Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension through Cooperative Language Learning and Reading Strategies

Wirhayati, Wirhayati Reading is the active process of understanding print and texts. The effective of teaching reading is applied to improve students’ reading skills. In addition, reading cannot be separated by comprehension. Since reading is complex developmental challenges that we know to be intertwined with many other developmental accomplishments: attention, memory, language, and motivation, lecturers… Continue reading Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension through Cooperative Language Learning and Reading Strategies

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Health Literacy as Key to Developing Health Related Welfare in Jigawa State, Nigeria

Bashir, Amina Abubakar English is the official language in Nigeria and all health information are written in English. However, evidence from our health institutions show that there is inadequate knowledge of essential health matters which is evident in the cases of lifestyle related health conditions. This is believed to be related to people’s health literacy… Continue reading Health Literacy as Key to Developing Health Related Welfare in Jigawa State, Nigeria

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EFL Teachers’ Practices on Authentic Writing Assessment at Vocational High School

Rahmat, Abiadi Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture regulations no. 66 of 2013 on National Educational Assessment Standards suggests that authentic assessment practices be employed in performing learning assessment in schools. However, former Minister of MONE reveals that many teachers find this a great challenge to them (Kompas.com, 2014). This study explores VHS EFL teachers’… Continue reading EFL Teachers’ Practices on Authentic Writing Assessment at Vocational High School

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EFL Students’ Perspectives of Applying CALL through Project-Based Learning

Haryati, Haryati Technology is everywhere in education. Schools, universities, and other educational institutions have provided computers for learners to run their learning activities. Most students enthusiastically welcome such an extraordinary technology. Moreover, the growth of technology encourages teachers to apply it in teaching learning process and involves learners in order to achieve the goals. Due… Continue reading EFL Students’ Perspectives of Applying CALL through Project-Based Learning

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Developing TPR Vocabulary Peer Assessment in Primary School Classroom Practices

Wijirahayu, Suciana This study was conducted to improve students’ vocabulary mastery of the 2nd grader in a private primary school in Tangerang Indonesia. A classroom action research was initiated for the development. It was found in the preliminary observation that there were problems and weakness in students’ vocabulary mastery therefore suitable strategies to overcome that… Continue reading Developing TPR Vocabulary Peer Assessment in Primary School Classroom Practices

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Cultivating Local Culture Awareness by Using InsideOutside Fishbowl to the Students of Tridinanti University Palembang

Ilma, Ridha Local culture provides a sense of identity for rural communities and residents. This study aimed to describe the improvement of local culture awareness by applying inside-outside fishbowl to the students of Tridinanti University Palembang. Seventeen people of sixth semester students of English study program became the sample of the study. The researchers used… Continue reading Cultivating Local Culture Awareness by Using InsideOutside Fishbowl to the Students of Tridinanti University Palembang

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Commerce Register Analysis of Minangkabau Vernacular in a Colloquial Conversation: A Sociolinguistics Studies

Nurani, Siti This research aims at identifying register used in the commerce colloquial conversations among sellers and buyers. Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) approach is applied to examine the linguistic features viewed from the aspect of field, tenor and mode of discourse. Findings show that in the field of discourse, registers release the experiential domain of… Continue reading Commerce Register Analysis of Minangkabau Vernacular in a Colloquial Conversation: A Sociolinguistics Studies

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Boosting Students’ Motivation in Speaking through Blended Learning

Susanti, Elis The rapid grows of internet and technology affects the teaching and learning strategy applied in a classroom activity. Nowadays, students are getting more and more interested in the implementation of internet and technology in a teaching and learning process. Due to the fact that the use of on-line learning through the internet increases… Continue reading Boosting Students’ Motivation in Speaking through Blended Learning

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Micro teaching and students’ teaching performance

Hendrety, Yuyun This study investigated to what extend micro teaching develops students’ teaching skill. It was a descriptive qualitative research. It used purposive sampling technique involving two lecturers of micro teaching and 66 seventh semester students majoring at English education study program and Indonesian language and  literature education study program in the academic year of… Continue reading Micro teaching and students’ teaching performance

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