. Other students demonstrated more positive attitudes. Personal reasons were also regarded as important motives by the students. However, regarding the integrative reasons, the results provided evidence that learning English as a part of the culture of its people had the least impact in students’ English language motivation. On the other hand, the data for the students’ attitudes revealed that most of students had positive attitudes towards the social value and educational status of English. Finally, some pedagogical implications that would help tap the students’ motivation and attitudes were presented. Key Words: Attitudes, Foreign Language, Learning English.
A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF ENGLISH WORDS INTERFERENCE USED IN “JAWA POS” NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ON MARCH 2018
Sinta Wahyu Lestari;
Wahyu Kyestiati Sumarno
Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal Vol 3 No 2 (2018): December, 2018
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Newspapers are a medium of written informations which are published every day. There is a newspaper that has been famous especially in Java that is “Jawa Pos” newspaper. “Jawa Pos” newspaper is written in Indonesian, but in presenting the information or news, sometimes the author add or insert some English words to emphasize the reader about the information to be conveyed. This style is called interference in Sociolinguistics. Considering that statement, this study wants to analyze the types of interference found in “Jawa Pos” and analyze the reasons of those interference usage. This study uses descriptive qualitative method in conducting the research. The data sources for this research are 4 edition of “Jawa Pos” newspaper, which were from 8th until 11th March 2018. The first findings of this research was 147 interferences were occured in the data sources. The result then were divided into four categories. They were 97 interferences of noun, 34 interferences of verb, 15 interferences of adjective and 1 interference of adverb. The second findings, there were 101 interference occured with prestige feeling motive as the reason, and 46 interferences were caused by need feeling motive. Based on this research, for the newspaper author the researcher wants to suggest that by using another language such as English we can increase our vocabulary in English. Futhermore, for the other researcher interference are still open to be studied because this study only focus on analysis of interference in the form of word. Meanwhile, a study of interference which focus on phrase or clause still interested to be studied.