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TEACHERS’ BEHALF ON LANGUAGE TEST CONSTRUCTION Ismail, Nyak Mutia; Yoestara, Marisa
LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching Vol 20, No 2 (2017)
Publisher : English Education Study Programme of Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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There are four steps necessarily to be conducted when designing multiple-choice test items, namely setting the objective, building both concise stems and options, determining one correct answer, employing item indices to accept or discarding items (Brown, 2004). As a matter of fact, most teachers in Aceh are not very well-informed about the fourth step and they accept all items as they are. This study focuses on high school teachers who undergo all of the steps offered in the framework when constructing multiple-choice items for English summative test(s). The qualitative method using framework analysis was used in obtaining the data. A questionnaire was distributed to 15 teachers. The analysis process was carried out through three-step analysis (Miles, Huberman, & Saldana, 2013). The results depict that the teachers hardly conduct the index determining step or try-outs when constructing a test. This implies that there is no empirical warrant that all items are worth tested and can be the fundamentals for decision-making when assessing and evaluating students’ test results. DOI: doi.org/10.24071/llt.2017.200201
LOOKING INTO THE PROCESS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL IN INDONESIA: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS Yoestara, Marisa
JURNAL SERAMBI ILMU Vol 28, No 1 (2017)
Publisher : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Serambi Mekkah

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Kendala pada proses pembelajaran ESP (English for Specific Purposes) di tingkat universitas di Indonesia datang dari berbagai sisi, yakni berupa permasalahan dari sisi mahasiswa, dari sisi dosen, dan dari sisi sistem pembelajaran yang diterapkan di tiap-tiap universitas. Untuk menyelesaikan masalah-masalah tersebut, dosen/pengajar ESP disarankan untuk mengaplikasikan proses langkah demi langkah yang berfokus pada tahapan persiapan pembelajaran, dimulai dengan mengadakan needs analysis (analisis kebutuhan terhadap pembelajaran bahasa Inggris), menyusun rancangan pembelajaran, serta memilih dan mengembangkan bahan ajar yang sesuai. Oleh karena solusi tersebut telah dibuktikan secara theori dan praktek, diharapakan proses pembelajaran ESP di level universitas meningkat, khususnya untuk membantu mahasiswa dalam mencapai tujuan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris yang sesuai dengan bidangnya.
LOOKING INTO THE PROCESS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL IN INDONESIA: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS Yoestara, Marisa
JURNAL SERAMBI ILMU Vol 18, No 1 (2017): Jurnal Serambi Ilmu
Publisher : UNIVERSITAS SERAMBI MEKKAH

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A number of problems found in the process of teaching and learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at universities in Indonesia include the challenges from the students’ side, the lecturers’ side and the university education system’s side. In order to solve the problems, the lecturers are suggested to apply a step-by-step process in the planning stage, started from conducting needs analysis, organizing the course design, and selecting and developing materials. As this solution has been supported theoretically and practically, it is hoped that the process of teaching and learning ESP at the university level in Indonesia will improve, particularly to help students to achieve the specific language learning targets based on their areas of professional.
Identifying Deduction Abuse(s): A Shed of Light on Logic Ismail, Nyak Mutia; Yoestara, Marisa; Putri, Zaiyana; Mohamed, Noorul Azra
International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Vol 3, No 1 (2020): ICMR
Publisher : Universitas Serambi Mekkah

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This study aims at finding out and comparing students' ability in identifying abuse(s) in argumentdeductions between science students and social science students. The design of this study is a descriptivequalitative. There were 108 students involved as the respondents (52 science students and 56 socialscience students). The instrument utilized was ten arguments taken from Guth (1969), which is aspecified test to drill argument analysis—aligning content validity for this current study. Therespondents were asked to analyze these arguments and find out the deduction abuses. Their approachin analyzing each argument was further interpreted through data analysis. There were a total of 1080analyses, but 477 analyses of which were discarded due to a biased approach. The data were analyzedusing thematic and interactive analysis. The result shows that, among science students, the mostemployed approach is faulty premise (199 analyses), followed by misleading statistics (53 analyses),hidden premise (37 analyses), equivocation (10), and circular premise (4 analyses). Meanwhile, amongsocial science students, the majority also exploited the faulty premise (137 analyses). Additionally, thehidden premise was also engaged in a great number (130 analyses), equivocation (40), followed bymisleading statistics (9 analyses), and circular premise (2 analyses). These findings circumstantiallyimply that, in learning, students with a science background are better at capturing stated details, whilestudents with a social science background are competent at spotting both stated and unstated details inarguments. It is suggested that teachers should balance the students’ reasoning approaches, regardlessof their academic backgrounds to achieve learning objectives.Keywords: logic, students’ cognition, deduction, reasoning skills, and teaching and learning.
Male and Female Teachers’ Opinion towards Digital Literacy Training Putri, Zaiyana; Yoestara, Marisa; Munawir, Munawir
International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Vol 4, No 1 (2021): ICMR
Publisher : Universitas Serambi Mekkah

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This study aims to examine differences between male and female teachers’ perception of the digital literacy training. The design of the study was descriptive quantitative study, in which the researchers described differences in both male and female teachers’ perception in the digital literacy training conducted in Pidie Jaya. 16 senior high school teachers in SMA Negeri 1 Bandar Baru became the participants of the study. There were 6 male teachers and 10 female teachers. The researchers used the questionnaire that was developed to find out perception in terms of 5 aspects; speakers, participants, materials, atmospheres, and facilities. The data were then analyzed through some steps including grouping the data based on gender and finding the average percentage of each aspect based on gender. The results show that both male and female agreed that the digital literacy training conducted was very effective. A small number of female teachers thought that materials, atmospheres, participants, and facilities were not very effective. For male teachers, only materials and speakers that were claimed to be not very effective, 3% and 4% respectively. Keywords: Male and Female Teachers, Perception, Digital Literacy Training
Indonesian TV anchors’ final -k sound shift: The nature and the cause Irnanda, Septhia; Yoestara, Marisa; Ismawirna, Ismawirna; Faisal, Faisal
Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics Vol 11, No 3 (2022): Vol. 11, No. 3, January 2022
Publisher : Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

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This study aimed, firstly, to observe the phonological change of the Standard Indonesian (SI), particularly the final-k syllabic pronunciation used in the journalistic videos aired between 1980 – 2019. Secondly, the study investigated the nature of the sound change by taking into account the theories of Lexical Diffusion. Lastly, the plausibly cause of the sound change was figured out, considering the sociolinguistic factors; orthographic re-regulation, post-colonial language policy, borrowing, and contacts. Methodologically, it is a diachronic study using a set of television news videos as the main source of data. A battery of findings from other related studies was employed to support the discussion on the nature and the reason for the sound change. The results show that the phonological shift of coda /ʔ/ ~ /k/ happened to most final -k syllabic words across the periods observed, but with varying degrees of rapidity, where the high-frequency words tend to be more sustained. The results also indicated that phonological shift of coda /ʔ/ ~ /k/ that occurred in the Indonesian TV-broadcast language was transferred from the Jakartan dialect, although some evidence of the 1972’s alphabetic writing system reformation also plays a considerable role in the TV News readers’ final -k sound shift.
TEACHERS BEHALF ON LANGUAGE TEST CONSTRUCTION Nyak Mutia Ismail; Marisa Yoestara
LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching Vol 20, No 2 (2017): October 2017
Publisher : English Education Study Programme of Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/llt.v20i2.734

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There are four steps necessarily to be conducted when designing multiple-choice test items, namely setting the objective, building both concise stems and options, determining one correct answer, employing item indices to accept or discarding items (Brown, 2004). As a matter of fact, most teachers in Aceh are not very well-informed about the fourth step and they accept all items as they are. This study focuses on high school teachers who undergo all of the steps offered in the framework when constructing multiple-choice items for English summative test(s). The qualitative method using framework analysis was used in obtaining the data. A questionnaire was distributed to 15 teachers. The analysis process was carried out through three-step analysis (Miles, Huberman, Saldana, 2013). The results depict that the teachers hardly conduct the index determining step or try-outs when constructing a test. This implies that there is no empirical warrant that all items are worth tested and can be the fundamentals for decision-making when assessing and evaluating students test results.DOI: doi.org/10.24071/llt.2017.200201
The Correlation between Teachers' Beliefs and Their Professionalism Zaiyana Putri; Marisa Yoestara; Zulfadli A. Aziz; Yunisrina Qismullah Yusuf
Proceedings of AICS - Social Sciences Vol 7 (2017): 7th AIC in conjuction ICMR 2017 Universitas Syiah Kuala October 2017
Publisher : Proceedings of AICS - Social Sciences

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Teachers’ beliefs are one of the most important components that may impact the teachers’ competency. This article aims to find out how far the impact of teachers’ beliefs on their motivation to be employed in professional developments, including teacher’s training. This research was conducted in Pidie District, Aceh, with the total sample of 68 English teachers (from SMA and SMK), of both civil servants and non-civil servants. This research is a qualitative descriptive research using questionnaire and interview as the instruments to obtain data. The data was analyzed by using the Spearman correlation (r). Based on the results of the study, it is found that the teachers’ beliefs and their motivation to actively participate in professional development activities have positive correlations. Keywords:teachers’ beliefs, English teacher, professional development.
PODCAST: An alternative way to improve EFL students’ listening and speaking performance Marisa Yoestara; Zaiyana Putri
Englisia: Journal of Language, Education, and Humanities Vol 6, No 1 (2018)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Banda Aceh

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This article aims to view the impacts of using podcast in improving listening and speaking performance. As there is a trend of using ICT in language teaching growths, the authors intend to discuss about the media that can be used in enhancing students’ ability in listening skill and speaking performance. The authors collected the information related to the topic of this article from several sources such as, books, journal articels, and previous studies. From these sources, it can be concluded that podcast can bring many benefits in teaching listening and speaking for EFL learners.
The Importance of English in The Development of The Tourism Sector in Banda Aceh Marisa Yoestara; Zaiyana Putri; Isnaini Putri
JETLi: Journal of English Teaching and Linguistics Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021)
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, FKIP - Universitas Iskandar Muda

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This study aims to find out how important the use of English is in developing the tourism sector in Banda Aceh and to find out how English is currently used in the development of the tourism sector in Banda Aceh. The research method used a mixed-method design. The research participants were the leaders and staff at the Banda Aceh City Tourism Office, Kana Tour and Travel, MU Wisata Tour and Travel Company, and Awa Tour and Travel which consists of 30 people, they are 4 leaders and 26 staff. This study used questionnaires and interviews as the instruments. The formula used to analyze the questionnaire data was the percentage formula from the Likert scale, and the interviews results were done through data transcription. After collecting data, it was found that based on the questionnaire answers of the staffs (at Banda Aceh City Tourism Office and Travel Agencies), the results of using English in the development of the tourism sector in Banda Aceh reached 93% which were considered important, and only 7% were not important. Meanwhile, currently in the tourism sector in Banda Aceh, English was also very important to use. These results are based on the interview answers of the leaders (at the Banda Aceh City Tourism Office and Travel Agencies). But the reasons for using it were different, such as making tour packages, providing tourism information, managing travel documents, interacting with international customers, carrying out activities in their respective fields, and working with other relevant agencies.