The objectives of this research are: (1) to describe the features of the existing English textbook used at the agriculture faculty; (2) to describe how the existing English textbooks relevant with the need of the student at the agriculture faculty; (3) to describe specifications of the English textbook expected by the students of agriculture...

In Indonesia, grammar is one of the essential aspects which have to be learned by the students in learning English. Some students always assume it as one of the difficult subjects because of the differences between Indonesian and English grammar. This problem might come from the absence of media to  fulfill  the teaching and  learning needs ...

The main objective of this research is to describe: (1) the quality of test items including the difficulty index, the discrimination index, the distractor index, and the reliability of the test; (2) the washback of teacher-made test on teacher’s way of teaching; and (3) the washback of teacher-made test on students’ motivation in learning...

AbstractAttitude is the most influental factor affecting students’ English learning. Attitude involves three aspects: a) cognitive, b) behavioral, and c) affective aspect. For gamer students, video game is influental for shaping their attitude. Video game effect has five dimensions: a) amount of play, b) content, c) context, d) structure, and e)...

This research aims to (1) Investigate the types of writing strategy employed by the subjects; (2) Find out the differences between the writing strategies used by students with good and poor writing mastery; and (3) Reveal the factors contributing to the use of writing strategy.    This research was conducted in Muhammadiyah University of...

The need for preparing highly qualified teachers with all the quintessential pedagogical competencies has been acknowledged as a preeminent priority in the educational world. This study aims to: (1) investigate teachers’ perceptions on the pedagogical competence, (2) explore the classroom realization of the pedagogical competence components, and...

This research aims at describing (1) the implementation of phonic method in teaching vocabulary in speaking to visually impaired students of SLB A Surakarta; (2) the difficulties faced by the students and English teacher in teaching vocabulary in speaking to visually impaired students of SLB A Surakarta; and (3) the solutions proposed by the...

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Bagi siswa, strategi membaca mempunyai peran penting dalam pemahaman membaca, terutama dalam membaca teks akademik Bahasa Inggris. Salah satunya adalah khususnya untuk memecahkan kesulitan dalam memahami bacaan. Penelitian ini membahas strategi membaca yang dipakai oleh siswa kelas dua belas yang siap untuk melakukan Ujian Nasional. Data...

This study aims at: (1) exploring the kinds of Authentic Materials (AMs) and (2) discovering the use of AMs. This study was conducted by using case study method which had been carried out at Language Centre Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta in the first semester of academic year of 2018/2019. The data were collected by three instruments, i.e....