Kurniasih Kurniasih
English Education Department, Universitas Islam Malang, Indonesia

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Developing Writing Materials Based on Eclectic Approach for Indonesian EFL Learners Kurniasih Kurniasih; Henny Rahmawati
Metathesis: Journal of English Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol 2, No 1 (2018): Metathesis: Journal of English Language, Literature, and Teaching
Publisher : English Education Study Program, Faculty of Education and Teachers Training, Tidar Univer

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31002/metathesis.v2i1.708

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This study aims at developing writing materials based on Eclectic Approach for Indonesian EFL learners. The material is mainly developed and used for teaching essay writing for the third-semester students in the English Department, University of Islam Malang. It is also expected that the materials lower their anxiety as the findings of the preliminary study. This R and D research adapted development model proposed by Borg and Gall with the following procedures: need analysis, developing writing materials, expert validation, revision I, try out, revision II, and final product.  The final product of this research is an instructional material for Writing III course which was developed by considering students' needs, levels, suggestions, and feedback from experts. It also made used of the principles of Eclectic approach to lower their anxiety in writing essay, such as providing much exposure toward the target language with less pressure, integrating the good sides of various teaching techniques, using real-life situation to make learning more comprehensible, considering the students' needs, teaching and introducing contextual grammar and vocabulary, and integrating all language skills.
CRITICAL READING SKILL AND ITS IMPLICATION TO SPEAKING ABILITY IN MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOM Diah Retno Widowati; Kurniasih Kurniasih
Celtic : A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching, Literature and Linguistics Vol. 5 No. 2 (2018): December 2018
Publisher : University of Muhammadiyah Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22219/celtic.v5i2.7615

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People need good background knowledge before they speak. The purpose of the present study was to discuss the implication of students’ critical reading skill to their English speaking performance in classroom activity. Researchers also would like to discuss the effect of multicultural atmosphere to students’ speaking skill. This study employed descriptive qualitative design to explain students’ speaking ability after they read. Therefore, students’ speaking ability could be mapped out after being stimulated by critical reading. The major finding of this study were the fact that reading and analyzing the texts was important for students before they speak. Gaining previous information before students speak made them feel more comfortable and be able to deliver or speak up their ideas better. Besides, the multicultural background of the students were not significantly affect their speaking ability. Yet, some students felt difficult in pronouncing ‘f’ in ‘of’, ‘v’ in very’, and ‘o’ in open’ correctly. This was because of their pronunciation habit in their homeland.
Strategy Preference in Listening: A Profile of EFL Students to Answer TOEFL Test Ika Hidayanti; Alfan Zuhairi; Kurniasih Kurniasih
IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education) IJEE (INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF ENGLISH EDUCATION)| VOL. 8 | NO.2 | 2021
Publisher : Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/ijee.v8i2.21853

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ABSTRACTMeasuring students’ English ability in most universities would be counted from their passing grade on the Test of English as A Foreign Language (TOEFL). Listening to natives is considered a complicated section to answer among the three sections. Thus, EFL learners should focus on attainment strategies to answer the TOEFL preparation test. The current study examines students’ profile of attainment strategy use and how usage of this strategy differs by gender. The sixth English semester students, faculty of education at Universitas Islam Malang, were required to fill out the questionnaire of strategies used to answer the TOEFL. Utilizing the descriptive and independent t-test, the findings reveal that students deployed the strategies at a moderate level. Further, female students used all the strategies more often and significantly differently than their counterparts. This implies that the use of strategies could ease them in obtaining good scores in listening.ABSTRAKMengukur ketrampilan bahasa Inggris mahasiswa di sebagian besar universitas akan dihitung dari nilai kelulusan mereka pada tes TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Diantara ketiga bagian pada tes TOEFL, tes pada bagian I (Listening) dianggap sebagai tes yang sulit untuk dijawab. Sehingga, mahasiswa diharapkan bisa fokus dan bisa menggunakan strategi tepat ketika menjawab tes TOEFL. Penelitian ini ditujukan untuk mengetahui bagaimana profil penggunaan strategi menjawab tes TOEFL dan mengidentifikasi perbedaan penggunaaan oleh mahasiswa laki-laki dan perempuan. Mahasiswa semester enam jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Pendidikan, Universitas Islam Malang dilibatkan dalam penelitian ini dan mereka diminta mengisi kuesioner strategi menjawab tes TOEFL.  Dengan menggunakan analisis dan Uji T-tes, temuan menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa menggunakan strategi dalam kategori sedang. Hasil selanjutnya mengindikasikan bahwa mahasiswa perempuan sering menggunakan strategi dan berbeda secara signifikan dari mahasiswa laki-laki. Hal ini berarti bahwa penggunaan strategi dapat memudahkan mahasiswa tersebut untuk mendapatkan nilai bagus.    
Writing Process Approach and Its Effect on Student' Writing Anxiety and Performance Kurniasih Kurniasih; Fitri Awaliyatus Sholihah; Atik Umamah; Ika Hidayanti
JURNAL ARBITRER Vol. 7 No. 2 (2020)
Publisher : Masyarakat Linguistik Indonesia Universitas Andalas

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/ar.7.2.144-150.2020

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This study aims at investigating the effect of the process approach on student writing anxiety and performance. Teachers should find ways to cope with anxiety as it is known as the negative predictor of students' writing performance. Fifteen students participated in this study. They were assigned to write an argumentative essay under the topic "Should national exam be banned?". The treatment was given following the writing stages, from outlining to publishing. SLWAI questionnaire was distributed before and after the treatment to measure the effectiveness of the process approach on students' anxiety. The findings indicated that students writing anxiety decreases from 71.27 to 63.20, which means that the anxiety level goes down from high to moderate anxiety. The second findings informed us that there is a significant difference in students writing performance after the treatment with the level of significant .000. It can be said that the writing process approach has a significant effect on students writing anxiety and performance. The pedagogical implication is also discussed.
Non-EFL Students Vocabulary Learning Strategies Holifah Holifah; Kurniasih Kurniasih
English Language in Focus (ELIF) Vol 4, No 1 (2021): English Language in Focus (ELIF)
Publisher : English Department, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24853/elif.4.1.51-60

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As development progresses, international competition and cooperation cannot be avoided.  This phenomenon will encourage students to participate in it.  Therefore, the ability to speak English is an important component to be involved in this phenomenon.  Various countries in the world have been competing to apply English to their children from an early age.  This study will focus on students' perceptions of vocabulary strategies in learning English.  This study involved 32 participants from different universities and data collection was done through a questionnaire.  The results showed that the participants liked to use learning strategies, and they agreed that using strategies in learning could improve the quality of vocabulary learning.  As well as train their language skills, reasoning abilities, and understanding of the content of word use.  Even though they are not consistent with just one strategy, from the data, presented, they almost ever do all the strategies offered.
KESULITAN MAHASISWA DALAM MENULIS TEKS EKSPOSISI: ANALISIS BERBASIS GENDER Atik Umamah; Ika Hidayanti; Kurniasih Kurniasih
Jurnal Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Vol. 4 No. 1 (2019)
Publisher : Badan Standar, Kurikulum, dan Asesmen Pendidikan, Kemendikbudristek

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24832/jpnk.v4i1.1004

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This research aims to 1) identifying English students’ problems in writing expository text, 2) examining the significant difference of the difficulties confronted by the students in terms of gender, and 3) describing the difficulties in writing based on the students’ writings. This research applied quantitative approach. Descriptive statistic was to identify the students’ writing difficulties, and t-test was to measure whether the problems faced by male and female students were significantly different. Further, qualitative analysis was used to describe the students’ writing problems based on their writings. The subjects (26 students of class 2A academic year 2016/2017) were assigned to respond questionnaire containing of problems in four aspects of writing: content and organization, grammar, mechanics, and style. Furthermore, six students’ writings were analyzed to gain a real picture of their difficulties. The statistical analysis revealed that grammar was the main problem in writing. Related to gender, it was found that the difference was not significant. Contrastive analysis of students’ writings and questionnaire prove that the students recognize their problems in writing. These findings are in line with previous studies. To help the students cope with writing difficulties, teacher needs to train them with writing strategies by implementing strategies based instruction.AbstrakTujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk (1) mengidentifikasi kesulitan mahasiswa jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris dalam menulis teks eksposisi, (2) mengetahui signifikansi perbedaan kesulitan yang dihadapi mahasiswa berdasarkan gender, dan (3) mendeskripsikan kesulitan menulis yang dihadapi mahasiswa berdasarkan hasil pekerjaan mereka.  Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Statistik deskriptif digunakan untuk mengidentifikasi kesulitan mahasiswa dalam menulis, dan uji t untuk mengukur apakah kesulitan yang dihadapi mahasiswa laki-laki dan perempuan berbeda secara signifikan. Analisis kualitatif digunakan untuk menggambarkan kesulitan menulis berdasarkan hasil pekerjaan mahasiswa. Subjek penelitian adalah mahasiswa angkatan 2016/2017 kelas 2A berjumlah 26 mahasiswa. Data dikumpulkan melalui penyebaran angket yang berisi kesulitan yang dialami mahasiswa dalam empat aspek menulis: content and organization, grammar, mechanics, dan style. Selain itu, enam hasil pekerjaan subjek dianalisis untuk memperoleh gambaran kesulitan yang mereka hadapi. Hasil analisis statistik menunjukkan bahwa secara keseluruhan kesulitan yang dihadapi mahasiswa adalah dalam aspek grammar. Terkait dengan gender, perbedaan kesulitan di antara dua kelompok tidak signifikan. Contrastive analysis dari hasil pekerjaan subjek dan respon mereka terhadap kuesioner membuktikan bahwa subjek mengetahui kesulitan yang mereka hadapi dalam proses menulis. Temuan penelitian ini mendukung temuan penelitian terdahulu. Untuk membantu mahasiswa mengatasi kesulitan dalam menulis, dosen perlu mengajarkan mereka strategi menulis dengan mengimplementasikan strategies-based instruction.
English Conversation Class (ECC) Untuk Menciptakan English Environment Di SMA Islam Nusantara (SMAINUS) Kurniasih Kurniasih; Nuse Aliyah Rahmati; Atik Umamah; Diah Retno Widowati
Jurnal Inovasi Hasil Pengabdian Masyarakat (JIPEMAS) Vol 2, No 2 (2019): Jurnal Inovasi Hasil Pengabdian Masyarakat (JIPEMAS)
Publisher : University of Islam Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (373.17 KB) | DOI: 10.33474/jipemas.v2i2.2571

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The teaching of English in Indonesia has been started from elementary school until university level because students are expected to have good knowledge of English as the international language. In order to compete with people all over the world, English learners should be able to use English both in written and spoken form. The teaching of English in SMAINUS has been conducted in a fun way supported by the innovative teacher and interactive technique. Consequently, students have positive perceptions toward English and are more motivated to improve their English. However, there is no any English club, especially on English Conversation Club (ECC) that can facilitate students to do speaking practice outside the class to improve their productive skill rapidly. Therefore, this program is the starting point of ECC in SMAINUS. This paper aims at exploiting students’ perceptions of ECC program to create English environment.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN LEARNING STRATEGIES AND STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN SPEAKING FOR ENGLISH SPECIFIC PURPOSE (ESP) IN ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF UNISMA. Muhamad Saiful; Mutmainnah Mustofa; Kurniasih kurniasih
Jurnal Penelitian, Pendidikan, dan Pembelajaran Vol 14, No 12 (2019): Jurnal Penelitian, Pendidikan, dan Pembelajaran
Publisher : Jurnal Penelitian, Pendidikan, dan Pembelajaran

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The aim of this study is to find out the most strategies used by ESP students in learning speaking and to find out whether or not a correlation between learning strategies and achievement in speaking. The subject of this study was 30 students of business administration of the seventh semester. The data were collected using a questionnaire and score of speaking. The result of this research showed that the finding that correlation between learning strategies and achievement in speaking is positive result means that there is correlation between learning strategies and students achievement in speaking skill but the level of correlation is small. The level sig. (2 tailed) was greater than the level of significant (0.140 < 0.05), then H0 was accepted H1 was rejected. It can be said that not all students of business administration use strategies in learning English especially speaking skill. Meaning that the students who use strategies have good score and students who lowest score also use strategies but the strategies is not suitable with them. These finding imply that resource-based strategy is the most influential strategy in speaking class to help students, particularly for ESP students to overcome their problem in speaking performance. The students suggested applying the strategies provided to overcome their difficulties. However, this research was expected to be developed by the future researchers who had the same interest.
Utilizing Strategy-Based Instruction on The EFL Listening Achievement: A Quasi- Experimental Study Ika Hidayanti; Eko Suhartoyo; Kurniasih
JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) Vol. 7 No. 2 (2020): JEELS November 2020
Publisher : Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat IAIN Kediri

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (341.774 KB) | DOI: 10.30762/jeels.v7i2.2004

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The current study aims at investigating the effectiveness of using strategy-based instruction on the student’s listening achievement. This research applied quasi-experimental design, and the instruments were pretest and posttest. Both tests were about putting the pictures in order and form completion.  Prior to strategy choice, this study utilized Posteriori Taxonomy of Strategies of Learning English Listening Skill (Zuhairi & Hidayanti, 2014) especially focusing on the use of eight strategy categories deployed by successful students (Hidayanti & Umamah, 2018). Gaining the result from Independent t-Test analysis, it was found out that the experimental group outperformed better than their counterparts in control group. Thus, Strategy-based instruction plays important role to enhance and improve the EFL learners’ listening skill.
Exploring self-regulated writing strategies: A comparison between paragraphs and essays Ratih Novita Sari; Atik Umamah; Merliyani Putri Anggraini; M. Affandi Arianto; Kurniasih Kurniasih; Nur Mukminatien
Studies in English Language and Education Vol 10, No 2 (2023)
Publisher : Universitas Syiah Kuala

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24815/siele.v10i2.26146

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Writing requires a complex skill, and thus students need to regulate themselves in employing the appropriate strategies to achieve good writing performance. The present research investigated Self-Regulated Writing (SRW) strategies used by EFL (English as a Foreign Language) university students. It contrasted the students' strategies related to the complex structure of the texts (i.e., paragraphs and essays) and students’ writing performance. The data information came from two separate sets of self-regulated learning strategy questionnaire, as well as writing outcomes of the students. Descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney U test were utilized to evaluate the data. The six dimensions of SRW strategies were extensively utilized in paragraph and essay writings. The six dimensions include motive, method, time, performance, physical environment, and social environment. Interestingly, the social environment dimension had the highest mean score, showing that the students needed assistance from their peers and available learning resources. Meanwhile, the motive dimension obtained the lowest mean in both paragraph and essay writings. Furthermore, the analysis showed no significant statistical difference in using SRW strategies in writing paragraphs and essays except in the method dimension. The difference in strategy use based on achievement was also not significant. The results indicate that the students applied similar SRW strategies in paragraph and essay writings regardless of their proficiency levels. Pedagogical implications and recommendations for future research are also further discussed in the article.