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The Analysis of Indonesian EFL Argumentative Writing Using Toulmin’s Model: The Structure and Struggles from the Learners Hanna Sundari; Rina Husnaini Febriyanti
Scope : Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 5, No 2 (2021): Scope: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : Pusat Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (481.382 KB) | DOI: 10.30998/scope.v5i2.8544

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Argumentative writing plays an important role in academic writing at university level. However, learners mostly find that writing this essay a challenging and effortful task. This present study aims at exploring the structures of argumentative essay written by Indonesian EFL students from one university in Jakarta Indonesia. Moreover, it investigates their difficulty and constraints during composing the essay. Using a descriptive qualitative design, the authors selected writing assignment and questionnaire for collecting data. A layout of Toulmin model of arguments was used in analyzing the essays. The findings of the study show that the argumentative papers cover the main elements: claim (thesis statement), data, rebut, and rebuttal data using either in block pattern or point-by-point pattern. The elements show diverse in types. Logical analysis and explanation are the most frequently used on the papers. Though they present acceptable thesis with well-organized essay, some information is unrelated and data for supporting the claim are seemingly insufficient. In addition, the students think that this essay as difficult task. In general, lack of knowledge, vocabulary and practice cause the constraints. In specific level, the students report that giving argument, finding support and working on counterargument become source of difficulty and constraints.
Student’s Ability and Factors to Use Gerund and To Infinitive Case Study: Indonesian EFL Learners in University Level Rina Husnaini Febriyanti
Scope : Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3, No 2 (2019): Scope: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : Pusat Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (585.628 KB) | DOI: 10.30998/scope.v3i2.3334

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Mastering grammar seems very challenging for English foreign language learners. Learning grammar constructions that they do not find or have different system to their first language bring some consequences. One of them is on learning about gerund and to infinitive. The objectives of this study are to describe the ability on mastering gerund and infinitive form and to analyze the factors affecting them to learning its form. This study used descriptive method. The respondents of this research were the students who took English Structure subject on second year of Indraprasta PGRI University Jakarta. Moreover, the data was collected through the instruments, and they were test and questionnaire. The data was analyzed descriptively, and it was tabulated and calculated. Next, it was presented in percent form. After analyzing the data descriptively, the research result is the ability of the students on mastering the using of gerund is on very poor range that is 41.82% (23 out of 55), in other words, it can be said that more than half respondents were still in low understanding of gerund, in the same time, mastering the using to-infinitive form is on very poor range that is 36.36% (20 out of 55), or it can be said that the respondents were still low in understanding of to infinitive. The factors affecting them were being passive, lack of motivation, slow learning, less practice in doing exercises, poor of literature, and not learning from the mistakes. These findings may encourage the lecturer of English Structure to find out more ways to improve student’s ability especially on using gerund and to infinitive for Indonesian EFL Learners in University level.
The Effectiveness of Cooperative Language Learning on Teaching Grammar Rina Husnaini Febriyanti
Scope : Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 2, No 2 (2018): Scope: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : Pusat Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris

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ABSTRACTThe aim of this research study is to investigate the significant difference in English grammar achievement scores of the students taught through cooperative learning and those taught by whole class traditional method. The participants were the students of Indraprasta PGRI University who took Grammar subject on the fifth semester that was split into two groups those are the control group (non-cooperative learning) and experiment group (cooperative learning). The number of the participants in the control group (non-cooperative learning) is 25 participants and the experiment group (cooperative learning) is 25 participants too. The method used is a quantitative experiment method using True Experimental Design specifically on Posttest-Only Control Design and the data is tested by t-test. The result of data analysis shows the differences on average (Mean) the control group (non-cooperative learning) is 63, 52; analyzed case as amount is 25; Standard Deviation is 19.194 ,and average (Mean) the experiment group (cooperative learning) is 79,20; analyzed case as amount is 25; Standard Deviation is 12,111. The T- Test shows that the Sig (2-tailed) is 0,001 <0, 05 means Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. In conclusion, there is a significant difference in English grammar achievement scores of the students taught through cooperative language learning.
Scrutinizing Mentor Text in Virtual EFL Writing Course: A Text Modeling Approach during ERT in Indonesia Hanna Sundari; Rina Husnaini Febriyanti
Scope : Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 7, No 2 (2023): Scope: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : Pusat Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30998/scope.v7i2.16364

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Writing English argumentative essays has brought suffering and constraints for EFL university students since it requires relevant argumentativeness and knowledge of text genre knowledge and grammar and vocabulary mastery. Mentor text can be an effective scaffold for them to understand the essay. Little is known about university students' perspectives on writing an argumentative essay and the mentor texts given to them. To fill the void, this present study was carried out in a qualitative framework. Twenty-nine university students who attended and were exposed to four selected mentor texts during the virtual writing course voluntarily took part in this study by filling out the online questionnaire. The findings show that the students experienced and felt various positive and negative emotional expressions, such as challenge, difficulty, and enjoyment. The students perceived that the selected mentor texts were beneficial and very helpful for learning, understanding, and producing argumentative essays. Those mentor texts contain clear structure, effective thesis, and good writer's delivery so that the students can easily emulate and adapt them into their writing.