Acuity Pub Date : 2022-02-06 DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v7i1.2774

C. V. Katemba

引用次数: 0

The Educational Values as Reelected in Harper Lee Novel’s to Kill A Mocking Bird 哈珀·李小说《杀死一只知更鸟》的重选教育价值

Acuity Pub Date : 2022-02-06 DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v7i1.2483

Herlandri Eka Jayaputri

引用次数: 0

English Vlog Project: Students’ Perceptions and Their Problems 英语视频日志项目:学生的认知和问题

Acuity Pub Date : 2022-02-03 DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v7i1.2535

Tira Nur Fitria

{"title":"English Vlog Project: Students’ Perceptions and Their Problems","authors":"Tira Nur Fitria","doi":"10.35974/acuity.v7i1.2535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35974/acuity.v7i1.2535","url":null,"abstract":"Vlogging can help language learners to practice even improve their speaking skills. This research is to know the non-English students’ perception and their problems of making an “English Vlog” project at ITB AAS Indonesia in 2020/2021. This research applies descriptive qualitative. The analysis shows that most students strongly agree that speaking is the most challenging skill. But, they agree that the English vlog is an interesting and fun task in English class in making them dare to speak in English. The topic/theme about \"My Description\" also is interesting. Before, most students prepare a draft before recording an English vlog and prepare by writing an Indonesian draft first. They do the exercises repeatedly to get the best result with more than five times in making an English vlog. But, the students also face problems in making English vlogs, they are Mostly students having difficulty in grammar when speaking English. Most students use a phone in recording their vlog and they do not use additional devices when recording English vlog. The audio and video quality on their device affects their vlog quality. Besides, most students have technical problems in light conditions. They are easily distracted by their surroundings, lose concentration, feeling bored, insecure when recording a vlog in front of the camera, and fear when making mistakes during speaking English. Through this vlogging, the students can improve their speaking skills in a more fun way, practice expressing themselves, increase self-confidence, and follow trends in the digital era.","PeriodicalId":33744,"journal":{"name":"Acuity","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84613412","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}

引用次数: 1

The Important Role of Self-Regulation in Worldwide EFL Learning Contexts 自我调节在全球英语学习环境中的重要作用

Acuity Pub Date : 2021-11-11 DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v7i1.2578

K. Wijaya

{"title":"The Important Role of Self-Regulation in Worldwide EFL Learning Contexts","authors":"K. Wijaya","doi":"10.35974/acuity.v7i1.2578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35974/acuity.v7i1.2578","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract \u0000 \u0000To better cultivate life-long learning characters within EFL learners, they should be well-trained in activating their utmost self-regulation potentials. By becoming more self-regulated academicians, EFL learners will be more capable of controlling their targeted learning environments, resources, strategies, and time in a better purpose to reach the desired learning outcomes. Concerning this belief, this present qualitative library study was run to exhaustively unearth the crucial role of self-regulation in worldwide EFL learning contexts. To fulfill this main research concern, 30 prior self-regulation studies were conscientiously selected to generate a new enlightenment for globalized ELT educators to nurture their learners’ self-regulation growth in varied language learning situations. The obtained major findings unveiled that a higher degree of self-regulation enabled EFL learners to transform into more life-long knowledge seekers fully reaping more fruitful language learning outcomes. For the betterment of this pivotal psychological investigation, a considerable number of self-regulation literature in line with the interconnected nature of other psychological constructs are highly suggestive for future researchers aiming to conduct identical studies. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: self-regulation, library study, worldwide EFL learning contexts","PeriodicalId":33744,"journal":{"name":"Acuity","volume":"129 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89100134","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}

引用次数: 1

Teacher-Made YouTube Videos in Online EFL Classes: Non-English Department Students’ Perceptions and Practices 在线英语课堂中教师制作的YouTube视频:非英语系学生的认知与实践

Acuity Pub Date : 2021-09-16 DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v7i2.2531

Arief Eko Priyo Atmojo

引用次数: 5

The Academic Writing Needs of Students: A Case Study on Stakeholder Perspectives 学生学术写作需求:基于利益相关者视角的个案研究

Acuity Pub Date : 2021-07-04 DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v7i2.2541

Hasan Sağlamel, Zeynep Aydoğdu

{"title":"The Academic Writing Needs of Students: A Case Study on Stakeholder Perspectives","authors":"Hasan Sağlamel, Zeynep Aydoğdu","doi":"10.35974/acuity.v7i2.2541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35974/acuity.v7i2.2541","url":null,"abstract":"The international appeal of English has resulted in an expansion of courses adopting English-medium instruction, and many institutions require students to pursue their studies in programs with English medium. However, to what extent these programs meet the expectations is yet to be understood. Numerous studies have documented the effectiveness of EMI particularly in English as a foreign language contexts. However, perspectives of different stakeholders were not adequately captured. The present study attempts to fill this void by exploring students' needs of academic writing from the perspectives of different stakeholders. A total of 9 participants, namely, 5 students, a language instructor, and 3 teachers of content professors were selected using the snowball sampling method. All the participants were selected from a department offering English-medium instruction at a state university in Turkey. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The results show that students require more investment in academic writing courses to get familiar with the disciplinary register and fulfil the requirements of future English courses. The stakeholders’ perspectives are compared to have a better understanding of students’ needs, lacks and wants. The study suggests some implications to approach language education policies more critically.","PeriodicalId":33744,"journal":{"name":"Acuity","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87368518","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}

引用次数: 2

Examining English as a Foreign Language Students' Boredom in terms of Different Variables 从不同变量考察作为外语的英语学生的厌烦感

Acuity Pub Date : 2021-07-04 DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v7i2.2539

Abdullah Tugrul Coskun, Yücel Yüksel

{"title":"Examining English as a Foreign Language Students' Boredom in terms of Different Variables","authors":"Abdullah Tugrul Coskun, Yücel Yüksel","doi":"10.35974/acuity.v7i2.2539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35974/acuity.v7i2.2539","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to adapt the Boredom in Practical English Language Classes-Revised (BPELC-R) scale developed by Pawlak, Kruk, Zawodniak and Pasikowski (2020) into the high school English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context of Turkey and to reveal high school EFL students' level of boredom. Also, the study investigates whether their level of boredom differs depending on the variables of gender, grade level and selected academic track. The two-factor scale including 23 Likert-scale items were completed by 680 high school EFL students at different grade levels in eight public high schools in a city in Turkey. The data analyzed by means of the SPSS uncovered medium level of boredom. It was also found that the most common causes of boredom are the monotonous nature of the English lessons and the dissatisfaction of the participants with these lessons. While no significant difference was observed in the level of boredom depending on the gender variable, students' grade level and the chosen academic track led to significant differences. The highest level of boredom was revealed for final year students and for those who chose the science track. Some implications on how to reduce EFL classroom boredom are provided.","PeriodicalId":33744,"journal":{"name":"Acuity","volume":"102 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73582149","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}

引用次数: 9

Sentiment and Sentence Similarity as Predictors of Integrated and Independent L2 Writing Performance 情感和句子相似度作为综合和独立二语写作表现的预测因子

Acuity Pub Date : 2021-06-28 DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v7i2.2529

Kutay Uzun, Ö. Ulum

{"title":"Sentiment and Sentence Similarity as Predictors of Integrated and Independent L2 Writing Performance","authors":"Kutay Uzun, Ö. Ulum","doi":"10.35974/acuity.v7i2.2529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35974/acuity.v7i2.2529","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to utilize sentiment and sentence similarity analyses, two Natural Language Processing techniques, to see if and how well they could predict L2 Writing Performance in integrated and independent task conditions. The data sources were an integrated L2 writing corpus of 185 literary analysis essays and an independent L2 writing corpus of 500 argumentative essays, both of which were compiled in higher education contexts. Both essay groups were scored between 0 and 100. Two Python libraries, TextBlob and SpaCy, were used to generate sentiment and sentence similarity data. Using sentiment (polarity and subjectivity) and sentence similarity variables, regression models were built and 95% prediction intervals were compared for integrated and independent corpora. The results showed that integrated L2 writing performance could be predicted by subjectivity and sentence similarity. However, only subjectivity predicted independent L2 writing performance. The prediction interval of subjectivity for independent writing model was found to be narrower than the same interval for integrated writing. The results show that the sentiment and sentence similarity analysis algorithms can be used to generate complementary data to improve more complex multivariate L2 writing performance prediction models.","PeriodicalId":33744,"journal":{"name":"Acuity","volume":"202 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77009591","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}

引用次数: 0

Professional Competency of Pre-Service English Teachers and ICT during Covid-19 Pandemic 新冠疫情期间职前英语教师专业能力与信息通信技术

Acuity Pub Date : 2021-06-21 DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i2.2462

Siska Rizkiani

{"title":"Professional Competency of Pre-Service English Teachers and ICT during Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"Siska Rizkiani","doi":"10.35974/acuity.v6i2.2462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35974/acuity.v6i2.2462","url":null,"abstract":"Professional competence of pre-service English teachers needs to be done in an effort to find effective ways in improving their teaching performance, which requires the proper implementation of ICT in online learning. This study aims at investigating the level of professional competence of pre-service English teachers in vocational high schools in applying ICT in learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. It adopts a quantitative approach. It is a type of survey research because it only describes the condition of the research respondents without any treatment being carried out. The respondents of this study were 83 English pre-service teachers of the IKIP Siliwangi who were undergoing teaching training subjects at various vocational schools. This research was conducted by distributing questionnaires and conducting interviews. The results showed that the professional competence of pre-service English teachers in implementing ICT is at a very good level, which means that pre-service teachers have not performed excellent competence. This can be proven from the tendency of the three assessors (in-service teachers, supervisors, and students) to state that almost all aspects of pre-service teachers are at a very good competency level. These aspects are teaching and learning activities, teaching administration management, assignments, implementation of evaluation, and the right tools. Only on the delivery of information aspect, pre-service teachers get a good competency level.","PeriodicalId":33744,"journal":{"name":"Acuity","volume":"227 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86215609","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}

引用次数: 1

The Role of Mobile Devices on Online EFL Skill Courses During Covid-19 Emergency Remote Education 移动设备在Covid-19应急远程教育中在线英语技能课程中的作用

Acuity Pub Date : 2021-06-08 DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v6i2.2486

Emrah Dolgunsöz, Gürkan Yildirim

{"title":"The Role of Mobile Devices on Online EFL Skill Courses During Covid-19 Emergency Remote Education","authors":"Emrah Dolgunsöz, Gürkan Yildirim","doi":"10.35974/acuity.v6i2.2486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35974/acuity.v6i2.2486","url":null,"abstract":"The recent Covid-19 based emergency remote education caught educational practitioners unprepared and caused learners to rely on any technology which offered them the best pedagogical solution. Since mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and notebooks are widely used in daily life, EFL learners also preferred to utilize them for online courses due to their undisputable mobility. However, using mobile devices in long online EFL courses is not without its limitations. This study aimed to examine the mobile experience during EFL skill courses in emergency remote education. 47 EFL preparatory class students who were attending online courses for 4 months with their mobile devices were asked to write a reflection for each skill course based on three main categories: Limitations of mobile devices, effects of mobile devices on in-classroom interaction, and device satisfaction rates. The initial findings addressed that EFL learners commonly used smartphones or notebooks for online courses rather than desktop PCs and tablets. Secondly, our results revealed various limitations for each EFL course such as limited screen size, overheating, microphone problems, and internet connection efficiency. On the other hand, although mobile devices were reported to have worked fine for in-class communication, device satisfaction rates regarding online courses were low, especially for smartphones. ","PeriodicalId":33744,"journal":{"name":"Acuity","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88535390","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}

引用次数: 4

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