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ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education
ISSN : -     EISSN : 27753743     DOI : https://doi.org/10.37598/accentia.v1i2.1137
Core Subject : Education,
Accentia is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal that concerns the issues in the field of English language and education. The journal publishes research articles, review articles, and book reviews that are of interest to English teachers, educators, researchers, and also practitioners. The journal intends to provide an open access medium for articles with originality and novelty to further the knowledge in this field.
Articles 82 Documents
English Lecturers' Ways in Assessing Students' Speaking Skill Ayuna Netta
ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2021): JUNE 2021
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This study analyzes the lecturers’ ways in assessing students’ speaking skill. The study used a qualitative method to investigate four English lecturers and uses interview as the instrument to obtain the data needed. The findings show that the assessments used can be both formative and summative. The lecturers have utilized both formal and informal assessments to track and quantify their students' learning progress and determine whether the course’s objectives have been met.
Student perceptions of the use of scaffolding method in reading class Rahmatun Nisa; Siti Safura; Nita Kasmita
ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 2 (2020): December 2020
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This study explored the student perceptions of scaffolding method used in teaching reading. The study took place at a vocational senior high school in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia. The study used descriptive quantitative research method, gathering data from questionnaires. The study took 10 students as the respondents. The results showed that most students felt the scaffolding method made them easily understand the stories in the reading class, and thus they became more motivated to read. The authors expect that this method can be used in many English reading classes in Indonesia.
Students’ Perceptions toward the Use of Grammarly in Checking Grammar in Assignments Mirza Ananda; Rahmatun Nisa; Siti Safura
ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 2 (2021): DECEMBER 2021
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This study aimed to find out about the students’ perceptions of the use of Grammarly in checking grammar in written assignments and the students’ obstacles when using Grammarly. This quantitative study used questionnaire to collect the data. The participants of the study were ten students from semester sixth of the English Department at a private university in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The results of the study showed that many students gave positive responses toward using Grammarly to learn and check their grammar in assignments. In addition, the study found that the students’ obstacles when using Grammarly included some issues such as problems in the internet connection and lack of understanding of Grammarly suggestions. The study suggests that Grammarly to be applied for grammar checking among EFL students.
Teaching pronunciation in the Indonesian context: A native speaker or ELF model? Risa Fitria
ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020)
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Today, the numbers of English speakers are geographically and culturally diverse. The discussion on which pronunciation model of English should be introduced to learners of English has become under discussion among English language practitioners. Should English teachers teach pronunciation aiming at near native accents or at intelligibility in which learners can understand different models of English? As a country where English is a foreign language and Non Native-English-Speaking Teachers (NNESTs) are vastly available, Indonesia has posed its uniqueness due to its diverse learners’ and teachers’ backgrounds. Under this circumstance, then, there has been a frequent question to whether NNESTs can help learners to develop their English pronunciation. This paper discusses English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) model as suggested by Jenkins (2000) in teaching English pronunciation that can be implemented in the Indonesian context. It suggests that what matters more to learners is improving their intelligibility in English pronunciation rather than aiming for near native accents. English teachers are encouraged to develop a pronunciation instruction that suits the learners’ needs and interests without discriminating any model of English. Finally, a conclusion is provided with my argument that ELF model will be a better model to be implemented in the teaching of pronunciation in the English classroom in Indonesia.
Illocutionary Acts Used by Main Character of Zootopia Sarair Sarair; Lina Farsia; Lena Miftahul Jannah
ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2021): JUNE 2021
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The way people connect with one another is referred to as communication. People interact to communicate things like asking, asserting, promising, thanking, apologizing, and complaining. Thus, utterances have a purpose in communication. The goal of this study was to identify the sorts of illocutionary acts used in Zootopia. Specifically, the study examined any illocutionary acts found in the main character’s utterances. This qualitative study used descriptive methods as a technique analysis. The study also used documentary techniques and classification methods to analyze the data obtained. The data were the utterances of the main character, Judy Hopps. The results of this study revealed that the speeches of the main character contained five categories of illocutionary acts: representative acts, directive acts, commissive acts, expressive acts, and declarative acts. In addition, the most illocutionary acts used were the expressive acts. Thus, it can be concluded that the type of illocutionary acts that appears the most in the speeches of the main character is the expressive acts.
Dicto-Comp: A technique in reducing high school students’ errors in writing Rosdiana Rosdiana
ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 2 (2020): December 2020
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This study investigated the use of dicto-comp in minimizing errors in students’ writing. The study concerned the type of errors frequently made by the students after the implementation of dicto-comp and the effectiveness of dicto-comp in reducing the students’ errors in writing. The study used the quantitative approach using the quasi-experimental research design. The instrument of the study was writing tests. The study took place at a senior high school in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Findings showed that after the implementation of dicto-comp, the students frequently made grammatical errors at 46.42% and mechanical errors at 40.66%.  Further, the t-test results showed that t-test = 2.12 and t-table = 1.70. This indicated that t-test score was higher than  t-table, and thus,  the  alternative  hypothesis  (Ha)  was  accepted  and  the  null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. Therefore, it can be concluded that dicto-comp decreased the errors in the students’ writing. It is suggested that teachers of English apply dicto-comp technique and/or combine it with another method/ strategy in teaching writing in classroom
The Importance of Working Conditions for Interpreters Lina Farsia; Hanum Muziatun Nahriah
ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 2 (2021): DECEMBER 2021
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This paper discusses about the importance of working conditions for interpreters. A literature review is used as an approach for this paper. For the past years, the employers have not taken the working conditions for interpreters into account. This paper mentions three aspects of working conditions that have to be paid full attention in order for the interpreters to do their job professionally: physical wise, emotional wise, and financial wise. The employers needs to provide these three aspects for the interpreters to produce good outcome.
Students' and teachers' perceptions of English Day program: A case at an Acehnese School Tathahira Tathahira; Sriayu Nahrisya
ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020)
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This study investigated the perceptions of students and teacher toward the implementation of English Day program. The study took place at SMAS Insan Madani, Meukek Sub-district, South Aceh District, Aceh, Indonesia. English Day is a program commonly conducted in most integrated schools in Indonesia which aims to promote students’ English speaking activities. The study used qualitative research methods, collecting data from interview. Participants of the study included four students and one teacher involved in English Day program. The results of the study showed that English Day was quite an enjoyable learning environment for the students to practice English. Still, the students felt sometimes discouraged due to some psychological factors. Nevertheless, the teacher had been supportive in the program and also provided necessary feedback for the students.
Students' Strategies in Cultivating Their Reading Habit Rita Hermida
ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2021): JUNE 2021
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This study aims to find out reading strategies used by students at a public university in Aceh in cultivating their reading habit. Data were collected by means of questionnaire and interview. The results showed that most of the students were interested in reading and they had started it before coming to university. Family and friends had a little influence on them as they were self-motivated. The two most common reading habits that they had were having a reading schedule and making a reading list of their favorite book genres. On the other hand, none of them like to either bring books everywhere or read for others. They believed that reading has a lot of benefits, however, they did not want to force others to love reading.  
The benefits of social media as a modern teaching and learning tool in higher education in Indonesia Martunis Martunis
ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 2 (2020): December 2020
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This paper explores the benefits of social media for assisting teaching process in higher education institution in Indonesia. The paper also looks at the ways of using social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and WeChat. As the continuous growing of social platforms, most students and teachers in higher education level are now interacting through social media. The opportunities to utilize them as teaching and learning tools are endless. This paper reveals that the use of social media had positive outputs towards teaching and learning. However, social media also comes with some challenges which may limit its effectiveness. Thus, some possible solutions will be presented here in order to make the most out of social media for teaching and learning.