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Getsempena English Education Journal
ISSN : 2355004x     EISSN : 25026801     DOI : -
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Getsempena English Education Journal (e-ISSN 2502-6801) is a periodical scientific publication dedicated to lecturers, students and educational observers to disseminate relevant research, thought and research results in the field of English. Any visitor to this site can browse abstracts, read journal contents and download PDF files.
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LEARNING AUTONOMY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR INDONESIAN EFL LEARNERS Fidyati, Fidyati
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol 4, No 1 (2017)
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The promotion of autonomy-based approaches to language learning has been increasingly applied in many countries, including Indonesia. This paper presents some recent theoretical studies on promoting English as Foreign Language (EFL) independent learning in several countries including Indonesia through the utilization of means and resources. Using media and technology through the Personal Learning Environment (PLE), computer-based materials, portfolio, and exposure to English Language resources has helped students in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Taiwan, and Indonesia where learning autonomy in English language learning is promoted. The writer also found out significance in promoting learners autonomy regarding Indonesian education practices and socio-cultural beliefs and traditions. The need for autonomy suggests several strategies that should be promoted to Indonesian EFL learners so that their autonomy is well enhanced. This paper argues that autonomous learning is a good model for Indonesian EFL learners and should be considered as a premier strategy to enhance their English proficiency.
THE USED OF MULTIMEDIA IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING; (A CASE STUDY AT SMP NEGERI 2 MESJID RAYA, ACEH BESAR) Rahmi, Regina
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol 1, No 2 (2014)
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Learning and teaching a foreign language needs a lot of patience, energy, time, creativity and competence. The success of the teaching and learning of foreign language skills including English is determined by a number of factors such as students, teachers, teaching methods, techniques, and instructional Multimedia. English teaching Multimedia are very important for teacher to help students acquire new concept of the skills and language competences. English has been taught at primary level due to its important role. English teachers in this level need more knowledge about children in mastering English. It is done because children have certain characteristics that differ from adult learners. There are still many fascinating discussions that might be interesting to find out the real situation in the implementation of Multimedia in English language teaching, especially to children. This study which was conducted at Elementary School Islam Laboratorium Neuhen, Mesjid Raya is intended to figure out how the use of Multimedia in English language teaching to the first levels. The study employed case study research design. The population was 44 and the sample was taken by using nonprobability sample, convenience sampling, was an English teacher. The research problem is “how does the teacher implement Multimedia in teaching English? The data were collected by using instruments, namely: observation checklist sheets, questionnaire sheet, interview guidelines, and documentations. Based on the data analysis, it was found that the English teacher at SMP Negeri 2 Mesjid Raya used multimedia in English language teaching. There is some variable which observe by the researcher, there are: Computer, Internet, Print text, and Movie. According to the students’ competencies, the teacher build up new atmosphere in teaching learning process by using pint text in reading, speaking, writing and vocabulary. The used of movie help the students in all competencies, such as reading, speaking, listening, writing and vocabulary teaching learning process.  Key words: English Language, Teaching, Multimedia
A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS AND ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS OF JOHN MAY’S SPEECH IN THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S CEREMONY AWARD Prescilla, Yesvika Fibry; Amalia, Resti
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol 5, No 2 (2018)
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AbstractThe aim of this article is to investigate John May’s speech in The Duke of Edinburgh’s ceremony award in Indonesia. This study was designed based on descriptive qualitative research using critical discourse analysis approach, focusing on illocutionary acts under the speech acts theory. The video of speech was transcribed and analyzed to gain the deep insight of the speech. The result showed that speaker addressed not the audiences only but also all the people in the world. The purposes of John May’s speech are to congratulate the awardees in completing the program and then achieving the award, to encourage all the audiences, and to convince young people, especially the one who joined the award. The speaker’s feelings through the speech are happy, satisfied, excited, proud, and confident/sure. Those expressions show no hidden agenda. The types of illocutionary acts that the speaker used are representatives, directives, commisives, expressive, and declaratives. However, mostly he used expressive speech acts in his speech in order to encourage other people. Keywords: Speech, Critical Discourse Analysis, Illocutionary Acts, Speech Acts, Expressive
ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LISTENING PROFICIENCY THROUGH THE INSTRUCTION OF (META)-COGNITIVE LISTENING STRATEGY Mulyadi, Dodi
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol 5, No 2 (2018)
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AbstractMetacognitive listening strategy instruction is fruitful to enhance students’ autonomy by planning and deciding what the best strategy in mastering listening skills is. Meanwhile, the cognitive strategy instruction facilitates students to find out the solution to their listening problems. The study aimed to find out the effectiveness of (Meta)-cognitive listening strategy (M-CLS) instruction by administering the integrated listening strategy instruction between metacognitive and cognitive strategies on students’ listening proficiency. The participants were 38 EFL students of Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang that consist of 20 for the experimental group and 18 for the control one. The M-CLS instruction that utilized the three stages including planning, monitoring, and evaluating stage was administered in experimental group for ten meetings. The quasi-experimental design was conducted to investigate quantitative data. The data were gathered by using a listening proficiency test adopted from TOEFL listening section. The descriptive statistics, Generalized Linear Model, and Paired Sample t-test reveal that the students in the experimental group achieve a higher score of listening proficiency with a significant achievement than those in the control group. Keywords: (Meta)-Cognitive Listening Strategy (M-CLS), Listening Proficiency,    Experimental Design, TOEFL, EFL Student Teachers
THE TEACHING OF READING COMPREHENSION BASED ON 2013 CURRICULUM AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Nainggolan, Elsa Ernawati
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol 5, No 2 (2018)
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AbstractThis study aimed at describing how the English teachers of SMA N 1 Raya applied 2013 curriculum in the teaching of reading comprehension. The study employed descriptive qualitative research. The data were collected through observation, in-depth interview, and documentation. The results showed that there were five ways used by the teachers in teaching reading comprehension. They were; asking for students’ knowledge, correcting students’ pronunciation, asking for the students’ comprehension of text, highlighting the moral value of the text, and asking the students to translate the text. However, in reference to 2013 curriculum and the concept of teaching reading, the teaching ways presented by the teachers seemed to be misperceived. The misperception was due to the teachers’ lack of knowledge and skill to realize the concept of curriculum and teaching reading into practice. To achieve one of the final purposes of 2013 curriculum in making students independent reader, the teachers are supposed to master the conceptual knowledge of curriculum and teaching reading to produce the better quality of teaching and learning process. Hence, the teachers would have skills to realize the concept into real teaching behavior to run effective teaching and learning reading in classroom. Keywords: 2013 Curriculum, Teaching Reading Comprehension, Senior High School
THE OBSTACLE IN TEACHING SPEAKING BY USING DEBATE TECHNIQUE Wahyuni, Sri; Qamariah, Hijjatul; Gani, Sofyan A.; Qismullah, Yunisrina
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol 5, No 2 (2018)
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AbstractThe study highlighted the obstacles of teaching Speaking using debate technique at higher education students at Abulyatama University under the course named Critical Speaking. The aim of this study was to identify the obstacles found in teaching speaking by using debate techniques in higher education. the study was designed using the descriptive qualitative method where the data was collected through interviewing the designated lecturer who taught the course and then analyzed through three basic steps, they are data condensation, data display, and data conclusion. The lecturer described her difficulties in teaching speaking using debate technique that related to the limitation of time, participation, critical thinking ability, and the speaking ability. Hence, the lecturer applied some solution to the challenges, such as obligating the case-building process even to the audiences, assigning the students to enhance their knowledge on the current issues and starting the debate by the very basic motion. Keywords: Obstacle, Speaking, Debate Technique
A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF MEMES Zubaidah, Neneng; Ardelia, Irena
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol 5, No 2 (2018)
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AbstractPeople nowadays use memes from internet to express their thought. Memes are pictures that consist of image/s and text that usually used in the internet whether it is just to entertain or have the specific purpose/s behind it. People can easily find and create memes in the internet using certain website. Memes have many deep meaning that people cannot understand without knowing the social content of it. In order to find out the deep meaning or the purpose of the memes, this study was conducted to analyse the relationship between picture and text in the memes with the meaning and the social function of it. The writer chose five famous and best memes randomly from the Google picture used keyword “best memes” as sample. The memes are taken randomly based on the needs of this research. Then the memes, as samples, were analysed using critical discourse analysis. Critical discourse analysis itself can be defined as “above the sentence” or “beyond the sentence”. It means it’s not only about the structure of the sentence but also about the meaning and the power behind the sentence. Finally after analyzing it, the writers found that memes are created with many purposes not only based on humour but also for express somebody’s feeling or even to give sarcasm to others. Keywords: Critical Discourse Analysis, Memes
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF APPLYING CONSTRUCTIVE CONTROVERSY METHOD IN GAINING STUDENT’S CRITICAL THINKING FOR WRITING ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY Komara, Cahya; Sriyanto, Widi
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol 5, No 2 (2018)
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AbstractThis research examined the effectiveness of applying Constructive Controversy method in terms of gaining student’s critical thinking, thus their argumentative writing become solid. By using quasi-experimental design, this research took 20 students as respondents from both two classes, V-A as experiment class and V-B as control class. The scores of pre-test and post-test gathered from both classes are tested first through pre-requisites analysis; Normality of Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Homogeneity of Fisher. Then, the result of t-test showed that the t-observed was 2.88, and t-table was 2.02 on level of significance 0.05 with degree of freedom (df = n + n – 2) was 38. Regarding to the calculation, to > tt which means Ho hypothesis is rejected meanwhile Hi hypothesis is accepted. Therefore, Constructive Controversy method is effective to help students in gaining their critical thinking known from their arguments when writing argumentative essay.     Keywords: Writing, Argumentative Essay, Constructive Controversy, Critical Thinking
BUILDING CHARACTER OF ALTRUISM PRAXIS IN ENGLISH CLUB AT MAN KARAWANG Laela Ibrahim, Fina Aufar
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol 5, No 2 (2018)
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Abstract This study aimed at investigating the altruism praxis in English club extracurricular program at Senior High School. This study employed a case study and conducted in MAN Karawang. The data in this study were the occurence of altruism aspects in one of English club annual program, which is English show-up. This study employed two instruments in collecting data, namely observation sheet and interview guide. This study revealed that two aspects of altruism, prosocial behavior and aversive-arousal reduction appeared in school English program at MAN Karawang and the most dominant is prosocial behavior. In other words, it can be concluded that MAN Karawang has contributed in that altruism praxis. The contribution is shown by adjusting students of MAN Karawang to benefit for each other, through following kind of behaviors, Student leads to write and translate the script for show-up program; Students carry the properties in and out of the stages along the show; Students set the music and scene for background of show; and Student practices each other in lack of pronunciation. Keywords : Altruism, school English program, Senior High School
AN ANALYSIS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON 2013 CURRICULUM REVISION EDITION Mulyani, Mulyani
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol 5, No 2 (2018)
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AbstractEnglish language curriculum is considered essential to be conducted appropriately and effectively. The appraisal of the curriculum which sits in the 2013 curriculum is highly needed to be conducted in order to find the appropriate and effective learning and teaching instruction in the classroom. The method applied in this study is a qualitative method in which the library research and the documentation of 2013 curriculum edition revision document were used. From the findings of study, it indicated that the English language curriculum which sits in the 2013 curriculum and its revision edition can be considered appropriate and effective for conducting language learning instruction in the classroom. It also meets the main goals stated in the curriculum as well as it meets the students’ needs and interests. Nevertheless, the results of this appraisal are still limited and have a few shortages since the curriculum is still new and is being applied in all schools in Indonesia. Keywords: Analysis, English Language Curriculum, 2013 Curriculum Edition Revision,       Senior High School