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Non-English Major Students Perception Toward the Teaching of English as a Compulsory Subject Bahar - Bahar; Dahlia Husain
New Language Dimensions Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): New Language Dimensions Vol. 2 No. 1, June 2021
Publisher : English Department, Universitas Negeri Surabaya

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English as a compulsory subject in university means that students from various majors are mandated to take English as one of their subjects in university. This research aims to investigate students perceptions toward the teaching of English as a compulsory subject at University. Despite many research have been conducted related to the subject, it seems salient to shed some light on this area especially due to the importance of mastery of the English language these days. The result of the research showed that students have a positive attitude toward the teaching of the English language as a compulsory subject. One of the most important discoveries lies in the students being motivated when the English being taught is closely related to their major. Last but not the least, due to some limitation of the studies suggestion for further research is expected.Keywords: perception, teaching, Compulsory subject
LEARNERS’ ENGAGEMENT WITH TEACHER WCF OR LEARNERS’ ENGAGEMENT WITH PEER WCF? LEARNERS’ PERSPECTIVES. Nirwanto Maruf; Indyra Mahdiana; Bahar Bahar
British : Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris Vol 11, No 2 (2022): SEPTEMBER
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31314/british.11.2.%p.2022

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Written corrective feedback (WCF) is defined as some responses related to learners’ linguistic errors in written and used by teachers to help learners for improving their writing’s accuracy. It is necessary to understand regarding learners’ engagement with corrective feedback. By understanding learners’ engagement with written corrective feedback, teacher can determine the appropriate type of written corrective feedback which used as effective strategy in improving learners’ writing ability. This study aims to reveal learners’ perspectives on their engagement with written corrective feedback and learners’ engagement with peer written corrective feedback (WCF). This quantitative research obtained the data through questionnaires. These questionnaires aim to measure both learners’ engagement with teacher written corrective feedback and learners’ engagement with peer written corrective feedback. The results of the study indicate that learners are more engage and agree with teacher WCF practice (mean 35.5), rather than engagement with peer WCF practice (mean 30.8) since teacher WCF had greater positive impact for learners’ writing rather than peer WCF. This researches conclude that learners believe that teacher WCF more useful to locate their errors. Meanwhile, related to peer WCF, learners engage in affective by feeling happy, enthusiastic, and interested in receiving and reading peer WCF.
An Analysis of Chemical Engineering Students’ Needs on Instructional Reading Strategies Sri Diana; Rampeng; Bahar
Journal of English Education and Teaching Vol. 7 No. 4 (2023): Journal of English Education and Teaching
Publisher : UNIB Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/jeet.7.4.791-804

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Reading is an important macro skill besides speaking, writing and listening. Reading is a receptive skill, yet it is still essential for success in both academic and in everyday life. Therefore, the study aims at analyzing chemical engineering students’ needs for instructional reading strategies to help them comprehend the text. A qualitative research design was used for this study with quantitative data collection. Data were collected through questionnaires from 60 chemical engineering students and analyzed using descriptive statistics (the interpretations of percentages). The results show that there are seven important reading instructions selected by chemical engineering students (above 90%) that is drawing conclusion, making prediction, identifying cause and effect, distinguishing between facts and opinions, comparing and contrast, identifying the main ideas and identifying supporting details. Chemical engineering students also had favorable attitudes on three other instructional reading strategies that were considered important with the percentage of below 89 percent they are recognizing and interpreting writer’s view, summarizing and drawing conclusions. Based on the analysis of students’ needs, majority of chemical engineering students believe the seven most important instructional reading strategies should be incorporated into the reading materials as reading comprehension activities.
CURRENT SITUATION OF THE INTEGRATION OF ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE IN ENGLISH SUBJECT MATERIALS FOR TOURISM DEPARTMENT Dahlia Husain; Moon Hidayati Otoluwa; Bahar Bahar
British (Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris) Vol 12, No 1 (2023): JUNI
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo

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This research aims to discover how English for Specific Purposes served the English subject materials at the Tourism department in tertiary education. A needs analysis is carried out to gain information about the student’s perception of English teaching and learning status in the Tourism department. The study's design is descriptive quantitative with a perceptional questionnaire as the primary research data collection instrument. The research participants were the students of the Tourism Department at the Muhammadiyah University of Gorontalo. The results showed that Tourism department students at the Muhammadiyah University of Gorontalo used textbooks that were still oriented towards general English, were not made for their specific department, and were not suited to their level of English mastery. Besides the motivation of students to learn English, the correlation of the English they learn with the needs of English for future work and institutional support also deserves attention. Therefore, developing ESP-based English teaching materials for Tourism students in tertiary institutions becomes a priority.