Wiralodra English Journal (WEJ)
Wiralodra English Journal is published twice a year, in March and September. This journal welcomes articles in the form of research reports or library research on English Education, Linguistics, Literature, and Translation that have never been submitted for consideration nor published elsewhere.
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<![CDATA[GENDER REPRESENTATION IN AN INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT-ENDORSED ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ]]>
<![CDATA[Moh Irwansyah]]>;
<![CDATA[Anandayu Suri Ardini]]>
<![CDATA[ Wiralodra English Journal Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): Wiralodra English Journal ]]>
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DOI: 10.31943/wej.v7i1.191
<![CDATA[This study aims to identify the representation of gender in Indonesian government-endorsed English textbooks Specifically, the representation of gender in the textbook was essential because it depicted how society treats gender in a certain region. This study is based on a content-analysis investigation of gender representation in When English Rings the Bell SMP/MTs Kelas VII that the Indonesian government endorsed under the ministry of education. The whole data was collected through the instrument and was specified based on the need for gender representation that was made by Porrecca and was analyzed using Krippendorf's framework. This study reveals that man's representation was depicted as a strong character by depicting man as an outdoor worker with more choices of type of work. The woman's representation is depicted as a domestic worker, such as a chore. In addition, the male gender is represented as a masculine character, which is associated with types of nouns that were frequently associated with strength, wildness, and activeness, while the female gender was presented with typical nouns that were associated with beauty and passivity. The study still needs more exploration with other approaches to discover how gender is represented in the textbook.]]>
<![CDATA[A VIEWS OF STUDENTS REGARDING THE USE OF THE E-PORTFOLIO IN THE CREATION OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT ]]>
<![CDATA[Ananda Putri Rizkila Janwarini]]>;
<![CDATA[Zubaedah Wiji Lestari]]>;
<![CDATA[Paulina Novarita]]>
<![CDATA[ Wiralodra English Journal Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): Wiralodra English Journal ]]>
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DOI: 10.31943/wej.v7i1.193
<![CDATA[This study aimed to describe students' perceptions of using e-portfolio in writing descriptive text and to find out the impact of the use of e-portfolio in writing descriptive text. This research was conducted with a qualitative approach with a case study. The questionnaire, interview, and students’ artifacts were used in collecting the data. The participants in this research were 32 students from first grade (X MIPA) in Mekar Arum senior high school in Bandung, West Java. There were 32 students, consisting of 28 female and four male students, who were involved in this research. The result showed that E-portfolio is easy, efficient, and useful. E-portfolio help students improve their descriptive text writing cognitively. It also had a positive impact on students' writing. It was indicated by their artifacts, in relation to the use of e-portfolios in producing descriptive texts. The students perceived the use of e-portfolio in writing descriptive text as effective in writing descriptive text. It helped them develop in many ways, especially their cognitive writing in descriptive text. This study is limited to the effectiveness of the E-portfolio. It needs further investigation in terms of examining the effectiveness of E-portfolio in teaching descriptive text to more complex variables such as the genre and level of education.]]>
<![CDATA[STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE OF USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM AS THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL ]]>
<![CDATA[Hadijah Hadijah]]>
<![CDATA[ Wiralodra English Journal Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): Wiralodra English Journal ]]>
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DOI: 10.31943/wej.v7i1.198
<![CDATA[This study aims to describe the students’ perspective toward the use of Google Classroom; 2) to describe how Google Classroom was applied in teaching writing. This qualitative study was conducted in the first semester of the law department of Universitas Muhammadiyah Bima. It was qualitative research with five participants. The theme-based analysis was used in this study. The finding showed that Google Classroom has affected the students' attitudes toward writing skills. The data from all the participants have proved that there has been significant improvement such as 1) writing enthusiasm; 2) effectiveness of timeliness; 3) easily for access to the material; 4) practicality for writing tests; 5) efficiency of google classroom for students writing. They have shown positive and negative attitudes which affected their achievement in writing. The negative aspects that appeared were the students were less confident seeing their names on the last list which means that their scores were among the lowest. Drawing on the findings, the Google Classroom application can be used to teach writing skills because it is more practical than traditional methods. This study suggests further investigation into the wider aspect of the effectiveness of Google Classroom in teaching writing.]]>
<![CDATA[INDONESIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ DEMOTIVATING FACTORS IN LEARNING ENGLISH ]]>
<![CDATA[Muhammad Rafakhansyah Satria Putra]]>;
<![CDATA[Ista Maharsi]]>
<![CDATA[ Wiralodra English Journal Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): Wiralodra English Journal ]]>
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DOI: 10.31943/wej.v7i1.201
<![CDATA[Demotivation is a condition that occurs when a person begins to lose motivation or enthusiasm to do something and achieve specific goals. This demotivating condition can occur in various aspects of life, one of which is related to study. This study is aimed to investigate the demotivation factors of EFL High School students in learning English. Two students from a public high school in Indonesia were interviewed. The data were collected using two session interviews. The first session interview was about the external demotivation factors, and the second was about the internal factors of demotivation. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis in which prominent themes were determined based on the frequency of their emergence. This study found two factors influencing students’ demotivation: external and internal. The external factors include teacher factors, attitudes towards peers, negative attitudes towards the target language and everything related to the target language, the target language as a compulsory subject, and textbooks and teaching materials. As for the internal factors, there are low self-esteem and a lack of self-confidence and interest. This study encourages teachers to create a supportive learning atmosphere and adjust teaching practices to minimize learning demotivation.]]>
<![CDATA[THE ORIGINS OF INDONESIAN EFL TEACHERS’ IDEOLOGICAL BELIEFS ABOUT ENGLISH AND ELT ]]>
<![CDATA[Dery Tria Agustin]]>
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DOI: 10.31943/wej.v7i1.202
<![CDATA[The last three decades or so have seen a proliferation of studies into second language (L2) teachers’ cognition, encompassing their thinking, knowledge, and belief. However, studies are lacking into the origins (or sources) of L2 teachers’ beliefs especially ideological beliefs. This paper reports a subset of findings from a study investigating the beliefs and classroom practices of secondary school EFL teachers in Indonesia. Aiming to reveal ideological beliefs about English and ELT held by the teachers and the perceived origins of such beliefs, the paper draws on data obtained from a total of 16 interviews. Data analysis revealed that the teachers held beliefs that reflect several categories of English language ideologies prevalent in the ELT setting. These ideological beliefs were perceived to originate from several factors such as schoolteacher’s talk about English, schoolteacher’s classroom practice, undergraduate education, graduate education, fellow teachers, colleagues in an English teacher forum, and textbooks used for teaching. The paper concludes with implications for English teacher education programs and suggestions for future research]]>
<![CDATA[IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMA NEGERI 1 SOE THROUGH POSSE STRATEGY IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2021/2022 ]]>
<![CDATA[Yabes Olbata]]>;
<![CDATA[Marike Nelwan]]>;
<![CDATA[Dessy Natty]]>
<![CDATA[ Wiralodra English Journal Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): Wiralodra English Journal ]]>
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DOI: 10.31943/wej.v7i1.203
<![CDATA[The objective of this research is to improve reading comprehension of the tenth grade students at SMA Negeri 1 Soe through POSSE strategy. The type of the research was action research. The subjects of the research were 32 students of grade X Science 1 at SMA Negeri 1 Soe. There were two kinds of the data in this research were qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were obtained by doing observation, interviewing and field note. The quantitative data were obtained from the pre-test and post-test. They were presented in the form of scores and analyzed by using descriptive statistics in SPSS 17 program. The result showed that POSSE strategy allows students to have practices in predicting the text, organizing the prediction, searching the main idea, summarizing the text, and evaluating their understanding of the text. It also helped the students enrich their vocabulary by maximizing use of the predicting and the evaluating steps. Then, most students show their enthusiasm and active participation in the teaching and learning process of reading. Finally, there is an improvement on students’ reading comprehension. It could be concluded that POSSE strategy could improve students’ reading comprehension.]]>
<![CDATA[THE STUDY OF SUBTITLING STRATEGY IN 'ALL TOO WELL' SONG TRANSLATION ]]>
<![CDATA[Ivonda Seran]]>;
<![CDATA[Agus Subiyanto]]>
<![CDATA[ Wiralodra English Journal Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): Wiralodra English Journal ]]>
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DOI: 10.31943/wej.v7i1.211
<![CDATA[This study analyzes and discusses the subtitling strategies of the song translation "All Too Well (10-minute version)" from English to Indonesian. The data are taken from Taylor Swift's official lyrics video and the Indolirik channel on YouTube. The study is descriptive qualitative, and content analysis is applied in studying the data and gaining results. The study uses Gottlieb's (1992) 10 subtitling strategies focusing on audiovisual translation. The results show that there are four strategies found in the translated song lyrics: paraphrase (36%), transfer (32%), condensation (22%), and expansion (10%). The paraphrase strategy is probably used because most of the lyrics contain figurative expressions; therefore, the translator managed to convey their basic meaning rather than translating them with equivalent expressions. Meanwhile, the expansion strategy is the least used in translation because the translator might consider that most lyrics do not need more information in the target text. The song lyrics are generally well-conveyed; hence, the whole lyrics' meaning is interconnected and understandable.]]>
<![CDATA[STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF USING POWERPOINT AS LEARNING MEDIA IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ]]>
<![CDATA[Neris Mayang Ledy]]>;
<![CDATA[Syafryadin Syafryadin]]>
<![CDATA[ Wiralodra English Journal Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): Wiralodra English Journal ]]>
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DOI: 10.31943/wej.v7i1.218
<![CDATA[This study is aimed at investigating students’ perceptions of using PowerPoint as a learning medium in English language teaching at a junior high school. The study was carried out at SMPN 1 Kepahiang with 30 students in the seventh grade as the subject of the study. This study combines quantitative and qualitative methodologies to examine students’ perceptions of using PowerPoint as a learning medium in English language teaching. The data was analyzed through quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (interview) methods. The results showed that students had positive perceptions of using PowerPoint as a teaching medium in learning English at school and were able to improve and motivate themselves. The interviews' conclusions were confirmed by the interview results, which showed that more students approved of using PowerPoint for learning. Thus, it may be said that students have positive and joyful perceptions of PowerPoint. Additionally, students believe PowerPoint to be more beneficial while learning English, particularly when it comes to boosting English activity, motivation, and competency during the learning process. Future researchers are advised to employ a larger sample, a longer time, and to utilize a PowerPoint presentation that is more appealing and varied, such as one created using Canva or another tool.]]>
<![CDATA["PAIKEM GEMBROT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF TEACHERS' EXPERIENCE" ]]>
<![CDATA[Henny Dwi Iswati]]>;
<![CDATA[Nilam Kis Arumecendani Rois]]>
<![CDATA[ Wiralodra English Journal Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): Wiralodra English Journal ]]>
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DOI: 10.31943/wej.v7i1.214
<![CDATA[This research looks into the use of the Paikem Gembrot model as a method of teaching English to young learners. The study aims to understand the challenges and efforts of kindergarten teachers regarding the Paikem Gembrot method in introducing English to young learners. The study employed a narrative inquiry approach, using a narrative frame to gather data from 40 kindergarten teachers in East Java. The findings show that those teachers have positive perceptions of the Paikem Gembrot model and believe it to be successful in promoting English language learning among young learners. However, they also identified some challenges such as a lack of understanding of the concept, insecurity, lack of appropriate learning tools and media, lack of teacher skills in managing the class, the low attention span of children, and the young age factor. The teachers have been involved in seminars, sharing experiences with other teachers, and learning from various media. They also suggested the development of simple and widely accessible learning tools and carrying out activities with a cheerful tone to address the technical issues. ]]>
<![CDATA[EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF USING YOUTUBE IN AN ACADEMIC LISTENING CLASS ]]>
<![CDATA[Dewi, Tiara Pramesi]]>
<![CDATA[ Wiralodra English Journal (WEJ) Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023): Wiralodra English Journal (WEJ) ]]>
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DOI: 10.31943/wej.v7i2.215
<![CDATA[The purpose of this research is to explore EFL students’ perceptions about using YouTube in an EFL listening class to confirm the benefits of using YouTube in enhancing EFL students’ listening ability, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Using descriptive qualitative research method, the data were collected through semi-structured interviews with five university students. The results of this research indicate that YouTube visuals help students to understand better, YouTube features help students to do note-taking, and YouTube helps students to improve listening skills. YouTube needs a good internet connection, YouTube has various content, and YouTube unsubtitled videos are students’ perceptions toward the use of YouTube in their online academic listening classes. This study is expected to give some practical ideas about how YouTube can be used in an EFL listening class to support EFL students in improving their listening skills. This research can give opportunities for further research to explore more about how YouTube affects students’ goals in other listening classes, what other platforms students might use in their listening classes, and how much these platforms have contributed to the students’ listening skill improvements.]]>
