scholarly journals THE USE OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM IN LEARNING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 399
Author(s):  
Kartika Febiyanti ◽  
Mansyur Srisudarso ◽  
Praditya Putri Utami
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Effort Expectancy ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Descriptive Writing

Writing is one of the four essential language skills for language learning. Writing is considered important because it's one of the communication medium and it makes student critical. However, writing is a significant difficulty for both native and non-native learners. Due to advancements in technology, LMS enables educators and students to communicate and engage in new ways. Google Classroom, being one of the most widely used LMS platforms, may assist students in developing their ability to write a descriptive text. This research aimed to investigate students’ perception of using Google Classroom in learning writing descriptive text. The subject examined students in the tenth grade at a Senior High School in Indonesia. This research used a qualitative approach with a narrative inquiry. The researcher utilized semi-structured interviews to gather the data and analyzed them using the thematic analysis of Braun & Clarke. The indicator of the research question is based on UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance of Technology) by Vankavesh (2003). The study discovered that students preferred using Google Classroom to learn descriptive text. Google Classroom helps them to know and understand descriptive writing materials easily. However, Effort Expectancy may be altered with sufficient internet use and Google Classroom upgrades.

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN READING COMPREHENSION AT SMA NEGERI 1 SUKODADI LAMONGAN

JURNAL ELINK ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Sulih Okta Prihatini
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Data Display ◽  
The Third ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Inferential Comprehension ◽  
Different Levels

Reading is one of the four language skills taught in the English language learning process besides listening, speaking, and writing. This research aims to know the students’ difficulties in reading comprehension at SMA Negeri 1 Sukodadi and to know the factors of students’ difficulties in reading comprehension at SMA Negeri 1 Sukodadi. This research is descriptive qualitative research. The research was conducted in march 2020. The subject of research was the tenth-grade MIPA 5 of SMA Negeri 1 Sukodadi who were detected that they had difficulties in reading comprehension. The techniques for collecting the data were interviews and documents. the researcher collected the data such as students’ worksheet. The second was data reduction. The researcher classified and reduced the data based on focus. The researcher deleted several data that did not relate to the difficulties in reading comprehension. The third was the data display, the researcher arranged the information to conclude. The researcher presented the data from the difficulties in reading comprehension, and the last is the conclusion. The result of the research showed that some students had difficulties in reading comprehension and they had difficulty in different levels, namely literal comprehension, inferential comprehension, critical comprehension, and creative comprehension. The most difficulties experienced by students were at the level of creative comprehension. The factor of the students’ difficulties in comprehension at tenth grade, there was an inadequate instruction presented by the teacher, lack of pupils’ interest, and the vocabulary difficulties. Keywords: Students’ Difficulties, Reading Comprehension

scholarly journals Culture learning in a daily space of kitchen: the case of Korean digital kitchen

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaeuk Park
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Real World ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Culture Learning ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Real Objects

AbstractThe rapid advancement of technology has allowed computer-assisted language learning (CALL) to have made inroads in the area of pedagogy for language and culture learning. While the majority of studies have used online and virtual environments for culture learning, very little attention has been paid to a real world environment. This study is based on a digital kitchen where students can learn foreign language, culture and cuisine at the same time through cooking tasks. Learning cultural aspects can be properly realised via cooking because the daily activity provides a window into culture, and the digital kitchen provides users with opportunities to directly encounter the target culture themselves via cooking and tasting. 48 international participants conducted two cooking sessions, one in a digital kitchen using real objects and the other in a classroom by looking at typical pictures/photos in a textbook. A range of data sources were employed, such as questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and video-observations to answer the research question. It was found that students learned foreign cultural aspects better when in direct engagement in a digital kitchen by handling actual items than when in a classroom by simply using photos. This study contributes to the development of the real world learning environment for culture learning via innovative technology.

scholarly journals Optimalisasi Aplikasi Macromedia Flash 8 Dalam Pembelajaran Kosakata Bahasa Arab

Al-Lisan ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yusuf ◽  
Eka Dewi Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Analysis Application ◽  
The Subject

Language learning in the era of industrial revolution 4.0 is also influenced by technology information development, for example, on using an application in the teaching and learning process. The application is usually using as a medium for improving language skills or language components, such as vocabulary. One application is efficient and effective in teaching the Arabic language, especially Arabic language vocabulary is a Macromedia flash 8 application. The application can be used to solve the problem which still constraint the Arabic teacher and also the students. This article aims to research the Macromedia flash 8 application in learning Arabic vocabularies. This research used a research design method with procedures, need analysis, application design, application implementation, application evaluation, and application validation. The subject of this research was Islamic junior student's grade IX. The result showed that Macromedia flash 8 application was effective in improving students’ vocabulary, especially related to Islamic fasting, Ied Al-Adha, and hobby. They were presented using text, graphics, and animation. 

scholarly journals Chatterpix Kids: A Potential Mobile App for Helping Primary ESL Pupils Improve Their Speaking Fluency

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-42
Author(s):  
Thirumangai Rajendran ◽  
Melor Md Yunus
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Primary School Pupils ◽  
Esl Learners

The mastery of all four language skills has become one of the topmost priorities among English as a Second Language (ESL) learners worldwide. Despite multiple efforts taken to master the necessary skills, speaking remains to the most challenging skill for many Malaysian ESL learners. Previous studies suggest that Mobile-assisted Language Learning (MALL) for speaking has taken its first steps in Malaysian tertiary and secondary levels of education. However, there is still a paucity of research done on MALL at the primary level. The present case study therefore sought to fill in the gap by exploring how the ChatterPix Kids mobile app has helped 5 purposively selected Year 3 primary school pupils develop their speaking fluency. This was done through speaking practices conducted over 12 speaking lessons during the Movement Control Order (MCO) from their perspective. The pupils’ responses obtained through the semi-structured interviews were triangulated using the responses obtained from them through both a focus group and their parents’ feedback obtained through an open-ended questionnaire. The findings were thematically analysed. Seven themes were highlighted which indicate the crucial need to incorporate MALL for speaking among Malaysian primary school pupils. Further studies are recommended to be done on how ChatterPix Kids could be exploited when learning other language skills such as listening, reading, and writing. So far as the study’s limitations are concerned, there is a need to investigate how the pupils’ confidence could be sustained in the absence of the app when speaking in public.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN MEDIA ELEKTRONIK PADA PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA ARAB

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-128
Author(s):  
Luluk Humairo Pimada ◽  
Muhammad Afif Amrulloh
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Time And Energy

Electronic media is currently chosen as one of the solutions to be able to carry out educational activities in the midst of the 19th epidemic sweeping the world; even this application is also carried out for learning Arabic at MTs. level. This study aims to determine the application of electronic media in Arabic language learning, and identify obstacles faced by the students of MTs. Normal Islam Samarinda. The subject of this research is students, the data collection obtained through research instruments in the form of observation, interview, and documentation. Then the analysis of this study using the Miles and Huberman method through the process of data collection, data reduction, and drawing conclusion. The results of this study are the types of electronic media used are smartphones using learning application from social media in the form of whatsapp, google form, and google classroom. Then the obstacles faced internally are students learning styles and varied language skills, and learning motivation. While externally the obstacles come from the lack facilities, the environment that does not support, the cost of spending to support education, and extra time and energy.

scholarly journals An Analysis of English Oral Communication Apprehension and Anxiety of Engineering Undergraduates in Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arif Soomro ◽  
Insaf Ali Siming ◽  
Mansoor Ahmed Channa ◽  
Syed Hyder Raza Shah ◽  
Nadeem Naeem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Oral Presentations ◽  
Engineering Undergraduates

This paper investigates the communication apprehension (CA) and a form of anxiety which affects the engineering undergraduates’ oral communicative skills in English and particularly in oral presentations. However, this study was mainly based on the research question to be investigated: What barriers prevail among undergraduates that handicap their successful language learning and oral communicative skills in English? This study used qualitative instruments for collecting data; the instruments used were included as semi-structured interviews with eight participants and two focus group discussion to explore the barriers among Pakistani undergraduates. The data were analyzed using content analysis of the gathered data. The results revealed that communication apprehension can cause the variety of barriers among undergraduates during oral presentation. The results provided positive insights to communication practitioners and language educators on the issues related to communication apprehension; therefore, certain measures need to be taken to surmount the identified barriers.

scholarly journals The Expressive Language Skills of a Bilingual Child: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Risnawati Risnawati ◽  
Nurnia Nurnia ◽  
Ader Laepe
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Expressive Language ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Simple Analysis ◽  
Standard Score ◽  
Bilingual Child ◽  
The Subject

This study attempted to explore the expressive language skills of a bilingual child from year to year. A qualitative method was used with the support of simple analysis of Mean Length Utterances calculation to answer the research question. The data was taken from the transcribed videos recorded intermittently from 2015 to 2020. Initially, the MLU score of the child was only 5.7 and it did not reach the standard score of6.88 for her age. However, the child’s MLU score for the following years rose even higher than it should be. The whole words of each utterance were counted then divided by the number of utterances. Based on the data, there was no significant improvement in 2019. This might be due to the fact that the data available in 2018 was of monologue type and that the subject was less willing to speak back then. Furthermore, based on the researcher’s observation, the English proficiency of the child, especially expressive language skills mastery, increased from year to year. Besides, the child was also shown to be more motivated. She kept practicing her English with her sister by watching and making English videos and acting as a professional YoutuberKeywords:The expressive language skills, Mean Length of Utterances, Bilingual child

scholarly journals Concepções de munícipes da cidade de Rio Claro sobre a arborização urbana

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 112-129
Author(s):  
Éllen Da Silva Garcia ◽  
Dalva Maria Bianchini Bonotto
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Big Cities

Com a intensa urbanização e crescimento das cidades, o tema arborização urbana se torna um tema importante dentro das questões ambientais discutidas e praticadas atualmente. Visto que nem sempre a população reconhece a importância das árvores, este trabalho teve a finalidade de investigar as concepções de munícipes da cidade de Rio Claro-SP sobre a arborização urbana, tentando analisar os significados do tema para essa população. Para atingir esse objetivo, usou-se a abordagem qualitativa, com entrevistas semiestruturadas; levando em consideração, além das respostas obtidas, as circunstâncias e o ambiente ao qual o entrevistado está inserido. A maioria dos entrevistados, aparentemente, reconhece a importância da arborização urbana; embora, muitas vezes, de forma utilitarista e antropocêntrica. Perspectiva que a educação ambiental pode ajudar a ser superada para que o reconhecimento das árvores seja ampliado, envolvendo, além dos conhecimentos, valores e ações mais apropriadas. Con la intensa urbanización y crecimiento de las ciudades, se hace importante el tema de arborización urbana, haciendo parte de las cuestiones ambientales discutidas actualmente. Dado que no siempre la población comprende esa necesidad, no reconociendo los árboles como importantes, este trabajo tuvo la finalidad de investigar las concepciones de algunos residentes de la ciudad de Río Claro sobre la arborización urbana, intentando analizar los significados del tema para esa población. Para alcanzar ese objetivo, se utilizó el abordaje cualitativo, con entrevistas semi estructuradas, tomando en consideración, además de las respuestas obtenidas, las circunstancias y el ambiente al cual el entrevistado está inserto. La mayoría de los entrevistados, aparentemente, reconoce la importancia de la arborización urbana, aunque a menudo, de forma utilitarista y antropocéntrica. Perspectiva que la educación ambiental puede ayudar a ser superada para que el reconocimiento de los árboles sea ampliado, ofreciendo, además de los conocimientos, valores y acciones más apropiados. The intense urbanization and growth of big cities has become the urban afforestation an important subject within the environmental issues. This research purposes an investigation of Rio Claro citizens opinion about the subject since the population usually refuses to recognize the importance of the trees. Qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews was used to achieve this goal, takin into account the circumstances and the environment where the interviewee was inserted. Most respondents apparently recognize the importance of urban forestation; though often utilitarian and anthropocentric. It's expected that environmental education can provide the recognition of trees, involving a positive attitude about environment.

scholarly journals Using Movies in EFL Classrooms: A Study Conducted at the English Language Institute (ELI), King Abdul-Aziz University

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raniah Hassen Kabooha
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Preparatory Year ◽  
English Language Institute

<p>The present study sought to examine the attitudes of Saudi English as a foreign language (EFL) learners as well as teachers towards the integration of English movies in their classes as a tool to develop students’ language skills. Fifty female intermediate level students studying English in their Preparatory Year Program (PYP) in the English Language Institute (ELI) at King Abdul-Aziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, participated in the study. Questionnaires were administered to the students to investigate their perceptions towards the integration of English movies in their classes to develop their language skills. The researcher also conducted semi-structured interviews with both students and teachers to explore their perceptions towards the use of movies in their classes. In addition, teachers were required to write reflective journals regarding the use of movies in their classes. The findings of the study indicate that both students as well as teachers had positive attitudes towards the use of movies in their classes to improve students’ language skills. The study offers pedagogical implications for EFL instructors with respect to the integration of films in their classrooms to improve students’ language learning. Well-selected movie materials could enhance students’ language learning process and increase their motivation to learn the target language.</p>

scholarly journals Promoting Critical Literacy in the EFL Context: Implementing a Project to Young Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaak Papadopoulos ◽  
Dr. Eleni Griva
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Structured Interviews

In response to the continually growing demands of this era, the society needs active members who are able to cooperate with each other and show a critical stance in what they read, see, touch, smell or come across. Thus, modern language education should aim at developing critical readers and writers. As a result, the critical literacy programs in which students are turned into active participants of their learning process and accept something after they have already remarked it, are more than necessary in the education of the 21st century. This paper outlines the rational for and the purpose of designing and implementing a thematic pilot project aiming at developing students’ critical literacy in an EFL (English as a foreign language) classroom. This pilot project was implemented to 20 Greek-speaking students of the 5th primary school class (aged 11 years old) who had been learning English for 4 four years. It was initiated with the purpose to provide insights into developing students’ critical literacy skills as well as their four language skills in the foreign language. The project was carried out in 25 two hour sessions focused on the thematic area of the “Sports”. This topic was selected because of the nature of the sports and their popularity among the teenagers. Moreover, sports are a ‘controversial’ subject/concept that students can express different opinions and examine it from different perspectives. Special emphasis was placed on the creation of an environment promoting critical thinking and critical stance. Moreover, an attempt was made for a pleasant and creative foreign language learning environment to be developed, where students actually could enhance personal and interpersonal skills. In order to estimate the feasibility of this project, we used three basic tools a) a pre- and a post- test about the language assessment, b) journals kept by the teacher/researcher throughout the intervention and c) structured interviews conducted by the researcher with students individually to record the students’ different perspectives based on a text. The findings showed a significant improvement of the students’ language skills in EFL, as well as their critical thinking and ability to examine a text from different perspectives.

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