Celtic : A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching, Literature and Linguistics

TWITTER MEMES FOR STUDENTS: AN INTERPRETATION AND THEIR PRAGMATICS ROLES

Armita Ayu Sekarsari, Agus Wijayanto — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The internet has developed and is now widely used, particularly by social media users. Twitter might be considered one of the most well-known social media platforms, despite the fact that there are many other different types. Twitter has grown and expanded to serve people as a source of entertainment in addition to communication. Memes are frequently used by Twitter users to react to social events and to express their feelings. The present study looked into how memes on Twitter are interpreted and used practically. Fifteen data of memes were collected from @PictureFoIder. By using purposive sampling, the memes were purposefully chosen and documentation was used as a data collection method. The chosen memes in the study highlighted students' academic lives. The research revealed that people could express social events or problems ironically and sarcastically through memes. The finding could be employed as supplementary materials for English teacher to teach pragmatic competence.

EXAMINING STUDENTS’ ORAL CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK PREFERENCES FOR IMPROVING SPEAKING PROFICIENCY

Lailatul Nurjanah, Hasti Rahmaningtyas, Rahmati Putri Yaniafari — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This article examined the fundamental OFC types that students prefer for oral corrective feedback to improve their speaking ability in speaking class. It aims to give a clearer understanding of beliefs alignment between teachers and students, thus enabling them to choose appropriate OCF techniques that will enhance students’ performance. This study also contributes to the comprehension of OCF use in the educational context of Indonesia which is aimed at evidencing data-based learning. This research was carried out at Universitas Negeri Malang specifically in the Department of English and used descriptive quantitative design through surveys where respondents were 116. The instrument of this study was a questionnaire. The result indicates that when providing OCF, student emotions and preferences should be considered since these directly affect both the kind of feedback to be given and its effectiveness. In terms of the “delivery” of the feedback, students prefer metalinguistic and recast feedback types. However, there are some discrepancies in terms of their perceived effectiveness among students. Notably, metalinguistic, repetition, as well as recast OCF types, proved most advantageous concerning proficiency development. Furthermore, indirect OCF is more favored than direct administration timing. This research implies that metalinguistic, repetition, and recast feedback are types of OCF that are suitable for use in speaking classes with the aim of improving speaking performance. Since this research has not provided a data-based explanation of how students' preferred OCF helps improve their performance, future research is expected to conduct an in-depth exploration of its successful use.

ENHANCING STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN FLSP CLASS: THE IMPACT OF NEARPOD

Metaria, Siti Muniroh, Nanang Zubaidi — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This quasi-experimental study investigates the effectiveness of Nearpod, a student-response-system, on elevating student engagement in Foreign Language for Specific Purposes (FLSP) classes. Utilizing Nearpod's interactive features to deliver the materials and activities through a shareable link, the study aimed to create a dynamic and immersive learning experience. The study involved 74 students from an FLSP course, divided into control and experimental groups. The experimental group were taught using Nearpod while the control group received regular instructions. Engagement levels were measured using a self-report questionnaire based on Wang et al. (2016), encompassing four domains of student engagement. The Mann-Whitney U-Test revealed that Nearpod significantly increased overall student engagement (U = 263.500, p < .05). Notably, behavioral, emotional, and social engagement showed significant improvements, while cognitive engagement did not (U = 450.500, p > .05). This empirical results show that Nearpod significantly enhances overall student engagement and positively impacts behavioral, emotional, and social engagement in FLSP integrated classes. However, cognitive engagement remains unaffected, suggesting a need for further exploration of strategies to address this aspect.This research provides valuable insights for language instructors, highlighting the potential of technology to foster engaging and interactive learning environments.

THE PERCEPTIONS BETWEEN JAVANESE AND MADURESE SPEAKERS TOWARDS THEIR DIALECTS IN ENGLISH CONVERSATION

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This study seeks to explore and analyze Javanese and Madurese speakers' use of their respective dialects in English conversation. In the framework of ethnically diverse Indonesian schools, certain Javanese and Madurese-speaker pupils may have trouble performing dialogue which is the reason why the researcher conducted this research. The data was online questionnaires then the result of the questionnaires was analyzed by quantitative method. The Javanese and Madurese students from three primary cities of Pasuruan, Lumajang, and Jember in East Java, Indonesia, were used as the focus of this study. At least 200 persons participated as questionnaire participants. The results of the data from online questionnaires show that the score gathered was 2118 for Javanese perception and 2576 for Madurese perception after that, 2118:3500 was 60% (neutral categorized). After the spread out of the questionnaires and measurements, the result shows both Javanese and Madurese respondents did not have a problem with their dialects each other

AN INVESTIGATION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH TEACHER IN PRIMARY SCHOOL SETTING: A CASE STUDY

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This study is aimed at investigating the program teachers' professional development (TPD) during their time as primary teachers and the reasons for their professional advancement. The method of the study can be categorized as case study research which aims at understanding complex events by studying them in their normal environment. The findings show that there are three programs of TPD; Teachers Supporting Group (Kelompok Kerja Guru/KKG), webinar and courses that teachers do to improve their professionalism in teaching. This study indicates that a variety of requirements and circumstances determine why teachers engage in professional development. Teacher 1 does TPD to know updated information about teaching material and the latest information about the examination. She also attended the KKG because she was motivated to complete the teacher’s administration. Meanwhile, teacher 2 does TPD to improve her teaching skill as she is a new teacher in the school.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ENGLISH-SPEAKING PERFORMANCE BY USING CAKE APPLICATION

Riki, Regina, Wardah — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research aimed to describe how Cake application improves the English speaking performance of the tenth grade students at SMK Negeri 01 Mempawah Hilir. Based on the researcher’s observation, the students encountered several problems in speaking English. Most students faced problems in pronouncing words due to lack of pronunciation mastery. The students also faced difficulty to speak English fluently due to lack of confidence and afraid of making mistakes. Therefore, the researcher used Cake application to improve students’ English speaking performance. This Classroom Action Research was conducted in two cycles on the tenth grade students of Marketing Class which consisted of 31 students. The research data were collected through observation and measurement techniques by using field notes, observation checklists, and tests. In cycle I, the mean score of students’ speaking test was 75.16. Meanwhile, the percentage of classical completeness was 67% of 31 students, which did not meet the expected percentage of this research (90%). In cycle 2, the mean score of students’ speaking test increased to 83.19. The percentage of classical completeness increased to 93%, which met the expected percentage of this research (90%). The research findings show that Cake application has improved the students' English speaking performance.

THE ANALYSIS OF THE SPEECH “WHAT ISLAM REALLY SAYS ABOUT WOMEN” BY ALAA MURABIT BASED ON THE PERSPECTIVE OF LINGUISTICS BEHAVIORISM

Lula Wahyu Anindita, Ubaidillah — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This study aims to explain the analysis of the meaning of a speech context delivered by Alaa Murabit in the speech "What Islam Really says about Women" on the TED YouTube channel (July 21, 2015) in order to help the audience in interpreting the context of meaning so as not to cause misunderstandings. This study uses the theory of Linguistic Behaviorism pioneered by Bloomfield (2013). The method used in analyzing data is a qualitative descriptive method by selecting some data in a speech that contains a mismatch of context with stimulus. The result of this study, Alaa Murabit, used two main stimuli: family background and religion, so that it gave rise to a response in the form of a parable sentence that has many interpretations.

SOCIOPRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF HATE SPEECH IN HILARION HEAGY’S CONVERSION NEWS ON TWITTER

M. Ferizqo Fahdiyansyah, Susiati Susiati — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research discusses the phenomenon of hate speech in Hilarion Heagy's conversion news on Twitter. Hilarion Heagy, a former Orthodox priest who later embraced Eastern Catholicism before ultimately converting to Islam, has sparked significant controversy within religious circles, eliciting varied reactions, especially on social media. This research addresses a significant gap in the literature by examining hate speech in the context of religious conversion. Therefore, this research aims to identify types of hate speech and find out the intent behind hate speech. This research utilizes the National Police Chief's circular number SE/6/X/2015 to identify types of hate expressions and uses Searle's illocutionary speech act theory to explain the meaning behind hate expressions. In this research, data was taken from comments on Twitter related to the news of Hilarion Heagy's conversion. The results of the research found that the expressions of hatred in the news about Hilarion Heagy's conversion were related to religious issues. The outcomes found five types of hate speech, with the most performed being Blasphemy (17 times), followed by Provoking (11 times), Defamation (10 times), Insult (7 times), then the least one being Spreading fake news (5 times). As for the types of illocutionary acts, the most dominant was Assertive (40 times), followed by Directive (7 times) and Expressive (3 times). There were no Commissive and Declaration types found at all.