{"title":"Google Classroom Application in Blended Learning: Indonesian EFL Learners’ Perception","authors":"Fitri Masitoh, Sufirmansyah Sufirmansyah","doi":"10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2378","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2378","url":null,"abstract":"Teaching English in the 21st century means that teachers are responsible for more than just teaching the subject; they are also responsible for guiding and monitoring their students as they develop and apply the 21st century skills. At this stage, both teachers and students must adapt to new technology in order to ensure the highest possible quality of teaching and learning in an offline, online, or blended classroom. The use of educational platforms, e.g. Google Classroom, enables educators to adhere to the standards for 21st-century classroom practices. The purpose of this study is to explore EFL students' perceptions on the use of Google Classroom in blended learning. We used a survey research design with a closed-ended questionnaire. The respondents were 106 EFL students from the English Language Education Department of the State Islamic Institute of Kediri. The findings indicate that the EFL learners mainly perceived positively towards Google Classroom's attributes including its usefulness, convenience of use, ease of learning, and user satisfaction when it is used in blended learning. In summary, this research adds to the body of knowledge regarding the potential of Google Classroom in blended learning.","PeriodicalId":272242,"journal":{"name":"EDULINK : EDUCATION AND LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE JOURNAL","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121042411","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 Correlation of Reward and Punishment Toward Writing Achievement Among The Students of MAN 2 Kediri","authors":"Nur Aida Laila Fitriana, Erwin hari Kurniawan","doi":"10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2380","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation of reward and punishment toward writing achievement among the students of MAN 2 Kediri. This study aims to find out questions of problem, namely (1) to find out the correlation between reward and writing achievement among students of MAN 2 Kediri, (2) to find out the correlation between punishment and writing achievement among students of MAN 2 Kediri, (3) to find out the correlation between reward and punishment towards writing achievement among the students of MAN 2 Kediri. This study uses a quantitative approach. To collect data, researchers used correlation methods and questionnaire data collection techniques. The results of the research are: there is a significant correlation between X1, X2 and Y with a value of 11,942. Then Ha is accepted and it can be concluded that there is a simultaneous correlation between X1 and X2 with Y. Based on the results of the research is a correlation between reward and punishment for writing achievement. Then it is necessary to : (1) For teachers, this study is expected to provide knowledge to teachers that reward and punishment affects writing achievement, (2) For students, it is hoped that students can understand that the task of a student is to follow every series of education, (3) For future researchers, this research is expected to be a reference for further research.","PeriodicalId":272242,"journal":{"name":"EDULINK : EDUCATION AND LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE JOURNAL","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120957878","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":"Readability Level of Reading Texts in The English Textbook Published by Intan Pariwara for Junior High School Grade IX at Junior High School 2 Grogol Kediri","authors":"Kurnia Puspita Pitriani Darwin","doi":"10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2383","url":null,"abstract":"This study describes the results of research regarding: (1) The types of text listed in the English textbooks used by the teacher are books published by Intan Pariwara, (2) The level of readability of books used by teachers published by Intan Pariwara in class IX in SMAN Grogol 2 Kediri. This research uses descriptive qualitative as a research technique. The method used in this research is interviews with English teachers, calculations with FRY graph formulas, and documentation. The research results obtained are: (1) The types of text found in the English book entitled Bahasa Inggris published by Intan Pariwara are announcement text, advertisement text, procedure text, report text, descriptive text, narrative text, and recount text. (2) for the calculation of the readability level using the FRY graph formula, the researcher gave a limit to the type of text used for the study, namely Narrative text with a total of two reading texts and Report text with a total of two reading texts. The results obtained have different numbers, namely from those that are too easy or not according to the user level, namely for class VII, for class VIII, and there is one text that corresponds to the user level, namely for class IX, and one text for class X.","PeriodicalId":272242,"journal":{"name":"EDULINK : EDUCATION AND LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE JOURNAL","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129826277","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":"Descriptive Analysis of Passive Voice Sentence Through Levels Of Semantic Analysis in the Story of A Study In Scarlet By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle","authors":"Siti Nurjanah","doi":"10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2382","url":null,"abstract":"Learning English as Foreign Language is not that easy in Indonesia. Mostly learners will face some difficulties in learning it as people speak English as foreign language, and the opportunity to interact with English native speakers is very little. The function of English native teachers is to teach English naturally. Therefore, in this research, the researcher offers one of English grammar features to guide the EFL leaners understand English naturally. In this study, the researcher focusses on the level of semantic analysis which is actually a very basic lesson to learn English. The research methodology used is descriptive qualitative research. The data are passive voice constructions consisting of 42 passive voice sentences from a novel of Sherlock Holmes by the title “A Study in Scarlet”. The data are examined by the researcher herself through a software feature on online application. Afterward, the data are analyzed though levels of semantic analysis. There are three key themes which are analyzed: reference, sense relation and thematic role. In summary, the levels of semantic analysis is successful in analyzing the reference which naturally helps the learners memorize many new words also successful in both knowing the sense relation and thematic role which guide the learners think English word just like first language or second language learners.","PeriodicalId":272242,"journal":{"name":"EDULINK : EDUCATION AND LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE JOURNAL","volume":"143 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124560336","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 Analysis of Figurative Languages Used in Mark Manson’ Book Entitled “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living A Good Life”","authors":"Fajriah Nurul Maulidia","doi":"10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2379","url":null,"abstract":"The objectives of the study are to identify the types of the figurative language found in the book and provide the contextual meaning of the found figurative language. The method used in collecting the data related to the subject of this research is documentation method, and this research was conducted by seeking any relevant data and information about the focus of the study from books and internet that are available for the analysis. The data collection was done by following these steps: reading the book, and then selecting sentences that have figurative language from the book. While the steps to analyze the data are identifying the types of figurative language on each sentence according to Leech, determining the contextual meaning of the figurative language, and eventually interpreting the data. The result shows that there are 274 figurative languages. Simile is at 18.2%. Afterwards, Litotes takes the second most found figurative language about 15.3%, and then Metaphor gets 14.2%. On the lowest point at 8.4 % are Personification and Irony. The rest types of figurative languages, Hyperbole, Metonymy, and Oxymoron, have various percentages at 10.9% for Hyperbole, 12.7% for Metonymy, and 12% for Oxymoron. It can be concluded that figurative language plays important roles in this book. Figurative language makes the novel more attractive to read, and helps the readers imagine the story, the circumstances, and the character based on what the author has illustrated. Hence, the imagination created by the reader is still in context of the story.","PeriodicalId":272242,"journal":{"name":"EDULINK : EDUCATION AND LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE JOURNAL","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131164573","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 Comparative Study of Speaking Skill Taught by Using Grammar Translation Method And Direct Method at Sibling English Course","authors":"Ninik Farikha","doi":"10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32503/edulink.v4i1.2381","url":null,"abstract":"This research is aimed at describing whether there is any positive significant difference between grammar translation method and direct method at Sibling English Course, and which one is more effective taught speaking skill by using grammar translation method and direct method at Sibling English Course. The research design used was comparative study design. The subject of research was 30 students. The instrument used was test. The result of this study showed that ttest is 6.960. It is higher than t table at either 5% or 1% significance level. So, it can be concluded that teaching speaking by using direct method is more effective, and there is any positive significant difference between grammar translation method and direct method at Sibling English Course. It is recommended for the teacher to teach students’ skill using these methods.","PeriodicalId":272242,"journal":{"name":"EDULINK : EDUCATION AND LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE JOURNAL","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122200548","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":"Digital Mind-Mapping to Improve Learners’ Grammar Competence","authors":"Afi Normawati","doi":"10.32503/EDULINK.V2I2.1189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32503/EDULINK.V2I2.1189","url":null,"abstract":"Grammar has always been an important element of linguistic competence to be mastered in EFL contexts. The ways to teach and to make learners use grammar correctly have been the goals in grammar classes. This paper reports a study aimed at finding out if a grammar learning strategy called Digital Mind-Mapping (DMM) can improve learners’ grammar. The study was conducted in Universitas Nasional Karangturi Semarang involving first-semester students taking Words and Phrase Grammar (WPG) class. In the study, the researcher tried to discover the feasibility of DMM to be applied in grammar teaching and learning process since it involves the use of different platforms such as Instragram and WhatsApp in the learning processes. The study used a quantitative approach. The data were in the forms of students’ scores. They were collected by doing pre-test and post-test. Data analysis was carried out by using t-test. The findings show that DMM seems to have great potential to be used in grammar classes since it helps improve the students’ grammar. \u0000Keywords: Grammar, Mind-Map, Digital Mind-Mapping \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":272242,"journal":{"name":"EDULINK : EDUCATION AND LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE JOURNAL","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123469885","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 Teaching of Academic Writing (a Case Study at Kresna English Course Pare)","authors":"Urmila Arini Agus Amroni","doi":"10.32503/EDULINK.V2I1.997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32503/EDULINK.V2I1.997","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study to describe the teaching process of academic writing at Kresna English Course, the students‟ response toward the teaching of academic writing, and the tutor‟s solution for the problems faced by students. To collect data from the field the researcher used interview, observation, documentation, and questionnaire. The result of this study showed that the teaching process of academic writing program at Kresna English Course had been supported by handbook. The material was taken from Gramedia‟s book, the media used were whiteboard and marker, the method used was direct or natural method, the technique used was tutorial (one to one technique), and the evaluation was carried out on Friday the second week. The students had problem in constructing idea and developing writing in English. These problems increase their motivation to follow this program because it gives them a clear picture of how to define a key idea and then develop it. From student problems, tutors provide solutions by giving them tutorial (one-to-one teaching techniques) and discussions to improve their understanding of writing.","PeriodicalId":272242,"journal":{"name":"EDULINK : EDUCATION AND LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE JOURNAL","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128210933","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":"Analysis of Speech Function and Mood System of WhatsApp’s Terms of Service","authors":"Mohammad Muhyidin","doi":"10.32503/EDULINK.V1I2.607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32503/EDULINK.V1I2.607","url":null,"abstract":"This study is aimed to find out the kinds of speech function realizations in Whatsapp’s terms of service and to find out mood types in each clause in WhatsApp’s terms of service. It is analyzed through identification of clauses Mood structures then being classified into four kinds of speech function; Statement, Question, Command and Offer. \u0000There are two kinds of clauses. They are 186 clauses of Terms of Service and 150 clauses of Privacy Notices. The mood types found in the text are 139 declarative clauses and 23 imperative clauses on text of Terms of Service. There are 123 clauses of declarative and 18 imperative clauses on the text of Privacy Notices. There are 262 declarative clauses in text, 41 imperative clauses. It means that declarative clauses are the most dominant in the text. The speech functions found are 262 (86, 46%) statements {divided in 139 in Terms of service and 123 in privacy notices}, command is 41 (13, 53%) {divided in 23 in the Terms of service and 18 privacy notices. \u0000It can be concluded that the Terms of service and privacy notices are giving information and ask the reader to do something to the users of WhatApps’s applications. WhatApp’s Terms of Service were dominated by declarative as mood types and all of them used statements as speech functions. Privacy Notices were dominated by declarative as mood types and statements as speech functions. It means that WhatsApp’s Terms of Service mostly give information than demand service and privacy notices mostly give the information and contains of demand of users. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: Speech functions, mood types.","PeriodicalId":272242,"journal":{"name":"EDULINK : EDUCATION AND LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE JOURNAL","volume":"432 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122870911","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":"Teaching vocabulary by using English kid songs for the 3rd grade students of Linguistic Class Program (LCP) at MI Muhammadiyah 1 Pare – Kediri","authors":"Cayati","doi":"10.32503/EDULINK.V1I2.608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32503/EDULINK.V1I2.608","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract \u0000English cannot be separated from vocabulary learning, because it is a very important aspect in language skills in addition to aspects of speaking, listening and writing. In this case, the vocabulary is not only used for communication it can also improve English skills such as writing, speaking and listening skills. Lacking vocabulary is the reason why English is difficult to master. The students have been studying English for long time with the several methods, but they do not have an adequate vocabulary in English. Descriptive qualitative method is used by the researcher as research design. This research is intended to find out the descriptive outcome of the collected data and the interpretation of which as the conclusion to know how the curriculum, syllabus and implementation of teaching. The response of students toward the teaching of vocabulary process was consist of three terms, they are students’ difficulties, students’ perception on teaching learning process, and the advantages which can be taken by following this class. The first was about students’ difficulties, students had the problem in pronouncing and memorizing the vocabulary. The second was about their perception in teaching learning process. Generally the students enjoy this program because the teacher always asks the students to sing a song together. The students really like learning while singing a song. Even though they had some problems in the class; they liked this program because it gave them advantage to prepare themselves to build their vocabulary. By following this program, it increased their knowledge about vocabulary. \u0000Key word: Teaching Vocabulary, English Kid’s Song.","PeriodicalId":272242,"journal":{"name":"EDULINK : EDUCATION AND LINGUISTICS KNOWLEDGE JOURNAL","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124499384","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}