25 articles in this issue
Fazri Nur Yusuf,Utami Widiati,Teguh Sulistyo10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8126 Abstract views: 1657 PDF downloads: 1588
Studies on potentials of feedback over English language teaching seem not to have not been well-revealed, including studies on the use of feedback to improve English pre-service teachers’ competence. The present study investigates to what extent a multimo... see more
Ali Saukah,Desak Made Indah Dewanti,Ekaning Dewanti Laksmi10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8127 Abstract views: 1221 PDF downloads: 1310
Written corrective feedback (WCF) in L2 writing classrooms has gained considerable attention in applied linguistics research over the past twenty years. WCF may take different forms of teacher’s responses to errors in students’ texts, among others Coded-C... see more
Nguyen Thi Thuy Loan10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8345 Abstract views: 1323 PDF downloads: 1265
Writing in English is challenging for ESL writers, so feedback is crucial in assisting them. Although several studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of peer and teacher-feedback in ESL writing, studies on the combined peer-teacher feedback model... see more
Dwi Rukmini,Lenggahing Asri Dwi Eko Saputri10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8128 Abstract views: 1541 PDF downloads: 4883
In 2013, the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture published the 2013 Curriculum which demands teachers to implement authentic assessment as the method of assessing the students’ competence. There were three areas of students’ competence that shoul... see more
Vismaia S. Damaianti10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8130 Abstract views: 892 PDF downloads: 970
Student’s reading skill is deemed vitally important to attain high academic achievements. The results of the previous studies, however, show that Indonesian students' reading skill is still unsatisfying due to their low motivation. The purpose of this stu... see more
Yuyun Yuliani,Nenden Sri Lengkanawati10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8131 Abstract views: 1806 PDF downloads: 2215
In the Indonesian context, learning activities tend to be teacher-centered that a teacher still plays a dominant role in the learning process. Project-based learning is one of the approaches which is assumed to promote Learner autonomy. Since its implemen... see more
Tatat Hartati10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8346 Abstract views: 1237 PDF downloads: 1494
In recent days there is a growing interest in the study of creative writing. A number of approaches for teaching creative writing have also been investigated. However, studies investigating creative writing particularly for primary school students a... see more
Amir Mahshanian,Abbas Rasekh Eslami,Saeed Ketabi10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8347 Abstract views: 673 PDF downloads: 705
Rating accuracy in writing among EFL learners is crucial in determining their English proficiency. Despite the importance of its accuracy, little is known about various factors may affect the accuracy of rating writing essays. This study examines how rate... see more
Su-Hie Ting,Ernisa Marzuki,Kee-Man Chuah,Jecky Misieng,Collin Jerome10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8132 Abstract views: 2339 PDF downloads: 3238
Employability of graduates is a concern in many countries, including Malaysia, and the high unemployment rate among graduates is often attributed to their lack of English proficiency and communication skills. These two distinctive elements are often colla... see more
Evynurul Laily Zen10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8133 Abstract views: 997 PDF downloads: 1204
Asia is a ‘homeland’ for bilingualism research in regards to its diversity. It is considered as a vivid research site where there is significant growth of academic areas of exploration. Yet, there are very few scientific attempts to map bilingualism resea... see more
Zulfadli A. Aziz,Yunisrina Qismullah Yusuf,Chairina Nasir,Claudia Masyithah10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8135 Abstract views: 1013 PDF downloads: 1268
The Malay cartoons that air on Indonesian television channels are now popular among children in Indonesia. The shows Upin & Ipin, Boboboi, and Pada Zaman Dahulu are especially popular with Acehnese children. Initial observations found that these cartoons ... see more
Pilar Caparas,Leah Gustilo10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8137 Abstract views: 1242 PDF downloads: 1823
The quintessential role of language has been punctiliously studied relative to intercultural communication, cultural heritage, social development, education, identity construction and many more domains. One forum wherein language is investigated is the Co... see more
Reza Shaki,Masood Khoshsaligheh10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8348 Abstract views: 917 PDF downloads: 886
The study investigated the relationship between the personality typology of a sample of Iranian translation students and their translation quality in terms of expressive, appellative, and informative text types. The study also attempted to identify the pe... see more
Hyekyeng Kim10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8136 Abstract views: 749 PDF downloads: 825
Despite the ongoing research of interlanguage pragmatics, intervention studies concerning pragmatic instruction have not been conducted as actively. The present study aims to investigate the effects of pragmatic instruction on Korean university students s... see more
Muchamad Sholakhuddin Al Fajri10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8349 Abstract views: 1036 PDF downloads: 1185
This study aims to analyse discourses surrounding the word immigrants in a large collection of naturally occurring language, ‘ukWac’ corpus (Web as Corpus). It employs corpus linguistics as a methodology to carry out critical discourse analysis research. ... see more
Mengyu He,Hajar Abdul Rahim10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8138 Abstract views: 701 PDF downloads: 712
Research in meta-discourse, particularly explicit meta-discourse or meta-discourse markers has contributed much knowledge on the discourse features of specialised genres. However, there are very few studies on implicit meta-discourse. The current study ex... see more
Budi Hermawan,Didi Sukyadi10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8139 Abstract views: 1505 PDF downloads: 1435
Recent understanding as strongly believed by studies investigating the interactive or interpersonal meanings of images in such printed texts as textbooks and picturebooks shows that interpersonal relation can be established not only through verbal sentenc... see more
Wawan Gunawan,Fatayatul Aziza10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8350 Abstract views: 1215 PDF downloads: 1803
This study attempts to investigate the choice of theme and thematic progression deployed in one of the considerably best undergraduate theses in a university in Indonesia. The choice of theme and thematic progression is constrained by the audience of a pa... see more
Diah Kristina,Noor Hashima,Hariharan Hariharan10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8351 Abstract views: 975 PDF downloads: 1166
This study explored sales promotion letters (SPLs) and company profiles (CPs) of two prominent batik companies in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. This essay draws its data from the most important primary source of information on sales promotion letters and... see more
Dhani Aldila Putra,Iwa Lukmana10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8352 Abstract views: 1323 PDF downloads: 1257
Textbooks have been considered to play a key role in the processes of education by researchers and educators, and the need to explore the language of textbooks has become increasingly recognized. However, although textbooks are an important learning tool,... see more
Maskanah Mohammad Lotfie,Maimunah Abdul Kadir,Zahariah Pilus10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8353 Abstract views: 722 PDF downloads: 749
Malay is a language from the Austronesian family and unlike the Indo-European-originated English, it does not generally have inflectional temporal markers. Investigating this from a cross-linguistics - influence perspective, differences between the langua... see more
Hjalmar Punla Hernandez10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8354 Abstract views: 1182 PDF downloads: 1110
Contemporarily, stylistics today has developed into its multiplicity – one of which is forensic stylistics. Being a powerfully legal written discourse, Supreme Court decisions are a rich corpus in which linguistic vis-a-vis stylistic choices of Court just... see more
Anna Marietta da Silva10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8355 Abstract views: 948 PDF downloads: 985
This article focuses on non-commercial signs in the linguistic landscape of Jakarta. Five main streets within or nearby the centroid of Jakarta are selected. The prevalence of English and the use of English words in the non-commercial signs are examined. ... see more
Shadi Saleh Neimneh10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8356 Abstract views: 950 PDF downloads: 1132
This article looks into the postcolonial Arabic narrative of Ghassan Kanafani to examine its underplayed existential and naturalistic aspects. Postcolonial texts (and their exegeses) deal with the effects of colonization/imperialism. They are expected to ... see more
Maryam Farnia,Safoora Barati10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8357 Abstract views: 1218 PDF downloads: 1779
Genre studies allow researchers to observe the repeated communicative functions and their linguistic components in different genres (Brett, 1994). Writing the introduction section is a tough and burdensome task for both native and non-native speakers (Swa... see more