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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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The Effect of Discovery Learning and Direct Instruction on EFL Learners with Different Learning Styles Munfa'ati, Heny; Mujiyanto, Januarius; Suwandi, Suwandi
English Education Journal Vol 10 No 3 (2020): September 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v10i1.37131

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This study is experimental research with a factorial design which aimed to find out the effect of discovery learning and direct instruction on EFL learners with different learning style (The Tenth Graders of SMA Negeri 15 Semarang). The samples of the study were tenth graders of SMA Negeri 15 Semarang in the 2018/2019 academic year. There were two classes, experimental class I and experimental class II which every class consisted of 20 students. Direct Instruction method was used in the experimental class I, while Discovery Learning method was used in experimental class II. To know-how is the effect of direct instruction to visual and auditory and how is the effect of discovery learning to visual and auditory, T-test was used. To know-how is the difference in the achievement between visual and auditory by using direct instruction and discovery learning, students’ mean scores in experimental classes I and II were compared. While two-way ANOVA with F-test at the 5% (0.05) level of significance was used to know how significant relationships among the methods and the learning style. The result of this study showed that direct instruction and discovery learning methods are effective to be used in teaching writing for visual and auditory learning style students. There were no significant differences in achievement between visual and auditory learning style students using direct instruction and discovery learning methods. For the interaction among the variables, it shows that there was no interaction among the methods, students’ learning style, and students’ writing skill.
Metadiscourse and Rethorical Moves in English Abstract Section of Undergraduate Students' Final Project at Universitas PGRI Ronggolawe, Tuban Hadi, Dholiful; Warsono, Warsono; Faridi, Abdurrahman
English Education Journal Vol 10 No 3 (2020): September 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v10i1.37661

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The aims of the research are to analyze how metadiscourse types is used to accompany the moves in English abstract section of undergraduate students' final project, to explain how rhetorical moves are used in English abstract section of undergraduate students' final project, and to enlighten how metadiscourse functions are applied in relation to the rhetorical moves in the abstract section of undergraduate students' final project at Universitas PGRI Ronggolawe, Tuban. The research was descriptive qualitative research in order to answer the research problem definitely. The research identifies the meaning reflected and particular characteristic in the use of rhetorical moves and metadiscourse. The result shows that the use of interactive metadiscourse tends to be dominant in students' final project abstracts. Almost all of students write the methods of rhetorical moves in their abstract. The move gives a good indication of the information on data, procedures and methods used. The further researchers on teaching writing the final project abstract are suggested to conduct both metadiscourse and rhetorical moves aspect so the students will become more capable of determining the particular kinds of metadiscourse which should be applied in each move of writing abstract.
Implementation of Kahoot as a Digital Assessment Tool in English Formative Test for Students of SMP Negeri 2 Temanggung in the Academic Year of 2019/2020 Sofyana, Andi Widdaya; Faridi, Abdurrachman; Shakiyya, Zulfa
English Education Journal Vol 10 No 4 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v10i4.38619

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The paper aims to investigate the applicability of the Kahoot as a digital assessment tool. The participants of this study were 32 students of 8G at SMP Negeri Temanggung in the academic year 2019/2020. Kahoot was implemented in English formative test. This is a mixed method with survey technique to collect data and qualitative descriptive analysis to analyze the data. The results of the study indicated that the students thought that Kahoot was enjoyable, informative, useful, and fine. Those were analyzed in descriptive qualitative method. The finding reveals five results: Students good perception on using Kahoot in their English formative test. They can actively participate on the test and get the result directly from the teacher after all the students finished the test. The validity, reliability, and practicality of the test can be seen from the content that has been designed by the researcher, the practical usage of the application is also become the important aspect to be analyzed. Due to COVID -19 the students and teacher cannot do the test in the classroom setting whereas they do the test at home, the effectiveness of using this application compare to paper based is more effective that paper based. The students can enjoy doing the test at home and they didn’t need to come to school. The implications are not only good for teacher and students, but also for the school, stake holder that is really helped by the existence of the application during distance learning.Keywords: Kahoot, Digital assessment tool, and English formative test.
Translation Techniques and Quality of Indonesian-English Translation of Captions in Pekalongan Batik Museum Nurpermadi, Erwin Dwi; Hartono, Rudi; Sutopo, Djoko
English Education Journal Vol 10 No 4 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v10i4.38727

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This study aims to classify and identify how the translation techniques and quality achieved in Indonesian-English translation of Captions in Pekalongan Batik Museum. The aim is broken down into translation techniques, accuracy, acceptability, readability, and the translation quality influenced by translation techniques. The data of this study is the captions in Pekalongan batik museum written in Indonesian and English. The limitation of this study covers up the translation techniques and quality of Indonesian-English Translation of captions in Pekalongan Batik Museum. Descriptive qualitative research is employed in this study. The data gathered through 331 sentences for translation techniques and 30 texts in the form of captions for being investigated in translation quality. The results show that thirteen of the eighteen translation techniques proposed by Molina and Albir (2002) are chosen by the translator. They are: literal translation, reduction, borrowing, addition, generalization, modulation, established equivalent, transposition, adaptation, particularization, linguistic amplification, linguistic compression, and calque. The result of the analysis in the translation quality shows that the captions in Pekalongan batik museum as accurate, acceptable, and readable translation.
The Use of Formulaic Expressions in the Reading Texts of Senior High School Textbooks Grade XI Wibowo, Yudha Pambudi; Rukmini, Dwi
English Education Journal Vol 10 No 4 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v10i4.38742

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The present study investigated formulaic expressions in Senior High School textbooks grade XI that are written by non-native speakers. The objectives of this study are (1) to describe the types of formulaic expressions in the reading texts of grade XI of Senior High School Textbooks (2) to analyze reading texts of grade XI of Senior High School textbooks in order to explain the functions of formulaic expressions, (3) to evaluate reading texts of grade XI of Senior High School textbooks in order to explain the appropriateness of formulaic expressions. The data were taken from reading texts in the English textbooks. The units of analysis were major and minor clauses that contain formulaic expressions. The main category of formulaic expressions was based on Biber, Johansson, Leech, Conrad, and Finegan’s (1999) structural category of formulaic expressions. An observation sheet was used as a research instrument. This study showed that (1) not all of lexical bundles variants were fully applied in the reading texts. There were not many examples of idiomatic phrases in the reading texts, (2) formulaic expressions in the reading texts presented various functions, (3) few lexical bundles and free combinations of verb + particles were not appropriately used in the reading texts. The present study revealed that few of formulaic expressions in the reading texts are unnatural. Therefore, the reading texts need improvement. This study offers suggestions especially to the textbook authors regarding the naturalness of formulaic expressions. This study reminds EFL teachers to be more aware of the use of formulaic expressions.
The Impact of Teachers’ Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication on Students’ Motivation in Learning English Megawati, Wahyu; Hartono, Rudi
English Education Journal Vol 10 No 4 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v10i4.39157

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The objectives of this study are to explain the use of teachers’ verbal communication, teachers’ non-verbal communication, and the impact of teachers’ verbal communication and non-verbal communication on students' motivation in learning English.This study used the framework of teachers’ talk proposed by Sinclair and Brazil (1985) and Wang and Loewen (2015) to analyze the teachers’ verbal communication and non-verbal communication in the English classroom. Data were taken from lesson transcripts and teachers’ behaviors from the video recordings. Using the teachers’ utterances and teachers’ behaviors as the unit of analysis, procedures of analyzing data include: organizing and preparing the data, coding, describing, and interpreting. To validate the findings, initial results of the analysis had been examined by data source triangulation and using focused group discussion. Findings showed that the most-used teachers’ verbal communication is questioning while the most-used teachers’ non-verbal communication is hand movements and facial expressions. The most-motivating teachers’ verbal communication is questions and the most-motivating teachers’ non-verbal communication comes from facial expressions.
Libyan Students’ Syntactic and Semantic Problems in Using Phrasal Verbs to Write English Texts Salem Mohammed, Abdelraouf; Mujiyanto, Januarius; Faridi, Abdurrahman
English Education Journal Vol 10 No 4 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v10i4.39230

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This study aimed to explore the existence of syntactic problems and semantic problems and to explain the relation of syntactic problems to semantic problems among Libyan students in using phrasal verbs during writing English texts. The participants in this study were ten Libyan students studying in three Universities in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. The ten participants were from different majors of Master and Doctoral degrees. They can use English language in their study so they have a basic knowledge of English. The data were ten English which taken by Libyan students as previous papers. In this study, the researcher used a descriptive qualitative method to analyze the data. The results showed that Libyan students have three problems related to adverb insertion, particle placement and fronting particle and they have semantic problems in understanding the meanings in the semantic classes of phrasal verbs and semantic (non-)compositionality. Finally, the researcher found out that the syntactic behaviour of particles depends on semantic (non-)compositionality.
Subtitling Techniques and the Quality of Indonesian Subtitles of The English Teacher Hudi, Anugrah Cahyo; Hartono, Rudi; Yuliasri, Issy
English Education Journal Vol 10 No 4 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v10i4.39284

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Translation in Indonesia is not only used in literary or scientific texts, but also in an audio visual field such as a movie. Many movies in Indonesia come from other countries and use English language. In this case, movie subtitling is needed to make the audience understand the subtitles more easily. This study analyzed the subtitles of a movie called The English Teacher. This study used a descriptive qualitative method and employed documentation and questionnaire to collect data. The English and Indonesian movie scripts were distributed to Indonesian adult target readers to examine the techniques and its quality. In this study, a theory from Molina and Albir (2002) was used to analyze the techniques and the quality assessment was based on a theory from Nababan (2012). There were 12 techniques found in the subtitles. The most dominant technique used by the translator was literal. To analyze the translation quality, 18 respondents participated as the raters; 3 expert readers and 15 adults target readers. The results revealed that there were 1286 data. Based on Nababan, the maximum score of the quality was 3, while the average score of accuracy, acceptability, and readability was 2.67, 2.79, and 2.86. This study also found a relation between types of techniques employed in translation and its quality. It can be concluded that the qualities of the subtitles were accurate, acceptable, and readable.
Flouting of Grice’s Maxims in the Humorous Utterances in American Situation Comedy 2 Broke Girls Rafika, Rahmi; Yuliasri, Issy; Warsono, Warsono
English Education Journal Vol 10 No 4 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v10i4.39465

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In daily life, when people interact, they sometimes use humorous utterances in the conversation. Humor may occur because the speakers flout Grice’s maxims. This study aims to describe how Grice’s maxims flout in the humorous utterances in American Situation Comedy 2 Broke Girls in Season 6 Episode 3-9 and the humorous utterances usually contain laughter. The finding of this study shows that all types of maxims were flouted by the actors and there are different language styles involved in the conversations. The maxim which is flouted the most is quantity and the language style which is found the most is hyperbole. The contents of situation which cause the actors to flout Grice’s maxims are as follows; the actors flout maxim of quality when they say something which is blatantly untrue or they lacks adequate. Then, in flouting of maxim of quantity, the actors sometimes give too little information and too much information. The third, the actors flouts maxim of manner when they say ambiguous, sometime being obscure. Last, the actors flout the maxim of relation if they say something irrelevant in responding to the previous topic. This study can be concluded that Grice’s maxims flouted in humorous utterances and the language styles are also found. The most dominant maxim that flouted is quantity.
Flouting of Grice’s Maxims in the Humorous Utterances in American Situation Comedy 2 Broke Girls Rafika, Rahmi; Yuliasri, Issy; Warsono, Warsono
English Education Journal Vol 10 No 4 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v10i4.39465

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In daily life, when people interact, they sometimes use humorous utterances in the conversation. Humor may occur because the speakers flout Grice’s maxims. This study aims to describe how Grice’s maxims flout in the humorous utterances in American Situation Comedy 2 Broke Girls in Season 6 Episode 3-9 and the humorous utterances usually contain laughter. The finding of this study shows that all types of maxims were flouted by the actors and there are different language styles involved in the conversations. The maxim which is flouted the most is quantity and the language style which is found the most is hyperbole. The contents of situation which cause the actors to flout Grice’s maxims are as follows; the actors flout maxim of quality when they say something which is blatantly untrue or they lacks adequate. Then, in flouting of maxim of quantity, the actors sometimes give too little information and too much information. The third, the actors flouts maxim of manner when they say ambiguous, sometime being obscure. Last, the actors flout the maxim of relation if they say something irrelevant in responding to the previous topic. This study can be concluded that Grice’s maxims flouted in humorous utterances and the language styles are also found. The most dominant maxim that flouted is quantity.