18 articles in this issue
Achmad Farid,Reza Anggriyashati Adara,Salim Ashar
Among the teaching practitioners in Indonesia, there is a general belief that some learners of English in some Indonesian pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) have a negative view on English, which consequently affects their motivation. However, it remain... see more
Avita Elok Faiqoh,Ashadi Ashadi
It is widely believed that L2 learners who have positive attitudes towards the target culture and its people are likely to learn the target language more effectively than those who do not possess such attitudes. As technology continues to be increasingly ... see more
Brigita Woro Diyatni Kusumaningtyas,Thomas Wahyu Prabowo Mukti
Some students claim to suffer from anxiety, which lowers their self-esteem and causes them to feel anxious and uneasy while studying a foreign language. Establishing a social connection between the lecturer and the students is one of the possible solution... see more
Faishal Zakaria
Experts have asserted that teacher identity is an integral part of classroom practices; studying teacher identity construction would allow us to understand the teachers’ learning process and teaching practices. It is then argued that identity is fluid and... see more
Fidelis Elleny Averina,Paulus Kuswandono
Despite the growing interest in research on Teacher Professional Development (TPD) carried out by previous researchers, the voices of local EFL teachers in different regions in Indonesia in which top-down TPD activities are still prevalent remain un... see more
Hamzah Puadi Ilyas
Reading instructions should go a bit beyond ‘explicit question’ to facilitate students’ critical thinking. What it means by ‘explicit question’ is question whose answer can be found in the text explicitly. This research, therefore, aimed to investigate EF... see more
I Gede Astawa,I Bagus Gede Upadana,A.A. Sagung Ayu Srikandi Putri
The Indonesian government works closely with other agencies to intensely campaign for the movement against the virus corona in various ways, one of which is through Public Service Advertisements (PSAs). PSAs have verbal and non-verbal elements that contai... see more
Ismail Tahir,Aryati Hamzah
Although several linguists have examined the studies on study abroad (SA), limited studies have focused on online study-abroad contexts. The current study investigates the production of pragmatic routine and its influence on online sociocultural adaptatio... see more
Jürgen Rüland
The essay traces frequent language problems and un(der)developed academic writing skills of Indonesian PhD students in the field of political science and international relations. The author thereby draws on personal experiences as a thesis supervisor. Apa... see more
Maman Asrobi,Siti Maysuroh,Zukhruf Farizi
The rapid development of technology and the integration of technology into the education system have made several educational institutions begin to introduce and begin to apply it in their teaching and learning processes, one of which is by applying dista... see more
Muhammad Syahied Hidayatullah,Nur Hidayanto
This research aims to investigate the significant relationship between English learning motivation and pragmatic competence of non-English major postgraduate students and their current pragmatic competence. 350 non-English major postgraduate students from... see more
Rahmah Fithriani,Benni Ichsanda Rahman Hz,Rita Seroja br Ginting
In line with the increasing institutionalization of scholarly publication as a graduation requirement for graduate students around the world, the use of a community of writing practice to support students navigate their publication endeavour has begun to ... see more
Rahmawansyah Sahib,Zulihi Zulihi,Abdi Maloga,Zulfadli Zulfadli,Lalu Nasrulloh,Junaiddin Junaiddin
This study aims at investigating and revealing language politeness strategies, as well as the factors that influence politeness strategies used by Papuan students during virtual in the context of virtual academic consultations as a practice of virtual com... see more
Refanja Rahmatillah,Rizki Fajrita,Endah Anisa Rahma
An at-home test is a unique mode of language test delivery as a result of mass-gathering prohibition during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the uniqueness, little is known about how to effectively implement an at-home test. This study aims to provide a dee... see more
Sitti Rahma,Syahron Lubis,Alemina Perangin-angin
Various TV channels established with various talk shows stand out among other shows for presenting bitter facts in a very light-hearted way by commenting, satirizing, analyzing and criticizing in a very funny style. "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" is a ... see more
Syafryadin Syafryadin,Santiana Santiana
In the midst of a pandemic, teaching speaking online becomes one of the challenges. This study investigates whether or not English teachers were prepared to teach speaking virtually. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to determine the English tea... see more
Syarifah Dahliana,Saiful Akmal,Rizka Malda Phonna
The purpose of this study is to scrutinize participants’ research competency, source of research competency, and problems related to the research conduct. Nine graduates of the Department of English Language Education were purposefully selected; three of ... see more
Zurriyati Zurriyati,Alemina Br Perangin-angin,Fadhlur Rahman
The purpose of this study is to provide an in-depth analysis of the types, functions, and manner of speech acts utilised in al-Ghazali's notion on educational concept. The study employed a content analysis methodology, which entailed gathering data from a... see more