Rizky Firdhani, Anggi This research is entitled “Inclusion Strategies Used by The United States Newspapers Published in COCA in Representing Islam”. The data of this research are sentences containing inclusion strategies in the news related to Islam, and those news are taken from the United States newspapers published in Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA).… Continue reading Inclusion Strategies Used by the United States Newspapers Published in COCA in Representing Islam
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Exploring Values through Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition
Wijirahayu , Suciana Common problems faced by English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in Indonesia especially in Junior high school level are developing students’ cognitive, affective, and psychomotor ability. Although there are supporting factors such as qualified teachers, appropriate basic teaching media, and supporting school environment, yet the issues have not been resolved. Cooperative… Continue reading Exploring Values through Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition
Developing a Local-Based Book as a Supplementary English Teaching Material for Undergraduate Students
Prancisca, Stella The present paper develops an English reading book that embeds local values of West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia, represented by plants used by local people for medication. The book will help language learners in two ways. First, it helps the learners with familiar information which they have found in their daily lives.… Continue reading Developing a Local-Based Book as a Supplementary English Teaching Material for Undergraduate Students
The Assessment of non-English Lecturer English Skills through TOEFL Training and Test at a Private College in Jakarta
Pratama Putra, Octa The lecturers are supposed to increase their English competence which is indicated by their TOEFL scores. This research is aimed to know the measurement of English skills toward the non-English lecturers from different background by joining the TOEFL training and test. There are twenty selected-lecturers to join it at one of Private… Continue reading The Assessment of non-English Lecturer English Skills through TOEFL Training and Test at a Private College in Jakarta
Investigating Hots on Learning English for Computer for the Fourth Semester English Students at STMIK Pelita Nusantara Medan
Helentina Napitupulu, Merlin The aim of this research is to investigate Higher Order Thinking Skills of Students’ at STMIK Pelita Nusantara Medan majoring Informatics Engineering on learning English for Computer. The population of this research is the fourth semester English students at STMIK Pelita Nusantara Medan. The total population is 154 students and as the… Continue reading Investigating Hots on Learning English for Computer for the Fourth Semester English Students at STMIK Pelita Nusantara Medan
Grammatical Problems Experienced by English Department Students at Vocational Higher Education
Aisyiyah, Siti Learning English as a second language requires students to learn English skills and components, including grammar. English Department students, as second language learners, are required to have good grammar acquisition. However, they usually make errors related to grammatical rules. This study was aimed to identify and analyze some grammatical problems experienced by the… Continue reading Grammatical Problems Experienced by English Department Students at Vocational Higher Education
Developing Assessment Specifications on the Basis of European Profiling Grid (Epg) Digital Media Enabling Competences for Undergraduate English Education Program
Nurkhamidah, Neni This research aims at developing assessment specifications on the basis of European Profiling Grid (EPG) digital media enabling competences for undergraduate English education program. The data used in this research are digital media enabling competence in the syllabi of five universities in Indonesia and digital media enabling competence in EPG document. This research… Continue reading Developing Assessment Specifications on the Basis of European Profiling Grid (Epg) Digital Media Enabling Competences for Undergraduate English Education Program
Negative Representation of Indonesian Female Workers in Hong Kong in Two Articles of South China Morning Post
Catra Denira, Antya This research is entitled “Negative Representation of Indonesian Female Workers in Hong Kong in Two Articles of South China Morning Post.” This research aims to analyze the elements used by South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong daily, in representing Indonesian female workers negatively on micro level in the macrostructure, superstructure, and… Continue reading Negative Representation of Indonesian Female Workers in Hong Kong in Two Articles of South China Morning Post
Pilot Study: Malaysian University Students’ Attitudes towards Wiki Writing as an Alternative Assessment
Hussein, Nur Hafezah Recently, alternative assessment has gained increasing attention especially in the context of Malaysian tertiary education. In line with this, the present study aimed at investigating Malaysian university students’ attitudes towards the use of wiki writing as an alternative assessment in English learning. 29 university students participated in this study and data was… Continue reading Pilot Study: Malaysian University Students’ Attitudes towards Wiki Writing as an Alternative Assessment
Using Different Forms of Assessment to Assess Young Language Learners
Andhini, Rifa Using different forms of assessment is beneficial. The practice will increase the reliability of the assessment itself and enable teachers to obtain deeper and richer information regarding students’ abilities. Even though it might present numerous challenges, applying the principle in assessment for young language learners can be advantageous as well. Thus, literature review… Continue reading Using Different Forms of Assessment to Assess Young Language Learners