JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies)
JEELS aims to disseminate the results of research in English Education and Linguistics. The published articles are the findings of research in the field of English language education and linguistics. The scope of research includes: English language teaching and learning English language testing and assessment English language instructional materials Curriculum design and development in ELT Information and Communication Technology in ELT Applied linguistics English language acquisition Discourse analysis
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<![CDATA[Inter and Intra-Culture-Based Group Discussion to Promote Learning Autonomy in A Bicultural Class ]]>
<![CDATA[Iftanti, Erna]]>
<![CDATA[ JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 6 No. 1 (2019): JEELS May 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v6i1.1195
<![CDATA[Learning as a systematic change in knowledge, insights, behavior, and motivation occurs either in-classroom or out-of-classroom context. However, for bicultural class consisting of Indonesian and Thai EFL students in Indonesian context, to achieve such goals of learning is challenging, since the EFL students staying in such a class comprising those from two different cultural backgrounds faced some underlying learning problems. Therefore, to establish learning autonomy is significant. This article is then aimed at exploring inter and intra-culture-based group discussion which proved to be able to promote their learning autonomy. This research conducted qualitatively through observation, interview, and questionnaire revealed that the learning problems found in a bicultural class i.e. learning readiness, learning style, learning habits, and motivation can be solved by building and implementing both inter and intra-culture-based group discussion conducted in and outside classroom settings. This finding can be considered as important insight to create EFL students’ learning autonomy which contributes to prevent them from encountering learning problems in a bicultural class so that the EFL learning goals can be better achieved.]]>
<![CDATA[Pre-Service English Teachers’ Attitude Towards Hots to Prepare Better Assessment ]]>
<![CDATA[Siregar, Renol Aprico]]>
<![CDATA[ JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 6 No. 1 (2019): JEELS May 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v6i1.1072
<![CDATA[Although Higher-Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) has currently been an ongoing topic of interest among educational researchers, there has been no wide exploration of such notion and its relation to the learning assessment. This instrumental case study aimed to investigate attitudes of Indonesian pre-service English teachers with reference to using HOTS-based test to prepare better assessment. The study was qualitatively conducted to scrutinize the participants’ attitudes on using the HOTS framework in designing more qualified assessment for students. The data were obtained through interview and questionnaire. The total of 10 preservice teachers participating in the study were purposively chosen regarding their familiarity and comprehension with the study issue. The data were analyzed by employing descriptive qualitative data analysis. The result indicated that in spite of some situational restrictions, all of the participants shared their positive attitude towards HOTS principles to be adopted in providing better assessment from the affective, behavioral and cognitive points of view due to some influencing factors. More researches on the area of HOTS and its implementation on the area of assessment were also expected to furnish more contributive information in this issue.]]>
<![CDATA[The Quest of Self-Directed Learning of Adult EFL Learners In Indonesian Higher Education Context ]]>
<![CDATA[Dewi, Nita Sari Narulita]]>;
<![CDATA[Marlina, Neni]]>;
<![CDATA[Supriyono, Yusup]]>
<![CDATA[ JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 6 No. 1 (2019): JEELS May 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v6i1.1123
<![CDATA[This research is aimed at questing adult EFL learners’ self-directed learning performance in an Indonesian University. A case study is purposely employed to probing the learning behavior performed by adult learners when English language learning is taken as the context of this research carried out. Three student teachers are determined to be interviewed to obtain data. The acquired data is analyzed using thematic analysis by Braun and Clarke (2006). The study discovers that the EFL learners performed various activities presenting their self-directed learning in terms of learning motivation, learning strategy, selfmonitoring, and social competence. This research contributes to body knowledge of English language learning at higher education in which a teacher will be able to choose or select appropriate teaching strategies dealing with learners’ learning behaviour promoting autonomous learning. The findings also suggest the learners to conduct learning process properly since selfdirected learning enables the learners to maximize their both internal and external potentials in order to achieve better English achievement.]]>
<![CDATA[Other-Initiated Self-Repairs in Student-Student Interaction: The Frequency of Occurrence and Mechanism ]]>
<![CDATA[Putry, Denanda Pratiwi]]>;
<![CDATA[Munir, Ahmad]]>;
<![CDATA[Purwati, Oikurema]]>
<![CDATA[ JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 6 No. 1 (2019): JEELS May 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v6i1.1087
<![CDATA[The current study is intended to explore the typology of other-initiated self-repair in term of its frequency of occurrence and to investigate the mechanism of self-repair in an academic setting. To obtain the required data, a classroom conversational analysis was conducted in which the researchers observed a group of graduate students (19 active EFL speakers) in a state university in East Java, Indonesia. Based on the qualitative data analysis, the results of the study revealed that all typologies of other-initiated selfrepair were used depending on the aims the interlocutors try to gain since all typologies have diverse aims and ways. Of all typologies, confirming checks were dominantly used by the participants. Regarding the mechanisms, three types of mechanisms were found; full two-cycle repair, background check, and short-cut repair sequence.]]>
<![CDATA[Afghanistan EFL Teacher Preparation Institutions and EFL Teaching Efficacy in Public Schools ]]>
<![CDATA[Nasim Danesh Tahsildar]]>
<![CDATA[ JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 6 No. 1 (2019): JEELS May 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v6i1.1144
<![CDATA[In Afghanistan university context, English Departments focusing on preparing or educating EFL teachers’ candidates are of two types; the Education Colleges’ English Departments (ECED) and the Literature Colleges’ English Departments (LCED). The purpose of this research is to investigate the extent to which the two EFL teacher preparation institutions in Afghanistan universities educate efficacious EFL teachers so as to teach English at public schools. It also aims at comparing the teaching efficacy level of male and female EFL teachers as the graduates of the two different English Departments (ECED and LCED) with different curricula in order to find out how these Departments educate public school EFL teachers. The study applied a survey questionnaire to obtain the data from 105 graduates of two English Departments as novice EFL teachers recruited by 45 public schools in a province in Afghanistan. The findings showed that both Departments educate highly efficacious EFL teachers. However, the level of efficacy between the two Departments is significantly different. The study also has some implications to schools of EFL teachers to comprehend their level of professional efficacy and certain implications to English Departments, Universities, and Afghanistan Ministry of Higher Education to understand how different English Departments’ graduates meet the public schools’ EFL requirements.]]>
<![CDATA[The Role of Mobile Phones As Effective Tools For Language Learning By Libyan EFL Learners ]]>
<![CDATA[Safia Mujtaba Alsied]]>
<![CDATA[ JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 6 No. 2 (2019): JEELS November 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v6i2.1234
<![CDATA[The current technological era has witnessed a great advancement in the world of mobile technology. Mobiles gadgets have now turned out to be an integral element of the daily life. Given the fact that mobile devices can be used to serve a number of functions, EFL learners can utilize them regularly to enhance their process of learning and attain good learning outcome. This article intends to explore the effectiveness of using mobile phones in language learning by Libyan EFL learners. To further investigate this issue, questionnaires were administered to 151 Libyan EFL undergraduate students from the English department of Sebha University and focus group discussions (FGDs) were carried out with 18 students. The results revealed that using mobile phones in learning was effective to a great extent. Besides, the majority of Libyan EFL learners utilized their mobile phones mostly to check meaning of words, to listen to English songs and to develop reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. The findings also demonstrated that Libyan EFL learners exhibited positive perceptions towards using mobile phones in learning English.]]>
<![CDATA[Textual Syntactic Complexity and Its Role In Second Language Reading Outcomes In Indonesia ]]>
<![CDATA[Sahiruddin]]>
<![CDATA[ JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 6 No. 2 (2019): JEELS November 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v6i2.1268
<![CDATA[This paper examines the role of syntactic complexity in L2 reading outcomes across different EFL proficiency levels in an Indonesian university. Indonesian university students (N = 148) at Intermediate and Advanced levels of proficiency read four English passages differing in syntactic complexity. The latter was measured by several widely used text modelling tools. Participants read two low and two high complexity texts and completed a post-test comprehension test. Syntactic complexity had a statistically significant but low magnitude effect size, accounting for 2%-5% of the variance of reading performance between the L2 English proficiency levels. There were also noticeable differences in text analysis measures across the different complexity tools. The usefulness of syntactic complexity as an isolated dimension of text complexity is evaluated. The contribution of this study to the field both in theory and practice is presented.]]>
<![CDATA[Students’ Motivation to Learn English Using Mobile Applications: The Case of Duolingo and Hello English ]]>
<![CDATA[Tuti Hidayati]]>;
<![CDATA[Sari Diana]]>
<![CDATA[ JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 6 No. 2 (2019): JEELS November 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v6i2.1233
<![CDATA[The development of language learning mobile application soft-wares (apps) for smart mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computer has risen amazingly in these recent days. These apps were continuously reported to be highly potential to support the students to learn the target language. This study introduced two free English learning apps to the students and investigated how they made use of the apps to support their English learning. More specifically, it examined how their English motivation in learning English is, how they used the apps, and whether their different level of motivation influenced the time they spent in accessing the apps. The study was conducted in a mixed method approach utilizing daily journal and questionnaire as the instruments to collect data. The finding pointed that the students were considerably active in using both of the apps. They could enjoy the practicality and flexibility of learning English by the apps despite some superficial engagement. In addition, although students’ English learning motivation was found to have no influence on the amount of time spent in using the apps, their positive response toward using the apps was a potential indication to foster independent English learning outside the classroom. A further detailed finding was discussed along with important issues in the current trends of mobile language learning.]]>
<![CDATA[How Duterte States His View on The Philippines and Other Countries Relation: A Discursive Strategy Analysis ]]>
<![CDATA[Andifa Chaerunnisa]]>;
<![CDATA[Haru Deliana Dewi]]>
<![CDATA[ JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 6 No. 2 (2019): JEELS November 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v6i2.1271
<![CDATA[Different types of social or cultural background, combined with a region or social status, go into the making of spoken or written discourse. One of the interesting spoken discourses to discuss is political interview. It often reveals the intention of political leaders’ way of speaking. While there are those who are subtle in their way of talking, there are also a few who do not, one of whom is the Philippines’ president, Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Known for his outspoken personality, he often states controversial things that influence his country and derive critics from various places. Using van Dijk’s (2004) framework, this study analyzes the macro and micro discursive strategies used by Duterte in delivering his views on other countries’ relations with the Philippines based on his most-watched English interview with Russia Today. The findings revealed that the macro strategies used by Duterte are positive self-presentation, negative other-presentation, and outside polarization. Meanwhile, the mostly micro discursive strategies used are implication, lexicalization, and example/illustration.]]>
<![CDATA[Nursing Students' Perceptions of English as A Lingua Franca ]]>
<![CDATA[Komilie Situmorang]]>;
<![CDATA[Sandra Sembel]]>
<![CDATA[ JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 6 No. 2 (2019): JEELS November 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v6i2.1350
<![CDATA[Provoked by the Faculty of Nursing’s graduate career prospective, ‘nurse in international nursing services’, this study aimed to investigate the Englishes nursing students were in favour of and the Englishes they needed for their future career and to find out their perceptions toward English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). Taking the form of a case study, this study collected data through open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The findings generally highlighted paradoxes in participants’ views of ELF. Students were found to be in favour of Standard English (SE), although in the future what they truly expected from patients was the intelligibility to create therapeutic conversation. Furthermore, the participants seemed to be aware of the variety of Englishes in existence but believed that SE should be taught in class. This study also found out that local accents speak for their cultural identity. Therefore, the implication of the study calls for attention to the potential benefits of introducing ELF and provides some recommendation of how ELF could be best introduced at classrooms.]]>
