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Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature
ISSN : 24600938     EISSN : 24602604     DOI : https://doi.org/10.47759/kkmbse24
The journal welcomes contributions in such areas of current analysis as F Language Teaching and Learning, Language in Education, Language Planning, Language Testing, Curriculum Design and Development, Multilingualism and Multilingual Education, Discourse Analysis, Systemic and Functional Grammar, Translation, Prose Analysis, Drama Analysis, Poetry Analysis
Articles 48 Documents
Validity and Reliability of English Summative Test for Senior High School Sugianto, Aris
Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature Vol 3 No 2 (2017): (December) Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature
Publisher : Language Center of Islamic Institute of Uluwiyah, Mojokerto, Indonesia.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47759/nv4g5t05

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This study aims to analyze statistically the validity and reliability of English summative test for the second semester of the tenth graders of SMAN 2 Palangka Raya in academic year 2015/2016. The writer used descriptive quantitative approach to find the result. In analyzing the validity, the writer used Point-biserial correlation formula, while to analyze the reliability, the writer used K-R20 formula. The validity was analyzed based test item, and the validity of whole test was determined based on the percentage of all valid items. The result was that the English summative test was valid and reliable. Specifically, from 50 items of questions, 32 items (64%) were valid and 18 items (36%) were invalid. Interpreted from the 64% of valid items, so overall the summative test was valid in substantial level. The summative test was also reliable. The coefficient of reliability was .907. Therefore, the reliability was in the level of excellent reliability.
Communication Strategies used by EFL Students in Their Presentation Panggabean, Christina I.T.; Wardhono, Agus
Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature Vol 3 No 2 (2017): (December) Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature
Publisher : Language Center of Islamic Institute of Uluwiyah, Mojokerto, Indonesia.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47759/me41ew47

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In the process of communication using the target language, EFL students usually have some problems to communicate their ideas. To cope with the problems they encounter, the students will try to use certain communication strategies so that their ideas can be clearly explained. This paper reports the results of the research on the communication strategies used by EFL students in their presentation. This study is designed as a qualitative research. The subjects of the study were  the seventh semester students representing more and less proficient students in their classes. The data are the communication strategies employed by the students when they had  oral presentation for Cross Cultural Understanding  course. The results of the research reveal that the more proficient students used eleven types of communication strategies and the less proficient students used thirteen types of communication strategies. Some interlingual strategies, code switching, appeal for help, and some non linguistic strategies were used by the students. It is also found that the more proficient students used more L2 based strategies, and L1 terms occurred in the language of all levels of proficiency. Despite the differences, the students need to be encouraged to use more compensatory strategies to achieve their communication goal.
Effective Ways in Teaching English as Foreign Languageto Young Learners with Various Learning Styles Fahriany, Fahriany; Haswani, Fahri
Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature Vol 3 No 2 (2017): (December) Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature
Publisher : Language Center of Islamic Institute of Uluwiyah, Mojokerto, Indonesia.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47759/tm590b31

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In response to learning revolution, teaching is not only transferring knowledge to students but also it should be conducted by accommodating students' learning styles. By viewing to these two factors, the teaching learning process will be more successful. This study presents the strategies to improve students' speaking skill related to age and learning styles. The teaching strategies were developed by analysing the students' needs, students' wants, and students' lack.
An Analysis of Grammatical Errors in Students' Proposals Bahar, Pratiwi
Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature Vol 3 No 2 (2017): (December) Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature
Publisher : Language Center of Islamic Institute of Uluwiyah, Mojokerto, Indonesia.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47759/fyvbw419

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This research aims to elaborate the kinds of grammatical errors and to disclose the factors that made the students do those kinds of grammatical errors. The data were collected from proposals written by the seventh semester students of English Department, Faculty of Letter, Hasanuddin University. These data were collected by using note-taking technique. The samples were 10 students’ proposals. The researcher to collect the data used random sampling technique. The writer used descriptive quantitative and qualitative methods in analyzing the data. The result of the data analyses shows that there are many kinds of grammatical errors, which students make in writing proposals, especially in Subject-Verb Agreement, Number Agreement, Reference, Word Order, Omitted Subject and Omitted Verb. The most frequent grammatical error that students make in writing proposals is Number Agreement. In addition, the factors that make students do some kinds of grammatical errors in writing proposals are overgeneralization, ignorance of rule restrictions, incomplete application of rules and false concept hypothesized.
How do People Say about Language, Culture, and Ideology? Zamruddin, Mardliya Pratiwi
Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature Vol 3 No 2 (2017): (December) Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature
Publisher : Language Center of Islamic Institute of Uluwiyah, Mojokerto, Indonesia.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47759/atf1py76

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This article talks about definitions on language, culture, and ideology from several point of views and experts and also how the three are linked and connected and created relationship that the question of ˜Which comes first? or ˜Which one is more important? can only be answered by putting language, culture, and ideology together. This article also provides understanding on intercultural within the heterogeneous society as well as whether or not culture can be improved.
Students' Attitudes towards the Class Visit Project Thadphoothon, Janpha
Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature Vol 4 No 1 (2018): (July) Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47759/kvc5d159

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The article reports the classroom visit project experienced by 31 Thai university English major students taking a course titled Introduction to English Language Teaching (EN 391) during the first semester of the academic year 2016. The students worked in small groups, contacted the schools asking permission to observe the English classes. They observed the classroom and took notes of what they have seen and learned. They, then, in a small group, wrote a report and took turns sharing their findings in the classroom. After the completion of the project, the students were asked to answer the questionnaires with two open-ended questions addressing the experience and general impressions of the project. Data were analysed using basic descriptive statistics and content analysis. The results showed that the majority of the students had positive attitudes toward the class visit experience. They perceived it as being useful and memorable. The paper also discusses the implications of the findings.
An Outside in: A Thoughtful Writing and Reading Actively with Intertextuality Juliastuti, Juliastuti
Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature Vol 4 No 1 (2018): (July) Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47759/1hdmd765

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This paper offers some concepts into what way for directions in bringing texts together. What call up our interest is curiosity to know about others writings. This brings us to intertextuality. What is intertextuality? How many types of intertextuality? How does it work in achieving an active reading and making a thoughtful writing? Texts viewed before are lacking in independent meaning, according to Kristeva, Barthes, Riffaterre, and other pioneers of the field, every text has its meaning only in relation to other texts. I refer to different genres of intertextual models and then explain these intertext’smodels in classic literatures and modern literatures terms of enhancing reading development that are the keys of mature and thoughtful writing. My findings indicate that intertextuality integrated with the abilities of the process of thinking abilities that the reading process comprises and the hallmark of mature and thoughtful writing. This means that intertextuality helps gradually mastering the forms of thought in reading and writing.
Figurative Language and the Five Main Values of Education Character in Indonesia in The Lyrics of Songs in Bon Jovi Album of Bon Jovi Suryanto, Bradhiansyah Tri
Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature Vol 4 No 1 (2018): (July) Indonesian EFL Journal: Journal of ELT, Linguistics, and Literature
Publisher : Language Center of Islamic Institute of Uluwiyah, Mojokerto, Indonesia.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47759/t87bv576

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Figurative language may involve analogy to similar concepts or other contexts, and may involve exaggerations. It also places greater emphasis on imaginative and creative meaning than literal meaning. Moreover, it is able to create mental images or express experience in the mind. And it is concerned with metaphorical meaning. In other side, education character that can shape good identity of someone, people, or a nation becomes substantial part in developing better generation in nowadays life. The values in education character in Indonesia which were contained in the literary works, especially lyric of songs become interesting to be studied. This study aims to analyze rhetorical devices in the words, phrases, sentences in the lyrics of songs in Bon Jovi album of Bon Jovi and to find out kinds of figurative language used in the lyrics and its values in term of the values in education character in Indonesia based on Perpres Nomor 87 Tahun 2017. There are nine lyrics were analyzed using descriptive approach. To avoid the different interpretation, this study used the classification of Figurative Language by M.H. Abram (1999). The result obtained there are nine kinds of figurative language found out that consisted of the five main values of education character in Indonesia. They are epithets, euphemism, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, personification, simile, symbol, and synecdoche with the character education values are