Proceder: Linguistics, Literature, and Language Education

Optimizing Quizizz for EFL interactive student worksheet in Merdeka Curriculum

2024-01-05T16:46:19+07:00

Recently, Merdeka Curriculum has started to be implemented in all elementary to high schools in Indonesia. One of the principles of Merdeka Curriculum is the students' profile (i.e. visual, auditory and kinesthetic). One of the strategies which can be applied by EFL teachers in promoting the principle is by utilizing Quizizz as EFL Interactive Student Worksheet. This study intends to investigate the students' perception regarding the use of Quizizz to promote the interactive worksheet. This study is a kind of Class Action Research. It involved 150 students as the participants, and used both questionnaires and semi-structured interviews to collect the data. The data were analyzed using a descriptive qualitative method in this study. The findings of the study revealed that students are very excited in accomplishing the interactive worksheet because they can be provided by delightful materials including several interesting and interactive activities such multiple choice, filling the blank, listening, drawing, and poĺling in one whole activity. In addition, they believe that the worksheet in the quizizz is effective to motivate them in learning English. Thus, teachers can optimize many kinds of Quizizz features to make the EFL teaching and learning process more delightful, interactive and effective to meet the principle of Merdeka Curriculum.

Analysis of expressive speech acts in the lyrics of the song titled 'White Space' by Jeong Dong-Won

2024-01-05T16:46:20+07:00

One form of indirect communication that can be studied pragmatically is communication between writers or authors and readers through works that have been written in accommodating their thoughts and feelings. Sentences that contain the expressions of the author's psychological state and their feelings can be categorized as expressive speech acts which can be analyzed by examining the contexts spoken or written. Song lyrics are also among the works that can be studied pragmatically. This study aims to analyze the lyrics of the song titled "White Space" sung by Jeong Dong-won and written by Kim Jong-hwan to find out the expressive speech acts contained in it. This research was qualitative research using a descriptive qualitative research method because the data obtained were the words and sentences contained in the lyrics as primary data. The results of this study showed that in the song lyrics titled "White Space", the author wrote it (those expressions) implicitly or indirectly. There were various expressions such as sadness (4), regret (2), anxiety (1), pride (1), blame (1), advice (1), and hope (1). Those were contained in sentences that represent the thoughts and feelings of the author.

The use of symbols for autistic children in the classroom

2024-01-05T16:46:22+07:00

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. The characteristic of autistic students is difficulty socializing with other people, lack of interest, limited activity, and frequent repetitive movements. Therefore, the importance of education for autistic children must begin since parents already know their child’s condition. The objectives of this research are to: (1) identify the types of symbols used in teaching autism; and (2) examine the teacher's use of symbols to interact with autistic students. This research used the qualitative research method. This method is considered “reflective” which places the researcher in their role as a subject who also utilized observational techniques (direct observations and interviews). The sample employed in this study is purposeful and is based on how well the interviewees answered the questions. The findings of this research demonstrated the value of autism symbols. How one responds to inquiries and other actions might be perceived as developing. The types of symbols are modified to meet the communication needs of people with autism, such as PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), COMPIC (Computerized Pictograph), and pictures that are useful teaching tools for use in the classroom. The degree of cooperation and eye contact of autistic students must first come into the teacher's focus to determine the effectiveness of symbols in teaching. The use of symbols in teaching communication to children with autism is very effective. It is said to be very effective because autistic children can slowly communicate with the people around them even though it takes a very long time.

Day6’s congratulations and letting go song lyrics analysis: A pragmatics study

2024-01-05T16:46:23+07:00

This research is a pragmatic study that aims to find and describe the function of implicatures, and types of presuppositions contained in DAY6’s Song “Congratulations” and “Letting Go” lyrics. The implicatures study is used to find the implied meanings that are contained in a song while the presuppositions study is used to find the type of presuppositions of the song. Both of these songs were written in Korean, which in this study were translated into Indonesian to find out the meaning contained in the lyrics. This research used a descriptive method with listening and note-taking techniques to collect the data. The step that the writer took was listening to the song while reading the lyrics, checking the translated version of the songs that were written in English to understand the meaning, and doing the analysis periodically. The analysis results were presented using an informal method. The results showed that there were five implicature functions found in the Congratulations song. While, in the Letting Go, there was one. The implicature functions that have been found were sarcasm and parable functions. There were four types of presuppositions found in each song: lexical presupposition, structural presupposition, counterfactual presupposition, and factive presupposition.

Aparaja revitalization: Lio ethnic oral tradition

2024-01-05T16:46:25+07:00

Oral traditions, as discourses told or passed down from generation to generation, include oral and written, all of which are passed on orally. Aparaja is a form of an oral tradition of the Lio ethnic community that needs revival. Aparaja is part of oral tradition in the form of traditional questions in the form of riddles. A parent or child has never spoken the Lio language puzzle in the Lio community. This is evident when people are asked questions about Aparaja, in general, they need to learn. Some parents sat they heard it but could not talk about it properly. This paper aims to explain the form and function of the Aparaja as the cultural wealth of the Lio ethnic community in two villages on the south coast of Ende Regency, namely Wolotopo and Ngalupolo villages. The approach used is the approach. Data collection techniques comprised interviews, recording, listening engagement, and note-taking techniques. The theories used are those of oral literature and those of reception.

Independent story sharing to improve elementary school students’ speaking skill

2024-01-05T16:46:26+07:00

The research aims to describe the implementation of Story-Based Pedagogy (SBP) in improving the students’ speaking skill; specifically in the independent story sharing stage, one of the stages of SBP. Action research design was employed in the study. The research participants involved 21 second as the research participants from one of elementary school in Kabupaten Bandung. Story sharing activity as the form of the test, observation, documentation, and field notes were conducted to collect data of the students’ speaking skills. The research was conducted in two cycles by following the procedure of action research, namely, planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. Two stories made by the first researcher were used in the learning process while the remaining researchers acted as editors. The collected data were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively. The qualitative data were organised for coding, redundancies were eliminated, and themes from categories were identified. The quantitative data were taken from students’ score of doing independent story sharing. The result of the study showed the implementation of SBP improved students’ speaking skill and confidence in doing speaking activity. It was proven by the students’ mean score, from 54.29 in the first cycle, and 84.14 in the second cycle. It was also revealed that students’ self-confidence in speaking has increased; from 11 students were able to do story sharing in the first cycle, then, all 21 students were able to conduct independent story sharing activity well at the second cycle. Thus, it can be concluded that the independent story sharing can improve elementary school students’ speaking skill.

EFL mentor teachers' voices on mentoring practice: Strategies, challenges, and needs

2024-01-05T16:46:28+07:00

Mentoring is one of the important process a teacher should have since it is a key component in teacher education and professional development (Delaney, 2021). The present study is a part of a larger research project which explores student teachers’ and mentor teachers’ perspectives, experiences, as well as challenges encountered during the teaching practicums. This study adopted the Grounded-Theory method (Glaser, 1998) in which qualitative design is utilized. Qualitative approach was selected as the research aims to explore in-depth investigation regarding the experience of the mentor teachers during the teaching practicum. The findings of this study indicate that mentor teachers perceived their mentoring as satisfactory in several points. However, there are several aspects of the mentoring practice that they redeemed themselves as not satisfying. Future studies can be directed to discover mentors’ framework and their forms of mentoring practice. Studies investigating mentors’ approach and design in mentoring practice should also be conducted to understand their perception about mentoring practice.

Hijab woman visualization in commercial shampoo advertisement: Critical discourse analysis

2024-01-05T16:46:29+07:00

The appearance of shampoo advertisements with female models wearing hijabs is a unique phenomenon. This study aims to reveal the message contained in the commercial shampoo Rejoice 3in1 Perfect Cool which uses a hijab model. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. Using the theory of Systemic Functional Linguistics and the Critical Discourse Analysis approach with the three-dimensional model of Norman Fairclough, the researchers wanted to find out what message the text producers wish to convey to the audience. The data in this study are advertisements for Rejoice hijab shampoo. The data was got from YouTube. The data were then downloaded and transcribed so that text data can be obtained. The data were then analyzed using the theory of Systemic Functional Linguistics. From the data that has been analyzed, it was found that the message contained in the advertisement shows that the text producer wants to show that Rejoice 3-in-1 cool shampoo can give a cool impression on the head even though the person who uses the shampoo is wearing a hijab. This indicates that the shampoo is very suitable for use even by people who use hijab, especially in the tropics. The data also shows that the visualization of the hijab model in advertisements that are shown and given Indonesian narrative text seems to be adapted to the majority of Indonesian people who are Muslim, moreover this advertisement is shown during Ramadan.

Visual grammar analysis of tourism promotion on Instagram: Representational and ideational meanings

2024-01-05T16:46:30+07:00

Tourism is one of the prospective sectors to increase the Indonesian economic level. It is crucial to develop effective promotion media for tourist destinations in Indonesia. One of the recent potential media is Instagram. This paper aims to investigate the ideational and representational meaning of visual and verbal modes in promoting Taman Nasional Komodo Labuan Bajo, focused on @btn_komodo as an official Instagram account of Balai Taman Nasional Komodo. The destination is one of the 5 super priority destinations in Indonesia. By applying the Visual Grammar framework (Kress & Leeuwen, 2006), this study views how the visual and verbal modes construe the meaning for the purpose of tourism promotion on Instagram. The data was captured from Instagram posts in the form of visual texts (photos) and verbal texts (captions). The posts are predominantly communicated through the visual text, then completed, clarified, and confirmed by the accompanying verbal text. Multimodal discourse analysis of the Instagram posts shows that both visual and verbal texts contribute to the values of promotion. The result implies that future research should include more complete material on semiotic resources and implement more comprehensive analysis related to multimodal discourse.

Heterogeneity in students’ English competence and needs: Adaptive learning method proposed

2024-01-05T16:46:32+07:00

Currently, the use of the latest technology, or known as Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), in learning English has been proven effective. Autonomous learning or independent learning is also considered to greatly affect the success of learning English. One of the learning methods that combines the application of TEL and autonomous learning is adaptive learning which is defined as a computer-based learning method that provides students with a personal learning experience. In adaptive learning, the concept of a domain-specific knowledge graph can be applied to help regulate the automation of learning personalization. This research was conducted with the main objective of designing and developing technology enhanced English learning materials implementing adaptive learning method. This study was a Design and Development Research consisting of five stages, namely analysis, design, development, implementation dan evaluation. Respondents of the study were English teachers and students of a senior high school in Malang. Instruments of data collection included questionnaires, interviews, and focused group discussions. Findings from the analysis stage reveal students’ need of additional time to learn English out of in-class activities. Students’ level of English proficiency was heterogeneous, making the need to learn English varied in terms of difficulty level. Thus, the supplementary learning of English out of class could be done autonomously to effectively meet individuals’ needs. Students’ preference to use computer-based learning materials was also evident. In short, a web-based learning materials implementing adaptive learning was offered as a suggestion, and thus, designed and developed.

From self-reflection to self-regulated learning: Do metacognitive prompts with digital tool support?

2024-01-05T16:46:34+07:00

As we enter the era of digital learning, technological advancements have accelerated the demand for self-regulated learning (SRL) and opened up new learning options that may encourage the development of self-control skills. This study aims to provide metacognitive prompts in self-reflection activity by using a digital tool as well as to investigate how students build their metacognitive strategies to regulate their learning. This qualitative study was conducted to 32 EFL pre-service teachers joining the Micro Teaching course. They were assigned to write a self-reflection after they did their teaching practices through a digital tool called Grokspot which is used for feedback, reflection and discussion. Four question prompts for each reflection were inserted into the task instructions and each reflection posting was analyzed by using SRL microanalysis to find out the metacognitive strategies that support self-regulation. The findings revealed that the digital tool facilitated the participants to explore reflection more easily and motivate them to participate in the activities. In the first self-reflection, most students organized their reflections based on the prompts by monitoring and evaluating their performances although many of them still depended on the instructor and peer feedback. Furthermore, specific metacognitive strategies still couldn’t be identified much from most reflections regarding future planning or strategies to improve their performances, However, since scaffolding was given more intensively on the second self-reflection activity, their awareness of metacognitive strategies was found more significant in terms of two dimensions of self-regulated learning; metacognition and environment regulation. Implications of the study are discussed based on the findings.

Parents’ role in language maintenance in an inter-ethnic family

2024-01-05T16:46:35+07:00

Qualitative research is applied in studying parents’ role in language maintenance, especially in interethnic families in Medan. Observation, interview, and audio-recorded family conversations were done in data collection. Parents’ role at home is the main discussion in this study. Language maintenance succeeded by language use at home and activities at home and surroundings while Javanese-Batak Toba families are patriarchal. Speaking vernacular language continually at home influences language maintenance (Pauwels,2016). The analysis displays the relationship among culture, attitude, and prestige in maintaining vernacular language through the parents’ role. We conclude parents have an important role in maintaining the vernacular language. The language choice which is done by parents contributes to language maintenance. Parents who have positive attitudes to their culture in order to show their prestige enforce children to maintain the vernacular language. This study recommends that further researchers explore vernacular language maintenance across three generations of Javanese-Batak Toba families.

Commenters reading position toward the news of dissolution of Islamic Defenders Front in Facebook

2024-01-11T11:11:13+07:00

The news about the dissolution of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) attracted public attention. This is due to the action of FPI as a mass organization in Indonesia often make pros and cons. The various actions are regarded humanist by some people but the others claim that the actions were harsh and radical. Thus, the government dissolved FPI. The purpose of this study is to describe commenters reading position toward the news of the dissolution of FPI by the government in online media JEO.kompas.com which was spread on Facebook. The data sources of this research are taken from 34 comments from a news about the dissolution of FPI which was spread on Facebook. This research uses descriptive qualitative research. Data were collected by using documentation. Data were analyzed by using functional approach, pragmatics, and Stuart Hall’s theory about the position of the audience in constructing messages. The results showed that there are lingual markers such as modality, transitivity and lexicalization which show the position of reading the news. There are 23 comments in the dominant hegemonic position, 7 comments in negotiation position and 4 comments in oppositional position. Based on these findings it can be concluded that 68% of readers in online media JEO.kompas.com which was spread on Facebook accepted and supported the dissolution of Islamic Defenders Fronts.