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Ahmad Sofwan
Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni, Universitas Negeri Semarang
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PRE-SERVICE ENGLISH TEACHER’S PERCEPTION ON COLLABORATIVE GENRE-BASED WRITING Sumekto, Didik Rinan; Saleh, Mursid; -, Retmono; Sofwan, Ahmad
The Journal of Educational Development Vol 3 No 2 (2015): November 2015
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This study was aimed at investigating the collaborative learning effectiveness and contribution toward pre-service English teachers’ (PSETs’) perception conveyed on genre-based writing lectures. The sample was 86 undergraduate pre-service English teachers (PSETs), Tidar University of Magelang (45 respondents) and Widya Dharma University of Klaten (41 respondents). This study used simple random sampling. Data were collected by means of questionnaire using 5-scaled Likert rating to obtain PSETs’ perception, and then analyzed quantitatively by applying the SPSS program. The findings showed that the highest response toward each category in the perception referred to (1) 41.9% or 36 responses on sometimes toward lecturer’s instruction method; 44.2% or 38 responses on seldom toward learning assessment process; 48.2 or 41 responses on seldom toward lecturer’s assessment mechanism; and 53.5% or 46 responses on sometimes toward lecturer’s instruction evaluation and reflection; and (2) there were 47.4% or 45 responses on sometimes which ranked to the highest response level on group’s performance goals; 48.4% or 46 responses on seldom which engaged PSET’s interpersonal competence; 48.4% or 46 responses on frequent which guided group maintenance; and 41.1% or 39 responses on sometimes toward classroom work.
INCORPORATING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS INTO AN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF SEMARANG CITY Zaida, Nur; Sofwan, Ahmad
The Journal of Educational Development Vol 3 No 2 (2015): November 2015
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The objective of this study is to find out whether the use of English textbook which deliberately incorporatescritical thinking skills into its tasks is effective to promote critical thinking skills to the students of Semarang City. This study is based on the theory that critical thinking skills can be nurtured and the process of nurturing should be done directly and explicitly. A research and development (R and D) approach was utilized as the design of this study and the development of the textbook model was based on the results of the analysis of the existing English textbooks for junior high school students and the needs analysis. The prototype was validated by experts and practitioners before it was tried-out in a state school in Semarang. In the examination phase, an experimental research was conducted to the students and the teachers of three different schools in Semarang in the odd semester of the academic year of 2013/2014.The results showed that the students taught using the model had better results of critical thinking skills assessment than those who were not. With sensitive feedbacks and aids given by teachers, the students also showed a more active involvement in the learning process.
AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH PHRASAL VERB TRANSLATION IN TOTTO-CHAN NOVEL: THE LITTLE GIRL AT THE WINDOW Sari, Dwi Indah Mutiara; Sofwan, Ahmad; Kalisa, Pasca
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 6 No 1 (2017): ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching
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This study is attempted to focus on phrasal verb translation of an English novel Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window to its Indonesia version entitled Totto-chan: Gadis Cilik di Jendela. The objectives of the study are: (1) to describe the strategies used in translating phrasal verb in the Totto-chan novel (2) to describe the quality of phrasal verb translation in the Totto-chan novel.                 In conducting this research, descriptive qualitative approach is used. The presentation of discussion is presented in a descriptive way. The data are analyzed by finding the phrasal verbs in the source language and in the target language. The translation strategies are analyzed based on Mona Baker’s theory. Meanwhile, the researcher uses Nababan’s theory to identify the translation quality of the phrasal verbs. The result of the study shows that (1) there are 35 data translated using idiom of similar meaning and form, 155 phrasal verbs translated using an idiom of similar meaning but dissimilar form, 5 phrasal verbs translated by paraphrase and 5 phrasal verbs are translated by omission; it shows that the most strategy used is using idiom of similar meaning but dissimilar form (2) the accuracy level of this novel’s phrasal verb translation is 80,67 % which indicates that the translation is accurate, the acceptability level is 83,17 % which shows us the translation is acceptable and the readability level which is 92,33 % which proves that the translation of this novel is highly readable.
Appraisal And Speech Structure Of Contestants’ Speeches In Speech Contest Of ESA WEEK Competition Ghasani, Betari Irma; Sofwan, Ahmad
English Education Journal Vol 7 No 2 (2017)
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Performing a persuasion speech and delivering meanings through spoken text poses many challenges for students. As a part of interpersonal meanings, appraisal helps the speaker expressing their position in speech through the choice of words or diction. The chosen diction enables the speaker to precisely realize the message she/he intends to convey through spoken text. Furthermore, in order to guide the listener so they can understand of speaker’s ideas, a clear speech structure is needed. Integrating the theories of appraisal (Martin and White, 2005) and speech structure (Sellnow, 2005), this thesis was intended to explain the appraisal and the speech structure on the students’ speeches in speech contest of ESA WEEK Competition. By using Discourse Analysis (Bavelas, 2002; Celce-Murcia and Olshtain, 2007), the data – in the form of transcripts from video recordings – were analyzed. The findings map out the high use of appreciation of attitude, entertain of engagement, and focus of graduation applied. Those appraisal, moreover, were highly found in the body of the speech. Finally, this thesis provides suggestions that teaching the speech structure and how to convince the listener by using appraisal is needed for better speeches.
Cross-Cultural Comparison based Syllabus for Cross-Cultural Understanding Class in English Department of Pancasakti University Prihatin, Yoga; Saleh, Mursid; Rukmini, Dwi; Sofwan, Ahmad
The Journal of Educational Development Vol 5 No 3 (2017): October 2017
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This study was to design a cross-cultural comparison based syllabus for cross-cultural understanding class in English Department of Pancasakti University. This study used a Research and Development (R&D) model suggested by Borg and Gall (1983) encompassing four phases, exploration, development, field-testing, and dissemination. This study involved 47 third semester students who had attended CCU class in need analysis and 20 students of first semester for the trial. Data was collected by using questionnaire, document analysis, and classroom observation. English Education experts validated the syllabus prototype before trying it out to find out the feasibility and practicality of cross-cultural comparison based syllabus by using a pre-experimental design with one-group Pretest-Posttest design. Pearson Product moment SPSS 22 was used to find out the correlation between pretest and posttest. The try out data was supported by classroom observation rubric and students’ feedback. The finding showed that the new developed syllabus was fit to use for cross-cultural understanding class in English Department of Pancasakti University proven by positive correlation and between pretest and posttest; supported by students’ good behavior and satisfaction with the new developed syllabus in CCU class.
POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN OFFICIAL FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS OF CNN, TWSJ AND NBC ON OBAMA VISITING HIROSHIMA Rosyidah, Ima Fitriana; Sofwan, Ahmad
English Education Journal Vol 7 No 1 (2017)
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The purpose of this study was to identify and to count the percentage of the politeness strategies used in the comments of official facebook account of CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and NBC on Obama’s visit to Hiroshima. Then, it tried to find the politeness scale in the utterances of people toward Obama as the President of the United States at that time. Besides, it also tried to compare the politeness strategy that is often used in those three facebook accounts. In this study, the data analysis reveals research findings as follows: (1) there were positive politeness strategies used in the comments with the highest data was performed by the strategy 7 (presuppose) - 26.7%; and the lowest was performed by the strategy 3 (intensify interest) - 0.9%. Meanwhile, in the negative politeness strategy the highest data was performed by the strategy 7 (impersonalise speaker and hearer) - 55.7%; and the lowest was performed by the strategy 5 (give deference/humble oneself) - 0.7%, (2) the scale of politeness were determined by politeness factors, and the highest level was performed by the ranking of imposition, and (3) the politeness strategies and politeness scale mostly appeared in the NBC’s official facebook account.
The Relation Between Pragmatic Awareness and Realization of Requests Among Non-Native English Instructors Anisatu Suriya, Hanny; Sofwan, Ahmad
English Education Journal Vol 7 No 3 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v7i3.20738

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Language acquisition requires the learners to develop their pragmatic competence so that they are able to comprehend and produce the language as a mean of conveying meaning that is understandable by certain strategy or manner. Foreign language learners with lack of pragmatic awareness realized inappropriate target language. This study, therefore, was aimed to describe the English instructors’ pragmatic awareness and realization in requests, and how the awareness relates to the realization. The study used a descriptive qualitative in order to describe and elaborate the pragmatic awareness and realization of request speech acts among the 12 representations of non-native English instructors studying English Education in Graduate Program of State University of Semarang. Multiple Discourse Completion Task (MDCT) and role play were used in collecting data. Triangulation that included English native speaker’s analysis was also used in order to enhance the validity of the data. The result of the study shows that the participants’ awareness was high in the term of power relation but lower in ranking of imposition and social distance. Power relation was the social factor that mostly influenced the choices of request strategies in the oral production of requests. It is, therefore, concluded that there is causal relation between pragmatic awareness and its realization.
Realizations of Promising Speech Act by Students of English as a Foreign Language of Semarang State University Mubais, Ahmad; Sofwan, Ahmad
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 1 (2018): March 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/eej.v8i1.22042

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To communicate with others requires the ability of communicative competence. The communicative competence covers discourse competence, linguistic competence, pragmatic competence, socio cultural competence and lastly actional competence. Pragmatic competence is such a communicative competence which is important to study in order to fill the gap among the speakers, especially students of English as a foreign language. The gap among the speakers of different languages can be decreased by the study of speech act in various languages and perspectives. The focus of this study is the analysis of pragmatic study that focuses on promising speech act delivered by Students of English as a Foreign Language of Universitas Negeri Semarang. The objectives of his study are concentration on analysing the realization of promising speech act by the students, the probable factors that influence the students in realizing promising speech act, how those factors influence students to realize a promise and what dominant strategy used by the students. This research is qualitative descriptive research. The source data of this research is document. In order to collect the data, there are two methods used in this research; DCT and Role play methods. The types in analysing the data are transcribing, coding, classifying and interpreting. The subjects of the research are 20 students of English as a Foreign Language of Universitas Negeri Semarang at sixth and eighth semester. There are 480 utterances of promising speech act produced by the students from the DCT and Role play data elicited. Based on the analysis, the study reveals that the students applied future action, promise-to-act and predictive assertion strategy to realize the promise. The probable factors that influence students to realize the promise are distance, dominance and imposition. Actually, those factors (distance, dominance and imposition) are not primary factors that impose the students in realizing the promise. Some situations with different combination of social parameters deliver different strategy. The different combination of the three factors in situation given and interference of students’ native language and pragmatic transfer in the language learning process also affects the respondents in realizing a promise strategy. The dominant strategy used by the students is future action strategy.
The Adjacency Pairs Patterns of Trumps’ Victory Interview in ‘60 Minutes’ Bintana, Khomsa; Rukmini, Dwi; Sofwan, Ahmad
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 1 (2018): March 2018
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This research is descriptive qualitative research which focuses on adjacency pairs patterns of Trumps’ victory interview in ’60 Minutes’. The objectives of this study are to analyze the patterns realization of adjacency pairs in the interview, to evaluate the adjacency pairs contribution of the conversation flow in the “60 Minutes”, and to evaluate the pedagogical contribution. The subject of the research are Lesley Stahl, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Tiffani Trump. The writer collected the data through observation and documentation. There are two data collections that had been analyzed in this research. The data collection are the video of the interview and the transcription of the interview. The writer found some research results. First, there are six patterns of adjacency pairs found in this research. The following details are 45 data of question patterns, 17 data of assertion patterns, 7 data of request patterns, 4 data of assessment patterns, 1 data of compliment pattern, and 1 data of invitation pattern. The dominant data is the question patterns and the least data is the compliment and invitation patterns. The second is the contribution of conversation flow. Almost all the responses given by the speakers are preferred responses, so the conversation runs smoothly. Although, there are some dispreferred responses given but it does not decrease the meaning of the conversation. It gives effective contribution to the flow of the conversation. The third is this research has contribution to the theoretical and practical aspects. The theoretical contribution implicated to the theory development of linguistic especially conversation analysis and adjacency pairs. Meanwhile in practical contribution, this research can be used as reference in teaching English especially speaking.
The Effectiveness of Coop-Dis-Q and Literature Circle Strategies in Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Different Personalities Anggara, IGede Arga; Saleh, Mursid; Sofwan, Ahmad
English Education Journal Vol 8 No 1 (2018): March 2018
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This study investigated the effectiveness of using Coop-Dis-Q (Cooperative-Discussion-Questioning) and Literature Circle strategies in teaching reading comprehension to extrovert and introvert students. 2x2 factorial design of experimental research was carried out to collect the data from 88 eighth grade students of SMP N 1 Kandeman, Batang. Two experimental groups, A and B, were given two different treatments: Coop-Dis-Q and Literature Circle strategies. The result shows that the ρ = 0.00 for both Coop-Dis-Q and Literature Circle strategies in teaching reading comprehension to extrovert and introvert students which verifies the effectiveness of both two strategies. It wa also found that Coop-Dis-Q is more effective than Literature Circle strategy in teaching reading comprehension since the mean value of post test Coop-Dis-Q shows higher score 27.18 and the value of ρ = 0.00. However, the result also shows that there is no difference between extrovert and introvert personalities in teaching reading comprehension since the value of ρ = 0.310. Further, it was found that the ρ of strategy*type value is 0.638 so there is no interaction between teaching reading comprehension strategies and types of personality on the achievement of reading comprehension which proves that personality does not influence students’ reading comprehension achievement.
Co-Authors Alief Noor Farida Andras Setyorini Anggara, IGede Arga Anggara, IGede Arga Anisatu Suriya, Hanny Anisatu Suriya, Hanny Argian Ekowati Arina Hafadhotul Husna, Arina Arini Sabrina, Arini Bambang Ruby Sugiarto Bintana, Khomsa Bintana, Khomsa Daning Desy Artyani, Daning Didik Rinan Sumekto Djoko Sutopo Dwi Anggani Linggar Bharati Dwi Rukmini Edmundus Bouk Eki Nurwulandari, Eki Eko Suwignyo Fatona Suraya, Fatona Febriyana, Anggie Febriyana, Anggie Fitri Aliningsih, Fitri Ghasani, Betari Irma Ghasani, Betari Irma Ima Fitriana Rosyidah, Ima Fitriana Januarius Mujiyanto, Januarius Kasprabowo, Teguh Kasprabowo, Teguh Kasyfur Rahman Lulu April Farida M. Arifuddin, M. Masfa Maiza, Masfa Melawati Anggrayani, Melawati Mohamad Achsan, Mohamad Mubais, Ahmad Mubais, Ahmad Mursid Saleh Nur Zaida, Nur Pasca Kalisa Putri Anggraeni R Ririn Riyanti, R Ririn Retmono - Retno Trihandayani, Retno Rochyani Lestiyanawati, Rochyani Rudi Hartono Sari, Dwi Indah Mutiara Sari, Dwi Indah Mutiara Sri Wahyuningsih Yoga Prihatin