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Published by Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat

ISSN : 24427608 EISSN : 25027468 DOI : https://doi.org/10.22202/tus

Core Subject : Education, Social,

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

The purpose of TELL-US Journal is to promote the wide dissemination of the results of systematic scholarly inquiries into the broad field of English research. TELL-US Journal is intended to be the journal for publishing articles reporting the results of research on English. The TELL-US Journal invites manuscripts within spectrum: English Language Teaching General English Studies Linguistics (Language Studies) Literature (Literary Studies) Usage The TELL-US Journal accepts articles in any English related subjects and any research methodology that meet the standards established for publication in the journal. The primary, but not exclusive, audiences are academicians, graduate students, practitioners, and others interested in English research. Discussions on the latest issues in relation to the above topics are the main spectrum of this journal. Research articles, book reviews, or annotated bibliography are welcomed to be published in this journal. All topics need to be the factual and discussed among the scholars in the field of English language and literature or English Education. The primary criterion for publication in TELL-US Journal is the significance of the contribution an article makes to the literature , i.e., the significance of the contribution and on the rigor of analysis and presentation of the paper. The acceptance decision is made based upon an independent review process that provides critically constructive and prompt evaluations of submitted manuscripts.

Arjuna Subject : Ilmu Sosial - Linguistik dan Bahasa

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An Analysis of Students’ Anxiety in Speaking Class of English Department, Universitas Putra Indonesia YPTK, Padang Suparmi, Suparmi -
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 4, No 2 (2018): September 2018
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ABSTRACK The aim of this research is to know the type ofanxiety encountered by students in speaking class and toknow the dominant factor of anxiety in speaking class. The type of this research is descriptive research. The respondent of this research are the English Department students of UPI YPTK Padang. Total respondent in this research are 26 students. In collecting the data, the researcher used questionnaire, interview and observation. First, the researcher distribute the questionnaire to the respondent, the questionnaire include 33 items based on the indicator about speaking anxiety. Based on the data from all instruments the researcher concluded that the domnant anxiety encountered by the students is State Anxiety that has high percentage from the other type of anxiety, that is 67%. Then, the dominant factor that influence on students spekaing anxiety is lack of preparation, they feel anxiety because lake of preparation, so they do not know what should be conveyed. Keywords: Speaking, Anxiety, Types of Anxiety, Factors of Anxiety

An Error Analysis of Using Gerund Made by the Fourth Semester Students of English Department of UNINDRA Widyawati, Wiwik Yully
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 4, No 2 (2018): September 2018
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The purpose of the study is to find out what kinds and the causes of errors are made by the students of the Fourth semester of the English department of university in using gerund. This method used descriptive qualitative method. The writer used optional test about gerund (gerund as subject, direct object, and after preposition) as the instrument. The sampling technique that was used in this research was random. The writer took thirty students as sample. The data was analyzed by description about the error each item. The findings of this research are by analyzing the students’ test about using gerund. And the second is this research covered three main categories of gerund are: gerund as subject, gerund as direct object and gerund after preposition.After the researcher had done the research, the researcher got the conclusion that the result of all test showed the comprehensible of the gerund in the fourth semester is very poor. Second, the result of errors in using gerund as subject is 25.7 %. Third, the result of errors of using gerund as direct object is 36.7 %. Fourth, The result of errors of using gerund after preposition is 38.3%.Then, based on percentage, errors of using of gerunds after preposition occupy the highest rank. Occupying the second rank is errors of using gerund as object. The lowest rank is errors of using gerund as subject. Almost the errors occurred It is because they still do not understand how to use and put gerund.Key words: error analysis, Gerund, and the fourth semester students‘ability.

Students' Inconsistency Problems in Pronouncing Diphthong Sounds in Reading Aloud Activity at English Department of STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat Rasaki, Irvan Haiko; Ikhsan, Muhammad Khairi; Rahmadhani, Astuti Pratiwi
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 4, No 2 (2018): September 2018
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Ketidakkonsistenan dalam melafalkan bunyi rangkap vokal adalah suatu permasalahan yang sering kali ditemukan pada pelajar dalam melafalkan suatu bunyi huruf. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tentang ketidakkonsistenan bunyi rangkap vokal yang dilafalkan oleh mahasiswa dalam aktifitas membaca dengan suara lantang. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif. Sampel pada penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa tahun kedua program studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat yang berjumlah 9 mahasiswa yang mendapatkan nilai standar hingga minimum dalam mata kuliah pronunciation dari sesi yang berbeda berdasarkan kebutuhan penelitian yang memiliki masalah dalam pelafalan bunyi pada aktifitas membaca dengan lantang yang dilihat pada ketidakkonsistenan melafalkan rangkap vokal. Data dikumpulkan dengan melakukan pengamatan melalui instrumen pendukung penelitian yaitu tes dan rekaman video. Test adalah instrumen yang diberikan kepada sampel dengan bentuk teks untuk dibaca dengan suara lantang yang mengandung bunyi vokal rangkap dalam pengamatan pronunciation, serta rekaman video sebagai instrumen perekam yang bertujuan untuk menganalisa bunyi rangkap vokal yang tidakkonsisten yang dilafalkan mahasiswa dalam aktifitas membaca dengan suara lantang. Hasil dari analisa penelitian ini, terdapat 5 buah bunyi yang tidak konsisten dalam pelafalannya, yaitu bunyi. [ɪə], [eɪ], [aɪ], dan [ɔʊ].

Students’ Motivation in EFL Learning AlMunawwarah, Sophia Fithri
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 4, No 2 (2018): September 2018
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This study explores types of motivation for students’ EFL learning and identifies factors that motivate them in the learning process. This is a descriptive study utilizing both quantitative and qualitative design by involving a class of one vocational school. Through close-ended questionnaire, open-ended questionnaire, and interview, the data were collected. The results of this study were in line with the previous findings (see Tamimi & Shuib, 2009; Yu, 2010; Tahaineh & Daana, 2013). The findings discovered that both instrumental and integrative motivation play a crucial role in the students’ EFL learning process within this context. Nevertheless, it revealed that the instrumental motivation had a predominant role in the EFL learning. Besides, the data showed that there were thirteen factors which affected the students in the learning as classified by Williams and Burden (1997, cited in Dornyei, 2001). However, since types of motivation and motivational factors are dependent upon context, it is suggested to conduct the research related to this topic in different context or site.

Between Fact and Fiction in Dan Brown’s the Da Vinci Code (2003) : Reader Response Analysis Widodo, Wahyu Unggul
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 4, No 2 (2018): September 2018
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The research’s purpose is to analyze reader response strategies which are used by readers to respond Dan Brown’s the Da Vinci Code novel. The objectives of the study are to know kind of reader response strategies that are applied by the readers to respond Dan Brown’s the Da Vinci Code, to describe how the readers apply the reader response strategies on Dan Brown’s the Da Vinci Code, to describe the dominant issues raised by the readers in applying reader response strategy on Dan Brown’s the Da Vinci Code and to know why the issues are problematic. This study is a qualitative study; the primary data source of the study is the responses from amazon customers and the guest who drop responds to the Da Vinci Code novel in amazon.com. The responses which are taken are from the paperback version and it is limited to the responses which were dropped on June 10th 2006 until February 7th 2015 and the secondary data sources of the study are books, journals or any information related to reader response strategy. In analyzing the data, the writer employs descriptive analysis. The outcome of the study shows the readers use various reader response strategies to respond Dan Brown’s the Da Vinci Code. The readers apply the strategies in responding by judging, connecting, engaging, interpreting etc. The dominant issue which is raised by the reader is a debatable problem in the novel dealing with the fact and fiction, there is a great possibility it becomes a problematic because Brown’s initial statement in the beginning of the novel, “All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate.”

Cohesion in The Abstract of The Theses Written by Undergraduate Students of English Education Program Dania, Rahma
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 4, No 2 (2018): September 2018
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This study aims to explore the realization of cohesive devices in the abstracts of the theses written by undergraduate students of English Education Program at a state university in Bandung. This study also attempts to reveal the contributions of the cohesive devices used by the students in their abstract to build the cohesiveness of the text. This study belongs to a descriptive study involving 42 abstracts as the data of the study. This study exposes two main findings. First, cohesive devices that are employed in students’ abstract are reference, conjunction, substitution, and lexical cohesion. Second, each device gives significant contribution to the cohesiveness of students’ abstract. Reference contributes to keep track of the participants of the text and help readers to point to something within or outside the text. Lexical cohesion also contributes to keep tract of the participants of the text. Meanwhile, the contribution of conjunction in students’ abstract is to connect the preceding part with the next one systematically. In addition, substitution is used by the students to avoid repetition in their abstract. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that cohesive devices are important devices to create cohesive abstracts.

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Contact Name
Willy Satria

Contact Email
willysatria@stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id

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+6282287937115

Journal Mail Official
tellusjournalupgrisba@gmail.com

Editorial Address
Kampus Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat, Jl. Gunung Pangilun, Padang, Sumatera Barat

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Kota padang,

Sumatera barat

INDONESIA