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ELT in Focus
Published by Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang
ISSN : 26553082     EISSN : 26556774     DOI : -
Core Subject : Education,
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
ELT in Focus is an academic journal published by English education program, Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang undergraduate school in Karawang regent,West Java, Indonesia. It is a biannual journal published in January and July. It is a freely accessible, full text, peer-reviewed journal allowing for the dissemination of ELT in these main areas: (1) Methodology in ELT, (2) Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL), (3) Language Policy and Curriculum, (4) Teacher Professional Development, (4) Literature in ELT, (5) Language Assessment, (6) Language Material Design and Evaluation, (7) Psychological and Sociological Influences on English language learning (8) Global/World Englishes and, (9) Other related disciplines or areas of research. It is intended for an international audience of elementary and secondary teachers, researchers, teacher educators, scholars, parents and instructors at tertiary levels who are concerned with the teaching and learning of English in varying contexts (such as families, classrooms, schools, colleges, universities, communities, countries etc.), whereby two or more languages are prevalently and extensively used by an individual speaker or a community of speakers.
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Pragmatic Meanings on Deixis in the Song Lyrics of Anne-Marie’s Speak Your Mind Album M. Aufa Bima Hidayat; Ria Kamilah Agustina
ELT in Focus Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): ELT in Focus
Publisher : ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - UNIVERSITAS SINGAPERBANGSA KARAWANG

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35706/eltinfc.v4i2.5554

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This study aims to analyze the types of deixis and the pragmatic meaning of the lyrics of the song. Some of the problems asked in this research are to find the type of deixis, the dominant type of deixis and pragmatic meanings in the song lyrics in "Speak Your Mind" Album. This research used qualitative methods with a pragmatic approach based on the theory of Cruse (2006) and Duchan (2012) to answer the research questions. The data obtained were from twelve songs on the album which were then classified into types of deixis based on their respective criteria. The researcher chose the song on the album "Speak Your Mind" as the research data because of the popularity of the song among millennials. The results of this study indicated that types of deixis such as people's deixis, spatial deixis, temporal deixis, social deixis and discourse deixis were used in songs except for the eleventh which did not contain social deixis and the first and second songs which did not contain discourse deixis. In this study, the most dominant type is temporal deixis. Of the twelve songs, the first eleven songs with pragmatic meanings conveyed by the singer are about his love story with his girlfriend, while the twelve songs have pragmatic meanings about the singer's imagination. Implications of the results of the research for English language teaching is discussed.    
NS IDIOM DAN MAKNANYA DALAM FILM “ENOLA HOLMES” SEBAGAI REFERENSI UNTUK MENGAJAR STUDI LEXICAL Hilsa Andriyan Fisara; Ja'far Sodiq; Siti Nur ‘Aini
ELT in Focus Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): ELT in Focus
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35706/eltinfc.v4i2.5771

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Idiom is considered difficult to understand because the meaning of idiom is often opaque and cannot always be translated literally. English movies can be used as interesting learning media to learn idiom. This research aims to analyze about the types and meanings of the idioms in the “Enola Holmes” movie. The idioms found are classified according to Fernando's theory as pure idioms, semi-idioms, and literal idioms. The idioms found are translated according to the appropriate context in the “Enola Holmes” movie. This research is expected to be an additional reference in lexical learning, especially idioms. Based on the analysis, the researcher finds 61 idioms from the “Enola Holmes” movie. According to the classification, there are 25 pure idioms, 20 semi idioms, and 16 literal idioms. The “Enola Holmes” movie can be used as a media to teach idioms, and this research can contribute as a reference to study idioms.
Implementasi Penggunaan Microsoft Teams sebagai E-Learning Platform dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris berdasarkan E-tivities Model di SMA Negeri 2 Pati Fatimah Dwi Pangestuti; Theresia Cicik Sophia Budiman; Fitri Yulianti
ELT in Focus Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): ELT in Focus
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35706/eltinfc.v4i2.5781

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The development of information and communication technology is helpful to teacher and students in teaching and learning process in the pandemic era. Technology can improve the quality of media for teaching and learning activities. E-learning is one example of innovation in education that is beneficial to facilitate the teacher and students in distance learning during Covid19 pandemic. This research is aimed to delineate the process of the implementation of Microsoft Teams as E-Learning platform in English learning based on e-tivities model in a public secondary high school in Semarang, and to find out the teacher and students’ perception toward the implementation process. This research used qualitative approach. The research participants include an English teacher in X MIPA 5 class and 36 students at X MIPA 5. The research used observation sheet and documentation to figure out the implementation of Microsoft Teams as E-Learning platform in English learning based on E-tivities model. Moreover, interview guideline and questionnaire were used to collect data related to students and teacher perception toward the implementation of the learning model. The results showed that five stages of e-moderating in e-tivities including access and motivation, online socialization, information exchange, knowledge constructions, and development stages were implemented by the teacher in English learning using Microsoft Teams. The teacher perception toward the implementation Microsoft Teams as E-Learning platform was that this application is beneficial with many features, so it can make it easier for the teacher to manage online teaching and learning during pandemic. In addition, the students perceived that implementing Microsoft Teams was more effective and flexible because it had complete features for learning, and thus using Microsoft Teams has a positive impact on online learning activities.      
Cultural Contents in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Textbook for Senior High School Sari Diana
ELT in Focus Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): ELT in Focus
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35706/eltinfc.v4i2.5791

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This research investigates the cultural contents in an English textbook for senior high school which has been published by Ministry of Education. To reveal what cultures are represented in the textbook, the cultural contents in this study are categorized into the source culture, the target culture, or the international culture (Cortazzi & Jin, 1999). This study is a qualitative research which employs a cultural analysis toward an English textbook for senior high school students of grade XI. The data for the study are in the form of written texts and illustrations that may accompany the reading contents. The research finds that source culture is more dominant in the textbook, and it is presented in form of historical facts and names chosen for characters, public figures and locations in the textbook. Based on the findings it is recommended that more target culture and international culture be included in the textbook.
Secondary Students’ Perception and Experiences on Duolingo-mediated General Vocabulary Learning Fauzi Miftakh; Rida Yulianti
ELT in Focus Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): ELT in Focus
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35706/eltinfc.v4i2.6138

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Covid-19 pandemic brings about changing teaching and learning. It insists teachers and students to adapt situation in the context of vocabulary learning. Therefore, this research was conducted to find out the secondary students’ perception and experiences on Duolingo-mediated general vocabulary learning during Covid-19 Pandemic. The participants of this research were 3 secondary students in one of junior high school in Karawang who have low,medium and high vocabulary and have been being taught using Duolingo for learning general vocabulary by their teacher. This study employed narrative inquiry design and in gaining the data, the researcher used semi-structured interview and reflective journals. The data then will be coded, read multiple times, and the themes were determined and generated. The findings indicated that Duolingo was perceived positively by secondary students in learning general vocabulary. It can be seen from their perception about its effectiveness. Duolingo was effective media and secondary students were motivated to continue learning general vocabulary by using it. However, secondary students who learn general vocabulay using Duolingo media faced the challenges that they could not use it if the internet connection was bad and it also has lack of grammatical rules explanation.Thus, there should be a way to incorporate it with vocabulary.
Improving Students’ Ability to Develop ESP Materials Using Project-Based Learning Approach Suharyanto; Ahmad Prasetyo; Luluk Lutfiyah
ELT in Focus Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): ELT in Focus
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35706/eltinfc.v4i2.6163

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English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course is taught to students of English Education Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. One of the aims of this course is to prepare the students to be able in designing specific course and materials for targeted students from various background and occupation. Since the pandemic, the teaching and learning process in UMS has been focused on being online both synchronous and asynchronous, including ESP course. Students are required to be able to study independently and look for learning resources beyond what has been conveyed by the lecturers. In delivering the material, teacher mostly used virtual meetings or through learning videos shared in Learning Management System. With the large number of students in the ESP class, the interaction between lecturers and students is very limited. To overcome this situation, researcher used Project Based Learning (PBL) in conducting the teaching and learning process. The project focused on designing the ESP materials for specific targeted students. The result showed that project-based learning approach is able to facilitate students to be able to improve their ability in designing the ESP materials during this pandemic situation.
Analisi Bahasa Kiasan dalam lirik lagu Feel Good Inc. dan Clint Eastwood oleh Gorrilaz Ula Nisa El Fauziah
ELT in Focus Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): ELT in Focus
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This study entitled "An Analysis of Figurative Language in Feel Good Inc and Clint Eastwood Song Lyrics by Gorillaz" has two objectives. The first is to find out the meaning that Gorillaz wants to convey through the song Feel Good Inc and Clint Eastwood, and the second is to find out the types of figures of speech contained in the Gorillaz song lyrics. The data used for this analysis are the lyrics of the Gorillaz song entitled "Feel Good Inc" and "Clint Eastwood". The qualitative descriptive method was used in this study. The data obtained were then analyzed by separating each sentence to get contextual meaning and assisted by a dictionary. The types of speech were found: metaphor, hyperbola, allusion, simile, and personification. The most figurative language in the song is hyperbole. Three lyrics contain hyperbole, two personifications, one metaphor, two similes, and two allusions. Based on the contextual understanding of Gorillaz's song, Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz wants to convey criticism of Feel Good Incorporated, a consumerism crime company in which the workers are locked up and unable to get out. This song also describes people who are fed up with the evil that has happened for so long that people want to make a revolution for a better life. Then, in the song "Clint Eastwood" Throughout the entire song, several words are mentioned related to disorders and conditions such as schizophrenia, a condition in which reality is convoluted, and the person is unable to think and act clearly, as well as psychosis, which is far away. Keywords: Contextual Meaning, Figurative Language, Song Lyrics.
An Indonesian Teacher's Strategies for Preparing Students' Debate Teams for Competition Mobit; Muhammad Hafidh Fadlillah; Yousef Bani Ahmad
ELT in Focus Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): ELT in Focus
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In an ELT environment, English debate is a good extracurricular activity. As a result, it is becoming a noteworthy event in school or university. The goal of this study is to investigate an English teacher's debate teaching approach in an Indonesian high school. The training method utilized was crucial since it improved students' understanding of the knowledge acquisition process (Wegner e. al., 2013). Observation, interviewing, and documenting were used to obtain data, which was then reviewed qualitatively using a case study technique. The findings revealed that the instructor used successful teaching strategies to help the students' debate team win the competition. Regular debate practice, brainstorming, using the 3M concept, and encouraging students were among the teacher's training strategies. Meanwhile, the students' reaction has been positive.
The Effect of Listening Comprehension through Podcast among Indonesian Pre-Intermediate EFL Learners Heki Hamdani; Zahratul Fikni; Baiq Suprapti Handini
ELT in Focus Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): ELT in Focus
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This research is aimed at investigating the influence and students’ perception of podcast on students’ listening skill in university level. This research involved twenty students of fourth semester of English Education Research Program at a private university in Nusa Tenggara Timur as participants. The instruments utilised to collect data in this research were the pre- and-post-test. In addition, a survey questionnaire was distributed to students to investigate their perspectives on the use of podcast in teaching listening. Quantitative and qualitative method design was applied in this research. Findings revealed that there is a significance difference between pre- and-post-test results. Data analysis utilising the paired samples test revealed that the significance value (sig. 0.00) is less than 0.05, implying that the Podcast has a substantial impact on students' listening comprehension. Additionally, according to the results of the research, students who participated agreed that they liked podcasts because they helped them acquire listening skills. Podcasts featured amazing subjects and activities that granted both lecturers and students to expand their understanding and enhance their English skills for academic reasons.
Improving Vocabulary Mastery by Using Make A Match Technique Dian Pratiwi; Fini Widya Fransiska
ELT in Focus Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): ELT in Focus
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The ‘make a match’ technique is the focus in this study, which aims to increase vocabulary mastery among students. The purposes of this study is to determine how the ‘make a match’ technique improve students’ vocabulary mastery. Action research is used in this study. This research consists of two cycles. There are four steps; planning action, observation and reflection. The instruments used in collecting data were observation guide, interview guide, and vocabulary test. The technique of collecting data was observation, interview, test, and documentation. The study’s findings indicate that the ‘make a match’ technique was effective in increasing students’ vocabulary mastery. The improvement in the mean of the students demonstrates this. The average score of students on the pre-test was 58.90, additionally, the mean score of students on the post-test in cycle 1 was 80.78;the mean score on the post-test for cycle 2 was 86.04 and the mean score on the post-test for the final cycle was 88.87.

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