TELL-US JOURNALPub Date : 2023-07-04DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6679
Harbi Putra, Ifan Iskandar, Sri Sumarni
{"title":"DESIGNING MICROLEARNING OBJECT MATERIAL OF ENGLISH READING MATERIAL FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL","authors":"Harbi Putra, Ifan Iskandar, Sri Sumarni","doi":"10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6679","url":null,"abstract":"By providing students with brief and focused learning resources, microlearning has been touted as a potential means of fostering critical thinking in learners. To increase students' reading abilities at the fundamental grade 10 level according to the CEFR Level, the aim of this study is to give an overview of how critical thinking is incorporated in the use of microlearning material objects. The results are anticipated to be used as a guide by the corporate community, government, and academia in promoting, developing, and putting into practice microlearning in English reading. Two different sets of analysis were performed for this investigation. The author begins by reviewing the instructional materials of English Reading in light of the Kurikulum Merdeka. The author also looks at the stages of adopting microlearning in learning from a variety of sources. According to the results of the reviews on microlearning, there are various methods and forms of microlearning that may be utilized to create learning materials for reading. From a work-based learning standpoint, microlearning has been identified as a key topic in talent development. To assist people in learning on the correct road through accurate knowledge and ethical reasoning, policy makers, educators, researchers, and participants should look into strategies to encourage, generate, and apply microlearning.","PeriodicalId":432026,"journal":{"name":"TELL-US JOURNAL","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139363379","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}
TELL-US JOURNALPub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6787
Shafrida Wati
{"title":"ENCOURAGING ACEHNESE EFL PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS IN REFLECTIVE PRACTICE","authors":"Shafrida Wati","doi":"10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6787","url":null,"abstract":"Reflective teaching practice is an approach that promotes teachers' professional development. Experts emphasize that reflection does not occur naturally in most teachers, but it is a skill acquired through learning. Therefore, promoting the reflective practice in an early stage is pivotal. This research reports the implementation of reflective teaching strategies at an initial teacher education program in the context of Aceh. It further explores the impact of the learning on the student teachers’ practical teaching during an internship program. This study employed a qualitative inquiry for the research method. Observation and in-depth interviews were used as methods of data collection. The prospective teachers learned to reflect through several strategies; diary writing, dialogic lecturer’s feedback, recording lesson through video, and peer observation. The finding showed that the learning on reflection developed some student teachers' awareness to reflect in their teaching practice during the internship program. They assessed their strength and weaknesses in teaching by self-assessing during and after the learning took place, examining students’ involvement during classroom activities, asking students’ thoughts and feelings about the learning, and asking the supervisor’s feedback. Moreover, efforts they carried out to improve their teaching practice involved practicing teaching at home, finding out supporting materials, watching teaching videos on YouTube, and asking fellow novice teachers to conduct peer monitoring. The reflective teaching activities built their confidence in teaching, assisted them to deals with problems they encountered in real classrooms, and stimulated their creative ideas in facilitating the learning. Thus, reflective teaching practice is required to be embedded in initial teacher training curricula to generate reflective practitioners.","PeriodicalId":432026,"journal":{"name":"TELL-US JOURNAL","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139366455","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}
TELL-US JOURNALPub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6812
L. Perpisa, A. Riza, Sanda Anggara
{"title":"THE EFFECT OF USING POWTOON ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION","authors":"L. Perpisa, A. Riza, Sanda Anggara","doi":"10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6812","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6812","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this research is to find out the effect of using Powtoon on students' reading comprehension. The subjects in this study were VIII grade students of SMPN 40 Padang, which consisted of two classes, namely VIII4, which amounted to 32 students as the experimental group, and VIII2, totaling 32 students as the control group. This is a quantitative study using the quasi-experiment method with a nonequivalent control group design. The experiment group received treatment using Powtoon, while the control group used PowerPoint. The test was utilized to gather data, and one paired sample test was used to analyze it. Meanwhile, the results of the hypothesis test state that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted based on the sig value.(2-tailed) on the posttest value of the experimental group and the posttest control group with a value of 0.035, which means less than 0.05 The results showed that Powtoon learning media had a significant effect on students' reading comprehension in eight-grade Students at SMPN 40 Padang.","PeriodicalId":432026,"journal":{"name":"TELL-US JOURNAL","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139366705","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}
TELL-US JOURNALPub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6858
Yelfiza Yelfiza, Siska Siska, S. Sesmiyanti, L. Perpisa, Zulfariati Zulfariati
{"title":"EFFECTIVENESS OF SHARINGPLUS MODEL AS ATOOL FOR CONTROLLING STUDENTS’ LEARNING TASKS","authors":"Yelfiza Yelfiza, Siska Siska, S. Sesmiyanti, L. Perpisa, Zulfariati Zulfariati","doi":"10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6858","url":null,"abstract":"Controlling undergraduate students’ tasks and supervising the process via online could decrease the quality of the task, since online feedback could not be well transmitted, which then resulted in unexpected revision. Therefore, this research was aimed at finding out the effectiveness of SHARINGPLUS. This research used the action research method, done to twenty students in even semester 2020/2021. The model contained kinds of tasks with indicators and sub-indicators, list of students, and task options related to their final grades. The model contains eleven stages for every kind of task, but the students who succeed in doing the task until stage 4 do not need to do the following steps. Only the students with difficulty should follow the steps until the end. Findings showed that 45 % participants could follow 4 processes (SHAR). They worked in R stage repeatedly, since there was no limitation of task submission. The remaining students found difficulty in working in the system so that they could not finish their tasks in the system. Thus, conclusion can be stated that the model was not yet effective to make students work as expected so that it needs more development.","PeriodicalId":432026,"journal":{"name":"TELL-US JOURNAL","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139366697","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}
TELL-US JOURNALPub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6686
Bariq Hammam Rabbani, Sri Sumarni, Ratna Dewanti
{"title":"ANALYSING THE TEACHER'S APPLICATION OF LINGUISTICS COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH LEARNING AND TEACHING","authors":"Bariq Hammam Rabbani, Sri Sumarni, Ratna Dewanti","doi":"10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6686","url":null,"abstract":"In order to promote students' language development, teachers in lower and higher education must have a working grasp of English linguistics. This article used a video from the YouTube platform to analyze the teacher's Application of linguistics in an English learning and teaching situation. The researcher employed content analysis of qualitative research in this study. In order to explore how analysing the teacher’s understanding of linguistics in an English learning and teaching through YouTube platform, this study answers the following research question, by analysing the recorded video sessions from a YouTube, what linguistic aspect is used by the English teacher in the teaching Biography and Analytical Exposition? And how does the teacher used linguistic knowledge of the mostly found in linguistic aspect? One senior high school teacher was paired with 22 students in this YouTube video. The teacher was enrolled in 11 class at Senior high school that focused on Biography and Analytical Exposition. The goal of this study is to determine teacher understanding in order to investigate the benefits of this reflective activity on their linguistics knowledge.","PeriodicalId":432026,"journal":{"name":"TELL-US JOURNAL","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139367715","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":"CODE SWITCHING IN EFL CLASSROOM: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY INTO TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS","authors":"Nirwanto Maruf, Slamet Asari, Indiarti Yasmin Nabillah","doi":"10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.5842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.5842","url":null,"abstract":"This study utilized a narrative inquiry to investigate code switching in EFL teachers’ classroom and their experiences with it. By applying this approach, the study aimed to comprehend the complex nature of code switching in language classrooms through the perspectives of the teachers who utilize it. Ten EFL teachers were selected on the purpose for the study, and data was gathered through semi-structure interviews. The results reveal that EFL teachers varied in their frequency of code switching, with some preferring to use the target language as much as possible, while others employed code switching to enhance student comprehension. Code switching was more prevalent when teaching students with lower language proficiency to facilitate understanding and communication. It was also employed to create a comfortable learning environment, clarify meaning, and address communication breakdowns. However, some teachers were concerned that excessive code switching could hinder students’ language development, and frequent code switching could negatively impact language development. These findings provide valuable perspectives on code switching in EFL classroom, informing language teaching practices and curriculum development. In summary, this study highlights the complex nature of code switching in language classrooms and emphasize the importance of balancing its usage to promote students’ proficiency in the target language.","PeriodicalId":432026,"journal":{"name":"TELL-US JOURNAL","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139366484","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}
TELL-US JOURNALPub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6725
Hotma Berutu, S. Daulay
{"title":"PRAGMATICS TEACHING BARRIERS IN EFL CLASSROOM","authors":"Hotma Berutu, S. Daulay","doi":"10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6725","url":null,"abstract":"Pragmatics is a branch of linguistics that study about language and its context. In learning a second language, EFL learners need to have a pragmatic competence in order to be able to communicate effectively based on the context of the target language. There are some factors that can help learners improve their pragmatic competence, not only the EFL teachers who are competent in their field but also the tools and media that support the learning process. This study aimed to investigate (1) what the most common barriers to teaching pragmatics in EFL classrooms by Indonesian EFL teachers and (2) how pragmatic norms is provided in textbooks by the Indonesian authors. Qualitative used as the research methodology in this study. The participants of this study were 15 Indonesian EFL teachers from different schools -- junior and senior high schools. The writer used questionnaire as the instrument research. The participants were given questionnaires to find out what exactly the barriers found to teaching pragmatics in EFL classroom. English textbooks used in junior and senior high school written by Indonesian authors were also analyzed by the researcher. This study came up with the findings that (1) there are six common barriers to teaching pragmatics in EFL classroom by Indonesian EFL teachers and (2) most of the ELT textbooks do not consider the pragmatic norm in its content. Given the significance of students' pragmatic abilities, EFL teachers need to keep improving their research of teaching pragmatics in order to help EFL learners in developing their pragmatic competence.","PeriodicalId":432026,"journal":{"name":"TELL-US JOURNAL","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139366635","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}
TELL-US JOURNALPub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6765
Fitri Randia Ningsih, S. Daulay
{"title":"TEACHERS’ TALK IN TEACHING ENGLISH: ROLES AND CHALLENGES","authors":"Fitri Randia Ningsih, S. Daulay","doi":"10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6765","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to identify the most common teachers' talk in EFL classrooms as well as the reasons that influenced their selection. This research focused on the teacher's perception of how the teacher talks with students in class and some of the challenges that teachers might face while interacting with students to encourage students in the learning process to take place. The participants of this research were 2 English teachers who received professional training in English teaching as part of the undergraduate program. They were English teachers at an integrated Islamic school in Medan. The observations were made to describe the teacher interview process data and also the learning carried out by the teacher to find insights about how the teacher talks and what challenges the teacher faced when interacting with students in class. This study used a qualitative descriptive method. The findings in this study were that the teacher applied more dominant English communication as input. Teachers felt that increasing the use of the target language will be more challenging because it is influenced by several aspects, such as the motivation, attitude, and skills of the teacher and students. In addition, when the teacher spoke it varies greatly on several levels based on the factors that influence the teacher and student. The results of this study also showed that most teacher conversations are used in the form of questions, then explaining the lesson, giving directions to students, and praising or encouraging students. Apart from that, because students are considered as learners or beginners, class interaction must be adjusted to the right and appropriate choice of language so that communication becomes easier and more effective. In addition, the analysis of teachers’ talk in the classroom would be beneficial for teachers to plan and conduct enhanced learning situations.","PeriodicalId":432026,"journal":{"name":"TELL-US JOURNAL","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139367587","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}
TELL-US JOURNALPub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6842
Vidya Arisandi, A. S. Asmara, Ajat Sudrajat
{"title":"INCORPORATING A GENRE-BASED APPROACH IN TEACHING WRITING EXPOSITION ENGLISH TEXT","authors":"Vidya Arisandi, A. S. Asmara, Ajat Sudrajat","doi":"10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6842","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":432026,"journal":{"name":"TELL-US JOURNAL","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139366563","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}
TELL-US JOURNALPub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6853
Dyah Supraba Lastari, Abdul Rohim
{"title":"STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ICT-BASED BLENDED LEARNING FOR ENGLISH GRAMMAR CLASS.","authors":"Dyah Supraba Lastari, Abdul Rohim","doi":"10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22202/tus.2023.v9i2.6853","url":null,"abstract":"During the transition period following the pandemic Covid19, the use of ICT (information and communication technology) has significantly impacted the teaching and learning processes in EFL classes. Since the implementation of “new normal”, many educational institutions have started to implement blended learning. Utilizing technology has been considered as an essential solution to allow blended-learning possible in various fields of subjects, including English grammar. This research was aimed to investigate students’ perspective on the ICT utilization for blended learning of English grammar. The subjects of this research were third semester students at Muhammadiyah University of Tangerang. Researchers used questionnaires and interviews to collect data on how they perceive technology integration in blended learning to facilitate them study English grammar. The participants experienced blended learning by using LMS (Learning Management System); video conferencing platform; video sharing website; social media and game-based application. The findings showed that students’ perception of the use of technology for learning grammar in blended learning indicated positive results","PeriodicalId":432026,"journal":{"name":"TELL-US JOURNAL","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139366385","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}