Transition to Online Learning: Implementing the TPACK Framework by English Teachers due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The objectives of this research is to explore how the English teachers implement TPACK in online learning context and to know the challenges faced by the English teachers in implementing TPACK. There were several studies in the implementation of TPACK, but still less on the discussion about the challenges that the English teachers faced while implementing it, particularly in the online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study employed a descriptive design with a qualitative approach, which were analyzed descriptively through reducing inappropriate data, displaying and concluding data. The results of the data revealed that the English teachers of Bunga Bangsa Islamic Junior High School Samarinda had implemented TPACK in online learning context by using WhatsApp, Zoom meeting and Google Classroom as the technologies used to teaching, conducting demonstration and recitation method as the pedagogy to teach about “object pronoun” and “will and going to” as the content. There are some challenges faced by the English teachers when they implemented TPACK in online learning context such as limited quota, bad signal of internet, students’ behavior and adapt to the applications used such as WhatsApp, Zoom meeting and Google Classroom.Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengeksplorasi bagaimana guru bahasa Inggris menerapkan TPACK dalam konteks pembelajaran online dan untuk mengetahui tantangan yang dihadapi oleh guru bahasa Inggris ketika mereka menerapkan TPACK dalam konteks pembelajaran online. Ada beberapa kajian dalam penerapan TPACK sebagai teori untuk mengajar, namun masih kurang pembahasan mengenai tantangan yang dihadapi guru bahasa Inggris selama menerapkannya, khususnya dalam pembelajaran online akibat pandemi COVID-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif, yang dianalisis secara deskriptif dengan mereduksi data yang tidak sesuai, menampilkan dan menyimpulkan data. Hasil data mengungkapkan bahwa guru bahasa Inggris SMP Islam Bunga Bangsa Samarinda telah menerapkan TPACK dalam konteks pembelajaran online dengan menggunakan WhatsApp, Zoom meeting dan Google Classroom sebagai teknologi yang digunakan untuk mengajar, melakukan metode demonstrasi dan resitasi sebagai pedagogi untuk mengajarkan tentang “object pronoun” dan “will and going to” sebagai konten. Ada beberapa tantangan yang dihadapi guru bahasa Inggris ketika mereka menerapkan TPACK dalam konteks pembelajaran online seperti kuota yang terbatas, sinyal internet yang buruk, perilaku siswa dan beradaptasi dengan aplikasi yang digunakan seperti WhatsApp, Zoom meeting dan Google Classroom

EXPLORING EFL STUDENTS’ AWARENESS OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN AND BRITISH VARIETIES

The objectives of this research are to explore how the EFL students aware toward American and British English and to know EFL students’ perception towards both varieties that influence their learning experiences. This qualitative descriptive research conducted the ethnonarrative approach, which were analyzed descriptively through collecting the data, reducing inappropriate data, displaying and concluding data. The results revealed that the way how the EFL students aware toward American and British English were the participants watch television programs to do self-understanding, they learned both varieties in school and took the TOEFL and IELTS exam, they also frequently use American English to make a conversation as their process of socialization. The EFL students’ perception towards both varieties that influence their learning experiences were different. The first participant thought that British English is way much professional, had unique grammatical and vocabularies. While the second participant thought that American English used for daily conversation

Nadiem Makarim’s Speech: A Critical Discourse Analysis at National Education Day

Background: National Education Day, the most important day for education in Indonesia, serves as the chief podium for the minister of education. Analyzing Nadiem Makarim’s speech through the viewpoint of Fairclough, who offers a three-dimensional framework for text and discourse, was the focus of critical discourse analysis. Methodology: This study uses a descriptive qualitative method by conducting a Critical Discourse Analysis approach. The data for this research is a transcript of Nadiem Makarim's speech at the time of National Education Day 2022 and analyzed through data reduction, data display, and drawing the conclusion. Findings: At the micro-level, Nadiem Makarim’s speech employed diction to emphasize the position of the people who would be participating in his speech. The lexical structures used are polysemy, metonymy, synonym, collocation, and a contrasting conjunction. At mezzo-level, the text was a transcript that was published on May 12, 2022, on the websites. At macro-level, the speech was given during the National Education Day ceremony, demonstrates the situational level. The institutional level proved during his tenure gave the speech. The social level demonstrates that both the audiences' and all Indonesians' reactions to Minister’s speech were positive and negative. Conclusion: With his speech, Nadiem Anwar Makarim received special attention from the community because of his role as an important person. The information he conveyed has made the researchers find the macro, mezzo, and micro levels. It is important to know the meaning of the speech so the listeners may have a different perspective in give their opinion. Originality: This research uses the newest National Education Day 2022 speech by Nadiem Makarim and the Critical Discourse Analysis approach to get the micro, mezzo and macro levels