Journal of English Education and Linguistics

NURTURING INTERLANGUAGE PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE THROUGH DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT

Entika Fani Prastikawati — 2024-12-22

This study investigates the impact of peer-Dynamic Assessment (peer-DA) on the development of interlanguage pragmatic (ILP) competence among Indonesian EFL learners. While pragmatic competence is crucial for appropriate language use, systematic assessment approaches remain limited in the Indonesian EFL context, particularly regarding the integration of instruction and assessment. Through a true experimental design, 43 upper-intermediate EFL learners were randomly assigned to experimental (n=22) and control (n=21) groups. The experimental group received peer-DA instruction emphasizing collaborative scaffolding and reciprocal mediation, while the control group received traditional non-DA instruction. Data collection utilized the Key English Test (KET) for homogenization and dual multiple-choice ILP assessments for pre-and post-testing. Statistical analysis through independent samples t-tests revealed no significant differences between groups in pre-test scores (t(35)=2.92, p>.05). However, post-test results demonstrated significantly higher ILP competence in the experimental group (M=14.79, SD=3.14) compared to the control group (M=8.11, SD=2.78; t(35)=4.47, p<.05). These findings suggest that peer-DA effectively enhances Indonesian EFL learners' pragmatic competence, offering valuable implications for integrating assessment and instruction in EFL pragmatic development.

EXPLORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GIMKIT AS A FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING: PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE

Taufiq Nur Rahman — 2024-12-23

This study aims to find out how teachers implement the concept of gamification with the Gimkit platform and students' experiences of using the Gimkit platform as a formative assessment tool in English language learning. This research was conducted in a high school in Madiun, Indonesia. The research started from a case study where the researcher found that many students did not want to participate in formative assessment activities because they thought that the atmosphere during formative assessment with traditional methods would only make students afraid and unable to focus on the questions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 students and 1 English teacher to collect data, and the data obtained was analysed using thematic analysis. The findings of this study show that teachers have several reasons related to the use of Gimkit, the first is because of technological advances, and the utilisation of facilities, teachers also provide information related to how to implement the Gimkit platform from the initial stage to the assessment stage, teachers also tell how students react when implementing formative assessment using Gimkit which has a positive impact because students become more interested in the activity, feel relaxed when working, and students can learn new English vocabulary from Gimkit., the use of Gimkit was also considered easy by students both in terms of preparation and use during formative assessment, the use of Gimkit also had a positive influence on students because students felt that when using Gimkit they experienced increased motivation and gained new knowledge.

'DANCING TO DEBATE' IN ENHANCING STUDENTS' SPEAKING SKILL: STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES

Benni Ichsanda Rahman Hz — 2024-12-30

This study is aimed to investigate the utilization of the "Dancing to Debate" method in speaking class from the viewpoint of students. A total of 46 students from the English Education Department at a state university in North Sumatera Province, Indonesia, participated in filling out a questionnaire consisting of 10 Likert scale questions (1 to 5), as well as semi-structured interviews with the students. The qualitative data were collected through a qualitative case study approach to examine a phenomenon within its real-life context. The results show that a significant percentage of students felt that this method helped them feel more confident in speaking English (34.78% strongly agreed, 32.61% agreed). Most students also found the method to be effective in improving their speaking skills (32.61% strong agreed, 28.26% agreed) and making speaking practice more enjoyable (36.96% strongly agree, 45.65% agreed). The positive feedback from students suggests that the strategy was successful in achieving its intended goals and was valued for its positive impact on the learning experience. Overall, the findings of this study align with the importance of making English learning activities enjoyable, fun, and stimulating for children.

INTERACTIVE M-LEARNING MEDIA BASED ON SMART APPS CREATOR OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Kholifuddin Roma — 2024-12-31

This study aims to produce an interactive M-learning media design based on Smart Apps Creator for the teaching and learning process, particularly the Simple Past Tense, through validity, practicality, and effectiveness. It is a development study with a 4-D design, Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate, but this study only did at the development stage. The subjects of this study are eighth-grade students of SMP Awaluddin Kubu Raya and three validators as three experts, material and media experts, and field trial subjects. The data collection techniques used are indirect communication techniques and measurement techniques. The data collection tools used included validation sheets, which consist of media validation sheets and tests. The study results conclude that the interactive M-learning media design based on Smart Apps Creator for teaching English on Simple Past Tense material at SMP VIII Awaluddin Kubu Raya was categorized as very valid, practical, and effective. Therefore, it is hoped that this app will be used in the English teaching process.

SYNERGETIC STRATEGIES: CO-CREATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN IMPROVING TRANSLATION SKILLS

Lia Agustina Damanik — 2024-12-31

This study investigates using co-creation strategies and AI tools to improve translation skills among English Education students at STAIN Mandailing Natal. Sixty students shared their experiences with Peer Review, Collaborative Translation Projects, and Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) Tools. The feedback highlighted areas for effective AI integration. Consequently, researchers proposed using AI for real-time feedback in Peer Review sessions, facilitating communication in collaborative projects with AI project management tools, and enhancing predictive text features in CAT Tools using advanced machine learning. After several months of implementing these methods, a post-test showed significant improvements: accuracy rose by 20%, fluency by 15%, and appropriateness scores by 18%. Confidence levels also increased across all translation aspects. The study shows that integrating AI within co-creation strategies enhances both hard skills (translation abilities) and soft skills (teamwork & confidence), improving overall learning outcomes.

THE CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MERDEKA CURRICULUM IN TEACHING SPEAKING

Ella Widiantari — 2024-12-31

This research aims to analyze and obtain information about teachers' challenges during the implementation of the Merdeka curriculum in teaching English speaking at Muhammadiyah 1 Taman Vocational School and how teachers can overcome these problems. This research method is a qualitative descriptive method and data is obtained through observation and semi-structured interviews. The subject of this research was an 11th-grade English teacher. The results of this study found that the Merdeka Curriculum at Muhammadiyah 1 Taman Vocational School had been implemented and several challenges were found. Teachers believe that the Merdeka curriculum influences students' speaking abilities because teachers can modify teaching methods according to students' needs. Successful implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum can be achieved if teachers can overcome existing challenges. Teacher creativity in teaching, teacher motivation toward students, and institutional support enable teachers to overcome every challenge during the implementation of the Merdeka curriculum in the speaking teaching process.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING MEDIA HANDBOOK DESCRIPTIVE TEXT TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL

Wulandari — 2024-12-31

The objective of this study is to describe how to develop learning media handbook descriptive text to improve students’ writing skill at tenth grade SMK SwastaSitiBanunSigambal. This research and development use the ADDIE model research procedure by Borg and Gall. There are five stages, namely: (1) analysis, (2) design, (3) development, (4) implementation, (5) evaluation. The data were obtained from a validation sheet and a questionnaire. The result data used quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques. The results showed that there was no use of a specific Descriptive Text Handbook with writing skills in schools. Schools only use textbooks that contain all learning competencies and have never used a special handbook containing one learning competency. The results of the validation of this handbook are the results from media experts score 35, percentage 87,5%, very valid category, the validation results from the material expert, the score was 36, percentage 90 %, very valid, the result of the student’s validation, the score was 1236, the percentage was 85,8%, the category was very valid, so it was declared the book was suitable for use.

STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL

Oki Dayansyah — 2024-12-31

This study was conducted to find out students' difficulties in learning English speaking at SMAN 1 Tulung Selapan, OKI. The participants of this study were 6 students of XI IPA 1 using a purposive sampling method. The data were collected by using interview with 20 questions. The findings of this research revealed that there were students' difficulties in learning English speaking, as follows: (1) pronunciation was the biggest difficulty for students to learn to speak English. Some students said that it was very difficult to pronounce vocabulary that had different pronunciations because their mother tongue did not have the same pronunciation of the alphabet as Indonesian. Students have to learn a lot of how to pronounce English so that they would get used to it later. (2) Vocabulary was a challenge in itself, students often look for the right words to pronounce. Students find it quite difficult for themselves to determine the right words to use correctly in English conversation. In this case, students also have to memorize a lot of vocabulary to find the right words when speaking English. (3) some students were not confident, and shyness was the main problem in this study because they were afraid of being laughed at by their friends when make mistakes. The conclusion of this research indicated that those students of SMAN 1 Tulung Selapan had several difficulties in speaking English including lack of pronunciation, lack of vocabulary, and lack of self-confidence when speaking English because they were ashamed and afraid of being laughed at by their classmates.

Keywords: Students’ difficulties, Learning, English speaking.