{"title":"STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE USE OF CHATBOT FROM MEMRISE SITE AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH","authors":"Diah Fitriana Dewi, Siti Nur'Aini, T. S. Suwarti","doi":"10.26877/lej.v2i1.18092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26877/lej.v2i1.18092","url":null,"abstract":"This final project studies “students’ perception on the use of chatbot and their willingness to communicate in english”. The aims of this study are: (1) To gain insight into students' experience and opinions on the use of chatbot from the memrise site for their language learning (2) To describe how the way students perceive about the use of chatbot from memrise concerning their willingness to communicate in English. A qualitative approach was used in this study. The research design was qualitative, using a semi-structured interview as the research instrument. The population of this research was the students of SMAN 14 Semarang. The writer took only 1 class which was 36 students at class X8 as the sample. The findings of this research suggest that incorporating chatbots, particularly from platforms like memrise, can be beneficial for students aiming to enhance their language skills and willingness to communicate in English. The interactive and personalized nature of chatbots provides a unique learning experience. The result shows that students generally found the chatbot to be a valuable tool in their language-learning journey. Through interviews, it was evident that using a chatbot in memrise encouraged students to communicate in English, providing a practical and interactive approach. Moreover, the study revealed that the chatbot positively influenced students' willingness to communicate in English. The personalized learning experiences offered by the chatbot, adapting to individual skill levels, made language learning more interesting and motivational. ","PeriodicalId":517829,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Education Journal","volume":" 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140391460","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":"Foreign Language Anxiety in Learning English: Students’ Perspectives and Experiences of Learning from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Nur Margining Astuti, R. Rahmah","doi":"10.26877/lej.v2i1.18651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26877/lej.v2i1.18651","url":null,"abstract":"The corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic forced all schools in Indonesia to carry out the online learning since March 2020 which could certainly make the students feel anxious. So, within this paper, the writers report a study which explored the sources and effects of Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) through perceptions and experiences of junior high school students in grade eight of MTs Nurul Huda Mereng, Warungpring, Pemalang regency during learning from home due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The design of this study is descriptive qualitative research. The data were collected through the perspectives using interviews and getting the responses to open ended questions of ten students. The findings indicate that in general, students exhibited suffering from anxiety more than benefiting learning English school subject from home. In conclusion, following the foreign language anxiety especially when students learn English from home during the COVID-19 Pandemic can be said as an essential necessary for the English teacher in contributing to the teaching evaluation and reflection. ","PeriodicalId":517829,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Education Journal","volume":" 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140391398","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":"Directive Speech Acts Used in Lady Gaga’s Singles (from the Albums The Fame, The Fame Monster, and Born This Way)","authors":"Frederik Agnar Widjaja","doi":"10.26877/lej.v2i1.17047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26877/lej.v2i1.17047","url":null,"abstract":"This research paper aims to examine the use of speech acts of directive utterances in Lady Gaga’s singles. This study explores the lyrics of 13 different singles from the albums The Fame (2008), The Fame Monster (2009), and Born This Way (2011). In finding the directive utterances in the lyrics, this study applies the semantic theory of speech acts as proposed by Kreidler (1998). Three kinds of directive utterances can be recognized: commands, requests, and suggestions. These can be either in positive or negative expressions. This study finds that there are 48 directive utterances used in the 13 singles for this study in total, with the composition: 12 commands (25%), with 10 positives and 2 negatives, 25 requests (52%), with 19 positives and 6 negatives, and 11 suggestions (23%), with 10 positives and 1 negative. While according to positive or negative expressions, there 39 positives (81%) and 9 negatives (19%) expressions.","PeriodicalId":517829,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Education Journal","volume":"66 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140283842","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":"Student’s Perceptions in Learning English Via Microsoft Teams in COVID-19 Pandemic Era","authors":"Farikhatul Islakhah, Siti Nur'Aini, Faiza Hawa","doi":"10.26877/lej.v2i1.12685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26877/lej.v2i1.12685","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of the research is to find out the students’ perceptions after using Microsoft Teams in English online learning. This research used quantitative method. The subject of this research was the eleventh grade of SMA N 1 Gubug in the academic year 2021/2022. The researcher observed one class called XI Science 8 with 36 students. The data of this research were collected by using questionnaires. The questionnaire consisted of 30 items. The researcher categorizes the results of the questionnaire into four indicators: accessibility, student perception, material and assignment delivery, and learning activity using Microsoft Teams. The findings of this research indicate that students’ perception after using Microsoft Teams in English online learning is positive. The students have a positive perception of learning activities as well as material and assignment delivery. Microsoft Teams app is suitable and effective for distance learning English because it has full features. Its full features make it easier for students to join video meeting, receive materials and collect assignments in only one application. Those results can be a suggestion for the next researcher to examine teachers' perceptions on how to optimize teaching and learning strategies via Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams can be an alternative for other teachers and lecturers to use Microsoft Teams to teach their students online learning. It can also help the students submit their assignments without face-to-face learning. Keywords: perception, Microsoft Teams, online learning.","PeriodicalId":517829,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Education Journal","volume":" 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140391708","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 Challenges and Opportunities of Teaching EFL in Revolution 4.0 Era","authors":"Delima Dhita Putri Utama, L. Affini, Jafar Sodiq","doi":"10.26877/lej.v2i1.18297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26877/lej.v2i1.18297","url":null,"abstract":"This research aims to investigate the challenges and opportunities to teach English in the fourth industrial revolution, and improved the researcher's understanding and expertise about teaching English in the 4.0 industry revolution and researched issues educators face while teaching English of EFL. This study using qualitative method. 3 Englsih teachers as the participants in this research from level of school SD/MI, SMP/MTs, SMA/K/MA especially in BBC Tlogosari. Interviews and questionnaires were used as collecting data techniques. Twenty questions from the questionnaires were used, and three questions from the interview were about the opportunities and difficulties of teaching EFL in the context of Revolution 4.0. In addition, difficulties in the process of teaching and learning exist, especially with modern technology and more innovation. Mostly students will access the internet without assistance, which will have positive or even negative impact, for this reason the role and strategy of educators and facilitators is important.","PeriodicalId":517829,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Education Journal","volume":" 50","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140391755","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}
Nada Niti Joko Wijaya, Wiyaka Wiyaka, Rahmawati Sukmaningrum
{"title":"Readability and Usability of Story Books for Teaching English at Senior High School","authors":"Nada Niti Joko Wijaya, Wiyaka Wiyaka, Rahmawati Sukmaningrum","doi":"10.26877/lej.v2i1.16977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26877/lej.v2i1.16977","url":null,"abstract":"This research us focused on the readability level of story books for teaching English, and the usability of story books from the students’ and teachers’ perspective in tenth grade students at SMA Labschool Upgris. The objectives of this research were (1) to identify the readability level of usability story books for teaching English (2) to investigates the usability of story books from the students’ perspective (3) to analyze the usability of story books from the teachers’ perspective. The objects of the research are English story books as retold by Sugeng Hariyanto entitled “Nasreddin, a man who never given up”. Flesch Reading Ease Formula used to analyze the data. This research is categorized as descriptive qualitative method of the research. The overall explanation of the results and after conducting research on usability of story books for teaching English to tenth grade students in high school, the researcher can conclude that by reading story books, students are able to improve their ability to learn to read by thinking creatively and critically. The average readability score results of this storybooks are 52,46 which can be classified as Flesch Reading Ease. This means that the readability level of the story books is fairly difficult to read by students in grades 10 to 12.","PeriodicalId":517829,"journal":{"name":"Linguistics and Education Journal","volume":"7 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140283984","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}