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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 442 Documents
Direct Corrective Feedback in Improving Students’ Writing Ability M Syamsir
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016)
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The objective of the research was to find out whether or not the use of direct corrective feedback could improve the students’ writing ability to the fourth semester students of Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Keperawatan (STIK) Stella Maris Makassar. The researcher applied quasi-experimental method using non-equivalent control class design. The Population of this research was the fourth semester students of Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Keperawatan (STIK) Stella Maris Makassar in academic year 2013/2014. The sample was class A and class B, which consists of 80 students. This research used cluster random sampling. The researcher chose two classes of the fourth semester students of Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Keperawatan (STIK) Stella Maris Makassar randomly, as the experimental class and the control class. The two classes were given treatment. The experimental class was treated by direct corrective feedback while the control class was taught with usual interaction feedback. The data were collected through writing test. The result of the data analysis showed that there was significant difference between the students’ score who were taught by using direct feedback and only with usual interaction feedback. It is proved by the mean score of the experimental class is higher than control class in the posttest. Moreover, the result of test of significant analysis indicates that the use of corrective direct feedback significantly improve the students’ writing ability. Based on the result, it could be concluded that the use direct of corrective feedback improved the students’ writing ability of the fourth semester students of Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Keperawatan (STIK) Stella Maris Makassar in academic year 2013/2014.
The Use of Diary in Teaching of Writing Recount Texts at SMPN 03 Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan Province Supiani Supiani
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016)
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The objectives of this research is to describe the process of teaching writing recount texts by using diary, to find out the teacher’s problemsand students’ responses toward using diary. The research employs a descriptive qualitative research, in which the instruments come fromobservation, interview and documentation. The subject of this research is an English teacher and 30 students ofthe eight grade of SMPN 03 Banjarbaru in the academic year 2015/2016. Findings show the use of diary in teaching writing recount text could help and develop students’ writing. The teacher explained and instructed in procedural teaching practice to diary usage. However, the problems were limited time at the activities and lack of the teacher’s knowledge. Generally, the use of diary gave a creativity both the teacher and students and made students motivated in learning writing. Thus, diary is one of effective ways to express the students’ ideas in writing because they can tell prior activities or experiences happened.
Improving the Students’ Reading Ability at the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 5 Polut through Running Record Method (A Classroom Action Research) Andi Mangnguntungi Sudirman
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016)
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This research is a classroom action research that focused on improving the students’ reading ability through Running Record Method. Two cycles had been conducted, where each cycle consisted of four meetings. It employed reading test as instrument. A number of subjects of the research were 30 students conducted of 11 women and 19 men. At diagnostic test, the average of students’ score in determine main ideas and contents of reading ability before implementation Running Record Method is poor (50.75), but after implementation Running Record Method in cycle I the assessment of their reading ability improves (60.44), is greater than diagnostic test. This means there is an improvement of the students’ reading ability. But, this is classified as fairly, so the researcher decides to organizer in cycle II. Assessment of cycle II is greater than from cycle I (72.89 > 60.44) it classified as good which means there is improvement of the students’ reading ability.
Fitzgerald’s Critiques on American Capitalism in His “The Great Gatsby” Tsamratul’aeni Tsamratul’aeni
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016)
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The research aims to describe Fitzgerald’s criticism presented through the novel, and to identify the capitalism concept portrayed in the novel. The research reveals the existence of the capitalism in the form of literary work. Method in the research is the qualitative descriptive method with the literary sociological approach. Data in the research are the characters and narrator’s expressions performed and uttered throughout the work. The expression are situated in several fragments in the work and they are analyzed continually. The research result indicates that capitalism is portrayed through the attitudes of the charachters in the novel. They represents the materialism and capitalism which has certainly created the gaps in the social life by indicating the different places of the West Egg and East Egg. The other gap is the different status that the characters belong to. The capitalism is repeatable in our current life because morally the community nowadays has also been corrupted as has been presented in newspapers everyday, as the examples murder, rape, divorce, and abuse. Moral decadence is the result of lack of spiritual values, the impact of money or materialism, lack of performing religious duties, and like violating the social rules.
The Problems of Teaching Speaking with Respect to the Teaching Methodology: Task-Based Language Teaching Musliadi Musliadi
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016)
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The study deals with the problems of teaching and learning speaking, in particular those which are most relevant in the context of developing oral skills at the advanced level of foreign language proficiency. The complex nature of spoken language must be taken into account and reflected at each stage of the learning process. Thus, the study examines the difficulties connected with choosing the appropriate learning and teaching approach and discusses the relations of the learning approach into how it affects the teaching of speaking in the classroom. It also suggests some speaking activities which seem most suitable for advanced language learners in the light of the above learning approach proposed.
EFL Teachers’ Views on English Assessment in 2013 Curriculum Sari, Yulnada; Eriani, Efit; Pratolo, Bambang Widi
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020)
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Teaching English as a foreign language in Indonesia faces several challenges not only from the teachers, students, facilities, teaching and learning process, but also how to assess the students. This present study purposed to investigate the English teachers’ views in conducting English assessments accordance in with 2013 curriculum. This study is a qualitative. The subject of this study is junior high school English teacher in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The research data were collected through in-depth interview and observation. The results of the study suggested that before teaching, the teachers have prepared the lesson plans which included the rubric of the assessments in 2013 curriculum. English assessments that were used by the teachers were product, skill or knowledge assessment and attitude assessment. In product assessment, there were project and portfolio assessments, while skill or knowledge assessment consisted of writing, speaking, reading, and listening assessments. Thus, most of the teachers agreed with English assessment in 2013 curriculum because attitude assessment is separated from product, skill, and knowledge assessments. This study also revealed that the teachers encountered some problems in conducting the assessments dealing with student’s low motivation, lack of vocabulary, large amount of the student in the class, and shortage of teaching duration.
Teaching Bahasa Indonesia for Polish Speakers Based on Moderate Muslim Culture Jauharoti Alfin
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020)
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The purpose of this paper is to explain the result of moderate Muslim culture immersion model development into the Bahasa Indonesia untuk Penutur Asing (Bahasa Indonesia for Non-Native Speakers [BIPA]) program in the faculty of New Philology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland. The focus of the development is the research and development (R&D) stage, which comprises: preliminary study, development, and testing. This study uses the before-after comparative analysis method on an experimental group with a control group. It is concluded that the model is succeeded in significantly improving the understanding of the BIPA program students on moderate Muslim culture.
The Strategies of Learning Writing Used by EFL Learners at a Higher Education Institution Rika Junianti; Bambang Widi Pratolo; Arifiana Tri Wulandari
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020)
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Writing is the process of structuring ideas and sharpening intelligence. The students should understand and think about many things to produce good writing. This research addresses two research objectives: (1) what strategies the students use in learning writing skills, and (2) what problems the students have in learning the writing skill. The subjects of this study are 35 EFL students of English Departments in an Indonesian higher education institution. They were invited to complete a questionnaire of strategies in learning writing skills, and six of them were asked to have an interview about the problems during the learning process. The strategies are based on the stages of the writing process (planning, execution, and revision), which in this research were presented in three model factors (cognitive, metacognitive, and social strategies). The result showed that the average use for each strategy is as follows, 79% for metacognitive strategy, 74% for cognitive strategy, and 81% for social strategy. Regarding the second goal of this study, the problems that the students faced in learning writing include grammar and vocabulary issues.
The Use of Peer-Assessment in Enhancing ESP Students’ Speaking Ability Hasnani Hasnani; Muh. Hosni Mubarak
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020)
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The English for Specific Purpose students assumed that the speaking ability is the most challenging item to learn English because the English learning class and the environment are unsupportive to the students to speak in English. This research aimed to describe whether the peer assessment improves the ESP students' speaking ability or not. Thus, the researchers conducted experimental research by using a peer assessment method to check the improving speaking ability of ESP Students. This research involved 30 second-semester students of Teknik Laboratorium Medis at Universitas Megarezky. The data was analyzed from the assessment, interviews, observation, and field notes during the study. The result showed that the average of students' was 67.3 before applying peer assessment, while the percentage of students' score was 82 after using peer assessment. The speaking ability increased in the post-test after using peer assessment. The peer assessment can improve the speaking ability of ESP students' performances. This study concludes that the implementation of peer-assessment improves the speaking ability performance of ESP students. Although this research proves that peer assessment significantly increases speaking ability, but the next study is urgently needed, especially for ESP students. The researchers suggest tor further analysis to have more peer assessment techniques and apply peer assessment in different ways in ESP students.
Teaching Vocabulary Using Blended Learning Method Maya Masita
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020)
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This is a case study aimed at describing teaching vocabulary based blended learning method. There were 30 students involved in this study. The data were taken using mixed methods by giving an interview and observation. The findings of this study were analyzed using triangulation analysis. The results of this study showed that: 1) vocabulary teaching model based blended learning method create an interactive teaching and learning atmosphere, 2) the students are not familiar with the learning application, so they found difficulties using smartphone in accessing learning application, 3) the internet connection is unstable, so the teacher should prepare another activity, 4) the selection of learning applications that suitable with students need to make the teaching and learning activities more fun, easy to understand, and keep following the development of teaching and learning methods.

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