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

<p class="AbstractText">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.</p><p class="AbstractText">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.</p><p class="AbstractText">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.</p>
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

<p>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. </p>
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

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

<p>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.</p><p>The semantic change pertains to three expressions: <em>pancasila, bhinneka tunggal ika, </em>and<em> tut wuri handayani</em>. The compound word <em>pancasila</em> means ‘five principles’, and the phrase <em>bhinneka tunggal ika</em> means ‘unity in diversity’. Both expressions originate from an old Javanese literary work <em>Sutasoma</em>, written during the second half of the 14<sup>th</sup> century. In <em>Sutasoma</em>, 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. <em>Pancasila</em> is a cover politico-philosophical term for the five state foundations; and <em>bhinneka tunggal ika</em> is a national motto intended to unite people with different backgrounds into a single Indonesian nation. The last expression <em>tut wuri handayani</em>, 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.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords: cultural reinterpretation, semantic change, apology, Indonglish.<em></em></strong></p>
The Dialectic Of Time In Modern Arabic Linguistics Discourse
Authors: . Arifuddin 
Published: May 2017

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

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

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

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

<p>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 3<sup>rd</sup> 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 <em>My Last Holiday, </em>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. </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong><em>early bilinguals; essay writing, universal cultural concept</em><strong></strong></p>
Detecting Anomalies in Assessment Devices for Cross-Cultural Use: Fairness Concerns
Authors: Sulistyo Gunadi H. 
Published: May 2017

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

<p>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.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong><em>transformative learning, early childhood, parenting, parents<strong></strong></em></p>
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

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

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

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong><em>socio cultural theory, classroom activities, benefits, challenges<strong></strong></em></p>
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

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong><em>diasporic literature, oppression and exploitation, education, voice</em></p>