The Use of English in Learning Mathematics for Grade 7 Junior High School

Willyarto, Mario Nugroho; Werhoru, David; Gea, Antonius Atoskhi

doi:10.1109/iset.2017.48

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“…Studies about EFL students in Indonesia were dominated by investigations of students' difficulties like what [20][21][22][23] did, or teachers' such as a study by [24][25][26] in middle schools. These studies highlighted the linguistic difficulties in understanding words or academic terms in both learning and solving problems.…”

Section: English As Foreign Language (Efl) In Mathematics Classroommentioning

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Linguistic Challenges in Solving Mathematics Word Problems: A Case of EFL University Students

Fatmanissa¹,

Novianti²

2022

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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One of the biggest challenges English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners face in solving Mathematics word problems at the English college level is understanding the information presented through that language. This study aimed to investigate the importance of language in Mathematics word problems tests by analyzing students' performance on linguistically modified mathematics word problems. Forty-four university students were given ten Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT) Mathematics word problems, along with parallel items that were modified based on a framework of Language Factor in Mathematics Tests to reduce their linguistic complexity. Students' written works were compiled and graded. Interviews were conducted to further investigate students' linguistic challenges in solving the problems. The findings revealed that EFL students with low English ability benefited more from the modification by showing greater score gain. First, third, and fourth-year students benefited more from the modification than second year and fast track students, while there was no difference observed based on gender. Some examples of students' work in overcoming challenges due to long nominals, relative clauses, and complex question phrases were described to further explain the case. The study concluded that linguistic modification is necessary, and lecturers' awareness of linguistic challenges should be promoted.

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Section: English As Foreign Language (Efl) In Mathematics Classroommentioning

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Linguistic Challenges in Solving Mathematics Word Problems: A Case of EFL University Students

Fatmanissa¹,

Novianti²

2022

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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“…Thus, they would learn fast and well. According to Santrock in Willyarto et al (2017), motivation is why individuals behave, think and have feelings in a way that they do, with emphasis on the activation and direction of behaviour. When people are motivated, they will do an action and demonstrate active behaviour.…”

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Branding about Indonesia through cross-cultural communication

Yunus

Wahyuningtyas

Willyarto

2020

Indonesian Journal of Communications Studies

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One of the most discussed issues currently is the competition of people among nations. Cross-cultural communication is becoming more and more apparent in countries in various aspects of life. This study aimed to provide an overview of how branding on Indonesia could be done through cross-cultural communication. The study examined cross-cultural communication between lecturers of Bina Nusantara University (Binus University) in Indonesia and lecturers from the Appalachian State University (ASU) the United States, as part of their research into Asian countries. The American lecturers interacted with lecturers from Binus University, Jakarta, as well as with the community in several regions of Indonesia. The study used a qualitative approach with descriptive method. This research was a case study with open interviews and observation of data collection techniques. The results showed that the interaction between Indonesian and American lecturers had built positive branding for Indonesia as reflected in posts on the American lecturers’ social media accounts which they did on their initiative after they visited Indonesia.

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