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Creating Full English Atmosphere in Teaching English to Young Learners: Teachers’ Perspectives 从教师的角度看青年英语教学中营造完整的英语氛围

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REGISTER Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-17 DOI: 10.18326/RGT.V13I2.351-370

Annisa Astrid, Amalia Hasanah, Syafryadin Syafryadin

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Investigating Lexical Diversity of Children Narratives: A Case Study of L1 Speaking 儿童叙事词的词汇多样性研究——以L1口语为例

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REGISTER Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-17 DOI: 10.18326/RGT.V13I2.%P

F. Rahayu, Aries Utomo, Ririn Setyowati

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Investigating Lexical Diversity of Children Narratives: A Case Study of L1 Speaking 儿童叙事的词汇多样性研究:以母语口语为例

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REGISTER Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-17 DOI: 10.18326/rgt.v13i2.371-388

Famala Eka Sanhadi Rahayu,Aries Utomo,Ririn Setyowati

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Language Use and Language Attitudes of Sumbawanese Speakers in Bali 巴厘岛讲苏门答腊语的人的语言使用和语言态度

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REGISTER Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-11 DOI: 10.18326/RGT.V13I2.333-350

S. Menggo, I. M. Suastra

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The use of Communicative Language Learning (CLL) to Teach Speaking at a Taiwanese Elementary School: Implementation and Students’ Responses 交际语言学习在台湾某小学口语教学中的运用:实施与学生反应

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REGISTER Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-05 DOI: 10.18326/RGT.V13I2.257-276

Laura Yosephine Tan, L. Listyani

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Reflective Feedbacks and Project-Based Activities to Improve the Students’ Writing Skill: An Exploratory Action Research 反思性反馈和基于项目的活动提高学生写作技能:一项探索性行动研究

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REGISTER Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-04 DOI: 10.18326/RGT.V13I2.315-332

Nur Najibah Sukmawati

{"title":"Reflective Feedbacks and Project-Based Activities to Improve the Students’ Writing Skill: An Exploratory Action Research","authors":"Nur Najibah Sukmawati","doi":"10.18326/RGT.V13I2.315-332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18326/RGT.V13I2.315-332","url":null,"abstract":"Teaching writing to Informatics Engineering students has its uniqueness when it comes to what specific issue(s) the students are facing and how to cope with them. This study aims at finding out some feedback for the author’s previous teaching practices in writing a descriptive text which becomes the basis to give an exact intervention as well as to find out whether the intervention is able to improve the students’ skills in writing a descriptive text. This is exploratory action research to the 30 students of the third semester in the Informatics Engineering study program of a private university in Indonesia. To gain feedback on the previous instructional practices, a senior colleague is invited as a consultant and an open-ended questionnaire was distributed to the students. Some issues were found. After a deep discussion with the senior colleague, it is concluded that project-based activities could cope with the issues. To prove it, a writing test and open-ended interview were conducted. During the instructional practices, a collaborator was invited to observe using an observation sheet. The result revealed that project-based activities engaged the students and directed them in accomplishing the task. The test also showed improvement in students’ average scores. These findings proved that implementing project-based activities can improve the students’ skills in writing a descriptive text. Keywords : Exploratory Action Research, Reflective Feedbacks, Project-Based Activities","PeriodicalId":40585,"journal":{"name":"REGISTER Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":"315-332"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2020-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42540110","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}

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Investigating Reading Challenges Faced by EFL Learners at Elementary Level 小学阶段英语学习者面临的阅读挑战调查

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REGISTER Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-03 DOI: 10.18326/rgt.v13i2.277-292

R. Khan, Muhammad Shahbaz, Tribhuwan Kumar, I. Khan

{"title":"Investigating Reading Challenges Faced by EFL Learners at Elementary Level","authors":"R. Khan, Muhammad Shahbaz, Tribhuwan Kumar, I. Khan","doi":"10.18326/rgt.v13i2.277-292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18326/rgt.v13i2.277-292","url":null,"abstract":"It is hard to ignore the importance of reading skills for desired proficiency in foreign languages. Reading can be beneficial for learners to immerse themselves in the target language and learn it efficiently. In EFL contexts like Saudi Arabia, learners face many challenges in reading skills. The main purpose of this research was to explore reading problems of elementary level students and causes of the readings skills inabilities. Following random and convenience sampling techniques; this mixed-method research obtained quantitative data from 290 elementary level students and qualitative data from nine teachers and supervisors. The analysis of quantitative data from the reading test and checklist and qualitative data retrieved from interviews suggests that students considerably perform relatively low in reading skills, and the main reasons are poor vocabulary, incorrect pronunciation, wrong spellings, slow reading pace, and flawed grammar. These five areas account for more than 90% of the challenges faced by learners in reading skills. Based on evidence from this research, we suggest that policymakers, teachers, and students should focus on these five areas for solving the issues related to reading skills. Although other avenues are essential, these items demand special attention to develop the reading skills of EFL learners in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the world. Keywords : Reading skill, Elementary level, Reading Pace, EFL","PeriodicalId":40585,"journal":{"name":"REGISTER Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":"277-292"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2020-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44710780","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: 21

Promoting Personal Learning Environment for Emerging Academic Writing for Publication for Higher Education Students 促进新兴学术写作的个人学习环境，供高等教育学生出版

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REGISTER Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.18326/RGT.V13I2.293-314

N. Drajati, A. F. Wisudawati, Anis Handayani

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A Study of Language Learning Strategy Use among Indonesian EFL University Students 印尼EFL大学生语言学习策略使用研究

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REGISTER Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.18326/rgt.v13i2.231-256

A. Rianto

{"title":"A Study of Language Learning Strategy Use among Indonesian EFL University Students","authors":"A. Rianto","doi":"10.18326/rgt.v13i2.231-256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18326/rgt.v13i2.231-256","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the use of language learning strategies among 329 Indonesian undergraduate students in their English as foreign language learning. The Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) Version 7.0 for ESL/EFL learners developed by Oxford was employed to measure the students’ EFL learning strategies based on gender, study program, and English proficiency differences. A descriptive analysis and an independent t-test were used to analyze the collected data. The findings showed that the female, the social science, and the higher English proficiency students used overall language learning strategies more frequently in their EFL learning. Metacognitive was the strategy category most used by the students and compensation was the least used one . The memory, cognitive, metacognitive, affective, and social strategy categories were used at a high level and the compensation strategy category , at a moderate level . Although there were significant differences in the use of overall strategy and strategy categories between males and females and between social science and science students, no significant differences were found in use between students with lower and higher English proficiency. The findings had several practical implications in the process of EFL learning, especially in the higher education context. Keywords : Language Learning Strategy, English Proficiency, Gender, SILL, Study Programs","PeriodicalId":40585,"journal":{"name":"REGISTER Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":"231-256"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49379809","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: 6

Persuasive power concerning COVID-19 employed by Premier Imran Khan: A socio-political discourse analysis 伊姆兰·汗总理应对新冠肺炎的说服力:社会政治话语分析

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REGISTER Journal Pub Date : 2020-05-29 DOI: 10.18326/rgt.v13i1.208-230

Z. Iqbal, Muhammad Zammad Aslam, Talha Aslam, Rehan Ashraf, Muhammad Kashif, Hafiz Nasir

{"title":"Persuasive power concerning COVID-19 employed by Premier Imran Khan: A socio-political discourse analysis","authors":"Z. Iqbal, Muhammad Zammad Aslam, Talha Aslam, Rehan Ashraf, Muhammad Kashif, Hafiz Nasir","doi":"10.18326/rgt.v13i1.208-230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18326/rgt.v13i1.208-230","url":null,"abstract":"The researchers investigate Pakistani Premier Imran Khan’s (IK) addresses to the nation concerning awareness about the causes, effects, precautions, and solutions of the Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19). Till the date, experts are not sure whether the vaccine will get developed or would we have to live with this as we did with HIV or Dengue. Consequently, leaders would need to address their nations, focusing specifically on precautions. The present research employs Aristotle’s persuasive and rhetorical devices, integrating them with Socio-Political Discourse Analysis (SPDA), to understand the social and political convincing style employed by the premiere. The researchers analyzed the data employing a qualitative approach. There are reliable findings to suggest that IK has used stable linguistic features to persuade the minds of the people, convincing them to follow the precautionary measures as ‘the only cure.’ The defending arguments about semi-lockdown or smart-lockdown were well-defined persuading the individuals; for instance, he suggested the smart-lockdown during his first address and faced criticism from the opposition. Later, the opposition and the world appreciated the policy of IK, the Premier of Pakistan, even being a developing country in the sight of the world. After one month of the first patient of the corona case reported in China, the policy of smart-lockdown was followed by most of the states fighting against COVID-19. Moreover, The Premier successfully persuaded the international financial organizations – IMF, World Bank, Development Banks, convincing them to waive off the pending payments of developing countries for the upcoming year.Keywords: COVID19, Persuasion, Socio-Political Discourse Analysis, Speeches, Linguistic Features","PeriodicalId":40585,"journal":{"name":"REGISTER Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2020-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46510988","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}

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