Speaking Anxiety in the Presentation of Fourth Semester Students English Language Education at University of PGRI Ronggolawe (Unirow) Tuban

This study was purposed to know speaking anxiety of English Language Education at University of PGRI Ronggolawe Tuban during the presentation. The subject of the study were fourth semester students English Language Education academic year 2020/2021. Specifically, the researcher try to identify the anxiety and what are the reasons that may make an anxiety in English learning based on students’ experience in the class. The method used in this study was descriptive qualitative method. The researcher was did on 22 to 24 June 2021. 13 students was selected to be participants. The data were collected through questionnaire and interviews. The most commonly used tool for assessing FLA is the FLCAS (Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale) developed by Horwitz et al. (1986). A modified version of FLCAS was used in this study. The original version of FLCAS is a 33-item, 5-point likert-scale instrument ranged from (strongly disagree to strongly agree) measuring students language anxiety. The result of the study concluded that anxiety was strongly exist in Unirow Tuban especially in fourth semester students of English Language Education. It can be seen from the result of mean score of questionnaire’s result that the average score of student anxiety existence of FLCAS is in the existing class, which is 42.93. The result of f reasons that make student’s anxious in speaking anxiety during presentation were nervous, lack of preparation, low self- confidence, low of vocabularies and grammar skill, and afraid of making mistakes during the presentation

The Contribution of Electronic Feedback In L2 Multicultural Writing Class Using the Edmodo

Corrective feedback is very helpful to EFL learners since it helps learners to acquire grammatical features (Ellis, 2008). The focus of the research attempted to investigate the contribution of Electronic feedback in multicultural writing class using the Edmodo. The electronic feedback was classified into three types, namely; direct, indirect, and metalinguistic as proposed by Ellis (2009) and 3 different sources, namely; teacher, peer, and self. The study was descriptive quantitative and qualitative research; whose subjects were 25 learners of three different ethnic groups (Dayaknese, Banjarese, and Javanese). The instruments were questionnaire and observation. The data were in their progress on An academic essay writing of electronic feedback. The concerns of the electronic feedback were on language form, organization, and content. The finding confirmed that the most area contribution of electronic feedback at a whole was on language form, the source and type of feedback that most contributed to EFL writing class was electronic teacher direct feedback. It showed that L2 learners preferred that their teachers provided direct electronic feedback on grammatical error corrections and attended to all of their mistakes

A Phonological Study of Syllable Structure and Economy Properties in Bahasa Indonesia: An OT Account

This paper contains the phonological and economic properties of the syllable structures of the words in Bahasa Indonesia. It determines the behaviour of certain speech segments attached to the root words and elaborates the economy of the syllable structure in tokens. In Bahasa Indonesia, there are various types of segmental processes related to the addition or deletion of the phonemes that affected the root and altered the entire physical mechanism of the words. This paper aims to know the exact economic conditions of syllable structures in words after adding or deleting segments in Bahasa Indonesia. All the types of conflicts between the candidates will be manipulated with the help of constraint rankings in Optimality Theory (Prince and Smolensky, 1993). The general purpose of this paper is to reveal the whole criteria of OT principles and explored the actual framework of syllables within their marginal and obligatory components. The researcher governed the phonological property of consonant clusters with the help of faithfulness constraints and markedness constraints. The architecture of root words wholly varied from the artificial formulation of other words. Still, after the imposition of constraints, we revealed the concrete fact of linguistic items in Bahasa Indonesia. The groundwork of this paper led to the systematic phenomena of epenthesis and syllable structures of vowels or consonants within OT tenets. The researcher considered the typology of the syllable structure of words and the phonological observations of linguistic features. The generalization of each step of the syllable structure and economy of the words should be related to the positional variation of input and output candidates. The conflict between output candidates is solved based on an input candidate's ranking features to find an optimal form in Optimality Theory

Self Directed English Language Learning through English Subtitle in Indonesia Film 2017

Personal growth that a person chooses and achieves through his or her own efforts is referred to as self directed learning. The aimed this research was to know how do students perceive learn self directed English language learning through English subtitle in Indonesia film 2017 and To know students the difficulties of self directed English learning through English subtitle in Indonesia film 2017. The research employs descriptive qualitative. The data was taken from interview and documentation, eight students the second semester of English Education in the academic year 2020 at IAIN Palangka Raya were the informants of this research base on purposive sampling. The finding of this result show some points students view of Self directed English subtitle through English subtitle in Indonesia film 2017 are give positive impact to students increasing vocabulary and motivate to learn English, Useful activities of self directed English language learning through English subtitle, Frequency of self directed English language through English subtitle is very often. The difficulties of self directed English learning through English subtitle in Indonesia film 2017 are English subtitles are the same in the next scene, the timing of English subtitle text is quickly, and an error in typing the English subtitle

Students' Perceptions towards the Use of Quizziz as A Tool in Improving Reading Skills

The use of various teaching and learning applications is now significant during online distance learning in the course of diversifying teaching approaches to help retain students’ focus and attract students’ interest in English language learning. With increasingly rapid technological advancement, Quizizz, an interactive quiz application is one of the current teaching and learning tools that can be used in classrooms to improve students’ reading skills. Educators can easily integrate the use of this application in the process of teaching to help build students’ language skills. Specifically focusing on skimming and scanning skills, Quizizz allows students to read and simultaneously practice both skills in an interactive way. The use of both linear and non-linear text can also be embedded in the application thus providing a variety in the activity designed. This study aimed to investigate UiTM diploma students’ perceptions toward using Quizizz as a tool in improving students’ reading skills. Consequently, an innovative speed-reading contest was designed in testing the effectiveness of Quizizz in helping students to apply the reading skills namely skimming and scanning that have been taught in class. The outcomes of this study are expected to provide educators with insights on the usage of Quizizz as an alternate learning media that is good for both educators and students in aiding teaching and learning proces

The Students’ Perception towards the Flow Theory in Speaking Class Activity of English Language Education Study Program Batch 2019

This study was aimed to investigate students’ perceptions of the flow theory in performing Basic Speaking course activities which were Storytelling, Role-Play, and Group Discussion. The study used a descriptive design with a qualitative approach with 62 students from batch 2019 at the English Language Education Study Program in Lambung Mangkurat University. The data was collected by distributing an online form questionnaire, then eight students were chosen to be interviewed to gain more in-depth information of their perceptions of flow while performing speaking activities. The data was then presented in percentages to divide the perceptions into positive, neutral, and negative categories and described in descriptive form. The findings discovered students’ perception of the four dimensions of flow: interest, control, focus, and challenge in performing the three Basic Speaking classroom activities. The results revealed that students had a positive perception towards the flow of interest, particularly in Role-Play activity. Results also showed that students had a neutral perception towards the flow of control and focus since they perceived both of these dimensions broadly in every speaking activity. Lastly, the findings showed that students had positive perception towards flow of challenge, particularly in Storytelling activity. As suggested, both students and lecturers require to recognize what makes them engaged in performing the activity while concerning their emotional state since it would be very significant for students’ improvement to be more meaningful in their learning proces

The Challenges of Implementing Higher Order Thinking Skills in Online Distance Learning

While there has been a lot of emphasis on nurturing students to become critical thinkers, it has been found that overall, Malaysian students are still lacking in this skill. The current pandemic situation has posed a problem in promoting HOTS especially when teachers and students have to adapt to online learning. This paper thus, explores the challenges faced in implementing higher order thinking skills for online distance learning. This conceptual paper focused on studies related to challenges of online learning during the pandemic, the development of HOTS and the implementation of HOTS in Malaysia. Based on the various studies related to the issue, conclusions were drawn that there is a need for suitable materials to develop thinking skills and there is also a need for change in the exam-oriented culture affecting teaching and learning. Future studies are recommended on the perceptions of teachers and students towards the implementation of HOTS for ODL

Web Mobile-Based Learning Media of Speaking Skill

In this study, the writers developed learning media based on the results of previous studies related to learning media for Dayak Ngaju language - English. From previous study, the application, as the learning media, has been equipped with images and audio for each displayed vocabulary. In this development, the writers designed and developed a web mobile based learning media for speaking skill of Dayak Ngaju language - English with more complex material related to expressions accompanied by audio output.The applied research  model was used to adopt techniques in the Agile model using Extreme Programming which consists of  planning, design, coding, and testing. For supporting the learning media development, the data were gathered through direct observation, interviews, and library research. The final product of the study was the web mobile based media of Dayak Ngaju Language - English especially for speaking skill which can be used by elementary school students in learning both local and international languages. The application displays several expressions related to telling location and taste with its audio output to help students learning how to pronounce a sentence or an expression. This media is also accompanied by real pictures to make it more interestingand can be accessed through the website, anytime, anywhere

Using Word Wall Medium to Improve Students’ Junior Secondary School Vocabulary Mastery

This research aimed at finding out whether or not the use of wordwall media improves EFL junior secondary school students’ vocabulary mastery. The study applied pre-experimental research design. The population of this research was the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Campalagian Polewali Mandar West Sulawesi.  Twenty three (23) students were taken as samples of the study by using cluster random sampling technique. The instrument of this research was a writing test which administered as a pre-test and post-test. Descriptive statistic was used to analyze the data. The result of data analysis showed that the t-test value for vocabulary was 114.1 and t-table was 2.074. It means that t-test was greater than t-table or 114.1>2.074. The alternative hypothesis (H1) was accepted and the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected. Therefore, it can be concluded that the use of word wall media could improve students’ vocabulary mastery of the EFL junior secondary school students in Polewali Mandar West Sulawesi

The Relationship between Public Speaking Anxiety and Achievement

For those who use English as a foreign language, speaking English is one of the most difficult issues. This is because English is rarely utilized as a foreign language in everyday life. Consequently, students have some emphasis and are susceptible to anxiety when they are asked to express their ideas in an English-speaking class. Furthermore, when they were asked to make a public speaking. Public speaking is an important skill in analyzing and practicing college students as they go towards universities and their careers. However, public speaking is greatly influenced by principles associated with psychology aspect such as anxiety. It can be predicted that public speaking anxiety may be influenced public speaking performance. So, public speaking anxiety can influence students’ achievement. This study aimed to examine the correlation between public speaking anxiety and achievement. The research is classified as a quantitative method with a correlation design. The analysis of the data was carried out by using SPSS program version 24. Twenty-one college students in the fifth semester of the English department at IAIN Palangka Raya were the subjects of this study. Researchers found no significant connection between public speaking anxiety and speech performance (p>.05). The finding contributed to our bodies of labour inside the fields of public speaking anxiety