scholarly journals Case Studies on the Effects of English Language Learning by the Effective Use of the Internet and Learning Strategies

Author(s):  
Xianghu Liu ◽  
Lin Zhu
Author(s):  
Noor Hayati ◽  
Usman Usman

English language learning is not a new thing in Indonesia, many people want to learn English for various purposes. However, not all students can easily achieve their goals and follow the learning process. One of the factors is language learning strategy. This research aimed to investigate the students’ English language learning strategies and its correlation with the English academic achievement. Descriptive and correlational design, quantitative and qualitative methods were applied in this research. The students’ English scores on their study report (KHS) and SILL were used as the instrument. The samples of this research were fifty third year students majoring in English at IAIN Samarinda. Moreover, three students were chosen to participate in the semi structured interview. The data of the research were analyzed using descriptive and Pearson Product Moment correlation. The result showed that the most preferred strategy used by the students was social strategy There was a significant correlation between students’ English language learning strategies and English academic achievement (r=.436, p=.001<.05).


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
Audi Yundayani ◽  
Fuad Abdullah ◽  
Soni Tantan Tandiana ◽  
Bejo Sutrisno

The Covid-19 pandemic has influenced various dimensions of higher education systems globally, including English language learning. To illustrate, the pedagogical practices should be altered from face-to-face to online modes. This move affects students' learning engagement, notably cognitive engagement. Although myriad studies have focused on probing students' cognitive engagement, little is known about how students engage cognitively during emergency remote teaching (ERT). To fill this void, this study investigated students' cognitive engagement in English language learning activities in an ERT environment. Sixty students from three Indonesian higher educational institutions were involved as participants. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview and analyzed with thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006). The findings revealed that students, (1) deploying metacognitive language learning strategies, (2) possessing self-regulated learning, (3) designating English language learning motivation, (4) showcasing critical thinking as a manifestation of students’ cognitive engagement, and (5) connecting teaching materials to the students’ daily life. The implications of this study call for emphasizing students’ English language learning needs and teachers’ continuous professional development.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Erna Daniati

Kampung Inggris terletak di Pare Kabupaten Kediri Jawa Timur. Di tempat ini terdapat pusat pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris terbesar di Kota Kediri dan kemungkinan juga terbesar di Indonesia. Tidak jarang di Kampung Inggris ada banyak pendatang yang berasal dari luar kota dan pulau. Banyaknya peserta kursus yang datang dari berbagai penjuru daerah di Indonesia, penggunaan internet pun semakin berkembang dan para calon siswa akan menggunakan internet untuk mencari lembaga-lembaga kursus yang ada di Kampung Inggris karena dirasa lebih efektif dan efisien. Tidak jarang para calon peserta kursus lebih berminat pada pendaftaran sistem online dan menggunakan jasa rekomendasi dari situs-situs yang menyediakan jasa rekomendasi sekaligus reservasi karena dirasa lebih efisien. Dengan demikian rekomendasi reservasi pilihan tempat kursus sangat diperlukan oleh calon siswa, masalah ini dapat diselesaikan dengan menggunakan logika fuzzy dengan model tahani. Dimana calon peserta kursus, akan merasa terbantu dengan adanya sistem ini dengan memberikan rekomendasi lembaga-lembaga yang sesuai dengan kriteria calon peserta kursus dengan cara menginput kriteria pada sistem oleh pengguna. Sehingga pada akhir prosesnya, pengguna akan mendapatkan daftar rekomendasi lembaga yang direkomendasikan berdasarkan kriteria masukannya.English village is located in Pare, Kediri Regency, East Java. In this place, there is the largest English language learning center in Kediri and it is maybe the largest in Indonesia. It is not seldom in the English Village that many people who come from outside the city and the island. The number of course participants who came from around the region in Indonesia, the use of the Internet was growing and prospective students will use the internet to search the course institutions which existing in English Village because it was felt more effective and efficient. It is not infrequently the prospective course participants more interested in the online system of registration and use services of the recommendations of sites that provide services at the same time on the reservation, because it is considered more efficient. Thus the choice of the course on a reservation is required by prospective students, this problem can be solved by fuzzy logic model using tahani. Where prospective participants will feel be helped using this recommendation system with giving properly recomendation institutions using the criteria of prospective courses in way of inputing the criteria by user. So, the final process, the user will get a list of institution recommendations based on the criteria input.


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