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Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
ISSN : 23553448     EISSN : 25409190     DOI : https://doi.org/10.30605/ethicallingua
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.
Articles 441 Documents
Investigating Blended Learning Effects toward Students’ Literacies for Higher Education Setting Ratnawati Ratnawati; Wawan Tarwana
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (925.71 KB) | DOI: 10.30605/ethicallingua.v5i1.759

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The present study aims at investigating blended learning effects towards students’ accomplishment in terms of participants’ literacies in terms of reading and writing score and their motivation of attending the model of learning. It employed experimental study which concerned on two groups pre-test post- test research design to find out students’ progress before and after blended learning application. Furthermore, two kinds of test; reading and writing test also distributed to the experimental and control groups which are also supported to five Likert scale questionnaires. The data found indicates that the participants had got progress in both writing and reading tests, evenly positive perspectives also expressed toward applying blended learning in classroom practices. The study specially implies recommendation for further pedagogical application in English classroom practices and educational context at general.
The Blade of the Youngest Princess: The Eastern Kalimantan Folklore in the Analysis of Vladimir Propp’s Narrative Structure Siti Hafsah
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018)
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The object of this research is The Blade of the Youngest Princess folklore (which abbreviated KLPB – Kepala Lading Putri Bungsu) from East Kalimantan. The researcher uses an approach of Vladimir Propp’s Narrative Structure to analyze the folklore. This research aims to reveal the function of the system of structure in folklore. The research uses qualitative methods and narrative structure of Vladimir Propp is used as an approach to identify the function and the structure of the story to reveal various values in community in East Kalimantan especially the moral value and the educational value. From the analysis, researcher finds that from the perspective of characters’ function, the folklore is formed from fifteen function. Whereas the elements of value of the community especially in East Kalimantan as reflected from the folklore is that the king is wise, fair, and a good decision maker.
Preserving Local Culture through Digital Comics Tri Mulyati; Dhalia Soetopo
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018)
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Digital environment offers teachers and students with a plethora of information and resources for learning. Nowadays, students who are mostly digital natives are used to utilizing technology in their daily life. This condition should make teachers as technology leaders responsible to provide a good learning environment where the students are involved in their own learning and that best suits to them in in a particular context. Therefore, this study aimed at developing local culture based digital comics for narrative reading comprehension and inserting local culture of Banyuwangi in English language teaching. This study followed the research and development design adapting the pattern developed by Borg and Gall. Based on the result of need analysis administered to students in class VIII of SMPN 1 Kalipuro, Banyuwangi, the product was developed by inserting local culture content into narrative texts in the form of digital comics. The digital comics had two titles: The Dance Competition and The Legend of Banyuwangi. The product was validated by the experts and tried out to the students. The result showed that the local culture based digital comics were applicable to be used in the teaching and learning narrative text reading comprehension.
The Influence of the Economic Students’ Motivations and Language Learning Strategies towards Their English Achievement in STIE Muhammadiyah Palopo Muhammad Iksan; Dirham Dirham
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018)
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The aims of this research were: (1) to investigate the students’ motivations, (2) to investigate the language learning strategies (LLSs) that are used by the students, (3) to investigate the level of students’ LLSs usage, and (4) to investigate the influence of the students’ motivations and the level of students’ LLSs usage towards their English competence. This research gave descriptions about the students’ motivations, LLSs that are used by the students, and the level of students’ LLSs usage. The sample of this research was 111 students that were taken from three classes of the first year students from three study programs, i.e. Ilmu Ekonomi, Manajemen, and Akuntansi. This research revealed that the students were categorized into high motivated to learn English where 70 students (63%) had high motivation, 25 students (23%) had very high motivation, 13 students (12%) had medium motivation, and 3 students (3%) had low motivation. This research also found that the students were dominantly used metacognitive strategies (44%), followed by compensation strategies (18%), affective strategies (14%), social strategies (10%), cognitive strategies (8%), and the least used strategies were memory strategies (6%). For the level of the students’ language learning strategies usage, the researcher found that the students level were categorized into medium, where 78 students (70%) mediumly used the LLSs, 30 students (27%) highly used the LLSs, 2 students (2%) lowly used the LLSs, and 1 student (1%) very highly used the LLSs.
Teachers’ Perception toward the Obstacles of E-Learning Classes Sutri Windiarti; Nurul Fadilah; Eka Dhermawati; Bambang Widi Pratolo
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 6 No. 2 (2019)
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This study aims to describe the teacher's perception of the obstacles in the implementation of e-learning in the learning process and the recommendation to solve the problems. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The research subjects were two teachers who taught at a University in Yogyakarta. The research data collected through in-depth interviews, which were analyzed descriptively by using interactive techniques. The Interactive analysis is done by collecting data, reducing data, presenting data, and drawing conclusions. The results of the data analysis show that two teachers were not too familiar with e-learning, so they still have many obstacles in the teaching process by using e-learning. There are several obstacles, such as obstacles in teaching by using e-learning as devices, teachers' knowledge, time management, and students ’motivation. In order to run e-learning entirely, then these obstacles should be solved first. There are two teachers suggest overcoming the obstacles, such as training for the teachers, and repairing the facilities of the institution.
A Preliminary Exposé of Systemic Functional Theory Fundamentals Taofeek Olaiwola Dalamu
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017)
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The study attempted to explain fundamentals of Systemic Functional Theory as textual analytical instruments. The basis was to demonstrate the applications of Ideational, Interpersonal and Textual Metafunctions as alternative semiotic resources that provide composite meaning potential to the structure of the clause. For illustration, six clauses in the advert of Premium Pension Limited were used as textual elements which the three metafunctions were applied. The study revealed conditionality, sensitizationality, judgmentality as well as integrity as the nuggets of the message. In addition, the ad tends to propound solutions to the financial security of the future of the people. The solution is for the recipients to negotiate and begin savings with Premium Pension Limited whose concern is how to care for the people in their old age. Above all, the study concluded that Halliday’s theory as a very practicable tool of textual analysis for researchers.
Using Noddy Cartoon to Improve the Writing Skill of the First Year Students of SMK Terpadu Mega Rezky Makassar Novalia Tanasy
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017)
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This research is conducted to find out: (1) whether or not the use of Noddy cartoon is effective in improving the writing skill of the first year students of SMK Terpadu Mega Rezky Makassar and (2) the attitude of the first year students of SMK Terpadu Mega Rezky Makassar toward the use of Noddy cartoon in improving their writing skill. The research employs quasi-experimental method with two groups namely control and experimental groups. Each group consists of 30 students. The sample is chosen by applying cluster random sampling technique. The writer uses a test of writing and questionnaire in experimental group. The data obtained through the test is analyzed by using inferential statistic through SPSS version 22.0 program. The Likert-scale is used to analyze data of the student’s response to the questionnaire. In conducting the research, the writer applies Noddy cartoon episodes as the medium in improving the students’ writing skill. The result of this research shows that the use of Noddy cartoon is effective in improving the writing skill achievements of the first year students of SMK Terpadu Mega Rezky Makassar. It is indicated by the significant difference between the result of post-test in the experimental and control groups. The mean score of post-test in the experimental group is 76.77, which is higher than the mean score of post-test in the control group which is only 65.97. Furthermore, the data that are collected from the questionnaire show that the students have positive attitude towards the use of Noddy cartoon in learning writing, which is in scale of 83.20 or categorized as positive.
Analysis of Phase Structure Realization in Classroom Discourse: A Study of Systemic Functional Linguistics Suparman Suparman; Charmilasari Charmilasari
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017)
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This study aims at describing the phase structure of classroom discourse in SMAN 1 Palopo. The research design employed is a qualitative study. The research location was SMAN 1 Palopo in which the population of the current study was classroom discourse in class X; while the sample were clauses that indicate the phase and interpersonal meaning of the teacher and the students who were selected using the purposive sampling technique. The source of data were the discourses in the biology, Physics and civic education classes. This study uses the theory of systemic functional linguistics to identify the clause phase structure consisting of phases and each sub-phase consists of 5 phases. Phase is used to transfer the science that aims to guide students to understand the material. Sub-phase comprises 33 phases which were divided into 4 static sub-phases and 29 dynamic sub-phases. System dominant mode shows the role of teachers in transferring science or knowledge expect information provided will be accepted by the students.
How Good EFL Learners Decrease Their Foreign Language Anxiety: A Solution for the EFL Students with High Anxiousness Ali Wira Rahman
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017)
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This research is aimed to find out the solution of the anxiousness phenomenon that always attacks the EFL Learners particularly in Indonesia. In the future, this research is expected as main information for all students and lecturer or teachers of English to decrease the students’ anxiety in performing speaking. In long time ago until now, it becomes a big problem for all beginner students of English. The implementation of this research starting by doing observation to all class in the sixth semester students to find out some good EFL Learners. Researchers then consulting with the lecturer in determining the students to be the subject of this research. After finding the subject, interview session will be conducted to find out several information about their anxiousness. The data will be collected until limit of saturation. The last step of this research is doing analysis of the data were taken from observation and interview. The researchers will apply data reduction for the first step, the second is data display and the last will be drawing conclusion and verification of the data. The conclusion that being made will be verify by triangulation to get the validity of the result of this research.
Think Talk Write Strategy toward Students’ Writing Ability Rizka Indahyanti
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017)
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The objective of this research was to find out whether or not the implementation of Think Talk Write (TTW) strategy improves students’ writing ability. The researcher applied quasi-experimental method. The population of this research is the second semester students of English Language Education. There were two classes and it consists of 60 students. The researcher used cluster random sampling technique and divided the class into two groups, one group as experimental group and another as control group. Therefore, each group consisted of 30 students. Based on the students’ result obtained and stated in findings, the researcher used t-test in inferential statistic through SPSS to test the hypothesis. It showed that the probability value is lower than alpha (α) (0.000 < 0.05). It means that H1 was accepted and H0 was rejected. Therefore, it can be concluded that the implementation of Think Talk Write (TTW) strategy improves students’ writing achievement.

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