Thao, Phan Thi Kim Language autonomy is one of aspects in second language acquisition. It becomes vital theme for many scholars and researchers to investigate how language learners take responsibility for their study. The current paper attempts to examine language autonomy strategies were used EFL Vietnamese students to engage the language process as well as… Continue reading EFL Vietnamese Students towards Language Learning Autonomy
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Problems Encountered by Learners and How to Deal with Them in Learning English as A Foreign Language
NURAENI, NURAENI In the process of learning English, EFL learners undergo many difficulties and give negative attitude towards the language. This research is conducted to respond this phenomenon. The aim of this research is to find out problems encountered by students who learn English as a foreign language and how they cope with the problems.… Continue reading Problems Encountered by Learners and How to Deal with Them in Learning English as A Foreign Language
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
Improving Students’ Critical Thinking to Develop Variety Essays through Picture Word Inductive Model
Rosyada, Amrina Teaching English as a Foreign Language for students in English Education Program sounds less difficult. However, teaching English for Academic Writing that students have to develop their original writings in the form of essays is a great challenge. Most students do not know where to start their writings, how to generate their thoughts,… Continue reading Improving Students’ Critical Thinking to Develop Variety Essays through Picture Word Inductive Model
Social Media Tools at Developing Academic Writing Skills
Charan, Aftab Ahmed Facebook is considered as an effective Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) form. It is estimated that 2/3rd majority of Pakistani Facebook users are below 24 years old. The users spent around 40 minutes every day on facebook. They are either reading posts or responding by different emojis or comments. The study attempts to… Continue reading Social Media Tools at Developing Academic Writing Skills
‘What are girls made of?’ A Critical Discourse Analysis
Pelawi, Rinawati Abstract This study is a critical discourse analysis towards an advertisement campaign by one of famous sport brands. Critical Discourse Analysis has been used mainly to examine how language is used to convey power and ideology in both written and oral discourse. There have been many studies on critical discourse analysis, however there… Continue reading ‘What are girls made of?’ A Critical Discourse Analysis
AN An Analysis of Adjacency Pairs in The Conversation between David Frost and Paul Mc.Cartney
siahaan, junita This study investigated about the adjacency pairs in the conversation between David Frost and Paul Mc.Cartney. The aims of this study are to find out what types of adjacency pairs appeared in the conversation and what types of communicative function contained in the conversation between David and Paul. This research used qualitative descriptive… Continue reading AN An Analysis of Adjacency Pairs in The Conversation between David Frost and Paul Mc.Cartney
Environment Analysis: Designing an ESP Curriculum for the students of early-childhood education in PAUD As-Salam
Fatkhiyati, Nurrahma Restia Environment analysis is one of the important processes in designing curriculum. It aims to examine the situational factors that strongly affect the course and learners. The purpose of this paper is to explain how to execute environment analyses for the early childhood education for the golden age children using 2013 Curriculum in… Continue reading Environment Analysis: Designing an ESP Curriculum for the students of early-childhood education in PAUD As-Salam
English in Higher Education Context: A Comparative Study of Indonesia and Thailand Students
Hadiati, Chusni English grows fast in Southeast Asia due to the importance of it as the language of modernization and international communication. Thailand and Indonesia are both located in Southeast Asia with their own national language, Thai and Bahasa Indonesia and thus English in both countries functions as a foreign language. This research tries to… Continue reading English in Higher Education Context: A Comparative Study of Indonesia and Thailand Students