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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 Discourse of Satire in Indonesia Political Cartoons At “Poliklitik.com” Sulistyowati, Lilis; Hidayat, Didin Nuruddin; Alek, Alek; Nugraha, Dadan
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.v10i4.38092

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A specific cartoon is commonly used to lead public opinion to a particular phenomenon. It is created to realize or to ask people opinions or thought on political issues. This study analyzed the satire of political cartoons selected in the themes of “ Rancangan Undang-Undang Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana ” (RUU KUHP) or The Draft of the Book of Criminal Law relating three articles on human right, livestock, and land in Indonesia in September 2019. This study identified the satirical messages delivered by cartoonists based on the verbal and visual as text analysis, discourse practices analysis on the netizens’ comments in cartoon column, and sociocultural analysis becoming the backdrop of these political cartoons. This study employed a descriptive qualitative method using a framework by Fairclough (2000). The findings showed that these political cartoons were used to satire the government and the House of Representatives to reject several drafts considered detrimental to society. This research is expected to be a useful input for the community to understand that cartoons can be used to convey social criticism. Also, people will realize that political cartoons are not only just fun for the humour, but also understand the message expressed by cartoonists in their work. For related media, cartoons can be used to convey social criticism by promoting its benefits for all levels of society.
Teachers’ perception, plan, implementation and assessment of Letterland in teaching English vocabulary Istifadah, Hanna; Anggani Linggar Bharati, 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.v10i4.38914

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Letterland is a child-friendly, multi-sensory system to teach English for children. It is highly a sophisticated teaching technique that combines stories with pictograms of letters. However, many teachers claimed to have difficulties in implementing it properly. This study aimed to investigate how teachers perceived, planned, implemented and assessed Letterland in teaching English vocabulary and analyzed the alignment and misalignment of teachers’ perception, plan, implementation and asessment of Letterland. A case study as a part of qualitative research design was employed in this study. By using purposeful sampling technique, two English teachers from Star Kiddy Preschool Semarang were involved. There were four instruments to collect the data, namely questionnaire, interview, document analysis and classroom observation. The findings of this study revealed that the English teachers had positive responses to questionnaire data and interview data dealing with Letterland and its implementation. In addition, Letterland designed well in lesson plan by teachers. Nevertheless, Letterland technique was conducted less succesfully in the classroom. This was due to several problems such as limited time, lack of preparation and teachers’ lack of creativity. Furthermore, as the implementation of teacher’s assessment, it has already met the standard of assessment on curriculum PAUD 2013. At last, the alignment of those teachers’ perception, plan and assessment toward Letterland were related to each other. Eventhough teacher’s positive perception did not align with their implementation in the classroom. That was because teachers missed some stages that should be added in the classroom.
English - Indonesian Translation of Idiomatic Expressions Found in The Adventure of Tom Sawyer: Strategies Used and Resulted Equivalence Ahdillah, Muhammad Zidni Ilman; 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.v10i4.38990

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This study was focused on the analysis of idiomatic expressions translated from English into Bahasa Indonesia from novel “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer. The analysis included on the translation strategies utilized by translator in transferring idiomatic expression and the relationship toward translation strategies and equivalence of idiomatic expression translation. The results of the study showed that (1) free translation strategy became the frequent strategy used by the translator of the novel which led to the conclusion that in rendering idiomatic expression in the children literary book was mostly done by re-creating the idiomatic expressions in the target language. (2) the translator tended to re-create the words and phrases in the target language neglecting the words and grammatical units of source language in order to get the similar meaning and essence of the source language (3) the use of translation strategies in the translation of idiomatic expression had close relationship with the resulted equivalence of idiomatic expression in Indonesian. In translating the idiomatic expression, it is better if the translator knows the context of the situation where the narrator tells about the story in the novel to improve the quality of the translation. In addition, it is also recommended that the use of translation strategy in rendering idiomatic expression should be based on the genre of the text and also the target readers in order to achieve best quality of equivalence.
The Effectiveness of Role-Play and Information-Gap in E – Teaching Speaking Skill for High-Low Self-Confident Students Rafsanjani, Ali Akbar; Suwandi, Suwandi; Linggar Bharati, Dwi Anggani
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.v10i4.39569

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Teaching speaking is not easy. The teacher has to use an appropriate technique in teaching speaking. The research problem came from the Eighth Grade students of SMPN 1 Arjawinangun Cirebon. The students were passive in conversation when someone talked in English because the teacher taught using traditional method which made them bored and could not give feedback in English conversation. On the students’ side, they get difficulties in learning speaking because they felt bored and passive during teaching and learning process. This research aims to explain how significant the students’ achievement taught by using role play and information gap technique conducted with high and low self-confident of students in e-teaching speaking context. The research design was a quasi-experimental design with a 2x2 factorial design involving the eighth-grade students SMPN 1 Arjawinangun, Cirebon as the research participants. There were two experimental groups involved. The students’ different self-confidence was taken as a factor that might influence the techniques. In collecting the data, the writer used speaking test to get students’ scores and questionnaires made by Google Form and on-line system. The data was analyzed using ANOVA to answer the main hypotheses. Based on the analysis of the significance score was 0.178 which was higher than 0.05. It can be concluded that there was no significant difference on the students’ achievement taught by role play and information-gap for students with high and low self-confidence. This research is expected to give a contribution to the research such as giving appropriate technique to teach speaking in e-learning.
The Relationship between Communication Strategies and Language Proficiency among the English Department Students of IAIN Kudus Widyaningrum, Leily; Faridi, Abdurrachman; Saleh, Mursid
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.v10i4.40035

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In foreign language classes, students very often intend to express their ideas to listeners, but they realize that their linguistic or semantic structure is not available, then they give a pause before continuing their utterances. It means that they used communication strategies to close the gap between linguistic competence and communicative competence. Furthermore, many aspects related to the students’ communication strategies, one of that is language proficiency. This qualitative case study is set to investigate: (1) the use of communication strategies of students; (2) the language proficiency level of students; (3) the influence of communication strategies to the language proficiency. There are twelve students with high and low proficiency levels as the subject of this research which was taken purposively. They are the second-semester students of the English Education Department at IAIN Kudus in the academic year of 2019/2020. In this study, the researcher used observation, interview, and documentation as the sources of data. It is intended to address the research questions. The results revealed that (1) The students used stalling or time-gaining type and sub-types, namely fillers and self-repetition in which the most popular form of filler was “ehh, eee, and ehmm”; (2) High proficient students were infrequently to produce the error of grammar. While low proficient students often used non-verbal language. It means that students with high proficiency level can process words so that their utterances are more understandable; (3) Communication strategies influenced the language proficiency. It is because high proficient students are able to share their ideas and opinions freely than low proficient students who regularly produce errors of grammar. This study provides valuable contribution in introducing communication strategies and raising students’ awareness to actually use English in real-life communication.
The Effectiveness of Anticipation Guide and Visualization Strategies in Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students With High and Low Motivation Sari, Fitriana Kartika; Anggani L, Dwi; Faridi, Abdurrachman
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.v10i4.40042

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Teaching reading comprehension is not easy, the teacher must consider an appropriate strategy that can influence in the way of teaching-learning. The problem came from the Eight Grade students of SMPN 1 Kersana Brebes in the Academic year 2019/2020. The students lack motivation English subject because the teacher taught using conventional strategy which made them bored and could not achieve good score in English subject. The present study aims to explain how significant the students’ achievement taught by using anticipation guide and visualization strategies in teaching reading comprehension to students with high and low motivation. This study was a quasi-experimental design with a 2x2 factorial design conducted in eighth grade students at SMPN 1 Kersana, Brebes as the research participants. There are two experimental group involved. The students’ different level of motivation was taken as a factor that might influence the strategies. In collecting data, the writer used reading comprehension test to get students’ scores and questionnaires. The data was analyzed using ANOVA to answer the main hypotheses. Based on the analysis of the significance score was 0.000 which was lower than 0.05. It can be concluded that there was significance difference on the students’ achievement taught by anticipation guide and visualization for students with high and low motivation. This research is expected to give a contribution to give a contribution to English teaching learning such as giving appropriate strategy to teach reading comprehension.
Teacher’s Questioning to Promote High Order Thinking Skills in EFL Learning (A Case Study at Christian High School YSKI Semarang) Susilowati, Nunung; Hartono, Rudi; Astuti, Puji
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.v10i4.40496

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In the learning process, teachers should pose some questions in order to check what has been learnt and understood, to help them review previous learning, and assess whether students are ready or not to move forward and learn new information. Regarding that statement, questioning section in the learning process is important. The aim of this research was to find out how the teachers use the questioning section in the learning process to promote the students’ high order thinking skills which are divided into three skills that are analysing, evaluating and creating skill. This study implied case study research. The instruments used in this research were observation checklist, recording, interview and questionnaire. The main data was the teachers’ recording in the learning process. The subjects of this study were three teachers of a religion-based high school in Semarang, Central Java. and the students of that school. The findings of the study showed that the teachers used questioning section in their learning process. The kinds of questions used were mostly open questions and close question or yes/no questions. Those questions were used in order to make the students think more critically. The teachers think that high order thinking skill is so important for the students so they applied those skills maximally in the learning process and by questioning, the teacher could get some advantages such as they could assess the students and also know the students understanding toward the material given. It can be concluded that the use of teacher’s questioning could be a tool to promote students’ high order thinking skills in EFL learning. It is also suggested for the teachers to use more questioning section in the learning process.
The Role of Dynamic Autonomy Model and Teacher’s Participations to Foster Student’s Speaking Skill in Autonomous Learning Community Lasmiatun, Ika; 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.v10i4.41341

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The aims of the research are to explain how is the role of Dynamic Autonomy Model, and how is the participations of teacher in fostering English speaking skill in order to know its practicality in autonomous learning community. The research was qualitative case study research that used interview, questionnaire, classroom observation, and document analysis in order to answer the research questions definitely. By using purposive sampling, twenty students and one English teacher were selected in gathering the data from the questionniare. Then five students and one teacher did the interview to get deeper understanding about the issue. The result shows the role of Dynamic Autonomy Model is usefull to give reflections and foster the students in planning, choosing materials and methods, completing task, monitoring, evaluation, managing their learning, dealing with feelings, motivating themselves, and coopertaing with other. Further, the participations of teacher is irresplacable as a guide, facilitator, organizer and designer, cooperator, inspirator and supporter, monitor and evaluator, resource supplier, and atmosphere creator. In higher education, teachers are facing unprecedented changes with often larger classes, more diverse students with diverse needs, demands from state, society, and employers, thus, teacher’s training should be conducted regularly so that the teacher is able to understand clearly what the participation and the strategies as well as the updated teaching methodologies to broaden his horizon
Realization Of Assertive Speech Acts Performed By The National University Debating Championship Grand Final 2020 Perdana, Rizky Ramadhan; Bharati, Dwi Anggani Linggar; 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.v10i4.48119

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This study was focused on evaluating the realization of the assertive speech acts performed by the government and opposition teams in the NUDC Grand Final 2020. The analysis included the analysis of assertive speech acts, the comparison between the assertive speech act performed by both teams, and the pedagogical implication toward English education. The results of the study showed that twelve types of assertive speech acts were found in their utterances during their speech, such as asserting, arguing, informing, claiming, predicting, suggesting, stating, criticizing, rebutting, reminding, complaining, and reporting assertive speech act in which stating assertive speech act had achieved significant used during the government teams’ speeches. Meanwhile, arguing and criticizing assertive speech act almost reached the highest number of altogether just slightly below stating assertive speech act which confirmed that aside from the declarative statements employed within the arguments, the opposition team was revealed to show their strong disagreement toward the government team’s arguments. Moreover, the realization of the assertive speech act helps English education students to build their communicative skills by considering the purpose and structure of the assertive speech act. For further study, it is expected that future research could examine the combination of assertive speech act and the other speech acts in the debate since the speakers do not merely use assertive speech acts. Since this study also focused on the pedagogical implication for English education, it would be better if future research could scrutinize the implementation of speech acts during the ESL or EFL classroom.
THE PERFORMANCE OF EXPRESSIVE SPEECH ACTS AS FOUND ON WAYNE ROONEY’S FACEBOOK Tauchid, Ahmad; Rukmini, Dwi
English Education Journal Vol 6 No 1 (2016)
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People tended to show off their feelings in public. It meant that certain expressive acts were used. This study was to classify what types of expressive speech act were performed by Wayne Rooney on his Facebook, to describe how the expressive speech acts were performed by Wayne Rooney on his Facebook, and to describe how the effects of expressive speech acts performed by Wayne Rooney on the hearers. This study was using descriptive qualitative approach. The findings were that there were four types of expressive speech act on Wayne Rooney’s Facebook. They were congratulating, complimenting, thanking, and boasting. Expressive speech act of boasting was the most dominant one, namely 46%. Furthermore, each type was performed by Wayne Rooney either with direct expressive speech acts, or with the addition of preparatory acts, supportive acts, as well as the combination of both of them to modify the head acts as the main messages. Expressive speech acts of congratulating tended to cause the hearers to respond the same as what the speaker intended, namely congratulating. Meanwhile, expressive speech acts of complimenting, thanking, and boasting were most likely to cause the hearers to produce a large number of compliments as the responses.Â