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English Focus: Journal of English Language Education
Published by Universitas Pancasakti Tegal
ISSN : -     EISSN : 26146355     DOI : 10.24905
Core Subject : Education,
Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
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.
Arjuna Subject : Seni dan Humaniora - Bahasa dan Linguistik
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Boosting Students’ Reading Achievement Through Kahoot! And Choral Reading Strategy Lastari, Siti; Ifadah, Muhimatul; Wijayatiningsih, Testiana Deni
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 5 No 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v5i2.120

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Reading is an activity to improve students' knowledge. However, some problems happened to Class X Social 4 SMA N 9 Semarang students. They had low activities in reading English text, so their vocabulary attainment needed to be improved. Based on the issues, this research discusses the effect of Kahoot! application and choral reading strategy to improve students' motivation in reading. It aims to know how choral reading strategy and Kahoot! can improve students' motivation in reading narratives and what factors significantly affect students' reading motivation. This research used classroom action research to collect the data and a quantitative approach to analyze the data. The subject of this research is the students' Class X Social 4 SMA N 9 Semarang. The result of this research got 47.83% of students with low motivation in English subject, and in the pre-test, students' mean score was 77.2. It was better after using the choral reading strategy and Kahoot! application. It could be seen from the students' mean score in post-test one that was 80, and post-test two was 87.82. All in all, students' reading motivation improved after using the choral reading strategy and Kahoot! Application in the teaching-learning process. Choral reading strategy and Kahoot! application is recommended to teach English material, especially in reading.
EFL Students’ Perception on Blended Learning amidst COVID-19 Pandemic Izzulhaq, Novyansyah Ilyas; Meiristiani, Noeris
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 5 No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v5i1.156

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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.
Indonesian Children Poetry as The Learning Medium of English Subject in Elementary School Mulyono, Tri; Nuryatin, Agus; Asayuti, Suminto; Rustono, Mr
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 1 No 1 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v1i1.10

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Learning will be effective when it is conducted with fun. In line with this, by using Indonesian children poetry as the medium of learning, English learning can be done in a fun way. Moreover, Indonesian children poetry is a poetry written intentionally for children, that is those whose ages range from 2 up to 12 years old. With this underlying idea, this paper was written with the aim of describing English learning with the medium of Indonesian children poetry. The result shows that English learning is possible to be done by using Indonesian children poetry as the medium.
Error Analysis in Intermediate Students of English First (EF) Delta Plaza Surabaya Writing Test Daristin, Pipit Ertika
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 1 No 1 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v1i1.13

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The main purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of error analysis in the teaching of English as a foreign language. Although errors are bad things in learning English as a foreign language, error analysis is advantageous for both learners and teachers. For learners, error analysis is needed to show them in what aspect in grammar which is difficult for them, whereas for teachers, it is required to evaluate them whether they are successful or not in teaching English. In this article, the writer presented some English sentences containing grammatical errors. These grammatical errors were analyzed based on the theories presented by the linguists. This analysis aimed at showing the students the causes and kinds of the grammatical errors. By this way, the students are expected to increase their knowledge on the English grammar.
Teaching Translation:: Google Translate Based in Teaching Translation at Department of English of Universitas Negeri Malang Rohmah, Rina Alfikawati; Kamalia, Zida
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 1 No 1 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v1i1.16

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Google Translate as the recent platform which enables people translate from one language to others has been hype nowadays.On the other hand, inaccurate result in translating frequently happens. In accordance with that, Google Translate lets everyone help them in correcting the result of translation through their Google account. They are asked to fix inaccurate words then give corrections or translate from one language to others. This idea has been brought as teaching method in Translation course for EFL learners at Department of English of Universitas Negeri Malang. By giving contribution in translating the words, they will get badges and stats as rewards and become the lecturer’s assessment. Therefore, the researchers are going to analyze the effectiveness of Google Translate based in Translation course. Meanwhile, the significance of this study is to give insight for education practitioners in developing teaching method of Translation. The data is analyzed using qualitative descriptive by distributing questionnaire to twenty seven EFL learners who took the course and interviewing the lecturer who applied this method.
Improving English Prospective Teachers’ Translation Quality through a Small Group Discussion Kariadi, Mustasyfa Thabib
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 1 No 1 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v1i1.17

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English prospective teachers should be able to well translate any text used as their teaching materials for both junior and senior high school students. Basically translation is an individual skill, yet it is believed that more heads may gain better results. This research is intended to improve the prospective teachers’ translation quality through a small group discussion. This descriptive qualitative research uses a purposive random sampling technique with a pretest and posttest design. The research result show that the errors are made in translating specific terms used in the passage by 31%, followed by distortion of meaning by 25%, and misspelling or grammatical errors by 22%. As those error results are less than those made in pre-test which are respectively by 55%, 36%, and 26%, it can be concluded that Small Group Discussion used by the prospective teachers in translating the National Examination Text is effective with the highest errors in translating the specified terms available in the text followed by the distortion of meaning, and misspelling/grammatical errors.
Instructional Materials Design and Development of English Poetry Class Rizal, Sarif Syamsu
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 1 No 1 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v1i1.18

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The inspiring issue to share this paper is to increase teachers’ responsibilities as more than just transferring knowledge, distributing scientific facts, and becoming a useful model for learners but teachers have to be able to design and develop learners through engaging in any learning opportunities, search out and construct meaningful educational experiences that allow them to solve real-world problems and show that they have learned big ideas, powerful skills, and habits of mind also heart that meet educational standards as being stated at ELT Today in Global Community, 2017.This paper entitles “Instructional Materials Design and Development of English Poetry Class” revealing what to prepare and what to conduct, that later on being called as Two-Whats- To-Do, in teaching English poetry. To implement it in learning process; learners are going to recognize and practice how to analyse poetry to develop intellectual skill and how to write poetry to motivate creativity skill. By achieving these skills, the learners are able to apply capabilities; those are literary research and creative writing especially on English poetry.In composing this paper, the writer used qualitative descriptive in what factors have to be prepared in teaching English poetry to learners. The result of the study describes the factors namely planning and conducting in teaching-learning process based on the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. To develop and implement the Two-Whats- To-Do in teaching English poetry are expected to be the objectives after finishing the process such as learners understand the importance of literary work for life, learners are interested in poetic interpreting and creative writing in all part of excitement and mystery of learning English poetry, and learners express their thoughts, ideas, questions while attempting to interpret a poem. The benefit of the paper is that the Two-Whats- To-Do in teaching English poetry can be a usefulmodel to English literature teacher, learners, devotees, observers, and translators.
The University Students’ Achievement on Toefl-Like Test: The Findings of the Test Result of Toefl Prediction achieved by the Students of S1 English Education Study Program, Unsoed, Academic Year of 2016/2017 Ashari, Mr; Nugroho, Agus Sapto
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 1 No 1 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v1i1.19

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Ideal English teachers are those who have no longer problems with English. Therefore, having good competence of English is a must for English teacher candidates. TOEFL is one of the tests to measure the competence. The aims of this research are to find out the maximum score of TOEFL PREDICTION achieved by the students of S1 English Education Program, Academic Year 2016/2017 and to find out the lowest score of the test component achieved.The kind of this research is descriptive. The data collection was conducted by applying Total Sampling Technique. The instrument of this research was TOEFL PREDICTION TEST (paper based). The test is scored on a scale of 217 to 677. The finding of the research shows that there is no respondent who can achieve the high score (0%). Most of the respondents achieved middle score (88.3%). The respondents achieving the low score are only 9.3%. The respondents are good enough in Listening and Structure. The scores are 46 and 41, but they are “weak” in Reading. The score is 39.
ŋ-Assimilation in Voice Dental Velar Voice Sound in Papuan Malay Renhoard, Nathalia; Mahdi, Sutiono
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 1 No 1 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v1i1.20

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This paper is meant to discuss correct phonological solutions to assimilation segment at the underlying level of accent in Papuan Malay. The methodology: to explain for ŋ-assimilation in Papuan Malay, the researcher refers to Halle (2017) theoretical views on Generative Phonology. The ŋ-sound appears in Papuan Malay, if a word is ended by a consonant /n/ dental velar voice results the process of ŋ-sound in the environment of cluster in the word-middle and word finally (the tow core of syllablles) and also after vowel. One example, word Teminabuan [tɛminɑbuɑn] (one of village in Papua) is uttered as Teminabuang [tɛminɑbuɑŋ].The conclusions: it is explicit that the ŋ-assimilation are not only syntactically motivated due such as a phrasal to the occurrence of a word entity in the structure but also phonologically, a word may because there are certain specific environments in which such process take place.Key Words: Phonological rules, ŋ-assimilation, Papuan Malay.
ESP Needs Analysis for Syllabus Design in Communication Science Study Program: A Learning-Centred Approach Meiristiani, Noeris; Rosdiana, Ihda
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Vol 1 No 1 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24905/efj.v1i1.21

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English subject learnt by students of Communication Science Study Program is, of course, different from English for other study programs. English learning has to be in line with the needs of Communication Science students that are considered from the target needs (necessities, lacks, and wants) and learning needs. This research focuses on the needs analysis by applying learning-centred approach and syllabus outline that will be constructed based on the result of the needs analysis. It is a qualitative research that uses questionnaire and interview as the instruments. There are 30 students as the respondents and 2 lecturers in Communication Science Study Program as the interviewees. The collected data were reduced, displayed, and concluded. The syllabus outline resulted from the need analysis emphasized on speaking skill as expected by the students even though they still have more problems in writing and pronunciation. Therefore, the materials that will be designed based on the students’ need have to pay attention to the activities for speaking performance. In addition, it also has to address the students’ lack by assigning tasks on writing and pronunciation exercises. The learning centered approach allows the syllabus designers to adjust the learning activities that are favorable for the students. Thus, the syllabus outline can be flexibly used to adjust students’ learning needs.

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