Riyani Riyani, R. Febriani, Didih Faridah, Syafryadin Syafryadin
{"title":"EFL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS’ VOICES ON EMERGENCY REMOTE TEACHING IN SPEAKING CLASS","authors":"Riyani Riyani, R. Febriani, Didih Faridah, Syafryadin Syafryadin","doi":"10.24127/pj.v12i2.5950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v12i2.5950","url":null,"abstract":"Adapting to the current condition of the COVID-19 pandemic has become crucial to keep teaching-learning going since the shift of traditional classes to emergency remote teaching. Meanwhile, teachers and students have difficulties implementing emergency remote teaching(ERT), especially in speaking classes. Thus, this present research aimed to explore the teachers' and students’ voices on emergency remote teaching in speaking classes to contribute to the previous related studies by employing a phenomenological study, as the research design, at a private university in Ciamis, Indonesia. The data were collected by distributing close-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with 15 EFL students and 2 EFL teachers who have experienced emergency remote teaching in speaking class. The results of this study revealed that speaking class-based emergency remote teaching could be carried out interchangeably through synchronous and asynchronous platforms, namely Zoom Meeting; Google Meet; Google Classroom; and Video Recording, along with its benefits and drawbacks. Furthermore, the successful implementation of emergency remote teaching could not be separated from the solutions to overcome the problems and the school support in training teachers and students to implement emergency remote teaching and become well-trained in utilizing technology. ","PeriodicalId":376872,"journal":{"name":"Premise: Journal of English Education","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133885304","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}
Erlinda Sonya Pale, F. D. Luruk, Primus Seran, Aloysia Trivonia Leda Leu
{"title":"STUDENTS AND TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS CONCERNING SMARTPHONE USAGE IN EFL LEARNING","authors":"Erlinda Sonya Pale, F. D. Luruk, Primus Seran, Aloysia Trivonia Leda Leu","doi":"10.24127/pj.v12i2.6697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v12i2.6697","url":null,"abstract":"The infancy of research on junior high school students and English teachers in the border areas concerning the implementation of smartphones in English learning triggered the researchers to conduct a study to deal with the phenomenon. Hence, a recent study was undertaken to acquire the following goals. 1) to identify the level of smartphone utilization as a medium of learning English at SMP Satap Sono and SMPN Napan. 2) to know the perception of the students and English teachers of SMP Satap Sono and SMPN Napan towards using smartphones as a medium for learning English. This study embraced 60 participants comprising 30 students from SMPN Napan and 30 from SMPN Sono, as well as 3 English teachers from the two schools. The research design applied was qualitative descriptive. To procure data, the researchers applied three instruments: questionnaires, interviews, and class observation. The researchers observed the learning process in which English teachers and students incorporated smartphones, distributed questionnaires to the students and the English teachers, and interviewed the students and the English teachers concerning the implementation of smartphones as a medium in English learning. Further, the data were scrutinized by a descriptive method. Research results signified that the level of using the smartphone in learning English for the students and English teachers in SMP Satap Sono and SMPN Napan was categorized as low. On the contrary, the English teachers and the students had positive perceptions of the application of smartphones to support English learning. Then, the current study could inform the English teachers at the two schools on how their students perceive the integration of smartphones. Henceforth, it is expected that the subsequent researchers could explore a variety of English learning applications to be applied by the students and teachers at the border area.","PeriodicalId":376872,"journal":{"name":"Premise: Journal of English Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130976896","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}
Dina Merris Maya Sari, Yudy Prasetyo, Muhammad Dicky Riza
{"title":"PROJECT-BASED LEARNING OF ELT STUDENTS ON ESSAY WRITING","authors":"Dina Merris Maya Sari, Yudy Prasetyo, Muhammad Dicky Riza","doi":"10.24127/pj.v12i2.5380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v12i2.5380","url":null,"abstract":"Essay writing has always been an important skill for students. However, this skill could be more comfortable for them. Therefore, an effective technique is needed to help students to cope with the problem. Project-based learning (PjBL)is one of the learning models which can make learners interested and motivated in writing. The study employs expose-facto with mixed data types. This research investigated 23 English students’ activities, results, and their responses in essay writing using a PjBL model. We employed three instruments; observation, questionnaire, and test. Qualitative descriptive techniques analyzed the data. The results showed that (1) the implementation of the project-based learning model was classified as good and successful. It can be seen from the student's learning outcomes and the successful implementation of the steps that have been determined. (2) The students’ responses to the project-based learning model have been classified as positive since the students explained effective ways of learning essay writing. The students’ learning outcomes show better achievements in learning essay writing. Thus, learning essay writing can be concluded. It implies that implementing the PjBL model in ELT students yields good vibes in students’ learning activities. ","PeriodicalId":376872,"journal":{"name":"Premise: Journal of English Education","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132336578","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":"KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH A STONE: MERGING READING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES THROUGH BLACKOUT POETRY","authors":"F. Sulastri, Melisa Sri, Salma Ayu Belkis","doi":"10.24127/pj.v12i2.7008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v12i2.7008","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates students' perceptions of writing online blackout poetry in an elective course called Children's Literature. A descriptive case study is purposively used to explore their perceptions of the advantages of writing online blackout poetry on their reading and writing skills and the obstacles in doing the activity. Fifty-one students of children's literature writing blackout poetries are the research participants. Close-ended and open-ended questionnaires were used for the data collection. Meanwhile, the data were analyzed thematically using the framework of Braun and Clarke (2006). The findings show that students have a positive perception of writing blackout poetry. They believe that the activity is challenging and promotes their creativity. Furthermore, it is regarded as a media that merges reading and writing activities. However, it is found that blackout poetry has limited word expression. Despite its weaknesses, this study implies that blackout poetry can promote creativity and reading and writing activities in the EFL context.","PeriodicalId":376872,"journal":{"name":"Premise: Journal of English Education","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122395364","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":"Correlation Between Students' Self-Efficacy Level and Their Speaking Achievement","authors":"Shinta Yuliantari, Praptika Septi Femilia","doi":"10.24127/pj.v12i2.4836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v12i2.4836","url":null,"abstract":"English Educational students should have good or even high speaking ability because they are English teacher candidates who are expected to be able to speak English very well. They will speak English a lot when they become teachers later. If they have a low speaking ability, there might be a misunderstanding and them and their students. This study aims to determine if there is a positive correlation between the self-efficacy of English students and their speaking skills. The research utilized a correlational examination plan to examine the students' self-efficacy. The study used the self-efficacy Questionnaire and the speaking test for the 6th-semester English students of UIN KHAS. The sample size was composed of 137 students and used the Slovin formula. The sample total in this research is 34 consisting of 7 males and 27 females. Instrument Instruments for this research are a speaking test and a questionnaire. The information was examined using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 16.0 program. Researchers utilized the Pearson product-moment correlation to discover the correlation result. The correlation result is r count = 0.848, and the significance value is ρ = 0.000. The r table for N = 34 is 0.329. Therefore, the r count is more than the r table (0.848 > 0.329), indicating a strong correlation. In addition, the significance value is less than 0.05 (0.000 < 0.05). Therefore, the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected, and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. ","PeriodicalId":376872,"journal":{"name":"Premise: Journal of English Education","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126180895","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":"NEEDS ANALYSIS OF LEARNING ENGLISH: WHAT ARE ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS’ VOICES?","authors":"Irma Suryani, Ahmad Amin Dalimunte","doi":"10.24127/pj.v12i2.7480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v12i2.7480","url":null,"abstract":"This study attempts to determine and analyze the need for ESP learning materials among boarding school students. A needs analysis must be conducted to determine these needs so that students receive the essential materials to support their present learning process or future jobs. The study employed a qualitative approach and a descriptive methodology. An Islamic boarding school's second-grade students comprise the research sample. The instruments of data collection research were questionnaires and interviews. The data are in the form of qualitative techniques taken from the questionnaires, interviews, and observation. Using descriptive methods, the researchers examined the data using percentages. The study's findings indicate that the demands of students living in dorms for ESP English lessons are pretty diversified. Thus, they require English not only for their immediate needs but also for their future careers as international speakers and interpreters. Since the needs of ESP learners are constantly evolving, it is advised that ESP English teachers and other interested parties be able to meet the needs of their students and conduct a needs analysis regularly.","PeriodicalId":376872,"journal":{"name":"Premise: Journal of English Education","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122366926","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":"INDONESIAN EFL POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS' PERCEPTION TOWARD ACCENT IN LISTENING COMPREHENSION","authors":"Reynita Adlina Maharani","doi":"10.24127/pj.v12i2.6978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v12i2.6978","url":null,"abstract":"Listening comprehension has been one of the most challenging proficiency for EFL learners in Indonesia, including for postgraduate students. In this research, the researcher aims to investigate postgraduate students’ perception of accents within listening comprehension. Furthermore, this research employed a mixed method and an online open-ended questionnaire as the instrument. 33 Indonesian participants who attended Indonesian and Indian universities were willing to join the research. Moreover, the Questionnaire consisted of 11 questions that needed to be answered by the participants. In addition, the researcher analyzed the data by chart and percentage to show the difference between the participants’ responses. The result revealed that 93.9% of postgraduate students were primarily familiar with the American accent rather than the British accent throughout their education. It is because most of the schools in Indonesia adopt an American accent for their English course.Furthermore, 87.9% of the participants used an American accent when speaking in English, and 63.6% sometimes had difficulty understanding Americans. Additionally, 66.7% of the participants stated that the speaker's speed was the significant problem they had in listening comprehension. However, all of the participants found that accent also had the utmost role in listening comprehension because the accent they listened to correlated to their understanding of vocabulary being spoken by the speaker in the listening comprehension audio. Thus, based on the research, Indonesian postgraduate students perceived accent as pivotal in listening comprehension. The speaker's accent on the listening comprehension audio determined how well they could do the listening comprehension test.","PeriodicalId":376872,"journal":{"name":"Premise: Journal of English Education","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123285713","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}
Ni Nyoman Saka Nimas Ajeng Leonita, Ni Putu Ria Apriyanti, Ni Wayan Krismayani, D. A. A. W. Joni, I. Budiarta
{"title":"SPEAKING SKILL IN 21ST-CENTURY: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS AND CHALLENGES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING","authors":"Ni Nyoman Saka Nimas Ajeng Leonita, Ni Putu Ria Apriyanti, Ni Wayan Krismayani, D. A. A. W. Joni, I. Budiarta","doi":"10.24127/pj.v12i2.7262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v12i2.7262","url":null,"abstract":"It is crucial to learn a new language, especially English, an international language. Nowadays, having the ability to speak English is an essential ability for students to have. Good speaking skills will help them communicate with each other, speak their minds, pronounce words correctly, and construct sentences in grammatically correct terms. This research aims to analyze the students' perception and challenges of speaking skills in the 21st -century. Twenty-six students were taken randomly from three classes enrolled in the Speaking for Informal Interaction of the English Language Education Study Program, Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar. The researchers used open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the qualitative research approach. Recordings and documents supplemented the instruments. The collected data were transcribed, classified, interpreted, and concluded as the findings of this study. The finding reveals students' perception of the need for English textbooks to support their communicative competencies and some challenges affecting their ability to master speaking skills. Lacking in terms of vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, self-confidence, lack of knowledge, fear of making mistakes, low motivation, fear of criticism, shyness, and nervousness are some challenges the students face. Based on the students' perceptions and challenges, the lecturers are suggested to develop a textbook that can accommodate the student's needs and challenges. Students need a coursebook to build confidence to speak in public.","PeriodicalId":376872,"journal":{"name":"Premise: Journal of English Education","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123661146","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":"ELICITING LEARNERS’ MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN ONLINE LEARNING: VOICES FROM GRAMMAR CLASS","authors":"Neni Marlina, F. Sulastri","doi":"10.24127/pj.v12i2.5862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v12i2.5862","url":null,"abstract":"The Covid-19 pandemic has affected educational institutions forcing them to switch from an offline to an online learning model. Since it is difficult for Indonesian students to adapt their learning methods, this circumstance has affected classroom life in various ways. This circumstance has also impacted the learners' motivation and involvement in learning. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive case study was to examine how learners' online learning experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic were perceived from the perspectives of their learning motivation and participation in grammar lessons, as these two factors significantly impact learners' success in their academic endeavors. The study employed a purposive sampling with 20 English education students who participated in grammar classes at a public university in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia. Data were collected using open questionnaires. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data from the opened questionnaires. The thematic analysis revealed that learners encountered numerous difficulties and hindrances when learning grammar online, which affected their motivation and engagement. This result contributes for practitioners to find out the appropriate teaching strategies for online learning, especially in grammar classrooms.","PeriodicalId":376872,"journal":{"name":"Premise: Journal of English Education","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125683143","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}
S. Sulistyani, K. Khoiriyah, Agung Wicaksono, Mahendra Puji Permana Aji, Rino Sardanto
{"title":"EXPLORING CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES IN LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES","authors":"S. Sulistyani, K. Khoiriyah, Agung Wicaksono, Mahendra Puji Permana Aji, Rino Sardanto","doi":"10.24127/pj.v12i2.7506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v12i2.7506","url":null,"abstract":"This study identifies the critical thinking activities employed in listening comprehension exercises and the way the activities facilitate students' listening comprehension. The study employs content analysis to explore integrating critical thinking activities in listening comprehension exercises. The study involves the listening exercise source, namely a textbook entitled Real Listening and Speakingoye Three by Miles Craven. The result of the study shows that critical thinking activities include identifying the situation and the factors that may influence it, locating the basis for the research that is presented to understand the big picture, learning how to avoid personal biases, and \"evaluate information objectively,\" using the knowledge to make logical inferences, and figuring out what information is the most important and relevant to the situation. Meanwhile, developing the practice of curiosity– asking open-ended questions and following up on the answers is not found. The listening skills facilitated by these activities include finding general information, identifying the communicative purpose, finding specific information, and making a conclusion. This study significantly models English teachers to design listening comprehension exercises that promote students' listening comprehension and critical thinking skills.","PeriodicalId":376872,"journal":{"name":"Premise: Journal of English Education","volume":"35 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113973450","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}