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<![CDATA[TBLT IN PRACTICE: BRINGING TASKS TO ENGLISH CLASSROOM IN THE CURRICULUM 2013 ]]>
<![CDATA[Aminah Farhatunnisa]]>;
<![CDATA[Amalul Umam]]>
<![CDATA[ ENGLISH Vol 14, No 1 (2020) ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Fakultas Keguruan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Ibn Khaldun Bogor ]]>
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DOI: 10.32832/english.v14i1.3785
<![CDATA[Task-based language teaching (TBLT) has been one of an approaches used in EFL classrooms due to its effectiveness. It focuses on the authentic language of students in doing meaningful task using the target language. This study investigates the application of TBLT in EFL classroom in the Curriculum 2013. It examines the kind of tasks that can be applied to scaffold students’ writing ability and its effectiveness in scaffolding students’ writing ability. Classroom action research was used in conducting the research in which qualitative data was obtained through observation, interview and documentation. The site of the study was in one of Junior High Schools in Bogor in which class 8 grade was selected. The findings revealed that TBLT can be implemented in the Curriculum 2013 by using different kind of tasks. This study suggests that English teachers may find, modify, and create various kinds of tasks to be implemented in their own classes using TBLT approach.]]>
<![CDATA[STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARD THE USE OF MOBILE LEARNING IN LEARNING ENGLISH ]]>
<![CDATA[Alan Jaelani]]>;
<![CDATA[Siti Dairotul Rahmah]]>
<![CDATA[ ENGLISH Vol 13, No 1 (2019) ]]>
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DOI: 10.32832/english.v13i1.3776
<![CDATA[This study aims at investigating students’ perceptions toward the use of mobile learning (m-learning) in learning English and of the effects itself. This study uses qualitative as a framework for analyzing and collecting the data. The data were obtained from questionnaire and interview. The data were analyzed through transcribing, coding and interpreting. This study reveals that the majority of students have positive perceptions on the use of m-learning; students may easily access useful material by using mobile devices; m-learning help students increase flexibility of learning inside and outside classroom because they can easily get learning materials anywhere and anytime. Most of the students perceive that the use of m-learning can improve their English skills and enable them to independent learning.]]>
<![CDATA[CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STRENGTHENING CHARACTER EDUCATION IN EFL CLASSROOM ]]>
<![CDATA[Ike Purnamasari]]>;
<![CDATA[Nuraeni .]]>
<![CDATA[ ENGLISH Vol 15, No 1 (2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.32832/english.v15i1.4560
<![CDATA[Strengthening Character Education is an educational program in schools to strengthen students' character with moral values. The Indonesian government launched this program to faced students’ moral degradation. As the country that used English as a Foreign Language (EFL), this study investigates the challenges faced by a teacher in the implementation of Strengthening Character Education in the EFL classroom and to know teacher strategy to change the challenges become opportunities. This study conducted a case study of the EFL teacher in Junior High School. The data collection consisted of classroom observation, interview, documentation, and data triangulation. The findings gained, the teacher has implemented several character values in the EFL classroom activities. The teacher faced challenges coming from the students, learning situations, and learning materials. For the opportunities, there was classroom management and being a role model.]]>
<![CDATA[STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE USE OF VLOG IN FACILITATING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL IN SOLIHUDDIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, THAILAND ]]>
<![CDATA[Ahmad Farda Muzakki]]>;
<![CDATA[Yani Awalia Indah]]>
<![CDATA[ ENGLISH Vol 13, No 1 (2019) ]]>
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DOI: 10.32832/english.v13i1.3830
<![CDATA[This research aimed to find out students’ perceptions on the use of vlog in facilitating students’ speaking skill in Senior High School in Thailand. In conducting the research, the researcher used qualitative analysis. The researcher uses interview and questionnaire as research instrument. This research took students who understood technology in the Solihuddin School as the participants. Based on the data analysis, the result showed that the students’ perception on the use of vlog in facilitating students’ speaking skill is good. Students are more creative. They can create vlog in their speaking session. While creating vlog, students can study collaboratively. Students also can speak more confidently and fluently in practicing English speaking. Students are happy in creating a vlog because they are free to speak creatively and innovatively. Vlog can facilitate students in learning English speaking.]]>
<![CDATA[WHATSAPP MEDIA IN ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC ]]>
<![CDATA[Dewi suriyani Djamdjuri]]>;
<![CDATA[Atiyatul Kamilah]]>
<![CDATA[ ENGLISH Vol 14, No 2 (2020) ]]>
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DOI: 10.32832/english.v14i2.3792
<![CDATA[Since early of 2020 the world has been hit by a virus called the corona virus which was originated from the city of Wuhan, China. Corona virus is a microorganism that causes respiratory problems starting from mild to severe symptoms, the incubation or quarantine period is between 6 to 14 days. All activities are stopped, one of which is the Educational Institution. Schools cannot be implemented face-to-face, but schools must continue to run. Therefore, the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia through Permendikbud No. 4 of 2020 provides a policy on a series of learning in an emergency situation of the spread of Covid-19, namely distance learning (PJJ) or online learning. Online learning using WhatsApp or the Learning Management System (LMS) media are almost used by teachers and students. This study uses a qualitative method to determine which platforms / media are easily accessible for online learning. The result shows that WhatsApp media is very easy to use in online learning during the pandemic-19. There is 75 % of the respondents use WhatsApp as learning media and only 25 % use LMS. In otherwise, some teachers also stated that online learning felt less effective because of internet signals and data.]]>
<![CDATA[ENGLISH LEARNERS’ LANGUAGE USED FOR CHATTING: A SYNTACTIC AND CONVERSATION ANALYSIS ]]>
<![CDATA[Nanik Retnowati]]>
<![CDATA[ ENGLISH Vol 13, No 2 (2019) ]]>
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DOI: 10.32832/english.v13i2.3781
<![CDATA[Describing language is one of the most important tasks in Linguistics. Language description may give valuable contribution to language teaching practice. This paper is concerning with describing learners’ language used for chatting. Chatting is a spoken language which is written. As a natural language it may have its own structure which can be described. From the point of view of syntax, spoken language usually has its own set of grammar patterns which sometimes may be quite different from that in written language. Language used for chatting would likely provide important information moreover if it is done by language learners who are in the process of trying to make sense of the series of knowledge both on language elements and their usage in the real communication. Chatting task with foreigners was applied to the early semester of English learners. Using Syntactical and Conversation Analysis, this study found the characteristics of the natural language used for chatting and some strategies used by the participants to survive the communication. The description gives an important clue to the benefits of chatting activities for the English learners.]]>
<![CDATA[USING VIDEO BLOGGING AS AN APPROPRIATE MEDIA FOR TEACHING ENGLISH: BRING A LIVE CLASSROOM ]]>
<![CDATA[Erik Pratama]]>;
<![CDATA[Karisti .]]>
<![CDATA[ ENGLISH Vol 12, No 1 (2018) ]]>
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DOI: 10.32832/english.v12i1.3770
<![CDATA[This study was aimed at investigating the use of Video Blogging (Vlog) as an appropriate media for teaching English. The study used qualitative case study as a tool to collect and analyze the data. Thirteen general high school students were chosen as the participants of this study. The data was collected through CAC questionnaire model as proposed by Schiffma & Kanuk (2004). The data from questionnaire demonstrated that the students showed positive response toward the use of Vlog in teaching English, since the overall mean of the students’ response (3.90) is higher than the neutral score (3.00). Most students felt that the use of Vlog lead to produce a good performance in an English class.]]>
<![CDATA[CORPUS LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE CORPORA AND LANGUAGE TEACHING ]]>
<![CDATA[Eska Perdana Prasetya]]>;
<![CDATA[Anita Dewi Ekawati]]>;
<![CDATA[Deni Sapta Nugraha]]>;
<![CDATA[Ahmad Marzuq]]>;
<![CDATA[Tiara Saputri Darlis]]>
<![CDATA[ ENGLISH Vol 14, No 2 (2020) ]]>
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DOI: 10.32832/english.v14i2.3845
<![CDATA[This research is about Corpus Linguistics, Language Corpora, And Language Teaching. As we know about this science is relatively new and is associated with technology. There are several areas discussed in this study such as several important parts of the corpus, the information generated in the corpus, four main characteristics of the corpus, Types of Corpora, Corpora in Language Teaching, several types that could be related to corpus research, Applications of corpus linguistics to language teaching may be direct or indirect. The field of applied linguistics analyses large collections of written and spoken texts, which have been carefully designed to represent specific domains of language use, such as informal speech or academic writing.]]>
<![CDATA[AN ANALYSIS ON THE KIND OF TASKS FOUND IN ENGLISH MODULE FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ]]>
<![CDATA[Yani Awalia Indah]]>;
<![CDATA[Ayusa Muhasonah]]>
<![CDATA[ ENGLISH Vol 12, No 2 (2018) ]]>
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DOI: 10.32832/english.v12i2.3824
<![CDATA[This research was applied descriptive qualitative and used content analysis design. The researcher took checklist table as the instrument. The purpose of the study was to analyze and classify the type of tasks in Modul Bahasa Inggris created by Bogor English teacher organization used for seventh grades in Junior High School. Based on Willis (2000) taxonomy of task types, it found that the module cover task types such as Sharing Personal Experience (40.32%) tasks were the most frequent and Listing (14.52%), Problem Solving (14.52%), Ordering and Sorting (11.29%), Comparing (11.29%), and Creative tasks (8.06%), respectively, were the least common tasks types presented in Modul Bahasa Inggris created by Bogor English teacher organization. This module is good because almost of the types by Willis (2000) taxonomy of task types was covered by this module. The results of this study hope that the English teachers to be more aware of different task types which are important to learning process. For developers in order to develop and enrich the presented English Learning teaching materials with more communicative tasks.]]>
<![CDATA[INTEGRATING CHARACTER BUILDING INTO ENGLISH TEACHING AND LEARNING PRACTICE IN INDONESIAN CLASSROOM ]]>
<![CDATA[Nanik Retnowati]]>
<![CDATA[ ENGLISH Vol 14, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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DOI: 10.32832/english.v14i1.3786
<![CDATA[Indonesian government has just made great changes in its national curriculum. One of its changes is the emphasis on character building. For Indonesian teachers, this new policy is quite a challenge. In previous curriculum, character building was treated as a hidden curriculum and not explicitly part of scoring system. The new curriculum explicitly states the characters which must be developed by teachers. Finding the basis to perform teaching process to achieve the improvement of language knowledge, skills and characters is indeed needed. An action research was then conducted. In one cycle, the research proved that the implementation of actions integrating character building into teaching and learning process could significantly improve not only students’ attitude but also their knowledge and skill on expressing things happening in English. It means that teachers can work on the three important aspects; namely attitude, knowledge and skill together. In other words, teachers could kill two birds with one stone.]]>
