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TELL - US JOURNAL
ISSN : 24427608     EISSN : 25027468     DOI : https://doi.org/10.22202/tus
Core Subject : Education, Social,
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.
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EFFECTIVENESS OF SHARINGPLUS MODEL AS ATOOL FOR CONTROLLING STUDENTS’ LEARNING TASKS Yelfiza, Yelfiza; Siska, Siska; Sesmiyanti, Sesmiyanti; Perpisa, Lili; Zulfariati, Zulfariati
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 9, No 2 (2023): English Education Art
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6858

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Controlling undergraduate students’ tasks and supervising the process via online could decrease the quality of the task, since online feedback could not be well transmitted, which then resulted in unexpected revision.  Therefore, this research was aimed at finding out the effectiveness of SHARINGPLUS. This research used the action research method, done to twenty students in even semester 2020/2021. The model contained kinds of tasks with indicators and sub-indicators, list of students, and task options related to their final grades. The model contains eleven stages for every kind of task, but the students who succeed in doing the task until stage 4 do not need to do the following steps. Only the students with difficulty should follow the steps until the end. Findings showed that 45 % participants could follow 4 processes (SHAR). They worked in R stage repeatedly, since there was no limitation of task submission. The remaining students found difficulty in working in the system so that they could not finish their tasks  in the system. Thus, conclusion can be stated that the model was not yet effective to make students work as expected so that it needs more development.
APPEAL FOR DISPOSING GARBAGE IN THE CITY OF PADANG (A PRAGMATIC STUDY) Arifan, Arifan; Aslinda, Aslinda; Revita, Ike
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 9, No 2 (2023): English Education Art
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6505

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This study discusses the utterance of an appeal for disposing garbage in the city of Padang. The problems studied are what are the modes, types of utterances, how do the speakers urge the interlocutors to dispose of the trash, and what are the factors that influence the utterances of the appeal for disposing the trash in the city of Padang. The aim is to explain the mode, type of speech, how the speaker urges the interlocutor to dispose of the trash, and what are the factors that influence the utterance of the appeal for disposing the trash in the city of Padang. This research is a qualitative research that is descriptive in nature by collecting data using the listening method and analyzing data using the matching method. The findings of this study indicate that the mode used is declarative mode, interrogative mode, and imperative mode. The types of speech used include direct literal speech acts, direct non-literal speech acts, literal indirect speech acts, and non-literal indirect speech acts. The way the speaker urges the interlocutor to throw garbage in the city of Padang is done by using imperative sentences, using imperative sentences, using imperative statements, using information formulas, using interrogative sentences, praying, forbidding, inviting, threatening, using negations, saying thank you. , and using statements. Influencing factors are speaker factors which include age, education, and gender, speech atmosphere factors which include formal and informal, and place of speech factors. 
TEACHERS’ TALK IN TEACHING ENGLISH: ROLES AND CHALLENGES Ningsih, Fitri Randia; Daulay, Sholihatul Hamidah
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 9, No 2 (2023): English Education Art
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6765

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This study aimed to identify the most common teachers' talk in EFL classrooms as well as the reasons that influenced their selection. This research focused on the teacher's perception of how the teacher talks with students in class and some of the challenges that teachers might face while interacting with students to encourage students in the learning process to take place. The participants of this research were 2 English teachers who received professional training in English teaching as part of the undergraduate program. They were English teachers at an integrated Islamic school in Medan. The observations were made to describe the teacher interview process data and also the learning carried out by the teacher to find insights about how the teacher talks and what challenges the teacher faced when interacting with students in class. This study used a qualitative descriptive method. The findings in this study were that the teacher applied more dominant English communication as input. Teachers felt that increasing the use of the target language will be more challenging because it is influenced by several aspects, such as the motivation, attitude, and skills of the teacher and students. In addition, when the teacher spoke it varies greatly on several levels based on the factors that influence the teacher and student. The results of this study also showed that most teacher conversations are used in the form of questions, then explaining the lesson, giving directions to students, and praising or encouraging students. Apart from that, because students are considered as learners or beginners, class interaction must be adjusted to the right and appropriate choice of language so that communication becomes easier and more effective. In addition, the analysis of teachers’ talk in the classroom would be beneficial for teachers to plan and conduct enhanced learning situations.
AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS TRANSLATION NARATIVE TEXT USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE Faridah, Fita; Fatmawati, Riryn; Luthfiyati, Dian; Ulya, Khafifah Nashiratul
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 9, No 2 (2023): English Education Art
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6846

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The study aims to find out the description of the process and accuracy of google translate to translate the text narrative. the translation was carried out at SMAN Karangbinangun, and the subject of this study was 15 students. This study used a qualitative descriptive methodology that explains naturally and in detail. The translation process is carried out by students. To find out the translation process and accurate Google Translate for text narrative translation the writer use instruments in the form of observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of this google translate translation can be concluded to be accurate. This free language translator technology has helped a lot in bridging communication and language differences. The level of google translate is getting more sophisticated, google translate has been equipped with write-to-translate, speaking-to-translate, and instant camera features so that it can help students in translating text easily and quickly.
DESIGNING MICROLEARNING OBJECT MATERIAL OF ENGLISH READING MATERIAL FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Putra, Harbi; Iskandar, Ifan; Sumarni, Sri
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 9, No 2 (2023): English Education Art
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6679

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By providing students with brief and focused learning resources, microlearning has been touted as a potential means of fostering critical thinking in learners. To increase students' reading abilities at the fundamental grade 10 level according to the CEFR Level, the aim of this study is to give an overview of how critical thinking is incorporated in the use of microlearning material objects. The results are anticipated to be used as a guide by the corporate community, government, and academia in promoting, developing, and putting into practice microlearning in English reading. Two different sets of analysis were performed for this investigation. The author begins by reviewing the instructional materials of English Reading in light of the Kurikulum Merdeka. The author also looks at the stages of adopting microlearning in learning from a variety of sources. According to the results of the reviews on microlearning, there are various methods and forms of microlearning that may be utilized to create learning materials for reading. From a work-based learning standpoint, microlearning has been identified as a key topic in talent development. To assist people in learning on the correct road through accurate knowledge and ethical reasoning, policy makers, educators, researchers, and participants should look into strategies to encourage, generate, and apply microlearning.
PRAGMATICS TEACHING BARRIERS IN EFL CLASSROOM Berutu, Hotma; Daulay, Sholihatul Hamidah
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 9, No 2 (2023): English Education Art
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6725

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Pragmatics is a branch of linguistics that study about language and its context. In learning a second language, EFL learners need to have a pragmatic competence in order to be able to communicate effectively based on the context of the target language. There are some factors that can help learners improve their pragmatic competence, not only the EFL teachers who are competent in their field but also the tools and media that support the learning process. This study aimed to investigate (1) what the most common barriers to teaching pragmatics in EFL classrooms by Indonesian EFL teachers and (2) how pragmatic norms is provided in textbooks by the Indonesian authors. Qualitative used as the research methodology in this study. The participants of this study were 15 Indonesian EFL teachers from different schools -- junior and senior high schools. The writer used questionnaire as the instrument research. The participants were given questionnaires to find out what exactly the barriers found to teaching pragmatics in EFL classroom. English textbooks used in junior and senior high school written by Indonesian authors were also analyzed by the researcher. This study came up with the findings that (1) there are six common barriers to teaching pragmatics in EFL classroom by Indonesian EFL teachers and (2) most of the ELT textbooks do not consider the pragmatic norm in its content. Given the significance of students' pragmatic abilities, EFL teachers need to keep improving their research of teaching pragmatics in order to help EFL learners in developing their pragmatic competence.
ANALYSING THE TEACHER'S APPLICATION OF LINGUISTICS COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH LEARNING AND TEACHING Rabbani, Bariq Hammam; Sumarni, Sri; Dewanti, Ratna
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6686

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In order to promote students' language development, teachers in lower and higher education must have a working grasp of English linguistics. This article used a video from the YouTube platform to analyze the teacher's Application of linguistics in an English learning and teaching situation. The researcher employed content analysis of qualitative research in this study. In order to explore how analysing the teacher’s understanding of linguistics in an English learning and teaching through YouTube platform, this study answers the following research question, by analysing the recorded video sessions from a YouTube, what linguistic aspect is used by the English teacher in the teaching Biography and Analytical Exposition? And how does the teacher used linguistic knowledge of the mostly found in linguistic aspect? One senior high school teacher was paired with 22 students in this YouTube video. The teacher was enrolled in 11 class at Senior high school that focused on Biography and Analytical Exposition. The goal of this study is to determine teacher understanding in order to investigate the benefits of this reflective activity on their linguistics knowledge.  
STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEXTS
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 7, No 2 (2021): September 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2021.v7i2.5068

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This study entitled “Students’ Difficulties in Comprehending English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Text” was intended to find out the challenging areas of difficulty in reading comprehension and to find out why the students faced the difficulties in that areas. The participants of this study were the students of XIIPA-3 and there were 26 students of XIIPA-3. The instruments of this study were test, and interview guides. Based on the analysis of the test, the writer found that the challenging areas in comprehending the text were inference, vocabulary and phrase questions and this question also was classified into the difficult question based on index difficulty formula. Through  the  interview,  the  writer  found  that  the  students  are  poor  in vocabulary mastery, and limited knowledge in analyzing reading comprehension question. Thus, this study found that the three areas above were the challenging parts faced by the students. There were some factors influencing the students’ challenging in comprehending the text. First it was also influenced by their weaknesses  in  mastering  wide  range  of  vocabulary,  sentence  structure,  and reading comprehension question types in English. And the second was lack of knowledge in analyzing the text.
THE USE OF BINGO GAMES IN EFL VOCABULARY CLASS: A CASE STUDY OF INDONESIA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Tambunan, Resni Mawarni; Rahman, Benni Ichsanda
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 9, No 3 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i3.7282

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Vocabulary is an important basic skill for learning English, because it contains the basis for the development of all other skills such as reading, speaking, writing, and listening. This study aims to explain the reflections of English foreign language (EFL) learners after using the Bingo game and to explore their perceptions of it is benefits. This research uses qualitative method. The results obtained from questionnaires and interviews. This research was conducted at a private junior high school in Medan, Indonesia. Twenty six college students participated in this study (12 females 14 males). The data from the questionnaire was viewed, and the results showed that most of the students were happy with how the Bingo game helped them learn new vocabulary. It can be seen that, in the second meeting, some students participated more actively than at the first meeting. When they don't know the vocabulary they looked up the dictionary or asked the teacher. In the second meeting, the students showed more confidence when they talked in front of their classmates and all of the students participated actively during the lesson. Bingo games can increase students'' vocabulary achievement and motivation. The results of the study show that bingo games are beneficial in three aspects: improving their learning outcomes, a more enjoyable learning environment, and increasing student learning motivation. The effectiveness of the benefits of bingo games in learning vocabulary has a positive impact on the benefits felt by students.
CAPITALIST STATE IN RADIOHEAD’S OK COMPUTER ALBUM: A MARXIST ANALYSIS Farhan, Fernanda Ahmad; Ihsan, Pramudana; Yunianti, Sofi
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 9, No 3 (2023): September 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i3.7033

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This research presented an album by alternative rock band Radiohead's "Ok Computer". The objective of this research was to analyse the capitalist state employed in Radiohead's Ok Computer album in relation to slavery and poverty. Therefore, as this study used literary marxism, the method used by researchers was the qualitative method to describe naturally occurring occurrences. Radiohead's song. Overall, this research argued that Radiohead's Ok Computer album presented a literary marxist critique of capitalist state slavery and poverty. The album depicts the lives of the poor as jobs that slowly kill them and expresses disappointment in a system that protects a form of slavery. The album suggests that the capitalist state's poverty is the result of a new crisis, with the state ignoring the voices of the proletariat and exploiting them for the state's benefit. The capitalist state is driven by profits and structural inequality, which cannot be abolished unless we address the violent power structures underlying it.