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Blogging in Extensive Reading: Students’ Voice in Blended Learning Classroom Asri Siti Fatimah; Dian Kardijan; Fera Sulastri
Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning Vol 9, No 1 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21580/vjv9i14847

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The use of a blog as a platform for extensive reading becomes valuable since it provides the possibility of readership and opportunity for interaction and collaboration. As the online journal facilitating users to display information in chronological order and connected to the Internet, the blog also can help students to get a wide variety of reading materials, which should be conducted in extensive reading activities. However, the use of a blog in this study is integrated with the process of learning in the classroom so that the students can use it for reporting their reading activities and share what they read beyond the classroom. This study is conducted during one semester in one of the universities in Indonesia using six students of the first grade joining an extensive reading course as the participants. In this research, a case study is used as a research method. It aims at analyzing the students' perception of the use of blogs in extensive reading. Findings show that the blog is beneficial for promoting the students' reading interest, building autonomy and creativity, and providing a reflective platform. The blog consists of several features allowing students to get the numerous reading sources that are appropriate with their language level and interest. Therefore, it becomes useful since it can facilitate students to build their responsibility to select their reading material and to reflect the progress of their learning activities.
Investigating Students’ Silence during Synchronous Virtual Classroom: A Case Study Dela Rahmawati; Yuyus Saputra; Fera Sulastri
TLEMC (Teaching and Learning English in Multicultural Contexts) Vol 6, No 1 (2022): TLEMC (Teaching and Learning English in Multicultural Contexts)
Publisher : Siliwangi University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37058/tlemc.v6i1.5212

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This current study explores the silent behavior of students within a synchronous virtual classroom. It focuses on investigating the factors affecting students’ silence in the synchronous virtual classroom from the students’ perception. This study used a descriptive case study as the research design. This study used semi-structured interviews as the data collection. A semi-structured interview was asked to five silent students in the synchronous virtual classroom. Then, the data were analyzed using thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2006). The findings indicate various causes of students’ silence in the synchronous virtual classrooms: lack of confidence, describing comprehension by silence, lack of knowledge, lack of English proficiency, being a good listener and showing respect, lack of preparation for learning, unsuitable teaching style, and technical issues. Keywords: students’ silence, synchronous virtual classroom, case study
Exploring Flashcard as the Media in Teaching Vocabulary to EFL Young Learners Eka Rahma Widya; Agis Andriani; Fera Sulastri
Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): ALTICS
Publisher : Universitas Perjuangan Tasikmalaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36423/altics.v3i2.1254

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This study aims to find out how the teacher's experience in teaching flashcards in the Young Student Class. The participant is an English teacher, in elementary school. Data were collected through interviews. Data were analysed using thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006). The data shows that there is experience when teaching using flashcards, namely the impact of using flashcards in teaching and challenges or difficulties when teaching vocabulary using flashcards. The findings show that teaching vocabulary to young learners using flashcards helps teachers. Teaching vocabulary using flashcards is the right medium for young learners. It makes the teacher feel various feelings while doing it, and the participants feel happy and helped. This happened because at first young students were happy but also confused but in fact they became enjoy, happy, able to follow the lesson well, conducive, achieve learning goals and become interested in learning to use flashcards after getting used to it. So, in this study flashcards can help teachers to teach vocabulary to young learners. This study contributes that flashcards can help teachers when teaching, it can help teachers when teaching new vocabulary to students.