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Academic Journal of Educational Sciences (Jurnal Akademik bidang Ilmu-Ilmu Pendidikan)
ISSN : 26545969     EISSN : 26545624     DOI : https://doi.org/10.35508/ajes
Core Subject : Education,
Aims of Academic Journal of Educational Sciences (AJES): (1) To globally spread excellent ideas on informal, nonformal and formal education of such fields as language education, mathematics education, natural science education, and social science education, (2) To improve the quality of education worldwide by spreading ideas relevant to nonformal and informal education as well as formal education of any level, that is, from preschool to tertiary level, (3) To provide a learning source of great quality in which people in general, academics in particular, including teachers worldwide, can not only learn from but also write for, and (4) To unite all people working in education all over the world, regardless of their racial, religious, and national backgrounds, in such a way that they succeed and, therefore, a better world for all can be created. The AJES would publish peer-reviewed articles within the following scope (1) Research-based articles on language education, mathematics education, natural science education, and social science education from preschool to tertiary level; (2) Conceptual articles on formal, nonformal, and or informal education.
Arjuna Subject : Umum - Umum
Articles 113 Documents
STRENGHTENING AND DEVELOPING LOCAL LANGUAGE LITERATION THROUGH LOCAL CONTENT CURRICULUM OF PRIMARY SCHOOL: SYSTEMIC- FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE Putu Sutama; Maria Arina Luardini; Natalina Asi
Academic Journal of Educational Sciences Vol 2 No 1 (2019): AJES - Academic Journal of Educational Sciences
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Local language, which is maintained and respected by its speakers, is protected by the government as local language is a part of Indonesian culture stated in the national constitutions of UUD 1945, the TAP MPR No. II/MPR/1988, the National Language Politic and Policy of National Language, and constitution No. 24 dated in 2009 about languages. The Implementation of those regulations is written on Formal Education Curriculum that is in local content curriculum. One of the local content curriculum aspects is the lesson plan which consists of material component: texts or handouts, especially for primary school students. The opportunity for strengthening and developing the local language on Curriculum 2013 is integrated within the material of art and culture. Referring to the percentage of hours for learning local language in Art-Culture, it lack of time for local language materials. Consequently, the local language materials should be developed and strengthened, so the coming up generation of local language speakers will have optimal vocabulary for maintaining and developing mother tongue. This problem is discussed by applying Systemic-Functional Linguistics.
THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF WRITING IN INDONESIAN: A CASE STUDY OF A PRIMARY SCHOOL Tans Feliks; Agustinus Semiun; Hilda M Nalley
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This case study is about the teaching of writing in an Indonesian state primary school, that is, in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Province. It aims at finding out: 1) how writing in Indonesian is taught in the research school; 2) how competent the students are in writing in Indonesian as the results of their teachers’ teaching of writing in Indonesian; 3) proper teaching teachniques done in order to better the athmosphere of the teaching and learning of writing in the research school. The method used was a case study with the school as a research object and the teachers teaching Indonesian writing in the school and their students from grade I to grade VI learning to write in Indonesian as reseach subjects. This study was done from July to November 2017. The data collected through interviews, observations, and documentary studies were analyzed descriptively. It was found that the teaching and learning of writing in the school was traditionally done, that is, it was not to improve students’ writing in Indonesian, but to improve other skills like reading, speaking, and listening. Despite such a traditional method in the teaching and learning of writing in Indonesian, it was found that the students could write generally well in Indonesian. The teachers in the school believe that they need to do some changes in order to ensure that their students can write well in Indonesian like: “joining more courses/trainings on the teaching and learning of writing for publication;” continuing their formal study/degree; providing more teaching facilities so that it is much easier for them to teach writing, to revise, to edit, and to publish their students’ writings; and, working hand in hand with fellow teachers to improve their students’ writing competence.
COMPARING TRANSLATION PRODUCTS OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES BIBLE: A NEW METHOD IN BIBLICAL HERMENEUTIC Yandres Lao
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This article proposes new method in Bible interpretation by comparing translation products of Bible which are reflected in many different languages. This writing is also a result of a research which found that comprehending Bible does not demand only its original languages (Hebrew and Greek), however, national languages and local ones may also be used to explore the meaning carried in the Bible by comparing them. The content of this piece of writing provides two main techniques in the new method of Bible comprehension. They are grammatical comparison of languages and historical context as a confirmation. At first, texts of Bible in different languages (the writer uses English, Indonesian, and Kupang Malay text) are compared on each level of the language (word, clause, sentence, and figurative language) to portray the grand idea of the texts; and the next is confirming it to the historical context of the text. This new method contributes to the development of hermeneutics more specifically in Biblical exegesis. Furthermore, this new concept will raise local languages into the higher level, meaning that local languages will be widely used in Bible comprehension with national language of readers and original languages of Bible. This help keep the existence of local wisdom including languages.
AN ANALYSIS OF EFL WRITING DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STUDENTS: AN INDONESIAN CONTEXT Tans Feliks; Agustinus Semiun; Hilda M Nalley
Academic Journal of Educational Sciences Vol 3 No 2 (2019): Vol. 3, No. 2, Dec (2019): AJES-Academic Journal of Educational Sciences
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This research aims at finding out: 1) kinds of English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) essays written by the fourth semester students of the Undergraduate English Education Department, School of Teachers Training and Educational Sciences, Nusa Cendana University; 2) how the students develop as EFL student writers; 3) elements of EFL writing that the students can produce well; and, 4) elements of EFL writing that the students fail to produce well. This research using desctiptive-qualitative method was conducted from March to September, 2019. Its research subjects were the fourth semester students of the department. Since the department has four classes, the researchers chose two classes purposively as their research subjects. The instruments used to get the data were writing tests conducted twice, that is, the first one on 18 March and the second one on 18 September, 2019. In doing the first test, the students were each asked to individually handwrite an essay whose topic was free for an hour. In writing their essays, the students were not allowed to use any dictionary and they were not allowed to discuss it with their friends. After it was written, the researchers collected the essays, asked the students for clarrification on their unclear hand writings. Six months later, that is, on 18 September, 2019, the same essays were handed back to be revised/edited by their relevant writers. The time used to edit/revise each essay by each relevant writer was an hour and they were not allowed to use a dictionary or to discuss it with their friend(s). In addition to these writing tests, the researchers also studied the students’ curriculum document to have an insight into any courses they join that could have influenced their writing development. The focus of the researchers’ documentary study was on subjects related to EFL writing. The data were analyzed descriptively focussing on four major elements of EFL writing, namely: content; organization; word choice, sentence structures, and paragraph structures; and, mechanics of writing (i.e. punctuations and spelling). The data collected were analysed descriptively. It is found that students produced three major kinds of written products, that is, informative, expressive, and a combination of both, but none was included in creative writing. The students had two distinctive ways of development, that is, good and poor development in terms of content; organization; word choice, sentence structures, and paragraph structures; and, mechanics of their writings (i.e. punctuations and spelling). The elements of EFL writings that develop well and/or poorly vary among the research students: some develop well, for example, in relation to content, but poor on word choice and other elements of EFL writing.
EXPLORING ANIMAKER AS A MEDIUM OF WRITING A DESCRIPTIVE TEXT: EFL STUDENTS’ CHALLENGES AND PROMOTED ASPECTS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING LITERACY Tiarma Marpaung; Erny Selfina Nggala Hambandima
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Animaker, as one of the digital storytelling tools to write a descriptive text in the learning intervention, is promoted in this pilot study. As a part of a classroom action research, this study is conducted to build the students’ digital storytelling literacy. Firstly, it aims at investigating the students’ challenges of using Animaker as a medium to write a descriptive text. Secondly, it is to describe how the aspects of digital storytelling were promoted by Animaker. A descriptive qualitative method is used to analyze the data gained from a questionnaire and the document of students’ animated videos created by using Animaker. The results found that the process of inserting audio files was the most difficult to do for 80% of the students. Around 20%-40% of them were also challenged by the way of adjusting the duration and the volume of the audio inserted on each page. The use of Animaker also promoted the students’ diverged digital storytelling literacy in 11 aspects; the topic, purpose, creator, audience, organization, narration, multimedia, educational value, mechanics, sources, and originality. Then, it is suggested that the use of Animaker should apply certain strategies to minimize the challenges and to increase the students’ digital storytelling literacy. Finally, the researchers recommend this tool to be used frequently in EFL learning as a tool to reinforce the students’ digital storytelling literacy.
FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUTCOMES IN STATISTICAL METHODS COURSE Ch. Ekowati Ekowati
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Students’ learning outcome in a statistical methods course essentially reflects their learning effort. Indeed it is inseparable from the factors that influence it. This research was conducted to show and analyze the factors that influence students’ learning outcomes. The research subjects were 57 students of Mathematics Education Department who took the statistical methods course in 2018/2019 Academic Year. The data was collected through a questionnaire. The analytic tool used in the research is factor analysis. It is acknowledged that there are16 variables that allegedly influence students’ learning outcomes, namely: 1) mood; 2) ability to manage time; 3) relationship with family; 4) relationship with friends; 5) lecturer’s explanation; 6) residential atmosphere; 7) activities outside the course; 8) IQ; 9) financial conditions; 10) campus learning atmosphere; 11) learning style/ability to understand any teaching materials; 12) level of difficulty of the teaching materials; 13) teaching and learning facilities; 14) interest and motivation; 15) physical and health conditions; and, 16) course references. In this study, however, it was found that the learning outcomes of the students of Mathematics Education Department, Faculty of Teachers Training and Education, Nusa Cendana University, joining the statistical methods course were influenced by four main factors, that is, self-management, physical conditions, inner conditions, and learning styles.
FRAMEWORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING BASED ON SABUNESE FOLKLORE AS A MEANS FOR ENRICHING LEXICAL KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO SABUNESE TRADITIONAL ECONOMIC SYSTEMS Josua Bire; Fransiskus Bustan; Agustinus Semiun
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This research aims to develop a framework for English language learning based on Sabunese folklore as a means for enriching lexical knowledge related to traditional economic systems within the Sabunese culture. Theoretical framework on which this research is based on is applied cultural linguistic which empowers local cultural products and practices of Sabunese people in form of folklores as the basis for modelling English language learning based on local culture. This research is that of a descriptive study which blends analysis and its application in form of framework development. Research results develop the English language learning framework based on Sabunese folklore which functions as an approach to enrichment of lexical knowledge related to traditional economic systems which encompasses agriculture, farming, and trading systems. The framework development is that of a single entry – multiple outputs, as the model provides several outputs besides enrichment approach to lexical knowledge related to traditional economic systems embedded within the Sabunese culture as the main focus of this research. The developed framework is applicable to other fields with necessary modifications depending on specific aims and context.
THE CONCEPTUALISATION OF MANGGARAI SPEECH COMMUNITY ON HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC WELFARE Fransiskus Bustan; Agustinus Semiun; Yohanis Semuel Sarong
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This study describes the conceptualisation of Manggarai people as members of Manggarai speech community on household economic welfare, with special reference to the forms and meanings of language they employ in verbal expressions in the texts of ritual speeches as cultural discourses. This is a descriptive study. The methods of collecting data were observation, interview, focused-group discussion, and documentary study. The sources of primary data were members of Manggarai speech community represented by five key informants. Data were analysed qualitatively by using inductive method. The results of study show that the forms and meanings of Manggarai language used in verbal expressions in the texts of cultural discourse in Manggarai language are specific to Manggarai culture as they reflect the conceptualisation of Manggarai speech community on household economic welfare. As onceptualised in the cognitive map of Manggarai speech community, the indicators of household economic welfare are designated by having meals three times a day, the availabity of full corn and rice as food stuff, the availability of vegetables in the farm lands, the availability of pigs and chickens raised.
CONTRADICTION OF TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE FOUND IN MATHEW CHAPTER 5 – 7 OF KUPANG MALAY, INDONESIAN, AND ENGLISH BIBLE: A CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF TRANSLATION PRODUCTS Yandres Lao
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This research entitled CONTRADICTION OF TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE FOUND IN MATHEW CHAPTER 5 – 7 OF KUPANG MALAY, INDONESIAN, AND ENGLISH BIBLE: A CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF TRANSLATION PRODUCTS This writing was aimed at figuring changes of figurative languages used in three different languages of Bible; Kupang Malay, Indonesian, and English. Data source of the research was figurative language in Mathew chapter 5 – 7. As a documentary research, the data was collected by reading and sorting types of figurative language. Analysis of the research applied typology and contrastive study. it was found that there are three different types of figurative language used in Kupang Malay, Indonesian, and English Bible. They are metaphor, simile, and paradox. Changes of figurative language are caused by each language’s characteristics.
CHARACTERISTICS OF FORMS AND MEANINGS OF VERBAL EXPRESSIONS ABOUT GOD’S EXISTENCE IN SABUNESE Hendrina Pada; Frans Bustan; Tans Feliks; Labu Juli; Alex Djawa
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Sabu Raijua society is a society that is polytheism. They believe many Deo 'Gods and Goddesses' in their lives. They believe that Deo 'God and Goddess' has a different role. Every god and goddess has the character, form and meaning contained in each name. In general, the names of Gods and Goddess in accordance with their role, there is no name that refers to his name. Gods and Goddesses in general have good character, patience, loyalty, helpers, protectors, guardians, and maintainers.

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