scholarly journals THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA WHATSAPP AMONG ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDENTS FOR SOLVING THESIS WRITING PROBLEMS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-455
Author(s):  
Syarwan Ahmad ◽  
T. Zulfikar ◽  
Fitri Hardiana
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Education Program ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Recording Device ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Writing Problems ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Thesis Writing

Purpose of the study: This study aimed to analyze the use of social media, WhatsApp, among the UIN (Universitas Islam Negeri) Ar-Raniry's English Language Education Program undergraduate students for solving their thesis writing problems, focusing on the effects of the WhatsApp use and to inquire whether WhatsApp communication helps them solve their thesis writing problems. Methodology: The design of this study is descriptive qualitative in nature. The researchers selected 30 English Language Education Program undergraduate students comprising 9 male and 21 female students who were writing theses as participants. This study used the semi-structured interview to collect detailed information needed for this research. The researchers used note-taking and recording device using Galaxy Note 8. Main Findings: Findings revealed that the use of social media, WhatsApp, among the undergraduate students of the UIN Ar-Raniry' English Language Education Program, shows a positive impact on solving the problems they face regarding their thesis writing. The findings also indicated that the use of social media, WhatsApp, has put students at ease in solving their various problems regarding thesis writing constraints. Application of the study: This study can be very useful for the students writing theses, and thesis supervisors. The findings of this research give insights and provide information and theories related to thesis writing issues. Studies on this issue lack in the field of education in general and thesis related problem sharing and supervisee-supervisor relationships in particular. Novelty/Originality of the study: The findings justify how the use of WhatsApp brings about positive effects and partly solve students' thesis writing problems. The findings revealed that these research benefits readers enhance existing knowledge and contributes to the construction of new knowledge in the field of education. Therefore, researchers recommend further research on the effects and benefits or other aspects of social media usage.

The Correlation Between Grammar Mastery and Writing Thesis Proposal at STKIP YDB Lubuk Alung

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Siska Okta Widya ◽  
Irna Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
English Language ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
English Department ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Thesis Writing

This research was conducted to: (1) identify proficiency level of Grammar Mastery English department Students, (2) Identify proficiency level of writing thesis proposal English department Students, (3) Investigate the correlation between Grammar mastery and Writing Thesis Proposal of English Language Education Program at the sixth semester at STKIP YDB Lubuk Alung. The research applied correlational research; the population of this research was the sixth-semester students in academic year 2017/2018. The samples of this research were 32 students chosen by using total sampling technique. The data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistic through SPSS 22.0 version. The research result showed that (1) the students’ grammar mastery was proven by mean score 73.84, it was classified as a moderate category, (2) the students writing proposal thesis was proven by mean score 74.75, which is categorized as moderate. (3) There was a correlation between Grammar mastery and Writing Thesis Proposal of English Language Education Program. It showed that the value of Fcount= 0.837was greater than Ftable= 0.349 (Fcount > Ftable), or p= 0.000 was lower than α= 0.05 (p <α). In other words, the alternative hypothesis that saying there is a significant relationship between grammar mastery and writing thesis proposal is accepted. It can be concluded that grammatical mastery gives a significant contribution to the paper thesis writing.

scholarly journals Indonesian Freshmen’s Challenges in Collaborative Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic:A Reflection of a Procedural Writing Class

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Listyani
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Education Program ◽  
English Language ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Writing Students ◽  
Teaching Learning

One of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world of education is the implementation of online learning. Almost all teaching/learning activities must be changed and adjusted with the virtual classes. One among other activities commonly done in an English language education program is group work or collaborative work between or among students. Due to the pandemic situation, this particular activity should also be done online. This study aims to describe freshmen’s perspectives on collaborative work done in a Procedural Writing class. The teacher of the writing class randomly paired the students to work collaboratively. There is only one research question in this study: What challenges do Procedural Writing students experience in doing collaborative learning during the pandemic COVID 19? Data were derived from reflections that fourteen (14) Procedural Writing students at an English Language Education Program (ELEP), UKSW, Indonesia, wrote in the sixth week of Semester II/ 2020-2021 academic year, and from interviews with two participants who said that they were not happy with collaborative learning. Findings showed that in general, the freshmen felt that collaborative work helped them write better, they got more ideas, helped in their grammar, and exchanged knowledge. Only two students felt unhappy due to misunderstanding and ideas which were not delivered successfully. This study will hopefully be useful for writing teachers, practitioners in education, as well as students so that they will have a wider horizon of what writing students feel and experience in collaborative learning during this pandemic era.

scholarly journals Errors in writing made by Malaysian rural primary school pupils

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 438-456
Author(s):  
Halipah Harun ◽  
Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
English Writing ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Writing Problems ◽  
Primary School Pupils

This study is to identify errors made by rural primary school pupils in writing and to get information about the causes or sources of errors that lead to pupils’ writing problems. The conceptual framework concerns four types of errors committed by rural primary school pupils in writing, namely tense, spelling, and vocabulary. The study is based on Corder’s (1971) Error Analysis (EA) and Richards’ (1974) Causes or Sources of Errors as its theoretical framework. It was conducted at two rural schools with 44 pupils of Primary 5, aged 11, as the research sample. A written task was taken as the study instrument in order to answer two research questions. This study has revealed that tense is the most frequent error committed by the pupils, followed by punctuation, vocabulary, and spelling. Moreover, the pupils’ errors are caused by both interlingual and intralingual transfer. It is concerned with rural primary school settings in Kerian where the majority of the pupils use the Malay language as their medium of instruction. In addition, this study has its implication for English Language Education in Malaysia, in which it affects rural pupils’ performance especially in Primary School Achievement Test also known as Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) in English Writing paper. Some adjustments in the education system and the total involvement from education departments are meant to better reduce the number of low performers, especially in English writing to enhance the level of English proficiency in rural schools.

scholarly journals The English Reading Habits of English Language Education Undergraduate Students at English Department

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 707-716
Author(s):  
Windha Aestetika Wulandari ◽  
Utari Praba Astuti ◽  
Furaidah
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English Department ◽  
Reading Practice ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Good Reading ◽  
Students Attitudes

Abstract: Good reading habits help comprehension and logic because they can empower to absorb material analytically, critically, and reflectively. However, the technique for encouraging an interest in reading, particularly in schools and universities, has not obtained the best outcomes. In this case, family, community, and educational institutions simultaneously play a significant role in promoting English Foreign Language students' enthusiasm for reading. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine how ELE undergraduate students reading habits in English Department, Universitas Negeri Malang. This type of research used descriptive qualitative. The data collection technique used was a questionnaire form and distributed via Google form. The questionnaire discussed students' attitudes towards reading, purpose of reading, reading frequency, and reading preferences. The results showed that most of the ELE undergraduate students have high reading habit. However, students’ reading habits still need to be improved. It is shown that the students like reading as an indispensable part of their lives because of the reading treatment they get from an early stage of age. It makes them have a positive attitude towards reading, they also have a purpose for reading, and increase their reading preferences. Furthermore, they also need to increase their frequency of reading practice and the number of books read. Keywords: reading habits, English Language Education (ELE), English Department Abstrak: Kebiasaan membaca yang baik dapat membantu pemahaman dan logika karena dapat memudahkan untuk menerima materi secara analitis, kritis, dan reflektif. Namun, teknik yang digunakan untuk mendorong minat membaca, khususnya di sekolah dan universitas, masih belum mendapatkan hasil yang terbaik. Dalam hal ini, keluarga, masyarakat, dan lembaga pendidikan secara bersamaan memiliki peran penting dalam mendorong minat membaca Bahasa Inggris siswa. Oleh karena itu, tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana kebiasaan membaca mahasiswa Jurusan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Negeri Malang. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah kuesioner dan disebarluaskan melalui google form. Kuesioner tersebut membahas sikap siswa terhadap membaca, tujuan membaca, frekuensi membaca, dan preferensi membaca. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar mahasiswa juusan pendidikan Bahasa Inggris memiliki kebiasaan membaca yang tinggi. Namun, kebiasaan membaca siswa masih perlu ditingkatkan lagi. Terlihat bahwa siswa menyukai membaca, karena sebagai bagian yang tak terpisahkan dari kehidupan karena mereka telah dilatih membaca sejak usia dini. Oleh karena itu, mereka memiliki sikap positif terhadap membaca, mereka juga memiliki tujuan untuk membaca, dan meningkatkan preferensi membaca mereka. Selain itu, mereka juga perlu meningkatkan frekuensi latihan membaca dan jumlah buku yang dibaca. Kata kunci: kebiasaan membaca, Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Jurusan Sastra Inggris

scholarly journals Designing an English Learning Module for English for Tour Guide Course in English Language Education Program of STKIP Siliwangi Bandung

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Intan Satriani, Gartika Pandu Bhuana, Ula Nisa El Fauzia
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Tour Guide ◽  
Textbook Evaluation ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Tour Guiding

English for Tour Guide is one of the courses in English Language Education Program of STKIP Siliwangi Bandung. This course uses “English for Professional Tour Guiding Services” as a textbook. Various problems are found when teachers use this book in the classroom. It predominantly deals with the materials. In response to this problem, this study aims to evaluate the use of “English for Professional Tour Guiding Services” book for students in English Language Education Program of STKIP Siliwangi Bandung. This research will apply quantitative and qualitative research design. There are two instruments in obtaining the data, namely questionnaire and interview. Through this study, it is expected that the strengths and weaknesses of this book can be found. Thus, suitable materials for the students can be designed. For the long term, it is expected that the result of this study can be used as a reference to make a book of English for Tour Guide course.   Keywords: textbook evaluation, English for tour guide  

scholarly journals ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION PROGRAM SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS’ SPEAKING DIFFICULTIES IN AN ACADEMIC SPEAKING CLASS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
Satya Monique Saragih ◽  
Listyani - Listyani
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
English Language ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Private University ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The Right

Academic Speaking class is the last speaking class that students at an English Language Education Program (ELEP) have to take. However, to pass this class is not very easy because the students had to be able to speak in an academic context. Seeing this phenomenon, the researchers tried to identify the second-year students’ difficulties in the Academic Speaking class, in a private university in Central Java. There are three research questions in this research, “What are ELEP second-year students’ speaking difficulties in Academic Speaking class?”, “What factors contribute to the speaking difficulties in Academic Speaking class?’, and What strategies do the Academic Speaking students employ to overcome the difficulties?”. This research used both qualitative and quantitative approaches that took place at an ELEP and involved 38 participants from three Academic Speaking classes. The data were taken using questionnaires and interviews. This study acknowledged 8 difficulties in speaking English, difficulties in dealing with anxiety, over-using mother tongue, giving a spontaneous response, learning unfamiliar and strange accents, expressing ideas, finding the right lexicon, ordering the right grammatical patterns, and dealing with a competitive environment. Subsequently, the factors which contributed to the difficulties were students’ lack of confidence and lack of vocabulary. The findings of the study are hoped to be advantageous for both students and teachers in the Academic Speaking class.

scholarly journals DELVING INTO ENGLISH AS A FOREGIN LANGUAGE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THESIS WRITING REFERENCING SYSTEM

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-318
Author(s):  
Ni Luh Putu Rastiti Era Agustini ◽  
Made Hery Santosa ◽  
Luh Diah Surya Adnyani
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Microsoft Word ◽  
Score Analysis ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Thesis Writing ◽  
The Ideal

This research aimed to investigate undergraduate EFL students’ perception towards the use of Microsoft Word Referenceson students’ thesis and factors that influence the perception. This research used a sequential mixed method. There were 25 students from 7th semester of English Language Education, Ganesha University of Education, involved in this research.The research instruments were questionnaire and interview. The results from the questionnaires were analyzed usingmean score ideal (Mi) and standard deviation ideal (SDi), and data from the interviews were analyzed using interactivemodel analysis by Miles and Huberman. From the ideal mean score analysis, the mean score of undergraduate EFLstudents’ perception towards the use of Microsoft Word References on students’ thesis was 41.84, which was categorizedas average. This means Microsoft Word References can be used in managing citation and reference in thesis writing.Moreover, the interview result shows 11 factors that influence undergraduate EFL students’ perception towards the use ofMicrosoft Word References on students’ thesis, namely attitudes, motives, interests, expectations, novelty, motion, size,background, proximity, and time. The factors build two trends, positive and negative perceptions.

scholarly journals The use of social-networking sites in English language education: An exploratory study using SWOT analysis technique

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 4640-4650
Author(s):  
Sana Nazir Ahmed, Furrakh Abbas, Azhar Majeed Qureshi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
English Language ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Analysis Technique

The global importance of English as the language of international communication needs no description. English has gained competitive edge and is considered a requirement in order to make progress in the global world. There is bulk of research dedicated to finding better means of learning and teaching English language. The current research aims at exploring the potential of using social networking sites for improving English language skills especially in the skill areas of reading and writing. The research proposes to analyze the opinion of the participants by using SWOT analysis technique. This techniques dissects the themes from the data under strength, weakness, opportunity and threat in order to draw the picture of the potential of anything, In the current research, SWOT analysis technique was used to organize the data in the themes mentioned here. The study concludes that the use of social networking sites in English language education has marvelous potential as the students learn with ease of mind. The language is learnt in without any affective filters like anxiety or lack of motivation. Though social media sites can be effective platforms, their use may also distract the language learners with all their misinformation, ungrammatical content, and artificial human interaction. The study implicates that there is need to formulate effective strategies for proximal advantage of the strengths and countering the weaknesses and threats in order to make the best of the opportunities provided by social media sites in English language education.

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