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Journal of English Language Studies
Published by Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa
ISSN : 25277022     EISSN : 25415131     DOI : -
Core Subject : Education,
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
Journal of English Language Studies is a registered journal with p-ISSN 2527-7022 and e-ISSN: 2541-5131. This journal is formally published twice annually – every March and September. It covers articles in the fields of English education (EFL/ESL), linguistics, and literature.
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The Effects of Self-Confidence and Vocabulary Mastery on Students’ Speaking Skill suryadi suryadi
Journal of English Language Studies Vol 3, No 2 (2018): Available online in September 2018
Publisher : English Department - University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (327.97 KB) | DOI: 10.30870/jels.v3i2.3158

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The purpose of this research are; 1) to determine the effects of self-confidence and vocabulary mastery on students’ speaking skill. 2) to know the effect of self-confidence on students’ speaking skill. 3) to know the effect of vocabulary mastery on students’s speaking skill. 4) to know the correlation between self-confidence and vocabulary mastery on students’ speaking skill. This research used is descriptive verification method with ex post facto and survey approach. The instruments used are questionnaires distributed to students. The results of this research are; 1) there is effects of self-confidence and vocabulary mastery on students’ speaking skill. 2) there is effect of self-confidence on students’ speaking skill.3) there is effect vocabulary mastery on students’ speaking skill. 4) there is a correlation between self-confidence and vocabulary mastery on students’ speaking skill.Keywords: self-confidence; speaking skill ; vocabulary mastery
Meaning Relations on Racism and Racial Discrimination News in the Jakarta Post Dedy Subandowo
Journal of English Language Studies Vol 6, No 1 (2021): Available Online in March 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30870/jels.v6i1.9728

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This paper addresses meaning relations on racism and racial discrimination news in the Jakarta Post. The study highlights some issues dealing with how media texts provide an opinion concerning equality as well as racist prejudice. One of fundamental elements that must be considered in journalistic discourse is meaning relations between sentences and clauses (Fairclough, 1992). The study involves social inequality, semantic, grammatical as well as equivalence and difference relations. Considering the phenomenon of meaning-making relations in the journalistic discourse, especially dealing with racism and discrimination in Indonesia, this research examines a text published on the Jakarta Post.
Teachers’ Reflection towards Current Issues on Grammar Teaching and Learning: EFL Teachers Voices Dwi Bayu Saputra
Journal of English Language Studies Vol 5, No 2 (2020): Available Online in September 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30870/jels.v5i2.7250

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This study aimed to explore EFL teachers‟ beliefs towards teaching and learning grammar with the help of some reflective questions. Reflection is alleged to be the utmost beneficial tool to help teachers to discover their beliefs; it is thought to be able to improve their classroom practices as well. In this study, the participants were 30 teachers teaching English at some senior high schools in Bandung. The data collections were gathered through questionnaires and interviews. The initial consisted of 20 statements concerning grammar teaching and the latter has conducted in the form of an in-depth interview to gain more information from the participants. The finding indicates that the participants did well in reflecting on the issue of grammar teaching and they were able to articulate their beliefs on the matters being investigated; the choices whether to choose explicit grammar teaching or implicit grammar teaching differ among participants. Based on these findings, the teachers should be able to create meaningful practices such as combining both implicit and explicit grammar teaching so that the students can always be motivated to learn due to the diverse ways of delivering materials.
The Investigation of Indonesian EFL Learners’ Perception and Understanding on Equality Values in “Jane Eyre” Novel: A Gender Perspective Rahman Hakim; Siti Suharsih; Rosmania Rima; Dhafid Wahyu Utomo; Dina Rachmawati
Journal of English Language Studies Vol 6, No 1 (2021): Available Online in March 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30870/jels.v6i1.10519

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This research investigated the Indonesian EFL Learners’ perception and understanding of gender equality values in one of the greatest novels, Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte in 1847 as the picture of women emancipation at the time. To this aim, 100 Indonesian pre-intermediate EFL learners were selected from among 125 students at one of the public universities in Banten. They were given a questionnaire and it was analyzed descriptively to explore the content of the story, equality values and the connection with the value of life. The analysis of the data revealed that first, there is still gender inequality between men and women. Second, self-expression, employment, and education were dominant themes found in the issues of gender inequality in the novel.  Third, the gender values in the novel “Jane Eyre” are still related to the current reality or the environment. Moreover, extensive reading activities were impactful in rising students’ interest in reading and awareness of social issues. Therefore, this study suggests that the values of gender equality can be brought to be a good discussion in the class through extensive reading activities.
Conducting Online Writing Exchange: A Reflection to Tell Mushoffan Prasetianto; Rizkiana Maharddhika
Journal of English Language Studies Vol 5, No 2 (2020): Available Online in September 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30870/jels.v5i2.8173

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There have been many researches on online language learning, especially online writing. Yet, research describing a reflection after experimenting with online writing to students is still under-investigated. To fill this gap, this paper aimed to inform the reflection of the researchers for the last three years conducting online writing exchange. The reflections came from the researchers’ view and students' views regarding the writing exchange program. The research design was narrative inquiry. The data were garnered from the researchers’ experiences and students’ interviews. The results of reflection revealed Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT). The strengths are flip classroom, flexibility for the teacher, motivation to write, writing practice, and interaction. The weaknesses are able to write a post after the deadline, unaltered topics in stage, unavailable notification of reply, a difficult operationalized website, and a short deadline. The opportunities are adding other countries from other continents, extending the collaboration into a full semester, and adding online chat on the website. The threats are less active participation from students and less active buddy.
Examining the Readability Level of Reading Texts in English Textbook for Indonesian Senior High School Adib Aminul Hakim; Endang Setyaningsih; Dewi Cahyaningrum
Journal of English Language Studies Vol 6, No 1 (2021): Available Online in March 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30870/jels.v6i1.8898

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Assuming that textbooks authors have conducted the readability measure, many of its users often take this key feature of a good textbook for granted. Nonetheless, considering the unique context of each classroom and the generic nature of textbooks written for the public, teachers should double-check the appropriateness of the book they use, including its readability. Although tech-assisted readability measurement is developing in many parts of the world, in Indonesia, this area is still under-researched. For this reason, the present study attempts to examine the readability level of an English textbook using Coh-Metrix. Content analysis is employed since the object being analyzed is a textbook. This study also expands previous studies on readability measures by building dialogue between the result of Coh-Metrix measurement and the students’ perceived readability. To obtain the data, an automated Coh-Metrix readability measurement was conducted via cohmetrix.com. Also, to get more profound analysis, a questionnaire on students’ perceived readability was distributed to 35 tenth graders. Then the collected data were analyzed by using interactive model of Miles and Huberman. The finding of this study revealed that regardless of the slight difference between the perceived readability level and the Coh-Metrix-generated readability level, most of the texts in the book are mostly below the students’ level. Arguably, the textbook is relatively potential for language acquisition because it provides comprehensible input.
Over-generalization, Under-generalization, and No-generalization on a Child’s Language Acquisition Akhmad Baihaqi
Journal of English Language Studies Vol 5, No 2 (2020): Available Online in September 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30870/jels.v5i2.7655

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It seems that many young children may not comprehend the word-reference relationship even though they can produce the words accurately. Since it happens, the children may face the situation known as over-generalization, under-generalization, and no-generalization. This study aims to get an in-depth understanding of over-generalization, under-generalization, and no-generalization on a child’s language acquisition. The method of research was a case study. The subject of research was a two-year-old child. Data of research were collected from the result of participant observation and documentation of speech transcription. Data analysis of this research covered data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing or verification. The result shows that (1) over-generalization, under-generalization, and no-generalization occur when the subject aged 26 to 30 months; (2) at aged 32 months, those errors are finally revealed since the subject can manage his cognitive development and conceptualize his semantic-reference relationship for particular properties; and (3) this also proves that environment has a massive role to support and stimulate a child in acquiring and producing his language
Identity Negotiation of Chinese American’s Twoness in Lisa Ko’s The Leavers: Postcolonial Approach Eka Nurcahyani; Muhammad Sulthon Kamil
Journal of English Language Studies Vol 6, No 1 (2021): Available Online in March 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30870/jels.v6i1.9997

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As second-generation Chinese Americans living in the multiracial American society, negotiating their twoness or multicultural identities have been a crucial issue, both in day-to-day life and in postcolonial discourse. This study aims to examine the Chinese American’s twoness identity negotiation as portrayed in The Leavers written by Lisa Ko. To investigate the main character Deming Guo’s process in negotiating his twoness as Chinese American, Bhabha’s postcolonialism theory, Said’s orientalism and Dubois’ concept of twoness are deployed. The findings show that Deming’s identity negotiation was influenced by several important factors, which are family and the society he lived in i.e., the different cultures of parenting and the American community’s prejudices towards Chinese American. It is also revealed that the second-generation Chinese immigrants often mimic and imitate the dominant culture in order to be assimilated with the community. This act of imitation typically generated the feeling of ambivalence when the American culture they adopted clashes with their native Chinese values. They also suffered from racial bias and discrimination from the American community. Nevertheless, Deming ultimately succeeds in negotiating his multicultural identities and settle his twoness by hybridizes his clashing Chinese and American identities. This hybridity creates a balanced identity within him, thus solving his identity ambivalence caused by his twoness
WhatsApp-Based Speaking Test in EFL Context Angela Bayu Pertama Sari
Journal of English Language Studies Vol 5, No 2 (2020): Available Online in September 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30870/jels.v5i2.8289

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Prior studies had reported that the speaking test was quite troublesome. WhatsApp-based speaking test was one of the technology-enhanced assessment methods that became an option for more practical assessment.  It was a descriptive qualitative study that was conducted by investigating 145 non-English university students in Indonesia. Data collecting instruments were observation, documentation, and open-ended questionnaires. Then, the data analysis used descriptions on each category. The result exposed that 50.3% of the overall student was somewhat satisfied with the implementation of the WhatsApp-based speaking test. The study reported five significant students’ positive responses to the test.  Those positive responses were that it was considered as a fun-based test. It created an opportunity for the students to improve their language performance, it was also a time-saving test and it built a test environment that was less pressured and less anxious for the students. Then, the test was more appropriate for the students who belonged to the post-millennial generation. Also, the next finding of this study revealed three students’ negative responses towards the implementation of WhatsApp-based speaking tests in English classes. Those three prominent responses were the students disturbed by the noisy atmosphere during the test, the students encountered some technical problems on the test, and the students were still quite nervous during the test due to it was their first experience in doing the WhatsApp-based speaking test.
Unsettling Identity: Reading That Deadman Dance Novel by Kim Scott Shofi Mahmudah Budi Utami
Journal of English Language Studies Vol 6, No 1 (2021): Available Online in March 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30870/jels.v6i1.9646

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The reviving of the presence, existence, and eugenics of the Aborigines become pivotal issue to be brought up in the literature. Since the coming of the settlers, the Aborigines have seemed to experience shifting identity; living as a nominal population over the settlers; and later on becoming the ones who are attached with the ‘exotic’ due to their uniqueness and scarcity in number compared to the majority. This condition, from being the natives who own the land into those who become the ‘rare’ in their own land, provokes crucial issues related to the Aboriginal identity, which is challenging to be further discussed. Through That Deadman Dance, Scott tries to resurrect the Aborigine’s identity, especially Noongar, in the midst of disappearing Aboriginal communities. This article is aimed at revealing the identity of Noongar people by selecting and grouping the textual data in the novel which portray the Aborigines cultural experience and their indigenity. Later on, the data were investigated based on Muecke’s concept of connectedness to approach the problem. Accordingly, the narrative presented by Scott indicates that he has offered an alternative to view Aborigine’s identity which is potentially unsettling; thus, this finding seems to challenge the prescribed identity of Noongar corresponded by the major society.

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