Proceedings of Social Sciences, Humanities and Economics Conference (SoSHEC 2017)

Session: Teaching and Learning

25 articles
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Second Language Interactional Competence in Classroom Discursive Practices

Dian Misesani, Lies Amin Lestari
The purpose of this study is to identify the forms of discursive practices that make evident to the demonstration of second language interactional competence, and describing the manners of second language interactional competence shiwed by participants employment of linguistic and interactional resources...
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Principal Leadership in Developing School Culture

Mohammad Ridho, Mr Murtadlo, I Budayasa
The Principalss leadership plays an important role in cultivating a school culture. The aim of this study was to analyze the principals leadership in an attempt to develop a positive school culture and its impact on school achievement. A qualitative approach with case study was used. The study was conducted...
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Impacts of Social Media on Youth's Sexual and Social Behaviors

Refti Listyani, Agus Fauzi
This research examines social & sexual impact of youth social media behavior using an ethno methodology approach. Several theories are employed in this research including the theory of sociology of media, social interaction and the concept of sexuality. Results indicate that despite the promise of enhanced...
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Green School Program Management in Fostering Students' Character

Syunu Trihantoyo, Asmi Rahma
Green school programs contribute to creating a comfortable, clean, and healthy school environment. For students, green school programs can also foster environmental cares. This study aims to analyze green school program management in developing environmental caring character in elementary school. Management...
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Students' Narrative Composition Based on the Implementation of Rubric Referenced-Peer Assessment

Ms Yunani, Oikurema Purwati, Mr Aswandi
The use of rubric in peer assessment has greatly increased in recent years. However, the result of the use of rubric in peer assessment becomes an underexplored area. Therefore, this study focuses on investigating the result of rubric referenced peer assessment RRPA on students narrative writing. This...
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A Study on the Competence of English Subject at Junior Middle School Having Low and High Order Thinking Skills

Fauris Zuhri, Mr Susanto
The purpose of this paper is to find out which contents of core and basic competence of English subject have low order thinking skills LOTS and higher order thinking skills HOTS at Junior Middle School. It discusses that learning taxonomies having six levels, remembering, understanding, implementing,...
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Revealing Intercultural Communicative Competence in an EFL High School Textbook

Ali Rosyidi, Oikurema Purwati
Since the goal of teaching English is now shifted from communicative competence to intercultural communicative competence ICC, English teachers should rethink of and be selective on using teaching sources which are mainly referred to textbooks. Many studies were then conducted to analyze the cultural...
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Learning English through the Use of Classroom Language in Community Service

Atik Herlianawati, Lies Lestari, Mr Suwono
The study investigated how student tutors of Big Buddies Club, a community service tutoring English to elementary school students, learned and used classroom language in the prep training and tutoring program. The subjects of this qualitative study were four students tutoring a group of class 3 and 4...
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Improving Students' Scientific Arguments Guided Inquiry Ability Through Student Textbook

Bagus R. Wijaya, Yuni Sri Rahayu, R Agustini
Student of preservice biology teacher should be able to hold the scientific facts discovered through the inquiry process using scientific argument. The purpose of this study was to facilitate students scientific arguments ability through guided inquiry based learning. The approach adopted in this study...
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EFL Teachers Perceptions and Practices of Information Literacy

Didik Syaifullah, Pratiwi Retnaningdyah, Lies Lestari
This qualitative inquiry examined two English teachers perceptions of information literacy IL in the secondary schools. The study sought to illuminate individuals understanding, opinions or belief of information literacy. To collect data, semi structured interviews were employed as the research instruments....
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The Development of Supplementary Book Based on Direct Reading Thinking Activities to Increase the Intensive Reading Learning Outcomes

Rizki Agnestria, Kisyani Laksono
The aim of this research is to develop a supplementary book based on Direct Reading Thinking Activities DRTA to increase the intensive reading learning outcomes of the fourth grade elementary school. This research refers to the four D model that consists of defining, designing, developing, and disseminating....
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A Closer Look into Primary School Students' Self Efficacy in L2 Learning across Gender and School Location

Syafi'ul Anam, Mr Susanto
Self efficacy is believed to drive learners to have a greater cognitive and motivational engagement in learning activities, and accordingly help them to perform better. This study, therefore, aimed to look into the profile of students self efficacy levels across school location and gender. The data of...
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Revealing Multiliteracies in English as a Foreign Language Classroom

Agus Khairi, Pratiwi Retnaningdyah, Mr Aswandi
Teaching English as a foreign language is aimed to give knowledge for students in facing globalisation era in which English used as international language. Therefore, teaching and learning process should take into account about multiliteracies, those are considering difference of culture of global community...
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The Profile of Self Efficacy Beliefs among English Teachers without L2 Teaching Degree

Wiwiet Savitri, Syafi'ul Anam, Suvi Akhiriyah
Teachers belief of their own competence, especially subject matter and pedagogical, is instrumental in teaching success and failure. This self belief, commonly called self efficacy, is believed to determine teachers effort, persistence, goal setting, and aspirations for themselves and their students....
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Reading Strategies Used by Senior High School Students to Comprehend English Texts

Zumrotul Fauziah, Ahmad Munir, Mr Aswandi
This survey study explored reading strategies employed by senior high school students in Bojonegoro East Java, Indonesia. The study aimed to find out how often the students use of Global strategies, Problem solving strategies, and Support strategies employment in comprehending English texts. It also...
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Do Vocabulary Learning Strategies Correlate to Reading Comprehension

Mr Muhaimin, Mr Suharsono, Ahmad Munir
This paper aims to analyze correlation of vocabulary learning strategies VLSs and reading comprehension. The study was conducted with a quantitative approach and employed thirty students of senior high school as the participants. The data were collected through questionnaire and statistically analyzed...
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Developing Biology based Monopoly Game as Media to Enhance Students' Learning Outcome and Social Ability

A Firmansyah, S Indana
The purpose of this study is to describe the development of biology based monopoly game as media to support students learning outcome and social ability. Using the Four D Model, we created and developed a set of biology based monopoly game and tested it to junior high school students n equal 24. This...
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SILK as Kanji Learning Model for Students at Japanese Department

Amira Kocimaheni
Japanese language learners at the university level must master the knowledge of Japanese letters, which consists of kana and kanji. There are no difficulties for the students who have already been familiar with Japanese letters to know the characteristics of kana and kanji. On the contrary, students...
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The Relationship between Parents Socio-Economic Background and Students' Science Literacy in Indonesia Evidence from Programme for International Students Assessment PISA 2015

Ms Mariana
Progress of a nation is determined by the ability of its human resources in mastering science and technology. Science literacy has an important role for students to prepare the quality of Indonesian human resources in the future. The objective of the study was to identify the socio economic variables...
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Developing Intercultural Awareness through Poems in EFL Classrooms

Fithriyah Abida, Rahayu Kuswardani
The use of poems has not been practiced in Indonesian EFL classrooms especially in high school context. Literary materials are generally introduced to students who study English as a foreign language in university level. However, in the context of foreign language teaching, the use of English poems in...
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Strengthening the 21st Century Skills of Elementary School Students through the Implementation of Project Based Learning

Mr Riyadi, Yuni Rahayu
The purpose of this study is to improve the 21st century skills on elementary school students through the implementation of project based learning. These skills play an important role for students to survive. This study was conducted on 24 students of Public Elementary School in Indonesia, of which were...
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The Correlation between EFL PBT Paper Based TOEFL Prediction and Verbal Assessment Test Scores of Engineering Students

Luh Ariyati, Lies Lestar
An EFL Test, a English assessment PBT prediction is developed by ITS Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Surabaya Centre for Languages and Cultures to measure the students English proficiency as a part of their graduation requirements. The test has caused the majority of students postpone their...
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The Profile of Students' Lesson Plans in Instructional Design Class

Ririn Pusparini, Esti Kurniasih
Four competences that must be possessed by teachers are professional, pedagogical, ethics, and social competences. Related to pedagogical competences, English Education Study Program of Unesa has a subject to support the professionalism of students who will be a teacher, that is Instructional Design....
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Model of Language Competence Upgrading Program for English Teachers in Indonesia

Him'mawan Nugroho
This paper aims at proposing a concept in maintaining English language teachers language proficiency as an inseparable part of their professionalism. Reviewing several previous researches dealing with English language teaching and English teachers professional development is the method used in this paper....
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EFL Materials Development Based on Project Based Learning for Vocational High School

Arik Susanti, Anis Trisusana
The purposes of the research were to know students needs in learning English and to describe the process of developing EFL materials based on Project Based Learning PjBL. It will provide English materials that are suitable for the learning objective and consider the learners needs in studying English....