VIRTUAL TOUR: A MEDIA TO TEACH ENGLISH FOR TOURISM

This study aims at explaining the use of virtual tours in learning English for tourism in the English for Tourism course at the Department of English Education, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University. Technology is an alternative that is used as a human response. In the field of education, innovation was born through technological developments, namely virtual tour services which became a learning platform equipped with visual, audiovisual and interactive learning resources. Studying at home can be boring for both students and teachers due to the confined environment in the room. It is hoped that the visual service organized by the virtual tour application in Indonesia can provide educational, inspirational and recreational value as well as in learning English for tourism which is carried out onlin

TEACHER’S TALKS IN CLASSROOM INTERACTION AT BANI ADUNG ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL BANTEN

The objectives of this research are to find out the categories and students’ perceptions of teacher’s talks that were applied by the English teacher in the teaching and learning process at Bani Adung Islamic Boarding School based on the framework Flander’s Interaction Analysis Categories (FIAC), and to know the students’ perceptions about the teacher’s talks. The participants of this research were the English teacher and the eighth grade students of the setting. The method of this research was qualitative descriptive method, and observation sheet, audio recording and questionnaire were used for data collection. The data taken from the teacher’s talks applied by the teacher in classroom activities were analyzed qualitatively. The result showed that the most dominant category was giving directions (29%), followed by asking the questions (27.5%), and the last category was accepting or using ideas of students (2.9%). The indirect talks were lower than direct talks. As a result, the teacher-centered method was found to be the most prevalent during classroom interaction. Students also preferred to be praised or encouraged, and effective language in the classroom was required. It is recommended that the teacher use all types of teacher talks in the classroom. They should, however, be based on the needs of the students

Evaluation des modes de preparation et de consommation de la tisane de kinkeliba et du cafe touba consommes dans la ville de Dakar au Senegal

As a consequence of societies’ evolution, food habits are changing and resulting in serious issues. Consumers are experiencing new foods and new ways of consuming traditional ones. Café Touba and kinkeliba are important beverages in Senegalese diet. Kinkeliba herbal tea is made of a decoction of dry leaves of Combretum micranthum. Café Touba is made by pouring hot water over roasted, ground coffee (Coffea robusta) and Xylopia aethiopica beans through a filter container. Sugar is added to the beverages, which are generally consumed in breakfast or sold in the streets or in small restaurants called Tangana. Many Senegalese, especially the young, are involved into the business. In this study, a survey was conducted in houses, streets and Tangana where the Café Touba and kinkeliba are prepared, consumed or sold. The objective of the survey was to determine methods of preparation and consumption of two local brews in Dakar. Sixty (60) questionnaires were given to the target people to assess the preparation methods and the amount of drinks consumed. Standard methods of preparation of Café Touba and kinkeliba were defined. From these methods, drinks were prepared and used to determine the tannins contents. The added sugar and energy taken for one portion size were also determined. The results showed differences in preparing methods and drinking habits of Café Touba and kinkeliba. The house-made Café Touba was more concentrated than the one prepared and sold in streets or in Tangana. Total dry leaves used for preparing the house-made kinkeliba or sold in streets or in Tangana were similar. Unlike the kinkeliba, the amount of Café Touba consumed in houses for one serving was higher than that in Tangana or in streets. These drinks could be good sources of tannins which have important therapeutic proprieties. However, Café Touba and kinkeliba drinkers could be exposed to an excessive added sugar consumption. In conclusion, Café Touba and kinkeliba are drinks that are well consumed by Senegalese. Promoting these local brews could improve nutrition and health of consumers. However, the high amount of added sugar in these drinks could increase the risk of chronic diseases.Keywords: Café Touba, Kinkeliba, Tannins, Household, Sellers, Cups, Drinks, Breakfast, Suga

Literature Circles to Improve Reading Motivation and Skill

The objective of this research is to find out the improvement of reading motivation and skill by using literature circles. The researcher used classroom action research. The sample of this research were the eleventh grade of SMAN 1 Cinangka students. The researcher found that there is a significant improvement in reading motivation and skill by using literature circles. In the first cycle, students reading skill improved 42,9%, and the students reading motivation improved 41,%. In the second cycle gradually students reading skill improved 68,6%, and the students reading motivation improved 80,%. In the third cycle, students reading skill improved 91,4%, and the students reading motivation improved 91,4,%. It means that there is a significant improvement of reading motivation and skill which focused on discerning the main idea, specific information, understanding the sequence, and inference. All these suggest that improving reading motivation and skill by using literature circles is highly encouraged.&nbsp

Developing English for Tourism Materials Course based on Banten Local Wisdom

By examining Banten's local wisdom, this paper intends to investigate the evolution of English for Tourism teaching materials. This article examines the concept of material development, material development principles, material development requirements analysis, and local wisdom as a point in the construction of teaching materials. The following section covers the material development process and analyzes the development of English Tourism course materials based on local knowledge. This article also offers advice on how to incorporate local knowledge into material development and how to create useful materials for an English for Tourism course.&nbsp

ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LISTENING THROUGH DIGITAL STORYTELLING

The researchers pointed out that digital storytelling can be used as supporting materials for the e-learning portal in both departments, English and Indonesian department. It discussed more about the process of designing the material of a digital storytelling as teaching aid for literal listening subject. It has a significant contribution for the effective and fun English learning. Through the qualitative method used to analyze the data. The research also started by collecting sources for creating and designing the digital storytelling on stories entitled “Aunt Polly” and ”Tom Fight” by Mark Twain. It started from inventorying the teaching and learning stuff such as syllabus, lesson plan, software, and the digital contents of the storytelling made. The researchers choose Audacity 3.5 Beta, and Windows Moviemaker 2.6, as the software for editing audio and creating video. The stories were made for enhancing the students listening skills either bottom-up or top down. The result of this research proves digital storytelling can be used in E-learning portal, such as Edmodo. The questionnaires result shows that digital storytelling is an interesting material, but need to be modified more in e-learning.  Article visualizations

Perubahan kuat tekan pasta dan beton dengan fly ash oleh pengaruh moist dan steam curing

ABSTRACT The use of Fly ash as admixture in concrete has become common practice in both the precast and cast -in-place concrete. For the precast concrete with steam curing method, the use of Fly ash still requires further investigation regarding the micro structural changes in concrete that directly affects the mechanical characteristics of the concrete. In this study, the specimen tested were in the form of cement paste and concrete, the percentage of Fly ash in the concrete ranges between 0% to 25%. The post-mixing treatment of the specimen were with the moist curing and the steam curing process in variable temperature of 60 °C, 70 °C and 80 °C. The micros structural changes to be analysed were mainly focused on the following aspects : the changes of Crystal arrangement with X-Ray Diffractometer. the changes of pore diameter and pore shape when observed with Scanning Electron Microscope, and the development, of compressive strengths of the specimen. The results of strength test in this study show that the stream curing process of 80"C causes the highest initial compressive strengths. However at the end of 91-day test period the highest compressive strengths are achieved by the specimen subjected with stream curing process of 70°C. This evidence is supported by the results from observations with the X-Ray Diffractonieter and with the Scanning Electron Microscope. Those observations several that formation of crystal arrangement in the material is somewhat less perfect when the curing temperature is 80"C or higher. In additional, it is also found from the mercury-porosity analyses that the use of Fly ash in mixture tends to cause formation of smaller pore diameters in concrete, and this also means formation of stronger concret

VIRTUAL TOUR: A MEDIA TO TEACH ENGLISH FOR TOURISM

This study aims at explaining the use of virtual tours in learning English for tourism in the English for Tourism course at the Department of English Education, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University. Technology is an alternative that is used as a human response. In the field of education, innovation was born through technological developments, namely virtual tour services which became a learning platform equipped with visual, audiovisual and interactive learning resources. Studying at home can be boring for both students and teachers due to the confined environment in the room. It is hoped that the visual service organized by the virtual tour application in Indonesia can provide educational, inspirational and recreational value as well as in learning English for tourism which is carried out onlin

Evaluation In Vitro De L’activité Antimicrobienne Des Extraits De Cassia Alata Linn. (Fabaceae)

Cassia alata (Linn) is a Togolese flora plant traditionally used in the treatment of skin diseases and diarrhea. The objective of this work was to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial activity and to highlight certain phytochemical total and fractionated extracts of this plant harvested in southern Togo. These extracts were obtained from polar solvents such as water, ethanol and ethanol / water mixture in equal volume. Microbial strains used consisted of bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella oxytoca and yeasts, Candida albicans and Candida krusei. The antimicrobial activity was evaluated by the liquid medium dilution method coupled to spread on solid medium. Highlighting chemical groups was made by a brief qualitative phytochemical analysis from staining tests. The results show that the ethanol leaves crude extract (EBE) was the most active of all the tested microbial strains. This extract completely inhibited the growth of S. aureus (MIC = 1.25mg/ ml.); very strongly C. albicans (PI = 94.34 % ) and C. krusei (PI = 90.67% ) and strongly E. coli ( PI = 80%) and K. oxytoca (PI=79.14 %). The other extracts were active in some organisms with percentage inhibition (PI) of between 68 and 97 %. The phytochemical screening of some extracts revealed the presence of flavonoïdes, tannins and saponins. C. alata seems to contain compounds that interact to inhibit the growth of yeasts and bacteria. These results in part to justify the use of this plant in the Togolese traditional medicines

Représentativité et réactivité du système de surveillance de la Fièvre Jaune au Togo, 2004-2014: Representativeness and responsiveness of the Yellow Fever surveillance system in Togo, 2004-2014

Introduction: Peu d’informations sont disponibles sur le système de surveillance de la fièvre jaune au Togo. L’objectif est d’évaluer la simplicité, la représentativité et la réactivité de ce système. Méthodes: Une étude transversale descriptive a été menée de 2015 à 2016 à l’Institut Na-tional d’Hygiène (INH) qui est le Laboratoire National de Référence (LNR) pour les maladies à po-tentiel épidémique du Togo. La base de données de 2004-2014 de la fièvre jaune- rougeole -rubéole du LNR et le guide de surveillance intégrée des maladies et riposte, le guide d’évaluation des systèmes de surveillance de Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ont été utilisés. Les médianes, intervalles interquartiles et les proportions ont été calculés avec Epi Info 7 et Excel 2003. Résultats: Un cas suspect de fièvre jaune nécessite une confirmation biologique qui se fait à plusieurs niveaux. Le système est représentatif de tous les districts, toutes les années et de toutes les populations du Togo. Un total de 3054 de cas suspects a été notifié dont 32 cas probables et 12 cas confirmés, par-mi lesquels, 8 étaient des hommes. Environs 93,01 % (2833) des cas suspects ont été prélevés dans les 14 jours suivants le début des symp-tômes, 28,39% (866) des échantillons ont été acheminés dans les 72 heures et 77,95% des résultats rendus dans les 7 jours rendant le système peu réactif. Conclusion: Le système de surveillance de la fièvre jaune au Togo est représentatif, complexe et peu réactif. Il s’avère nécessaire de mettre en place un système de convoyage rapide des échantillons. Introduction: Little information is available on yellow fever surveillance system in Togo. The simplicity, representativeness and responsiveness of this system were assessed. Material and Methods: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from October 2015 to February 2016 at the Institut National d’Hygiène, the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for epidemic prone diseases of Togo. We used the yellow fever-measles-rubella database, the integrated dis-ease surveillance and response guideline and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for surveillance system evaluation. Medians, interquartile intervals and proportions were calculated and presented in tables and figures with Excel 2003 and Epi Info 7. Results: A yellow fever case must be confirmed at several reference levels making yellow fever surveillance complex. This surveillance system is representative of all districts, all years and all populations of Togo. A total of 3054 suspected cases were reported, including 32 probable cases and 12 confirmed cases. Of the confirmed cases, 08 were men. About 93.01% (2833) of the suspected cases samples were taken within 14 days after the symptoms onset, 28,39% (866) of samples were transported within 72 hours and 77, 95% of the results were available within 7 days, making the system unresponsive. Conclusion: The yellow fever surveillance system in Togo is representative, complex, and unresponsive due to the long delay in transporting samples to the NRL. A rapid sample conveying system is recommende