INDONESIAN EFL LEARNERS’ ERRORS IN IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS: TEACHERS’ & STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES

In an Indonesian setting, writing proper idiomatic expressions poses significant challenges for the majority of EFL students. Oftentimes, the idiomatic meanings deviate from the literal meanings and students are affected by their own first language and cultural contexts in usage. Therefore, this study explores the erroneous mistakes made by Indonesian EFL students and offers insights into teachers’ and students’ perspectives. This research will primarily examine the factors that influence university-level Academic Writing class students in incorrectly translating idiomatic expressions from the source language to the target language. The data for analysis was retrieved from students of Academic Writing classes from two different universities in West Java and Central Java to provide a comparative context in analyzing their mistakes. A comparative descriptive approach was applied, as this was deemed more appropriate for a study on semantic and translation strategies. The research results revealed that the study participants primarily experienced L1 interference, insufficient linguistic and grammatical knowledge, and a lack of lexical knowledge. Another obstacle was the students’ tendency to not heed cultural aspects in their writing and translating. Consequently, it is essential for EFL learners to be able to properly understand and translate idiomatic expressions in their writing to improve their target-language proficiency. Thus, instructors and students play crucial roles in successfully traversing this linguistic endeavor. Through proper instruction and active engagement, EFL learners can improve their linguistic mastery and cultural fluency, facilitating them to write more naturally in English.  Article visualizations

Mouse Infestation Disturbances and Preservation Activities at The Library

Information is recorded in information media that is collected by library management. The information will be lost if the collections are damaged. The library functions to preserve collections to ensure information access sustainability. One threat is mouse infestation. Not much attention has been given to the effects of mouse infestation disturbances and how mice can potentially damage collections. This research aims to find out how and why mouse disruptions occur in the library and what preservation measures are taken by the library to counter this. This research is a case study conducted in the Indonesian Politics Study Center. This study reveals that mouse infestation disruptions are not too much of a concern at the Indonesian Politics Study Center, as preservation activities have not been conducted extensively

The FOOD SYSTEM DISRUPTION AND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CROP FARMERS IN TUMARATAS VILLAGE: ON CROP FARMERS IN TUMARATAS VILLAGE

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in disruptions to the food system which is currently a prominent focus for study. This pandemic has created shocks to the entire value chain, from farmers to retailers. Those accustomed to timely inventory management and product storage systems with minimal disruption now face a variety of interruptions in supply and demand. It is important to understand how farmers experience shocks in this COVID-19 pandemic crisis. This study aims to understand the impact of layered shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of crop farmers in Tumaratas Village, Langowan Barat District, Minahasa Regency. This study used a Google form-based survey method to obtain information about how crop farmers in Tumaratas Village were influenced by government policies regarding social restrictions, physical restrictions, and travel restrictions. The survey results revealed that the policies implemented by the government in suppressing the spread of COVID-19 had an indirect impact on farmers in Tumaratas Village. Farmers have experienced disruptions in production and hindrances in the sales process, so that most of them have experienced losses. However, farmers who have a product processing strategy tend not to suffer losses