23 articles in this issue
Agus Nero Sofyan,Mahardhika Zifana10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20216 Abstract views: 744
A large body of research on social action representation revolves around how social actors are discursively represented in a variety of media; nevertheless, very few discourse studies have investigated the Indonesian news media portrayal of an Indonesian ... see more
Anik Nunuk Wulyani,Irina Elgort,Averil Coxhead10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20217 Abstract views: 450
This paper reports on a study looking at the reading and writing proficiency and vocabulary knowledge of Indonesian EFL teachers, the relationship between proficiency and years of service, and the teachers’ own perceptions of their proficiency in English.... see more
David Imamyartha,Siti Masrifatul Fitriyah,Zakiyah Tasnim,Areta Puspa,Aan Erlyana Fardhani,Eka Wahjuningsih,Siti Sundari,Rizki Febri Hudori,Bambang Arya10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20218 Abstract views: 425
The omnipresence of 4Cs at tertiary education has shifted the attention of language classroom teachings toward the mastery of multifaceted intelligences. Resultant teaching praxis subsequently calls forth students’ high literacy, which affects the nature ... see more
Eden Regala Flores,Michelle Lopez10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20219 Abstract views: 541
The utility of paraphrasing and summarizing is key to effective academic writing. Both require that students have a good grasp of the source material not only in terms of understanding, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating the information found in the ... see more
Endang Setyaningsih10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20220 Abstract views: 460
Critical literacy (CL) is an area that remains under-researched regardless of the growing acknowledgement on its importance. Previously published works on CL have provided depictions of classroom implementations but they appeared to be lacking a guiding f... see more
Fuad Abdul Hamied,Bachrudin Musthafa10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20279 Abstract views: 445
This article discusses policies on language education in Indonesia by covering six major sections. The linguistic make-up and history of languages currently spoken in the country are first introduced as the background to the discussion. Then, buildi... see more
Hairus Salikin10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20229 Abstract views: 614
This study is aimed at investigating the writing anxiety levels of foreign language learners and factors affecting the foreign language writing anxiety levels on the learners based on the gender variable. It applies close-ended questionnaires as instrumen... see more
Hanna Juliaty10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20230 Abstract views: 454
In academic writing, undergraduate EFL learners are not required only to apply correct L2 writing system, but more profoundly, construct and convey ideas in ways recognised in their discipline as they continuously create and recreate identities as members... see more
Harni Kartika-Ningsih,Wawan Gunawan10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20231 Abstract views: 197
Genre-based pedagogy has been adapted to the Indonesian national curriculum for subject English since 2004. There has been reports of its success and it now remains as an important part of the language curriculum at schools. However, there is a couple of ... see more
Ignatius Harjanto,Anita Lie,Juliana Wijaya10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20232 Abstract views: 246
This study examines the effects of home, school, and community factors on Indonesian secondary students’ self-identity changes in relation to their use of English. The subjects of this research were 1707 Indonesian high school students from four big citie... see more
Joseph Foley10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20233 Abstract views: 262
This paper outlines the revised version of the Common European Framework of Reference Languages: Learning, Teaching and Assessment (CEFR, 2018), followed by the Frameworks of Reference for English Language Education in Thailand (FRELE-TH). The approaches ... see more
Khusnul Khotimah,Utami Widiati,Mutmainnah Mustofa,M. Faruq Ubaidillah10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20234 Abstract views: 1092
This study aims at investigating teachers’ and students’perceptions of autonomous learning in English language teaching and to what extent the teachers foster students’ autonomous learning. A set of questionnaire was distributed to 30 English teachers and... see more
Mehrak Rahimi,Mehran Sayyadi10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20236 Abstract views: 431
The aim of this study was to investigate the cognitive load (henceforth, CL) of listening activities of a cognitive-based listening instruction of a recently changed EFL curriculum. 126 K-11 students (male=62, female=64) participated in the study. The qua... see more
Mohammad Taghi Farvardin10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20237 Abstract views: 389
Spacing technique is a kind of strategy whereby the vocabulary will be revised with breaks between the revision sessions. Using spacing techniques in foreign and second language learning has received a lot of attention recently. However, there are many qu... see more
Mohammed Shuaib Assiri10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20238 Abstract views: 176
With the aim of contributing to the existing ?literature on the relationships between task ?and topic facets, discourse features, topic ?familiarity, and task performance in speaking, this study used EFL monologues to examine how two different sets of ?to... see more
Muhammad Zainal Muttaqien10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20239 Abstract views: 284
As a new way of communication, social media conversations on the Internet do have some characteristics that are different from common face-to-face conversations. One of the differences lies in the existence of systemic cohesion in addition to the establis... see more
Othman Abualadas10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20240 Abstract views: 184
This paper explores deictic shifts in fiction translation. It studies how deictic shifts affect the spatial-temporal and psychological point of view in four Arabic translations of Jane Eyre and A Farewell to Arms. The study reveals a tendency in translati... see more
R. Della Nuridah Kartika Sari Amirulloh,Nenden Sri Lengkanawati,Sri Setyarini10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20241 Abstract views: 273
This paper serves as a preliminary study of the dialogic supervision as a breakthrough to improve the performance of pre-service English teachers in a Program Latihan Profesi/Professional Training Program (PLP). In detail, this research is aimed at: (1) i... see more
Ranti Novianti,S. Syihabuddin,Endang Rochyadi10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20242 Abstract views: 216
Dyslexic students struggle to learn how to read. Yet, few studies reported on how dyslexic students learn to read. In this respect, special education teachers have adopted a myriad of ways to overcome dyslexic students’ reading problems. To respond to thi... see more
Riki Nasrullah,Dadang Suganda,W. Wagiati,Sugeng Riyanto10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20243 Abstract views: 388
This study observed a 54-year-old patient with Sundanese-Indonesian bilingual aphasia at the National Brain Center Hospital, Jakarta. He underwent a speech therapy with the treatment given to his second language (Indonesian) during the first two weeks of ... see more
Rosukhon Swatevacharkul10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20244 Abstract views: 166
Reflection is essential for the teaching practice course since it enhances life-long professional teaching development of the teachers. Capacity to reflect needs to be developed. The objectives of this study were 1) to investigate the levels of learning r... see more
Ruswan Dallyono,Didi Sukyadi10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20245 Abstract views: 180
Exposure of environmental issues is essential to prevent mass environmental destructions; therefore, campaigns (posters) should be able to activate the viewers’ contemplation on such issues. The emergence of multimodal texts provides a vast opportunity fo... see more
Tao Pei,Jitpanat Suwanthep10.17509/ijal.v9i2.20246 Abstract views: 314
The present study examined the effects of web-based metacognitive listening practice on L2 learners’ listening comprehension over 14 weeks. Participants (N = 67) came from two intact classes of intermediate EFL university learners in China. The expe... see more