scholarly journals Developing English materials for English for tourism

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Muhamad Argi Afriandi ◽  
Nur Fatimah
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Product Trial ◽  
Is Research ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Validated Instrument

The potential of tourism industry increases every year. The tourism sector is believed to be able to create centers of economic growth of the country. One of the institutions that play a role in tourism industry is English Education Department, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. This department cooperates with several tourism partners to train the students about tourism. There are two subjects about tourism named English for Tourism and Practicum on Tourism. The problem emerged from the students and materials. The students of English for Tourism lack of vocabulary and speaking. They need specific materials (textbook) for learning English about tourism. The materials of English for Tourism should be developed. Therefore, the objectives of the study are (1) developing English materials for English for Tourism; (2) finding out the possible English developed materials for English for Tourism.  This study is research and development. The steps are identifying potentials and problems, collecting the data, product design, product validation, product revision and product trial. The data were obtained from an instrument of which validation was from an expert of material, instrument expert. The validated instrument was used for subject trial assessment.  The subject of this research was the students of English for Tourism. Simple random sampling was used in this study. In composing the materials, the needs from the previous research by Effendi and Khafidhoh (2018) were one to consider in addition to the existing syllabus of English for Tourism in English Education Department. The product of this research is English developed materials (textbook) for English for Tourism. The total score of expert material’s validation is 82%, it shows that the developed materials are excellent. The mean of subject trial assessment is 82.94%, it shows that the product is excellent. The mean of the score validation and subject trial assessment is 82.47%, it is an excellent product.

scholarly journals THE IMPLICATION OF READING TECHNIQUE USE AND SELF-BELIEF TO READING COMPREHENSION IN UNIVERSITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
Rini Listyowati ◽  
Arisandi Setiyawan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Education ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Reading Technique ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Problem Data

Abstract: The research’s purpose is to perceive the implication of reading technique use and self-belief  to reading comprehension. This research is conducted to answer the problem do reading technique and self-belief fundamentally implication to college students’ reading comprehension. The problem was answered using alternative hypothesis stating reading technique and self-belief significantly implicate to college students’ reading comprehension. The reasearch used quantitative and research design is correlation. The subject of the reserach was 240 population students of English Education Department of Universitas Islam Madura Pamekasan. The sample was 150 students after being counted by Sloven theory. The sample was taken using simple random sampling with lottery media. The data was taken using questionnaire for reading technique which consisted of 30 points questions to know the frequency of reading technique use, questiannaire for self-belief which consisted of 9 questions for regulated learning and the answers scored using Likert Scale, the reading comprehension test consisted 40 questions were picked up from Longman Pre TOEFL reading test. The data were analyzed using regression formula to answer the reserach problem. Data analysis was counted using SPSS version 11.0. The result showed that reading technique and self-belief fundamentally implicate to the college students’ reading comprehension. It was authenticated by table of regression showing that the value of F is 14.339 (p<0.01). It meant that the data reject nul hypothesis and receive alternative hypothesis. It is substantiated reading technique and self-belief fundamentally to reading comprehension of students university.

scholarly journals EFL Student Difficulties of Online Learning During Coronavirus Pandemic at IAIN Langsa

At-Tafkir ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-167
Author(s):  
Muslem Muslem
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
English Education ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Student Difficulties ◽  
Internet Connection ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Subject

This research was aimed to find out the EFL students’ difficulties and psychological impact of online learning during coronavirus (COVID-19 ) at IAIN Langsa. This research used a qualitative approach. Documentation and interview were used to collect the data in this research. The subject of this research was EFL students of the English education department at the sixth-semester students of IAIN Langsa. The result of this research showed that the students encountered several difficulties in learning online consisting of; Internet data, internet connection, difficulties in doing assignments, intrusion, lack of experience in using technology, comprehending the lesson of EFL and interaction between students and lecturer. On the other hand, the psychological impact of online learning encountered by the students such as; frustration and feeling sadness

scholarly journals Cable TV: Bringing Home Native Speaker to Increase Listening Comprehension of the Students of English Education Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty Muria Kudus University

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rismiyanto Nuraeningsih
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
English Education ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Cable Tv ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Of Listening

This study investigated the use of cable TV to increase listening comprehension of the students of English education department of Muria Kudus University. The aims were to find out: (1) the listening comprehension achievement of the students taught by using cable TV, (2) the students’ response towards the teaching of listening comprehension class by using cable TV, and (3) the students’ difficulties when being involved in the listening class taught by using cable TV are. A classroom action research was conducted with three cycles. The data was collected by using test, observation checklist, & a questionnaire. The subject consisted of 29 students joining Advanced Listening class. The findings show that: (a) The listening comprehension achievement of the students taught by using cable TV in cycle I, II, & III is fair, (b) The students have enthusiasm and seriousness and motivation in joining the class in all cycles, (c) In cycle III the students’ difficulties when being involved in the listening comprehension class taught by using cable TV are more and more decreasing. Keywords: Cable TV, Listening Comprehension

scholarly journals The Optimization of Blended Learning in Extensive and Intensive Reading Course

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Musdalifah Ifah Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Education ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Education Department ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Intensive Reading ◽  
Online Conversation

This study aimed to describe 1) the application of Blended Learning in extensive and intensive reading subjects, and (2) the students’ perception of the application of blended learning.  The subject of this study was the students of the English education department at the Muhammadiyah University of Enrekang. The data in this study were the activities of students and the lecturer in the teaching and learning processes and the students’ perception of the learning process in the classroom.  The results showed that (1) the students and the lecturer were actively engaged in live learning and online conversation, and (2) the students had a positive perception of learning.

scholarly journals THE IMPROVING STUDENTS’WRITING SKILL THROUGH CLUSTERING TECHNIQUE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Megawati Megawati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
English Education ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Clustering Technique ◽  
Vocabulary Building ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
The Subject

Students four grade semester English Education Department have difficult in writing. They have  limitation in English vocabulary building, students didn’t understand  systematically in writing. They usual use common words in writing English so that they weak in writing skill. Lecturer choose clustering technique to improve students’writing skill. The advantages this technique can mapp students’mind, an idea or theme with symbols and diagram after that they can improve become written or text. Furthermore all of the content in which they want to write based on the outline. This research aim to know improving students’writing skill  through clustering technique on students STKIP Kusuma Negara, Jakarta. It is qualitative research using classroom action research method. It was conducted two cycle. Each of cycle consist of four steps. There are planning, acting, observing and reflecting. This research was conducted with the subject twenty five students in fourth semester English Education STKIP Kusuma Negara Jakarta. Data were collected  through interview, observation and test. The result of this research is improving students’writing skill through Clustering Technique showed an increasing percentage and average score. Cycle I was  32 % students pass in writing skill or the average score is 73.28, in Cycle II was 88 % students pass in writing skill or the average score is 81.6. The students given positive responses, they were enthusiastic and motivated when they written in English by Clustering Technique. Based on the result, it  can be concluded Clustering Technique could improve the students’writing skill on STKIP Kusuma Negara.

scholarly journals A NEEDS ANALYSIS ON STAKEHOLDERS AND ELT STUDENTS TO DEVELOP ENGLISH FOR TOURISM COURSE MATERIAL

Epigram ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eka Fajar Rahmani ◽  
Iwan Supardi
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Study ◽  
English Education ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Travel Agents ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Hotel Managers

This study investigates the needs of tourism stakeholders and students of the English Education Department to develop the English for Tourism (EFT) course material. The participants were ten hotel managers, five travel agents, and 86 second-semester students of the English Education Department. This descriptive quantitative study employed a questionnaire as the primary tool to gather the data adapted from Puspitasari (2018) and Ratmanida et al. (2020). The data then were analyzed using the formula of percentage and mean range table to determine the level of needs from the responses. The results indicated that the stakeholders and students agreed that speaking (100%) and writing (90%) were the most needed English skills to acquire. Then, in terms of the EFT topics, the participants responded to the topics that were relevant with their needs or fields. However, specifically, they seemed to have the same opinions and needs for the hotelier topics and some relevant expressions. In short, the results are expected to be beneficial for the EFT course designers to design suitable, directed, and valuable materials for students to help them be skillful and knowledgeable in the tourism industry.

scholarly journals OPTIMIZING CRITICAL THINKING SKILL THROUGH PEER EDITING TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING WRITING

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Nur Muthmainnah Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
English Education ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
Critical Thinking Skill ◽  
Peer Editing ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
The Mean

The objective of the research was to know the description of how critical thinking skill can be optimized in teaching writing using peer editing technique.  Critical thinking skill should be strengthened in writing class to elicit the writing class problem. Applying peer teaching technique was assumed can optimize the critical thinking skill in writing class. This research used descriptive qualitative method. It was conducted to the students of English Education Department students in paragraph based writing class. The writer took one of six classes as the sample of the research. The researcher used observation and documentation to know the description of the class situation. The data which was collected are in form documentation, observation and interview result and students writing and peer editing form which is analyzed descriptively. After the research conducted it can be drawn a conclusion that teaching writing using peer editing can optimize the students’ critical thinking skill. It was proven with the minimal error that was produced in the next writing produced and the increasing score of students’ writing. The mean score in the pre-research was 68.62, after the treatment conducted the mean score increased up to 72.90.

scholarly journals PENANAMAN PERILAKU ANTI-PLAGIASI DALAM PERKULIAHAN WRITING FOR ACADEMIC ASSIGNMENTS

Diksi ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ari Purnawan
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
English Education ◽  
Research Proposal ◽  
Education Department ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Action Process ◽  
Academic Assignments ◽  
Academic Year

Artikel ini  bertujuan menanamkan sikap anti-plagiasi di kalangan mahasiswa di Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS UNY yang tercermin pada pendapat dan hasil tulisan mereka.  Penelitian ini dilakukan di sekelompok mahasiswa Jurusan bahasa Inggris UNY Semester IV yang menempuh perkuliahan Writing for Academic Assignments tahun akademik 2015/2016 sebanyak 1 kelas (20 orang, terdiri dari 12 perempuan dan 8 laki-laki).  Data diambil dengan  teknik observasi terhadap proses tindakan, pemberian kuesioner untuk menjajagi pendapat dan sikap, wawancara untuk keperluan penajaman atau penggalian informasi, dan unjuk kerja menulis karya ilmiah berupa essay dan proposal penelitian.  Penelitian ini mampu mengurangi secara signifikan jumlah pelanggaran yang dilakukan dalam penulisan sumber, dari 85% di awal penelitian menjadi 40% di akhir Siklus 1, dan 20% di akhir Siklus 2.Kata Kunci: anti-plagiasi, kutipan, parafrase, rangkuman FOSTERING ANTI-PAGIARISM ATTITUDE IN THE SUBJECT OF WRITING FOR ACADEMIC ASSIGNMENTS ABSTRACTThe article disseminates the results and findings of a study aiming to foster the attitude towards anti-plagiarism among students of the English Education Department of FBS, UNY, as reflected on their opinions and writing products.  The study was implemented on a group of semester IV students of the English Education Department of UNY in the academic year 2015/2016 taking the course of Writing for Academic Assignments. The group consisted of 20 students, 12 female and 8 male.  The data were collected through a series of observation on the action process, a questionnaire on the respondents’ opinions and ideas, interviews for deeper facts and information, and tasks of writing academic essays and research proposal mini project. The action research stages were carried out through two cycles, each of which was completed in 7 class sessions.   This study finally was able to decrease the number of violations and plagiarism in a significant quantity, from initially 85% to 40% by the end of Cycle 1 and to 20% by the end of the study.Keywords: anti-plagiarism, quotation, paraphrase, summary

scholarly journals A CORRELATIONAL STUDY BETWEEN EXTROVERSION PERSONALITY, VOCABULARY MASTERY, AND SPEAKING SKILL

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Shelia Anjarani ◽  
Abdul Asib ◽  
Hefy Sulistyawati
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Academic Year

<p>The article is aimed at investigating the correlation between extroversion personality and vocabulary mastery toward speaking skill of the fourth semester students of English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Sebelas Maret University in the academic year of 2012/2013; both partially and simultaneously. The method of this study is correlational research. The population of the study is all of the fourth semester students while the sample is 30 students taken by simple random sampling technique. The technique used to analyze the data are simple, multiple correlation, and regression by using microsoft excel. The results of the study show that there is a positive correlation between extroversion personality and vocabulary mastery toward speaking skill both partially and simultaneously. The positive correlation indicates that extroversion personality and vocabulary mastery tend to go up or to go down together with speaking skill.</p>

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR EKONOMI DAN SUMBER DAYA MELALUI PENGEMBANGAN DESAIN PEMBELAJARAN

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (XIII) ◽  
pp. 194-204
Author(s):  
Arita Marini
Keyword(s):  
School Teacher ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
State University ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
The Third ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teacher Education Department

This classroom action research aims at improvingthe students’ learning achievement in Economics and Resources by developing learning design. In this research Kemmis and Taggart model was employed in three cycles. The population of this research covered the students of Elementary School Teacher Education Department in State University of Jakarta. The samples were selected by simple random sampling at amount of 30 students. Instrument used in this research was test in learning achievement of Economics and Resources.The data were analyzed by counting the mean of each cycle. The result of study showed that there is improvement of learning achievement in each cycle. The means of cycle 1, 2, and 3 are 65, 72, and 80 respectively. In the third cycle, the learning achievement of the students has reached the determine indicators. Based on research findings, it can be concluded that the learning of achievement in Economics and Resources can be improved by improving learning design.

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