{"title":"Pragmatics meaning interpretation and verbatim rendering in adversarial legal systems in court interpreting","authors":"Nur Amalia Sari","doi":"10.37598/accentia.v2i1.1292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37598/accentia.v2i1.1292","url":null,"abstract":"As a result of global movement, either by voluntary migration or forced displacement, interpreter-mediated court proceedings are becoming increasingly common. Most courts established interpreter’s codes of conduct, preferring verbatim rendering of litigants’ utterances, in anticipation of potential cultural bias and partiality. However, this code of conduct seems to fail to accommodate complicated legal and language realities in intercultural court proceedings. In adversarial legal systems, the presentation of evidences highly relies on the skillful language manipulation by the lawyers. In terms of refugee status determination, the ability to retell traumatic experience determined asylum seekers’ credibility. Communication breakdowns and failure to provide cultural context are amongst the downside of verbatim rendering, since speakers have to breakdown their confession into short sentences to be fully translated. On other hand, in offering context and preserving intention, interpreter might be tempted alter speakers’ original voice/style, including eliminating repetitions, hesitations and inexplicitness. Considering this, it is suggested that pragmatic meaning interpretation is utilized by taking more caution to preserving speakers’ original style. In doing so, sufficient training for interpreters and sufficient number of interpreters must be provided.","PeriodicalId":204215,"journal":{"name":"ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133018381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Students’ Perceptions toward the Use of Grammarly in Checking Grammar in Assignments","authors":"Mirza Ananda, Rahmatun Nisa, S. Safura","doi":"10.37598/accentia.v1i2.1144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37598/accentia.v1i2.1144","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to find out about the students’ perceptions of the use of Grammarly in checking grammar in written assignments and the students’ obstacles when using Grammarly. This quantitative study used questionnaire to collect the data. The participants of the study were ten students from semester sixth of the English Department at a private university in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The results of the study showed that many students gave positive responses toward using Grammarly to learn and check their grammar in assignments. In addition, the study found that the students’ obstacles when using Grammarly included some issues such as problems in the internet connection and lack of understanding of Grammarly suggestions. The study suggests that Grammarly to be applied for grammar checking among EFL students.","PeriodicalId":204215,"journal":{"name":"ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education","volume":"113 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132636562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Importance of Working Conditions for Interpreters","authors":"Lina Farsia, Hanum Muziatun Nahriah","doi":"10.37598/accentia.v1i2.981","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37598/accentia.v1i2.981","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses about the importance of working conditions for interpreters. A literature review is used as an approach for this paper. For the past years, the employers have not taken the working conditions for interpreters into account. This paper mentions three aspects of working conditions that have to be paid full attention in order for the interpreters to do their job professionally: physical wise, emotional wise, and financial wise. The employers needs to provide these three aspects for the interpreters to produce good outcome.","PeriodicalId":204215,"journal":{"name":"ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122890679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Article Review on Teaching English in English, ‘in principle’: The National Language Curriculum for Japanese Senior High Schools","authors":"Y. Yuniarti","doi":"10.37598/accentia.v1i2.970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37598/accentia.v1i2.970","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reviews the article written by Gregory Paul Glasgow entitled “Teaching English in English, ‘in principle’: The national language curriculum for Japanese senior high schools” published in 2014. This paper aims to examine the author’ findings on teachers’ perception of new course of study by proposing some theoretical frameworks of communicative language teaching and the planned behavior analysis perspective to support the discussion. The article author raised the issue of Japanese English teachers’ perceptions towards the recently launched national foreign language curriculum for Japanese senior high schools including a provision of English classes to be conducted in English. The author tried to clear the issue by revealing how Japanese teachers of English (JTEs) interpreted the new initiative to conduct ‘English classes in English’ in Japanese senior higher schools and the relationship between official policy expectation and JTEs’ perceived new initiative in policy implementation.","PeriodicalId":204215,"journal":{"name":"ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121267086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Listening Comprehension Difficulties Faced by EFL Students","authors":"Rita Hermida","doi":"10.37598/accentia.v1i2.1155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37598/accentia.v1i2.1155","url":null,"abstract":"This study analyzes the students’ difficulties in comprehending listening in English. The study used a quantitative method to investigate the problems faced by students in taking listening comprehension test. The data were collected by distributing the questionnaires and carrying out interview to the students. The study was carried out at an Islamic Boarding School in Aceh Besar District, Aceh Province. The findings showed that the students had limited chance to repeat the words, lack of listening length and speed, lack of contextual, culture and background knowledge, and poor grammar and vocabulary. ","PeriodicalId":204215,"journal":{"name":"ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126480905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EFL Teacher’s View on Virtual Based Storytelling in Teaching Vocabulary for Elementary Students","authors":"Dila Jessica Neolaka, Risa Fitria, I. Trisnawati","doi":"10.37598/accentia.v1i2.1137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37598/accentia.v1i2.1137","url":null,"abstract":"Teaching English to young learners (TEYL) is different from teaching adults. Children need constant attention and assistance as well as motivating methods to keep them engaged particularly during online learning in the pandemic era these days. This study aims to investigate English teacher’s perception on teaching English vocabulary to elementary students’ by using storytelling method in a virtual environment. The study asked the following question: What is the English teacher’s perspective on teaching English using storytelling virtually during the pandemic? The study interviewed an English teacher of a private school in Bekasi, Indonesia using a semi-structured interview guide. The study found that the English teacher agreed that storytelling is beneficial to use in teaching English for young learners. In addition, the teacher mentioned that there were several issues during the online learning such as unenthusiastic students, students’ limited access to the gadgets, and students’ passive involvement during the learning. Further, in terms of teaching with storytelling, the teacher would request the students to make a video and retell stories in the textbook. This study concludes that it is paramount for English teachers to continuously provide varied teaching methods in order to solve problems faced by Indonesian elementary students during online learning.","PeriodicalId":204215,"journal":{"name":"ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126564571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teachers' Emotional Intelligence and Its Impact on Students' Motivation in Teaching and Learning","authors":"Rizki Dhian Nushur, S. Yusuf","doi":"10.37598/ACCENTIA.V1I1.1009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37598/ACCENTIA.V1I1.1009","url":null,"abstract":"The values of emotional intelligence possessed by teachers are one of the factors which may influence teacher performance in education. Good performance of teachers will also have an impact on students, including on students’ motivation. Students’ motivation in the learning process is one of the most important factors that must be fostered and developed because in the end it will affect the achievement of learning outcomes. This study aims to investigate the use of teachers’ emotional intelligence at an Islamic private school in North Aceh, Aceh Province and also how it impacts students’ motivation in the teaching and learning process. The study used qualitative research methods. Data were collected by observation, documentation study, and interview. The population of this study were the teachers and students at an Islamic private school in North Aceh. The results showed that the teachers have tried to understand the situation of students, carry out evaluations, and guide students to be better. The teachers also have more prominent social competences and work together with fellow teachers, administrative staff, and the surrounding community.","PeriodicalId":204215,"journal":{"name":"ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129740920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acehnese Language Shift and Its Impact to Young Generation","authors":"Fitriah Ismail, Rahmi Fhonna, K. Nasir","doi":"10.37598/ACCENTIA.V1I1.1030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37598/ACCENTIA.V1I1.1030","url":null,"abstract":"Language shift means replacing one language to another as a communication tool within a community. This study intends to investigate the factors that cause language shift among Acehnese and its impact to the young generations of Acehnese language users. The study reveals that there are two factors causing a shift in Acehnese language, namely: the external factors (i.e., culture, economy, and inter-generational transfer) and (2) internal factors (i.e, language attitude and language ability). In addition to the impact of language use, the study points out that although most of the Acehnese people are able to speak their own community language, their children are rapidly losing their language.","PeriodicalId":204215,"journal":{"name":"ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132279623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Students' Strategies in Cultivating Their Reading Habit","authors":"Rita Hermida","doi":"10.37598/ACCENTIA.V1I1.980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37598/ACCENTIA.V1I1.980","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to find out reading strategies used by students at a public university in Aceh in cultivating their reading habit. Data were collected by means of questionnaire and interview. The results showed that most of the students were interested in reading and they had started it before coming to university. Family and friends had a little influence on them as they were self-motivated. The two most common reading habits that they had were having a reading schedule and making a reading list of their favorite book genres. On the other hand, none of them like to either bring books everywhere or read for others. They believed that reading has a lot of benefits, however, they did not want to force others to love reading. ","PeriodicalId":204215,"journal":{"name":"ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127853211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"English Lecturers' Ways in Assessing Students' Speaking Skill","authors":"Ayuna Netta","doi":"10.37598/ACCENTIA.V1I1.928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37598/ACCENTIA.V1I1.928","url":null,"abstract":"This study analyzes the lecturers’ ways in assessing students’ speaking skill. The study used a qualitative method to investigate four English lecturers and uses interview as the instrument to obtain the data needed. The findings show that the assessments used can be both formative and summative. The lecturers have utilized both formal and informal assessments to track and quantify their students' learning progress and determine whether the course’s objectives have been met.","PeriodicalId":204215,"journal":{"name":"ACCENTIA: Journal of English Language and Education","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116518782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}