Abstract For ethnic minority groups, speaking a heritage language signifies belonging to their country of origin and enriches the dominant culture. The acculturation of major ethnic groups in Australia – Greek, Italian, Chinese, Indian and Vietnamese – has been frequently studied, but a minor one like Indonesian has not. Through semi-structured interviews at various places and observations…
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendesiminasi dan menguji efektivitas desain pembelajaran bahasa Jawa SD yang integratif-komunikatif berbasis folklore lisan sebagai wujud konservasi budaya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian eksperimen. Subjek penelitian adalah guru dan siswa SD di Semarang dan Banyumas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa desain pembelajaran ini efektif. H…
Abstract Written fluency and fluency building activities have been shown to promote linguistic choice and student voice development, increased ability to express ideas using complex grammatical structures and greater intrinsic motivation in English language learners. Since the 1970’s, process-oriented writing has been emphasized, yielding an amplified focus on meaning of student content …
Abstract When two languages come into contact, they exert a reciprocal influence, often unbalanced. A phenomenon that often occurs in case of language contact is the absorption or borrowing of lexical elements, which will enrich the vocabulary of the receiving language. In this article, we deal with words adopted from French in Indonesian and vice-versa. This research shows that most of the wo…
Abstract This study investigates the effectiveness of using Facebook in enhancing vocabulary knowledge among Community College students. Thirty-three (33) Community College students are exposed to the use of Facebook as an environment of learning and enhancing their English vocabulary. They are given a pre-test and a post-test and the findings indicate that students perform significantly b…
Abstract In the area of writing, research has yet to explore EFL learners’ ability to use varied vocabulary. Although vocabulary teaching has enriched learners’ knowledge of lexical items, whether they can use the words they have learned remains to be seen. It is important, therefore, to investigate their lexical richness in their academic writing. Lexical richness, defined as the pr…
Abstract Stress placement in English words is governed by highly complicated rules. Thus, assigning stress correctly in English words has been a challenging task for L2 learners, especially Indonesian learners since their L1 does not recognize such stress system. This study explores the production of English word stress by 30 university students. The method used for this study is immediate…
Abstract Stress placement in English words is governed by highly complicated rules. Thus, assigning stress correctly in English words has been a challenging task for L2 learners, especially Indonesian learners since their L1 does not recognize such stress system. This study explores the production of English word stress by 30 university students. The method used for this study is immediate…
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti keefektifan strategi PQRST terhadap membaca pemahaman siswa, keefektifan strategi PQRST terhadap membaca pemahaman siswa dengan beragam gaya belajar, dan interaksi antara strategi PQRST dan gaya belajar siswa. Penelitian ini menerapkan desain faktorial 2x2. Para partisipan penelitian adalah mahasiswa semester 2 jurusan Administrasi Umum, Fakultas…
Prior to the ASEAN Economic Community in the end of 2015, one of the keys for Indonesian engineers to outrank engineers from other ASEAN countries is mastering English language skills. This study aims at analyzing the English needs of undergraduate engineering students at Universitas Indonesia. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used as the data collection methods. The questi…