{"title":"STUDENTS’ CHALLENGES AND LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES IN A GROUP PRESENTATION IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA","authors":"W. Setiawan","doi":"10.26877/eternal.v14i1.14313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26877/eternal.v14i1.14313","url":null,"abstract":"During the pandemic, online learning was the inevitable surge. Now, in the post-pandemic recovery, schools and universities have initiated to start offline learning. This research attempts to investigate challenges and students’ language learning strategies in giving a group presentation in the post-pandemic era. Fifty students, the third semester students taking Pre-Advanced Speaking class at STBA JIA Bekasi, participated in this research. The participants involved had online learning for the last two semesters and the third semester was their first time having offline classes. So, to address the research questions regarding their challenges and language learning strategies, the questionnaire was distributed. The findings showed that most of the students believed confidence was their major challenge in giving a group presentation in the post-pandemic era. While for the language learning strategies, the majority of participants adopted cognitive strategies such as planning and organizing their presentation.","PeriodicalId":32677,"journal":{"name":"Eternal English Teaching Learning Research Journal","volume":"69 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76372089","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":"REFLECTIVE PRACTICE-ORIENTED ONLINE DISCUSSIONS: A NARRATIVE STUDY ON EFL STUDENT-TEACHERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC","authors":"W. Astuti, Dwiniasih -","doi":"10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a14","url":null,"abstract":"During the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching and learning activities have been shifted to online learning. Therefore, online discussion activities were carried out to achieve learning objectives. The transition of learning methods was expected to be able to replace face-to-face teaching and learning activities in schools. This research aimed to find out the reflection on the problems and how to solve the problems in online discussion activities by EFL Student-Teachers. The method used in this research is qualitative with narrative as the research design. Providing a questionnaire and interview that must be answered by EFL Student-Teachers. The participants of this research were 26 EFL Student-Teachers from one of the University in Cirebon who have carried out PLP II activities. The results of this research indicated that online discussion activities required good media and preparation for teaching and learning activities. EFL Student-Teachers were required to be creative in carried online discussion activities to get students' attention, and EFL Student-Teachers must be able to solve the problem faced during the online discussion as the reflection of teaching and learning activities. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: Reflective Practice, Online Discussion, EFL Student-Teachers, COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":32677,"journal":{"name":"Eternal English Teaching Learning Research Journal","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73882766","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":"VOCABULARY ENHANCEMENT USING CROSSWORD PUZZLE (WORD LINK) & GTM","authors":"C. V. Katemba","doi":"10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a13","url":null,"abstract":"The English language is distinguished by its vocabulary. To master the four language-learning abilities of hearing, speaking, reading, and writing, vocabulary is essential. Many of the instructional strategies used to teach the English language are incorporated into vocabulary instruction, which achieves the same goals as earlier strategies. This study seeks to examine whether Word Link and Grammar Translation Method (GTM) will increase students' vocabularies. This research employs the Pre-experimental designs methodology. The pre-experimental group consisted of 25 fifth-graders from an Elementary School in West Bandung. A pre-test was administered at the beginning of the program, and a post-test was administered at the conclusion of the 32-hour meeting. The adoption of GTM utilizing the Word Link application (crossword puzzle) has a good and statistically significant impact on the vocabulary development of students, according to the findings of this study. The crossword puzzleword Link apps appear to aid youngsters in expanding their vocabularies, and it is recommended that teachers employ this strategy while teaching and studying English, particularly in the early grades.in elementary school.","PeriodicalId":32677,"journal":{"name":"Eternal English Teaching Learning Research Journal","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79344089","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 VIRTUAL LEARNING DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC: WHAT ARE STUDENTS BELIEF ON IT?","authors":"Dodi Erwin Prasetyo","doi":"10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a12","url":null,"abstract":"There were exceedingly rare researches in analysing students’ gender differences of internet beliefs for Indonesia context. Therefore, this study was aimed at describing students’ beliefs of the internet usage, and at gauging male and female students’ differences on the internet beliefs. This study employed 27 students in East Java (6 male and 21 female). The study data was via questionnaire and gauged in MS Excel and SPSS 25. Hence, this study used quantitative descriptive to explain students beliefs on the internet usage in learning. While measuring differences based on the gender, the researcher used Mann Whitney analysis. Results diagnosed that most of students gained positive beliefs for the internet usage in their learning. However, there were no significant differences because of significance two tailed value upper than .05. It could be assumed both gender students have in similar line beliefs on the internet usage for their learning. Fruitful suggestions are recommended, due to the pedagogic and future research aspect. For pedagogical aspect, the internet should be elaborated and integrated extensively in the learning instruments as well as learning materials to develop better process and outputs. For future research, those findings can be used to explore more for other study fields.","PeriodicalId":32677,"journal":{"name":"Eternal English Teaching Learning Research Journal","volume":"5 4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77491436","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’ LEARNING STYLES IN LEARNING TRANSACTIONAL SPEAKING SKILLS","authors":"N. Nur, Annisa Shofa Tsuraya, Nurul Parah","doi":"10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a5","url":null,"abstract":"The diverse backgrounds of students in learning English lead to a great challenge to the teacher to accommodate different types of students’ learning styles. This research aims to identify the students’ learning styles in learning transactional speaking skills in the fourth semester students of English Education Department, UIN Alauddin Makassar. The method used in this research was the descriptive qualitative research method. The instrument used to gather the data were questionnaires and interview guidelines. The results showed that the students like to learn transactional speaking skills by watching videos or films, pictures or posters, talking to their friends, practicing their English outside, and making conversations with their friends. Besides, some students like studying alone, reading books in a foreign language, working problems set by the teacher, memorizing conversations or dialogue, and writing in a notebook. Based on the categorization of the learning styles as concrete, analytical, communicative, and authority-oriented learners, the researchers found that the dominant learning styles were concrete learners. Based on the findings, the researchers recommend that it is essential for the lecturers to implement learning and teaching methods that are appropriate to students’ learning styles when teaching transactional speaking skills in the classroom. In addition, the students are expected to be able to develop their transactional speaking skills by understanding their individual learning styles for better learning and teaching process.","PeriodicalId":32677,"journal":{"name":"Eternal English Teaching Learning Research Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86459359","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 STUDENTS COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION IN SPEAKING CLASS","authors":"Asep Hardiyanto","doi":"10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a3","url":null,"abstract":"Speaking is one of the ways people communicate verbally. Important speaking skills, students must be able to speak English well. However, in reality students' communication in speaking class often faces problems. One of them is communication apprehension, communication apprehension is people who feel bad feelings in communicative situations. Therefore, it is important to do further research through research to find out whether actually facing communication fears can help to succeed in learning to speak. Based on these problems, researchers are interested in examining the types and factors that cause student communication in the speaking class. This study aims to describe the types and factors that cause communication anxiety experienced by students. This study uses a descriptive approach. This research involved 7 participants from speaking class at Muhammadiyah University of Kotabumi. Data collection was done through a questionnaire with a google form. The results showed that students experienced network communication in types of traits such as, situational and general context. In this case, the person-group is the missing type in this study. Then for the anxiety factor, students experience novelty, formality, subordinate status, ignorance, inequality, attention, heredity and environment. The missing factors of Communication Aprehension are strengthening and defeating.","PeriodicalId":32677,"journal":{"name":"Eternal English Teaching Learning Research Journal","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90556638","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’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE USE OF QUIZIZZ IN ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT UIN ALAUDDIN MAKASSAR","authors":"Serliah Nur, Multazam Abubakar","doi":"10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a10","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to examine the teachers’ perception of using Quizizz in English Education Department at UIN Alauddin Makassar. This research was carried out by using descriptive qualitative method. The data were collected by using interview, especially semi-structured interview. The subjects of this research were two teachers of English Education Department. They were selected purposively in order to take a valid data and information. The results of this study indicate a positive perception based on the three indicators adopted, such as teachers’ knowledge, teachers’ emotion and teachers’ motivation. Overall, the researcher found that the respondents have a positive perception about Quizizz. They stated Quizizz as interactive and interesting application, they feel satisfied while using Quizizz to give students assignment and they have a desire to increase their knowledge about Quizizz. Quizizz can be used as a learning media as well as assessment media. Therefore, the respondents of this research mainly apply Quizizz to give quiz to students. Thus, the implication of this research is Quizizz can be used both as learning and assessment media in order to support learning and teaching process. However, teachers should consider the stability of internet connection before applying Quizizz in their class.","PeriodicalId":32677,"journal":{"name":"Eternal English Teaching Learning Research Journal","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89473443","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}
Alfan Hariri, R. Safriyani, Zulidyana D. Rusnalasari
{"title":"THE ANALYSIS OF TEACHER’S INTERACTION BY USING SELF-EVALUATION TEACHER TALK (SETT) IN SMPN 13 SURABAYA","authors":"Alfan Hariri, R. Safriyani, Zulidyana D. Rusnalasari","doi":"10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a1","url":null,"abstract":"In teaching, teacher do not only think about the pedagogic goals, material, and activity used. At the same time, the teacher should also think about how effective the interaction used linked to the pedagogic goals. In short, the success of the teaching learning process relies on how the teacher’s interaction in leading the students to achieve the pedagogic goals. From those phenomenon, this thesis analyzes the suitability of teacher’s interaction with the pedagogic goals in teaching English lesson in SMPN 13 Surabaya by using SETT. The research object is an English teacher of SMPN 13 Surabaya who teach in two different classes; A and G 7thgrade. This study practices qualitative method which uses SETT frame work as a means of analysis. In addition, the researcher uses voice recording and interview as a technique to get the data. As a result, the teacher’s interaction is in the form of IRF pattern that mostly uses close question as initiation. In addition, the teacher’s interactional features that often occur is teacher echo, display question and confirmation request. Furthermore, the teacher’s interaction coincides with the SETT framework to lead student in gaining the pedagogic goals. Though, there are some part of interaction that can be improve for better student involvement such as extended wait time, teacher echo and way of scaffolding.","PeriodicalId":32677,"journal":{"name":"Eternal English Teaching Learning Research Journal","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80108565","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":"ANALYZING COMMUNICATIVE GESTURE OF ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STUDENTS IN PRESENTING RESEARCH PROPOSAL AT UIN ALAUDDIN MAKASSAR","authors":"Indah Miftah Awaliah","doi":"10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a11","url":null,"abstract":"This study discusses the problem of signs, commonly known as eye contact, adapting to head-grabbing and head-rubbing movements, and affecting the expression of a person's facial expressions. Which action is more commonly used during a presentation workshop proposal, and what other factors besides nervousness can affect concentration during a presentation workshop? This study aimed to determine the types of movements students use during seminar presentations and to identify other factors that may affect students' concentration during seminar presentations. \u0000The research design employed in this study was mixed methods and the study involved 15 respondents who gave a seminar examination to the proposal. Field notes, videos, questionnaires and interviews were used as data collection tools. Data collection was done by recording respondents as they took seminar exams and then recording the most important parts in field notes, after which researchers distributed questionnaires to the respondents to be studied and interviewed them to find more data. \u0000The researchers carried out four activities: observing the research process until data presentation, filling out questionnaires, analyzing and describing the obtained data. Findings from this study suggest that the gestures that students use more frequently when making seminar presentations are sign gestures, or better known as eye contact gestures. When taking a seminar exam, besides nervousness, there are several factors that can affect a student's concentration, the first being the environment, anxiety, depression, and finally overthinking.","PeriodicalId":32677,"journal":{"name":"Eternal English Teaching Learning Research Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86908768","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 DEBATING AT AN ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL: BEYOND SPEAKING SKILL AND CRITICAL THINKING","authors":"A. Kurniawati","doi":"10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24252/eternal.v82.2022.a4","url":null,"abstract":"Plenty of studies have investigated English debating as a method to improve students’ speaking skill and critical thinking, whereas debating itself requires combination of several skills altogether from preparation to evaluation stage. Each stage in debating requires different skills. This study aims to shed some light on the influence of English debating activities on the progress of English skills and non-English skills of its members. Three former members of English debating club at an Islamic boarding school were involved in this study. The data were collected through questionnaire and followed by semi-structured interview. The entire data collection stage was conducted online due to pandemic condition. The data were then coded and analysed using constant comparative method. This study revealed that English debating brought a good progress on both English skills and non-English skills of its members. Not only it improved the students’ speaking skill, but it also improved reading, listening, and writing skills. Along with the skills progress, they also confirmed much better vocabulary and grammar mastery. Non-English skills were also well-developed through English debating activities namely critical thinking, confidence, teamwork, and persistence. Team members interactions and coaching from the English teacher contributed a lot toward their progress. This study implies that English debating is suitable to develop all English skills as well as the students’ ability of critical thinking, teamwork, confidence, and persistence.","PeriodicalId":32677,"journal":{"name":"Eternal English Teaching Learning Research Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73857822","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}