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Coping With L2 Sociopragmatic Sensitivity Using A Story-Based Approach, Musli Ariani, A. Effendi Kadarisman Aug 2017

Coping With L2 Sociopragmatic Sensitivity Using A Story-Based Approach, Musli Ariani, A. Effendi Kadarisman

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Previous research findings have led to a gap that sociopragmatic failure, instead of pragmalinguistic failure, has scarcely been resolved despite its crucial function in communication. Therefore, this paper proposes a story-based approach, particularly a joint storytelling with multi-party interaction, to deal with learners’ L2 sociopragmatic sensitivity. EFL learners with diverse cultural backgrounds need a motivating environment with agents that can co-construct experiences for optimum learning. By telling stories, learners are engaged in social relations that set them into interpersonal interaction demanding sociopragmatic awareness necessary for the development of their L2 sociopragmatic competence. For this purpose, classroom implementation follows the dimensions …


Retracted: Power And Gender Oppression In Lauren Weisberger’S The Devil Wears Prada And Seth Graham Smith’S Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, Erliska Erliska Aug 2017

Retracted: Power And Gender Oppression In Lauren Weisberger’S The Devil Wears Prada And Seth Graham Smith’S Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, Erliska Erliska

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Following a rigorous, carefully concerns and considered review of the article published in Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya to article entitled “POWER AND GENDER OPPRESSION IN LAUREN WEISBERGER’S THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA AND SETH GRAHAM SMITH’S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES” Vol 45, No 2 (Agustus 2017) URL: https://journal2.um.ac.id/index.php/jbs/article/view/1727 This paper has been found to be in violation of the Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya’ publication principles and has been retracted. The article contained redundant material, the editor investigated and found that the paper published in International Conference on Education and Science …


Analisis Wacana Kritis Pembentukan Stereotip Pemerintah Oleh Hti, Ali Kusno, Abd. Rahmad, Nur Bety Aug 2017

Analisis Wacana Kritis Pembentukan Stereotip Pemerintah Oleh Hti, Ali Kusno, Abd. Rahmad, Nur Bety

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to reveal the stereotypes about government formed by HTI in the propaganda bulletin articles published in Al-Islam. This study uses descriptive qualitative critical discourse analysis approach of Fairclough’s models. Based on textual analysis (micro analysis), discourse practical analysis and socio-cultural practical dimension (macro) the buletin indicates that HTI provides a solution by building a positive stigma against the struggle doctrine of HTI, namely the application of Islamic law and the need for Godly Muslim leaders. To reinforce the positive stigma about the ideology and the concept, HTI formed a variety of negative stereotypes of the Government by …


Lingga Yoni Jejak Peradaban Masyarakat (Jawa, Bali) Dari Perspektif Positivistik, Sunoto Sunoto Aug 2017

Lingga Yoni Jejak Peradaban Masyarakat (Jawa, Bali) Dari Perspektif Positivistik, Sunoto Sunoto

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Lingga-Yoni artifact is found to be a part of various traces of Javanese civilization. The artifact was created and is still meaningful for Javanese society. Its meaning depends on the point of view taken. As a part of critical thought, there are several points of view selected to find the meaning of the lingga-yoni artifact, they are anthropological, formal-structural, mythological, philosophical, and positivistic. From the positivistic point of view, lingga-yoni artifact might be assessed as the basis of probability and causal laws viewed from the relevant construct of positivistic thoughts.


Kohesi Gramatikal: Kajian Keutuhan Wacana Tugas Mahasiswa Pendidikan Bahasa Dan Sastra Indonesia, Fakultas Bahasa Dan Sastra, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Azis Azis, Juanda Juanda Aug 2017

Kohesi Gramatikal: Kajian Keutuhan Wacana Tugas Mahasiswa Pendidikan Bahasa Dan Sastra Indonesia, Fakultas Bahasa Dan Sastra, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Azis Azis, Juanda Juanda

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to elaborate on the use of grammatical cohesion student assignment. The research method is content analysis. Data source is the text contained in the student assignment Indonesian Language and Literature Education. The data in the form of grammatical cohesion. Data analysed with the method content analysis. The results showed that: first, the pronouns. The use of pronouns we and they are often used in stringing sentences students conducted again. Second, the substitution. Substitution that occurs in the tasks students are generally limited to the replacement of the word or group of words with pronouns. Third, the elepsis. …


Stilistika Dialog Qur’Ani Dalam Kisah Nabi Nuh As., Asep Sopian Aug 2017

Stilistika Dialog Qur’Ani Dalam Kisah Nabi Nuh As., Asep Sopian

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This research confirms that the language style used in the narratives of Alquran is theistic style, which varies depending on the context and the theme as well as the contemporary relevance. This research aims to (a) describe the style of Noah’s narrative in Alquran; (b) describe the stylistics of the elements forming the dialogues of Prophet Noah’s narrative; and (c) uncover as well as describe the meaning and the impression of Quranic dialgues in the narrative of Prophet Noah.This study is qualitative research. Meanwhile, based on the object of the study and thegoal to obtain, this study belongs to library …


Pengembangan Protatik (Program Tabel Fonetik) Berbasis Website Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Pronunciation Practice, Ayu Bandu Retnomurti, Rr Astri Indriana Octavita Aug 2017

Pengembangan Protatik (Program Tabel Fonetik) Berbasis Website Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Pronunciation Practice, Ayu Bandu Retnomurti, Rr Astri Indriana Octavita

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This research aims to develop manual modules into a versatile technology web-based module in Phonetic Table Program Protatik web-based and to explain the interest and the influence of the media in Pronunciation Practice class FBS Indraprasta PGRI University Jakarta. Verbal-based learning such as English pronunciation practice requires the existence of an effective media because if it is directly given without media, inaccuracies in pronunciation, spelling, repetition will occur. The research belongs to Research and Development that includes conducting of a preliminary study to examine the theory and supervise the product, developing and testing or validating a new product. Whereas the …


The Role Of Morphological Awareness In Vocabulary Acquisition In English Of Saudi Efl Learners, Wugud A. Alsaeedi Aug 2017

The Role Of Morphological Awareness In Vocabulary Acquisition In English Of Saudi Efl Learners, Wugud A. Alsaeedi

TESOL Theses

This study aimed to assess the impact of explicit morphology instruction on Saudi EFL students’ morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge. The experimental group received for six weeks in their English class morphological lessons that focused on the basic analytical and synthetic word formation rules to increase students’ morphological awareness and help in improving their vocabulary knowledge. On the other hand, the control group received the regular instruction in their English class. At the end of the instruction period, the pre- and post-test scores of the experimental group were compared. Then, the experimental group scores were compared to the control group. …


Immigrant Parental Involvement In Student Academics, Charles Tebben Jun 2017

Immigrant Parental Involvement In Student Academics, Charles Tebben

Empowering Research for Educators

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This study is meant to focus discussions about the importance of the involvement of immigrant parents in respect to student academics. In this study I intend to make evident a relationship between parental involvement and student academics, after which I will draw in a conclusion of the resources utilized by my community at the elementary and middle schools. I’m conducting my research study starting at elementary school and running through middle school. I’m eliminating the high school period because of their unique parental involvement complexities which share little constraints and outcomes with the lower levels. To build my study, …


Growth Mindset In The Classroom, Luther L. Kiger Jun 2017

Growth Mindset In The Classroom, Luther L. Kiger

Empowering Research for Educators

This article discusses how Mindset can effect a students educational and social life.


The Language Of Learning In Family And Consumer Sciences: English Language Learners In Career Technical Education, Kali S. Lenhoff Jun 2017

The Language Of Learning In Family And Consumer Sciences: English Language Learners In Career Technical Education, Kali S. Lenhoff

Empowering Research for Educators

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) content and English as a Second Language (ESL) strategies can be organically incorporated to create a successful education for an English Language Learner (ELL). The first objective of this research project is to discover how prepared Family and Consumer Sciences teachers feel to work with English Language Learners in the classroom. The second objective is to identify practical and effective methods and strategies that are useful for Family and Consumer Sciences teachers instructing English Language Learners. The rationale for this project is that by identifying the challenges faced by English Language Learners in education, teachers …


Embodying Rhythm Nation: Multimodal Hip Hop Dance As A Site For Adolescent Social-Emotional And Political Development, Lauren M. Roygardner Jun 2017

Embodying Rhythm Nation: Multimodal Hip Hop Dance As A Site For Adolescent Social-Emotional And Political Development, Lauren M. Roygardner

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This exploratory study employed qualitative methodology, specifically values analysis, to learn more about how being involved within Hip hop dance communities positively relates to adolescent development. Adolescence was defined herein as ages 13-23. The study investigated Hip hop dance communities in terms of cultural expertise (i.e. novice, intermediate and advanced/expert) to look specifically at dance narratives (i.e. peak experience narratives and “I dance because” essays) and hip hop dance performances. The primary purpose of this dissertation was to (1) explore how adolescents use multimodal Hip hop dance discourse for social-emotional development and critical consciousness, and to (2) understand how values …


English Learners In Virginia's Secondary Art Classrooms, Alexandra M. Mamatas May 2017

English Learners In Virginia's Secondary Art Classrooms, Alexandra M. Mamatas

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

The purpose of this study is to examine effective strategies for accommodating and differentiating secondary art education curricula for English learners. This thesis documents the gap in research on adolescent English learner (EL) students in secondary art classrooms, and investigates classroom strategies implemented by secondary art educators. The literature review analyzed a historical perspective on English learners in the United States, as well as state standards. Triangulation of the literature review, online survey, and follow-up interviews were utilized in this research. The survey was disseminated to 338 secondary members of the Virginia Art Education Association to examine state, school, and …


Drama For Social Justice: Embodying Identity And Emotion In Elt, Riah Werner Mar 2017

Drama For Social Justice: Embodying Identity And Emotion In Elt, Riah Werner

MA TESOL Collection

In this thesis, the author makes the case that drama is a powerful tool for language acquisition because it develops and engages embodiment, emotion and identity, important aspects of learning and communication that are often neglected in traditional language classrooms. The thesis establishes a theoretical foundation for the use of drama in the social justice-oriented language classroom, reviews research on drama for language learning and describes common drama techniques. The author connects the theories of embodied cognition and multiliteracies to an intersectional model of identity and argues that drama helps students re-examine the way society positions them based on their …


Tipe-Tipe Kesalahan Konkordansi Gramatikal Sintaksis Pada Frasa Bahasa Arab, Supardi Supardi, Syamsul Hadi, Soepomo Poedjosoedarmo, Suhandano Suhandano Feb 2017

Tipe-Tipe Kesalahan Konkordansi Gramatikal Sintaksis Pada Frasa Bahasa Arab, Supardi Supardi, Syamsul Hadi, Soepomo Poedjosoedarmo, Suhandano Suhandano

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This research examines concordance errors in grammatical syntax found in Arabic phrases conducted as a case study on the written texts produced by Arabic of IAIN Salatiga’s students. The qualitative approach is used to identify the types of errors. The sources of data in this study arethe students’ thesis proposals, IndonesianArabic translations, and Arabic-free compositions. The analytical method used is error analysis. The study found 19 types of errors which comprise of four phrase structures, namely the head-modifiers, modifier-head, head-head, and the head-apposition in gender, number, and definiteness categories.


Kosakata Siswa Sekolah Dasar Kelas Rendah (Kajian Jenis Kata, Bentuk Kata, Jenis Makna, Dan Medan Makna), Yeti Mulyati Feb 2017

Kosakata Siswa Sekolah Dasar Kelas Rendah (Kajian Jenis Kata, Bentuk Kata, Jenis Makna, Dan Medan Makna), Yeti Mulyati

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aimed to describe the vocabulary of low grade primary school students based on the type and form of the word, and also the type and semantics domain. Source of research data is in the form of students written language derived from the essays of graders 2 and 3 from 6 elementary schools in Bandung. The data were analyzed qualitatively. The results showed: 1) the type of words made up of nouns (37%), verbs (35%), adverbial (10%), function words (9%), pronouns (5%), numeralia (3%), and adjectives (1%); 2) forms of words consist of basic words (62%), derivational words (28%), …


The Effect Of Written Retelling Technique On Students’ Reading Comprehension Across Personality Learning Styles, Sylvia Damiri, Utami Widiati Feb 2017

The Effect Of Written Retelling Technique On Students’ Reading Comprehension Across Personality Learning Styles, Sylvia Damiri, Utami Widiati

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This quasi experimental study aims to investigate how written retelling technique affects the reading comprehension of university students having different personality learning styles (introverted vs. extroverted). A reading comprehension test and a questionnaire were utilized to collect the data. Two groups of students were involved in the study, with the experimental group receiving the treatment of being taught using a written retelling technique and the control group being taught using the oral retelling technique. The results of the study revealed that the first group of students showed better performance in reading comprehension test than the latter group. Even though there …


Appreciation And Creation In Ceramic Art Learning As A Form Of Cultural Preservation For Students Of Tk Pandeyan 2 Sukoharjo In Surakarta Residency, Novita Wahyuningsih, Joko Lulut Amboro Feb 2017

Appreciation And Creation In Ceramic Art Learning As A Form Of Cultural Preservation For Students Of Tk Pandeyan 2 Sukoharjo In Surakarta Residency, Novita Wahyuningsih, Joko Lulut Amboro

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study is aimed to describe the process of ceramic art learning process and to determine the impact of ceramic art learning for students of TK Pandeyan 2 Kindegarten of Sukoharjo by appreciating their creations. This method also intended to introduce and preserve ceramic culture for early age students. The method used is qualitative data analysis, in the form of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. The result shows that the ceramic art learning in TK Pandeyan 2 Kindegarten of Sukoharjo has positive effects as the teaching and learning process can be used as a medium for teachers and parents …


Formative Assessment In Efl Classroom Practices, Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti, Ali Saukah Feb 2017

Formative Assessment In Efl Classroom Practices, Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti, Ali Saukah

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study investigated the challenges and opportunities of formative assessment in EFL classes. It made use of qualitative research design by using indepth interviews to collect the required data. Three teachers and three students were involved as research participants in this study and they were intensively interviewed to get valid and reliable data regarding their understanding of formative assessment and the follow up actions they took after implementing formative assessment. The results of this study showed that the English teachers were found not to take appropriate follow up actions due to their low understanding of formative assessment. The teachers’ understanding …


Akseptabilitas Terjemahan Dongeng Hänsel Und Gretel, Rosyidah Rosyidah, Deddy Kurniawan, Desti Nur Aini Feb 2017

Akseptabilitas Terjemahan Dongeng Hänsel Und Gretel, Rosyidah Rosyidah, Deddy Kurniawan, Desti Nur Aini

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study was conducted to explore and describe the clarity, the naturalness, the emotional expressions and the styles used in the translation of Hansel and Gretel fairytale. The data were collected through document analysis and analysed by using three main steps, namely data reduction, data display, and data conclusion and verification. The results showed that (1) there are many forms which are not clear and not easy to understand; (2) there are many forms which are correct grammatically but not natural; (3) emotion is expressed through words, phrases and sentences which describe anger, fear, sadness, joy and calmness; and (4) …


Language Attitude And Choice By Minangkabau Community: A Sociolinguistic Study In Medan, Deliana Deliana, Rohani Ganie, Nilzamy Raswiy Feb 2017

Language Attitude And Choice By Minangkabau Community: A Sociolinguistic Study In Medan, Deliana Deliana, Rohani Ganie, Nilzamy Raswiy

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

The objective of the research is to observe language attitude and choice of Minangkabau community residing in Medan to find out whether the people in the community have a positive or negative attitude toward Minangkabau language, and whether their language choice shows a preference toward Bahasa Indonesia, Minangkabau language, or other languages. This research was conducted in two subdistricts covering four villages in Medan. The data of this research were 400 copies of questionnaire whichcontained the respondents’ answers to 11 questions on language attitude and 18 questions on language choice. The data obtained were analyzed using Likert Scale for language …


Diskursus Identitas Perempuan Dalam Majalah Perempuan Muslim Indonesia, Nisa Kurnia Illahiati Feb 2017

Diskursus Identitas Perempuan Dalam Majalah Perempuan Muslim Indonesia, Nisa Kurnia Illahiati

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to critically analyze the female identity discourse articulated by the Indonesian Muslim Women’s magazine. Preceded by the emergence of a significant problem during the process of modernization, Indonesia has experienced the transformation of religious values from ideology toward commercialization of spirituality reflected in their lifestyle. The constellation of media discourse creates a meaning transformation on how identity is performed and how a Moslem is in contemporary Indonesia. This study applies a discourse analysis perspective by Michael Foucault. The data were gathered from a collection of visual and textual discourse obtained from three Moslem women’s magazine, Alia, Ummi …


Afiks-Afiks Derivasional Dan Tipe-Tipe Nomina Dalam Konstruksi Verba Denominatif Bahasa Indonesia, Danang Satria Nugraha Feb 2017

Afiks-Afiks Derivasional Dan Tipe-Tipe Nomina Dalam Konstruksi Verba Denominatif Bahasa Indonesia, Danang Satria Nugraha

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This research aims to describe the linguistic features of the denominative verb construction (VDn) in bahasa Indonesia (bI). The construction of VDn is a verb derived from nouns, such as mengecat, menyekolahkan, berpakaian, bersepeda. This research utilizes observation in collecting the data and distributional method in analyzing the data. The Data sources are sentences on the use of bI either orally or in writing. This research shows that the VDn constructions, morphologically, are composed of derivational affixes and nouns. The derivational affixes are prefix, circumfix, simulfix, and a combination of affixes. The nouns are root noun, derived form, noun-phrase, animate …


'The Writing Writes Itself': Deleuzian Desire And The Creative Writing Mfa Degree, Ginger Walker Jan 2017

'The Writing Writes Itself': Deleuzian Desire And The Creative Writing Mfa Degree, Ginger Walker

Theses and Dissertations

This post-qualitative inquiry project investigated subjectivity (sense of self) among graduates of creative writing Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs. The project asked how subjectivity is involved in the creative writing process and how that process fuels further writing after a creative piece (such as the MFA thesis) is completed. A post-qualitative, thinking-with-theory approach was used to explore the role of subjectivity among four anonymous graduates of creative writing MFA programs who provided writing samples describing their creative writing processes. Following the thinking-with-theory approach, the data were analyzed using Deleuze and Guattari’s theory of productive desire. Study findings are presented …


Kesepadanan Andung-Andung Batak Toba, Roswita Silalahi, Parlindungan Purba Aug 2015

Kesepadanan Andung-Andung Batak Toba, Roswita Silalahi, Parlindungan Purba

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Andung-Andung (AA) ‘lamentation’ refers to expressions of sadness caused by the death of a loved one in the Toba Batak community. Lamentation consists of poetic expressions and is predominantly recited by grieving wives to express their deepest anguish, making it difficult to translate because of its unique linguistic and cultural features. This study was conducted to document and translate AA into Indonesian using a descriptive-qualitative method. The data were collected through observation, recording, interviews, content analysis, and focus group discussions (FGDs). The data were analyzed using an interactive analysis technique involving linguistic anthropology to interpret meaning, combined with content analysis …


Writing Learning Model Based On Écriture Automatique Method In Course Aufsatz I, M. Kharis Aug 2015

Writing Learning Model Based On Écriture Automatique Method In Course Aufsatz I, M. Kharis

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to describe the process and results of implementing the Écriture Automatique writing method in the Aufsatz I course. Specifically, it presents the findings based on data collected through questionnaires. The study indicates that the Écriture Automatique method encourages students to write, stimulates their creativity, and helps them elaborate their ideas. Based on the students’ writing activities across two class meetings, the average scores ranged from 80.1 to 84.1 out of a maximum score of 100, both of which fall into the good category.


Upgrading Strategies In Disagreement Among Indonesian Efl Learners, Nurul Choyimah Aug 2015

Upgrading Strategies In Disagreement Among Indonesian Efl Learners, Nurul Choyimah

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study was aimed at finding out the patterns of relationship between English language proficiency levels and upgrading strategies in disagreement by using conversation analysis. Students taking the Seminar on Linguistics course in the School of Cultural Studies at Brawijaya University were selected as the subjects of this study. They were classified into pre-intermediate, intermediate, pre-advanced, and advanced proficiency levels. The results of the analysis show that the students performed both direct and indirect disagreement, each of which resulted in different upgrading strategies. Pre-intermediate, intermediate, and pre-advanced students predominantly used the double-negation strategy. Students at the advanced level never performed …


Pembelajaran Kalam Berbasis Phonetic Accuracy Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berbicara Bahasa Arab, Kholisin Kholisin Aug 2015

Pembelajaran Kalam Berbasis Phonetic Accuracy Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berbicara Bahasa Arab, Kholisin Kholisin

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study aims to develop a teaching and learning model of kalam (conversation) based on phonetic accuracy to improve students’ Arabic speaking ability. The research was conducted through questionnaires, interviews, error analysis, and content analysis. The results of the study are as follows: there are two forms of phonetic errors in students’ pronunciation, namely segmental and suprasegmental errors; most teachers and students did not pay attention to phonetic errors in students’ speech; however, most of them considered it important to place special emphasis on phonetic elements in learning kalam; the kalam teaching materials used thus far did not specifically emphasize …


Membangun Hubungan Interpersonal Positif Melalui Kesepadanan Kalimat Tanya Dan Unsur Nonverbal Di Kelas I Sekolah Dasar, Taufina Taufina Aug 2015

Membangun Hubungan Interpersonal Positif Melalui Kesepadanan Kalimat Tanya Dan Unsur Nonverbal Di Kelas I Sekolah Dasar, Taufina Taufina

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Interrogative sentences are one form of verbal communication commonly used in classroom interaction. This type of sentence should be synchronized with its nonverbal elements. It is believed that verbal communication accompanied by appropriate nonverbal elements provides the basis for developing positive thinking patterns and students’ behavior, especially among first-grade primary school students. Therefore, teachers’ ability to synchronize interrogative sentences with their nonverbal elements is essential. Such a skill helps teachers enhance students’ self-confidence and enthusiasm for learning. Furthermore, it can establish positive interpersonal relationships between teachers and students. Hence, teachers, as one of the key factors determining the success of …


An Evaluation Of English Coursebooks For Young Learners, Veronica Listiani Diptoadi, Ruruh Mindari Aug 2015

An Evaluation Of English Coursebooks For Young Learners, Veronica Listiani Diptoadi, Ruruh Mindari

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study evaluates two English coursebooks used at Wima Kids English Course, Hip Hip Hooray and Backpack, to determine whether they fulfill the objectives of teaching English at Wima Kids and whether they are designed in accordance with the principles of Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL). It also examines the aspects in which Hip Hip Hooray can be complemented by the materials in Backpack. The instruments used in this study were the researchers themselves, equipped with Bilash’s (2009) Evaluation Checklist, and in-depth interviews with teachers who had used both coursebook series in their classes. Using the checklist, it was …