bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Blended Learning Evaluation In Higher Education Courses
Authors: Gounopoulos Elias , Kontogiannis Sotirios , Valsamidis Stavros , Kazanidis Ioannis
Published: May 2017

Although traditional learning was a necessity for centuries and distance learning is sometimes the only way for learning for many learners, the last two decades a supplementary mode to the other modes of learning emerged, the e-learning. However, the last few years, blended learning has dominated as the only mode which combines perfectly the advantages of the other modes of learning.

The role of educational content in blended learning is crucial. The key factor to success is high quality educational content, appropriate for learning and able to fulfill course educational aims and objectives. Most of the times it is not an easy task to give feedback to instructors about the online educational content.  However, some course characteristics and students’ actions may reflect the quality and quantity of the educational content.

This study evaluates the use of blended learning in TEI of West Macedonia with the use of structured questionnaires exposed to the learners. The learners express their attitude about how useful the blended learning is and how this blended means facilitates their studies. It proposes two variables Richness and Usefulness, taking into account statistics concerning the courses. These variables aim to help course instructors and administrators review course usage and find course weaknesses.
The Impact Of Mobile Commerce In Kavala
Authors: Zoumpoulidis Vasilios , Zoitsas Aggelos , Ferelis Vasilios , Nikolaidis Michael
Published: May 2017

The mobile commerce, as an integral and often dominant part of a broader technological, economic and social system, is closely linked to environmental conditions that affect; this affects their decisions and strategy implemented. Undoubtedly, in the current era, the competition is increased and dominant in the market, pushing their bodies and citizens to abandon traditional and time-consuming methods of business functions, practices and yet purchases.

The purpose of this study, it is the presentation and the penetration of mobile commerce to the citizens of Kavala. In particular, how they use their mobile devices in making purchases. The survey conducted in 2015 on a random sample of 220 people with criterion that the respondents have a mobile equipment. It was studied the use of wireless technologies in conjunction with the recognition and use of electronic commerce by both consumers and business world.

The questionnaire has 47 questions concerning the population distribution, the advanced technology of their mobile devices, the interest for products and services provided by m-commerce and the security they feel. Finally, the respondents were asked for the purchases made by their mobile equipments and whether they were satisfied.
For the measurement of the research factors which appear in the conducted study, the method of multiple determinants variables were used. The data analysis was carried out with the use of the statistical program SPSS Statistics 19.0.
The conclusions of the survey is that despite the cost of use, the connection speeds, and security and misuse of personal data problems, the mobile commerce is in constant development due to the critical mass of the users who immediately and practically use their mobile devices.
The Problem of Capacity Management in Greek Public Hospitals
Authors: Tsitsakis Christos , Polychronidou Persefoni , Karasavvoglou Anastasios
Published: May 2017

One of the most important problems that the users of Greek National Health System face, is the long waiting lists. Αrather superficial explanationof this phenomenon is usually refer the increasing demand for healthcare services, ignoring that the problem is mainly a problem of capacity management, which is associated with the occupancy rate of specific wards of a hospital, and the average length of stay.

The theory of constraints can apply successfully to healthcare organizations, to solve problems of capacity management, reducing the inpatient length of stay and increasing the satisfaction from the offering services as has been proved by international research.

In this paper, we study the problem from this point of view. Our qualitative research revealed that there is a bottle-neck in the normal flow of patients, because of the delays in the imaging departments of the hospitals.
The increase of the capacity of the imaging departments would offer a feasible solution to the problem.
A Statistical Analysis of e-commerce in Greece: The Case of Young People in Central Macedonia
Authors: Polychronidou Persefoni , Chapsa Xanthippi , Tsitsakis Christos
Published: May 2017

The way of commerce transactions has changed from traditional ways to new ones with the use of new technologies. E-commerce has rapidly developed abroad, while in Greece has been developed more slowly. The present paper focuses on the e-commerce in Greece. For that purpose, an empirical research has been conducted from November to December 2015 and 100 valid questionnaires were selected. The study empirically investigates the consumer behaviour, the trust and safety in transactions and the advantages of e-commerce. Under this framework, the results of the empirical research are presented and the relevant findings are discussed.  
The Effect Of Communicative Language Teaching And Audio-Lingual Method On English Speaking Skill Across Different Learning Styles
Authors: Ghofur Abd. , S. Degeng I Nyoman , Widiati Utami , Setyosari Punaji
Published: May 2017

This study aims to determine whether there is an interactive effect between learning methods (Communicative Language Teaching/CLT and Audio-Lingual Method/ALM) and learning styles (Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic) on English speaking skill. The researchers used a quasi-experimental research design with a population of 383 students and samples of 70, assigned into two groups: experimental and control. The data were collected using three instruments (i.e., a pretest, a posttest, and a questionnaire) and then descriptively analyzed. A 2x3 factorial of Two-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with parametric statistical method was utilized because the data were normally distributed as well as homogeneous. The results of the analysis of the pretest scores show that the English speaking skills of the two groups of students applying the two different methods are the same at the significance level of 0.080. The analysis of the posttest scores show that there was no interactive effect between the learning methods and the learning styles on the English speaking skill at the significance level of 0.138. This implies that no matter what learning styles they have, students in CLT class performed better in speaking English than those in ALM.

 

Keywords: CLT, ALM, learning styles, English speaking skill
Local Wisdom with Universal Appeal: Dynamics of Indonesian Culture in Asian Context
Authors: Kadarisman A. Effendi
Published: May 2017

This paper argues that the dynamics of Indonesian culture in Asian context, as seen from a linguistic perspective, may occur in the form of cultural reinterpretation and semantic change. At the cultural level, this paper takes a close look at two things: apology and “Indonglish” (Indonesian English). Apology is a universal speech act. However, where, when, how, and why people apologize to one another can be culture-specific. I pick out an Islam-specific greeting which gets modified by taking a Malay-specific apology as an illustrative example. As for Indonglish, it can be viewed either as a mock term or as a serious term. As a mock term, Indonglish is characterized by Indonesian-specific errors; and as a serious sociolinguistic term, it is characterized by apology, Indonesian address terms, and religion-related expressions.

The semantic change pertains to three expressions: pancasila, bhinneka tunggal ika, and tut wuri handayani. The compound word pancasila means ‘five principles’, and the phrase bhinneka tunggal ika means ‘unity in diversity’. Both expressions originate from an old Javanese literary work Sutasoma, written during the second half of the 14th century. In Sutasoma, both expressions refer respectively to ‘five moral principles in Buddhism’ and ‘a single religious truth proposed to unite Buddhism and Hinduism’. However, in modern Indonesia, they have undergone drastic semantic change. Pancasila is a cover politico-philosophical term for the five state foundations; and bhinneka tunggal ika is a national motto intended to unite people with different backgrounds into a single Indonesian nation. The last expression tut wuri handayani, or ‘giving support from behind’, was part of the educational motto for Taman Siswa, an educational institution established in the early 1920s. Now, it is taken as a motto for national education, for its great relevance to principles of modern educational psychology. Briefly, cultural dynamics are observable in apology and Indonglish; and the three local expressions originating from Javanese have now become prominent terms of national treasure, whose meanings spark some global appeal.

 

Keywords: cultural reinterpretation, semantic change, apology, Indonglish.
The Dialectic Of Time In Modern Arabic Linguistics Discourse
Authors: . Arifuddin
Published: May 2017

This research aims to reveal the dialogue of modern Arabian Grammarians about time and its representations in Arabic grammar. Using new findings of general linguistics field, this dialogue reflects vast efforts of reconstructions and developments of Arabic grammar in particular tense and aspect. It is descriptive research that explains some significant ideas and thought produced by modern Arabian grammarians such as Tammam Hassan, Mahdi al-Makhzumi, Yusuf Malik al-Muthallibi, and Ibrahim as-Samirra’i, primarily selected for their outstanding studies and discoveries on the topics. The data are collected from their books, processed and analyzed by comparing one work to another. Early results show that expression of time or temporal act is signified by numerous grammatical and lexical means covering verbs, verb phrase, and nouns, and considering negative, positive, and affirmative sentences.

 

Keywords: Modern Arabic Grammar, Tense, Aspect.
Does Online Learning Meet the Expectation? A Case Study of Short Semester General English Class
Authors: Santihastuti Asih
Published: May 2017

The fact that today’s students are mostly equipped with high level of digital literacy encourages English teachers to use the Internet as one of the teaching learning media. Moreover,, the abundance of online materials for EFL students which are easily accessible makes the teachers’ job much easier. However, these advantages do not come alone without any drawbacks that challenge the teachers in implementing effective online teaching-learning activities for the class and get the most of it. This paper highlights the challenges that the teachers face in implementing online learning for general English class during the short semester program and reveals students’ perceptions on it as part of the reflection on the teaching-learning process. The unique characteristic of this program which is run only for one month requires the teacher creatively seeking effective activities for the class in order to meet the program requirement. The class shows that the students’ performance during the online learning is better compared to the offline class. The students become more active as well as enthusiastically involved in posting thread and giving feedback to their classmates’ thread. Although during the process the students show interest in joining the online discussion, the teacher still have difficulty in finding the strategy to measure the effectiveness of this mode of learning. The reflective writing written by the students identify some issues which mostly deal with their impressions in joining the online learning as well as their difficulties in performing during the teaching learning process. Some students even give suggestions for better improvement in the next application of online learning.

 

Keywords: online learning, teacher’s reflection, students’ perception, students’ performance.
Asian Intellectuals for Cultural Resistance: Departures and Disruptions
Authors: Alwee Azhar Ibrahim
Published: May 2017

In the past, the emergence of viable intellectual groups had been stunted by the grip of colonial imperialism, apart from the long years of feudal tutelage that made the society subservient to its ruling ideology. Today, the challenges are far more complex. Calling for intellectuals to take up cultural resistance can be just a utopianistic fervour, unless we first unravel the obstacles that prevent intellectuals from making a substantive presence in society. In this paper, four main areas will be discussed, namely: (a) the relegation of intellectuals in this era of technoscientific and soundbites euphoria, (b) the domains in which intellectuals should take up the task of cultural resistance, such as addressing intellectual captivity, culturalism, ethno-religious exclusivism and neoliberalism, (c) the timidity in our context of forging an Asian intellectual solidarity and comradery, and (d) the need to forge autonomous and humanistic sociological thinking amongst Asian cultural and intellectual circles. At present, the struggle for cultural resistance is marked by departures and disruptions. Thus, it warrants the creative and critical approaches with foremost commitment in imagining the possibility of cultural resistance as a start. 

Keywords: cultural resistance, intellectuals, culture circle, postcolonialism
When Local Goes Global: English Teachers As Cultivators Of Local Culture In A Globalized Region
Authors: Estuarso Dera
Published: May 2017

With the wave of globalization, English has become a lingua franca in Asia. As such, English has been used between non-native speakers of English with diverse cultures. In Indonesia, English is taught as a foreign language in which the majority of lessons are centered in introducing western cultures. However, there has been a shift in the teaching materials to incorporate local culture content. In the face of this development, this project seeks to discover a means to fulfill a new role of English teachers in Indonesia. Teachers can be cultivators of local culture content by following the process of a small-scale research and development project as the one presented in this paper. Teachers can help learners understand their own culture presented in English so that they can own their English and share the merits of their culture to the region. There are five steps in which teachers can cultivate local culture contents: (1) surveying learners’ needs, (2) discovering the potentials of local culture in learner’s surroundings, (3) designing extra reading materials based on the local culture content, (4) developing the materials attractively based on learners’ needs, and (5) continuously revising the materials to accommodate more localities. By so doing, teachers can propagate their own professional development and prepare their learners for such a unique facet of globalization contemporarily happening in the region.

 
Keywords: local culture, reading, material development, globalized
Cultural Represetation As Seen In Indonesian Early Bilinguals’ Essays
Authors: Zen Evynurul L. , Rachmajanti Sri , Apriana Aulia
Published: May 2017

A thorough observation on the implementation of immersion program at the Laboratory Primary School of Universitas Negeri Malang has recently been conducted particularly to see how English exposures work in non-English classrooms. The research also objectifies the initial mapping of the English proficiency of Early Bilinguals sitting in the 3rd Grade of International Class Program who are the main research subjects to whom the language proficiency tests are given. The findings indicate that the students possess good English language competence, comprehensively and productively. In language comprehension, 85% of the students are able to comprehend meanings of various explicit and implicit instructions in the forms of declaratives, interrogatives, and imperatives. In language production, 80% of the students are able produce simple and basic sytactic constructions (SVO order) accurately using almost correct singular-plural and present-past tense. Beyond these significant findings, the reseachers discover a lot more concern on how they construct ideas in their essays as well as how these ideas reflect their daily socio-cultural practices. Given the context of My Last Holiday, the 48-students’ essays have narrated more than only series of event or moments to remember, but a piece of universal concept internalized in their mind as Indonesian natives. This paper specifically outlines not only the most frequent words and phrases in their essays becoming apparent to represent the things the students value more, but also the initial mapping on universal cultural concepts in Asian context. 

Keywords:  early bilinguals; essay writing, universal cultural concept
Detecting Anomalies in Assessment Devices for Cross-Cultural Use: Fairness Concerns
Authors: Sulistyo Gunadi H.
Published: May 2017

Assessment devices are developed with the undertaking of collecting data that will inform a valid and reliable crux of interest. Such information is mandatory as it will constitute a basis for responsible decision-making. In order to meet the projected function appropriately, any assessment device, let alone those for cross-cultural use, needs to be anomaly-free. While the use of assessment devices across nations has been ubiquitous worldwide, scrutinizing assessment devices for any existing covert defects is unavoidably imperative if fairness in the result interpretation is to be envisioned. This paper reviews briefly several concepts related with nuisances that potentially cause anomaly in assessment devices particularly for cross-cultural use.

 

Keywords: anomalies, assessment devices, cross-cultural studies
Implementation Of Transformative Learning Model Through Parents For Early Childhood Parenting In Java Family
Authors: Novya Hany , Alfiani Aisyah Nafisya
Published: May 2017

Early childhood parenting in a family is a process fraught with problems and transformative states. One of the cases is ‘anak karbitan’ (adultish child) as a result of parents’ ambition which is prevalent in urban areas, while in rural areas many parents do a variety of mistakes in parenting. It is caused by a lack of parental understanding on the parenting ideal knowledge. This study aims at finding the transformative learning process that occurs in the early childhood parenting in a family environment. The researcher employs a qualitative approach with a case study design. The informants of this study were parents who had children aged 0-6 years. The processes of data collection involved in-depth interviews, group discussions, participatory observation, and documentation. The researcher used the interactive analysis models to analyze the data. The results showed that parents did not realize that the learning experience they had, give transformative impact on their parenting style their children in their family environments. The problems faced by the parents in early childhood parenting were those dealing with: (1) with the unique character of the child, (2) the habituation of a child, (3) training the children’s independence, discipline, and responsibilities, (4).the child’s social interaction, (5) training their children’s confidence, (6) sex education of early childhood. The actions that the parents did to solve their problem were giving rewards, advice, warnings, and punishment, and neglecting their children. Transformative impacts that occurred on the parents were internal and external impacts.

 

Keywords: transformative learning, early childhood, parenting, parents
Students’ Views On The Use Of Book And Web-Based Materials For Their Elt Classes: A Study On Ict-Based Education In Indonesian Context
Authors: Isnawati Ida
Published: May 2017

This study examined students’ views on the use of web-based materials in ELT classes. It was triggered by the findings of some previous studies done in the developed countries showing that, in this digital era, teachers and students still have not abandoned traditional materials despite the growing interest in digital/web-based materials (Allen, 2015; Jarvis and Szymczyk, 2010). Therefore, this study tried to reveal students’ attitude on their lecturers’ use of technology for ELT in Indonesian context where, as one of developing countries, the technology is booming nowadays. The focuses of this study were the students’ preference on the use of book-based and web-based materials, the motivational impacts of the use of book-based and web-based materials for the students, and the problems in using book-based and web-based materials. This study involved students of English Department at IAIN Tulungagung. They were given questionnaires on their lecturers’ materials used in their ELT classes and some of them were then interviewed in details for their further responses. The findings of this study reported the students’ real preference, advantages, and problems related to ELT materials which can be used as a reference for the lecturers or teachers in selecting the materials for their students in similar context.

 
Key words: Book-based materials, web-based materials, technology, students’ preferences.
Understanding The Implications Of A Trending Popular Culture: The Online Food Review
Authors: Andilolo Imanuella R. , Ranteallo Ikma Citra
Published: May 2017

Online food reviews as a part of popular culture instigated by the propagation of the Internet are increasingly used by food industries to help consumers in creating decision making: “to buy or not to buy”. Some food industries are moving out from classical ways of word-of-mouth and printed or digital advertisements into online food reviews similar to content reviews of restaurants, hotels, films, music, and also Applications. The study uses qualitative exploratory methods and Focus Group Discussion to examine consumers’ behaviors in making a decision before eating what and where. The findings suggest that consumers are also influenced by the quality of information, ratings, and services. Findings indicate that consumer involvement in online food reviews provide challenges that able small and big food industries overcome the barrier arising from the lack of doing business in popular culture.

 
Keywords: online food review, restaurant industry, popular culture, decision making, consumer
Socio-Culture-Based Classroom Activities in Asia: Do They Work Effectively?
Authors: . Jumariati
Published: May 2017

Many studies on Second Language Acquisition are carried out based on the sociocultural theory (SCT) to explore learners’ potentials in learning a language. SCT which claims that learning language occurs when learners have the experience to use the language in interaction has been widely used as the basis of the teaching and learning in schools and higher education in Asia. More student-centered and collaborative activities with pair and group works are applied to increase students’ participation and promote language learning within students’ Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). Within this framework, learners try to expand their ZPD through the assistance from their peers and teacher as the scaffolding of the learning development. However, studies show that implementing the socio-culture-based classroom activities are not trouble-free regarding challenges faced by both sides of the students and the teachers. Consequently, it is essential to have an understanding of how the activities can best work to achieve meaningful learning which promotes the maximum development of students’ actual and potential levels of learning. This paper presents a review of some research on socio-cultural-based education in the context of Asia and describes the findings, benefits and challenges to see how effective the activities are.

 

Keywords: socio cultural theory, classroom activities, benefits, challenges
Transcending Oppression And Exploitation: Struggle For Education In Bulosan’s America Is In The Heart And Sudham’s Monsoon Country
Authors: Praphan Kittiphong
Published: May 2017

Diasporic literature functions as an important source which provides the social contexts of the home countries of its authors. Carlos Bulosan’s 'America is in the Heart' and Pira Sudham’s 'Monsoon Country' are among this group of literature representing the voice of the oppressed and exploited farmers in the Philippines and Thailand, respectively home of the authors. The farmers are represented as being exploited by those in power, including colonizers, local officials, landlords, and middlemen. The exploiters can be seen as capitalists who accumulate wealth through the labor and the property of farmers. In their methods of oppression the oppressors employ State Apparatuses and Ideological State Apparatuses to maintain the status quo and reproduce the exploitative system. To transcend the oppression and exploitation, the major characters of the books struggle to obtain education, since they view that ignorance is the most important cause of the exploitation. Education is seen as the only way to eliminate ignorance and liberate themselves as well as their people from the exploitative cycle. 'America Is in the Heart' and 'Monsoon Country' represent the voice of the farmers in the Philippines and Thailand who condemn their exploiters and raise readers’ awareness of the problem.

 

Keywords: diasporic literature, oppression and exploitation, education, voice
‘Sapi perah’ or ‘kuda beban’: Cultural Values in Indonesian Proverbs Associated with Horse, Cow, Buffalo and Donkey
Authors: Mirahayuni Ni Ketut , Chrismalia Garnida Susie
Published: May 2017

Proverbs, a short well-known saying in figures of speech or symbolism, seem to have stood the test of ages for their usefulness in modern society. Proverbs have been found to serve people well as a significant rhetoric force in both oral and written communication, from friendly chats, powerful political speeches, and religious sermons to lyrical poetry, best-seller novels, and the influential mass media (Mieder, 2004). Proverbs reveal an awareness of the human condition and human flaws that make their distant voices ring with clarity, humor, wit, and insight (Barajaz, 2010). This paper reported a study of cultural values Indonesian proverbs associated with horse, buffalo, cow and donkey. The purpose is to identify how these animals are culturally perceived and used in transferring wisdom, acceptable and favourable manners and moral conducts. The data comprise 80 Indonesian proverbs using any of the four animals in their expressions, gathered from various printed and electronic sources. The study found that proverbs using these four animals are used to show both positive and negative human attitudes. Positively, they illustrate the values of self-motivation, hard-work and devotion to duty, truthfulness, dependability, well-adjustment, fairness and justice. Negatively, they exemplify foolishness, arrogance, hypocritical attitude, inherent wickedness, unfavorable attitude towards opposite sex, over-excitement and being in a dilemmatic situation. The study shows that such values have been orally taught and transferred within the context of familiar daily objects and situations in the chiefly agricultural cultures. The proverbs mainly function to convey advice on acceptable attitudes, manners, and moral conducts.

 

Keywords: figurative language, Indonesian proverbs, cultural values
Effect Of Bringing Local Culture In English Language Teaching On Students’ Writing Achievement
Authors: Nurlia Ratna , Arini Fitri
Published: May 2017

The use of local culture in the teaching of English as a foreign language in Indonesia may lead into consideration since language and culture are interrelated. Local culture in English language teaching enables students to learn English skills well because students are asked to discuss or describe something they know very well. This paper reports the results of an experimental study which was concerned with how well bringing local culture in English Language Teaching could affect students’ writing achievement. Quasi-experimental research applying non-randomized pretest-posttest design was used in this study. The subjects of the study were the students of English Department of College of Teacher Training and Education in Blitar. Class A, which consisted of 23 students, was taught using local culture strategy, and was the experimental group, while class B, which consisted of 25 students was taught without using local culture, and was the control group. The results showed that bringing local culture in English language teaching produced better achievement of the students’ writing skill.

 

Keywords: local culture; writing achievement, English language teaching
Critical Responses To Texts: Reading Attitudes Of University Students In Indonesian Learning Context
Authors: . Sultan , Rofi’uddin Ah. , . Nurhadi , Tri Priyatni Endah
Published: May 2017

This study discusses university students’ reading attitudes and perspectives on reading texts. Reading attitude was measured through students’ critical responses in comprehending and evaluating the content of the texts. This descriptive-quantitative study employed a survey. It was conducted in Indonesian Language Teaching Study Program in State University of Makassar, Indonesia. The data were collected through a questionnaire and interviews. The results of this study indicated that the students’ critical responses to texts were categorized as low. In general, the students obtained only the stated information found in texts, and they made very little attempt to seek for implied meanings. They rarely tried to connect one text to another and to social as well as cultural contexts of the texts. These poor critical responses of the students have resulted from the process of learning to read which has been more text-oriented in nature rather than ideology-concerns of the texts.

 

Keywords: learning to read, critical responses, reading attitude
Engaging Students Through Multimodal Learning Environments: An Indonesian Context
Authors: . Suparmi
Published: May 2017

A critical issue regarding the English language teaching in the Asian context particularly in Indonesia is that the teaching and learning methods used are still far from being sufficient and effective to help students improve their language skill at the expected rate. This is a pilot study investigating the effects of multimodal learning environment on students’ learning outcomes connected to students’ writing performance. To find out the answers to the research problems, 60 students taking English for Specific Purposes at State Islamic University of Malang – Indonesia participated in this study. They were randomly selected and randomly assigned into the experimental group and the control group. The multimodal environment was provided to the experimental group whereas the control group was not. The results of the study indicated that the students in the experimental group had better writing performance. In addition, the contribution of this study is two folds; as a contribution to references on innovative and creative pedagogy in the classroom and to support the progress of the teaching and learning English.

 

Keywords: multimodal learning environments, video, the teaching of EFL writing, writing performance
Deliberate Learning Of Second Language (L2) Vocabulary: Research-Based Guidelines
Authors: . Syarifuddin
Published: May 2017

This article is devoted to overviewing several current studies on L2 vocabulary learning, especially those aimed at investigating and exploring the ways in which deliberate vocabulary learning would be best facilitated, and thus would increase learning. It is argued that knowledge of vocabulary is fundamental in all language use, and becomes an essential part to master second language. A large amount of vocabulary is required to use English both receptively and productively: 8000 – 9000 word families needed in order to adequately comprehend a wide range of written discourse (Nation, 2006), and 2000 – 3000 word families required to get sufficient comprehension of spoken discourse (van Zeeland & Schmitt, 2012). Knowing a lexical item entails several aspects of word knowledge i.e., form, meaning, and use, each of which is further comprised of several sub-aspects of word knowledge. In addition, vocabulary learning is incremental in nature. Taken all these into account, there should be a component of deliberate vocabulary learning in language teaching, regardless of the preferred teaching methods being applied. Most importantly, deliberate learning of vocabulary should be intensively focused on lexical items which fall into both the new GSL word list (Brezina & Gablasova, 2015) and the new AWL word list (Coxhead, 2000). Finally, reviewing current studies on L2 vocabulary learning results in several research-based guidelines for deliberate or intentional vocabulary learning which are discussed throughout the rest of this article.

 

Keywords: vocabulary learning, vocabulary size, word knowledge, high-frequency words, academic words, deliberately-learning-vocabulary guidelines
Classroom Interaction: Teacher And Student Talk In International Class Program (Icp)
Authors: . Winarti
Published: May 2017

This study is an attempt to examine classroom interaction which specifies teacher and student talk in International Class Program (ICP) at non-English departments at State Islamic University Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang. ICP class is different from regular class in which English and Arabic are used as medium of instruction in the teaching and learning process. This study is intended to answer two questions: (1) What categories of teacher talk are used by the teacher in giving stimuli in the process of teaching and learning? and (2) How do the students respond to the teacher’s instruction in the process of teaching and learning? The subjects of the study are the teacher and the students in ICP class. The data are elicited through non-participant observation, interview with the teacher and the students, field notes and recording of utterances between the teacher and the students. Data are analyzed using the ‘interaction model’ of Miles and Huberman, following FLINT system. This article reports the results of the analysis of classroom interaction that focuses on teacher and student talk in ICP class.

 

Keywords: classroom interaction, teacher and student talk, ICP class
“It is expected …” BETWEEN RELIGIOSITY AND EVIDENTIALITY
Authors: Basthomi Yazid , Yannuar Nurenzia , Hidayati Maria , Wijayanti Lely Tri
Published: May 2017

The present study is focused on analyzing the uses of some expressions showing expectations in academic texts. A corpus-based study specifically dealing with the uses of the verbs "expect" and "hope",  this project seeks to understand the phenomenon as reflected in C-SMILE (Corpus of State University of Malang Indonesian Learners’ English). Analyzing the corpus of about 6 million words composed of texts of undergraduate theses written in English by Indonesian EFL learners, this study has arrived at an interpretive point that Indonesian cultural norms are influential to the manifestation of the expressions. The expressions reflect some degree of the writers’ religiosity. This unfortunately also suggests a lacking point of evidentiality in academic written works.

 

Keywords: C-SMILE, corpus linguistics, EFL
Problems Of Improving Spoken Language Skills In Teaching Russian As A Foreign Language
Authors: Karnati Ajoy Kumar , Vaidhyanathan Janani
Published: May 2017

While teaching Russian as a foreign language to undergraduate and postgraduate students in India, we observed that the learners quickly pick up writing skills, whereas their spoken language skills are not at the same level. There are many issues which need to be sorted out in order to improve spoken language skills. As written and spoken skills are different, we need to use different methods of teaching for each one of them. 

Since the first thing that is taught to students, who are learning a language, are alphabets, hence, initially the whole attention is turned towards improving their writing skills. Though, in the beginning, the students also do pick up an elementary level of spoken language, in the intermediate and advanced levels of learning, their spoken language skills suffer due to various factors. One of the main factors being the lack of exposure to the foreign language once the learners are out of the classroom. Since they continue to do homework, they keep in touch with the written skills. However, once they are out of the classroom, the learners and people around them use their own mother tongue or other native languages to speak. As a result, their spoken skills of the foreign language do not improve.

Measures need to be taken for improving spoken skills: showing feature, as well as animation films; involving the students in discussions with the help of native speakers; providing audio books; showing them TV programs after class hours; involving learners in enacting Russian plays, etc. On the whole, artificial foreign language surroundings need to be created. Let us see how to motivate learners to speak as well as to write foreign language of their choice.

 
Keywords: spoken skills, teaching Russian as a foreign language, learning problems
Peer Tutoring: An Effective Technique To Teach Reading Comprehension
Authors: Septarini Rahmasari Brigitta
Published: May 2017

Reading is a demanded skill that should be mastered by students. With reading, students can gain much information. In fact, the reading comprehension of many students is still low, worrying, unsatisfactory, and far from the expectation. Students are reluctant to read due the fact that texts are difficult to understand. This condition leads the teachers to apply some teaching techniques in reading class. One of them is peer tutoring. Peer tutoring is a technique where the students play the roles of a tutor and a tutee. This technique helps students to focus on what is important. By generating questions and answering them, the students review and reformulate their knowledge about the text so that it provides students more chance to enhance their understanding toward the text. The students gain a better understanding of the materials by learning from each other. This article is aimed at describing the use of peer tutoring in teaching reading and what happens with the class when peer tutoring technique is applied. It is hoped that peer tutoring can enhance students’ confidence and motivation in reading class. Besides, the class becomes active and alive. It is, therefore, recommended that teachers use peer tutoring in teaching reading comprehension..

 
Keywords: Reading Comprehension, Peer Tutoring, Motivation
Paradox Aesthetics Blangkon In Yogyakarta And Surakarta
Authors: Rofingah Ema Iis
Published: May 2017

Mataram kingdom became part of the history of Kraton Yogyakarta, starting from the Giyanti agreement in 1755. Then Mataram kingdom was divided into two regions Solo and Yogyakarta. Each region was headed by one king. The title for the king's Solo palace is Pakubuwono, while the term for the king's palace in Yogyakarta is Hamengkubowono. One of the relics from the palace, which is still preserved until now is blangkon. Blangkon is used as a headgear by the people in the palace. Yogyakarta Blangkon style is different from Solo blangkon style, although this palace used to be one area. Blangkon have a specific pattern that is related to the lifestyle of Javanese community, especially people of the palace. Blangkon is considered as one of artifacts as it has a philosophy of characteristics and identity of Javanese community. This research used qualitative research in the form of literature study. The method used by the authors is by collecting data source: primary data and secondary data. Blangkon will be examined through the used patterns which is connected in the aesthetic paradox. Basically there are kinds of pattern which are called pattern two, three, four, and five. Eventually it came to a conclusion that Blangkon is the development of aesthetic paradox patterns of patterns three to five patterns.

 

Keywords: Paradox aesthetics, Blangkon
Scientific Literacy Of A Third Year Biology Student Teachers: Exploration Study
Authors: Suwono Hadi , Mahmudah Anisah , Maulidiah Lailil
Published: May 2017

The Department of Biology, Universitas Negeri Malang, manages undergraduate courses to prepare prospective teachers of Biology. Biology teachers have to know two important purposes of science education, that is, educating and motivating students to be involved in careers such as scientists and technologists, and providing students with the significant knowledge and understanding of science and social issues to enable them to become informed citizens. This research is conducted to investigate scientific literacy of the third year students of the department. Scientific literacy skill is measured by Multidimensional Literacy Test (MLT), a combination of multiple choice and essay test. The results showed that Scientific Literacy of the third year students is on the level of functional and structural dimension. The result of the interviews with the teachers about the teaching strategies showed that learning scientific writing, which is an important basis scientific literacy development, still needs to be improved. The results of the study can be used as a consideration in selecting and determining appropriate learning strategies to improve the literacy of prospective biology teachers.

 

Keywords: Scientific literacy, Biology Student Teachers
Promoting Flipped Classroom Model in Teaching Writing of Efl Learners
Authors: . Khoiriyah , Permana Aji Mahendra Puji
Published: May 2017

Teaching writing requires interactive and motivating activities in EFL classroom. Usually, EFL learners lost their interest and get discouraged in writing class so they tend to avoid writing activities and exercises. The reasons are they get difficulties in exploring their ideas in written form and they cannot consult and meet the teacher individually during class time because of limited time for teaching. Thus, EFL learners need motivation in triggering themselves to write. Teachers have very significant contribution to improve quality of learning and support the learners to maintain their motivation by applying interactive teaching model. Therefore, flipped classroom is alternative model that could be utilized in managing inside or outside classroom activities. It is a digital technology used to shift direct instruction outside of the group learning to individual learning, usually via videos. This article aims to share the practice and challenges of applying flipped classroom model in teaching writing.
Keywords: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Writing
Framing Islamic History Through Interactive Game (Case Study: Ibn Battuta Games)
Authors: Nugrahani Rahina , Wibawanto Wandah
Published: May 2017

Media in various platforms have a significant role in constructing the paradigm of Islam in society. Unfortunately, unbalanced justification by the media tends to cause misconceptions about the Islamic concept, especially in America and Europe. This justification then is often used as a base in constructing the narrative of a game. Moreover, they seem to exploit these justifications in a more apparent manner than other forms of media. In the digital age, video games transform to be one of mainstream media that shapes our comprehension and understanding of the world by constructing, conveying and iterating various representations. Therefore, video game referred as the most potential and effective media to convey positive values to users. "Ibn Battuta" game developed as an interactive media that offer different point of view about Islam, to differentiate it with the other games in general. By exposing Ibn Battuta as one of the Muslim figures who made a glorious milestone in history of science. Ibn Battuta is known as an adventurer, merchant and inspirational figure by spreading the values of Islam to most areas of coastal Asia. The game reveals the travel records of Ibn Battuta in the first half of the 14th century, which also reveals the wide scope of the Muslim life at that time.  This paper is based primarily on qualitative research and content analysis. The methodology used for content analysis involves playing the whole Ibn Battuta games while taking notes and screenshots of relevant visual signifiers, recording the narrative and analysing the structure of gameplay. Through Ibn Battuta games, the symbolic and ideological dimensions of in-game representational history related to Islam has been analysed from different perspectives. Immersive worlds as given environments in this game, which may be explored in a nonlinear way by players - include history, artifacts and objects - allow users to learn about the history of Islam by exploring the environment and its objects in a relatively open-ended way.

 

Keywords: Islamic history, interactive game, the structure
The 21st Century: The Turning Point of the English Language Teaching in Indonesia
Authors: Wiyono Slamet
Published: May 2017

English, in Indonesia, is spoken, taught and communicated as a foreign language. Due to the above condition, the position of English in Indonesia lies in the expanding circle of World Englishes (Kirkpatrick, 2007). The advantage of being in the expanding circle is that there must be a very different aspect of Language Teaching and Learning   as compared to the other two circles above. The Indonesian language, for example, which does not have a tense system like that of English, constitutes a unique problem faced by Indonesians learning English. The statement previously mentioned implies that those who learn English must be highly exposed to the language as they should be made accustomed to practicing the language a lot since they mostly communicate using their either vernacular or national language after the class hours.

The 21st century is the turning point of a new paradigm in pedagogical practice.  It is the point where the teacher-centred -approach shifts into the student or learner-centred- approach. At this point also, the learners are exposed to reconstruct their own knowledge freely by looking for, searching, and finding other resources. The teacher, then, is no longer the only source as that of in the teacher-centred approach, yet he is the only one of the sources in the teaching-learning process (Suparno, 1997) or even they may browse from social media or online network or other multimedia such as internet and so forth..

 

Keywords: exposure, strategies, new paradigm
Macapat as a Model and Method of Learning English-Javanese Vocabulary
Authors: Wahyudi Teguh Tri
Published: May 2017

The purpose of this article is to offer Macapat as a model of learning English-Javanese vocabulary. Macapat is a kind of poetic meter in traditional Javanese poetry and is also known as a popular culture in Javanese society. In the formal education, from elementary until high degree, macapat is used as a lesson material in the college. Related with cross-cultural studies, the use of attractive model can give more experience for language learners and language teachers. For the learner, they can get more knowledge about macapat song and vocabulary. According to Javanese teacher competence, they must have mardawa basa, mardawa sastra and mardawa lagu, as a primary knowledge to compose language using poetic meter and also sing macapat. The teacher can improve their language competence to create a macapat song which is composed of two different vocabulary languages. It can be concluded that macapat can be used as a model of learning English-Javanese vocabulary.

 

Keywords: Macapat, cross-cultural, English-Javanese vocabulary.