Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
Ethical Lingua is an online academic journal published by Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo. The journal publish scholarly articles on the scope of Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Language Curriculum and Material Development; Linguistics and Applied Linguistics; Cultural Issues in Language Education; and Modern and Classic Literature Studies. The content includes studies, analysis, theories application, research report, and reviews.
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Developing English Vocabulary Through The Busuu App
Tika Khairunnisa;
Lidiyatul Izzah;
Muhamad Sofian Hadi
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021)
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DOI: 10.30605/25409190.262
The purpose of this study was to determine the improvement of English learning using the Busuu application. This study used a quantitative method and the design used in this quantitative method was pre-experimental using one group pre-test and post-test. The samples in this study were 31 students of class 10th Ipa SMA Al-Mukhlisin Ciseeng Bogor in the academic year 2019-2020. The mean value of the pre-test results was 43.39 and the post-test 89.19. The results of the t-test calculation can be concluded that the Busuu application has a significant effect on students' vocabulary skills. Evidenced by getting 1.345 for the Pre-test and 2.765 for Post-test. The means for the pre-test were 43.39 and 89.19 for the post-tests. The result of the t.calculation score of 12,492 was higher than the t.table score of 2,042 at the 5% significance level. This means that the Busuu application improves the vocabulary skills of grade X SMA Al-Mukhlisin students.
An Analysis of Communication Strategies Upon Video Blog of English Education Students
Dian Rahma Santoso;
Vidya Mandarani
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021)
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The utilization of both social media within a communication context progressed as the flow of technological development goes on. One of the most popular examples is the use of video blog within our daily life. This interlanguage study which is presented using a descriptive qualitative method is specifically made with the aim to investigate communication strategies employed by 44 fourth-semester students of English Education Study Program as their effort in accomplishing a field trip project of describing public places into a video blog. The field trip was on July 27th to 29th, 2018 in Yogyakarta, Central Java. Students were expected to compose and submit a video blog of themselves describing a particular public place fully in English during their trip. Thus, the instruments involved are video documentation, which was in the form of students’ video blog, and an open-ended interview. The findings show that communication strategies used by students’ video blogs include 6 direct, 2 indirect and 1 interactional strategies to overcome communication difficulties, which in turn will assist them in composing longer videos and making them widely understandable for most non-native English speakers.
Analysis of Learning Materials For Elementary Students
Layla Kurniawati;
Edi Wahyono;
Efi Mulyasari
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021)
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This problem of research is learning English as foreign language for the elementary school which relate to teaching materials. This research has aim to see the form of teaching material in Elementary school English textbook grade 5 (Learning By Doing). Whenever Elementary school students can be categorized to be young learners in studying English as foreign language, so the approach of teaching should use the children learning theories and the good display of learning materials presentation in the textbook. Textbook for experienced English teacher will be source and way to get inspiration for teaching, meanwhile each single task and activity in the textbook is used as guidance for inexperienced English teacher. In this analysis, the researchers are interested in analyzing the elementary school English textbook with descriptive qualitative method and using content analysis based on the indicator of communicative English textbook and children learning principles in studying EFL. the technique for collecting the data based on worksheet, document, and checklist. The results of this study are 1). The learning materials in the textbook are discourse in the form of dialogs, stories, chants, and reading texts; 2). The second form of learning material is instruction tasks and activities (questions answer and Total Physical Response (TPR); 3. The other form of learning is instruction and the last games as form of learning materials in the textbook.
A Case Study on Motivation and Preferred Activities of EFL Learners in University
Elysa Hartati;
Novia Ersalina Dewi;
Nur Fachmi Budi Setyawan
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021)
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This research aims to investigate the type of learners’ motivation which is predominant toward learning English as a foreign language. It is also conducted to find out the preferred activities used among English learners in a university setting. The research design was a single case study with the total sample of learners was 40 that were selected purposively from sophomore, junior and senior. The findings had shown that most of the learners were intrinsically motivated in learning English. As for learning styles, they preferred to be individually but for speaking practice, they preferred to be in small groups. It also provided evidence that the EFL learners of university preferred audio-visual activities, communicative activities, and game activities. To sum up, the English leaners have good intrinsic motivation to learn in university context, therefore, the educators especially lecturers should build the learners motivation both intrinsic and extrinsic by providing sort of discussion and individual consultation as they prefer to do in the learning activities. Thus, the lecturers and learners can get input to improve their method or strategies in teaching and learning English. At last, the success of learning English can be achieved.
Relationship Between Students’ Reading Habit and Their Vocabulary Knowledge
Siti Ithriyah;
Novi Nurmalia
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This research aims to find empirical evidence whether there is any relationship between the students’ reading habit and their vocabulary knowledge at the seventh grade students of SMPN 174 Jakarta in 2019/2020 academic year or not. This study use Quantitative method with research design Correlation. The sample used is Random Sampling. On the validity test of the questionnaire, there are 25 questions with 18 questions are valid. On the validity test of vocabulary test, there are 50 questions with 24 questions are valid. For reliability test of questionnaire use K.21 formula, the result of the reliability test of questionnaire is rh = 0.800 > rt = 0.324 so it can be concluded that the questionnaire is reliable. The result of the reliability test of vocabulary test is rh = 0.805 > rt = 0.324 so it can be concluded that the vocabulary test is reliable. In the hypothesis test, t-test was obtained th -0.345 with tt 1.70 at P 0.95 and dk (n-2) = 33 so, H0 is accepted. Because H0 is accepted, Hi is rejected so, there is no significant relationship between two variables.
Language Evaluation of Covid-19 Vaccination News: Corpus of Indonesian Newspaper and Appraisal Insights
Yogi Setia Samsi;
Iwa Lukmana;
Dadang Sudana
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021)
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The current study is intended to explore the language evaluation of vaccination of covid-19 news of post-pandemic era in the corpus of the Jakarta post as Indonesian newspapers through the study of Systemic Functional Linguistics, hereafter SFL, by considering interpersonal meaning. To view and evaluate a comprehensive purpose, the corpus and appraisal analysis are deployed. The study revealed that the journalist, as media representation, tended to reflect a positive value corroborating with desirable attitude and preferred to show a good judgment through the news to society but the functional meaning should be depended with the whole context. The result also emphasized that media which realized by journalist engaged the society in persuading vaccination of Covid-19 to normalize all of human’s life aspect either healthy, economic, or other factor after the disruption era although as functionally it convey with a negative attitude. The study has implication for journalist that attitude rules are required to reach an effective interpersonal discourse of target community perspective in reporting and persuading a vaccination of covid-19 for the new normal era.
Teaching Methods for Reading Skill in Inclusive Class
Ajeng Sito Larasati;
Muhammad Agung Nugroho
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021)
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This study is aimed to investigate the teaching method used for reading skill in inclusive class. The type of study is categorized into a qualitative research designed in a case study. It is placed in an inclusive class at MAN 2 Klaten which consists of a mix among twenty eight normal learners and three special need learners on second semester in 2019/2020 academic year. The technique of collecting data is applied through observation, interview, and documentation. Then, the analyzing data is done by data reduction, data display, and verification based on the theory of Miles and Hubberman. The results shows that the teacher applies the traditional teaching methods namely Grammar Translation Method, Direct Method, and Cognitive Code Learning which reflect the humanistic way in teaching without exception among normal and special need learners in class. Those methods are very effective in developing the reading skill in inclusive class which focused to vocabulary mastery, active orally communication in a discussion, and grammar comprehension.
The Use of Flowchart in Improving Students’ Ability in Writing Paragraph
Abdullah Syukur;
Edi Wahyono
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021)
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This research aimed at finding out the use of flowchart in improving the ability of the fifth semester students of Informatics Engineering Study Program of Cokroaminoto Palopo University to write paragraph and to find out the interest of the students to write paragraph by using flowchart. This research was pre-experimental. Independent variable of the research is using flowchart in writing a paragraph and dependent variable is the ability of students to write a paragraph. The population of the research was the fifth semester students of Informatics Engineering Study Program of Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo. The sample was one class of the fifth semester students of Informatics Engineering Study Program of Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo. The result shows that flowchart is effective to use in improving students’ ability in writing because there was a significant difference between the progresses in writing of the students who were studying through flowchart and those are not. By flowchart strategy, the students can express their ideas easily without stopping and rushing. It gave them writing power and easy to understand.
The Seventh Semester Students’ Perception of Teaching and Learning English for Young Learners by Using Audio-Visual Style
Juwita Crestiani Maritu;
Opik Dwi Indah;
Hermini Hermini
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021)
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This research deals with The Seventh Year Students’ Perception of Teaching and Learning English for Young Learners by Using Audio-Visual Style at Palopo Cokroaminoto University. The population of this research was all English student of English Education Study Program in Palopo Cokroaminoto University in academic year 2020. The total number of population was 10 students. The researcher used the random sampling. The instrument in this research is questionnaire comprise five questions and analyzed by qualitative. Based on the findings and discussion in the previous chapter, the researcher concludes that the seventh year students’ perception of teaching and learning English for young learners by using audio-visual style at Palopo Cokroaminoto University is positive. It is supported by students’ answer that audio-visual style is appropriate in learning English for young learner because the students can remember information presented in picture by looking if student does not has strong skill to be listened because in audio-visual not only can be seen but also can be listened so the student can understand material easier. Besides that audio-visual has sound and interesting picture so does not make student get bored and has spirit in learning.
Correlation Between Students’ Learning Habit in Listening English Song and Their Pronunciation Capacity
Rahmawati Upa;
Tenri Ola;
Edi Wahyono
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021)
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This research aimed at finding whether or not students’ habit of listening to English songs (X variable) and their pronunciation ability(Y variable) have correlation. It was conducted at SMA Negeri 3 Palopo. The sample taken was 30 students in academic year 2020/2021. The method used in this research was quantitative method with the correlational design. The instruments used to gather the data were questionnaire and pronunciation test. The scores from both instruments were calculated and analyzed by using SPSS to see whether there was a correlation between the two variables or not. The result showed that there was a correlation, with the index value of correlation coefficient (rxy) of 0.442 which meant there was a moderate correlation. Furthermore, the hypothesis testing showed that the index value of correlation coefficient (rxy) of 0,442 was higher than the index value of correlation coefficient of the Product Moment table (rt) of 0,306 which meant that the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected and alternative hypothesis (H1) was accepted. In conclusion, there was a moderate significance correlation between the two variables. Based on the findings mentioned above, the researcher assumes that the more students listening to English song the more their listening ability will be better. It means listening to English song can be used as media to improve students’ listening ability. Therefore, the researchers suggest that the English teacher could use movie as a media in language teaching in improving students’ listening skill.