Mobile learning is experiencing a drastic change. Whereas the initial period of mobile learning tend to propose carefully skilled activities by teachers and technology, students are gradually motivated by their personal learning needs, including those that arise from greater mobility and traveling activities. Through the process, the mobile learning use, particularly the Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), have become essential tools in the teaching and learning process. This research investigates the use of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in teaching pronunciation at a secondary school. Using experimental study, the research aims to know the effectiveness of MALL in teaching pronunciation in experimental group, compared to another group with non-MALL. Result shows that students in experimental group performed better in pronunciation skill compared to their peers. Thus the use of MALL in teaching pronunciation was also effective in improving students’ pronunciation skill with the t-count (5.97) which is higher than the t-table (2.00 and 2.67).  Keywords: Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), Pronunciation, Secondary school, Experimental study, Method

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This study aimed to identify the integrated lesson as an alternative teaching strategy in pronunciation teaching. The pronunciation teaching mainly focused on word ending of past tense regular verbs. The participants of the study included a lecturer and 30 students of English education department. To collect the data, the researcher used observation and reading test. The result showed that the lecturer employed the integrated lesson based on some criteria: the students, the lecturer, the learning environment, the learning resources, and the classroom activities. The reading test result showed that from 30 students, 11 students got 100% of correctness, 3 students got 95% of correctness, 5 students got 90% of correctness, 4 students got 85% of correctness, 3 students got 80% of correctness, 2 students got 75% correctness, and 2 students got 70% of correctness. It was indicated that integrated lesson accomplished by the lecturer with careful planning and preparation could give positive influence to the students' language comprehension and performance.

Equivalence is a very important factor and an inseparable part of a series of translation activities. Equivalence occurs when the linguistic units in the source language have the same meaning when it is transferred into the target language. This study aimed to describe (1) the translation difficulties in achieving word-level equivalence, and (2) the strategies in achieving word-level equivalence. The data sources were excerpts of words, phrases, and sentences from the bilingual storybook with the title Qonita dan Peternak Ayam - Qonita and The Chicken Breeder written by Setiawan G. Sasongko. Document observation was used as the data collection technique, meanwhile content analysis was used as the data analysis technique. The analysis of strategies and difficulties in translation were based on the theory of Baker (2011) and Newmark (1991). The results of the study indicated that the translation of bilingual storybook mostly used a word-by-word and free translation strategy to achieve word-level equivalence. The results of the analysis also revealed several types of difficulties in achieving the word-level equivalence. Those were differences in word forms, differences in the purpose and level of use of certain forms, cultural special concepts, and the absence of subordinate elements in the source language. Meanwhile, the strategies to overcome the difficulties found in achieving word-level equivalence were to eliminate certain words and to utilize more general words. Keywords: translation process, word equivalence, translation strategy, word translation, free translation

This study examines the role of Aisyiyah, as one of the Islamic women organizations, in improving the status of women in Banten province. As an organization that has been established for almost a century Aisyiyah has given great and influential contributions toward the women’s development. This study focus on the ideology that Aisyiyah convey in running its organization, which is based on the teaching of the Holy Qur’an and Hadith (the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad SAW). The data were taken from the interview with the members of Aisyiyah Banten organization, publication, and documentation. The techniques used to collect the data were through in-depth interview, survey, and participatory observation. According to Aisyiyah men and women are equal in sight of Allah and have the same obligation in committing goodness. In doing its activities Aisyiyah keeps the slogan amal ma’ruf nahi munkar (commanding the goods and forbidding evil) based on the Holy Qur’an and Hadith.  Aisyiyah has focused its activity in many sectors as education, health, and social welfare which are considered as women’s domain. During its development Aisyiyah has faced many challenges due to the social and political condition in the society. Lack of cadres, slow regeneration process, and its relationship with Muhammadiyah organization, as its parent organization, are among those challenges