EFL Research: Designs and Thesis Writing

The ability to do research and write research report in the academia is important for at least twofold. First, it is important because through which scholars gain understanding or an answer on for some inquiries; it is through research, knowledge is invented and developed. This is because research is defined as an academic way or a scholarly way used by someone to seek for answers (Mackey & Gass, 2005). As research activities guarantee the birth of new knowledge, universities should guarantee that their graduates are well equipped with the ability to do research, and thus knowledge can be preserved and invented. One way to do this is by making it obligatory for students to do research. Second, the obligation to do research and research and to write research report allows students to improve their analytical thinking skill and also their writing skill. These skills are significant in their future professional career. However, most students are still lack of ability to do high quality research; they also find it difficult to write thesis well. This book is published to serve students’ needs in research and thesis writing. Therefore, the book covers definitions of research problems; sources of research problems and statement of research problems. The book also covers methodologies and methods of data collection and analysis. To provide hand-on samples of research report, the book provides samples of thesis, from which students can directly learn and imitate the way other researchers write research reports

Young Children's Word Awareness Development at Preschool

This study describes the children‟s way of developing their word awareness from their teachers and peers at school. The data were obtained from 30 young children, aged 5-6, of a class in a preschool in Banda Aceh. The instruments used to collect data were observations and documents from teachers‟ anecdotal records and children‟s language achievement reports. The observations were conducted for one semester of about 5 months. The results show that the teachers use the motherese register to speak with the children. They speak more slowly, clearly, with a higher pitch, and with exaggerated intonation. Children develop their word awareness from teachers with facilitation from the multimedia, things around them and social environment at the school. These assistances support the children‟s phonological and semantic awareness by highlighting their teachers as models. Meanwhile, the children‟s interaction with their peers tends to produce some errors in words usage and pronunciation. The paper further provides discussions on the results

Analysis of Instructional Questions in an English Textbook for Senior High Schools

A peer review article entitled Analysis of Instructional Questions in an English Textbook for Senior High School

EFL Research: Designs & Thesis Writing

The ability to do research and write research report in the academia is important for at least twofold. First, it is important because through which scholars gain understanding or an answer on for some inquiries; it is through research, knowledge is invented and developed. This is because research is defined as an academic way or a scholarly way used by someone to seek for answers (Mackey & Gass, 2005). As research activities guarantee the birth of new knowledge, universities should guarantee that their graduates are well equipped with the ability to do research, and thus knowledge can be preserved and invented. One way to do this is by making it obligatory for students to do research. Second, the obligation to do research and research and to write research report allows students to improve their analytical thinking skill and also their writing skill. These skills are significant in their future professional career. However, most students are still lack of ability to do high quality research; they also find it difficult to write thesis well. This book is published to serve students’ needs in research and thesis writing. Therefore, the book covers definitions of research problems; sources of research problems and statement of research problems. The book also covers methodologies and methods of data collection and analysis. To provide hand-on samples of research report, the book provides samples of thesis, from which students can directly learn and imitate the way other researchers write research reports

Classroom Practice: Applying the Scientific Approach Based on the 2013 Curriculum

A peer review article entitled Classroom Practice: Applying the Scientific Approach Based on the 2013 Curriculu

Turnitin version: The Impact of Immersive Strategy with English Video Clips on EFL Students' speaking Performance: An Empirical Study at Senior High School

This study aimed at investigating the effects of an immersive strategy using English video clips on students’ speaking performance. A quasi-experimental design was employed in this study. The study comprised 45 students; 23 in the experimental group (EG) class using English video clips and 22 in the alternative group (AG) class using English audio CD’s. All teaching materials used in this study were selected from YouTube. A pre-test and a post-test were implemented in each of the groups. Data were analyzed statistically using SPSS to obtain the mean, standard deviation, and undertake t-tests. The results showed that the students participating in the immersive strategy through English video clips group outperformed the students subjected to the immersive strategy through English audio. The findings have pedagogical impacts for EFL teachers, teacher trainees, practitioners and policy makers to employ English video clips to improve students’ speaking performance

Identitas Aceh dalam Segelas Kopi. Dalam De Atjehers: Dari Serambi Mekkah ke Serambi Kopi

A peer review of a book section entitled Identitas Aceh dalam Segelas Kopi. Dalam De Atjehers: Dari Serambi Mekkah ke Serambi Kop

Exploring The Way The Lecturer Develop Reading Material at State Islamic Institute of Lhokseumawe

The peer review on the journal article entitled Exploring The Way The Lecturer Develop Reading Material at State Islamic Institute of Lhokseumaw

I Love Teaching: The Reflective Stories of English Teachers in High Achieving Schools in Banda Aceh

Peer review of the artilce entitled I Love Teaching: The Reflective Stories of English Teachers in High Achieving Schools in Banda Ace

Young Children’s Word Awareness Development at Preschool

A peer review on the proceeding article entitled Young Children’s Word Awareness Development at Preschoo