ELT-Lectura

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards For EFL Students as 21st Century Skills

2024-02-05T04:08:59+00:00

This survey research aimed at investigating International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards of EFL Students in an English Education Department at a university in Pekanbaru, Riau. The method used was descriptive quantitative which involved 121 samples. The samples were selected by using random sampling technique from third, fifth, and seventh semesters. The questionnaire adopted from Hazamayeh (2021) used as the main instrument to collect the data. The data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics (the sum of score, mean and standard deviation) which then interpreted descriptively. The study revealed that the students’ mean of ISTE Standards reached 3.92 which was categorized into a Moderate level. It was measured by calculating the avarage score of the ISTE six indicators namely Creativity and Innovation; Communication and Collaboration; Research and Information Fluency; Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making; Digital Citizenship; and Technology Operations and Concepts. This “Moderate” level indicates that the EFL students are still in on going process to maximize their ability to use technology as a means of learning.

Challenging The Students by Using Video Movie to Improve Students’ Vocabulary on Independent Curriculum

2024-02-05T04:19:48+00:00

Based on Independent Curriculum in Indonesia, the goal of teaching learning at junior high school is that the students must be able to develop communicative competence in written as well as in spoken form. The use of video movie was chosen as video is an appropriate media to stimulate and motivate the students’ interest and attention in understanding the unknown words since video makes language more alive and meaningful and helps to bring the real worlds into classroom. This study is Classroom Action Research (CAR) study, means applied 2 cycles. The result shown, cycle 1, there were 18 students (54.54%) who gained score ≥ 55, while in cycle 2 there were 32 students (96 %) who gained score ≥ 60. For the learning process, that is, the students’ activities, there were only 23 students (66%) who did 80% of the activities in cycle 1, but there were 32 students (96%) who did 80% of the activities in cycle 2. Meanwhile, for the teacher’s performance, the teacher got score 62 in cycle 1, then she got 84 in cycle 2 which means that she could teach the students well after implementing the use of video movie.

Literature Circles and Jam Board: Interactive Ways to Comprehend Young Adult Literature

2024-02-05T07:30:43+00:00

The purposes of the study are to describe the use of Literature Circles in the classroom using jam board media and to know the students’ responses to Young Adult Literature (YAL) using jam board. This study is qualitative research. The data collection method is observation and interview. Using a jam board, the researcher observes the use of literature circles in the classroom. Meanwhile, the researcher interviews the teacher and the students about their perception of the use of literature circles in the classroom using a jam board. Data analysis uses three steps, namely, data reduction, data displays, and drawing conclusions. The participants are 20 students of secondary school. The result shows that there are four roles in literature circles, namely, discussion leader, summarizer, question writer, word wizard, culture collector, and passage master. The students’ responses show that they are active in reading class because Jam Board is interesting media. They also could understand the text well since they work in groups and have their own roles. In addition to addressing the requirements of many students and providing them with responsibility and participation in the class, literature circles can be a useful instrument for increasing motivation by appealing to their reading interests because the literary text is frequently chosen by the group from a selection of adequately leveled options offered by the teacher.

Enhancing Digital Literacy through the Role of YouTube in English Phonology Class: Students’ Perception

2024-02-05T07:36:52+00:00

English phonology should be taught properly in online learning. It is difficult since the teacher and students are not in direct contact. The YouTube platform is one method for assisting students in learning and practicing English Phonology in English Phonology lesson. The purpose of this study is to investigate students’ perceptions of improving digital literacy through the use of YouTube in English Phonology class. The research approach was descriptively quantitative. Total sampling was used to get the sample for this study, which consisted of 14 students. The research instrument was a 15-question questionnaire distributed to students using Google form. The data was gathered by asking students to select one of four answers on a Likert scale in the questionnaire. The data was evaluated after it was collected based on the responses of the students in the questionnaire. The findings revealed that the students’ perceptions of improving digital literacy through the function of YouTube in English Phonology class in online learning were satisfied and beneficial. However, just a few students expressed dissatisfaction with using YouTube because the student’ lack of using YouTube in daily life to upload and find the best material to the English Phonology. The conclusion of the research was the students’ perception in the role of YouTube in enhancing digital literacy’ students in English Phonology class was feeling satisfied with the additional access to understand the material and practicing some cases in phonological problem when the material taken from the book was not clear enough to understand.

Rhetorical Strategies and Speech Acts Analysis: A Linguistic Research on Indonesia’s Minister Speech Advocating for Palestine

2024-02-15T05:25:29+00:00

This research is aimed at finding out the use of rhetorical strategies and speech acts in the speech delivered by the minister of foreign affairs during United Nations General Assembly regarding the conflict between Palestine and Israel. This research applies qualitative method. The data taken was in the form of text from H.E Retno LP Marsudi’s speech that emphasized the stance and the concern from Indonesia as a country which supports the freedom of the Palestine as well as condemning any kinds of genocide The result of this research showed that there were two linguistic features employed in the H.E Retno LP Marsudi’s speech i.e rhetorical strategies and speech act with the proportion of 32% for each Pathos Ethos, and 37% for Logos. Besides, the 5 speech acts were also found in this research with the proportion of 13% for assertive and declarative, 31% for directive, 25% for expressive, and 19% for commissive. This is to prove that rhetorical devices are considered to contribute to the overall persuasiveness and impact of the speech to help the speaker conveying the message effectively and build a comprehensive engagement to the audience.

Photovoice in the EFL classroom: Academic stress coping among Indonesian Pre-Service English teachers during online learning

2024-02-28T08:30:50+00:00

The pandemic impacted people's lives worldwide, affecting the functioning of several sectors, especially in the education sector. The impact of the pandemic has resulted in teachers and students having to work faster and maximize learning from face-to-face to online learning. The impact is that some students or teachers experience difficulties and stress in online learning. This stress is a person's thoughts that were originally (positive) to be irrational/negative. The purpose of this study is to describe experiences dealing with academic stress among pre-service English teachers in Indonesian higher education during online learning. The authors used the photovoice method by explaining some photos in this article. We also interviewed four pre-service English teachers to get more data. The findings revealed that some ways used by pre-service English teachers in coping with academic stress during online learning are playing online games, having extensive reading such as comics, relaxation or healing, and listening to music. The study promotes an implication that the need to have some refreshments for students to cope with academic stress during online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The use of vodcasting in improving students' speaking skills

2024-02-29T08:49:50+00:00

Media should be included into learning activities to help teachers and students alike understand the information being taught. The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether employing vodcasting may help class X students at SMK 2 Muhammadiyah Bandar Lampung improve their speaking abilities. Experimental research is the term for this kind of study. Data is collected through tests. It is expected that the study findings could be used as reading material and a basis for further relevant research. It is hoped that the results of this research can be used as an important input for schools, especially for vocational school teachers, where the results of this research can be used as a reference in implementing learning media to improve student learning outcomes; b) for junior high school students, the results of this study are able to create meaningful learning so that it has a strong influence in improving learning outcomes and student motivation. Referring to the calculation results of hypothesis testing, the mean pretest value was 71,72 while the mean post-test was 80,59, thus the Ho hypotension result was rejected and Ha was accepted. Looking at the Sig value 0.00 <0.05, it indicates a significant improvement before and after using vodcasting.

Students’ Perception on Using Electronic Module Learning Material in Distance Learning: Presented by an Asynchronous

2024-03-19T05:56:16+00:00

The world of education is currently experiencing a transformation in the learning process which allows the implementation of distance learning. Therefore, learning media is needed to facilitate students in the distance learning process, one of which is using e-module learning materials presented using an asynchronous method. This research aims to determine students' perceptions regarding electronic modules (e-modules) as a distance learning media using asynchronous methods. Four things are measured in knowing student perceptions regarding the electronics module (e-module), namely the clarity and suitability of text, images, and animations in the e-module, the presentation of learning material in the e-module, the usefulness of the e-module, and ease of access. Research data was collected using a questionnaire that was filled out online by students using Google Forms. The populations in this study were students from the 2023 class of the FKIP-UIR English Language Education, with a total of 65 students who were also the samples in this study. The data was analyzed using data verification steps, scoring, calculating the percentage of each answer category, and displaying the data in table form. Then the researcher interprets the results of the data analysis. The research results show that the average overall student perception results are 96% in the positive category. This indicates that the electronic module (e-module) for the Intensive Reading course is suitable for use as a distance learning media using an asynchronous method. The implication of research, the study can be used for other learning course and other method.

Errors Analysis: Students’ Pronunciation Assessment through IPA Application

2024-03-05T14:31:13+00:00

Pronunciation is one of the most crucial subskills of English speaking. This study aims to determine students' pronunciation errors when pronouncing English short vowels in the fifth semester of English Language Education using the English Pronunciation IPA application and to determine the factors that influence their pronunciation errors. In this study, the researcher used a qualitative method design. It was conducted on students in fifth semester of English Language Education. The researcher collected data with two tools: pronunciation tests and interviews. Students can use the English Pronunciation IPA application as a help for taking long vowel pronunciation examinations. The researcher selected five students to serve as resource people for interviews. Based on the study results, the English Pronunciation IPA application was used to administer a pronunciation test to students. The results showed that, on average, students scored 15.57, with short vowels scoring 3.70 points. Pronouncing short vowels on the /ɒ/ and /æ/ sound are where students make the greatest mistakes. Then, interference and phonological knowledge are the factors that affect pupils' pronunciation issues in English.