English Language, Linguistics, and Culture International Journal

CULTURAL SHOCK ENCOUNTERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A STUDY OF INDONESIAN STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCEC IN PAKISTAN

Nirwana Nirwana, Syihabuddin — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study explores the complex phenomena of academic culture shock that Indonesian students experience while they study in Pakistan. The main objective is to obtain a thorough grasp of the various aspects, contributing factors, and coping mechanisms related to academic culture shock in this particular group of students. In order to do this, the study makes use of well-established theoretical frameworks, such as Collen Ward's ABCs of culture shock paradigm, Rajasekar's model explaining the factors influencing culture shock, and Brislin's theory of cultural adjustment training. The study carefully examines the affective, behavioral, and cognitive aspects of academic culture shock that Indonesian students encounter through the use of qualitative research approaches. Important contributing factors include language obstacles, cultural differences in ethnicity, following new norms and traditions, and adjusting to seasonal changes. Moreover, the study emphasizes the critical role that initiation plays in the process of adaptation, whereby Indonesian students utilize comprehension, memorization, and self-directed task completion as essential coping strategies to negotiate and eventually overcome academic culture shock in the Pakistani educational setting.

THE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN STUDYING ENGLISH AT SMPN 5 LEMBANG PINRANG

Indah Fitriani, Kalsum Kalsum, Ahmed Sardi — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Motivation is one of the factors to support English learning process. Motivation in learning can be devided into two categories intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Where motivation is one of the most significal things in learning process. Without motivation, the purposes of learning are tough to be achieved. When learners have itu in learning process, they win more understand with the materials, especially English. Eventually, the purpose of this research was to find out the kind of motivation is dominant in studying English at SMPN 5 Lembang. The research design of this study is descriptive quantitative by using survey method. The population of this research was all of students’ SMPN 5 Lembang, meanwhile the sample of this research was taken 39. After the research had been conducted, it was found that intrinsic motivation has a score of 48% and extrinsic motivation has a score of 52%. After it was found about the score of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. From the calculated of the students’ score, the kind of motivation that is dominant in studying English is Extrinsic motivation.

K-MEANS ALGORITHM TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING QUIZIZZ IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS

Moeh Zainal Khairul, Hardianti Hafid — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Mastery of the English language in the era of globalization has become an essential skill required in various aspects of life. Challenges in the teaching and learning of English, such as limited learning resources and unengaging teaching methods, call for innovative solutions to enhance learning effectiveness. This research explores the use of Quizizz, a game-based learning platform, as an interactive learning medium in teaching English to students at SMP IT Al-Akhyar Makassar. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of implementing Quizizz in improving students' understanding of English by using the K-Means algorithm for analyzing students' learning performance data. The research method involves collecting students' grades before and after the implementation of Quizizz in English learning. The data were analyzed using the K-Means algorithm to classify students into clusters based on their improvement in understanding. The evaluation of the clustering model was conducted by comparing the average within-cluster distance and the average between-cluster distance to assess the cohesiveness and differentiation among clusters. The results show a significant improvement in students' understanding of English after the implementation of Quizizz, indicated by the shift of student allocation into clusters with higher criteria, namely excellent. The evaluation of the clustering model shows that the clusters were formed effectively, with strong internal cohesion and clear differentiation between clusters. This supports the claim that Quizizz helps people learn English better.

ENGAGING LEARNERS IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT: HARNESSING THE POWER OF DO IT YOURSELF (DIY) VIDEOS AT IAIN PALOPO

Andi Husni A. Zainuddin, Abdul Pirol, Rusdiansyah Rusdiansyah — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This research aims to determine whether the Do It Yourself video effectively improves writing skills in the procedure text at the second semester of the English Language Education Study Program IAIN Palopo. This research adopted the pre-experimental method. The sample consisted of thirty students. The Do It Yourself video was used as a medium in this research. The researcher collected the data through pre-test, treatment, and post-test. SPSS 22 edition was used to perform statistical analysis on the data. Investigation revealed that the mean post-test score is higher than the pre-test (47.80 < 81.36). Besides, the value of the t-count is higher than the value of the t-table. The result of the student's scores on the post-test became more elevated than opposed tests representing the treatment's effectiveness in helping the learners improve their writing skills. It could be summarized that using the Do It Yourself video significantly improved the students' writing skills, especially in writing procedure text. This research strongly emphasizes for the next researcher to examine the use of DIY videos for different skills imaginatively.

EXPLORING STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT: : AN ANALYSIS IN AN INDONESIAN HIGH SCHOOL

St. Hartina, Anjelita Fitria Ningsih, Sahraini — Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This research aimed to analyze the students’ difficulties and causes in writing descriptive text. It applied a descriptive qualitative research design. The subjects of the research are a class of students in a senior high school in Palopo, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The data were collected through documentation, interview, and observation. Based on the results of this study, three general difficulties were found for students in writing descriptive text, including 1) difficult to follow the generic structure of descriptive text; 2) difficult to use the linguistic features, and 3) misuse of writing mechanics. These difficulties are caused by several factors, including 1) the students are less in writing practice, 2) lack of writing ideas, 3) lack of vocabulary mastery, 4) lack of motivation in learning English. It is suggested that writing descriptive text should be learned and taught intensively.

ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH LOAN WORDS FROM ASIAN AND EUROPEAN LANGUAGES

Rahmat, Herman Resyadi, Arni Arsyad Sultan — Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This research aims to analyse the English loan words from Asian languages (Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese) and European language (French, Italian, and Spanish). This research is a library research, which means that the data were collected from books, thesis, journals, and research articles. This research used qualitative research as the approach and content analysis as the technique. The researcher used documentation as the technique of data collection as the sources of the data is corpus of books, journals, and a research. The result of the data analysis shows that the loan words from Arabic origin had undergone drastic change, the loan words from Chinese origin had not undergone much change, and the loan words from Japanese origin had no any change at all. The loan words from French origin had not undergone much change, the loan words from Italian origin had only one word that undergo a minor change, and the loan words from Spanish origin had undergone minor changes.

E-PORTFOLIOS AND DIGITAL LITERACY: A POWERFUL COMBINATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Ismiati Purwaningsih Subiana, Ahma Afif — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The paper was aimed at exploring the implications of e-portfolios and Padlet on the digital literacy development of ELLs. A qualitative approach under the case study design was implemented along with the use of classroom observations, interview sessions, and documented study served as the instruments to collect the data. The findings revealed that the ELL students who implemented e-portfolios using Padlet found that the students made considerable development in their digital literacy skills. They achieved proficiency in the use of digital tools and technologies, improved their communication and cooperation abilities, gained the capacity to produce and spread content via digital platforms, and strengthened their critical thinking and reflection skills. The study indicated that e-portfolios and Padlet can be helpful tools for assisting ELLs in developing the digital literacy skills required to succeed in the 21st-century classroom. IT implied that the teachers might consider giving ELLs the chance to use e-portfolios and Padlet to advance their digital literacy.