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ELECTRUM: The English Language and Education Spectrum
Published by Universitas Nasional Karangturi
ISSN : 27464717     EISSN : 28082818     DOI : -
Core Subject : Humanities, Education, Social,
Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other
ELECTRUM stands for The English Language and Education Spectrum. The journal is a semiannual peer-reviewed publication of the English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Nasional Karangturi Semarang. It is located in Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. Electrum publishes original research articles and book reviews pertinent to English and language education. Scope and Focus: 1. Research Article A full-length article which reports empirical investigations on the issues of the following areas: - English language teaching (ELT) approaches and methodologies - English literacy education - Language assessment - Distant and blended learning in ELT - Linguistic and Applied Linguistics studies - Second Language Acquisition - Discourse studies - Translation studies - English literature in ELT - Topics in teaching/learning language skills - Information technology in ELT - Curriculum and materials development - English for Specific Purposes - Research in ELT - Book reviews 2. Critical Review article A non-empirical short article that consists of critical reviews on a range of works on the issues of the following areas: - English language teaching (ELT) approaches and methodologies - English literacy education - Language assessment - Distant and blended learning in ELT - Linguistic and Applied Linguistics studies - Second Language Acquisition - Discourse studies - Translation studies - English literature in ELT - Topics in teaching/learning language skills - Information technology in ELT - Curriculum and materials development - English for Specific Purposes - Research in ELT - Book reviews
Arjuna Subject : Seni dan Humaniora - Bahasa dan Linguistik
Articles 45 Documents
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An Analysis of Teachers’ Questions in Teaching English During the COVID-19 Pandemic Era (A case of Teachers in SMP N 1 Soe) Yabes Olbata; Ririn Fatmawati; Lesly Ndun
English Language and Education Spectrum Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): January 2022
Publisher : English Education Department - Universitas Nasional Karangturi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (259.46 KB) | DOI: 10.53416/electrum.v2i1.49

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The teaching and learning process in the classroom needs good communication between students and teachers. To make a good communication in the classroom, teacher is considered a crucial factor in creating the communication. Asking question is one way to have communication between teacher and students. But since the spread of the COVID-19, the teaching and learning process has change rapidly because students and teachers do not meet directly so the communication between students and teachers become less effective. This study aims to find out the kinds of teachers’ questions and the reasons for asking these questions. This study used qualitative descriptive design. The instruments used were observation and interview. The data of this study was collected through doing observation and interviews. The data of this study were analyzed by using Miles and Huberman’s model of analysis (Flow Model). The result of the study showed that during the pandemic era, the teachers mostly ask convergent questions (questions with short answers) and only ask divergent questions (questions with long answers) sometimes. While for the reasons, there are some reasons such stimulate and maintaining students’ interest, students to think and focus, clarifying students’ answers and encouraging students’ participation. Based on the result of the study, it can be concluded that the teachers tend to ask convergent questions that caused the students do not think critically during the pandemic era.
Improving Students’ Reading Ability in Guessing Word Meaning from Context through Guided Discovery Learning: A Classroom Action Research on the Eleventh Grade Students of SMAN 1 Sumpiuh in the Academic Year 2019/2020 Tri Wahyuni
English Language and Education Spectrum Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): January 2022
Publisher : English Education Department - Universitas Nasional Karangturi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (295.305 KB) | DOI: 10.53416/electrum.v2i1.58

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This action research aimed to investigate how Guided Discovery Learning can be implemented to improve the students’ ability in guessing word meanings from context as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the method when used in class. The research participants were the students of SMA Negeri 1 Sumpiuh, XI Science 4. The researcher implemented two cycles in this research and four steps for each cycle; planning, action, observation, and reflection. The data were obtained from several techniques, including tests, observation, questionnaires, and interviews. To analyse the quantitative data, the researcher applied descriptive statistics, comprising the following dimensions: highest and lowest scores and means. The researcher analysed the improvement of the students’ ability through interviews and questionnaires to analyse the qualitative data. The research findings show that the student problems related to difficult words could be solved by predicting their meanings from context. This skill could help the students understand and comprehend the text easily without depending on the dictionary or asking the meanings of the unknown words to other people. Therefore, a certain method was needed to develop the students’ skills in guessing word meanings from context, one of which is Guided Discovery Learning (GDL). In conclusion, using GDL allowed the students to discover signal words to determine the meaning of the unknown words. However, GDL has its strengths and weaknesses, although it is recommended for teachers, particularly when teaching reading and vocabulary.
The Impacts of British Accents on Students’ Dialects in a Speaking Class Pratama Irwin Talenta; Rahmat Ari Wibowo
English Language and Education Spectrum Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): January 2022
Publisher : English Education Department - Universitas Nasional Karangturi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (183.89 KB) | DOI: 10.53416/electrum.v2i1.59

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The British people introduced their language to the Americans when they reached and occupied the lands of the indigenous people by sea between the 16th and 17th centuries. The British ways of communication and mass media played a very significant role in affecting dialect differences and modifying pronunciation and vocabulary into English standards, known as the received pronunciation (RP). This study is aimed to identify: (1) the students’ perception towards British accents in speaking class and (2) the particular impacts of the accents on students’ dialects when used in a classroom. This research applied a mixed-method, the sequential explanatory with the advanced quantitative (explanatory) and then a qualitative. In other words, the results of this research are made ​​in the form of quantitative data and supported by qualitative data in the form of narrative depth. The participants were non-English students who had a less understanding of British accents. To collect data, observations on some of the participants’ documents (archives, photographs, and field notes) and questionnaire, followed by in-depth interviews with the students. Furthermore, to get the validity of its findings, the triangulation validity of the data is discussed with researchers and colleagues who understand the areas studied. British Accents are expected to become a motivation and the standard of its assessment-based speaking skill level.
Students’ Perceptions of the Use of a Snake and Ladder Board Game in Learning Vocabulary at the English Club of SMK N 1 Banyumas Maria Dimitrij Angie Pavita
English Language and Education Spectrum Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): January 2022
Publisher : English Education Department - Universitas Nasional Karangturi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (258.82 KB) | DOI: 10.53416/electrum.v2i1.60

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This research examines the use of a snake and ladder board game implemented in SMK N 1 Banyumas. This research aimed to explore students’ perceptions of the use of a snake and ladder board game to facilitate vocabulary learning for the students participating in the English Club of SMK N 1 Banyumas. The researcher formulated two different issues in this study: (1) The students’ perceptions of the implementation of a snake and ladder board game for English Club students’ SMK N 1 Banyumas and (2) How the use of snake and ladder board game could enhance the English Club students’ vocabulary mastery at SMA SMK N 1 Banyumas. A case study as the research design was applied in this research. The research participants were thirty-three (33) students and an English teacher of the English Club at SMK N 1 Banyumas. In collecting data, the researcher conducted observation, distributed questionnaires, and conducted interviews with students and an English teacher of the English Club. The data were presented in the form of narrative descriptions. This study indicates that the participants were interested in using a snake and ladder board game. In fact, the participants realised that the use of a snake and ladder game could encourage students’ ability to enrich their vocabulary and suggested that the game is used for learning vocabulary in class.
An Analysis of Speech Acts in The Oliver Twist Script Masfa Maiza; Ulya Himawati
English Language and Education Spectrum Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): January 2022
Publisher : English Education Department - Universitas Nasional Karangturi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (196.638 KB) | DOI: 10.53416/electrum.v2i1.61

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Language as a means of communication has an important role in delivering a message. Moreover, it is related to speech acts the speakers use. Each utterance has a different meaning to understand, and that is the job of the hearers and readers to interpret the meaning. Speech acts have three different distinct levels: locutionary (the actual words uttered), illocutionary (the force or intention behind the words), and perlocutionary (the effect of the illocution on the hearer). The researchers chose the “Oliver Twist” script as the data to analyse. Some of the scripts were taken and classified into the three levels of speech act: locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary. This research aimed to describe the three distinct levels of speech acts that are shown in the “Oliver Twist” script and to examine how speech acts are used in the “Oliver Twist” script. The researchers used a descriptive analysis technique in which the data were taken from some scripts which contain three distinct levels of speech acts. The researchers then identified the utterances and classified how they performed what the speaker meant. The result shows that some utterances have three distinct levels of speech act, such as I want some more, You must be hungry, A polite boy, Can we start the game and Because he is a street child. Since speech acts are essential to indicate what a speaker means, English learners should enrich themselves by understanding the function of speech acts and their distinct levels.
Literacy Lessons and a Reading Contest to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension (A Case of Students in an Indonesian Senior High School, SMAN 1 Soe) Yabes Olbata; Marike Nelwan; Getreda Y Oematan
English Language and Education Spectrum Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): July, 2022
Publisher : English Education Department - Universitas Nasional Karangturi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53416/electrum.v2i2.83

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Teaching and learning is a good way to reach the educational goals. This is a classroom action research. The objective of this study was finding out how reading literacy improve students’ comprehension. This study used mix method design. The instruments used were test. The data of this study were collected through spreading questionnaires and doing interviews. The result of the study showed reading literacy could improve students’ comprehension. The data analysis showed that there was a significant improvement of students’ comprehension in cycle I compared to cycle II. It was because reading literacy could facilitate students in identifying problems, brain storming, analyzing, formulating problems, and presenting well.
Using Iconicity in Two-Tier Grammar Test for Adult Learners: A Cognitive Linguistic Approach Kartika Eva Rahmawati
English Language and Education Spectrum Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): July, 2022
Publisher : English Education Department - Universitas Nasional Karangturi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53416/electrum.v2i2.84

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Learning a foreign language is quite challenging, especially for adults (mothers) at Tambak Lorok Semarang. Their mental space about how to arrange sentences in English cannot be separated from how they arrange sentences in Bahasa Indonesia. Thus, a test is designed in order to facilitate the learners' understanding of the concept of arranging sentences in English well. The aims of this study are to investigate how the learners arrange sentences from Bahasa Indonesia to English and what their basic pattern is for the formation of the sentences. The second is to present an appropriate test for them to measure their understanding in terms of arranging sentences in the target language. Since the test has not been tested yet, the writer used 3 steps of the Research and Design Method by Borg and Gall (2003): Research and Information Collecting, Planning, and Developing a Preliminary Form of Product. There were ten questions in the two-tier grammar test. The writer used descriptive analysis to explain the result. The result shows that the learners arrange the sentences based on Bahasa Indonesia's rules. For the test, the questions on the first-tier use icons or pictures related to the optional answer. The second tier contains the reason why they chose the first tier.
The Perceptions of Student Parents towards Teacher Performances and the Implementation of Blended Learning Approach in the Learning Period of COVID-19 Athiyah Salwa
English Language and Education Spectrum Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): July, 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53416/electrum.v2i2.85

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Online Learning is the only learning method proposed and approved by the Indonesian Government during the Covid-19 Pandemic that happens in Indonesia one year ago. However, parents find difficulties and obstacles while accompanying their child during the learning process in their homes. This research aims to show parents’ perception and evaluation toward teachers’ performance and teaching methodology. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative to describe parents’ opinions and reveal their arguments and suggestion to the ideal teaching and learning progress in the Covid-19 Pandemic. The instruments used for data analysis are in the form of a survey by using Google Form. The data were taken at the beginning of the second semester of the 2020/2021 academic year. The results show the majority of parents prefer the blended learning method compared to only the online learning method to use in the pandemic situation.
The Identification of EFL Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Problems in a Lexical Studies Class Allvian Ika Fiki Susanto; Aziza Restu Febrianto
English Language and Education Spectrum Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): July, 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53416/electrum.v2i2.88

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The purpose of the research is to identify the vocabulary mastery problems faced by EFL students. The research method applied in this study is descriptive method. This study involves the first-semester students of English Education Department, Universitas Nasional Karangturi. The data of the research is collected by using test and questionnaire. The test result was used to identify the students’ vocabulary mastery problems. The questionare result was used to investigate the causes behind the students’ problems in vocabulry mastery. The result of the research shows three major problems of students’ vocabulary mastery faced in the lexical studies class. They are problems in mastering the use, meaning, pronunciation, and spelling of the English words. The causes of the problems are the multiple meanings of English words, differences of students’ first language (L1) spelling and pronunciation, and grammar system.
TPR: The Implementation of Speech Acts (Directives) in Classrooms Barans Irawan Palangan
English Language and Education Spectrum Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): July, 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53416/electrum.v2i2.89

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One of the key factors to win global competition is mastering international language, English. In Indonesia, this language is considered as a foreign language and whenever a language has status as foreign language, it is certainly that teaching this language is more challenging. Teaching foreign language particularly English must involve two related field of study, language teaching (pedagogy) and applied linguistics. These two fields of study have made collaboration in order to solve the problem coming English language teaching. This article will describe about the implementation of one of speech acts, (directives), in children classrooms to teach tenses and aspects in the form Total Physical Response (TPR), method in children based on one of SLA grand theories, behaviorism.

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