VELES (Voices of English Language Education Society)
This research investigates the writing habits of students in higher education, employing a case s... more This research investigates the writing habits of students in higher education, employing a case study approach to attain a comprehensive understanding of these practices. The case study methodology is utilized to delve deeply into the intricate writing behaviors, motivations, and challenges faced by individual college students. Through a sample of 232 students from diverse faculties, insights are gathered via a meticulously designed survey that covers aspects such as writing frequency, time allocation, methodologies employed, and encountered difficulties. The findings underscore that, despite the diversity of academic disciplines, expected trends in writing habits emerge among students. While the initiation of writing may seem straightforward, challenges arise during the process, often leading to task-driven completion rather than the cultivation of consistent writing habits. The findings highlight the value of personalized interventions that identify the unique obstacles and motiva...
An Analysis of the Third Year Students’ Ability in Writing Expository Pragraph at English Department of Bung Hatta University
The purpose of this research was to describe the ability of the third year students in writing ex... more The purpose of this research was to describe the ability of the third year students in writing expository paragraph at English Department of Bung Hatta University. The design of this research was descriptive in nature. The population of this research was 54 students. In selecting the sample, the researcher used total sampling technique. The instrument of the research was writing test in form of paragraph. It was found that the test was reliable. The result of the data analysis showed that the third year students’ ability of Bung Hatta University was moderate. It was proved by the fact that there were 45 students (84%) got moderate ability in organizing ideas. There were 27 students (50%) got moderate ability in using vocabulary. There were 37 students (68%) got moderate ability in using grammar. There were 50 students (93%) got moderate ability in applying mechanics. Based on the result of the research, the students are expected to learn more and do more exercises in writing exposit...
In teaching and learning languages, it is common to use code-switching. Code-switching help speak... more In teaching and learning languages, it is common to use code-switching. Code-switching help speaker and hearer share the ability to speak more than one language. This research was focused on the code-switching that was done by the lecturer, the most common type that appeared in the classroom interaction and the function of the code-switching found in the analysis. Descriptive qualitative research was applied in this research which the data got from the interaction of the lecturer and students in the classroom in teaching and learning English for Arabic students. Based on the analysis, in the classroom interaction, the three types of code-switching was found; tag-switching, inter-sentential switching and intra-sentential (Romaine, 1995). The most common type found in the interaction was intra-sentential switching. The used of code-switching in the classroom interaction was to improve language skills, give clarification, emphasis the topic, and make good relation with interlocutor tha...
In interpersonal meaning, language is used to see the relationship between the speaker/writer wit... more In interpersonal meaning, language is used to see the relationship between the speaker/writer with the listener/reader. Using interpersonal meaning to analyze written text is useful to see how the writer gives information and suggestion to the reader. This study investigated the interpersonal meaning realizing in the report text that is 354 clauses from 20 texts written by the undergraduate students. It used the framework from the Systemic Functional Linguistics by Eggins (2004) and Halliday and Matthiessen (2014). This research is qualitative case study research because it focuses on the analysis or interpretation of the written material. It analyzes mood system, modality system, speech function and students’ mastery in writing report text. From the analysis, it found that mostly declarative mood realized in the report text, it is 334 clauses and it is categorized as statement in the speech function. In the modality system, the most type realized in the text is modalization type,...
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