27 articles in this issue
Abdulaziz B Sanosi
Grammar teaching has been a topic of debate for a considerably long time. Researchers and teachers discussed the benefits and shortcomings of its explicit instruction, which entails students’ awareness of metalanguage. Although much research has investiga... see more
Saiful Akmal,Fitriah Fitriah,Intan Fadhilah
The availability of the lesson plans as organized guidance for teachers is critical in achieving the objectives of English Language Teaching (ELT) in policy decisions, curriculum planning, and classroom implementations. However, it is unavoidable if teach... see more
Aini Akmar Mohd Kasim,Norizul Azida Darus,Noor Azli Affendy Lee,Asha Latha Bala Subramaniam,Junaidah Januin
Collaborative skills have been perceived as the most important skills by learners, instructors, and employers alike in comparison to communication and entrepreneurial skills. Despite its significant role in the workplace, many find that working together w... see more
Lusi Nurhayati,Suwarsih Madya,Nur Hidayanto Pancoro Setyo Putro,Sulis Triyono
Despite the growing body of literature recognizing the importance of multicultural education in the 21st Century, little is known about the preservice English teachers’ (PSETs) multicultural disposition (MD) in the Indonesian setting. This survey study ex... see more
Akhmad Habibi,Yasir Riady,Turki Mesfer Alqahtani,Ahmad Rifki,Nour Awni Albelbisi,Muhammad Fauzan,Habizar Habizar
Evaluating the learning outcomes of a certain course implementation can improve the quality of education. This study is focused on Indonesian EFL undergraduates’ perceptions of the relationships between teacher performance, technological resources, online... see more
Firman Parlindungan,Adrian Rodgers
In this article, we examine what texts were selected for use by a middle school language arts teacher working in an American Islamic school. The literature has found that schools play an important role in supporting immigrant students to navigate a new cu... see more
Teuku Zulfikar,Khairiah Syahabuddin,Khamisna Maulidia,Emawati Emawati,Amiruddin Amiruddin
Engaging students to participate in productive learning is a prerequisite for successful instruction. Teachers as instructional leaders should be creative and proactive in finding the best ways to enable effective learning to take place. One of the most w... see more
Roghibatul Luthfiyyah,Bambang Yudi Cahyono,Francisca Maria Ivone,Nunung Suryati
The investigation of teachers' conceptions of online assessment during a global pandemic has received relatively scarce attention in the current literature. Situated in an emergency remote teaching, this phenomenographic study aims at identifying and desc... see more
Nhung Cam Nguyen
Previous research has shown a range of benefits of extensive reading for second or foreign language (L2) learning, as well as learners’ positive attitudes towards extensive reading. However, during emergency remote teaching around the globe as a consequen... see more
I Ketut Wardana,Putu Ayu Paramita Dharmayanti,Anak Agung Putu Arsana
The study investigated whether, and how, Communicative Language Teaching Approaches (CLTA) significantly influenced students’ academic emotions and achievement in self-directed distance learning. The participants were 76 university students in Denpasar. T... see more
Betty E. Tuttle,Leonardo O. Munalim
Amid the proliferation of online news portals, there is a felt need for a reinvestigation of the millennial students’ metalinguistic knowledge (MK) on the technicality of the headlines. Couched within Relevance Theory, including the interlarding theories ... see more
Diah Ayuni Ariawan,Joko Nurkamto,Sumardi Sumardi
Mastering grammar and vocabulary in communication are seemingly insufficient for learners to communicate with different societies worldwide. For this rationale, cultures in ELT materials took a pivotal role in equipping learners with intercultural communi... see more
Yeni Oktarina,Rita Inderawati,Ismail Petrus
The material specification is one aspect of teaching English at a vocational high school. Materials should be well-prepared to facilitate and promote students’ comprehension of concepts. This study aimed to develop instructional reading materials for Pale... see more
Sahar Abdulsalam Alshargabi,Dina Fahmi Kamil,Ali Hussein Hazem
The studies on multiple negation have been conducted intensively in linguistics, but very few studies have focused on multiple negation in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Although multiple negation appears in informal varieties, researchers find it an impor... see more
Hari Kusmanto,Pratomo Widodo
Language politeness and character education are crucial in the era of education disruption, particularly in terms of learning communication. Problems with language politeness happen when communication is mediated by electronic media, such as WhatsApp in p... see more
Eusabinus Bunau
This research aims to study the feature of nasals in the Kanayatn Dayak language, spoken in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, and whether they are replacive or additive to particular initial phonemes of the root. The data were collected by recording and intervi... see more
Myla L. Santos,Amirul Mukminin
Linguistic features of tourism brochures can describe the distinctive ways of expressing persuasiveness in advertising which have a significant impact on teaching English as a foreign or second language. This study determined how linguistic features and f... see more
Cita Nuary Ishak,M. Adieb Hidayatullah
Technology advancements have allowed customers to post their reviews on online platforms. In the hotel industry, responding to positive and negative reviews is imperative because it helps hotels maintain their relationship with past customers and establis... see more
Wildan Wildan,Denni Iskandar,Yusri Yusuf,Rahmad Nuthihar,Raiyana Putri Kana
This study aimed to investigate the integration of Acehnese words in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI, or Indonesia Dictionary). The contribution of Acehnese words enriches Indonesian vocabulary as the national language. This study followed the descript... see more
Muhammad Rafiek,H. Rustam Effendi
This study aimed to examine the fishery vocabulary in the Hulu dialect of Banjarese (upper river dialect) at the Central and North Hulu Sungai Regencies, Kalimantan, Indonesia. Data collection techniques were carried out by observation, interviews, and re... see more
Yasser Al-Shboul
This study aimed to investigate the strategies of condolence speech act as expressed by Jordanian students at Irbid University College and identified the respective role of social power and social distance in offering these strategies. It employed qualita... see more
Masrizal Mahmud,Muhammad Sadli,Diana Fauzia Sari
Numerous studies have investigated the importance of slang in linguistics in various media, including novels. The dominant works on this subject have focused solely on the structural explanation of slang, leaving out its sociological context and meaning. ... see more
Rostina Taib,Mulyadi Mulyadi
This paper examines the interjection of ômma in Acehnese language using a natural semantic metalanguage approach. The study employed a qualitative method using oral, written, and artificial data sources. Twelve qualified informants from three study locati... see more
Herman Rusli,Mukhlis Mukhlis,Abu Bakar,Armia Armia
This study focuses on the conceptualization of jihad in the text of Hikayat Prang Sabi by Teungku Chik Pante Kulu. This study provides a constructive discourse of thought for readers in understanding jihad. This study narrates jihad as literally meaning ‘... see more
D Pandeeswari,A Hariharasudan,Ahdi Hassan
This study aims to spotlight the postmodern tendency of metafiction in Preeti Shenoy’s selected texts. Metafiction is self-conscious in relation to language, literary form, and storytelling in fiction. This form of fiction accentuates its construct and re... see more