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Volume 23 Issue 6.3 November 2019

Volume 23 Issue 6.3 November 2019

| November 24, 2019

Main Articles

  1. Ramli, Endry Boeriswati and Emzir
    The Effect of Metaphorming Teaching Method on Field-Independent/Dependent Learners in Writing Essay
  2. Ikhfi Imaniah, Ilza Mayuni and Ninuk Lustyantie
    The Influence of Self Esteem and Reading Habits on Student’s English Essay Writing
  3. Irawinne Rizky Wahyu Kusuma, Rosvita Flaviana Osin and I Made Arry Anggabawa
    Impact of Tourism Industry- driven Media Communication in Students’ Speaking Ability
  4. Nor Yazi Khamis
    A New Competency-based Framework for English for Specific Engineering Purposes (ESEP) Practitioners
  5. Azwin Arif Abdul Rahim
    Development of Mobile Learning Framework for ESAP for Technical and Engineering Context
  6. Afif Rofii, Fathiaty Murtadho and Aceng Rahmat
    The Effectiveness of Contextual-Based Academic Writing Learning Model
  7. Kammer Tuahman Sipayung and Tagor Pangaribuan
    Developing Teaching Materials on English for Specific Purpose on Tourism Program of HKBP Grade Eleven
  8. Rafi’ah Nur, Ammang Latifa and Aqilah Luthfiah Busman
    Utilizing the Instagram Videos to Enhance the Students’ Language Acquisition on Writing Composition
  9. Elfiondri, Nova Rina, Zaitul, Faisal Mustafa, Mariati and Irma
    English and Indigenous Mentawai Tradition: The Case of Using English Phatic Communion Spoken by Ojek Drivers in Siberut Mentawai, Indonesia
  10. Lamhot Naibaho
    The Effectiveness of Independent Learning Method on Students’ Speaking Achievement at Christian University of Indonesia Jakarta
  11. Jennifer Yphantides
    Women in TESOL Leadership Roles in Japanese Higher Education
  12. Masruddin
    The Efficacy of Using Spelling Bee Game in Teaching Vocabulary to Indonesian English as Foreign Language (EFL) Students
  13. Maulina, Nurdin Noni and Muhammad Basri
    WhatsApp Audio and Video Chat-Based in Stimulating Students’ Self-Confidence and Motivation to Speak English

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Volume 23 Issue 6.2 November 2019

Volume 23 Issue 6.2 November 2019

| November 24, 2019

Main Articles

  1. Robert J. Dickey
    Women in ELT Associations Leadership: When and Where?
  2. Jufri, Yusri and Mantasiah R.
    The Interference of First Foreign Language (German) in the Acquisition of Second Foreign Language (English) by Indonesian Learner
  3. Mantasiah R., Yusri and Jufri
    The Role of Bilingualism in Increasing Children’s Cognitive Ability at Primary School
  4. Astri Hapsari and Diah Agustina Ratu
    Process and Genre Integration as a Mediation of Learning to Write: Students’ Voices
  5. Jessie L. Labiste, Jr.
    Contextualization in English Language Education: Navigating the Place of Maritime Culture in Philippine English Language Teaching
  6. Syarifudin
    Compensatory Communication Strategies Employed by EFL Students in Taking Turns Talking of a Speaking Class
  7. Ammang Latifa and Rafi’ah Nur
    Communication Strategies of Indonesian EFL Learners in Speaking English
  8. I Gede Budasi and I Wayan Agus Anggayana
    Developing English for Housekeeping Materials for Students of Sun Lingua College Singaraja-Bali
  9. Thi Thanh Huyen Phuong
    Vietnamese EFL Learners’ Perspectives of Pronunciation Pedagogy
  10. Devi Hellystia
    Web-Based Blended Learning for EFL Reading in the University Context in Indonesia

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Volume 23 Issue 6.1 November 2019

Volume 23 Issue 6.1 November 2019

| November 2, 2019

Foreword by Aradhna Malik

Main Articles

  1. Winfred Wenhui Xuan
    Understanding logical meaning-making in Chinese high school students’ EFL writing: A systemic perspective
  2. Mike Tittanen
    Effect of Lexical aspect and grounding on the use of the progressive
  3. Masanobu Sato
    Exploring EFL learners’ attitudes towards topic-based lexical network and form-based grammatical network activities
  4. Etsuko Shimo, Joseph Falout, Glen Hill & Matthew Apple
    Balanced and non-balanced possible L2 selves: An attributional study
  5. Graham Howlett
    How Thai students use mobile devices when learning EFL and the effect of urban/ rural school location
  6. Raksangob Wijitsopon
    Key multi-word expressions in Thai learner English argumentative essays

Book Reviews

  1. Expand Your English: A Guide to Improving Your Academic Vocabulary
    Steve Hart
    Reviewed by Hongyan Liang
  2. Mixed Methods Research in Language Teaching and Learning
    A. Mehdi Riazi.
    Reviewed by Carl Vollmer

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Volume 23 Issue 5 2019

Volume 23 Issue 5 2019

| July 16, 2019

Foreword

Barry Lee Reynolds and (Mark) Feng Teng

Main Articles

  1. Ching-Wen (Felicia) Wang
    Can Raising Phonological Awareness Enhance the English Reading Comprehension of Taiwanese Primary School-aged Children?
  2. Fang-Chi Chang, Shu-I Chang, & Hsiu-Fen Hsu
    Application of a Visual Organizer to Improve English Writing in a Taiwanese Elementary School
  3. Qin Xie & Yuqi Lei
    Formative Assessment in Primary English Writing Classes: A Case Study from Hong Kong
  4. Shizhou Yang & Meixin Nong
    Making New Books in Rural Middle Schools in China: A Preliminary Exploration of Local Realities and Community-oriented Literacy
  5. Amy Kong & Gavin Bui
    Reader Stances and Writer Responses in L2 Peer Review: A Study of L2 Writing Literacy among Hong Kong Secondary School Students
  6. Ying-Chun Shih
    Effects of Extensive Reading on Taiwanese 11th Graders’ Motivation and Grammatical Competence: A Preliminary Study

Book Reviews

  1. Classroom Writing Assessment and Feedback in L2 School Contexts. Icy Lee. Springer, 2017, Pp. 1 + 157.
    Reviewed by Jingjing Ma
  2. Teaching English to Young Learners: Critical Issues in Language Teaching with 3-12 Year Olds. Janice Bland (Ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015, Pp. ix + 301.
    Reviewed by Sylvia Liu & Barry Lee Reynolds

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Volume 23 Issue 4.1 2019

Volume 23 Issue 4.1 2019

| June 27, 2019

Foreword by Jun (Scott) Chen Hsieh

Research Articles

  1. Satoko Watkins
    Learners’ Perceptions of Benefits in a Self-Directed Teletandem Course: An Approach to Encourage EFL Learners to Use English Outside the Classroom
  2. Panjanit Chaipuapae
    Insights into the Effects of Accents on English Listening Comprehension
  3. Toumaj Arian & Homa Jafarpour Mamaghani
    Semi-online Planning: the Route to Fluency, Complexity, and Accuracy of EFL Learners’ Oral Production
  4. Matthew Coomber
    A Comparison of Self-Directed Revision Strategies in EFL Writing
  5. Douglas Hamano-Bunce, Rowan Murray, & Barbara Campbell
    The Effects of a Short Study Abroad Programme on Japanese Learners’ L2 Listening
  6. Rinarose B. Budeng
    Assessing pragmatic competence: A case of Filipino ESL learners

Book Reviews

  1. Yearbook of Corpus Linguistics and Pragmatics 2016, Global Implications for Society and Education in the Networked Age
    Jesús Romero-Trillo. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2016,
    Pp. 306+viii.
    Reviewed by Zahra Fakher Ajabshir, University of Bonab, East Azarbaijan, Iran
  2. Maximize Your Reading 4
    Multiple authors. Hoboken, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc., 2016.
    Pp. iii + 224.
    Reviewed by Minh Nguyen, University of Foreign Language Studies – The University of Danang, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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Volume 23 Issue 3.4 2019

Volume 23 Issue 3.4 2019

| May 28, 2019

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Research Articles

  1. Ramon Medriano, Jr. and Presley V. De Vera
    Dominance Construction in Monologic Political Discourse Based on Selected
    Public Speeches of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
  2. Tusyanah Tusyanah, Risma Nur Anissa, Norma Chayatina, Wijang Sakitri and Sri Utami
    Utilizing Local Guide to Improve EFL Students’ English Writing Skill:
    An Outdoor Learning Process Strategy
  3. Adip Arifin
    How Good Indonesian EFL Students Realize Subject-Verb Agreement in Joint Construction
    Practice?
  4. Allan Tarubal Tabuyo
    An Alternative to English: Filipino as Medium of Instruction in Teaching Geometry
  5. Ahmad Ardillah Rahman, Muhammad Ahkam Arifin and Al-furqan
    Adopting Learning Management System in Indonesian Higher Education: The Encountering
    Challenges to the Transformation
  6. Maribel Fontiveros-Malana
    Language Background and English Proficiency Levels of the Ibanag, Ilocano, and Itawes
  7. Ali G. Anudin
    A Discourse Analysis on Economic Plenary Debates over the General Appropriations Bill
    in the Philippines
  8. Helen T. Asio
    Characteristics of Male and Female Spoken Interaction
  9. Luis Luigi Eugenio A. Valencia
    Correlates of Grade 11 ESL Students’ Reading Ability
  10. Kasnadi, Sutejo and Adip Arifin
    Integrating Humanitarian Values in Teaching Translation of Indonesian Aphorisms into English
  11. Gay Maribel Lynda M. Mina
    Pedagogical Practices on Preschool Learners’ Language Skills Development
  12. Fauzy Rahman Kosasih
    Language Learning Strategies of EFL Students of Open and Distance Higher Education
    in Indonesian Context
  13. Catherine P. Alipio
    The Impact of Socio-Demographic Profile and English Performance of Grade 7 Students to Mathematics Performance
  14. Yunda Lestari
    Academic Debate Used on Students’ Speaking Achievement for EFL Learners
  15. Rosanna D. Gonzales, Rodelio S. Garin and Adonis S. Bautista
    Research-Related Issues and Problems Among Male and Female Postgraduate Students
  16. Apolo S. Francisco
    READ AND SPELL: The Communicative Competence of English Language Teachers
    and the Teaching of English as a Second Language
  17. Christine Burns, Dr. Svetlana Chigaeva-Heddad and Maggie Leung
    “Otherwise, good luck…”: Patterns of use associated with good in teacher feedback
  18. Al Furqan and Ahmad Ardillah Rahman
    The Analysis of Native and Non-native EFL Teachers in Indonesia: A review of literature
  19. Jomel B. Manuel
    Sentence Errors Committed in the Paragraph Writing among Senior High School Students
  20. Abdulaziz Alfehaid
    Teaching ESP and General English: Similarities and Differences between Native- and
    Non-native- English-Speaking Teachers in a Saudi Tertiary Context
  21. Septhia Irnanda
    Phonological Awareness and Word Reading Skills of Indonesian-Acehnese Bilinguals
    Learning L3 English
  22. Muhammad Ahkam Arifin, Erwin Hafid and Sitti Nurpahmi
    The PPP model to teaching grammar: Evidence from Indonesian contexts of the
    effectiveness of explicit teaching instructions
  23. Robin V. Guillermo
    Attitudes of Senior Education Students Towards the English Language
  24. Risman Wanci and Nirwana Darwis
    Analyzing In-Service and Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions on Peer Reflection at IAIN Bone
  25. Uswatun Hasanah and Mufidatunnisa
    Students’ Perception on the Implementation of Islamic Science Integration in English Teaching Materials

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Volume 23 Issue 3.3 2019

Volume 23 Issue 3.3 2019

| May 26, 2019

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Research Articles

  1. Saidna Zulfiqar Bin-Tahir, Aminah Suriaman and Yulini Rinantanti
    Designing English Syllabus for Multilingual Students at Pesantren Schools
  2. Aminah Suriaman, Saidna Zulfiqar Bin-Tahir and Sriati Usman
    Designing Web-Based English Listening Instruction. An Analysis of Indonesian
    University Student‘s Needs
  3. Nopa Yusnilita, Yan Mujiyanto, Mursid Saleh and Dwi Anggani Linggar Bharati
    Lecturers’ Roles in Readers’ Theatre Instruction for Building Students’ Literacy
  4. Ma. Donna B. Macadangdang
    Problem Solving Proficiency and Reading Comprehension Skills of College Students and Selected Correlates
  5. Phatchara Phantharakphong, Piyada Sudathip and Keow Ngang Tang
    The Relationship between Reading Skills and English Proficiency of Higher Education Students:
    Using Online Practice Program
  6. Marie Claudette M. Calanoga
    Mechanics and Grammar Error Analysis in Students’ Write-Ups: Basis for Incidental Teaching
    in the Classroom
  7. Muhammad Ahkam Arifin and Ahmad Ardillah Rahman
    The implementation of collaborative learning in teaching writing to Indonesian university students:
    A blended language learning context
  8. Aprillette C. Devanadera
    Newspapers’ text headlines: A discourse analysis on the ideological representation to a female leader
  9. Ali G. Anudin
    A Discourse Analysis on Economic Plenary Debates over the General Appropriations Bill in the Philippines
  10. Liane Neill N. Bautista and Presley V. De Vera
    Construct Validity and Difficulty Index of Departmentalized Reading Comprehension Test for Grade 11 Students
  11. Edy Suprayitno, Syamsudin Rois and Adip Arifin
    Character Value: The Neglected Hidden Curriculum in Indonesian EFL Context
  12. Vajjaganh Suriyatham
    Exploring What EFL Learners Learned through English Songs: A Case Study in a Thai University
  13. Ria Arellano – Tamayo
    Linguistic Competence of Freshmen English Majors: Basis for Intensive Language Review
  14. Shalvin Singh
    Developing Reading Comprehension Through Metacognitive Strategy Training
  15. Panfilo C. Canay and Conchita Malenab – Temporal
    Framing President Duterte’s Rhetoric Through Discursive Strategies of Representation
  16. Anna Louisa R. Perez
    English Proficiency Level of Grade 5 Mathematics Pupils among Selected Central Schools in Zamboanga City
  17. Lalu Suhirman
    EFL Teachers’ Perception on the Use of Online Learning for Debriefing Pre-Condition of
    Teacher – Certification in Papua
  18. Rowena Romero – Sto. Tomas
    Multiple Intelligences as an Approach in Teaching Literatures of the World
  19. Mark Leomyr A. Sagun and Presley V. De Vera
    Appropriateness of Afro – Asian Literary Texts in Developing Metalinguistic Awareness Among
    Grade 8 Students
  20. Sitti Halimah and Muhammad Azwar Paramma
    Attitudes and Approaches of the EFL Teachers on Scientific Approach in Indonesian School Context
  21. Rhegina Mangrobang Flora and Presley V. De Vera
    Grammatical Errors in the Business Correspondence Corpora of Sophomore BSBA Students
  22. Gillian Mae G. Villaflor
    MALL (Mobile-Assisted Language Learning) Wows and Woes of ESL Teachers
  23. Yulini Rinantanti, Saidna Zulfiqar Bin-Tahir and Aminah
    The Impact of EFL Senior High School Teachers’ Performance in Papua, Indonesia toward the Students’ English Learning Achievement
  24. Laureana M. Lingan and Maribel F. Malana
    Literary Reading Comprehension Skills of Senior Students in Cagayan: An Assessment
  25. Gemma R. Pascual
    Awareness of Metacognitive Reading Strategies among the Public Elementary School Teachers
    in Lal-Lo

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Volume 23 Issue 3.2 2019

Volume 23 Issue 3.2 2019

| May 23, 2019

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Research Articles

  1. Rohfin Andria Gestanti1, Elok Putri Nimasari, Restu Mufanti
    Re-overviewing Google Translate Results and Its Implication in Language Learning
  2. Dr. C. Gangalakshmi, Dr. R. Naganathan
    Reflective Teaching – A Source for Reconstituting Teaching Pedagogy
  3. Yang Rui, Dr. Priyadarshini Muthukrishnan
    Growth Mindset and Students’ Perception of their English Language Teachers’ Feedback as Predictors of Language Proficiency of the EFL Learners
  4. Dan Feng, Carmela S. Dizon
    Effects of English Subtitled Video on the Test Performance of Filipino Students Learning Mandarin
  5. Diana Kartika
    Analysis of the Use of Refusal Strategies in Japanese by Students of Japanese Literature at Bung Hatta University
  6. Elok Putri Nimasari1, Restu Mufanti, Rohfin Andria Gestanti
    SEKOLAH TOEFL as a Platform to Integrate Technology and Online Learning Resources in ELT
  7. Jonar T. Martin
    English Speaking Anxiety of Physical Education Major Students
  8. Jennifer P. Santillan, Michael E. Santos, Jonar T. Martin
    English Aptitude and Multicultural Personality of Foreign Students
  9. Luis Luigi Eugenio A. Valencia
    Correlates of Grade 11 ESL Students’ Reading Ability
  10. Suwito, Ah. Zakki Fuad, Arif Hidayat, Ida Novianti, Muflihah, Mazaya Conita Widaputri
    Language Acquisition Through Sufism (A Case Study of Sufism Concept and Implementation of Learning English through Subconscious-Installing Method [LET-IM] in Kuanta Indonesia)
  11. Restu Mufanti, Andi Susilo, Rohfin Andria Gestanti, Elok Putri Nimasari
    A Constructing and Analyzing Model for the Teaching of Grammar
  12. Dr. Thamer Alharthi
    Formulaic Sequences as Predictors of Listening Comprehension: A Contribution to Research into Incidental Learning of Collocations
  13. Ida Nuraida, Liliana Muliastuti, Yumna Rasyid
    The Influence of Cooperative Learning Model and Self-Evidence on Students’ Speaking Ability
  14. Ria Arellano – Tamayo
    Spoken Discourse Analysis Along Adjacency Pairs in English as Second Language (ESL) Classrooms
  15. Marie Claudette M. Calanoga, Ria Arellano – Tamayo
    Error Analysis of Student Interns’ Reflective Journals: Basis for a Grammar Remediation Class
  16. Eladia U. Rivera
    Communication Skills and Caring Behavior of Nurses
  17. Michael E. Santos
    Utilization of English Language using Role Play in Teaching Filipino Female College Students in their Physical Education Class
  18. Maria Claudette M. Calanoga
    Productive Vocabulary: A Predictive Variable of Pre-Service Teachers’ Competence
  19. Boyet L. Batang
    Language Learning Strategies and Communicative Competence of Public Elementary Teachers
  20. Wachirapong Yaemtui, Supakorn Phoocharoensil
    Effectiveness of Data-driven Learning (DDL) on Enhancing High-proficiency and Low-proficiency Thai EFL Undergraduate Students’ Collocational Knowledge
  21. Elena Malushko, Ludmila Bolsunovskaya, Nikita Martyushev
    Development of foreign language listening competence of a master student in authentic professional podcast environment of higher educational institution

 

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Volume 23 Issue 3.1 2019

Volume 23 Issue 3.1 2019

| May 1, 2019

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Research Articles

  1. Tanya M. McCarthy and Matthew I. Armstrong
    Peer-Assisted Learning: Revisiting the Dyadic Interaction Process in L2Academic Writing
  2. Masumi Kojima, Takumi Ishii, Hirosada Iwasaki, and Yoriko Harada
    Metadiscourse in Japanese EFL Learners’ Argumentative Essays: Applying the Interpersonal Model
  3. Wang Chen
    The Relationship between Vocabulary Knowledge and Use of Chinese Tertiary Learners
  4. Duckhee Sung and Levi McNeil
    Professional Development Experiences in Reading Comprehension Instruction:
    L2 Teacher Reactions to Strategic Approaches in South Korea
  5. Shaofei Lu
    “You Should Force Us to Talk.”—Symbolic Power, National Rhetoric, and Oral English in China
  6. Ryan Lege
    Typography’s Effect on Language Learners’ Reading Processes: An Eye Tracking Study

Book Reviews

  1. Hadingham, Oliver
    Ball, P., Kelly, K., Clegg, J. (2016). Putting CLIL into Practice, Phil Ball, Keith Kelly, John Clegg, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. Kohnke, Lucas
    Fenner, D.S. & Snyder, S. (2017). Unlocking English Learners’ Potential. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

 

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Volume 21 Issue 2.5 2019

Volume 21 Issue 2.5 2019

| April 4, 2019

Foreword Ramon Medriano Jr.

Research Articles

  1. Kyungsook Paik
    Attitudes of North Korean people towards English: Present and Future
  2. Anuradha T and Dr. Revathi Viswanathan
    Need for CLIL Approach to Teaching in Indian Schools
  3. John Mark G. Lachica
    Lift Yourself Up or Dust Yourself Down: A Phenomenology of the Speaking Anxiety Experienced by University Students
  4. Richard Stacey
    Combating the dark side of collegiality through cooperative development: Evaluating and suggesting changes to the practices of an existing teacher study group
  5. Leah Gustilo, Abdul Wahid Tocalo and King Arman Calingasan
    The Intelligibility and Acceptability of Internet Philippine English (IPE): Their Implications to English Language Teaching in the New English Varieties
  6. Shiena Ramos Suiza, Randy Joy Magno Ventayen and Nova Espino Arquillano
    Effect of Home Support Program in English Proficiency for Preschool Learners in Thailand
  7. Akhmad Ripai Subroto, Iwan Jazadi and Mahyuni
    Socio-Economic Representations in English Language Textbooks Used in Regional Indonesia
  8. Eladia U. Rivera and Melanie F. Lear
    Assessing the Information, Education, and Communication Materials for Breastfeeding in a Selected City of Zamboanga Peninsula
  9. Gemma R. Pascual
    Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies of the Prospective ESL Teachers
  10. Ruperto D. Mendoza, Jr.
    The Influence of Innovative Team Building Facets in Decision – Making of Secondary School Principals
  11. Ferdinand Bulusan
    Selecting Potential Instructional Materials for Literature Teaching in the 21st Century Milieu: Findings from a Systematic Review of Literature
  12. Andrei Vista Batalla and Presley V. De Vera
    Difficulties in English Writing Skills of Sophomore College Students
  13. Ria Arellano – Tamayo
    College English Proficiency of Freshmen: Basis for Language Curriculum Enhancement
  14. Jomijea Laroco Martinez and Presley V. De Vera
    Sociolinguistic Competence of Foreign National College Students
  15. Jesus Rafael B. Jarata
    Preservation of Cultural Communities: A Semiotic Study of the Advertisers’ Construction of Culture in the Northern Philippines
  16. Ruperto D. Mendoza, Jr.
    The Variation between Public and Private Secondary School Teachers in Sulu: Evidence from Verbal English Fluency, Workplace Stress, Coping Mechanism and Job Performance
  17. Gemma R. Pascual and Beatriz G. Clemente
    Grammatical Competencies among Prospective ESL Teachers
  18. C. GangaLakshmi and R. Naganathan
    Reflective Teaching – A Source for Reconstituting Teaching Pedagogy

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