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English Education Journal
ISSN : 20870108     EISSN : 25024566     DOI : -
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English Education Journal (p-ISSN 2087-0108 e-ISSN 2502-4566) is a quarterly journal published by Graduate School of Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia, in the months of March, June, September, and December. It is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal dedicated to enhancing and disseminating scholarly work in the form of conceptual and research-based articles within the fields of teaching English as a second or foreign language (TESL/TEFL), English language learning, ESL/EFL language teachers' training and education, English linguistics, translation, and literature, which have not been published or are under consideration elsewhere.
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Developing an Interactive Multimedia Based on Local Culture for Teaching Writing Narrative Texts for the Eighth Graders sulistiyanto, sigit; Faridi, Abdurrachman; Saleh, Mursid
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 4 (2018): December 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v8i4.24993

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This study describes developing an interactive multimedia based on local culture for teaching writing narrative texts for the eighth graders. In the process of developing the materials, this study addressed four problems: (1) What are existing materials available to teach students of eight graders of Junior High School?(2) What is the initial condition of students before using the narrative texts materials developed based on local culture through interactive multimedia?(3) How is interactive multimedia developed based on local culture for year eight students of junior high school?(4) How effective is the developed interactive multimedia based on local culture used for teaching writing narrative text?.In developing the narrative text materials through interactive multimedia, the method, Research and Development (R & D) was adapted and simplified from the development stages of Borg and Gall. The process started from doing a survey. Then, it was followed by developing materials through interactive multimedia, experts and teachers validation, doing first revision, trying out the materials, doing second revision, and ended by producing the final product. The developed product is the materials of narrative text through interactive multimedia. The result of the narrative text learning media was narrative corner, grammar pitstop, writing section, and evaluation.
The Use of Appraisal and Debate Structure in English Debate Competition of Senior High School Students Mardiana, Mardiana
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 3 (2018): September 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v8i3.25139

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This study aimed to explain the appraisal system manifested in students’ debate competition, the students’ realization of using appraisal, and the contribution of appraising items to debate structure. By using discourse analysis, the data which are in the form of transcripts from video recordings were analyzed in both tables of appraising items and debate structure. Several methods of analyzing data were done including transcribing, reading, categorizing, and analyzing. In order to validate the findings, the data and the analysis of this study had been examined and judged by one lecturer in West Nusa Tenggara as the expert of appraisal and debate. The findings map out the higher use of appreciation in attitude, disclaim in engagement, and force in graduation applied. The use of appreciation items makes students’ speeches more appreciative than personal and emotional. While a high occurrence of disclaim is applied for denying the debaters’ arguments from the opponent team, and the use of force of graduation is to express meaning when describing the situation or complaining about the statements and build up persuasion by assessing the degree of intensity of qualities and processes. Furthermore, the appraising items are more realized when students were doing rejection by using the low degree of gradability. Those appraising items are also highly found in both substantive arguments and rebuttal as the longer parts for explaining the substantial points in the debate competition.
Implementation of Three Metafunctions in Verbal Language and Visual Image of Students’ Textbook Pertama, Tia; Rukmini, Dwi; Bharati, Dwi Anggani Linggar
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 4 (2018): December 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v8i4.25322

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This study is aimed to explain the implementation of three metafunctions in verbal language and visual image of students’ textbook to see how the meaning is processed through different modes and how they relate each other to shape a meaningful text. The subject of the study is the students as the users of the book and regarding the object of the research, this study investigated chosen data which contain verbal language and image in the students’ textbook. There are 80 pictures being analyzed in this study. This research is a descriptive qualitative and uses two instruments to collect the data. The first is the checklist of verbal analysis by Eggins (2004) to analyze the verbal language that represents three metafunctions in the textbooks. The second is the checklist table for visual image analysis by applying the theory of Van Leeuween (2006). The results of the study showed that in verbal language, the ideational metafunction is dominated by the relational process which means that the text is about giving information or attribute to something and it is realized through the nominal group of sentences. Interpersonal metafunction is dominated by statement speech acts which shows that the text mostly in the form of declarative mood. Textual metafunction contains multiple themes in this textbook to give the variety of ideas. In the visual image, ideational metafunction is realized through mostly the narrative process which is the reactional process. Interpersonal metafunction is realized through the indirect gaze with the long shot and horizontal frontal angle. The textual metafunction is dominated by the left-right value.
The Realization of Teachers’ Code Switching in Instructional Process. Musmuliadi, Musmuliadi; Mujiyanto, Januarius; Sutopo, Djoko
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 4 (2018): December 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v8i4.25324

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The objectives of this study were to explain the way teachers switch their language in instructional process, to explain the students’ understanding of teachers’ code-switching instructional process in the classroom, and to explain the students’ perception of teachers’ code-switching in instructional process.This research employed qualitative research. The subjects of this study were 3 English teachers and 152 students of SMA Al-Mas’udiyah Bandungan. The data were collected by using audio recording, test, questionnaires, and observation. The results of this study showed that first, there were three ways of english teacher to switch their language in instructional process those are: Inter-sentential code switching, Intra-sentential switching and Emblematic/tag switching. Second, students’ mean score were less than 70. Meaning that, the students understanding of teachers' code switching is categorized low understanding. Third, the students’ perception indicated to positive perception because the majority of students (45%) stated agree with those statements, followed (38%) students stated strongly agree with those statements. Meanwhile, (17%) of the students stated disagree with those statements.
The Appraisal of Eulogies Delivered at Mrs. Lee Kuan Yew Memorial Service Maula, Inayatul; Sutopo, Djoko; Fitriati, Sri Wuli
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 4 (2018): December 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v8i4.25506

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The study reports the appraisal analysis and the rhetorical structure of eulogies delivered at Mrs. Lee Kuan Yew memorial service. Eulogies are meant to remember the person who died in a positive light, and offer an opportunity to speak about who the deceased was and the ways in which she or he made a difference in the lives of family, friends, and his or her community. Since eulogy contains praises for someone admired, and the speaker recalls the memories shared, he has to evaluate his feelings and relation by expressing attitude, his position towards the deceased, and gradable valuation. Such evaluation has to do with appraisal system. The research integrates the appraisal theory proposed by Martin and White (2005) and rhetorical structure (Kunkel and Dennis, 2003). This study employs discourse analysis method of research. The findings reveals that the eulogies have primarily used the judgement resources rather than affect and appreciation within the attitude system. As eulogizing function, the eulogy composed largely of laudation and praise, the use of judgement appraising items shows how the eulogizer’s assessment towards the admiring behaviour of the deceased during her life. Moreover, the utilization of the rhetorical structure contributes to the achievement of the communicative purpose of eulogy. Through the well-structured eulogies, the eulogizers heighten the audience member’s feelings of regard, love, and appreciation for the deceased.
Children’s Production of Interlanguage in Speaking English As The Foreign Language kusumaningtyas, yulia shinta; Rukmini, Dwi; Fitriati, Sri Wuli
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 4 (2018): December 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v8i4.25697

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Acquiring English as a foreign language and using it as a second language (L2) in early years (children up to six years old) at immersion education happen to some process. In that process, the children tend to use L2 spontaneously and produce interlanguage as stated by Selinker (1977). This study aimed to describe children’s production of interlanguage through the features, startegies used by the children in anticipating the influence of native and target language, and the causes. It was a qualitative research of SLA in English-speaking environment. The research subjects were two non-native teachers and fifteen Kindergarten I Integrity students of Bina Bangsa School Semarang. The data were obtained by recording their daily conversation at school for about three months and having interview with the class teachers. The audio and video recordings were transcribed then analyzed based on SLA frameworks proposed by Brown (1973) and Ellis (1985) and interlanguage frameworks drawn on Selinker (1972), Adjemian (1976) and Faerch & Kasper (1983). The interview result were used to get more opinions regarding the interlanguage phenomenon. The results indicated that the students produced interlanguage systematically, permeably, and dynamically. They used strategies of L2 learning and L2 communication to anticipate the influence of their native and target language. Moreover, the students produced interlanguage for some reasons. It was because of language transfer, overgeneralization, and their development of grammatical morphemes, negation, interrogation, and reflexive pronoun in the process of SLA. Language transfer was the main cause of interlanguage happened among the students.
The Influence of Teachers’ Code Switching on Students’ Understanding of Their Messages Haryanti, Ari Putri; Mujiyanto, Januarius; Faridi, Abdurrachman
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 4 (2018): December 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v8i4.25707

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In Indonesia, English is a compulsory subject that is learnt by students for the first time in junior high school. Although the teachers are expected to use English in the classroom, sometimes students do not understand the explanation. Code switching becomes a natural part of classroom interaction in foreign language classroom. Therefore, this study aimed to explain the use of code switching, students perceived the teachers’ code switching, the students respond to the teacher’s code-switching practices and the influence of teachers’ code-switching practices on students’ understanding in the teaching learning process. It was conducted at SMP N 1 Comal. The method used in this research was qualitative study. To get the data, researcher used observation, video recording, questionnaire and interview. The results of the study showed that first there were six functions of code switching in the foreign language classroom, those are to explain grammar, to manage classroom, to index a stance of empathy or solidarity, to translate words, to help students when they have difficulty in understanding and to emphasis some points. Second, the students preferred a combination of Indonesia and English in the classroom. Third, there were five responses from students in the teaching learning process, those were specific response, choral response, open-ended or students initiated response, silence and laughter. Fourth, teachers believed that code switching had positive influences in teaching English for their students.
The Comparison of Lexical Bundles in Conversation Texts between Four Corners and English Intensive Course Books Aini, Nurma; Faridi, Abdurrachman; Fitriati, Sri Wuli
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 4 (2018): December 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v8i4.25710

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Lexical bundle is a word combinations that usually hangs together. By identifying the lexical bundles, we can see what native usually say and or write in certain register. Therefore, the identification the lexical bundles would indicate to what extend the speaker speak native-like. The objectives of the study are (1) to compare the lexical bundles’ frequencies in conversation texts between Four Corners and English Intensive Course books, (2) to compare the lexical bundles’ structures in conversation texts between Four Corners and English Intensive Course books, (3) to compare the lexical bundles’ functions in conversation texts books between Four Corners and English Intensive Course books. This study is a corpus study. The data are the conversation texts which existed in two textbooks; Four Corners with native authors and English Intensive Course with non-native authors. The result revealed that (1) the frequency of lexical bundles in Four Corners are higher than in English Intensive Course books, (2) both Four Corners and English Intensive Course books more frequent in using lexical bundle that incorporate verb phrase fragments, (3) the dominant function of lexical bundles used in two textbooks are special function, most of them consist of simply inquiry. Theoretically, this research contributes to other researchers as a building block for its literature contribution in their review in the case of the similarity and the difference of the lexical bundles’ frequencies, structures, and functions.
The Effectiveness of Simulation and Role-Play in Teaching Speaking for Students with Different Levels of Motivation Lutfi, Agus Adib; Sutopo, Djoko; Rukmini, Dwi
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 4 (2018): December 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v8i4.24828

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Simulation and role play as techniques of teaching have been studied and believed to be effective for teaching speaking. In speaking class, students’ interest and motivation were also improved as effect of the techniques.This study aimed at examining the effectiveness of simulation and role-play as techniques of teaching speaking to the students with different levels of motivation. The design of this research was quasi-experimental study with 2 X 2 factorial designs. The independent variables were simulation and role play technique while dependent variable was students’ speaking ability. The data were gathered through a test, questionnaire, observation, and informal interview with teachers and students. Then, I analyzed the result from questionnaire and speaking test using t-test and ANOVA.The results of this study showed that simulation technique to teach speaking to the students with high and low motivation (80.8 and 65) and role-play technique is (71.9 and 70.9). Mean score of simulation technique was higher than role-play technique and and the total mean of the students with high motivation was higher than the students with low motivation. However, both of techniques were effective to students with high and low motivation. The value of sig. of techniques and motivation was 0.00. It meant that sig.value was lower than 0.05. It indicated that there was significant difference between techniques and students’ motivation to teach speaking. In other words, speaking techniques were able to improve students’ speaking competence and those correlated directly with the level of students’ motivation.Based on the result of the study, it can be inferred that students were getting advantages of using simulation and role-play techniques to teach speaking. The students’ score was significantly increased. they were also indirectly motivated to speak English and they gradually forgot the negative feeling such as shyness and lack of confidence
The Ideational Meaning in Khalil Gibran’s work “The Prophet” Kristiani, Isti; Sutopo, Djoko; Warsono, Warsono
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 4 (2018): December 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v8i4.25590

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Literary language is the link between fellow members of society in social and cultural activities, but the style of language in literature is different from the language in daily conversation. This study focused on reporting the analysis of ideational meaning realized in Khalil Gibran’s work “The Prophet”. Therefore, this study aimed to explain the realization of processes of transitivity realized in Khalil Gibran’s work “The Prophet” and the realization of circumstance of transitivity realized in Khalil Gibran’s work “The Prophet”. This study was chosen because the language in the poetry is different from language in the daily conversation. Interpreting meaning of poetry use transitivity to explain how a meaning is represented in a sentence. This study was a qualitative which the data taken from the internet and chosen the collection of poetry in Khalil Gibran’s work. The data were gathered through observation sheet and analysed using the theory of transitivity. The result of this study showed that all processes of transitivity were realised in Khalil Gibran’s work, material processes was the highest frequency with total 609, and material processes were dominated among processes. The study also showed that only five circumstances of transitivity were realized in Khalil Gibran’s work. The circumstance of location was the highest frequency with total 170. By learning the ideational meaning, teacher and student will be able to interpret every meaning in poetry. For the next future research, it can be reference to analyses kinds of literature by using transitivity.