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Beyond Words : a journal on language education, applied linguistics and curriculum & instructions
ISSN : 24606308     EISSN : 23386339     DOI : https://doi.org/10.33508/bw
Core Subject : Education, Social,
The demand of continuous academic improvement has urged scholars to do research and share knowledge in writing. Widya Mandala Graduate School accommodates these academic scholarly needs by providing the journal entitled Beyond Words This twice-a-year, refereed, journal accepts a wide variety of both theoretical and practical manuscripts around the following fields applied linguistics, language education and the topics under each theme could vary from general education to classroom language teaching and the role of IT.
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Metacognitive Strategies in Teaching Reading to Primary Students Tandean, Diana
Beyond Words Vol 8, No 2 (2020): November
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v8i2.2320

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This study is aimed to cater to the needs of professionals in raising young learners’ awareness of their own reading comprehension, educators can implement metacognitive strategy as one of the solutions. Therefore this study aims to know the effectiveness of metacognitive strategy in teaching reading to primary students. The grand theory employed in this study is the six sequential reading strategies proposed by Brown, Palinscar and Armbruster’s (1984). The research method is pre-experimental study with three groups of third graders as the participants. The researcher designed a reading assignment for each treatment, as well as a reading test as the research instrument. The pre-test and post-test data was analyzed using paired t-test. The data shows a significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores among all three groups.
Cultural Contents in Two English Textbooks in Indonesia: Representations and Sources of Culture Elshadelin, Gisela; Yumarnamto, Mateus
Beyond Words Vol 8, No 2 (2020): November
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v8i2.2511

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This study explores the representations of the cultural contents in English textbooks used in Indonesian contexts. The textbooks as the sources of data are two textbooks for grade 12 that represent local and global textbook. The first one was Bahasa Inggris, a textbook published and endorsed by Indonesian government and the other one was Think, a global textbook published by Cambridge. This study aims at finding out how different cultural sources are represented in the two textbooks. The findings show that the two textbooks have different emphasis regarding the culture they present in texts and their accompanying visual illustrations. Bahasa Inggris puts the emphasis on global and local cultural sources. Other cultures that are not representative to the two main sources are very limited. On the other hand, Think provides a wide array of representations for global and other cultures but not local Indonesian culture. We end our discussion with a conceptual implication on cultural sources in English language teaching (ELT) materials.
English Teaching and Learning in a Korean University Perceptions of International Professors Han, Sang-Ho
Beyond Words Vol 8, No 2 (2020): November
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v8i2.2513

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of international faculty towards English teaching at a local university in South Korea. For data collection, a comprehensive survey questionnaire was administered to 71 international faculty teaching English at the same university. The survey consisted of items of questions concerning faculty’s second language learning experience, teaching/learning philosophy, and teaching techniques and skills. Description of the responses revealed the following results: 1) Second language learning experience of faculty helps improving quality of instruction through understanding students’ learning difficulties; 2) Faculty’s view of language was mostly holistic while that of language learning was inclusive of different perspectives; 3) The role teachers was mainly that of a facilitator in a student-focused class; 4) For those applying CLT, it was used to engage students within a student-centered classroom; 5) A general maxim of teaching was the golden rule: “Do unto others, as you would have done unto you.”; 6) Views on teaching explicit knowledge varied widely among faculty; 7) The majority of faculty chose to correct both global and local errors; 8) A number of strategies were utilized in order to help students overcome reluctance to speak such as letting students decide on what they want to learn and helping them realize it is okay to make mistakes; 9) In order to enhance students’ communicative abilities, an innovation for general English education programs was suggested.
Information and Communication Technology to Help Students Create Their Own Books the Dialogic Way Ivone, Francisca Maria; Jacobs, George M; Santosa, Made Hery
Beyond Words Vol 8, No 2 (2020): November
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v8i2.2545

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The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in language learning allows students to be more engaged and innovative. The present article explores the potential use of technology in the planning, drafting, reviewing, and publishing stages of students’ own book creation. First, the use of digital tools to create books in an interactive and engaging process and format is discussed. Then, the varieties of multimedia books created using ICT are explored. Next, the use of technology for sharing ideas, communicating opinions, collaborating, and reviewing others’ books is explained. The article also describes some collaborative methods students may employ in creating books. Finally, it discusses learners’ development of technology and media literacy in the creation of their own books.
The Effect of Online vs. Offline Flipped Instruction on EFL Learners' Writing Ability Rahimi, Ali; Hasheminasab, Morteza
Beyond Words Vol 8, No 2 (2020): November
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v8i2.2607

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This study aimed at examining the effectiveness of computer-assisted flipped instruction on the writing ability of upper-intermediate Iranian EFL learners and their attitudes toward it. A mixed-method approach was used. A quantitative method employing the quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was used. Twenty participants were selected based on convenient sampling method and were divided into an online flipped instruction group (N= 10) and an offline flipped instruction group (N= 10). A paired sample t-test and independent samples t-test was used to analyze the obtained data. The results showed that the learners who received online flipped instruction outperformed those who received offline flipped instruction, regarding their performance on the posttest. Based on the findings of this study, it was argued that the learners in the online group had a positive attitude toward this method.

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