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Acuity : Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture

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Published by Universitas Advent Indonesia

ISSN : 25410229 EISSN : 25410237 DOI : -

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Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture (Jelpedlic) is the research journal for the Teaching of English, Literature & Culture. It publishes research-based articles, reviews and poems, which reflect on every aspect of English teaching. The journal also considers new developments in literacy, drama, film, literacy studies, literature, language, media, and new technologies as they pertain to the teaching of English.

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Thematic and Stylistic Analysis of Sparks’ The Last Song: In-Depth Exploration of Literary Writing: In-depth exploration on writing fluency Simanjuntak, Debora
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Advent Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v8i1.2861

This study aimed to reveal the elements of Sparks’ writing style and his chosen themes for an in-depth exploration of literary writing. The data for this study was textual, coming from Sparks’ The Last Song. It was conducted within the framework of two theories: Aestheticism and Stylistics. It was found that Sparks utilizes binary opposite themes, which are: Hatred Vs Love, Death Vs Life, Adultery Vs Fidelity, Distrust Vs Faith, Alienation Vs Closeness, Poverty Vs Wealth, and Illusion Vs Reality. These themes become completely effective as they are supported by his style of narrating the story. Sparks’ style is analyzed in terms of the following elements: Figurative languages of speech, Syntax/Sentence Fluency, Diction/Choice of Words, Point of View, Types of discourses, and Plot Devices. Through the analysis of Sparks’ novel, implications for literary appreciation and creative writing were drawn. The implications for literary appreciation are: read to enjoy the literature, enhance the enjoyment of literature, and develop a passion for literature. The implications for creative writing are: practice creative reading, think critically and analytically, write pictorially and aurally, and fictionalize a true-to-life story.

Examining the Impact of Subtle Cultural Differences on Rhetorical Variation in EFL Essays schenck, andrew
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v8i1.2888

Past research of rhetoric has relied on simple binary comparisons between groups that either do, or do not, possess a cultural trait. While countries like Korea and the UAE may share cultural values such as an acceptance of unequal power relationships (power distance) and a preference for group action (collectivism), these traits vary in degrees of intensity. To understand how these similar cultural traits may manifest differently within rhetoric, three separate corpora of persuasive essays written in English were compiled from female learners with Arabic, Korean, and English L1s. Next, frequencies of rhetorical devices from three categories (pronoun deixis, modals, and epistemic stances) were tallied and statistically compared using Friedman’s Two-Way Analysis of Variance. Results did not reveal statistically significant differences for average frequencies, yet analysis of specific rhetorical devices within each category exposed some notable disparities between corpora. Emirati (Arabic) learners, who have a strong cultural preference for power distance, tend to lessen authority of propositions and avoid a direct connection with the reader, making an argument less personal (increasing power distance). Korean learners tend to use more direct and authoritative rhetorical strategies (decreasing power distance), while simultaneously hedging with epistemic stances to maintain some degree of power distance. Hedging also appears to support Korean collectivist values that promote conflict reduction and group cohesion. Ultimately, more research of cultural influences on rhetoric is needed to develop culturally responsive pedagogy that promotes better intercultural communication.

Examining Attitudes and Online Distractors in Turkish EMI Context during Emergency Remote Teaching Keskin, Fırat
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v8i1.2860

This study aimed to examine the attitudes of students enrolled in an English preparatory program of a Turkish state university towards the use of emergency remote teaching as a mode of distance education in the 2019-2020 COVID-19 outbreak and to reveal online distractors students experienced throughout this process. A total of 270 EFL students participated in the study; 93 of these participants were female, and 177 were male. The study employed an explanatory sequential design, in which firstly quantitative data were collected using a scale (α= .871), and then qualitative data were gathered through open-ended questions followed by semi-structured. The quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS software while the qualitative data were analyzed through a thematic analysis conducted by the researcher and two other experts (κ = 0.70). The results showed that the students held partially positive attitudes towards the use of emergency remote teaching as a mode of distance education. There were significant differences between the students' overall attitudes and their gender, digital literacy, technological accessibility, and perceived language success. The relationship between the online distractors students experienced during Emergency Remote Teaching and their attitudes were also discussed. The conclusions were made in light of the findings, and implications and suggestions for further research were stated.

Examining Attitudes and Online Distractors in Turkish EMI Context during Emergency Remote Teaching Keskin, Fırat; Han, Turgay
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Advent Indonesia

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This study aimed to examine the attitudes of students enrolled in an English preparatory program of a Turkish state university towards the use of emergency remote teaching as a mode of distance education in the 2019-2020 COVID-19 outbreak and to reveal online distractors students experienced throughout this process. A total of 270 EFL students participated in the study; 93 of these participants were female, and 177 were male. The study employed an explanatory sequential design, in which firstly quantitative data were collected using a scale (α= .871), and then qualitative data were gathered through open-ended questions followed by semi-structured ones. The quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS software while the qualitative data were analyzed through a thematic analysis conducted by the researcher and two other experts (κ = 0.70). The results showed that the students held partially positive attitudes towards the use of emergency remote teaching as a mode of distance education. There were significant differences between the students' overall attitudes and their gender, digital literacy, technological accessibility, and perceived language success. The relationship between the online distractors students experienced during Emergency Remote Teaching and their attitudes was also discussed. The conclusions were made in light of the findings, and implications and suggestions for further research were stated.

Factors Promoting Speech: Analysis of Output During Discussion Activities Shinozaki, Fumiya; Yokoyama, Satoshi
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v8i1.2983

Sixty-one junior high school students in Japan participated twice in an online English group conversation lesson. At the first half of a session, each student gave an individual presentation to a Filipino instructor and the other group members. At the second half of the session, they conducted discussions, where the instructor, as the facilitator, asked each student relevant questions. The present study first determined if there would be a change in the maximum number of words spoken in discussions between the first and second online English conversation lessons. As the result of a statistical analysis for the discussions, there was a significant difference between the maximum number of words spoken during the two discussions. Since a significant change was admitted, a further discussion was conducted to clarify the reasons for the change. The factors of the increase in words spoken were discussed in terms of willingness to communicate, having things to communicate, anxiety, confidence, and instructors’ intervention. All of them were thought to affect the increase. The findings suggest that (1) it is important to set some activities for students to strengthen their own opinions about topics in advance and (2) it is effective not to end with a single practice but to provide at least two opportunities for the output and interaction with others.

Enhancing Students' Reading comprehension through Venn Diagram strategy And Know, Want, Learn (KWL) Strategy. Katemba, Caroline Victorine; Sihombing, Natalia Maria
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v8i1.3015

The purpose of this study is to find out the improvement of students’ reading comprehension between those who acquire Venn diagram strategy and those who acquire Know, Want, Learn (KWL) chart strategy. This study used quantitative research method and comparative design by measuring the achievement of pre-test and post-test. The participants of the study were 64 students’ of Grade X of SMA N 1 Lembang, Bandung Barat in grade X MIPA 6 and X MIPA 7. They were divided into 2 groups. The students of grade X MIPA 6 acquired K.W.L chart while the students of grade X MIPA 7 acquired Venn diagram. The instrument used in this research is descriptive test. The result of this study shows that there is no significant difference on students reading comprehension improvement between those who acquired Venn diagram and those who acquired K.W.L and for the gender’s group there is no significant difference in reading comprehension improvement.

English Education Master Students' Perceptions on Teacher Written Corrective Feedback in Academic Writing Wijaya, Kristian
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v8i2.2788

Abstract In modern L2 academic writing enterprises, teacher-written corrective feedback can be either facilitating or debilitating depending on language teachers’ understanding, actual practices, and specific-classroom situations. Through this present small-scale qualitative investigation, the researcher attempted to exhaustively investigate English Education Master Students’ perceptions on teacher written corrective feedback in academic writing. Methodologically speaking, this current study was supported by the presence of 10 online Likert-scale questionnaire items and 5 open-ended written narrative inquiry questions. Thus, qualitative content analysis was integrated into this study to obtain more authentic data from the targeted research participants. 18 English Education Master Students, batch 2020, Sanata Dharma University were voluntarily invited to complete 10 online Likert-scale questionnaire items. Meanwhile, 3 randomly-selected interviewees from a similar research sampling were asked to accomplish 5 open-ended written narrative inquiry questions. Two major themes came to the fore after the full accomplishment of data analysis processes namely: (1) An accurate utilization of teacher written corrective feedback and (2) The beneficial values of constructive teacher written corrective feedback. Some specific concluding remarks and further recommendations were also portrayed in this study. Keywords: Teacher written corrective feedback, academic writing, graduate students, qualitative content analysis

Deciphering Cassandra as a Radical Feminist in Promising Young Woman (2020) Syarifa, Alika Rahma; Trisnawati, Ririn Kurnia; Agustina, Mia Fitria
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
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Every woman has different nature either being strong or being weak. Not all women have a lucky fate; in fact, many of them become the victims of men. Of the many cases of violence and sexual harassment in the world, women mostly become victims, especially in cases of sexual acts without consent. In Promising Young Woman (2020), these issues are conveyed very well. Its main character, Cassandra, carries out a mission that targets men who try to take advantage of drunken women to become deterrent and frightened. The purpose of this qualitative study on the film is aimed to discuss the behavior of radical feminism living in the character of Cassandra. Cassandra reflects a radical feminist attitude in order to achieve revenge and conveys a message about women's rights to obtain justice. Radical feminism occurs based on three key issues namely sexual objectification of women, rape, and patriarchy. The result shows that Cassandra can fully be claimed as a radical feminist because there are several characteristics of radical feminism that match the nature and behavior of Cassandra in the film, which are opposing sexual objectification of women, opposing sexism, and toxic masculinity, lastly patriarchy.

Verifying Self-Determination Theory in EFL Context: Considering the Relationship between Innate Needs and Motivation Elham ZARFSAZ; Fahime sadat Hosseini
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v8i2.2943

Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is a hot topic in the field of applied linguistics, and it is getting more and harder to downplay the significance of the so-called theory in the growth of second-language learners (Deci and Ryan, 1985, 2000, 2002). The current study tried to test the theory in the Iranian EFL setting by throwing light on the relationship between innate or basic psychological requirements of competence, relatedness, and autonomy and (intrinsic) motivation. This was done as a commentary on other research findings. 324 EFL university students from Iran were contacted to take part in the study. A standard questionnaire created by Agawa and Takeuchi (on the students' motivation for learning a second language and their innate needs fulfillment) was used to collect data for the survey-style study (2016). SEM, or structural equation modeling, was used to determine how well actual data matched hypothetical expectations. According to the SEM model suggested, there was a strong positive correlation between Iranian EFL learners' motivation and their competency demands. However, relatedness needs appeared to have less of an impact on students' motivation, while the satisfaction of autonomy needs was found to have either adverse or demotivating impacts on Iranian L2 learners' motivation. These findings can be applied to improve second language learners' motivation by posing engaging questions about the nature of the students' demands for autonomy, relatedness, and competence.

The Relationship between Teachers’ Self-Disclosure and EFL Students’ Motivation for Class Participation KUHZAD, Sara; ZARFSAZ, Elham
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v8i2.3016

A communication technique specifically used to improve relationships between teachers and students is teacher self-disclosure. More often than not, a healthy learning environment is created by the relationship between the teacher and students (Frymier & Houser, 2000). The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are any variations between male and female students' motivation regarding the teachers' self-disclosure and to investigate the relationship between teachers' self-disclosure and EFL students' motivation for class participation. In order to accomplish these goals, 28 teachers and 108 intermediate English learners from three institutions—Andishe Sabz Ehsan institution, Arad institution, and Maqreb Zamin institution—who were both male and female students were chosen to take part in the study. Data was then gathered using the teachers' self-disclosure questionnaire and the students' motivation questionnaire. The study's findings suggested a strong correlation between teachers' self-disclosure and EFL students' motivation to participate in class, however, there was no difference in motivation between male and female students with regard to teachers' self-disclosure. The findings of this study suggest that TSD can be used as a teaching and career development tool by EFL instructors at schools, universities, and other English language institutions to enhance learning and motivate students to learn English in the most effective manner.

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