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Beyond Words : a journal on language education, applied linguistics and curriculum & instructions
Published by Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya
ISSN : 24606308     EISSN : 23386339     DOI : https://doi.org/10.33508/bw
Core Subject : Education, Social,
Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences
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.
Arjuna Subject : Ilmu Sosial - Linguistik dan Bahasa
Articles 134 Documents
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What are Bogus Journal Renandya, Willy A.
Beyond Words Vol 2, No 2 (2014)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v2i2.590

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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to warn novice researchers/writers of the danger of publishing in journals of questionable quality (often referred to as bogus, scam or predatory journals) and highlight key characteristics of these journals and their method of operation. Understanding the characteristics and how they operate could help us avoid publishing our work in scam journals. These journals claim (falsely) that they employ a blind review process by experts in the field, promise quick turnaround, claim legitimacy by quoting the ISSN and listing a number of databases in which they are indexed (e.g., EBSCO, DOAJ and PROQUEST). The paper outlines 15 reasons why as members of the academic community we should shun journals of dubious quality. The key message of this paper is that before we send our scholarly work to academic journals, we need to invest time doing our due diligence, making sure that our target journal is a legitimate and respectable outlet for our work.
Language Learning Strategies of Japanese Students Joining “English Speaking Society” Kobayashi, Ryoichiro
Beyond Words Vol 4, No 2 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v4i2.942

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This research report aims to investigate what sort of factors make Japanese learners of EFL successful, especially in public speaking activities in universities. The present study focuses on university students who are engaged in English speech activities in a student group called the English Speaking Society (E.S.S.), which most of the Japanese university have. The present study identifies what sort of Language Learning Strategies (LLS) Successful Learners (SL) in E.S.S. use. The results show that cognitive, metacognitive and social strategies are used more frequently than the other strategies of Oxford (1990). The discussions are followed by some implications for non-SL to improve their speaking skills
Using Computer-Based Timeline Media to Teach English Tenses Teopilus, Susana; Tedjasuksmana, Hendra; Lestariningsih, Diana
Beyond Words Vol 7, No 1 (2019)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v7i1.1833

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The difference between English and Indonesian in the aspect of verb forms poses a big problem to Indonesian learners in learning the English Tenses. Indonesian learners are often unaware of the English time concept which affects verb forms. To overcome the problem, in this three-year research, Teopilus et al. have developed computer-based timeline media to teach the English Tenses. To find out the effectiveness of the developed media, 251 students from 4 (four) different senior high schools were given the instructions of the English Tense(s) using the timeline media. These subjects were given a pretest prior to the instruction and a posttest after it. The pretest scores and the posttest scores were statistically compared using the t-test formula. To obtain the users’ opinions on the developed media, a questionnaire was distributed to 7 (seven) English teachers. The results of the data analysis yield the following findings: (1) There is a significant increase from the average of the subjects’ pre-test scores to their post-test scores, and (2) The results of the users’ questionnaires also give positive responses to the developed timeline media. This implies that the computer-based timeline media developed in this research helps Indonesian learners comprehend the English Tenses better
The Implementation of the Academic Writing Course Syllabus Bastian, Grace S.
Beyond Words Vol 4, No 1 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v4i1.803

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Curriculum change required to meet the stakeholders’ needs, whether it occurs in regular bases or in responding towards some dissatisfaction of students’ learning outcomes. This study was trig-gered by the second reason. To be more specific, it focused on how the syllabus was implemented in terms of teaching materials, classroom exercises, home assignments, and final projects. Document analyses were conducted and were validated using instrument triangulation. A semi structured inter-view was given to 18 first semester graduate students of 2013-2014 academic year. The findings were intended as a contribution and feedback towards the teaching-learning process of Academic Writing course at the English Education Department, Graduate School, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya. From the analyses, it showed that the course syllabus was implemented in accordance with the learning objectives. However, there were some items evaluated in the students’ result which had not met the objectives as written in the syllabus. The gap was ultimately noted as the consequence that students were not accustomed to use the academic writing manual, and they were short of academic writing practice. Hence, some suggestions were proposed to give them more sustainable tasks to use the format, read and analyze more journal articles, as the model of writing. The result of this study was supposed to give contribution not only to the improvement of the institution’s curriculum, but also to wider pedagogical content knowledge, mainly on English as Foreign Language (EFL) teach-ing.
About Author Soedjatmiko, Wuri
Beyond Words Vol 2, No 1 (2014)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v2i1.524

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Teaching Vocabulary at the Upper Primary Levels with the Vocabulary Self-Selection Strategy Kang, Natalie; Netto-Shek, Jo-Ann
Beyond Words Vol 5, No 2 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v5i2.1592

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In this paper, the authors describe a classroom inquiry by a newly graduated English language teacher on the explicit teaching of vocabulary with one class of 40 pupils at the upper primary levels through the Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy (VSS) (Haggard, 1982, 1986; Ruddell, 2008a). Findings from this inquiry reveal that the VSS strategy designed primarily for the development of vocabulary in academic or content areas in learners was also suitable for the learning of thematically-related words in fiction texts as well. In addition, it is argued that since the strategy was new to this class of pupils, prioritising word study skills over the identification of key words in a text is a useful primer to the use of the strategy. The article ends with the implications of the strategy implementation on the pupils, the teacher and her own classroom practice as an English language teacher.
Grammatical Subjects in Method Section of Psychology and Chemistry Research Articles Ebrahimi, Seyed Foad; Heng, Chan Swee
Beyond Words Vol 6, No 1 (2018)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v6i1.1675

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This study intends to investigate the realizations and functions of grammatical subject in the method section of research articles across disciplines from hard and soft sciences. To this end, 20 method sections of research articles from two disciplines, namely Psychology and Chemistry, were selected and analyzed. The data were selected from high impact journals indexed in Thompson and Reuters and published by Elsevier. The data were analyzed based on Ebrahimi’s recent analytical framework for the analysis of grammatical subject. The results highlighted noticeable disciplinary differences concerning realizations of the research-related and self-mention grammatical subjects. The results of this study could act as a guide to aid novice writers, especially non-native novice writers from these two disciplines with regard to the use of grammatical subject which serves as an important point in the navigation of subsequent ideas in a message. The findings also stressed that writers need to consider the writing style of their disciplines in realizing linguistic features, such as grammatical subject functionally.
Genre-based Pedagogy: A case of an Iranian ESP Business Management course Asl, Hadis Toufani
Beyond Words Vol 3, No 2 (2015)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v3i2.740

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Genre-based instruction has been latterly a very common method used in language courses. In spite of the various research conducted on academic genres, there are still very few studies which examine the learners’ perceptions of genre-based pedagogy, particularly in courses like English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Therefore, the present study aimed at considering the Sophomore Business Management learners’ perspective on genre instruction in their ESP course, at the University of Tehran. The focuses of the present study were the focal genres of textbook and teaching method in terms of the content feature. The data was collected by means of both quantitative and qualitative instruments which were subject to both statistical analysis and constant comparative method of qualitative analysis. Results of the study revealed that the practice of genres were relevant to some of the learners’ subsequent academic and non-academic performance. Furthermore, the results regarding the questionnaire section indicated that a number of learners could apply the genre features and they were conscious of them. By and large, it was concluded that the explicit instruction together with the provision of more English-mediated content courses, for practices outside of the classroom, can have a higher impact on ESP programs. Keywords: ESP, genre-based pedagogy, content, textbook, teaching method, activities, learners’ perception
Indonesian EFL Teachers in the Swing of Curricula Ashadi, Ashadi
Beyond Words Vol 3, No 1 (2015)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v3i1.679

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In the era of standard-based education which is marked by the reforms in many areas of education including curriculum, it is necessary to understand how Indonesian EFL teachers coped with curricular change in the course of their profession. This study attempts to discover how EFL teachers in Indonesia perceive the curricular changes through their beliefs, attitudes, and practices. Employing an on-line survey combined with semi-structured individual interviews, the qualitative study began with mapping EFL teachers’ generic perceptions towards curricular change. The initial map was then used to probe major emergent themes through individual interviews on purposively selected participants. The result showed that: (1) teachers’ belief was perceived to reshape through adequate socialization and training. (2), it took time to witness teachers’ belief formation and eventually attitudinal change, and (3) as their beliefs and practices were reshaped, teachers’ practice was highly likely to change moreover when improvement in learning gains were achieved by the students. However, the latter is often dismayed by the implementation of high-stakes testing (The National Examinations). This article is closed with relevant recommendations based on the particular findings. Keywords: Curricular change, teacher belief, teacher practice, qualitative
The Linguistic Perspectives on Computer Mediated Communication Chong, Larry Dwan
Beyond Words Vol 8, No 1 (2020): May
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/bw.v8i1.2366

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This paper aims to explore the role of production and perception constraints in computer mediated communication. I review Lindblom's (1990) theory of phonetic variation and propose a new model of linguistic production in Computer Mediated Communication. Cyber citizens use cyber communication as conceptually oral, medially written. The reason to use chat-mode is that it saves time and space (the principle of least effort); here sound, not spelling, is the first thing to be considered. With respect to production in the proposed model, effort is no longer equated with articulatory movement, but rather with the number of keystrokes involved in typing an utterance. On discussing online, discussants show paralinguistic actions such as smile, frown, screaming, etc., and they also reduplicate writings, capitalize all the sentences, and use emoticons; net-communication is headed toward less grammatical and more telegraphic type. The production of hyper-and hypo-forms such as reduplication, punctuation and capitalization will vary according to the sender's estimation of signal-complementary processes and his attempts to compensate for the restricted context.We discuss online and off line on the issues; why we like cyber communication and how we classify the phenomena. The more computer mediated communications we use, the moreissues we have to review beyond words and linguistic principles.

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