Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS)
Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) is an academic, open access, and peer-reviewed journal first published in 2019 by by English Education Departement, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Universitas Perjuangan Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia. It aims to publish high-quality researches incorporating the broad fields of education including literature and linguistics in English Language Teaching. ALTICS encourages academics and authors to submit high quality written works that offer original research with interesting ideas and informative thoughts that could potentially open up new perspectives in the field of English Language Teaching. These may be in the forms of critical examination of current theories, integration of two or more scholastics hypotheses, or development of any work that may fall within the scope of English Language Teaching. Its issues are published twice a year in May and in November. Submissions are open year-around. It is important to bear in mind that the official language of the journal is English.
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<![CDATA[THE USE OF TEACHER’S CODE SWITCHING IN ENGLISH TEACHING ]]>
<![CDATA[Eko Author]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) Vol. 1 No. 1 (2019) ]]>
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DOI: 10.36423/altics.v1i1.296
<![CDATA[This research is to describe code switching that teacher used in teaching process. The researcher wants to analysis the type and the function of using code switching by teacher because English is not compulsory subject in elementary school and English is still unfamiliar for Indonesian students. The subject was English teacher who teaches in seventh grade at SMPN 1 Parungponteng, Tasikmalaya. Based on the research, the teacher practiced code switching in order to help the students in delivering materials. In the process of code switching, the teacher practiced Bahasa Indonesia, Sundanese and English. The aims of this research were to classify the types of code switching and functions of code switching. It was descriptive qualitative research designs of which instrument are both observation and interview. The findings from the data analysis indicated that the types of code switching were found in three types: inter-sentential switching, intra-sentential switching, tag switching. The functions of code switching used by the teacher were found three functions: message reiteration, message qualification and interjection. Furthermore, the type reason of using code switching by teacher based on interview was repetition used for clarification because the teacher wants students understand what teacher has explained. Keyword: code switching, sociolinguistics, bilingualism, English as a foreign language, EFL teaching.]]>
<![CDATA[Fun Ways in Learning English ]]>
<![CDATA[Nurul An-nisa]]>;
<![CDATA[Tono Suwartono]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) Vol. 2 No. 1 (2020) ]]>
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DOI: 10.36423/altics.v2i1.477
<![CDATA[To some, learning English appears to be complicated. In the academic contexts, students still get difficulties in learning English. Teachers as educatorsshould be creative in choosing the best method to teach the language. Learning strategies that are less fun or arguably boring do not improve students’ English skills, instead will only make students feel bored and lazy to learn. The most important thing is that students enjoy every learning process as something fun. It can help the students feel comfortable during the learning process. Fun learning activities will have an impact on improving students’ English abilities naturally. It helps students to reduce pressure during learning. Therefore, the ways of learning must be designed and adapted to the needs of students. This paper is non-research based. It means that the paper is about author’s perspective of how to learn English in fun ways. This article enlists several fun ways in learning English. So, the students can find their enjoyment in learning English.Keywords: Fun, Learning English, Strategies, Method]]>
<![CDATA[The Effectiveness of Snowball throwing technique in teaching Grammar at Eighth Grade Students in SMP N 1 Gandrungmangu ]]>
<![CDATA[Riza Afifah]]>;
<![CDATA[Khairunnisa Dwinalida]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): ALTICS ]]>
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DOI: 10.36423/altics.v2i2.1087
<![CDATA[According to curriculum 2013 at eighth grade junior high school level, English learners are able to speak English and use grammar in the conversation. However, there were some students’ difficulties in mastering grammar at eighth grade students of SM N 1 Gandrungmangu because of monotonous activity and limited time to study. Snowball throwing technique was proposed as a strategy to teach grammar. The goal of this study is to find out whether or not there is a significant effect of snowball throwing technique in teaching grammar at eighth grade students in SMPN 1 Gandrungmangu. This study used quasi-experiment and quantitative approach. The population of this study was the eighth grade students in SMPN 1 Gandrungmangu in academic year 2021/2022 which consists of 255 students. The sample was selected by purposive sampling with VIII G as experiment class and VIII H as control class. IBM SPSS V25 for windows was used to help analyze the data in this research. This study used pre-test and post-test with multiple choice to collect data. The result of independent sample t-test showed that there was improvement in learning achievement of the students who were taught using snowball throwing technique and it can be assumed that snowball throwing technique was used in teaching grammar is effective. Keywords : Snowball Throwing Technique, Teaching Grammar.]]>
<![CDATA[INVESTIGATING EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE USEFULNESS OF CANVAS LMS: A CASE STUDY ]]>
<![CDATA[Mira Nurmala Sari]]>;
<![CDATA[Asri Siti Fatimah]]>;
<![CDATA[Melisa Sri]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): ALTICS ]]>
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DOI: 10.36423/altics.v2i2.1095
<![CDATA[This study aims to investigate students' perceptions of the usefulness of Canvas LMS in Sociolinguistic courses. This study involved three students of English Education at a university in West Java, Indonesia. The data collection method used was the semi-structured interview. Data were analysed using Thematic Analysis with the Braun and Clarke analysis framework. The research results are divided into three aspects, namely the ease and beneficial features for learning, interesting ways to access course material and independent learning skill development. The finding discusses the usefulness of Canvas LMS as a learning medium in Sociolinguistic courses. Therefore, the results of this study provide empirical insight for other students about the benefits of using Canvas LMS in learning that will help them use technology that can support their learning. Keywords: Student Perception, Usefulness, Canvas LMS]]>
<![CDATA[ONLINE WRITING CLASS AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF UIN PROF. K.H. SAIFUDDIN ZUHRI: THE IMPLEMENTATION AND THE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ]]>
<![CDATA[Sinta Sekarini]]>;
<![CDATA[Desi Wijayanti Marufah]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021): ALTICS ]]>
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DOI: 10.36423/altics.v3i1.1092
<![CDATA[The world is currently experiencing turmoil over the outbreak of the global pandemic Covid-19. To anticipate the transmission of the virus, the government has imposed an education policy for schools and universities to stop the offline learning process, and all activities are carried out online. Based on Circular No.002 of 2020 UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto which explains that UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto also implements online learning for all majors and all courses. Therefore, this study aims to analyse the use of e-learning in online writing class and students' perceptions of online writing class at the English Department of UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto.This research used qualitative descriptive analysis method. The data that used is qualitative data and supported by quantitative data. Qualitative data is obtained from the result of interview, observation, and documentation. While the quantitative data is obtained from questionnaire. The interview was done with interviewing a lecturer of writing class. The researcher did the observation four times through online by joining online writing class of UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto. Questionnaires were also given to students to analyse how their perception of the use of e-learning in an online writing class. Questionnaires were given to 2-TBI A and 4-TBI B students using Google Form. From the questionnaire, 44 student responses were obtained. The results of this research show that the online writing classes in UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto used Google Classroom to submitting and correcting the students' assignments, Google Meet for virtual classes, Telegram for discussions, and ECLASS for distributing the lecture materials. Then, students felt hard to understand the material and lack to understand the teacher's instructions. Furthermore, the result showed that most of the students responded positively to the strategies of the teacher in the online writing class. Keywords: Students’ Perception, Online Writing Class, Writing Skill.]]>
<![CDATA[STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE USE OF YOUTUBE AS LEARNING ENGLISH MEDIA IN SPEAKING AT THE 9TH GRADE OF MTS MA’ARIF NU 01 KROYA ]]>
<![CDATA[Fitri Damayanti]]>;
<![CDATA[Desi Wijayanti Marufah]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021): ALTICS ]]>
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DOI: 10.36423/altics.v3i1.1093
<![CDATA[In the modern era, technology can help the teaching and learning process. There are many teachers and students that used YouTube to help them in the teaching and learning process. This research aimed to analyze students’ perceptions on the use of YouTube as learning media and analyze the use of YouTube for the lesson in speaking at the 9th grade of MTs Ma’arif NU 01 Kroya. The researcher was used descriptive qualitative research. The data were obtained through questionnaires and interviews. The researcher used triangulation for the trustworthiness of the data. The research subjects included students of the 9th grade. The results of the study of students’ perception on the use of YouTube as learning media in speaking at the 9th grade of MTs Ma’arif NU 01 Kroya, that are: 1) YouTube has advantages as learning media and for lesson speaking such as students can learn speaking directly from native speakers’ videos, so that students can improve their speaking, 2) YouTube also has disadvantages such as trouble when used like bad connection or there were advertisement that disturbed, and students cannot know the mistakes when they learn speaking independently from YouTube. Keywords: Students’ Perception, Learning Media, Teaching Speaking]]>
<![CDATA[Inserting Teaching Local Culture as Character Building in Teaching English Speaking ]]>
<![CDATA[Pipit Muliyah]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021): ALTICS ]]>
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DOI: 10.36423/altics.v3i1.1094
<![CDATA[This study is aimed at having critical analysis in teaching English as a foreign language which generally does not give much attention in teaching local culture especially intercultural communication. Promoting the character building as character education in the teaching learning process (TLP) is one of the instructional objectives. Commonly, the current belief in English TLP is only inserting foreign cultural values which do not always match with our own culture. Moreover, the exits activity and material do not represent character education. Here, for instance, there is an absence of explicit statements about character aspects that are needed to be included in students' activities. Dealing with the main learning objective (LO) of our national education, the current belief should be changed by integrating our local culture (Indonesian) in English TLP to achieve national education goals in promoting character building. It is mainly purposed to maintain, encourage and build spirit of nationalism individually or nationally. Keywords: character building, local culture, teaching English]]>
<![CDATA[TEACHER’S IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING (CLT) IN TEACHING SPOKEN LANGUAGE AT SECONDARY SCHOOL ]]>
<![CDATA[Shofiah Nur Azizah]]>;
<![CDATA[Yusup Supriyono]]>;
<![CDATA[Agis Andriani]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021): ALTICS ]]>
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DOI: 10.36423/altics.v3i1.1096
<![CDATA[Nowadays, English is regarded as a crucial language to master, particularly for communicative competence. One of many approaches to help learners to master English is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). CLT has been recognized as the most common approach to promoting communicative competence. Moreover, it has been implemented by many English as a Foreign Language (EFL) countries involved in Indonesia. This study aims to determine the CLT implementation as performed by an EFL teacher in teaching spoken language at Secondary School. To achieve the aim, this study used a descriptive case study as a research design. The participant of the study was an EFL teacher who implements CLT in teaching spoken language. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, classroom observation, and document analysis. The result of the data collection was analyzed by using Qualitative Data Analysis from Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña (2014). The findings revealed that the CLT implementation has been performed by an EFL teacher through three components. Those are seen from the teacher’s way of deciding the material, being a facilitator in the teaching-learning process, and applying teaching-learning strategies. This research indicates that the use of the CLT approach could facilitate learners to develop communicative competence skills. Keywords: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), Spoken Language.]]>
<![CDATA[Teachers’ Perspective Towards the Implementation of High Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) in Teaching English ]]>
<![CDATA[Pipit Muliyah]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): ALTICS ]]>
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DOI: 10.36423/altics.v3i1.1091
<![CDATA[Higher Order thinking Skills (HOTS) refers to the ability to apply knowledge, skills and values in reasoning, reflection, problem solving, decision making, innovating and creating something new. Higher order thinking skills (HOTS) is a skill that should be present in every teaching. Teaching English particularly require teachers to be skillful in planning learning activities that can inculcate thinking skills among students. This study aims to explore the perceptions of English teachers in the implementation higher order thinking skills in teaching English. This is a qualitative case study involving three science teachers who teaches in government school, private school and private tutor center respectively. Data were collected through interviews only. Data were then categorized to form themes for the study. The focus of the study was teachers’ perspective, towards HOTS, its application, assessment of HOTS and the constraints. The results show that the teachers are aware and they are applying HOTS in their teaching. However, they believe they are hindered by some constraints. Therefore, this study concluded that knowledge and competence are crucial to ensure quality the implementation of HOTS. Keywords: Teaching efficacy, Evaluation, teaching English, Thinking skill]]>
<![CDATA[The Effectiveness of Snowball throwing technique in teaching Grammar at Eighth Grade Students in SMP N 1 Gandrungmangu ]]>
<![CDATA[Riza Afifah]]>;
<![CDATA[Khairunnisa Dwinalida]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Applied Linguistics (ALTICS) Vol. 4 No. 1 (2022): ALTICS ]]>
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DOI: 10.36423/altics.v4i1.1190
<![CDATA[According to curriculum 2013 at eighth grade junior high school level, English learners are able to speak English and use grammar in the conversation. However, there were some students’ difficulties in mastering grammar at eighth grade students of SM N 1 Gandrungmangu because of monotonous activity and limited time to study. Snowball throwing technique was proposed as a strategy to teach grammar. The goal of this study is to find out whether or not there is a significant effect of snowball throwing technique in teaching grammar at eighth grade students in SMPN 1 Gandrungmangu. This study used quasi-experiment and quantitative approach. The population of this study was the eighth grade students in SMPN 1 Gandrungmangu in academic year 2021/2022 which consists of 255 students. The sample was selected by purposive sampling with VIII G as experiment class and VIII H as control class. IBM SPSS V25 for windows was used to help analyze the data in this research. This study used pre-test and post-test with multiple choice to collect data. The result of independent sample t-test showed that there was improvement in learning achievement of the students who were taught using snowball throwing technique and it can be assumed that snowball throwing technique was used in teaching grammar is effective. Keywords: Snowball Throwing Technique, Teaching Grammar. ]]>
