The use of translating activity as a means of language learning as well as a teaching method has received different compliments and criticism throughout English as Foreign Language (EFL) long history. Even though translating activity has been less preferred by teachers and educators, most students, on the other hand, are believed to frequently use translation to help them to learn certain langu…
There were causes of students' problems in speaking English such as vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation problems. The current research tries to analyze the students' internal and external problems in speaking English in class and beyond the classroom context at a private Islamic Boarding School as well as the strategies that the students have to face. This study is conducted qualitatively usi…
This research aimed to investigate teachers' perceptions about how an English teacher implements bilingualism in offering and suggesting materials. This research used a qualitative approach as a research design and was conducted at a private high school in Indonesia. The participant was an English teacher who reflected her use of bilingualism in teaching English in the eleventh grade of senior …
This study explores how teaching multimodal narrative text through popular animated films increases students' understanding and helps teachers contextualize learning. This research was implemented at a high school level. The participants were 25 high school students. The researcher also recruited 4 students to reflect on their learning experiences through popular animated films. Besides, studen…
There are several media available nowadays that can be used to promote vocabulary knowledge, one of which is English songs. The perception of students is critical in the learning process. Knowing students' opinions in the learning process can aid in the development of learning, allowing students to be more comfortable and happy while learning. As a result, the researcher conducted this study in…
English teachers in Indonesia apply bilinguals in their teaching to help them deliver the material to the learners. The students usually involve their L1, which is Indonesian language in the English classroom because of the English proficiency level of the students. Based on the background, the study the students' perception of bilingual language used in an English classroom. This study used a …
This research aims to investigate students' perception on code switching enacted by an English teacher. This study employs a qualitative approach as a research design and was conducted at private high school in Indonesia. The participants of this research were three females and seven male students in year ten of a private high school. The data were collected from interviews and focus group disc…