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English Focus: Journal of English Language Education
ISSN : -     EISSN : 26146355     DOI : 10.24905
Core Subject : Education,
English Focus was launched with the intention to make quality research output available for scholars in the field of language education. Although the focus is primarily on research on language education, we will also consider papers in other areas of applied linguistics such as language testing as far as they have clear implications for language teaching/learning. Reviews of the literature are not acceptable for this Journal; however, status papers by experts in the field are called for as long as explicit implications are drawn in favor of language teaching and learning. English Focus (p-ISSN: 2614-638X and e-ISSN: 2614-6355) is an open access academic, scholarly peer-reviewed journal and follows a double-blind review policy. The Journal is scheduled for publication semiannually, in July and December, with the first issue to appear in December 2017.
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Assessing Tenth-Graders’ Writing Skills and Identifying Their Character-Based Learning Contribution through a Mind Map Learning Model Sukmayati, Mesya; Sumekto, Didik Rinan; Ratna Widayanti, Sukasih
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 3 No 2 (2020)
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Pancasakti Tegal

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v3i2.77

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This study aims at assessing tenth-graders’ writing skills and identifying their character-based learning contribution in the writing class. This study involved thirty-six tenth-graders to be the respondents who engaged in applying for the mind maps learning model. Data collection used tenth-graders’ narrative writing test and self-rated questionnaire through a 5-Likert scoring rubric accordingly. Data analysis used the SPSS program in order to obtain the expected quantitative analyses. The findings showed that tenth-graders’ writing skills improved from the pre-test (M = 66.25) to the post-test (M = 70.77), whilst tenth-graders’ narrative writing components significantly showed that vocabulary, grammar, cohesion and coherence, mechanics, and content. The findings also emphasized the character-based learning contribution followingly on the value of honesty, cooperation, communication, and respectfulness among the tenth-graders. Meanwhile, the factorability significance of the correlational matrix corresponded with the output of the principal component analysis (PCA) inferring the existence of five factors involving the Eigenvalue. This study was granted to be successful in assessing tenth-graders’ writing skills and identifying their character-based learning contribution through the mind maps learning model.
An Analysis of Reading Materials in English Textbook for Class XI of Senior High School Hulu, Deni Arnita; Sembiring, Elia Nova; Saragih, Erikson
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 3 No 2 (2020)
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Pancasakti Tegal

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v3i2.88

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This study aims to analyze the reading material in the English textbook of Class XI students, as well as to determine the types of reading texts available in the textbook and whether the type of reading text is under the 2013 Curriculum, and has met three aspects, namely the content aspect, the presentation aspect, and language use based on Pusat Perbukuan of the Ministry of National Education. Researchers used a qualitative research design where the results were be presented in words without statistical calculations. Another instrument was the checklist form used during the research analysis. The data were collected from reading materials in the textbook. The results showed that the reading materials in English textbooks were following the criteria for quality English textbooks recommended by Pusat Perbukuan of the Ministry of National Education.

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