scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF ONLINE CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY TOWARD STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY MASTERY

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-55
Author(s):  
Rosita Ambarwati ◽  
Berlinda Mandasari

Dictionary has become one important tool for learning a foreign language. Many kinds of dictionaries can be used for students who want to learn a foreign language. An online dictionary is one of the technologies that can be used for learning a foreign language. Nowadays in the digital era, students can use it through internet networking. Thus, this study discusses the influence of the online Cambridge dictionary on students' pronunciation and vocabulary of students at Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia (UTI). Subjects of the research were 25 students who take Academic Writing subject majoring in English Education study program. Data were then analyzed by using descriptive analysis. Data were collected through questionnaires and interviews, the student was given a questionnaire and interview related to an alternative reference in technology for learning vocabulary and pronunciation especially online Cambridge dictionary. As a result of this study, the online Cambridge dictionary influences student pronunciation and vocabulary in terms of pronunciation mastery and vocabulary enrichment. It is suggested that the online Cambridge dictionary can be an alternative solution to solve the problem of pronunciation and vocabulary mastery.

EKSPOSE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 694-708
Author(s):  
Nirwana Darwis

The writing aims at finding out of the effectiveness of adapting teacher training materials and activities into teaching English as a foreign language course. The method of this research employed qualitative quantitative classroom action research design which involve eighteen learners of English department education study program of IAIN Bone. The result means that in-service teacher training materials and activities is able to develop the teachers teaching competence when adapting it into teaching English as a foreign language materials.


Author(s):  
Nora Ronita Dewi ◽  
Masitowarni Siregar ◽  
Anggraini Thesisia Saragih

This study is aimed at developing rubrics of six tasks of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) the subject of the KKNI Industrial Revolution 4.0-based of an English Education Study Program at UNIMED. The objectives of this research are to analyze the rubrics of TEFL subject used at the 3rd semester of English Education Study Program and develop the appropriate KKNI rubrics based on the students’ needs. This study is mainly focused on developing Critical Book Report, Critical Journal Report, Engineering Ideas, Mini Research, and Projects rubrics. Research and Development applied in this research and the results show that the rubrics used in the 3rd semester at English Education Study Program is developed through implementing the simplification of R&D. The rubrics indicated low competency for the students after analyzing the questionnaires given. New rubrics are designed to answer the needs of the students. Generally, the existing TEFL rubrics are less relevant for the needs of 3rd semester students. In terms of descriptor rubrics, they are not suitable with the needs of the Lesson Plan and the tasks of TEFL rubrics needed by the students are irrelevant for their needs where the topics or contents used in the course book are useful in the learning outcome of this subject.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-213
Author(s):  
Andri Pratama

The aims of the study were to look at the link between English as a foreign language (EFL) student teachers’ reading speed and reading comprehension achievement and whether it influenced their reading comprehension achievement or not. The population of the study was 583 active EFL student teachers in one English Education Study Program at an Indonesian state Islamic University. By using purposive sampling technique, there were 87 students involved as participants in this study. The data were gained by using two kinds of tests, reading speed test and reading comprehension test. Descriptive statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation was employed to analyze the data. From the data analyses, it was found that the correlation between EFL student teachers’ English reading speed attitude and their reading comprehension achievement did not exist. As the result, the second problem was eliminated. In short, reading speed did not have any relation to reading comprehension achievement.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
. Mahalli ◽  
Joko Nurkamto ◽  
Januarius Mujiyanto ◽  
Issy Yuliasri

This research was conducted to analyze the implementation of blended learning. This study focused on the implementation Station Rotation and Flipped Classroom models of blended learning in academic writing course in English Education Study Program of UNISNU Jepara. Observation and interview were done to collect the data of the implementation of Station Rotation and Flipped Classroom model. The study found that station rotation was implemented in 3 cycles/rotations; 1) teacher led instruction, 2) independent work or ollaborative activities , and 3) online learning. Whereas flipped classroom was implemented in 2 steps; 1) lecturer share online assignment about the topic through SIAkad Unisnu Jepara, and 2) face-to-face meeting in the classroom. It also found that blended learning can facilitate the flexibiliy and make students learn more active and urge their curiousity.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-333
Author(s):  
Rizky T Sari ◽  
Rita Hayati ◽  
Lingga A Suganda

The objectives of this study were to find out: (1) the social media which is the most frequently used by the English Education Study Program students, (2) the correlation between the use of social media and academic writing mastery of the students, and (3) the contribution between the use of social media and academic writing mastery of the students. Thirty five students were chosen as the sample by using purposive sampling method. The data were collected through questionnaire and documentation. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to analyze the obtained data. The result showed that there was a significant correlation between the use of social media and academic writing mastery of students of English education study program (


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Yuntawati Yuntawati ◽  
Sanapiah Sanapiah ◽  
Lalu Abdul Aziz

The purpose of this study was to determine how the cognitive processes of prospective mathematics teacher students through the application of the Guided Note Taking method. The subjects of this study were the fifth semester students of the Mathematics Education Study Program, FSTT UNDIKMA. This type of research is descriptive analysis. Data collection techniques used are assignment and observation. The data analysis of this research describes each cognitive learning process starting from the process of acquiring new information, transforming the information received, and testing or developing the relevance and accuracy of knowledge. Based on the exposure of the research data, it can be said that the fifth semester students of the Mathematics Education Study Program are in the category or highest cognitive level, namely those who are able to absorb information and process it to the limit of application. Meanwhile, in cognitive processes, students are able to obtain information and information received, but have not been able to test and develop the relevance or accuracy of their knowledge


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Lestari Setyowati ◽  
Sony Sukmawan ◽  
Ana Ahsana El-Sulukkiyah

The pandemic of  COVID 19 has forced teachers all around the world to be adaptable to the situation. Within the foreign language (FL) context, the teaching of language skills provides challenges for teachers in terms of how to deliver the materials as effectively and as efficiently as possible. The study aims to describe the steps of reading to write activity for essay writing in FL settings and what the students feel about it. The design of the study is a case study design. The subjects of the study were the fourth-semester students of English Education Study Program, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology in Universitas PGRI Wiranegara, Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia in the academic year 2019-2020. The result of the study shows that there are three main steps of teaching scenarios. They are the pre-activity, whilst activity, and post-activity, with some specifications depending on the skills. The reading section employes the silent reading activity, skimming, and scanning technique through telegram application.   The writing section implements the process approach, namely planning, drafting, and revising, and publishing. The technologies used were Telegram,   Whatsup, Google Meet, YouTube, Grammarly, and Plagiarism checker online application.  


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48
Author(s):  
Rizkariani Sulaiman

The purpose of this study is aimed at finding out the questioning strategies used by lecturers during teaching, the types of questions, and the reasons for using these questioning strategies in classroom interactions in the English Education Study Program. The sample in this study are three lecturers at the English Education Study Program, Faculty of Letters, Indonesian Muslim University. The sample is selected based on teaching experience and has obtained an Educator Certificate. Then, this study uses a descriptive qualitative approach, especially discourse/conversation analysis. Data collection is carried out in three stages, namely knowing the schedule, observing the online lectures, and interviewing. Furthermore, the data is analyzed into three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. Based on the description of the results and discussion, it can be concluded as follows: The questioning strategies applied by the lecturers are: (1) opening questions; (2) rhetorical questions; (3) managerial questions; (4) knowledge questions; (5) comprehension/understanding questions; (6) questions about specific information; (7) analysis questions; (8) use of pausing strategy; (9) the use of prompting strategies; (10) use of probing and prompting strategies; (11) application questions; and (12) closed questions. The purpose of the application of the questions: (1) regulate the flow/process from the beginning (apperception) to reinforcement and review at the end of the lecture; (2) provide a stimulus so that students think critically; (2) directing the student's flow of thought to focus on the discussion; (3) giving emphasis, affirmation, examples; (4) knowing the level of understanding of students in the cognitive domain from C1, C2, C3 and C4; (5) build emotional relationship with students; (6) the questions are presented using pausing, prompting and probing techniques to guide and direct students to find complete answers and equal opportunities for all students to provide responses.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Lestari Setyowati

<p>This study is intended to describe the quality of writing self-efficacy scale when it was applied in foreign language context. The design used is Correlational analysis by using Cronbach Alpha statistical tool. The participants of the study were 55 students of English Education Study program of STKIP PGRI Pasuruan who joined Writing II course and who were randomly chosen to fill out the questionnaire. The data were collected from 10 to 11 September 2014. The result of the study shows that the reliability is <em>r</em> = .785, lower than the reliability claimed by the maker (<em>r = </em>.9249). The possible cause of the reliability difference is discussed as well as the recommendation for future researchers.</p>


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Atika Dwiyanti

The third semester of English Education Study Program is supposed to have been able to use preposition correctly. The objectives of this research are to find out what kind of error do the students make in using prepositions based on Surface Strategy taxonomy when they write narrative text; to find out how often the students make error in using preposition when they write narrative text; to find out what are the reasons of the students to make error in using preposition when they write narrative text.This research is a qualitative research. The data analyzed are based on descriptive analysis, namely collecting the data, analyse the students error, classifying the students errors, describing errors based on their type, classifying the result of interview.This research was conducted at Muhammadiyah University of Metro. The subject is third semester of English Department academic year 2015/2016 with 32 students as participant. The data were collected from writing test and interview. The result of research showed that the highest percentages of the errors belong to addition type (48%). The second percentage is misformation type (29%). Then the third is omission type (21%). Next, the last percentage is misordering (2%). It means that the most committed errors made by the students is addition. The studenst really often made error in using preposition when they write narrative text and the students made error in using preposition when they write narrative text is the students were confuse in using prepositions and they did not understand how to differentiate them.


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