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[An Analysis of Teacher-Student Interactions in EFL Class at SMP Ihsaniyah Tegal ]]>
<![CDATA[Sulistyawati, Anin Eka]]>;
<![CDATA[Taufiqulloh, Taufiqulloh]]>;
<![CDATA[Yuliani, Vika]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 5 No 1 (2021) ]]>
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<![CDATA[This study presents the analysis of the teacher-student interactions in online and offline EFL classes. The objectives of this study are to identify the teacher-student interactions and to analyze the implementation of the types of teacher-student interactions in EFL classes. It is descriptive qualitative research involving three English teachers and thirty students for each class at SMP Ihsaniyah Tegal as the participants of the research. The data were collected through direct classroom observation and videos taken in the class. The data were analyzed based on a FLINT System. The results in this study by observation from the three teachers showed that the type of ‘Asks Question’ from the teachers’ talks and ‘Student Response Open-Ended’ from the students’ talks had the highest percentage. It means that teachers wanted the students to be more active and braver to speak in English. The conclusion of this study indicated that the dominant types of teacher-student interactions in EFL classes are ‘Asks Question’ from the teachers’ talks and ‘Student Response Open-Ended’ from the students’ talks because the teacher tended to act as a facilitator that facilitated students to speak and be more active and as a resource providing the information needed by students. In addition, the students had more opportunities to speak and interact in EFL class by giving responses to the teachers’ talks.]]>
<![CDATA[Do Students' Creativity and Reading Ability Influence Their Writing Ability? ]]>
<![CDATA[Safriyani, Rizka]]>;
<![CDATA[Anam, Syafiul]]>
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<![CDATA[Although there have been several research attempts to identify the relationship between reading and writing skills, most of them do not address the students' creativity, mainly in Indonesian university students' context and online learning setting. This quantitative study intends to investigate the students' creativity level and the impact of students' creativity and reading on their writing skills. One hundred students completed a creativity questionnaire and online reading and writing test. Creativity styles questionnaire, reading comprehension test, and a story writing test were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, ANCOVA, and linear regression methods were used to analyze the data. The results indicate that generally, students' creativity is high. The results also suggest a significant difference between female and male students' creativity. Furthermore, both creativity and reading ability were statistically significant to predict writing ability with the creativity scale a higher beta value than the reading scale. It can be concluded that creativity and reading ability influence students writing ability. The finding contributes to knowledge on the influential roles of creativity and reading in writing.]]>
<![CDATA[Problem Based Learning Assisted by Google Classroom on Conceptual Understanding Ability ]]>
<![CDATA[Prihatini, Fajar]]>;
<![CDATA[Utami, Wikan Budi]]>;
<![CDATA[Aulia, Fikri]]>;
<![CDATA[Fadila, Fariz]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 5 No 1 (2021) ]]>
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<![CDATA[The purpose of the present study is to determine the effectiveness of the problem-based learning model that assisted Google Classroom in the ability of conceptual understanding. This study adapted experimental research with a post-test-only control design. The population of the study is the students of the English Education study program in the first semester consisting of two classes. The sample used in this study was Class 1B with problem-based learning assisted Google Classroom with question menu and Class 1A using problem-based learning assisted Google Classroom with assignment menu. Test and documentation are used for collecting the data in conducting this study. The technique of analyzing the data used an independent sample t-Test and N-Gain test. The result showed that the students who were taught using problem-based learning assisted Google Classroom model with questions menu had better conceptual understanding skills than the students who were taught problem-based learning assisted Google Classroom with assignment menu.]]>
<![CDATA[Developing Mobile Learning Media in Teaching Passive Voice ]]>
<![CDATA[Rohimah, Nadya Khansa]]>;
<![CDATA[Mulyadi, Dodi]]>;
<![CDATA[Budiastuti, Riana Eka]]>
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<![CDATA[Mobile phones can be well integrated into English instruction as creative and innovative teaching media to increase students' interest and motivation. This study was carried out to discuss the development of Mobile Learning Media (MLM). The goal was to determine the design of mobile phones to be used as android-based mobile learning media and window learning media in the online learning process. It also analyzed the effectiveness of English learning using MLM. The study employed Sugiyono's Research and Development design, which included nine steps: potential and problems, data collection, product design, design validation by experts, product trial, revision of product I, usage trial, revision of product II, and final product. Questionnaires, tests, and learning media in the form of application package files as research instruments were used to collect the data. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the independent sample T-test. The findings of this study were as follows: 1) the validation of experts' media and material was in the relevant interpretation of a valid product. 2) MLM product is simple and practical of data to use. 3) The mean of pre-test and post-test results in this class showed a high significance, indicating that the product of MLM is one of the learning media that is very effective to use in the learning process. Students' perception was well-established, with 73.3 percent agreeing to use MLM in mastering passive voice.]]>
<![CDATA[Improving English Pronunciation Competence Using Imitation Technique in mmmenglish.com Website ]]>
<![CDATA[Tugiyatun, Menuk]]>;
<![CDATA[Ardini, Sukma Nur]]>;
<![CDATA[Hawa, Faiza]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v5i2.132
<![CDATA[The aims of this research are to investigate the effectiveness of the implementation of the imitation technique in mmmenglish.com website to improve students’ pronunciation and to find out students’ perception of using the media. This research employed a pre-experimental research design with the instruments, namely pre-test and post-test, questionnaire perception, and interview. The subject of this research was the eighth grade which consists of 15 students of SMP N 1 Pringapus, Semarang Regency. The results were shown by pre-test and post-test score categories. The pre-test scores indicated that there were 3 (20%) students in the excellent category, 1 (7%) student in the good category, 2 (13%) students in the fair category, 6 (40%) students in the poor category, and 3 (20%) students in the bad category. The post-test score indicated that there were 6 (40%) students in the excellent category, 5 (33%) good, 4 (27%) in the fair category, and none who were categorized bad. Therefore, the pronunciation abilities of the subjects improved after the treatment. It can be seen that the post-test scores of students were higher than the pre-test in the excellent category. The second result is about the students’ perception of using imitating techniques on the mmmenglish.com website. It can be seen that 42% of students were favored with a very high criterion, and 58% of the students were favored with a high criterion. The results showed that the student's responses to using imitation techniques on the mmmenglish.com website to improve their pronunciation ability were positive.]]>
<![CDATA[EFL Students’ Perception on Blended Learning amidst COVID-19 Pandemic ]]>
<![CDATA[Izzulhaq, Novyansyah Ilyas]]>;
<![CDATA[Meiristiani, Noeris]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v5i1.156
<![CDATA[During the Covid-19 pandemic, blended learning became an alternative way to conduct teaching. To evaluate the implementation of blended learning, this research aimed to collect students’ perception and to know the implementation and the extent of blended learning. It used descriptive analysis design and qualitative approach. The research took place at SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Kota Tegal with an English teacher and 40 students from third grade as the participants. The teacher was interviewed to collect data on the implementation and the extent of blended learning and the students were questionnaires to share their perception on the blended learning. The results showed that SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Kota Tegal implemented anchor-blend type of blended learning since early 2021. Based on the students’ perception, the implementation of the blended learning is not effective during online session. Students gave positive tendency on learning flexibility, offline session, students’ interaction and students’ motivation. However, students gave negative tendency on online session and learning management.]]>
<![CDATA[An Analysis of Teacher-Student Interactions in EFL Class at SMP Ihsaniyah Tegal ]]>
<![CDATA[Sulistyawati, Anin Eka]]>;
<![CDATA[Taufiqulloh, Taufiqulloh]]>;
<![CDATA[Yuliani, Vika]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 5 No 1 (2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v5i1.90
<![CDATA[This study presents the analysis of the teacher-student interactions in online and offline EFL classes. The objectives of this study are to identify the teacher-student interactions and to analyze the implementation of the types of teacher-student interactions in EFL classes. It is descriptive qualitative research involving three English teachers and thirty students for each class at SMP Ihsaniyah Tegal as the participants of the research. The data were collected through direct classroom observation and videos taken in the class. The data were analyzed based on a FLINT System. The results in this study by observation from the three teachers showed that the type of ‘Asks Question’ from the teachers’ talks and ‘Student Response Open-Ended’ from the students’ talks had the highest percentage. It means that teachers wanted the students to be more active and braver to speak in English. The conclusion of this study indicated that the dominant types of teacher-student interactions in EFL classes are ‘Asks Question’ from the teachers’ talks and ‘Student Response Open-Ended’ from the students’ talks because the teacher tended to act as a facilitator that facilitated students to speak and be more active and as a resource providing the information needed by students. In addition, the students had more opportunities to speak and interact in EFL class by giving responses to the teachers’ talks.]]>
<![CDATA[Do Students' Creativity and Reading Ability Influence Their Writing Ability? ]]>
<![CDATA[Safriyani, Rizka]]>;
<![CDATA[Anam, Syafiul]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 5 No 1 (2021) ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[LPPM Universitas Pancasakti Tegal ]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v5i1.115
<![CDATA[Although there have been several research attempts to identify the relationship between reading and writing skills, most of them do not address the students' creativity, mainly in Indonesian university students' context and online learning setting. This quantitative study intends to investigate the students' creativity level and the impact of students' creativity and reading on their writing skills. One hundred students completed a creativity questionnaire and online reading and writing test. Creativity styles questionnaire, reading comprehension test, and a story writing test were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, ANCOVA, and linear regression methods were used to analyze the data. The results indicate that generally, students' creativity is high. The results also suggest a significant difference between female and male students' creativity. Furthermore, both creativity and reading ability were statistically significant to predict writing ability with the creativity scale a higher beta value than the reading scale. It can be concluded that creativity and reading ability influence students writing ability. The finding contributes to knowledge on the influential roles of creativity and reading in writing.]]>
<![CDATA[Problem Based Learning Assisted by Google Classroom on Conceptual Understanding Ability ]]>
<![CDATA[Prihatini, Fajar]]>;
<![CDATA[Utami, Wikan Budi]]>;
<![CDATA[Aulia, Fikri]]>;
<![CDATA[Fadila, Fariz]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 5 No 1 (2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v5i1.121
<![CDATA[The purpose of the present study is to determine the effectiveness of the problem-based learning model that assisted Google Classroom in the ability of conceptual understanding. This study adapted experimental research with a post-test-only control design. The population of the study is the students of the English Education study program in the first semester consisting of two classes. The sample used in this study was Class 1B with problem-based learning assisted Google Classroom with question menu and Class 1A using problem-based learning assisted Google Classroom with assignment menu. Test and documentation are used for collecting the data in conducting this study. The technique of analyzing the data used an independent sample t-Test and N-Gain test. The result showed that the students who were taught using problem-based learning assisted Google Classroom model with questions menu had better conceptual understanding skills than the students who were taught problem-based learning assisted Google Classroom with assignment menu.]]>
<![CDATA[Developing Mobile Learning Media in Teaching Passive Voice ]]>
<![CDATA[Rohimah, Nadya Khansa]]>;
<![CDATA[Mulyadi, Dodi]]>;
<![CDATA[Budiastuti, Riana Eka]]>
<![CDATA[ Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 5 No 1 (2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24905/efj.v5i1.126
<![CDATA[Mobile phones can be well integrated into English instruction as creative and innovative teaching media to increase students' interest and motivation. This study was carried out to discuss the development of Mobile Learning Media (MLM). The goal was to determine the design of mobile phones to be used as android-based mobile learning media and window learning media in the online learning process. It also analyzed the effectiveness of English learning using MLM. The study employed Sugiyono's Research and Development design, which included nine steps: potential and problems, data collection, product design, design validation by experts, product trial, revision of product I, usage trial, revision of product II, and final product. Questionnaires, tests, and learning media in the form of application package files as research instruments were used to collect the data. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the independent sample T-test. The findings of this study were as follows: 1) the validation of experts' media and material was in the relevant interpretation of a valid product. 2) MLM product is simple and practical of data to use. 3) The mean of pre-test and post-test results in this class showed a high significance, indicating that the product of MLM is one of the learning media that is very effective to use in the learning process. Students' perception was well-established, with 73.3 percent agreeing to use MLM in mastering passive voice.]]>
