20 articles in this issue
Aam Abdussalam,Tedi Supriyadi,Udin Supriadi,Aep Saepudin,Muhamad Imam Pamungkas
To accomplish the mission of spreading the message of the Quran, prospective Islamic teachers need to be equipped with the ability to translate the Qur'an. However, in reality, they face difficulties in understanding the messages of the Qur'an because of ... see more
Abu Rashed Md Mahbuber Rahman,Ilyana Jalaluddin,Zalina Mohd Kasim,Ramiza Darmi
Affective variables such as attitude, autonomy, motivation, self-esteem, and anxiety are crucial among the factors that contribute in learning a second/foreign language. Among them, one of the most important factors in inspiring learners to learn a langua... see more
Ahmad I Alhojailan
An increasing number of Saudi students in American universities has generated a need to explore the Saudi students’ perceptions of academic writing and the sources of such perceptions. Further research can enable writing researchers and instructors to hel... see more
Dewi Nur Suci,Yazid Basthomi,Nur Mukminatien,Asih Santihastuti,Syamdianita Syamdianita
This study examines students’ interactions with the teacher’s feedback in an online course on paragraph writing at higher education in Indonesia. The interactional approach, instructional moves, and students’ perceived usefulness of the feedback were inve... see more
Eri Kurniawan,Nurul Aini Akrima Sabila
Although a significant number of studies have been conducted to explore the rhetorical structures of research article abstracts, there is a paucity of research specifically comparing the move patterns, and linguistic features of tourism research article a... see more
HG Retno Harsanti,Christine Manara
Native-speakerism is a crucial issue to discuss in ELT, especially related to the different ideological views on World Englishes and ‘standard’ English. Differences in ideology about English and its variations have an impact on the English teaching implem... see more
Hossein Navidinia,Parisa Imani,Mohsen Mobaraki
For years, research in translation studies has focused on examining linguistic and sociolinguistic features of the source and target texts, and the active role of a translator as an important agent in the process of producing a target text has been undere... see more
I Putu Indra Kusuma,Ni Wayan Surya Mahayanti,Muhammad Handi Gunawan,Dzul Rachman,Ni Putu Astiti Pratiwi
The spread of the novel Coronavirus has affected the closure of English language teaching practices, including teaching speaking courses, and shifted into distance learning modes. Implementing e-portfolios in assessing students' speaking performance seems... see more
Ibnu Hajar Ibrahim,Jarjani Usman
Cultural values play a significant role in society as they determine what actions are best to do. In the Indonesian province of Aceh, there are many farming-related proverbs, or locally called hadih maja (HM), with rich cultural values that have... see more
Ika Lestari Damayanti,Nicke Yunita Moeharam,Firly Asyifa
Studies in the field of semiotics and children’s literature have described the relationship between the verbal and visual texts in picture books as both complex and subtle. These relationships are named differently across theories, yet they still note two... see more
Joesana Tjahjani,Damar Jinanto
Foreign language teaching in the current globalization era needs to compete with technological development. This competition is related to the discovery of digital technology-based methods to motivate learners to provide more interesting cultural content ... see more
Leah Gustilo,Maria Isabel Vergel,Aileen Valle,Rosendo III Comillo
A plethora of research on academic discourse analysis supplied empirical findings that readers' impression of texts can be managed though the utilization of metadiscoursal resources linked to the social intentions and practices of academic communities. Ho... see more
Sri Andreani,Siti Muniroh,Suharyadi Suharyadi,Utari Praba Astuti,Yulizar Yulizar
Previous studies revealed that genre awareness and reading habits partially correlate with reading comprehension. This article reported results of a study aiming to find out the contribution of genre awareness and reading habits towards the development of... see more
Nor Hazwani Munirah Lateh,Sarimah Shamsudin,Abdul Halim Abdul Raof,Amaal Fadhlini Mohamed,Najihah Mohmud,Nazatul Syima Mohd Nasir,Nurul Fatihah Hanapi
Knowledge of collocation is important in enabling learners to use a language fluently. When learners can demonstrate a good command of collocation use as they write, this results in greater fluency and proficiency. The present study is a case study that i... see more
Sahril Nur,Tri Indri Hardini,Andi Anto Patak
Motivation is regarded as one of the most important aspects of learning. Internal and external factors affect students’ motivation and participation in the classroom. Despite numerous studies on student motivation and how it influences learning outcomes, ... see more
Priya Mathew
The study of phraseology with respect to continuous and discontinuous frames in academic writing has gathered increasing research attention over the past decade. Their prevalence in expert writing and the influence of discipline and genre on their frequen... see more
Shuangqing Wen,Issra Pramoolsook
Reporting verbs (RVs), as rhetorical lexical devices, play a key role in academic writing because they enable writers to attribute content to other sources and allow them to convey both the kind of activities reported and their evaluation of the reported ... see more
Munirah Munirah,Aziz Thaba,Akram Budiman Yusuf
The purpose of this study is to examine the translanguaging practice of buyers and sellers in a traditional market in Palopo, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Translanguaging is a relatively new term in contemporary linguistics. By using the qualitative method,... see more
Suhaida Omar,Nik Ahmad Farhan Azim @ Nik Azim,Noor Syamimie Mohd Nawi,Noraini Zaini,Wan Yusoff Wan Shaharuddin,Wandi Syahfutra
This study intended to fill the gap of undergraduates’ academic motivation in Malaysia and Indonesia where, to date, little study has been done. It investigated and compared undergraduates’ academic motivation level in English online classes in two univer... see more
Tuan Minh Duong
Learner autonomy has been regarded as an important value which is expected to be present in any English language students as it can have positive effects on their learning. In Vietnam, the notion of learner autonomy has attracted more attention, and vario... see more