ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and 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.
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<![CDATA[Teaching pronunciation in the Indonesian context: A native speaker or ELF model? ]]>
<![CDATA[Risa Fitria]]>
<![CDATA[ ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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<![CDATA[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.]]>
<![CDATA[Students' and teachers' perceptions of English Day program: A case at an Acehnese School ]]>
<![CDATA[Tathahira Tathahira]]>;
<![CDATA[Sriayu Nahrisya]]>
<![CDATA[ ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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<![CDATA[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.]]>
<![CDATA[Types of Plots in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner ]]>
<![CDATA[Uswatul Chaira]]>;
<![CDATA[Yuniarti Yuniarti]]>
<![CDATA[ ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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<![CDATA[This study discusses the types of plot used by Khaled Hosseini in his novel “The Kite Runner”. Plot is an element in a novel which is necessary in order to understand the storyline of the novel. The study was a descriptive study. The results showed that the plots found in The Kite Runner included maturation, escape, rescue, love, revenge, the riddle, quest, underdog, sacrifice, ascension and rivalry.]]>
<![CDATA[University student perceptions of English skills assessment ]]>
<![CDATA[Leni Amelia Suek]]>
<![CDATA[ ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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<![CDATA[Investigating students’ perspectives on assessment has been widely studied, however, relatively little is known about how university students respond to assessment. Assessment is an important part of teaching and learning process because it is used to measure students’ knowledge, skills and also to evaluate the program. Students’ perspectives are particularly important because the power of assessment directly impacts on their motivation and attitudes towards learning. This study focused on finding out the student perceptions of the test, test result, test procedure and feedback of four skill-subjects that they had taken. The study explored the students’ opinions of English language assessment in English Department of Universitas Nusa Cendana, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia through the draw and write technique and interview. The results showed that assessment might cause positive or negative feelings among the students. This paper helps understand how assessment impacts the students’ lives, how teacher can make a well-designed assessment to measure the students’ ability and skills properly without discouraging them from learning, and how the draw and write technique can be used to document the student perceptions.]]>
<![CDATA[Indonesian EFL students' strategies in dealing with speaking anxiety in public speaking course ]]>
<![CDATA[Ayuna Netta]]>;
<![CDATA[Ika Kana Trisnawati]]>;
<![CDATA[Cut Mawar Helmanda]]>
<![CDATA[ ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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<![CDATA[Public Speaking is one of the courses learned by the students at universities. In this pilot study, the purpose was to investigate the students’ strategies in coping with anxiety in English Public Speaking course. Participants of the study were two junior students of English Education Department of Universitas Muhammadiyah Aceh, Banda Aceh in Aceh Province, Indonesia. The study purposively selected them based on their gender and class engagement in the Public Speaking course in 2019/2020 academic year. The study used the qualitative method, with interview to collect the data. Findings showed that the students applied several strategies to deal with their speech anxiety, including having adequate preparation and practice and using hand and body movements when delivering a speech. This study recommends that teachers promote such strategies to other EFL students so that they can overcome their fear of public speaking.]]>
<![CDATA[Teaching pronunciation in the Indonesian context: A native speaker or ELF model? ]]>
<![CDATA[Fitria, Risa]]>
<![CDATA[ ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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<![CDATA[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.]]>
<![CDATA[Students' and teachers' perceptions of English Day program: A case at an Acehnese School ]]>
<![CDATA[Tathahira, Tathahira]]>;
<![CDATA[Nahrisya, Sriayu]]>
<![CDATA[ ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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DOI: 10.37598/accentia.v1i1.805
<![CDATA[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.]]>
<![CDATA[Types of Plots in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner ]]>
<![CDATA[Chaira, Uswatul]]>;
<![CDATA[Yuniarti, Yuniarti]]>
<![CDATA[ ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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DOI: 10.37598/accentia.v1i1.787
<![CDATA[This study discusses the types of plot used by Khaled Hosseini in his novel The Kite Runner. Plot is an element in a novel which is necessary in order to understand the storyline of the novel. The study was a descriptive study. The results showed that the plots found in The Kite Runner included maturation, escape, rescue, love, revenge, the riddle, quest, underdog, sacrifice, ascension and rivalry.]]>
<![CDATA[University student perceptions of English skills assessment ]]>
<![CDATA[Suek, Leni Amelia]]>
<![CDATA[ ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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DOI: 10.37598/accentia.v1i1.770
<![CDATA[Investigating students perspectives on assessment has been widely studied, however, relatively little is known about how university students respond to assessment. Assessment is an important part of teaching and learning process because it is used to measure students knowledge, skills and also to evaluate the program. Students perspectives are particularly important because the power of assessment directly impacts on their motivation and attitudes towards learning. This study focused on finding out the student perceptions of the test, test result, test procedure and feedback of four skill-subjects that they had taken. The study explored the students opinions of English language assessment in English Department of Universitas Nusa Cendana, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia through the draw and write technique and interview. The results showed that assessment might cause positive or negative feelings among the students. This paper helps understand how assessment impacts the students lives, how teacher can make a well-designed assessment to measure the students ability and skills properly without discouraging them from learning, and how the draw and write technique can be used to document the student perceptions.]]>
<![CDATA[Indonesian EFL students' strategies in dealing with speaking anxiety in public speaking course ]]>
<![CDATA[Netta, Ayuna]]>;
<![CDATA[Trisnawati, Ika Kana]]>;
<![CDATA[Helmanda, Cut Mawar]]>
<![CDATA[ ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education Vol 1, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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DOI: 10.37598/accentia.v1i1.807
<![CDATA[Public Speaking is one of the courses learned by the students at universities. In this pilot study, the purpose was to investigate the students strategies in coping with anxiety in English Public Speaking course. Participants of the study were two junior students of English Education Department of Universitas Muhammadiyah Aceh, Banda Aceh in Aceh Province, Indonesia. The study purposively selected them based on their gender and class engagement in the Public Speaking course in 2019/2020 academic year. The study used the qualitative method, with interview to collect the data. Findings showed that the students applied several strategies to deal with their speech anxiety, including having adequate preparation and practice and using hand and body movements when delivering a speech. This study recommends that teachers promote such strategies to other EFL students so that they can overcome their fear of public speaking.]]>
