Indonesian High School Learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation and Ought-to L2 Self

The study aimed to investigate the Indonesian high school science learners’ Fear of Negative Evaluation (FNE), which is a second language (L2) anxiety construct, Ought to L2 Self (OL2S), an L2 motivation construct, and the relationship between FNE and OL2S. The study employed a survey method with 190 learners from a private high school participating in it. Based on the descriptive statistics, the learners generally had a moderate level of FNE and OL2S. The FNE analysis showed that they had self-perception of low English competence and were afraid to speak without preparation. In OL2S, the analysis suggested that the learners believed that people around them did not consider their English mastery a priority. Through correlation formula, the study found a positive yet weak correlation between learners’ FNE and their OL2S. It suggested that the higher learners’ FNE, the higher they perceived responsibility to avoid negative outcomes. Besides, the finding also suggested that English instruction could be designed in such a way to attract the interest of learners from non-English language streams to give their best and promote active collaboration to lessen self-comparison among them. The limitations and contributions of the study were also discussed to provide possible directions for future studies.

Potential Effect of Informal Learning of English Through Watching a Medical Television Series on the Development of Maritime Medical English Competence

As a result of the widespread use of online technologies and vast opportunities for the use of English in everyday online life, the field of online informal learning of languages, in particular English, has attracted a new wave of research attention. Nevertheless, the number of corpus studies in this field remains low. More specifically, to date no research study has focused on the suitability of the language input to which online users are exposed while performing online activities with regard to the development of language skills in English as a language for specific purposes. In order to bridge this research gap, the objective of this paper is to apply the corpus approach to examine whether watching a medical television series may have an effect on the development of medical Maritime English for future deck officers. The results indicate that in terms of lexical density, lexical diversity, terminology, and word clusters, watching a medical television series may have a limited effect on the development of medical Maritime English for future deck officers. However, future research should examine whether watching television series may have an effect on the acquisition of typical speech patterns in spoken maritime communication, which are closely related to everyday spoken communication. Importantly, the results also seem to indicate that online informal learning of English cannot replace all segments of the formal learning of English for Specific Purposes, but can significantly contribute to the development of general English competence, which is a precondition for the further development of discipline-specific language competence.

Transfer Capital or Transfer Deficit: A Dual Perspective of English Learning of ESL College Transfer Students

This research addressed a research gap in scrutinizing the language problems of English as a second language (ESL) transfer students (TSs) with regard to the aspects of “transfer deficit” and “transfer capital”, instead of simply labelling the use of English as a “transfer deficit”. One hundred and twenty-four TSs participated in this qualitative study. From qualitative content analysis, three main categories were identified: (a) English competence as transfer capital; (b) English competence as transfer deficit; and (c) transition from deficit to capital. Based on the results, educational practitioners are advised to pay attention to the specific implications of proficiency-based courses, with support measures not limited to essay-writing or referencing skills, but including advanced research writing genres such as the Capstone Project.

Kompetensi Bahasa Inggris Mahasiswa Pendidikan Agama Islam

The purpose of this study is to find out the strategies, barriers, and solutions for improving English language competence for PAI students from the Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of IAIN Langsa. The research method used is descriptive qualitative method. The research subjects were 12 PAI Study Program students and 3 lecturers who taught English courses at PAI Study Program. The instruments used are interviews and documentation. Data analysis was carried out by data triangulation. The results of the research are (1) Strategies to increase English competence in PAI students by applying various learning strategies to mastering the four English competencies, namely reading, speaking, writing, listening continuously, (2) As for the obstacles in improving English competence in PAI students of the FTIK IAIN Langsa faculty, namely the low English competence of students so that in the process of learning English, they are not so serious and focus on learning. and Learning facilities such as audio-visual are still very limited. The time and number of credits provided is still inadequate in the expected learning process. (3) The solution is that PAI students need to change their main set or their views in studying English courses. They must foster a sense of love and confidence in following the English learning process, from the lecturers, it is hoped that in the learning process they can apply various methods or strategies in order to apply the new strategies found. The faculty is expected to increase the quantity of learning facilities such as audio-visual and others so that the learning process is not constrained or hampered.

Peningkatan Kemampuan Bahasa Inggris Melalui Pelatihan Daring dengan Media Buku Anak Dwibahasa

Program Kemitraan Masyarakat ini bertujuan mengukur peningkatan kemampuan bahasa Inggris dan pembentukan karakter moral “amanah” siswa melalui buku cerita anak dwibahasa seri 2 yang berjudul “Aisyah and Ahmad: Being Trustworthy” yang dibuat oleh tim dosen pengabdi. Sasaran dari program ini adalah siswa kelas 5 SD Muhammadiyah Ambarketawang 1 yang berjumlah 33 orang. Program dilakukan selama 4 pertemuan secara daring melalui Grup WhatsApp kelas dan video pembelajaran karena sekolah menerapkan pembelajaran dari rumah karena adanya kebijakan sekolah terkait wabah Covid-19. Dengan menggunakan tes kosakata bahasa Inggris yang dikembangkan oleh tim dosen pengabdi, kemampuan bahasa Inggris diukur saat sebelum diberikan pelatihan dan setelah pelatihan berakhir. Hasil dari pretest dan posttest menujukkan adanya peningkatan nilai tes kosakata bahasa Inggris siswa sebanyak 0,32. Hasil ini mengindikasikan adanya sedikit peningkatan dalam kosakata bahasa Inggris siswa kelas 5. Selain itu, siswa juga dapat menunjukkan pesan moral dari cerita yang minitikberatkan pentingnya menjaga amanah.Kata Kunci: amanah, buku cerita anak dwibahasa, pendidikan karakter, pengajaran Bahasa Inggris Improving English Language Skills Through Online Training with Bilingual Children's Book Media ABSTRACTOur community development program aimed at developing elementary school students’ English competence while also promoting the character-building values of being amanah by utilizing a bilingual book, “Aisyah and Ahmad: Being Trustworthy”. This second book of Aisyah Ahmad series was developed by the two authors. The participants of the program were 33 fifth graders of SD Muhammadiyah Ambarketawang 1. Due to the current Study from Home policy during the Covid-19 pandemic, the program was conducted online in four meetings on class Whatsapp group. The meetings included videos, question and answer sessions and assignments. Pre-test and post test on students’ vocabulary development were done to measure the effectiveness of the program. The result indicated an improvement on students’ vocabulary development with the score of 0.32. Additionally, the students’ performance as a part of the assignment indicated that the moral value of trustworthiness was grasped and learned by the participants. Kata Kunci: trustworthiness, bilingual story book, character-building, English

Automatic Recommendation System of College English Teaching Videos Based on Students’ Personalized Demands

With the emergence of computers and networks, the social needs for English competence have presented a diversified and professionalized trend. The current single teaching model can no longer satisfy students’ needs. To cater to different demands of students and improve their level of satisfaction with personalized and automatically recommended teaching videos, an automatic recommendation sys-tem of college English teaching videos, which consists of interface layer, busi-ness logic layer, and data layer, was designed. The quality of recommended teaching videos was ensured through the strict management of English teaching videos within the system. The degree of interest in videos was calculated accord-ing to students’ browsing history of teaching videos. The content of teaching vid-eos that meet students’ personalized demands was established on the basis of the degree of interest. The Naïve Bayesian classification method was used to precise-ly, rapidly, and stably divide the teaching videos into two classes—interest and disinterest—according to the abovementioned information. Results show that the recall ratio and precision ratio of this system reach as high as 95.18% and 97.2%, respectively. The system recommendations averagely rank top, the recommenda-tion precision is high, and the recommended video contents are abundant, with an applause rate of 97.79%. This designed system can establish student-centered college English teaching methods, create a favorable language environment, and better promote the teaching of English among college students.

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In the article the authors substantiate the peculiarities of how to teach reading popular-scientific texts to law students during the distance learning English. The aim of the article is to give the definition of an English popular- scientific text and it’s structure in the linguistic paradigm and to show the peculiarities of how to teach reading this kind of texts to future lawyers. Methodology. Theoretical statements include the analysis of the existing methods and approaches to teaching reading English popular-scientific texts to law students. General principles of higher school didactics and methods of teaching foreign languages, general scientific, comparative, descriptive, logical and semantic approaches to defining the peculiarities of English popular-scientific texts in linguistic theory are the theoretical and methodological basis of this article. Results. The definition of an English popular-scientific text is given on the basis of the linguistic research, the features of such texts are specified on the basis of the analysis of linguists` research, popular-scientific sites and printed editions. The requirements as to the level of mastering English competence in reading English popular-scientific texts are made according to the stages of learning English by future lawyers at the Academy of the State Penitentiary Service starting from the first to the fourth year of studies. In the article the authors use the critical analysis of the national and foreign linguistic and methodical literature sources on the research topic as well as of the educational documents and programmes. Practical implications of the results achieved lies in giving an English popular[1]scientific text in the context of future lawyers learning English at the different stages of the educational process. The authors define the types of reading and corresponding skills which are to be formed at each year of studies while learning how to read English popular-scientific texts. Some specific requirements as to the level of mastering English reading competence are to be taken into account while organizing educational activities that should help to get the degree of Masters of Law. The materials for the research are popular-scientific sources, first at all, scientific blogs, popular-scientific events and editions. Value (originality). The value of the study is characterized by the presentation of a new vision of forming future lawyers English competence while reading popular-scientific texts. The authors also give the definition of an English popular-scientific text and its structure on the basis of the linguistic research. Key words: an English popular-scientific text, future lawyers, English, reading.

A Study on the Communicative Competence of Indonesian Teachers at Bilingual Programs

Teaching with English as a medium of instruction can be challenging for teachers in non-English speaking countries including Indonesia. The use of English as the language of instruction has become a part of marketing strategies for private schools to get more students. Apart from the marketing issue, the quality of the teachers should be on the top priority. Are the teachers qualified to serve as teachers at bilingual programs? Teachers’ communicative competence should add the general teaching competences of in-service teachers at bilingual programs. Unfortunately, schools hardly assess teachers’ communicative competence. This study aimed to find out the level of in-service teachers’ communicative competence and the correlation among the level of communicative competence aspects. This sequential explanatory study involved 82 in-service teachers who taught in English. The results of this study reveal that the subjects of this study were found in safe zone. It indicates that teachers of English speaking programs under this study can perform their tasks adequately although they cannot be called competent yet. From the Spearman correlational analysis, it was found out that the coefficient correlation was above 0.76 indicating a very strong correlation between communicative competence and its aspects and strong positive correlations among the communicative competence aspects. The results of this study provide valuable input of teachers’ communicative competence which can be further followed up with suitable trainings to improve teacher’s English competence.

Formation of English Competence of Future Pharmacists

The introduction to the article analyzes the current state of the future pharmacists’ language competence, in particular English. The purpose of the study is to theoretically substantiate the essence of the concept of «English-language competence of future pharmacists» and highlight the features of its formation. Methods. In the process of fulfilling the goal a set of theoretical methods was used - analysis of scientific-methodical, psychological-pedagogical literature, study of normative-program documentation on the research topic. The results. Based on the analysis of the scientific literature, the essence of the concept of «profession-oriented English-language competence» is clarified together with its links with professional competence, language and communication. The author specifies the meaning of «profession-oriented English-language competence» as a set of knowledge, practice-oriented skills, mastery of medical concepts, techniques of logical thinking aimed at solving profession-oriented situational problems, realization of discussions in the form of questions and answers on professional topics. Conclusions. The article identifies the peculiarities of forming the profession-oriented English-language competence in teaching a foreign language to students of the pharmaceutical university: a foreign language in profession-oriented learning becomes not only the object of learning, but also a means of forming the students’ profession-oriented English-language competence; mastering a foreign language is realized in practice-oriented language activities, the ability to participate in the communication of profession-oriented topics, and not in the knowledge of individual elements of a language; increasing the role of self-study work of students is caused by the constant development of modern technologies and innovations in pharmacy, increasing the amount of professional information and pharmaceutical terminology in English, which requires the future specialist skills and abilities to master information independently; the professional activity of pharmacists is connected with the formation and further development of their clinical thinking, professional and personal qualities (observation, flexibility, purposefulness, concentration, determination, communicative literacy).