Learner autonomy and English proficiency of Indonesian undergraduate students

Melvina, M.; Julia, Julia

doi:10.18844/cjes.v16i2.5677

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“…On the other hand, language instructors and students, particularly in Indonesia, are concerned about improving their language skills. English language proficiency is mainly required for admission to college, completion of a bachelor's degree, and as part of job application to gain employment in Indonesia (Melvina & Julia, 2021). However, despite having spent more than ten years studying English from elementary school to college, most Indonesian students still have difficulty communicating orally and in writing (Dreisbach & Demeterio III, 2020).…”

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Mobile communication experience of students in exchange programs between Indonesia and the Philippines

Yasya

Suciati²,

Canillo³

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The use of technology and mobile communication became prevalent with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, where activities such as student exchange between two universities can be conducted virtually. Mobile communication, in this case, is related to communication using cellular devices based on computer technology, but also the characteristics of mobile communication itself, which is mobility or its ability to be used anywhere and at any time. The study aims to examine the lived experiences of mobile communication on undergoing student exchange programs between Indonesia and the Philippines. The study was conducted using the qualitative method with in-depth interviews as data collection. The research's informants are students from universities in Indonesia and the Philippines. Data were interpreted through a thematic analysis. The research found that mobile communication positively affected the students' learning and experience, mainly how it helps them continue their education despite being disrupted by the pandemic. However, poor connection, English skills, and language barriers affect their academic performance. Recommendations are put forward for further studies to focus on how the language barrier affected students' learning and behaviors on mobile communication. Another further study that can be done is to explore mobile communication through theories in virtual exchange. They are polymedia and affordance theories. Academic institutions should help and monitor students’ understandings that would help and allow the students to understand and learn more.

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Mobile communication experience of students in exchange programs between Indonesia and the Philippines

Yasya

Suciati²,

Canillo³

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“…The correlation between motivation, autonomy and English proficiency has been sufficiently explored in China with the participation of 458 non-English major students from one university in Henan province [31], and 229 Englishmajored final-year students at a university in Vietnam [32]. The relationship between autonomy and English proficiency has been examined in different universities in Indonesia through Melvina and Julia's study [33] with 40 second-year undergraduate English majors and Myartawan et al's research [34] with 120 first-semester English-majored students.…”

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“…To answer two RQs, the study adopted a quantitative approach, widely recognised as systematic, controlled and objective [39] and useful for the description and/or explanation of numerical relationships [40] Particularly, the correlational relationship method was used to collect data on two variables to examine a relationship between them [41]. This research methodology is in line with numerous previous studies conducted by Jianfeng et al, [31], Khoiriyah [35], Melvina & Julia [33], Phuong and Vo [32], and Syafrizal et al, [37] The study was conducted in the Foreign Language Department at Vinh University, Vietnam. The main participants were 200 first-year English majors who have taken the General English module in the second semester in 2020.…”

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Learner Autonomy, Motivation and English Speaking Proficiency: A Study Among English Foreign Language Univerity Students in Nghe An

Minh¹,

Ngoc²

2023

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It is well acknowledged that autonomy and motivation have significant effects on language acquisition performance. Despite considerable work on motivation and autonomy in language learning, the relationship between learners' autonomy, motivation, and English speaking proficiency has not been sufficiently investigated. This article aims to explore the link between learners' autonomy, motivation, and English speaking proficiency. 200 English Foreign Language university students at Vinh university were given questionnaires to assess their autonomy and motivation in developing speaking abilities. The association between learners' autonomy, motivation, and their English speaking proficiency was determined by comparing this data to the speaking proficiency test scores. The analysis of the acquired findings revealed that learners with lower speaking grades reported being less independent than those with better English speaking proficiency. Similarly, the results indicated a correlation between learners' speaking grades and motivation levels. Some pedagogical implications thus should entail modifications to the language instruction curriculum to facilitate the development of learner autonomy and motivation.

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“…However, one of the skills that must be possessed, especially for foreign learners (L2 learners), is related to proficiency in their second language (Chung, 2020). Therefore, at least the tendency of post-editing choices by respondents is the right choice because the L2 ability, in this case the English language of Indonesians, is still at a level that needs to be improved (Chung, 2020;Melvina & Julia, 2021;Renandya et al, 2018).…”

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Post-Editing Machine Translation (PEMT) as the preference method for university students in Indonesia

Haiyudi,

Pratama,

Art-in

2023

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Language translating process by Indonesian students is particularly suffered from many errors. Its defined strategy should be carefully watched due to completing its translating perfection. Thus, this study identifies the problematic translation ways commonly referred and used by university students in Indonesia. The mixed method using embedded design between qualitative and quantitative data with a case study approach was carried out to find the preferences of the translation method used by the students. The respondents are 50 English Department students from different levels of studying years. The result shows that Post-Editing Machine Translation (PEMT) was preferred among other translating methods. The reasons are related to the ease and quality of the translation work. 76.90% of the students responded and chose to have PEMT as the preference. However, there were only 53.8% of them implementing PEMT as the translating process, and 38.5% were familiar with Machine Translation (MT) without post-editing instead. It indicates an inconsistency in the use of the translation methods as each of them experienced and chose different type of methods. However, PEMT was placed as the most referred translating method used by the students. This suggests that the presence of technology is well utilized while still paying attention to the quality of the translation through the post-editing process.

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Learner autonomy and English proficiency of Indonesian undergraduate students

Cited by 16 publications

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Mobile communication experience of students in exchange programs between Indonesia and the Philippines

Mobile communication experience of students in exchange programs between Indonesia and the Philippines

Learner Autonomy, Motivation and English Speaking Proficiency: A Study Among English Foreign Language Univerity Students in Nghe An

Post-Editing Machine Translation (PEMT) as the preference method for university students in Indonesia

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