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ADJES (Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies)
Published by Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
ISSN : 23565012     EISSN : 24772879     DOI : https://doi.org/10.26555/adjes
Core Subject : Education,
Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other
ADJES (Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies) is a journal of English language teaching, linguistics, and literature. The Journal provides in-depth research and analysis in various areas, including English language teaching (methods, strategies, teaching media, assessment, etc.), English Linguistics (phonology, syntax, morphosyntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, etc.), and English literature (including comparative studies and the implementation of literature in English language teaching).
Arjuna Subject : Ilmu Sosial - Pendidikan
Articles 38 Documents
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Selecting English Study Programs in Higher Educations: Students’ Perspectives Tira Nur Fitria; Danti Pudjiati; Fitri Wulandari
Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/adjes.v9i1.4

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This research was to know the students’ reasons for choosing English study programs in higher education. This research was qualitative. There were 62 participants from the English Education study program in various colleges or universities in Indonesia, 32 students were from Public Higher Education, and the rest of the students were from Private Higher Education. The result showed two internal and external factors underlying the students' choosing English study programs. The internal factors were: 1) learning English is full of challenges, 2) English is the international language in the world, 3) it is an opportunity to get a scholarship abroad, 4) they are interested in learning, even deepening, oral and written English skills, 5) they have the desire to be an English teacher after graduation, 6) career prospects for English graduates are widely open, 7) English is the students’ favorite subject at senior high school, 8) English scores are good on their school report card, and 9) English scores are good and satisfactory in the national exam. Several external factors include: 1) the desire to choose the English major appears from themselves (they are not influenced by their parents/family, friends, and school recommendation or request), 2) the prestigious image of being an English major student in the society, 3) no other major at college that attracts their attention, 4) good accreditation, 5) the good reputation of the study program, 6) the superiority among others, 7) the availability of tuition fee information, and 8) the desire to study at their favorite universities.
Students’ Perspectives in Writing Narrative Texts Using the Animated Film Muhammad Dwiyan Aditiya
Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/adjes.v9i1.36

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This article investigated the students’ responses to narrative text through the animated film. The place of this study was one of the public schools in Yogyakarta Province. The subject of this study was eleventh-grade students. This study was implemented in three phases, e.g., the reconnaissance process, cycle one, and cycle two. The stages conducted in this study contained four steps: planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. Moreover, the type of data of this study was qualitative data. The technique of collecting data used in this study was the observation checklists and interview guidance. Furthermore, the technique of analyzing this study's data used descriptive statistics and descriptive analysis. The observation showed that the students’ perception of the students’ interest, attention, activeness, and concentration improved. Besides, the interview result showed that the animated film brought a sense of happiness and a reduced sense of distress among the students during the learning activity. The animated film was also considered a medium to replace conventional teaching methods, e.g., teaching books. The animated film was also a trigger for the students to give their attention during the ongoing class. The animated film was also regarded as an innovation in class activity (including teaching methods, learning ideas, and learning atmosphere) so that the class became alive.
Marxist Philosophy and the Themes of Materialism and Capitalism in Dickens’s Hard Times Dian Misesani; Ali Mustofa
Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/adjes.v9i1.37

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This study aimed to analyze the themes of materialism and capitalism in one of Charles Dickens’s novels entitled Hard Times, which is thick with industrial capitalism. Specifically, it aims at (1) finding the themes of materialism and capitalism by coding themes in terms of words and/or phrases frequency in Dickens’s Hard Times and (2) analyzing and interpreting the theme of materialism and capitalism exposure through the characters’ discursive, setting, and narration in the novel. This research was included in a thematic study that employed a quantitative content analysis. The findings showed that the themes of this novel were materialism and capitalism. Some of the most frequently used words are ‘fact’, ‘money’, and ‘capital’, representing materialism and capitalism. The story of this novel reflects the vice or negative society that happened in England during the 18-19th century as the impacts of industrial capitalism and materialism.
Evaluation of English Texts' Readability in National Examination in Indonesia Mohamad Syafri
Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/adjes.v9i1.38

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The National Examination is still considered one of the main national-scale tests. As one of the subjects tested, English has used many texts in National Examination. This study evaluates the quality of reading texts' readability in the English National Examination for Junior High School from 2014/2015-2018/2019. 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 are not tested due to their cancellation under the health protocol implemented by the government. The study follows the quantitative descriptive evaluation approach. The SMOG formula is used to measure the texts' readability. From the last five English National Examination tests, 31 texts were tested. There are three aspects evaluated: the number of texts per test, words per text, and readability. The study results showed that there are 87 texts used in total from 2014-2015 to 2018/2019. Among them, only 31 texts exceed 150 words. The average texts quantity is 6,2, and the annual growth is 13,6%. The average number of words per text is 224,1, and the yearly growth is 4,6%. The main aspect, the average score of texts readability is 9,71 or at the level "Easy to Read" suitable to 6th Grader, and the annual growth of texts' readability is 3,9%. The study results show an improvement in quantity and quality, specifically for the readability, of the texts used in the English National Examination.
Enhancing Early Second Language Acquisition through Parent-teacher Practices Muhammad Haikal; Fahrul Rozi
Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022): September
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/adjes.v9i2.51

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The phenomenon of the second language has been widely spread which demands many parents to let their children learn as early as possible. Parents and teachers are the two stakeholders who are able to grant this idea. This study was conducted to present teachers’ and parents’ practices in teaching and/or introducing English as a second language and see whether or not the two perspectives were in line. The phenomenology of the qualitative study was employed in this study by using the interview as the research instrument, and two teachers were chosen as the research participants. Therefore, the data analysis of this research was conducted by transcribing the interview, open-coding, analytical coding, axial coding, and selective coding, and emerging the theme of the coding. In addition, the researcher found several findings related to early second language acquisition through parent-teacher practices such as language exposure, language accuracy, encouragement of parent-child interaction, fun learning to foster motivation of language learning, realia teaching aid, reward presentation, and the use of video after completing the data analysis by coding.
TEYL: Fun Speaking with Foreign Teachers Indah Werdiningsih
Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/adjes.v9i1.54

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In regard to the current innovation on multi-dimensional learning systems in industrial era 4.0, teachers and educators worldwide strive for students to have a strong foundation in mastering English, one of which is speaking skills.  Teachers help students build self-confidence and provide innovative technology that enables them to practice and focus on their own unique needs outside the classroom. There are alternatives to bring these goals into reality: first is to create a positive, fun learning environment both at school and at home. Second, to provide new experiences for students to directly interact with foreigners who teach and use English as their first language. This research investigatesstudents’ speaking skills in the lower-class group of elementary school (28 second graders, aged seven to eight years old). The study also thoroughly explored how foreign teachers’ fun activities during classroom hours can affect students’ speaking. In order to find answers to the research problems, simple conversation to test the speaking ability was conducted. After the test, the teacher helped students fill out a questionnaire to know their perception of learning with foreign teachers and their opinion on doing interactive games and outdoor activities during classroom-hour. The speaking ability of the second graders in SD Negeri Jember Lor 3 is sufficient, and they can pronounce some vocabularies correctly and conduct simple conversations with foreigners. The adequate mastery of the conversation may be following the pattern of various determinants, especially factors concerning the help from foreign teachers who model pronunciation, sentence stress, grammar, intonation, and vocabulary in a valid and veritable accent.
Students’ Learning Strategies in Public Speaking Class at Higher Education Level Rahma Puluhulawa; Gusti Nur Hafifah; Linda Mayasari
Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022): September
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/adjes.v9i2.82

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Public speaking is the capability to speak in public with learning activities that occur through experiences and speaking practices in front of audiences. Different learning strategies the students apply in improving their speaking ability surely result in diverse speaking mastery and performances. This research aims to discover and explore what kind of learning strategies university students use in a public speaking course. Three students from the same class of public speaking course were selected as the subjects of the study. They are selected based on the score criteria: high-average score, medium-average score, and low-average score students. It was a descriptive qualitative study using questionnaires and interviews as the main instruments. The result shows that three types of students use three kinds of learning strategies: cognitive, socio-affective, and meta-cognitive strategies, but the main differences are in the factors of frequency and consistency of using the strategies. The researcher found that the high-average score student mostly used cognitive strategies to support their mastery of public speaking. The high-achieving student regularly watches and listens to English speeches on YouTube and Instagram, which cover the specific strategy: auditory representation of cognitive strategy aspects. This study concludes that the student with a high-average score employs more cognitive techniques to promote mastery of public speaking. It also recommends more frequent language exposure to improve public speaking skills.
Indonesian Government’s Motive and Literary Taste: A Perspective on the Translation Funding Program (TFP) M. Yuseano Kardiansyah; Aprinus Salam; Nur Saktiningrum
Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022): September
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/adjes.v9i2.85

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The translation Funding Program (TFP) was initiated concerning the Indonesian government agenda to be the guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) 2015. As a result, it produced many Indonesian-English literary translations, particularly the two from Yogyakarta. By applying the Bourdieusian approach to cultural production, this study is arranged to unravel the government’s motive and literary taste behind the execution of that program, especially through the production of two literary works, “Pilgrimage in the Land of Java” and “Jatisaba.” This study is directed to figure out the importance of Indonesian-English translation for Indonesian literature and the criteria of literary works to be involved in such a government program. Therefore, the government’s motive and literary taste behind the TFP can be elaborated further. There are two primary techniques for the data collection in this research; 1. Digital library research is utilized to access relevant information about TFP, and 2. Interview the writers to get information about their experience participating in TFP. All collected data are synchronized in the analysis to explain the binding knot among the literary translation production, TFP, and FBF. As a result,the study reveals that there were some motives behind the production of literary translation through the TFP. Those motives were also related to the literary taste influenced by international demand.
The Effect of Portfolio-based Assessment and Language Processing on Acquiring Second Language Slamet Setiawan; Imroatul Karimah; Ahmad Munir
Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022): September
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/adjes.v9i2.91

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Only little research has explored how information from alternative assessments especially portfolios might be best utilized in developing second language acquisition processes of a single individual student’s comprehension of simple present tense as one of grammar aspects. To understand these ideas more complete, a greater initial has to be set on a study. In addition, there must be a more prominent center on how teachers can implement alternative assessment especially portfolio assessment and how the information from these assessments can be utilized to inform and direct the learning process. Using mix method design, this study examined the language processing of two students (i.e., a high-ability learner and a low-ability learner) studying at grade seventh at MTsN 4 surabaya. According to the findings, There was difference in the degree to which the high ability student accurately noticed the answers of the questions (the use of s/es in simple present tense), rather than the low ability student. Both low ability and high ability learners could recognize the learning gaps before and after the learning process, and they notice their development system towards the target language. However, the high ability student performed better.
Gender Performativity in Becky Albertalli’s Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Hasna Qonitah; Ali Mustofa
Ahmad Dahlan Journal of English Studies Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022): September
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26555/adjes.v9i2.97

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This article analyzes Becky Albertalli’s Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda (2015) through the lens of gender performativity issues. The performativity experiences of a homosexual person are known to question American society's established beliefs about how individuals should perceive, respond to, and experience gender and sexuality. This research illustrates how gender and sexual identity, as well as cultural constructions of gender and attitudes toward specific sexual orientations, are viewed in the novel's notion of performativity. The article's discussion is framed using Judith Butler's idea of gender performativity.  Through the thematic analysis of the work, it was discovered that societal norms governed gender through a series of performativity. The book's main character, Simon, discovers that it is challenging to express his identity as a homosexual because of the pressure from cultural norms that view people by using sexual orientations other than those of commoners as deviants. However, the main character changes the social perspective so that the idea of having a different sexual orientation is accepted through a series of events.

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