scholarly journals EXAMINING STUDENTS’ NEEDS FOR ENGLISH AS REQUIRED COURSE IN DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Dwi Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Materials Selection ◽  
Take The Best ◽  
Do So ◽  
Learning English

This study is aimed at finding out what students need in taking English as required course, what students want to learn, and how they want to learn. The data were taken from 500 questionnaires distributed to students. The data revealed that most of the students do have positive attitude in learning English, and because of this the students have more chances to take the best of their learning. However, as most of the students also take English because they are required to do so, there are also some factors that may discourage learners’ motivation in learning, i.e. materials selection, and teaching methods. Kajian ini ditujukan untuk mengetahui apa yang diinginkan oleh mahasiswa dalam mengambil mata kuliah MKDU Bahasa Inggris, secara spesifik untuk mengetahui materi apa yang mereka ingin pelajari, dan bagaimana mereka ingin mempelajarinya. Data diambil dari kuesioner yang disebarkan pada 500 mahasiswa. Analisis data menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar siswa memiliki sikap bahasa yang positif  dalam mepelajari Bahasa Inggris, dan oleh karenanya mahasiswa memiliki kesempatan lebih banyak untuk mengambil keuntungan terbesar dari perkuliahan tersebut. Namun demikian, karena sebagian besar mahasiswa mengambil mata kuliah tersebut karena kewajiban, ada beberapa hal yang menyurutkan motivasi mahasiswa, yakni pemilihan materi, dan metode mengajar dosen  Bahasa Inggris.

Lexically specific constructions in the acquisition of inflection in English

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHEN WILSON
Keyword(s):  
General Construction ◽  
Functional Categories ◽  
Grammatical Category ◽  
Closed Class ◽  
Lexical Items ◽  
Do So ◽  
Learning English

Children learning English often omit grammatical words and morphemes, but there is still much debate over exactly why and in what contexts they do so. This study investigates the acquisition of three elements which instantiate the grammatical category of ‘inflection’ – copula be, auxiliary be and 3sg present agreement – in longitudinal transcripts from five children, whose ages range from 1;6 to 3;5 in the corpora examined. The aim is to determine whether inflection emerges as a unitary category, as predicted by some recent generative accounts, or whether it develops in a more piecemeal fashion, consistent with constructivist accounts. It is found that for each child the relative pace of development of the three morphemes studied varies significantly, suggesting that these morphemes do not depend on a unitary underlying category. Furthermore, early on, be is often used primarily with particular closed-class subjects, suggesting that forms such as he's and that's are learned as lexically specific constructions. These findings are argued to support the idea that children learn ‘inflection’ (and by hypothesis, other functional categories) not by filling in pre-specified slots in an innate structure, but by learning some specific constructions involving particular lexical items, before going on to gradually abstract more general construction types.

scholarly journals PENDAMPINGAN KEGIATAN FUN WITH ENGLISH PADPENDAMPINGAN KEGIATAN FUN WITH ENGLISH PADA SERIKAT ANAK MISIONER (SEKAMI) STASI ST. ZAKHARIA, KEUSUKUPAN AGUNG ENDE, FLORES, NTT

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Agustina Pali ◽  
Maria Kristina Ota
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The World ◽  
World English ◽  
Do So ◽  
Learning English

ABSTRAKBahasa Inggris merupakan bahasa pengantar yang digunakan untuk berkomunikasi diseluruh dunia. Pembelajaran bahasa Inggris untuk pemula (beginners) adalah hal yang harus dilakukan sehingga bisa dijadikan bekal untuk anak dimasa depan. Tujuan dari kegiatan pendampingan ini adalah untuk memperkenalkan bahasa Inggris sejak dini kepada anak-anak serta mampu meningkatkan motivasi serta rasa percaya diri anak-anak dalam menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Salah satu aktivitas yang dilakukan adalah kegiatan Fun with English yang merupakan a recommended activity to motivate kids in learning English dengan menerapkan metode pembelajaran yang beragam sehingga anak-anak tidak merasa jenuh bahkan bosan dalam proses belajar seperti ceramah, Think Pair Share, games serta lagu-lagu berbahasa Inggris. Dari kegiatan ini anak-anak SEKAMI menjadi merasa percaya diri, pembelajaran yang diberikanpun sangat disenangi oleh anak-anak. Saran bagi pemerhati bahasa Inggris adalah untuk lebih meningkatkan kreativitas melalui berbagai macam cara untuk membumikan bahasa Inggris di bumi nusantara. Kata kunci: fun with English; SEKAMI. ABSTRACTEnglish language is a medium language which used to communicate in all over the world. English learning for the beginners is the important thing that have to do so that it can be supplied for their future. The aim of this activity was to introduce English as early as possible to children and could enhance their motivation and their confidence in using English. One of the activity is Fun with English activity that is a recommended activity to motivate children in learning English by implementing various learning methods in order that the children will never get bored and saturated during learning process. These activities such as lectures, Think Pair Share, games and also English songs. From this activity, the children of SEKAMI become have their self confidence, they felt happy with the materials are given by their teacher. The suggestion is addressed to English observer is they have to be more aware in increasing the creativity through many activities. Keywords: fun with English, SEKAMI

Variative application of teaching methods in the process of studying English by future economists

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Мирослава ЧЕПУРНА
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Simulation Games ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
The University ◽  
Professional Disciplines ◽  
Active Interaction ◽  
Learning English

The article discusses the issues of variation application of teaching methods at the university on the example of learning English by future economists. It is noted that the traditional methods of teaching humanities and professional disciplines often represent the transfer of theoretical knowledge in lectures or practical classes. Variability is the use or combination of those methods that are necessary for the formation of a certain professionally significant quality. In this case, all methods are chosen taking into account the personal and activity approaches, and are aimed at the active interaction of students and teachers, taking into account their personal characteristics. The article also emphasizes the importance of gaming techniques, simulation games, in which the activities of specialists are modeled and a foreign vocabulary is practiced. 

scholarly journals Politics at the Mall: The Moral Foundations of Boycotts

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 494-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Unfair Treatment ◽  
Corporate Activity ◽  
Political Actions ◽  
Do So

This article examines the motivations of liberals and conservatives to boycott and buycott. Nine studies demonstrate that although both liberals and conservatives engage in consumer political actions, they do so for different reasons influenced by their unique moral concerns: Liberals engage in boycotts and buycotts that are associated with the protection of harm and fairness moral values (individualizing moral values), whereas conservatives engage in boycotts and buycotts that are associated with the protection of authority, loyalty, and purity moral values (binding moral values). In addition, the individualizing moral values lead to a generally more positive attitude toward boycotts, which explains why liberals are more likely to boycott and buycott. Liberals’ greater concern for the suffering of others and unfair treatment makes them more likely to engage in consumer political actions. Conservatives, in turn, engage in consumer political actions in relatively rarer cases in which their binding moral values are affected by corporate activity.

Mechanical Engineering in English Teaching

2012 ◽  
Vol 482-484 ◽  
pp. 192-195
Author(s):  
Ying Yu
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Autonomous Learning ◽  
Complex Sentence ◽  
Materials Selection ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Teaching Situation

Based on the characteristic of English for mechanical engineering (EME) curriculum, an analysis is made of the EME teaching situation and learners’ requirement, and then the EME teaching practice is researched from the respects of teaching materials selection, acquisition of vocabulary, analysis of long complex sentence, training of students autonomous learning and diversity of teaching methods in order to well cultivate compound talents needed in the new century.

scholarly journals Encouraging Students to Have Positive Attitudes Toward Learning English

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Syukur
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Learning Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Learning ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Intellectual Capacity ◽  
Language Attitude ◽  
Learning English

A positive attitude is a powerful tool that fosters enthusiasm, promotes self-esteem, and creates an atmosphere conducive to learning. Achievement in a target language relies not only on intellectual capacity, but also on the learner’s attitudes towards language learning. Attitudes could be viewed as a tendency to respond positively or negatively towards a certain thing, idea, person, situation etc. The attitudes that the students should have are attitude towards the language, attitude towards learning the language, attitude towards the language teacher, and attitude towards school in general. This study focuses on discussing about encouraging students to have positive attitudes toward learning English.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of English –Speaking Foreign Teachers from the Learners’ Perspective at Ho Chi Minh University of Food Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
Nguyen Giang Huong
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Foreign Teachers ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Native Teachers ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Disadvantageous Factors ◽  
Learning English

Ho Chi Minh  University of Food Industry (HUFI) is gradually reforming and updating English teaching methods to enhance the learners’ quality. Within this context, foreign teachers are required to teach in English speaking classes with the assistance and observation of native teachers. This study developed factors that foreign teacher influencing the learner’s favour with English. An online google form questionnaire was conducted on participants called students at HUFI. The respondents answer an open-ended questionnaire. The results will benefit English-speaking-foreign teachers (ESFTs) in terms of realizing their strengths and weaknesses. This study aimed to develop solutions to minimize disadvantageous factors and maximize benefits to motivate students toward learning English in classes with foreign teachers. 

scholarly journals Enhancing the Students’ Positive Attitude in Learning Business English by Using Technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Agustina
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Business English ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Group Of Seven ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Learning English

Many research findings have stated that the use of technology in EFL classroom results invaluable achievements and develops positive attitudes. Technology may integrate sounds, pictures, motions, and colors that figure out a natural picture of real life. The aim of the study was to enhance the students’ attitude toward learning English by using technology of internet that used as the data-finding resources while computer software used as an instrument to do the assigned project. The instruction was performed in a project simulating business meeting, done in a group of seven members. The study was an action research using a total of 52 students from Accounting Department of State Polytechnic of Malang in the year of 2015/2016. The study took 12 meetings, with 90 minutes for each meeting. The data were collected through interviews, questionnaire, and direct observation, pre-test and post-test. Result of the study showed that by using technology, the students’ positive attitude toward learning English was promoted.

scholarly journals The Effect of Teaching Methods and Learning Styles on Students’ English Achievement (An Experimental Study at Junior High School 1 Pasangkayu)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Syahrul Munir ◽  
Emzir Emzir ◽  
Aceng Rahmat
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
English Achievement ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Learning English

<p>The objectives of the research are to determine the effects of teaching methods (STAD and jigsaw) and learning styles (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic) on students’ English achievement. This research is an experimental study conducted at Junior High School Pasangkayu in 2014 with 213 sample which is selected stratified-randomly (n = 68). The results of the research are as follow: (1) English achievement of students taught with STAD is better than those of taught with jigsaw; (2) there is no significant difference in  English achievement among visual, auditory, and kinesthetic students; (3) there is any significant effect of interaction among teaching method and learning styles on students’ learning English achievement. The research also find out that for visual students, studying English achievement of students taught with STAD is better than that of students taught with jigsaw; for auditory students, learning English achievement  of students taught with jigsaw is better than that of students taught with STAD; and for kinesthetic students, English achievement of students taught with STAD is better than that of students taught with jigsaw. To sum up, STAD is more effective than jigsaw in improving students’ English achievement. STAD is suitable to improve English achievement of visual and kinesthetic students, and jigsaw is suitable to improve English achievement of auditory students.</p>

scholarly journals A Case study of Classroom management at English Education Deparment of STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang: Students’s Team Work Preference

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
Umiyati Jabri ◽  
Ita Sarmita Samad
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
English Education ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Negative Statements ◽  
Learning English

This study aims to identify students’ teamwork models that the students prefer in the teaching and learning process in the classroom For this study, a 10-item possitive–negative statements questionnaire was constructed and gave to the students. The questionnaire was completed by 60 students. From the data analyzing using a Likert scale, the result of the questionnaire calculation showed that the students’ average is about 27, 6. This result is in undecided categories as stated on the Likert scale. It means that the students cannot decide their teamwork model preferences from teamwork models that lecturers applied in teaching and learning English in the classroom. Thus, it can be assumed that whatever the teamwork model implemented by lecturers in the teaching and learning process in the classroom, the students can receive it. In other words, students still have a positive attitude toward whatever the teamwork model implemented by the lecturers in the teaching and learning process in the classroom.

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