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Prominent : Journal of English Studies
ISSN : 2621024X     EISSN : 26210258     DOI : https://doi.org/10.24176/pro.v3i2
Core Subject : Education,
Prominent Journal of English Studies is a national journal of OJS published by English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Muria Kudus (UMK) dedicated to publish high quality articles of research and non-research in the field of English Studies covering linguistics, literature, teaching, education, translation, culture, information and communication technology (ICT).
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What are the functions of discourse markers uh & um? Darius Yonatan Nama
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v4i2.6169

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Abstract: This paper examines the function of uh and um in spontaneous speaking by an English native speaker which focuses on the analysis of the function of delay markers in conversation particularly in answering questions spontaneously. The data was collected from an interview with an English native speaker as the participant, a male Australian postgraduate student of an Australian university. The utterances in the transcript were analyzed applying the conversation analysis method. It is found that there are some functions of uh and um in the participant’s speech such as; looking for the answer by repeating the question, searching for words, changing the structure of the sentence after pausing, keeping the floor, deciding what to say next, pausing in his long answer and pausing in his first utterance, repeating the question before answering it and ceding the floor.  
Engaging EFL Students in English Phrases of Academic Writing: How and Why? Sri Wahyuningsih
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v4i2.6243

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Academic writing has played a significant role for academicians including EFL students in academic context. Indeed, it needs study and practice to upgrade this skill since academic writing is not really easy particularly for novice writers. This paper reports the importance of engaging EFL students in English phrases of academic writing to help them improve their academic works. Further, this study reports the EFL students’ responses to the practice of English academic phrases. This study anchors in a qualitative research. Data were garnered through in-depth interviews to ten students of English Department at Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kudus. Besides, a documentation was conducted to enhance their academic writing works. The results revealed that engaging EFL students in English phrases of academic writing has been beneficial for introducing work, referring to literature, describing methods, reporting results, discussing findings, and writing conclusions. Further, they become more familiar with a number of English phrases used in academic writing. Importantly, they become more encouraged to write academic papers and improve their publication.
THE BEST MICROTEACHING PRACTICE PLATFORM: OFFLINE, ZOOM, OR WHATSAPP GROUP? Rismiyanto Rismiyanto; Fitri Budi Suryani
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v4i2.6459

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Teaching practice may be done in various platforms in this modern era. The platforms enable the interaction of students and student teachers in Microteaching practice to be implemented in offline face to face class as well as in online classes. They are optionally implemented; even the current worldwide pandemic situation forces the online platforms to be implemented in higher frequency. This research is aimed at finding the best Microteaching practice platform by comparing the student teachers’ Microteaching practice achievement as well as their perception in Microteaching Class by using offline, synchronous, and asynchronous platforms of learning during this pandemic at English Education Department Muria Kudus University. Through an expose-facto design this research shows that the best Microteaching practice platform uses Zoom Meeting. This refers to the comparison of the student teachers’ best Microteaching practice achievement scores and opinion of using offline, Zoom, and WhatsApp Group platforms; and the result of the student teachers’ opinion indicates that they basically prefer having offline teaching platform; and supporting that Zoom Meeting is as the best Microteaching practice platform, they have reasons: they felt more comfortable and confident; they felt more efficient; they felt not being directly observed; and they had bigger freedom in practicing teaching.
LEARNING VOCABULARY: WHAT STRATEGIES ARE UTILIZED BY PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS? Nilam Wahyu Safira; Rusiana Rusiana
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v4i2.6467

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The objectives of the study are to figure out the strategies and problems in learning vocabulary of the fifth grade students of SD 7 Cendono Dawe Kudus in academic year 2019/2020. This present study is a descriptive study which employed questionnaire and interview guideline in collecting the data. The participants were 20 students, 11 boys and 9 girls of fifth graders  of SD 7 Cendono Dawe Kudus. The results revealed that the learning strategies utilized by the students in learning vocabulary are metacognitive strategy (21.45), memory strategy (18.95), compensation strategy (15.47), social strategy (14.96), cognitive strategy (14.71) and affective strategy (14.46).  While the most problems faced by the students are spelling, pronunciation, memorizing,  and meaning.
DEVELOPING INTENS (INTERACTIVE ENGLISH) BOOK FOR ADVANCE LEARNERS iin baroroh ma'arif; Ulfa Wulan Agustina; Nisrina Nur Vieda Fitri
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v4i2.6179

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The purpose of this research is developing English learning media called INTENS (Interactive English) for advance learners. This media consist of some materials which is appropriate to be studied for all English advance learners. The research method used is Research and Development. This development used Borg and Gall theory which have several steps, those are; 1) Research and Information Collection, 2) Planning, 3) Develop Preliminary Form of Product, 4) Preliminary Field Testing, 5) Main Product Revision, 6) Main Field Testing 7) Final Product Revision 8) Dissemination and Implementation. The media validation result got 95 score it was in “very good” category, and the material validation got 92 score it was in “very good” category. Subject of this research was students of MA Al Bairuny Jombang. The students’s responses of try out result 85 was in “good category”. It can be concluded that INTENS (Interactive English) is feasible to be used as a learning media for English advance learners.
Academic Writing Students’ Perceptions on Teacher Feedback Zipora Haniel Kileri; Listyani Listyani
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v4i2.6187

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Academic Writing is a difficult subject for many students because the content requires highly critical academic thinking. Students have to put their ideas to build up arguments. Teachers’ role is very important here in giving direct and indirect feedback to help students solve problems in their essays. Students’ perceptions of teacher feedback in Academic Writing class is the central focus of this paper. The purpose of the study is to describe Academic Writing students' perceptions of teacher feedback. Data were taken through interviews with six students of the English Language Education Study Program (ELEP), of the Faculty of Language and Arts (FLA) in a private university, in Central Java, Indonesia. They had passed the Academic Writing course at the time the interviews were conducted. The kind of interview that was used in this study is a semi-structured interview. Results showed that some students had positive perceptions of teacher feedback, while some others showed negative perceptions. The results of this study hopefully can be useful for Academic Writing lecturers to know more about what kind of feedback is best to be given to their students, adjusted with their needs.

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