English Focus: Journal of English Language 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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<![CDATA[Southern Thai High School Students' Anxiety in Speaking Performance ]]>
<![CDATA[Kusumo, Atmo]]>;
<![CDATA[Prihatin, Yoga]]>;
<![CDATA[Aflahatun, Nur]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 4 No 1 (2020) ]]>
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<![CDATA[This study is focused on identifying the level of southern Thai high school students' anxiety in speaking performance, describing their attitudes towards oral communication during classroom and evaluating of their proficiency in speaking English, and investigating their reasons for anxiety in a foreign language. The participants of the research were 25 fourth-grade high school students at Koh Lanta Yai, Krabi, Thailand. The present study employed a case study qualitative research design. A questionnaire adapted from the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale were obtained to investigate average levels of anxiety through three dimensions. Whereas, open-ended questions were obtained to collate students' oral communication attitudes, evaluation of their proficiency in speaking English, and reasons for anxiety in communicating orally. The quantitative analysis indicated that English speaking anxiety exists among southern Thai high school students generally at a moderate level. Qualitatively, students revealed negative attitudes towards communicating orally during the classroom, while half of the interviewed participants reported a negative evaluation of their proficiency in speaking English. Finally, the lack of students' self-confidence was found to be their major reason for anxiety in speaking.]]>
<![CDATA[Peer-Correction Technique in Writing Class ]]>
<![CDATA[Dezas Perdani, Yella]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 4 No 1 (2020) ]]>
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<![CDATA[This study investigated the effectiveness of the peer-correction technique in writing classes. The participants of the study were the students of a Composition 1 Class in one of the universities in Bandung. There were 8 weeks in the process. The peer-correction was done every week with different kinds of paragraphs. For the first week, the students did peer-correction in pairs. It was to know the rules, what to be corrected and how it had to be done. And for the rest of the weeks, they did peer-correction using a laptop and presented the paragraph through an LCD projector so that each of the students got all the attention in class and also could correct their classmates’ paragraphs together. Data collection methods were questionnaires and interviews. There are 22 statements in the questionnaire sheet and 8 questions in the interview session. The results of the research were; there were 5 advantages of applying the pre-correction technique and 2 disadvantages found.]]>
<![CDATA[An Overview on Register Language Forms in Animal Feed Buying and Selling Activities in Wonosobo Central Market ]]>
<![CDATA[Riyanton, M]]>;
<![CDATA[Kariadi, Mustasyfa Thabib]]>;
<![CDATA[Setiani, Umi Ana]]>;
<![CDATA[Anggraheni, Dini]]>;
<![CDATA[Supriyono, Supriyono]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 4 No 1 (2020) ]]>
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<![CDATA[This research described the register forms and functions in animal feed buying and selling activities in Wonosobo Central Market and their uses as a learning reference for the Indonesian negotiation text materials. This is a descriptive-qualitative research. The data in this research were utterances containing registers obtained from the animal feed buying and selling activities in Wonosobo Central Market. Based on the research results, there were 28 registers used in animal feed buying and selling activities in Wonosobo Central Market. Those registers were in the form of words, phrases, abbreviations, and acronyms. The registers were 12 root words, 5 words with affix, 3 compound words, 1 repeated word, 1 phrase, 5 abbreviations, and 1 acronym. Each register has a special meaning and it is only known in animal feed buying and selling activities. The obtained data might be used in the negotiation text learning for the X grade students of Senior High School on Basic Competency (Kompetensi Dasar) 3.0 which evaluates the submission, offering, and agreement in spoken and written negotiation texts]]>
<![CDATA[Estafet and Collaborative Writing with Tutorial Video to Increase Students’ Understanding of Procedure Text ]]>
<![CDATA[Firmansyah, Muchammad Sofyan]]>;
<![CDATA[Fauzi, Arief Zul]]>;
<![CDATA[Romadhon, Syaefani Arif]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 4 No 1 (2020) ]]>
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<![CDATA[In this study, researchers examined how the implementation of the ESCO method combined with video material media in improving the ability to write English procedure text. This study belongs to Class Action Research. The data analysis method used descriptive quantitative method. The respondents in this study were 44 first-year students of the Applied Bachelor of Public Sector Accounting department of Polytechnic Harapan Bersama who were gathered in one class and given the same treatment. The data were collected using a pretest-posttest assessment and a questionnaire. The data obtained in the form of a pre-test and post-test were analysed to see if there was an increase in the student's ability to write procedural texts. The analysis of the pre-test and post-test scores was combined with the students’ questionnaire which contained students’ opinions regarding the implementation of the ESCO method as a learning method. The results of this study indicated that there is an increase in the student's ability to write procedural texts in English as an improvement between their pre-test and post-test scores.]]>
<![CDATA[Teacher’s Metacognitive Strategies Applied in Teaching English for Non-Formal Learning Community ]]>
<![CDATA[Meiristiani, Noeris]]>;
<![CDATA[Nisrina Nurkhanifah]]>;
<![CDATA[Yuvita, Yuvita]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 4 No 1 (2020) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v4i1.91
<![CDATA[This paper examined the teacher’s metacognitive strategies application in teaching English at non-formal learning community. It is a descriptive qualitative research. It focused on activities in the learning community, which the researchers analyzed the teacher’s metacognitive strategies. The instruments used were interview and questionnaire. In this study, the roles of the researchers were as an investigator and interviewer. The subjects of this research are one English teacher and ten students at PKBM Cahya Mulya Taman Pemalang. The study revealed that eventhough the teacher could structurally apply the aspects of metacognitive strategies, he found some difficulties in applying some aspects due to the limited amount of the teaching time allocation, the students’ lack of English vocabulary mastery, and limited teaching facilities. Some efforts were done to overcome the problems.]]>
<![CDATA[Teachers’ TPACK in Teaching English through Google Classroom Platform ]]>
<![CDATA[Melinda, Sefi]]>;
<![CDATA[Sumartono, Sumartono]]>;
<![CDATA[Rofiudin, Rofiudin]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 4 No 1 (2020) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v4i1.106
<![CDATA[This study concerns with how teachers apply TPACK for teaching English through Google Classroom platform for vocational high school. The objectives of the study are to find out how teachers apply TPACK for teaching English through Google Classroom and the teachers' difficulties in applying TPACK for teaching English through Google classroom platform for vocational high school. The subjects of this research are three English teachers who used Google Classroom platform in teaching English class. An interview was conducted to collect the data and it was described by using the descriptive qualitative method. It showed that learning and teaching process by using Google Classroom is different with face-to-face interaction. It makes teachers must adapt because teacher found difficulty to use any method and strategy when using Google Classroom. Furthermore, teachers prefer to share Pdf or Word files rather than video because video has a large capacity. Students who couldn’t connect their devices to the internet couldn’t fill in the register and were late to submit the assignments.]]>
<![CDATA[Southern Thai High School Students' Anxiety in Speaking Performance ]]>
<![CDATA[Kusumo, Atmo]]>;
<![CDATA[Prihatin, Yoga]]>;
<![CDATA[Aflahatun, Nur]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 4 No 1 (2020) ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[LPPM Universitas Pancasakti Tegal ]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v4i1.74
<![CDATA[This study is focused on identifying the level of southern Thai high school students' anxiety in speaking performance, describing their attitudes towards oral communication during classroom and evaluating of their proficiency in speaking English, and investigating their reasons for anxiety in a foreign language. The participants of the research were 25 fourth-grade high school students at Koh Lanta Yai, Krabi, Thailand. The present study employed a case study qualitative research design. A questionnaire adapted from the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale were obtained to investigate average levels of anxiety through three dimensions. Whereas, open-ended questions were obtained to collate students' oral communication attitudes, evaluation of their proficiency in speaking English, and reasons for anxiety in communicating orally. The quantitative analysis indicated that English speaking anxiety exists among southern Thai high school students generally at a moderate level. Qualitatively, students revealed negative attitudes towards communicating orally during the classroom, while half of the interviewed participants reported a negative evaluation of their proficiency in speaking English. Finally, the lack of students' self-confidence was found to be their major reason for anxiety in speaking.]]>
<![CDATA[Peer-Correction Technique in Writing Class ]]>
<![CDATA[Dezas Perdani, Yella]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 4 No 1 (2020) ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[LPPM Universitas Pancasakti Tegal ]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v4i1.81
<![CDATA[This study investigated the effectiveness of the peer-correction technique in writing classes. The participants of the study were the students of a Composition 1 Class in one of the universities in Bandung. There were 8 weeks in the process. The peer-correction was done every week with different kinds of paragraphs. For the first week, the students did peer-correction in pairs. It was to know the rules, what to be corrected and how it had to be done. And for the rest of the weeks, they did peer-correction using a laptop and presented the paragraph through an LCD projector so that each of the students got all the attention in class and also could correct their classmates’ paragraphs together. Data collection methods were questionnaires and interviews. There are 22 statements in the questionnaire sheet and 8 questions in the interview session. The results of the research were; there were 5 advantages of applying the pre-correction technique and 2 disadvantages found.]]>
<![CDATA[An Overview on Register Language Forms in Animal Feed Buying and Selling Activities in Wonosobo Central Market ]]>
<![CDATA[Riyanton, M]]>;
<![CDATA[Kariadi, Mustasyfa Thabib]]>;
<![CDATA[Setiani, Umi Ana]]>;
<![CDATA[Anggraheni, Dini]]>;
<![CDATA[Supriyono, Supriyono]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 4 No 1 (2020) ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[LPPM Universitas Pancasakti Tegal ]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v4i1.85
<![CDATA[This research described the register forms and functions in animal feed buying and selling activities in Wonosobo Central Market and their uses as a learning reference for the Indonesian negotiation text materials. This is a descriptive-qualitative research. The data in this research were utterances containing registers obtained from the animal feed buying and selling activities in Wonosobo Central Market. Based on the research results, there were 28 registers used in animal feed buying and selling activities in Wonosobo Central Market. Those registers were in the form of words, phrases, abbreviations, and acronyms. The registers were 12 root words, 5 words with affix, 3 compound words, 1 repeated word, 1 phrase, 5 abbreviations, and 1 acronym. Each register has a special meaning and it is only known in animal feed buying and selling activities. The obtained data might be used in the negotiation text learning for the X grade students of Senior High School on Basic Competency (Kompetensi Dasar) 3.0 which evaluates the submission, offering, and agreement in spoken and written negotiation texts]]>
<![CDATA[Estafet and Collaborative Writing with Tutorial Video to Increase Students’ Understanding of Procedure Text ]]>
<![CDATA[Firmansyah, Muchammad Sofyan]]>;
<![CDATA[Fauzi, Arief Zul]]>;
<![CDATA[Romadhon, Syaefani Arif]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 4 No 1 (2020) ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[LPPM Universitas Pancasakti Tegal ]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v4i1.86
<![CDATA[In this study, researchers examined how the implementation of the ESCO method combined with video material media in improving the ability to write English procedure text. This study belongs to Class Action Research. The data analysis method used descriptive quantitative method. The respondents in this study were 44 first-year students of the Applied Bachelor of Public Sector Accounting department of Polytechnic Harapan Bersama who were gathered in one class and given the same treatment. The data were collected using a pretest-posttest assessment and a questionnaire. The data obtained in the form of a pre-test and post-test were analysed to see if there was an increase in the student's ability to write procedural texts. The analysis of the pre-test and post-test scores was combined with the students’ questionnaire which contained students’ opinions regarding the implementation of the ESCO method as a learning method. The results of this study indicated that there is an increase in the student's ability to write procedural texts in English as an improvement between their pre-test and post-test scores.]]>
