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Coping Strategies To Reduce English Speaking Anxiety Problems

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Speaking anxiety in English remains a significant barrier to effective communication among language learners, particularly in academic settings. This qualitative phenomenological study explores the lived experiences of Andrew (a pseudonym), a university professor who experienced intense English speaking anxiety during his undergraduate years. Through in -depth interviews, the study investigates the coping strategies he employed and how these contributed to his eventual communicative competence. The findings reveal five key strategies used to manage his anxiety: participation in a community development camp (social support), self -reflection and mental imitation (cognitive strategy), recitation of religious texts (spiritual grounding), physical adjustment during presentations …

Development Of Teaching Materials For The Concept Of Pancasila And Citizenship Education Based On Higher Order Thinking Skills

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study aims to develop teaching materials for the concept of Pancasila and Citizenship Education based on Higher Order Thinking Skills to improve the learning outcomes of fifth grade students. This study is a development research with a descriptive quantitative research method through the ADDIE development model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). Based on the results of the analysis, data was obtained that the average student score before the action with a total percentage of completion scores of 70% with a minimum completion score of 75 was categorized as not having increased with the average percentage of the value obtained. …

Language Barrier And Its Impacts On Motivation And Academic Achievement Among International Students At Universitas Indonesia

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Language barriers significantly impact the academic achievement and motivation of international students at Universitas Indonesia, where Bahasa Indonesia is the primary medium of instruction. This study explores how linguistic challenges affect students' ability to engage in coursework, participate in discussions, and integrate into academic and social life. A quantitative research approach was employed, using a Google Form-based questionnaire distributed to international students, yielding 72 responses. Descriptive statistical analysis revealed that over 90% of students faced challenges in academic writing, lecture comprehension, and subject-specific terminology, leading to reduced confidence and lower academic performance. Additionally, over 80% of students reported that language …

Emily Brontë'S Wuthering Heights In Indonesian Version: Lulu Wijaya's Translation Strategies And Inappropriateness Explored, Maria Lucia Luciana

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study is aimed at providing the answers to the two research questions proposed. First, it is to examine the strategies used by Lulu Wijaya in translating Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Second, it is to explore how inappropriate Lulu Wijaya’s translation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is. The research data were obtained from both the English and the Indonesian versions of the novel under discussion. The data were then analyzed dealing with the translation strategies and the researcher’s suggested translation version for the inappropriate translation. The suggested translation version was later validated by two validators to make sure that the …

How The Word ‘Fucking’ Constructs Emotional Stance In Conversation, Madeline Riechers

Comm-entary

Madeline Riechers is a Communication major at UNH set to graduate in 2026. She is originally from Dalton, Massachusetts, and plans to continue her education in Language and Social Interaction after graduating from UNH. She is a part of UNH GIVE, and is an editor at the Comm-entary!

This piece uses conversation analysis concepts to examine what the word ‘fucking’ does in everyday conversation and how it conveys the emotions and stance of the participants. It examines 4 real-life cases of ‘fucking’ being used, demonstrating how it changes the meaning of the utterance and therefore the course of the conversation.

Emily Brontë'S Wuthering Heights In Indonesian Version: Lulu Wijaya's Translation Strategies And Inappropriateness Explored, Maria Lucia Luciana

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study is aimed at providing the answers to the two research questions proposed. First, it is to examine the strategies used by Lulu Wijaya in translating Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Second, it is to explore how inappropriate Lulu Wijaya’s translation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is. The research data were obtained from both the English and the Indonesian versions of the novel under discussion. The data were then analyzed dealing with the translation strategies and the researcher’s suggested translation version for the inappropriate translation. The suggested translation version was later validated by two validators to make sure that the …

Pengembangan Perangkat Asesmen Autentik Keterampilan Menulis Kelas Vii Dalam Implementasi Kurikulum 2013, Kasmadi Kasmadi, Titik Harsiati, Nurhadi Nurhadi

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This research aims to develop the authentic assessment of writing skills class VII in the implementation of Curriculum 2013, which includes a Free Assessment Task Authentic Authentic Writing and Writing. The method used is a model Reflective, Recursive Desaign and Development (R2D2) and Authentic Assessment model of O’Malley and Pierce with three main stages, namely: (1) pre-development stage, (2) development, and (3) test product. The result, in general, Authentic Assessment Guide Writing and Writing Task Autentik very worthy and ready for use. Results of the assessment experts and practitioners represents an average of 88.67%. Results of the assessment experts and …

Factors Contributing To Learners’ Autonomy In Efl Reading, Sri Endah Tabiati

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study aims to discover factors that assist learners develop their autonomy in EFL reading. The approach employed is qualitative involving EFL learners in an English Department of the Faculty of Cultural Studies, Brawijaya University Malang. There are two stages in the study: the subject selection stage intended to gain potential subjects and the main study intended to find the answer of the research questions. The findings of the study show that the autonomy of EFL learners in reading is influenced by 14 internal and 14 external factors. These factors appear to happen naturally. It seemed that autonomy in reading …

Communication Strategies Employed By Efl Learners In A Speaking Class

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

The present study explored verbal and nonverbal communication strategies (CSs) employed by learners both as message senders (speakers) and as message receivers (listeners) in English in a speaking class. It employed a qualitative design with an ethonography of communication approach in a limited situation setting (speaking class). Thirty two students taking Speaking II subject at the English Education of IKIP Mataram were selected by using a purposeful technique. The techniques used to collect data consisted of non-participant observation and video recording. The research findings showed that there were eleven verbal CSs employed by message senders and six nonverbal. Furthermore, on …

Dissecting Word And Song: Observing The Interplay Between Linguistic Analysis And Ethnomusicology, Dashiell Elliot Schindler

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Ethnomusicology is a subfield within cultural ethnography that aims to provide detailed, descriptive analysis on contemporary music culture, applying cross cultural comparison to trace musical lineages and identify sounds significant to a select society. The field serves as an interdisciplinary measure to accurately index musical styles that serve as a cultural marker to the heritage to which they are ascribed. Linguistic analysis aspires to many of the same goals. It is one of the four major disciplines within anthropology, and has its sights focused critically on the examination of language in its spoken form. Linguists apply research methods such as …

Documenting Supportive Communication Strategies In Prom Administration For Persons With Aphasia, Tyra Kucinski

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Documenting Supportive Communication Strategies in PROM Administration for Persons With Aphasia

Tyra Kucinski, Allison Marr, Emilia Waters

Introduction: Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that impairs speaking, listening, writing, and/or reading, with intelligence remaining intact. Aphasia also disrupts mental health, quality of life, and communicative participation. Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are standardized questionnaires that allow patients to reflect on their functional health status, providing insight into how persons with aphasia (PWAs) perceive their condition and/or the treatment they are receiving. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) frequently provide a number of supportive communication strategies to ensure accuracy of patient responses on PROMs …

Language-Based Exclusion In Depression Clinical Trials: Implications For Generalizability, Kruti Patel, Natalia Santiago

Research Day

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects approximately 21 million U.S. adults annually. Nearly 22% of individuals in the United States speak a language other than English at home. Language-based exclusion criteria in clinical trials may limit participation of non-English-speaking populations and reduce external validity in psychiatric research.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of English-language requirements in U.S.-based adult depression clinical trials and assess the availability of translation accommodations.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional review of U.S.-based interventional clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov. Adult (≥18 years) trials focused on major depressive disorder were included. Pediatric-only trials were excluded. Trials were assessed …

Representation And Placement Of Emerging Bilinguals In Gifted Education, Morgan Bailey

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

The underrepresentation of bilingual students and students from diverse cultural backgrounds in gifted education programs remains a persistent equity concern in the United States. As of 2021, 10% of public school students were emerging bilinguals, yet they comprise only 3% of gifted education classrooms (Serrano, 2019). This disparity highlights systemic barriers in identification and placement practices.

This presentation will provide a comprehensive review of research on gifted identification practices and their impact on emerging bilinguals, with the goal of promoting increased equity in education and improving understanding of how better practices can be implemented.

Sources include peer-reviewed journal articles from …

Benefits And Challenges Of The Use Of Narrative Texts In Linguistic Analysis, Logan J. Sites

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

In this presentation, I consider some benefits and issues of the use of narrative texts for linguistic research. The discussion is framed by the analysis of the Séliš-Ql̓ispé suffix -m based on narratives transcribed by Hans Vogt in 1937. The stories were recounted by One-Eyed Tom and translated into English for Vogt by Joe Abrahamson. The data in this presentation is taken from Camp 2007 and Ward 2008, two interlinearizations (morpheme by morpheme analyses) of several of the Vogt texts. The analysis of -m provides an opportunity to demonstrate the usefulness of narratives in linguistic work, as Camp (2007) and …

The Impact Of The Protracted Conflict In Ukraine On Communication And Cultural Strategies For Refugees And Other Stakeholders, Kimberley Barker, David A. Victor, Christine R. Day

Global Advances in Business Communication

The Impact of the Protracted Conflict in Ukraine on Communication and Cultural Strategies for Refugees and Other Stakeholders

This research analyzes the complex challenges related to the impact of the protracted conflict in Ukraine on communication and cultural strategies for refugees and other stakeholders. The scope of those involved include the refugees, host families, related communities, paid or volunteer staff from governmental and non-governmental agencies, educational professionals, prospective employers, and colleagues.

On February 24, 2022, Russian armed forces enter Ukraine at the eastern border, their common border with Russia. This precipitates a massive refugee movement of millions of Ukrainians fleeing …

Self-Assessment Of Certified Efl Teachers In Central Sulawesi On Their Professional Competence, Anshari Syafar

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

The study intends to describe the level of certified EFL teachers’ self-assessment of their competence to teach English. A cross-sectional survey design and systematic random sampling strategy were applied to take 227 research respondents. Questionnaire and interview were used for collecting data whereas frequency, percentage and descriptive statistics were employed to analyze the data. Most respondents self-rated their abilities to teach English at ‘competent’ and ‘strongly competent’ levels. Yet, their self-rating of English teaching competence did not match up with the results of teacher competence test done by the government. Accordingly, the self-assessment should be endorsed with teaching performance assessment …

Writing Workbook As Scaffolding Aid For Junior High School Students, Ima Melati Dewi

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study was conducted to develop a writing workbook as a supplementary material for the eighth graders of SMPN 3 Jember. The result of the preliminary study showed that there was only small portion of writing activities in the existing textbook. As a result, students got many difficulties in writing skills. The research and development (R&D) procedure was employed in this study. The design used in developing the workbook was the adaptation model of development by Borg and Gall (1983). The procedures employed in this study were needs analysis, instructional goal, material development, expert validation, try-out, and final product. The …

Conversation Strategies Used By Students Of The English Department Of Tadulako University, Baso Andi-Pallawa

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Conversation strategies are investigated based on two reasons. Firstly, many English students of the English Department of Tadulako University cannot actively participate in English conversation because they do know how to keep the conversation running fluently. Secondly, most of these students do not recognize the types of conversation strategies, let alone to use them in a conversation. The main purpose of this study is to describe and identify conversation strategies employed by the fourth semester students of the English Department of Tadulako University in English conversations to maintain the conversation running fluently. The design of this study was qualitative. Twenty-four …

Providing Coded Feedback To Improve The Quality Of Students' Writings At The Study Program Of English Of Universitas Brawijaya, Aris Siswanti

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This action research was aimed at solving the students' language-use problem in a Writing IV class by using coded feedback.

Mistakes In Writing Narrative Texts Made By The Students Of Senior High School, Dian Luthfiyati, Mohammad Adnan Latief, Suharmanto Suharmanto

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study was aimed at describing the errors in writing narrative texts made by the stu dents of SMAN 2 Lamongan. The study employed descriptive cross-sectional quantitative research design. The subjects of this study were students from grade X, XI, and XII of SMAN 2 Lamongan. The main instruments of the study were the writing prompt and narrative guidelines. The students’ writings were scored based on the scoring scale adapted from Cohen and Coffin, et.al; Hyland. The findings showed that the students made errors in moral value, content, organization, grammar, and vocabulary. Grammar is a dominant error because it is …

Hedges And Boosters In Undergraduate Students’ Research Articles, Imraatu Salichah, Enny Irawati, Yazid Basthomi

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study aims at investigating the use of hedges and boosters which are important in academic writing discourse as a mean of communicative strategies for increasing or reducing the force of statements. The data of this study were taken from the undergraduate students’ research ar ticles of English Department at State University of Malang and analyzed based on the taxonomy of Hyland (1998a) and Hinkel (2005). The result showed that there were five types of hedges and three types of boosters. Moreover, the students used greater hedges than boosters in their research arti cles as a way of reducing the …

A Profile Of Exemplary Teachers Of English For Young Learners At The Elementary School, Rahmad Husein

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study portrayed a profile of exemplary EYL teachers’ competence indicators of pedagogical and professional implementation and personal and social manifestation. The research involved seven subjects. The data were collected through interviews, observations, field-notes and documentary studies and they were analyzed by a snow-balling procedure. The study found out that the subjects performed professional competences which classified them as exemplary EYL teachers at the elementary school. The findings also revealed that professional development along with personal and social competences contributed much to the teachers’ pedagogical competences

Transformasi Tembang Dolanan Di Kabupaten Trenggalek, Wiwik Andayani

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Dolanan song is a song sung by children while they are doing game activities. The lyric of dolanan song is part of oral folklore, as Java folk poetry that is sung by people.

Using Speed Reading And Extensive Reading Activities To Improve Students' Reading Fluency, Sri Wardani

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study examines the implementation of Speed Reading and Extensive Reading activities to improve students' reading fluency. Using a Classroom Action Research, it was applied in 2 cycles.

Successful Learners’ Learning Strategies At The English Department, Lalu Isnaeni Rahman, Fachrurrazy Fachrurrazy, Arwijati Wahyudi

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This research was intended to find out learners’ learning strategies at the English Department of STKIP PGRI Blitar. The case study method was used to conduct the research about particular learners. Subjects were selected according to their score (GPA). Data were collected through note taking and interviewing. The researcher selected, simplified and organized the raw data which refer to the research problem being investigated, then data were displayed carefully. Findings show that successful learners employ different learning strategies. The basic key of success that can be drawn is that the more strategies the learners employ the more open the possibilities …

Fallacies In English Department Students’ Claims: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Critical Thinking, Rohmani Nur Indah, Agung Wiranata Kusuma

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study focuses on the fallacies found in English department students’ claims of fact, value and policy. It employs qualitative design as the object is the real reflection of critical thinking in the form of writing to understand the fallacies varieties. The data are in the form of the sentences in the claims written by the students of UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang who took critical writing course. On claims of fact, the fallacies found include hasty generalization, irrelevancy, slippery slope, oversimplification and begging the question. Regarding pathos, the fallacy type covers ad populum, appeal to emotion premises and red …

Proposisi Dan Argumen Dalam Diskusi Kelas Siswa Smp, Narimo Narimo, Anang Santosa, Yuni Pratiwi, Mujianto Mujianto

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study is to describe and explain the proposition and argument on classroom discussion of Junior High School students. The data are collected through observation techniques with the audio-video cameras supported by field notes to the subjects of this study; 235 students of the eighth grade of SMP Negeri 1 Watulimo Trenggalek, East Java. Data analysis is undertaken using qualitative data analysis by Miles and Huberman. The results of the study are the proposition and the argument on classroom discussion of Junior High School students. The proposition on classroom discussion of Junior High School students are the affirmation or negation …

Using Mind Mapping To Improve Students’ Ability In Writing Recount Text, Hayati Hayati, Adnan Latief, Emilia Iragiliati

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study was aimed to improve the students’ ability in writing recount text through mind mapping strategy. The subjects of the study was the 20 second graders of SMPN 2 Lumbang Probo linggo. This was a classroom action research conducted in one cycle that consisted of five meetings. The mind mapping strategy was done through process writing, in the first three stages, pre-writing, drafting, and revising. The findings showed that the use of mind mapping strategy could improve the students’ abilities in writing recount text. It is recomended that the English teachers use the mind mapping strategy to improve their …

Influence Of Co-Curricular Activities On Senior Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement In English Language In Nigeria

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This paper investigates the influence of co-curricular activities on Senior Secondary School Students’ achievement in Nigeria. The variables to be considered are Press club and Literary and debating society, the involvement period, and their academic achievement. Eight out of 17 secondary schools are randomly selected with one hundred students from each school. The questionnaires for the data collection are on students’ personal data and twelve questions on press club and literary and debating society. The mock examination results show that there is a positive significant influence in co-curricular activities on senior secondary school students’ academic achievement in English.

Stimulasi Multisensorik Untuk Mengatasi Gangguan Berbahasa Pada Anak Specific Language Impairment, Heriwanty Heriwanty, Anang Santoso, Mudjianto Mudjianto, Syamsudin Syamsudin

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study is aimed (1) to uncover the causes of language disorders in children who have SLI, (2) deficits in the language of children with SLI, (3) illustrates the carrying on multi-sensory in tervention stimulation, and (4) describe the development of language skills children who have SLI after undergoing multi-sensory stimulation intervention. Subjects were girls aged 6 years and 9 months. The Data were collected by participatory observation, interview and document study. The results of the study are (1) the language environment that is less stimulus and history of language disorders in family are affecting language skills of children who …