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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO WRITING 1 SUBJECT FOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Simanjuntak, Tiur; Sari, Evi Agustina; Gustiani, Sri; Yusri, Yusri
Orbith Vol 14, No 1 (2018): Maret 2018
Publisher : Orbith

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This study focuses on integrating subjects in the area of hospitality industry with Writing 1 for students of English Department at higher Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET).  The integrating is necessary because language is taught for contextual communication not for the sake of the language itself.  The objective of this study is to combine hospitality industry subjects such as House Keeping, Hotel Management, with the purpose of Writing 1 and it is called interdisciplinary learning. To reach the objective, mix method is used. Qualitative method is used and it is supported by quantitative one.  Several factors are involved in this study. They are curriculum, teachers of hospitality subjects, English teachers, Students of English Department, and the competency expected from Writing 1. The result shows that high engagement is required to make interdisciplinary learning work. Several subjects in hospitality industries are identified to be integrated in Writing 1 including Guiding Technique, Profession Ethics, Tourism Marketing, Hygiene and Sanitation, Hotel Management, Tourism Destination and Attraction. The contentof those subjects are simplified according to the objective of Writing 1 for higher TVET. Keywords: Interdisciplinary Approach, Writing, English Teaching, Hospitality Industry 
The Impact of English on Products Branding in a Non-Speaking English Area: Customers’ Perception Sri Gustiani; Moehamad Ridhwan; Yusri Yusri
Edukasi Vol. 9, No. 1, June 2022
Publisher : State Islamic University of Raden Fatah Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia

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This study detailed the impacts of English on products branding from customers’ point of view. It was limited in food, electronics, and garment as the three most traded products in Palembang city as one of the five biggest trading cities in Indonesia. Using a qualitative method with individual and focus group interviews for data collecting techniques, there were 15 participants involved in individual interviews and 30 participants in a focus group interview. Due to physical restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic era, the interviews were conducted online with semi-structured interview questions. The collected data were analysed using thematic analysis to unveil customers’ perception in the terms of popularity, purchasing interest, sales and revenue, business competition, curiosity, vocabulary, a symbol of modernity, and prestige toward products with English branding. It was revealed that the use of English on product branding highly impacted popularity, business competition, buyers’ curiosity, vocabulary, and the symbol of modernity of the users of the object products. Interestingly, electronics products were not affected by the use of English branding on purchasing interest, sales and revenue, and prestige, whereas food and garment products were. The English branding impacted the prestige of the customers only for garment products. Therefore, it is recommendable that certain products make use of English labelling for better recognition and acceptability in public.
PENERAPAN METODE PENGAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS MIXED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY LEVELS: PERSEPSI GURU Sri Gustiani; Tiur Simanjuntak; Risnawati Risnawati; Munaja Rahma
Aptekmas Jurnal Pengabdian pada Masyarakat Vol 2 No 1 (2019): APTEKMAS Volume 2 Nomor 1 2019
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya

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This research is to know teachers’ perceptions on methods of teaching English for classes with mixed-English proficiency students: primary, elementary, intermediate, and advance levels.  These methods were some differentiated instructions taught in training to teachers of English as a community service activity which conducted to the teachers of English at Lembaga Bahasa (LB) Bagus Palembang. In this training, the participants learned the methods because they did not get the knowledge in their pre-service teacher training. They only had teaching methods for classes with one level of English proficiency. After they completed the training, they were monitored during the methods application in order to find their perceptions on teaching such class. The data were gathered via observations in the class during the monitoring. The observation data were, then, matched to the data from semi-structured interviews to know the participants’ perception on the methods in their classes.  The research revealed that the methods were proven to increase students’ participation in class with notification to high proficiency ones. However, it was not possible to suggest other best practices for dealing with all students in that class because not all practices work in a mixed-English proficiency class.
FORM AND FUNCTION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TECHING AT STATE POLYTECHNIC OF SRIWIJAYA Sri Gustiani
Holistics (Hospitality and Linguistics) : Jurnal Ilmiah Bahasa Inggris Vol. 3 No. 2 (2011): JURNAL HOLISTICS 2011
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya

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Learners of English are required to have competences in form and function in order to be able to communicate or read effectively in English. Teachers of English who conduct the process of language learning in English language teaching classroom need to aware about this situation. They need to know what method or approach to use to facilitate students gaining these competences. The combination of form and function-focussed teaching is another alternative to meet the competence of English language learners both in form and function. Focusing on students’ needs, the knowledge of form and function remains teacher to adapt or even combine the existed English Language Teaching method/approach.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN INTERNAL FACTORS AND THE ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR OF THE STATE POLYTECHNIC OF SRIWIJAYA Sri Gustiani
HOLISTICS Vol. 1 No. 2 (2009): HOLISTICS Desember 2009
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya

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The present student attempts to decsribe the correlation between students’ internal factors, i.e.: interest in English and English learning habit and their English academic achievement. The questionnaire and documents (students’ record) were using in collecting the data. Then, the data were analyzed by means of two statistical  analyses, namely Correlation Coefficient and Regression Analysis. The findings indicate that there was statistically significant correlation between students’ interest and their English learning habit, and their English achievement.
MIXED-ENGLISH PROFICIENCY CLASS: A REVIEW ON ISSUES AND STRATEGIES Sri Gustiani
HOLISTICS Vol. 10 No. 20 (2018): HOLISTICS JOURNAL HOSPITALITY AND LINGUISTICS
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya

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The purpose of this paper is to illuminate some issues regarding mixed-English proficiency classes for English Language Teaching in the context of Teaching English as a Foreign Language. The existing literatures reveals that there are pros and contras of this class in the forms of ways in grouping the students which lead to students’ different learning styles and interest, and teachers’ teaching and learning materials and methodology. Indeed, this English heterogeneous type of class brings potential risks for the students’ achievement. This paper also proposes three most common Differentiated Instruction strategies to engage mixed-English students in EFL teaching and learning processes more effectively.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) METHOD AS A MODEL DESIGN IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND ITS ALTERNATIVES Sri Gustiani
HOLISTICS Vol. 11 No. 2 (2019): HOLISTICS JOURNAL HOSPITALITY AND LINGUISTICS
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya

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The growth of educational research as one of scientific research has come to the state where the researchers in this field make their studies to generate a model for better educational practices. One of the most outstanding model designs is Research and Development (R&D) Method by Borg & Gall (1983), nevertheless, the widely use of this method prompts a question whether it is the only proper method in educational research.  This paper is aimed to discuss in depth the R&D Method in some educational research by comparing the simplified steps and characteristics in those research. This paper also provides some alternatives of model design for educational research in which the usage and its implementation are adjusted in accordance to the research context and researchers characteristics.
STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC ERA: A CASE STUDY Sri Gustiani
HOLISTICS Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020): HOLISTICS JOURNAL HOSPITALITY AND LINGUISTICS
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya

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The purpose of this study is to illuminate the motivation of the students at English Department of Sriwijaya Polytechnics toward their online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic era. Due to sudden transformation from traditional face-to-face learning approach to remotely digital learning, some present studies revealed that students’ motivation in online learning was affected both intrinsically and extrinsically. Using snowball sampling, there were eight students participated in individual interviews and fourteen students in focus group interviews. The gained data from both interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. It was revealed that the students’ motivation toward their online learning was intrinsically affected more by their ambition to learn new knowledge and enjoyment in experiencing new learning method. It was also influenced extrinsically by external regulation and environmental condition. However, amotivation or the state of lack motivation also happened due to poor external supporting facilities.
Teaching Writing to the English Department Students of Sriwijaya State Polytechnics through a Process Genre Model Approach Evi Agustinasari; Sri Gustiani; Yusri Yusri; Tiur Simanjuntak
Journal of English in Academic and Professional Communication Vol 5 No 2 (2019): Journal of English in Academic and Professional Communication
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Jember

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The purpose of this study is to test whether the Process Genre Model Approach in teaching English Writing Subject to students of English Department at Sriwjaya State Polytechnic could improve the writing skills of the students. Using an experimental quantitative research method, this study tested the learning model to determine whether the model affected the dependent variable. There were 46 students involved in this study. They were equally divided and grouped into an experiment group and a control group. The experimental treatment was conducted in one semester studying period. The results revealed that the students’ writing skills in experimental classwas 77, while the control classwas 67.7, respectively, this study unveiled that the Process Genre Model was better for the treatment in teaching students’ writing skills for English Department students at Sriwijaya State Polytechnics. This approach also strengthened the field of students’ expertise via the genre model in the learning processes. Keywords: Teaching writing; polytechnics students; process genre model approachÂ