The present study presents the instructional procedures of the implementation of corpusaided discovery learning and the extent to which corpus-aided discovery learning can create motivating and successful English grammar learning environment for EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students. Corpora promotes inductive learning in terms of that students not only acquire grammar by language data, observation and self-discovery of rules, but also find it entertaining and exciting to make grammar rule generalization on their own (Cheng, 2011; Hunston,2002). Drawing on data of a questionnaire and an interview, the students recounted that incorporating corpus-informed data into grammar learning was very satisfying and useful, and students can be sure that the language they are practicing is up-todate, used in everyday situations. It is not artificial or invented language but consists of the most widely used grammar (McCarthy, 2004). In addition, language corpora helped students to learn about certain language uses that were not available in any of the traditional tools. Another finding shows that students understood how certain language forms were used by native speakers of English, and students revealed more positive attitude toward corpus in learning English grammar. The findings imply that corpus-informed data can be a means of encouraging autonomous learning, illustrating real uses of abstract rules, presenting authentic daily grammar, and promoting exploratory inductive learning. However, some students, especially inexperienced students, found learning grammar through corpusinformed data was difficult or boring.Keywords: corpus-aided discovery learning, English grammar learning, inductive learning Penelitian ini menginvestigasi penerapan corpus-aided discovery learning (CADL) dan melihat sejauh mana CADL dapat meningkatkan motivasi demi keberhasilan pembelajaran Journal of ELT Research | 67 grammar dalam konteks EFL (Bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing). Corpora mempromosikan pembelajaran induktif dimana siswa tidak hanya memperoleh pengetahuan grammar dari bahasa dan observasi tetapi juga dengan cara menyenangkan sehingga mereka dapat menyimpulkan aturan grammar sendiri (Cheng, 2011; Hunston,2002). Data yang diperoleh dari questionnaire dan wawancara menunjukan bahwa pembelajaran grammar melalui corpus sangat menyenangkan, dan siswa percaya bahwa bahasa yang mereka pelajari up-to-date. Corpus bukan bahasa semu tetapi bahasa yang memuat grammar yang paling sering digunakan (McCarthy, 2004). Selain itu, corpus membantu siswa mempelajari penggunaan kata tertentu yang tidak ditemukan pada media tradisional. Penemuan lain menunjukan bahwa siswa dapat mengerti bagaimana bahasa yang digunakan oleh penutur asli bahasa Inggris, dan mereka memiliki kesan yang positif terhadap pembelajaran grammar. Penemuan studi ini dapat dimaknai bahwa corpus dapat mendorong siswa mandiri, menyajikan materi otentik, dan mendorong pembelajaran induktif. Namun, siswa yang berada di level bawah mengatakan bahwa pembelajaran grammar melalui c...
Learning specific English relevant to the work field has currently been necessary for students studying in a specific subject field. Designing an English course for EFL students learning in a specific subject field requires a needs analysis. This research aims to investigate target needs of EFL students learning in economics field in order to be able to communicate both personally or professionally. The purpose of this research is also for developing an English syllabus for economics students based on the needs analysis. Through exploratory research design, this research involved 67 students from Economy Major in the third semester. The data about students’ target needs of English were collected through questionnaires adapted from Dudley-Evans & St. John (1998), Hutchinson & Waters (1987), and Nation & Macalister (2010). Based on the needs analysis, the results revealed that the English teaching should integrate four English skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) to accomodate the students’ needs.
Motivation is a critical component in encouraging language learning. Gifted language learners might also underperform due to a lack of motivation. This study aims to determine what factors impact students' motivation to learn listening through YouTube. employing a case study, the experience of 8 Universities of Singaperbangsa Karawang students was gathered by means of questionnaire and interview. The findings enable students to strive to enhance their listening abilities and discover new vocabulary, as well as speed and comprehension pronunciation. Furthermore, giving audio and pictures on YouTube makes studying more engaging and allows students to memorize the words or phrases they hear. it seems that students' motivation in learning to listen using YouTube is influenced by factors in intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Abstrak Motivasi adalah komponen penting dalam mendorong pembelajaran bahasa. Pembelajar bahasa berbakat mungkin dapat berkinerja buruk karena kurangnya motivasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi motivasi siswa belajar mendengarkan melalui YouTube. Dengan menggunakan studi kasus, pengalaman 8 mahasiswa Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang dikumpulkan melalui angket dan wawancara. Temuan memungkinkan siswa untuk berusaha untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mendengarkan mereka dan menemukan kosa kata baru, serta kecepatan dan pemahaman pengucapan. Selain itu, memberikan audio dan gambar di YouTube membuat pembelajaran lebih menarik dan memungkinkan siswa untuk menghafal kata atau frasa yang mereka dengar. Nampaknya motivasi siswa dalam belajar menyimak menggunakan youtube dipengaruhi oleh faktor motivasi intrinsik dan ekstrinsik
Although much research in the area of second language (L2) vocabulary development has extensively been researched, video text viewing as a strategy for understanding disciplinary vocabulary in context is rarely reported in the literature. To fill this void, the present action research reports the findings of vocabulary self-collection strategy (VSS) along with the use of video as a multi-semiotic medium of understanding disciplinary vocabulary in content-based EFL instruction. Informed by students’ reflective journal, observation, and interview data, students recounted that the VSS encouraged them to learn disciplinary vocabulary in different discourse contexts. Through role scaffolding by a teacher and peer support, they were engaged in the discovery of vocabulary by documenting unfamiliar or interesting words from their readings and by exploring different meanings of vocabulary using e-dictionaries and corpora. The other research findings showed that the students had enhanced their awareness of word classes, word orders, and word meanings. This empirical evidence suggests that VSS can be a catalyst for engaging students in such post-listening tasks as writing a summary of the video text and creating new vocabulary mapping or profiling.
Demotivation is a complex problem that many foreign language (FL) learners faced, and it is caused by a variety of factors including the teacher, poor self-esteem, and previous bad language learning experiences(BABA KHOUYA, 2018). This study aimed to understand the demotivating factors on EFL students in online learning. The participants of this study were three students of the third grade of senior high school in Karawang. This study used a qualitative case study design to address the research objectives. The data for this study was gathered through semi-structured interview questions as an instrument of this study. The collecting data was obtained through Google meeting. The result of this study revealed that there are two demotivating factors on EFL students in online learning. Those are the teacher’s methods and learning material. In this case, the researcher found out that those factors are from the external factors. In the teacher’s method, there are two aspects that demotivate EFL students in online learning. The first aspect is because the teacher always speaks English all the time during learning. The second is because the teacher did not evaluate the students’ assignments. The last factor is the learning materials, the students get difficult to understand the materials during online learning. Keywords: demotivation factors, online learning.
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