The Urgency of Designing National English Curriculum for Elementary School in Indonesia

Astuti, Sari To propose the idea of designing national English curriculum for elementary school in Indonesia, a literature review as a research methodology in this study was conducted to reveal the urgency of teaching English to young learners, based on a number of previous studies on this issue, as the preparation for the future generation… Lanjutkan membaca The Urgency of Designing National English Curriculum for Elementary School in Indonesia

Inclusion Strategies Used by the United States Newspapers Published in COCA in Representing Islam

Rizky Firdhani, Anggi This research is entitled “Inclusion Strategies Used by The United States Newspapers Published in COCA in Representing Islam”. The data of this research are sentences containing inclusion strategies in the news related to Islam, and those news are taken from the United States newspapers published in Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA).… Lanjutkan membaca Inclusion Strategies Used by the United States Newspapers Published in COCA in Representing Islam

Exploring Values through Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition

Wijirahayu , Suciana Common problems faced by English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in Indonesia especially in Junior high school level are developing students’ cognitive, affective, and psychomotor ability. Although there are supporting factors such as qualified teachers, appropriate basic teaching media, and supporting school environment, yet the issues have not been resolved. Cooperative… Lanjutkan membaca Exploring Values through Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition

Developing a Local-Based Book as a Supplementary English Teaching Material for Undergraduate Students

Prancisca, Stella   The present paper develops an English reading book that embeds local values of West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia, represented by plants used by local people for medication. The book will help language learners in two ways. First, it helps the learners with familiar information which they have found in their daily lives.… Lanjutkan membaca Developing a Local-Based Book as a Supplementary English Teaching Material for Undergraduate Students

The Assessment of non-English Lecturer English Skills through TOEFL Training and Test at a Private College in Jakarta

Pratama Putra, Octa The lecturers are supposed to increase their English competence which is indicated by their TOEFL scores. This research is aimed to know the measurement of English skills toward the non-English lecturers from different background by joining the TOEFL training and test. There are twenty selected-lecturers to join it at one of Private… Lanjutkan membaca The Assessment of non-English Lecturer English Skills through TOEFL Training and Test at a Private College in Jakarta

Investigating Hots on Learning English for Computer for the Fourth Semester English Students at STMIK Pelita Nusantara Medan

Helentina Napitupulu, Merlin The aim of this research is to investigate Higher Order Thinking Skills of Students’ at STMIK Pelita Nusantara Medan majoring Informatics Engineering on learning English for Computer.  The population of this research is the fourth semester English students at STMIK Pelita Nusantara Medan. The total population is 154 students and as the… Lanjutkan membaca Investigating Hots on Learning English for Computer for the Fourth Semester English Students at STMIK Pelita Nusantara Medan

Grammatical Problems Experienced by English Department Students at Vocational Higher Education

Aisyiyah, Siti Learning English as a second language requires students to learn English skills and components, including grammar. English Department students, as second language learners, are required to have good grammar acquisition. However, they usually make errors related to grammatical rules. This study was aimed to identify and analyze some grammatical problems experienced by the… Lanjutkan membaca Grammatical Problems Experienced by English Department Students at Vocational Higher Education

Portraying the Use of Facebook for Educational Purposes Among Female Undergraduates: Causes and Activities

Luke, Joice Yulinda This study describes the use of Facebook for educational purposes among female students. The study focuses on two main objectives. First, the study reveals the causes to use Facebook as educational platform. Second, the study depicts the learning activities which female students did with Facebook. To explore the findings, the study gathered… Lanjutkan membaca Portraying the Use of Facebook for Educational Purposes Among Female Undergraduates: Causes and Activities

Learning Strategies of Two Thai Undergraduate Students

Maharsi, Ista Language learning strategies are important for students to help develop their language competences and succeed academically. This paper is aimed to identify the learning strategies used by two Thai university students taking English language training program. The two female students speak Thai language as their mother tongue, Bahasa Indonesia and English as their… Lanjutkan membaca Learning Strategies of Two Thai Undergraduate Students