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ONLINE ESP TEACHING DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC: STUDENTS’ VOICES
Authors: Sari Latifa Ika , Sari Ria Hermina
Published: June 2023

This study was aimed to evaluate the online ESP teaching in a Maritime Polytechnic in Indonesia, focusing on the teaching media used by the Maritime English lecturers: the Learning Management System, Zoom, and YouTube. 195 students of the Nautical Studies Department were involved in completing a questionnaire. 12 of them were involved in a Focus Group Interview to obtain more detailed and comprehensive information. Thematic analysis was used to analyze data and a thematic map was presented to illustrate the relationship between the themes. The findings of this study indicate that most students perceived the teaching media used by the lecturers in the online Maritime English classroom were beneficial. However, each teaching medium was reported to have its advantages and disadvantages. If combined appropriately, they can facilitate students’ language learning. It is suggested that the lecturers explore various teaching media and arrange appropriate pacing in their teaching practices. The lecturers also need to prepare their lessons well before teaching to ensure that students can receive the best online learning experience.
DEVELOPING INSTRUCTIONAL READING MATERIALS WITH LOCAL CULTURE-BASED NARRATIVE TEXTS FOR THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS
Authors: Inderawati Rita , Susanti Sri , Nurhayati Nurhayati , Sitinjak Margaretha Dinar
Published: June 2023

The purposes of this study was to find out the validity, practicality, and potential effect of the developed instructional reading materials using Siti Zubaidah narrative lyrics as a local culture-based narrative texts from South Sumatra. The method of the research used development study. The subjects of the study were tenth grade students whose instructional reading level was level four. The procedure of the study consisted of three stages: analysis, design, evaluation and revision. In the first stage, instructional, students’ reading level, and their reading needs were analyzed. The data collected by using questionnaire and test. The result of the analyses became the basis of product development. Texts with comprehension questions were written. Formative evaluation was conducted to see the validity, practicality, and potential effects of the product. The validity about the content and construct of the product was evaluated in expert review phase. The product was stated to be very highly valid (4.45). The practicality was evaluated in one-to-one and small group phases. The results showed that the product was very highly practical since the average score in both phases were 4.64 and 4.79 respectively. Field test phase aimed to evaluate the potential effect of the product. After being tried-out in the field test as 93.3% of the students achieved the minimum mastery criterion which was 68. It meant that this product had a very high potential effect. In conclusion, the developed product was potentially effective to be applied for the tenth grade students.
FOUR STRATEGIES IN TEACHING SPEAKING DURING COVID -19 PANDEMIC AT SMA N 04 PALEMBANG
Authors: Rahayu Aprilia Sari , Eryansyah Eryansyah , Sitinjak Margaretha Dinar
Published: June 2023

Teaching and learning activities for speaking at SMA N 04 Palembang were conducted online, as one of the efforts to suppress the spread of Covid-19. The process of teaching and learning speaking online was conducted was through a web-based application and internet network. In situations like this, teachers had a very important role because they were the ones responsible for motivating, guiding, and correcting mistakes made by students when speaking English. Therefore, teachers of this school had to think critically and use appropriate strategies to ensure that the teaching process during online learning ran well. The purpose of this study was to describe teacher's strategies of SMA N 04 Palembang in teaching speaking during the current Covid-19 Pandemic. This study used a qualitative narrative inquiry method. The participants in this study were four English teachers in SMA N 04 Palembang. Data collection techniques in this study were observation and interviews. The results showed that the teachers at SMA N 04 Palembang used four strategies, namely roleplaying, storytelling, discussion and reporting. Thus, from those strategies, roleplaying and storytelling seemed to be the most commonly used as they were considered to improve students’ English speaking skills during online learning.
ENGLISH PRESERVICE TEACHERS' PERCEPTION OF ICT: THE STUDY ON THE STUDENTS FROM RURAL AREAS
Authors: Rais Burhanudin , Kristiawan Risto
Published: June 2023

The development of technology brings a good effect on learning English. Some research supports that using technology in learning English increases students' comprehension. However, the fact in the field state that many teachers teach English using conventional methods without technology. On this basis, researchers aimed to examine the perceptions and attitudes of English preservice teachers. This research will be exciting because knowing the current perception of preservice teachers may impact their behavior with technology in the future. In conducting the study, the researchers used a descriptive qualitative method using interviews to obtain data. The criterion used is English education students who study at the higher education level in Sintang. There are 6 (six) students or preservice teachers that the researchers chose as the participants. The result of this research showed that all of the participants think that ICT is important for teaching English. Using ICT in learning can make students understand the material better, making them easier to find information from the material being taught.
SOCIAL CRITIQUE IN MERDEKA SHORT STORY BY PUTU WIJAYA: A DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE APPROACH
Authors: Manugeren M , Purwarno Purwarno , Siwi Purwanto , Ekalestari Susi , Wulan Sri
Published: June 2023

Changes in a society produce social critiques which in turn become a means of communicating new ideas in addition to assessing old ideas for social change, in short as a vehicle for the conservation and reproduction of a social system. Social critique can be conveyed through literary works; this is seen from the short story of Merdeka by Putu Wijaya. Through a dystopian literary approach and supported by related theories and concepts, it is revealed that this short story is full of social critiques as a result of the author's observations of his environment. The flow of dystopia is generally speculative, presenting a catastrophic or chaotic landscape of the future civilization of the world. Dystopian literature is always associated with socio-political discourse. Overall this research is carried out using a qualitative descriptive method with the aim of presenting a complete picture of the social setting and clarification of social phenomena in the short story of Merdeka and then synchronizing it with social reality. The results show that the forms of social critique conveyed by the author is lack of self-introspection, social gap and environmental damage. These three forms of social critique if uncontrolled can cause chaos in the social system because the main result is conflict, the color of dystopian literature.
NEW-WORD FORMATION AND SOCIAL DISRUPTION ON METAVERSE
Authors: Simatupang Ervina CM , Heryono Heri
Published: June 2023

The virtual environments have provided users with varied degrees of digital transformation, despite the fact that users are non-permanent and unconnected. To further assist the digital transition in every element of physical life, the term Metaverse has been coined. It cannot be avoided that language, furthermore linguistics, has involvement to the word framing and word creation within Metaverse. This research is purposed to determine some typical new-word formations or neologisms that impact to the establishment of terminologies within Metaverse. On the other hand, cultural aspect also becomes the concern towards this new universe; since people need to be well-informed in the term of consequence and benefits. The method of the research applied qualitative method and distributional method by Segmenting Immediate Constituents Techniques; which means the technique of dividing a construction of direct elements which form the construction. Three main theories used in this paper are neologism by Kilmer (2020), social disruption by Kumbara et al. (2020) and Metaverse by Mystakidis (2019). The paper puts three different terminologies that are analyzed using linguistic and cultural perspective. Those three words are Persistent Virtual World (PVW), blockchain and NFT that massively arise in the Metaverse terminologies. Based on the analysis, it can be inferred that those terminologies are categorized to morphological and semantic neologism; which also includes abbreviation and broadening. The notion of an immersive Internet as a massive, unified, persistent, and shared realm is at the core of Metaverse.
SCAFFOLDING IN TEACHING WRITING NEWS ITEM TEXT, ITS BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES
Authors: Dewi Mayang Sari Nirmala , Sakina Rahma , Kulsum Eva Meidi , Uyun Aip Syaepul , Arifin Riyadh Ahsanul
Published: June 2023

The research aimed at investigating types of scaffolding, the ways a teacher provides scaffolding, and benefits and challenges of scaffolding in teaching writing News Item text in tenth graders in a senior high school in Bandung. This research employed a qualitative research design, embracing characteristic of a case study. The data were obtained from non-participant classroom observation for six meetings, and one interview. The data collected from classroom observation and interview were transcribed and then analyzed by using framework of types of scaffolding (e.g Roehler and Cantlon (1997), Hammond (2001), Gibbons, (2002), and Walqui (2006)). The findings revealed that seven types of scaffolding were provided by the teacher   during teaching writing News Item text. The most intensive scaffolding was given in the Modeling stage, while scaffolding was removed in the Independent Writing stage. Regarding the benefits and challenges of providing scaffolding, this research found out the benefits of scaffolding such as to connect students’ prior knowledge with a new concept, to engage students, to minimize the level confusion of students, and to build students‟ self-confidence. Meanwhile, the challenges of providing scaffolding are the number of students in the classroom, time constraints, and demands on teacher.
EXPLORING EFL LEARNERS’ AGENCY IN ONLINE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Rohadi Tedi , Ikawati Listiana , Aisyiyah Muhsiyana Nurul
Published: June 2023

This qualitative descriptive study intends to investigate how student agency skills were affected by online EFL instruction during the COVID-19 epidemic, as well as how it would have affected future learning and teaching. The study focuses on pre-service student teachers in Indonesia, aiming to equip them with the necessary skills for academic success and the modern job market. The results show that learners' agency was essential to their adjustment to the online learning environment, especially when taking into account elements like choice, fairness, participation, interest, motivation, self-efficacy, teacher support, and peer support. Moreover, the study highlights the importance of fostering student agency in EFL teaching and learning activities, which not only provide content-based learning but also create collaborative language learning environments that empower learners to utilize a variety of online resources and tools. Overall, this study provides insights into the effective implementation of online language education during unprecedented times while emphasizing the importance of student agency for successful EFL learning and teaching.
EAST JAVA LUDRUK: PRAGMATIC LEARNING PERSPECTIVE ORIENTED CHARACTER EDUCATION
Authors: Andriany Liesna , Purwarno Purwarno , Mustofa Mustofa , Matondang Saiful Anwar , Barus Efendi
Published: June 2023

The East Java Ludruk show contains many moral values, and one of which contained in the East Java Ludruk text is the value of character education as the character building of the nation. This research aims to reveal moral values as the character building of the nation contained in the East Java Ludruk text by paying attention to linguistic (verbal and nonverbal) and non-linguistic (social, cultural, political, and religious) aspects by applying pragmatic learning based on critical discourse analysis so that character students can easily understand moral values found in the text of the East Jawa Ludruk. In addition, this research also aims to reveal that pragmatic learning in East Java Ludruk texts is also very important and needs to be understood by language teachers because the pragmatics emphasized in this study reveal good speech acts according to pragmatic rules, how to speak according to whom, to whom, where, and how. The results of this study indicate that human values related to the formation of the nation's character are found in the Ludruk text of East Java. In addition, the role of pragmatic learning in East Java's Ludruk text is also very important to facilitate language teachers in expressing good speech acts according to pragmatic learning rules.
SOCIAL CONFLICTS FOUND IN THE LEGENDS OF DAYANG MERINDU AND NAYA SENTIKA AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATIONS IN LITERATURE LEARNING
Authors: Putri Eka , Purnomo Mulyadi Eko , Oktarina Santi
Published: June 2023

This research describes the realizations of social conflicts, the function of social conflict, the similarities and differences of Dayang Merindu and Naya Sentika legends, and the implications on literature learning. The research applied a descriptive comparative method supported by an objective approach. Then, the researchers analyzed the data by collecting, reducing, presenting, and concluding the data. The data sources were the legends of Dayang Merindu and Naya Sentika. The research data were social conflict realizations and functions of the legends in the form of text excerpts. The results showed differences in the legends. The legend of Dayang Merindu had three types of conflicts: interpersonal, interest, and inter-social conflicts. The legend of Naya Sentika had four types of conflicts: interpersonal, interest, inter-group, and international conflicts. The similarities of the legends were the social functions of the conflicts. They were two functions: solidarity and communicative functions. The current research results are applicable for literature learning and further reading sources as the realization of literature appreciation.
THE CHANGE OF GREETING WORDS IN BESEMAH LANGUAGE AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR LEARNING REGIONAL LANGUAGES
Authors: Utami Resky , Nurhayati Nurhayati , Indrawati Sri
Published: June 2023

This research described the addressing terms and analyzed the addressing term shifts of Besemah community in Pagar Alam regency. This research also described the implementation of Besemah vernacular language on vernacular langauge lesson. The applied method was descriptive qualitative method and objective appraoch with four research techniques. The data source was the community of Besemah, consisting of five districts in Pagar Alam regency. The results found five hundred and fifty-two addressing terms. These words include addressing terms within family context and community context. Then, the researchers also found the shifting addressing terms. Four of the words were not found at the present days. The result implications have some implications on vernacular language lesson and could be the teaching materials for primary school levels.
INVESTIGATING STUDENTS’ EXPECTATIONS OF THE LECTURERS’ STYLES IN TEACHING ENGLISH
Authors: Achmad Diana , Muslem Asnawi , Rahmanita Tia , Khan Humaira Irfan
Published: June 2023

The teaching style is the way the lecturer delivers material and controls students’ activities in the classroom. Teachers have their own teaching style depending on personal and students’ needs. Meanwhile, the students have their own expectations regarding the teachers’ styles of teaching English as well. This research investigated the university students’ expectations of the lecturers’ styles in teaching English. It used descriptive quantitative and qualitative methods as the research design. The data were collected by distributing a questionnaire to 45 students and interviewing 9 of them who were randomly chosen from the students majoring in English at one of the universities in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The quantitative data were analyzed statistically, while the qualitative data were analyzed through data condensation, data display, and conclusion. The results of the research revealed that the dominant lecturer’s style expected by the students in teaching English is the combination of facilitator, personal model, and expert styles. The students favored the lecturers who facilitate students’ learning activities, give personal examples, and provide detailed information that students need. If the lecturers used only one teaching style, the students said they would get bored and learning would not reach maximum results. The combination of the three styles is a form of the student-centered model in which students play an active role in the learning activity in the classroom.
Students’ expectation toward teacher’s teaching style and contribution to students’ English performance
Authors: Loveta Gita , Loeneto Bambang A , Vianty Machdalena
Published: June 2023

Students’ expectation of their teacher’s teaching style is one of the factors that can affect academic performance. However, it is unclear how much students’ expectation affects the English academic performance of students. The objectives of this study were: (1) to find the students’ expectation on their English teacher’s teaching style, (2) to find whether the English teacher’s teaching style matches with the students’ expectation, and (3) to find the contribution of students’ expectation toward teacher’s teaching style toward their English academic performance. The study’s sample was one English teacher from each public senior high school in Sukarami District, SMA N 13, SMA N 17, and SMA N 21, along with 11th-grade students they taught. This research used descriptive quantitative design. The data were collected by questionnaire and documents as quantitative data, and interview as qualitative data. Pearson Product Moment correlation and regression were used to analyze quantitative data while transcribing was used to analyze qualitative data. The findings showed that (1) the students expected their English teacher to use Expert and Facilitator teaching style, (2) the student’s expectation is not perfectly fulfilled as the teachers prefer Expert and Formal Authority teaching style, and (3) there was no contribution of students’ expectation toward their English teacher’s teaching style to their English academic performance.
Yemeni EFL students’ perceptions and implementation of computer-assisted language learning.
Authors: Ahmed Sabri Thabit Saleh , Salem Bushra Thabit Ahmed , Pawar Sunil V.
Published: June 2023

: This study investigated how Yemeni EFL students perceive computer-assisted language learning, the extent to which CALL is implemented in their learning of English in and outside their faculties and the difficulties they encounter when implementing CALL. Data were collected through a questionnaire that targeted 74 Yemeni EFL students and then analyzed by using SPSS 21st version. Results revealed that the students who participated in this study perceive CALL positively (overall mean = 4.1144 out of 5) and believe in its effectiveness in developing their language skills and making their EFL learning enjoyable and interesting. Moreover, Female students showed a higher overall positive attitude towards CALL as compared to their male counterparts and that was reflected in their implementation of CALL too. A significant correlation was also found between students’ perceptions of CALL and their computer competence in the favor of those students with higher computer competence while no significant correlation was found in relation to age. The results have also revealed that CALL’s implementation by many of the participants is still low. Unavailability of internet and lack of CALL tools at their faculty; in addition to students’ lack of computer competence are viewed as the major barriers to CALL implementation by the Yemeni EFL students understudy. As per the results, the study recommends Yemeni Universities to provide CALL tools and internet for their EFL classrooms and libraries and to train students to use technology for English learning purposes. It also recommends Yemeni EFL students to invest technology at hand for their EFL learning.
NEEDS ANALYSIS OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOK TO LOCAL CULTURE MATERIALS AND THE 21ST CENTURY COMPETENCIES
Authors: Inderawati Rita , Petrus Ismail , Eryansyah Eryansyah , Meilinda Meilinda
Published: June 2023

The needs to know local cultural materials and skills for the future of students in the 21st century motivated researchers to concentrate more on them. In this recent research, an English textbook developed with Palembang local culture in mind and reviewed by students considers student needs. In SMK Negeri 3 Palembang, the travel agent competency program had 35 graders who completed a questionnaire with 45 questions. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to collect and quantitatively and qualitatively interpret the details. The findings showed: 1) English must be taught through technology to support students; (2) English is essential to students' future careers; (3) no existing English language education materials are included with local Palembang culture; and (4) two main reasons for integrating local Palembang culture into educational materials were to enhance the knowledge of students. Due to the queries, learning resources such as blogs, Twitter, video calls, and voice notes became important for the promotion of skills in the 21st century.
THE PRACTICES OF INTENTIONAL VOCABULARY ACQUISITION FOR ASIAN EFL LEARNERS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Jonathans Peggy Magdalena , Widiati Utami , Astutik Indri , Ratri Devinta Puspita
Published: June 2023

This systematic literature review attempts to shed light on the practice of vocabulary acquisition in EFL contexts (incidental versus intentional mode) and the recommendation for Asia. Aiming to fill theoritical gap, the present study elucidates methodological-related variables dealing with vocabulary acquisition Asia EFL teaching mostly needed and relevantly applicable. The study serves as a call for Asia EFL teachers to elaborate all reviewed components into ELT practice and curriculum. PRISMA is applied for the study methodology while inclusion criterion used to key terms in search engines which found 13,653 articles, and resulted into 27 the most related studies within the 15-year-time frame after being circumscribed, comprising publication on incidental and intentional vocabulary acquisition. The findings from the analysis indicated that extensive reading as the main input with additional of other skills. Exposure and repetition for meanings and retentions should be balancedly planned preventing from counterproductive effects. The explicit instruction needs of integration of interrelated components for the acquisition and learning to occur, namely input, media, time length, meanings, tasks, EFL teachers roles, L2 learners motivation, references, and evaluation. The larger the vocabulary size, the greater their engagement in L2 learning and real communication. The pedagogical implication recommends strongly intentional vocabulary acquisition with intentional vocabulary mode as supplementary since the two modes codeswitch in the cognitive domain.
ANALYSIS OF TEACHER NEEDS RELATED TO E-LEARNING SCHOOLOGY CONTENT IN CREATIVE WRITING IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT PALEMBANG CITY
Authors: Ernalida Ernalida , Oktarina Santi , Turama Rizki
Published: June 2023

Learning Indonesian in the text-based 2013 curriculum directs students to be able to produce text-based writings. However, the ability of students to write creatively in middle school found in the field is still in the weak category. Obstacles related to this are increasing considering that Indonesia is currently experiencing the Covid 19 pandemic which requires learning to be carried out from home so that supporting learning media is needed in accordance with existing conditions. Based on the above, a solution is needed to overcome this, one of which is the use of E-Learning Schoology, which is learning that is in accordance with the character of generation Z. This research aimed to determine the needs of teachers regarding E-Learning Schoology content in learning creative writing in secondary schools in Palembang city. This research is a type of research and development. The research object was Indonesian language teachers in SMA in Palembang city. The data collection method used is a survey method with a questionnaire. Data are analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The results of the study show that when viewed in terms of necessities, the content of E-Learning Schoology in learning creative writing in secondary schools in Palembang must be adjusted to the principles of learning to write, the principles of electronic / online learning, the Circular of the Minister of Education and Culture No.4 of 2020 concerning Implementation of Education Policies in an Emergency Period of the Spread of Corona Virus Disease (COVID 19) and distance learning guides for teachers during schools closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The next finding is that when viewed from the components that are needed, teachers really need E-Learning Schoology in learning creative writing at high schools in Palembang. The last finding is that there are still deficiencies in the implementation of learning creative writing and the media used in secondary schools in Palembang is not adequate yet.
SITI ZUBAIDAH: THE ISLAMIC FEMINISM REVIEW BASED ON BARLAS’ THEORY
Authors: Pratami Selly Putri , Nurhayati Nurhayati , Saripudin Agus
Published: June 2023

This research aims to analyze Islamic feminism in the heroic story of Syair Situ Zubaidah. In this research, it is important to understand that Islamic feminism is based on Islamic religious principles. This research aims to identify the female characters of a literature work and to determine the positions and the role of the characters inside of a family. Then, it is also to determine how the character defends and saves her family and people. The applied method was the qualitative descriptive method. The results showed that the Islamic feminism themes also indicated heroic values. The findings showed the struggles, patience, determination, tawaqal, and istiqomah to deal with life. This research applied the interpretation of Al-Qur'an and Al-Hadith, in the forms of the findings of the previous studies. It was important to do and had to be based on the experts to avoid subjective interpretation.
CULTURE SHOCK AND CAMPUS PROGRAM IN ELT FOR THAI UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF ISLAM SULTAN AGUNG AND UNIVERSITY OF AHMAD DAHLAN
Authors: Murwantono Didik , Rinawati Rinawati
Published: June 2023

The existence of culture shock is undeniably true for foreign students studying in other countries. This phenomenon becomes more common nowadays. It also happened with some Thai students who are studying at University of Islam Sultan Agung Semarang and University of Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta. The main objectives of this article are to find out the cultural transition and to analyze the influence of culture shock and campus programs in ELT for Thai Students. This research was under a mix-method combined between qualitative and quantitative research by using purposive sampling. Twentyfour (N=24) Thai university students participated in the study. The analysis technique applied an exploratory mixed-method research design by separating the result both quantitative and qualitative. The online interview along with questionnaires was used to collect information from the students by using zoom and Google form. Data collection was performed from October to December 2020. Based on the questionnaire and interview as the primary data collection, this mini research reveals two findings. Firstly, shock culture and campus programs have a great contribution to the cultural transition in ELT. Secondly, the Thai students coped with the shock by adapting their experiences in academic programs and campus traditions. Campus programs also played a critical role in lessening culture shock.
ENGLISH TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO EDUCATION 4.0 DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Nugraha Muhammad Anjar , Maulida Ida
Published: June 2023

Teachers' Professional Development (PD) is one of the solutions to make the teachers always improve their skills and adapt to current issues. One of the challenges that teachers have to face nowadays is Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0). Furthermore, skills development in the time pandemic is required. This study aims at investigating English teachers' professional development to the 4.0 education era during the covid 19 pandemic. This research was conducted on a member of the English Teachers Support Group (MGMP) in Subang, West Java. To collect the data of the research, the questionnaire and semi-structured interview have administered to the participants. The data analysis found that the participants have a positive perspective towards PD to 4.0 Education Era with five factors (Time, Funding, time, School Principal, Colleague Influence, and School Culture); courses or workshop is the most helpful in PD activity; last, availability of facilities is the most challenge in using technology in the classroom. Furthermore, it is known that young teacher from public school has a wide chance to join PD activities; age, colleague and school principal influence the participation of MGMP event; determining teaching content is a the most challenge in implement the education 4.0 during the covid-19 pandemic.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN ENGLISH LEARNING OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Authors: Fitriani Dian , Loeneto Bambang A. , Inderawati Rita
Published: June 2023

Abstract: Formative assessment (assessment-for-learning) helps teachers to conduct teaching and learning activities that can enhance the students’ learning achievement. This study was aimed to find out the teachers’ understanding about formative assessment, the implementation of a formative assessment for English learning including the use of formative assessment to improve the teachers’ teaching and students’ learning, and the supporting and/or hindering factors in implementing a formative assessment. Qualitative in case study design was used in this study. The data were collected through interview, observations, and documentation to four teachers, the school principal, and some observed students as the participants. The data collected were validated through methodological triangulations and were analyzed qualitatively and reported descriptively. The result discovered that teachers’ understanding of formative assessment was in “good” category. The implementation of formative assessment in English learning given by the teachers followed the steps of input, process, and output. The teachers gave follow – up actions namely remedial and enrichment for students although the actions were not carried out as properly as what it is supposed to due to some hindering factors in giving the formative assessment. In conclusion, teachers’ lack of assessment training affects their understanding in implementing formative assessment. Therefore, the teachers need to participate in such a seminar and they need to be given opportunities to join assessment training so that they can get input on how to give assessment well, and moreover to make the right assessment instruments.
Always Full Performance! The Relationship between Burnout, Organizational Commitment and Job Performance in School Administrators
Authors: YILDIZ Sevgi , KATITAŞ Sevda , DOĞAN Sibel
Published: June 2023

In this study, the job performance of school administrators, a significant factor of school effectiveness, was discussed. Accordingly, the aim of the survey is to examine the relationship between burnout, commitment to school and the job performance of school administrators. 320 school administrators working in public schools in Turkey participated in the research. In the research, causal comparative design and correlational survey model, which are among the quantitative research methods, were used. The data of the study were collected using the "Burnout Measure", "Organizational Commitment Scale" and "Job Performance Scale". Descriptive and evidential statistics techniques were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the research, it was determined that especially the job performances were at a very high level according to the perceptions of school administrators. School administrators' level of burnout was found to be low despite their medium level of commitment to school. A negative and very weak correlation was found between school administrators' burnout and their organizational commitment. When analyzed in terms of demographic variables, the job performance of the principals was higher than that of the assistant principals. Burnout of assistant principals was found to be higher than that of principals. In addition, it was revealed that female school administrators' burnout was higher than that of male school administrators. Demographic variables did not make a significant difference on the organizational commitment of school administrators. In the study, it was also founded that the burnout of school administrators and the continuance commitment dimension of their organizational commitment to their schools are significant predictors of their job performance. Recommendations were made in the light of relevant findings and literature.
resgate da ética das virtudes de Aristóteles na epistemologia contemporânea
Authors: Temporão Anna Carolina Velozo Nader
Published: June 2023

A teoria das virtudes de Aristóteles, constante sobretudo na obra Ética a Nicômaco, parte da análise das faculdades e virtudes individuais do sujeito, relacionando-as com suas ações e impactos no contexto social da πόλις grega. Meu objetivo consiste em ressaltar como a corrente filosófica contemporânea da Epistemologia das Virtudes pode ser lida como um resgate da teoria das virtudes de Aristóteles, proporcionando com isso uma nova forma de abordar antigas questões epistêmicas.
Adult transsphenoidal meningoencephalocele: Clinical image
Authors: Chauhan Bhanu Pratap Singh , Dholakia Binita , Singh Daljit
Published: June 2023

Background:

Encephalocele is herniation of cranial contents through a skull defect, classified according to their contents and location, and is usually seen in pediatric age group. The transsphenoidal type represents <5% of all basal meningoencephaloceles. Of them, the presentation in adulthood is even rarer.

Case Description:

A 19-year-old female complaining of breathing difficulties during sleep and exertional dyspnea was diagnosed with a transsphenoidal meningoencephalocele, likely representing patent craniopharyngeal canal. On exploration through bifrontal craniotomy, the defect was identified in the sellar floor after completely reducing the contents into the cranial cavity and was repaired. She had immediate symptomatic relief and an uneventful postoperative course.

Conclusion:

There can be significant symptomatic relief with minimal postoperative morbidity after transcranial repair of such large transsphenoidal meningoencephaloceles, through traditional skull base approaches.
Surgical resection of glioblastoma in basal ganglia and utility of exoscope: Technical case reports
Authors: Kijima Noriyuki , Kinoshita Manabu , Kagawa Naoki , Okita Yoshiko , Hirayama Ryuichi , Kishima Haruhiko
Published: June 2023

Background:

Due to the presence of many perforating arteries and the deep location of basal ganglia tumors, dissection of the perforating arteries is critical during tumor resection. However, this is challenging as these arteries are deeply embedded in the cerebrum. Surgeons need to bend their heads for a long time using operative microscope and it is uncomfortable for the operating surgeon. A high-definition (4K-HD) 3D exoscope system can significantly improve the surgeon’s posture during resection and widen the operating view field considerably by adjusting the camera angle.

Methods:

We report two cases of glioblastoma (GBM) involving basal ganglia. We used a 4K-HD 3D exoscope system for resecting the tumor and analyzed the intraoperative visualization of the operative fields.

Results:

We could approach the deeply located feeding arteries before successfully resecting the tumor using a 4K-HD 3D exoscope system which would have been difficult with the sole use of an operative microscope. The postoperative recoveries were uneventful in both cases. However, postoperative magnetic resonance imaging showed infarction around the caudate head and corona radiata in one of the cases.

Conclusion:

This study has highlighted using a 4K-HD 3D exoscope system in dissecting GBM involving basal ganglia. Although postoperative infarction is a risk, we could successfully visualize and dissect the tumors with minimal neurological deficits.
METACOGNITIVE STRATEGIES AND MOTIVATION OF STUDENT LEARNING
Authors: Balashov Eduard
Published: June 2023

Relevance of the proposed issue has been determined by determined by the importance of understanding a personality of the student as a subject of their own self-regulated learning. There has been a scientific need to characterize the concept of self-regulated learning, analyse the features of the use of metacognitive strategies in the learning activities of students. In the article, the author has theoretically analysed the psychological features of use of metacognitive strategies in motivating the learning activity of students. For empirical evaluation of the levels of the educational strategies use and the direction of student motivation, we have used the questionnaires “Learning Strategies” (by S. Kostromina, T. Dvornikova) and “Scales of Academic Motivation” (by T. Gordeeva, O. Sychev, E. Osin). Theoretical analysis and empirical research have shown a positive correlation between the use of metacognitive strategies and student motivation. As a result of analysing the correlations between metacognitive strategies and motivation, we have drawn the conclusion that learning activities interest students in the presence of intrinsic motivation, and is accompanied by emotional experiences in the use of appropriate metacognitive strategies. The methodological recommendations aimed at the effective application of the motivating strategies of students, as well as the formation of their appropriate learning motivation have been developed.
COPING STRATEGIES AS A MECHANISM OF SELF-REGULATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS
Authors: Kalamazh Viktoriia , Tymoshchuk Elyzaveta , Krasnopir Artur , Doroshchuk Anna
Published: June 2023

The article conducts a theoretical study of the concepts of "self-regulation" and "coping strategies", and uses scientific approaches to the definitions of these concepts from Ukrainian and foreign works. The role of emotional intelligence in increasing the effectiveness of coping strategies as self-regulation mechanisms of students during educational activities is highlighted. The results of an empirical study of the peculiarities of personal self-regulation are presented, taking into account the gender differences of the respondents. The peculiarities of the choice of destructive or constructive coping strategies have been revealed. The results of the study on correlations between personal self-regulation in the form of action orientation and state orientation, coping strategies and components of emotional intelligence are presented, which gives grounds for drawing conclusions about the interdependence of these concepts. The summarized results expand the theoretical and empirical basis for the further development of emotional intelligence in order to increase the effectiveness of students' coping strategies in the stressful conditions of educational activities during martial law.
HE ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE CONCEPT OF “POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH” AND RELATED CONCEPTS
Authors: Kotovska Yuliia
Published: June 2023

The article provides a general overview of the concept of ‘post-traumatic growth’ (PTG), according to the concept of R. Tedeschi and L. Calhoun. The historical review of the emergence of the concept of PTG and the analysis of the author's research on this topic showed that it should be separated from such related concepts as: ‘resilience’, ‘resilient reintegration’, ‘positive adaptation’, ‘psychological immunity’, ‘thriving’. The article aims to highlight each listed concept’s specific characteristics and properties to distinguish it from the PTG. The result of the conducted theoretical analysis is a list of criteria for comparing the studied concepts, including the presence of a traumatic situation, the level of personality development relative to the pre-traumatic (initial) level, and the possibility of external influence on this personal aspect.  In our research, we agree with the theoretical understanding of the concept of PTG determined by R. Tedeschi and L. Calhoun. We define PTG, therefore, as the experience of positive changes that occur in a person due to encountering crisis life situations. A comparison of PTG with resilience showed that the second one applies to any event (not only traumatic); it is a set of abilities and skills (not a result and a phenomenon), and it can be developed or changed (while PTG can only be facilitated). The concept of ‘resilient reintegration’, derived from the previous one, is appropriate to use only in the context of combatants (whereas PTG refers to any person who has survived a trauma). The concept of psychological immunity differs from PTG in its specific personal aspects: psychological immunity does not define a specific area of personal change, while the PTG distinguishes three dimensions of growth, according to the concept S. Joseph.  Thriving presupposes the individual’s resistance to negative life events with subsequent improvement in the quality of life. However, such positive transformations do not lead to significant personality transformations and do not necessarily have to be caused by trauma. Comparing PTG with positive adaptation is more challenging as the approaches to understanding this concept vary heavily.
MEANINGFUL ORIENTATIONS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OF CIVIL SERVANTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR
Authors: Hordynia Nataliia
Published: June 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of meaningful life orientations, coping strategies and stress factors in the professional activities of civil servants. It was analyzed that civil servants in wartime use coping strategies based on their personal experience (personal resources or coping resources). Therefore, the coping behavior of civil servants must be considered as the result of the interaction of coping strategies (methods of managing the stress factor that arise as an individual's response to a perceived threat) and coping resources (relatively stable characteristics of specialists and stress that contribute to the development of adaptive abilities of specialists). The conducted empirical research made it possible to determine that a high level of stress resistance in civil servants indicates the presence of coping resources, which are manifested in the specialist's recognition of his role when possible critical situations arise, in the ability to effectively cope with stressful situations. This contributes to the development of adaptive psychological factors that will allow the development of the necessary behavioral coping strategies, through the understanding and definition of a potential stressor and the creation of a reserve of personal and environmental resources necessary for the success of coping behavior, personal growth, well-being and the achievement of positive professional goals. It was also established that the respondents are not characterized by overcoming negative experiences due to purposeful restraint of emotions, minimizing their impact on the perception of the situation and choosing a behavioral strategy. For civil servants, it is important to overcome negative experiences by subjectively reducing the significance of a problematic situation and analyzing the level of emotional involvement in it, as well as the synthesis of information, the choice of possible options for solving critical situations and risk avoidance. The meaningful life orientations of civil servants during martial law are aimed at such key components as: security, motives for independent choice of activities during military operations, self-realization in professional activities, and the development of emotional, motivational, and behavioral components.
A MILP Framework to Solve the Sustainable System Optimum with Link MFD Functions
Authors: Shakoori Niloofar , De Nunzio Giovanni , Leclercq Ludovic
Published: June 2023

Given the increasing consciousness toward the environmental footprint of mobility, accommodating environmental objectives in existing transport planning strategies is imperative for research and practice. In this paper, we use the link macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) model to develop optimal routing strategies that minimize total system emissions (TSE) in multiple origin-destination (OD) networks. Piecewise linear (PWL) functions are used to approximate MFD for individual links, and to define link-level emissions. Dynamic network constraints, non-vehicle holding constraints, and convex formulations of the PWL functions are considered. Thus, the system-optimum dynamic traffic assignment (SO-DTA) problem with environmental objectives is formulated as a mixed integer linear program (MILP). Finally, on a synthetic network, numerical examples demonstrate the performance of the proposed framework.
A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Dynamic Traffic Light Control with Transit Signal Priority
Authors: Nousch Tobias , Zhou Runhao , Adam Django , Hirrle Angelika , Wang Meng
Published: June 2023

Traffic light control (TLC) with transit signal priority (TSP) is an effective way to deal with urban congestion and travel delay. The growing amount of available connected vehicle data offers opportunities for signal control with transit priority, but the conventional control algorithms fall short in fully exploiting those datasets. This paper proposes a novel approach for dynamic TLC with TSP at an urban intersection. We propose a deep reinforcement learning based framework JenaRL to deal with the complex real-world intersections. The optimisation focuses on TSP while balancing the delay of all vehicles. A two-layer state space is defined to capture the real-time traffic information, i.e. vehicle position, type and incoming lane. The discrete action space includes the optimal phase and phase duration based on the real-time traffic situation. An intersection in the inner city of Jena is constructed in an open-source microscopic traffic simulator SUMO. A time-varying traffic demand of motorised individual traffic (MIT), the current TLC controller of the city, as well as the original timetables of the public transport (PT) are implemented in simulation to construct a realistic traffic environment. The results of the simulation with the proposed framework indicate a significant enhancement in the performance of traffic light controller by reducing the delay of all vehicles, and especially minimising the loss time of PT.