Acuity : Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
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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<![CDATA[Imperialism, Colonialism and Racism in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: A Postcolonial Approach ]]>
<![CDATA[Hasan, Mariwan]]>;
<![CDATA[Ahmed, Lona]]>;
<![CDATA[Muhammad, Roman]]>
<![CDATA[ Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature & Culture ]]>
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DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i1.2385
<![CDATA[It is not easy to explore the inner side and the hidden nature of human beings. It is also what has strengthened the relationship between human beings and the issue of imperialism and colonialism and the final stage of colonialism which leads to racism. This paper deals with colonialism, imperialism, and racism in Joseph Conrad's novella, Heart of Darkness. The three stages colonizers implement during colonizing African countries. Modern age and modern literature are shed light on in general and more particularly, modern novel is focused on as it is necessary for the analysis of the novel. Then the terms of colonialism, imperialism, and racism are explored in Heart of Darkness as these are interrelated words having close links to colonization. A postcolonial approach is used to analyze the novella.]]>
<![CDATA[Assimilation as the Impact of Diaspora Reflected in Mrs. Parker’s Family in Karate Kid Film ]]>
<![CDATA[Baldatun, Ikhsan]]>;
<![CDATA[Murtiningrum, Afina]]>
<![CDATA[ Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature & Culture ]]>
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DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i1.2388
<![CDATA[Concerning the major issue as to how the diasporan group faces the assimilation, diaspora brings to mind several assumptions; it can be positive and negative to adapting one’s identity. Diaspora gets affected by some aspects of life such as culture, language, people, and place. The immigrants who moved or scattered from their home countries depend on how they can adapt to the new cultures, languages, and so on to new communities in the host countries that are different from theirs. This study aims to find out how the impact of diaspora perceived by analyzed the main characters during their process of diaspora. The approach of this study was descriptive qualitative research through the process of gathering the data qualitatively and reporting them descriptively. This study shows how the issue of diaspora relates to assimilation as the impact of the diaspora is reflected in Karate Kid film. The result of this study showed that the diasporan group integrates and possible to become a new type of human being as an immigrant in the new land. It represents assimilation in adoption values that exist in the host country.]]>
<![CDATA[Zaydi Discriminatory Decrees and Their Effect on Yemenite Jews in Nomi Eve’s Henna House ]]>
<![CDATA[Alwuraafi, Ebrahim]]>
<![CDATA[ Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature & Culture ]]>
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DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i1.2389
<![CDATA[Nomi Eve’s novel Henna House: A Novel (2014) is the first novel to tackle the history of Jews in Yemen—one of the poorest and most forgotten countries of the world—in English. The novel revisits the last period of the Jews’ history in Yemen before their transportation to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet between 1949 and 1950 and is illustrative of the subordination and suffering of Jews in Yemen. It explores the experience of the Yemenite Jews in the first half of the twentieth-century Yemen and reveals the explicitly racialized association of human repression of Zaydi majority. It also explores the experiences of marginalization and segregation in the lives of Yemenite Jews. It raises questions on the relation between religion, politics and minorities and legal implications of the incorporation of a religious minority into the mainstream of national identity. The aim of the present article is to examine the effects of Zaydi discriminatory laws particularly the Orphans’ Decree on the Yemenite Jewish community and explores the experience of the Jewish children under the threat of being uprooted just to be planted in another soil. It argues that Eve has been able to articulate the suffering experienced by Yemenite Jews at the hands of Zaydis and that the novel presents a realistic picture of the Jewish community during the first half of the 20th century.]]>
<![CDATA[Pros and Cons of Learning Style: an Implication for English Language Teachers ]]>
<![CDATA[Rinekso, Aji Budi]]>
<![CDATA[ Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature & Culture ]]>
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DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i1.2396
<![CDATA[Learning style becomes a familiar theory for many English language teachers. With the hypothesis of matching instructions and learning styles resulting in effective learning, many of the English language teachers apply the learning style theory within their teaching practices. However, recent studies found that learning style is a myth since there were flaws that appeared in the learning style instruments and hypothesis. This study presents in-depth discussions about the pros and cons of learning styles. Detailed descriptions about the implication for English language teachers entailed at the end of the discussions. This study concluded that English language teachers may focus on (1) assessing students’ background knowledge and interests, (2) identifying students’ lacks and necessities, (3) provide more engaged teaching media and learning materials, (4) boosting students’ autonomy rather than merely getting involved in the raging debates of learning style.]]>
<![CDATA[Media Framing in South Korean Drama “Crash Landing on You” towards North Korea ]]>
<![CDATA[Sihombing, Lambok]]>;
<![CDATA[Dellavia, Saffira]]>
<![CDATA[ Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 6 No. 2 (2021): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature & Culture ]]>
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DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i2.2398
<![CDATA[The Korean Wave or well known as Hallyu has become more popular time by times. It shows when the entertainment industry could reach overseas audience and the example is through K-Drama called “Crash Landing on You”. This drama caught the audience attention by the story that they offers and this drama involving the story about South Korea and North Korea that also received several criticism from South Korean and North Korean audience about the story that the drama offers. This journal will discuss about the framing in the drama based on Goffman and Entman perspective and what kind of framing that they implement in this drama. Keyword: Benefits of Concept Framing, Crash Landing on You, Framing, K-Drama Korean Broadcasting, Natural Framework, North Korea, Primary Framework, Social Framework, South Korea,]]>
<![CDATA[The Rhyme of Joyful Feeling in “To Autumn” By John Keats ]]>
<![CDATA[Marpaung, Marlin Steffi]]>;
<![CDATA[., Rahmadhan]]>
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DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i1.2411
<![CDATA[Rhyme is one of the important elements in the poem. The function of rhyme is to attract the readers’ attention. This study focuses on the rhyme of joyful feeling in the poem “To Autumn” written by John Keats. The objectives of this study are to determine the types of joyful rhyme reflected in John Keats’ poem “To Autumn” and to interpret how the rhyme reflected the joyful feeling in the poem. The Semiotic Theory by Charles Sanders Peirce was used in this study. The methodology used is descriptive qualitative research and a triangulation strategy was used in this study as well as the using of data from library research to present a descriptive issue. The result of this study showed that there are twelve perfect rhymes, eight eye rhymes, and four light rhymes from the “To Autumn” poem and there are twenty words were used to interpret the using of icons, symbols and index based on Charles Sanders Peirce theory.]]>
<![CDATA[Developing Teaching Guidelines and Learning Module of Speaking for General Communication: Students’ Perception and Needs ]]>
<![CDATA[Suryani, Lilis]]>;
<![CDATA[Apriliyanti, Dewi Listia]]>;
<![CDATA[Rohmat, Fauziah Nur]]>
<![CDATA[ Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 6 No. 2 (2021): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature & Culture ]]>
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DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i2.2440
<![CDATA[Covid-19 is still spreading all over the world, including Indonesia and it has a big impact on the education sector. Online learning is a way to reduce the spread of the covid-19 outbreak. Educators and students, whether ready or not, have to do online learning because to avoid the spread of this pandemic. Therefore, this research would like to know students’ perception and needs toward speaking for general communication. This study is conducted using a survey method based on Kirkpatricks’ Model. The survey accumulated and investigated learners' perception of speaking for general communication course after they learned and practiced it in the online lecturing class. The respondents of the survey were selected using the purposive sampling method. the subject of this study was 165 students of a first semester, the English Language Study Program at IKIP Siliwangi Bandung, who was taking a speaking for a general communication course. Based on the result, most of the students had positive perceptions and they could improve their speaking skills after the teaching session. In fact, there are three things that are not really appropriate with the students’ needs, they are handout/teaching materials, technological confidence, and topics of materials. Therefore, further research is needed to develop the module/handout based on students’ needs.]]>
<![CDATA[Enhancing Vocabulary Performance Through Mobile Assisted Language Learning at a Rural School in Indonesia ]]>
<![CDATA[Katemba, Caroline Victorine]]>
<![CDATA[ Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature & Culture ]]>
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DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i1.2457
<![CDATA[Living in this era of globalization and in the 4.0 industrial revolution, we cannot get away from technology because it has integrated into our lives and has penetrated the educational system. There were studies done on the use of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) to improve students’ vocabulary achievement in other parts of the world and also in some urban schools in Indonesia, but this study seeks to find whether the students’ vocabulary improved through the use of MALL at rural school in Bandung- Indonesia. This study was carried out to find the enhancement of using MALL in vocabulary teaching to 79 grade 8 students in Bandung. This study was designed for quantitative and experimental research. The students were separated into two groups, experimental and control groups. A day before coming to class, 15-20 words to learn the following day was sent to the experimental group through a short messages system (SMS) for them to read, find the synonyms and meanings of those words before coming to the class. The result of the study showed that students in the experimental group performed better than the control group. It also proves that technology makes a significant difference in the learning of vocabulary in school.]]>
<![CDATA[Revealing Students’ Responses on the Use of Flipgrid in Speaking Class: Survey on ICT ]]>
<![CDATA[syahrizal, Trisnendri]]>;
<![CDATA[Pamungkas, Mundriyah Y]]>
<![CDATA[ Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 6 No. 2 (2021): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature & Culture ]]>
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DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i2.2459
<![CDATA[Along with the development of the 4.0 era, the use of ICT media is not a new thing in the world of education. Many previous studies have integrated various technology-based media (ICT) with language learning including speaking lessons. One of the platforms that is currently being widely used is FLIPGRID. The main objective of this research is to reveal how students respond to the use of FLIPGRID as an ICT-based media that focuses on Speaking. The research method used is the qualitative method. The instruments used in this study were questionnaires and interviews. From the results of the study, it was found that there were 26 variants of positive responses from the accessibility, internet connectivity, psychological fulfillment, the interactive features, and 16 variants of negative responses of students to the use of the Flipgrid application ranging from competitiveness, equipment, and originality. The most positive responses that arise are that this application is easy to use, while the most negative responses that arise are difficulties or the upload process is quite long. It can be concluded that the FLIPGRID application has more positive responses than negative responses so that this application can be used by teachers and lecturers in the speaking class.]]>
<![CDATA[Professional Competency of Pre-Service English Teachers and ICT during Covid-19 Pandemic ]]>
<![CDATA[Rizkiani, Siska]]>
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DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i2.2462
<![CDATA[Professional competence of pre-service English teachers needs to be done in an effort to find effective ways in improving their teaching performance, which requires the proper implementation of ICT in online learning. This study aims at investigating the level of professional competence of pre-service English teachers in vocational high schools in applying ICT in learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. It adopts a quantitative approach. It is a type of survey research because it only describes the condition of the research respondents without any treatment being carried out. The respondents of this study were 83 English pre-service teachers of the IKIP Siliwangi who were undergoing teaching training subjects at various vocational schools. This research was conducted by distributing questionnaires and conducting interviews. The results showed that the professional competence of pre-service English teachers in implementing ICT is at a very good level, which means that pre-service teachers have not performed excellent competence. This can be proven from the tendency of the three assessors (in-service teachers, supervisors, and students) to state that almost all aspects of pre-service teachers are at a very good competency level. These aspects are teaching and learning activities, teaching administration management, assignments, implementation of evaluation, and the right tools. Only on the delivery of information aspect, pre-service teachers get a good competency level.]]>
