Abstract: This article reports a study on the implementation of contextual teaching and learning approach to English writing second graders Junior High Shool in Bandung. The aims investigate strategies Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) (as adapted from Crawford, 2001) advantages using CTL approach. employed qualitative case research design. data were obtained several instruments, namely class observations, students’ interview products which then analyzed assessment criteria taken Rose...

This article reports on the results of a study aiming to investigate whether systemic functional linguistic genre pedagogy (SFL GP) can help students develop their writing ability in English and students’ opinions about teaching program using SFL GP. The was conducted one semester with 19 student teachers taking course argumentative texts, Department at state university West Java, Indonesia. texts focus were Exposition, Discussion Response Literary Works, but interests space, will centre...

This paper is concerned with the topic of gender in EFL classroom, particularly Indonesian context. Owing to framework proposed by Sunderland (1992), focuses on discussion classroom materials, i.e. English textbooks. Selected reading passages were analyzed within Transitivity system functional grammar (Halliday & Mathiessen, 2004; Haliday 2014). The Processes texts (e.g. travel, walk, and climb) reveal that males perpetually constructed as ‘adventurous’, ‘risk taker’, ‘active’,...

The paper reports on the results of a study aiming to investigate cohesion exposition texts written by eleventh graders school in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. used qualitative case research design, especially text analysis, involving 32 students. In interest space, will present data obtained from six 6 students, representing low, mid, and high achievers. were analyzed using systemic functional linguistics (SFL), terms schematic structure linguistic features, those contributing texts, such...

For tertiary English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students, academic writing is not an easy task. It requires knowledge of the genres with their particular linguistic features. Moreover, demands good critical thinking. This research aims to explore students' competencies that also focus on The involved thirty-six first-year EFL students from regular class private university in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. source for data collection was students’ texts. Three texts were selected and...

This paper presents a small part of the results bigger research project carried out under cooperation between Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia and SEAMEO (Southeast Asian Ministers Education Organization) Regional Centre for QITEP (Quality Improvement Teachers Personnel) in Language conducted during 2021-2023. The study, unique its scale scope, investigates language policy ASEAN countries involving eleven experts foreign teaching 4,219 students from all countries. only data on English...

The Genre-Based Approach (GBA) has been a common teaching method in Indonesia for many years, particularly learning how to write. GBA consists of four stages: 1) Building Knowledge the Field, 2) Modeling Text, 3) Joint Construction and 4) Independent Text. This research examines effectively teacher feedback can improve high school students' understanding discussion texts. combined Classroom Action Research (CAR) with investigate outcomes class 12th - grade at SMA Negeri 1 Garut. CAR cycle,...

This paper presents partial results of an ethnographic study in 2021, aiming to identify translanguaging (TL) practices (the use Indonesian and English), their functions benefits, the participants’ opinions about such a tertiary English as foreign language (EFL) context Indonesia. The involved 75 participants four courses organized online (due COVID-19 pandemic), Education Study Program state university Bandung, West Java, drew on notion TL, synthesized with principles effective teaching....

: This study is aimed at exploring whether a process-genre approach (PGA) teaching steps can help develop senior high students' writing skills of report text based on schematic structures and linguistic features analysis. A descriptive research design embracing case characteristics was employed (Nunan, 1992; Cresswell, 2012). The data were gained from process texts basic framework the synthesis in genre- process-based approaches (Badger & White, 2000; Emilia, 2010). Students' analyzed terms...

This research aims to explore the students’ writing and critical thinking capacity in a joint construction practice an academic course. The course applied genre-based approach teaching first-year English as Foreign Language students of private university Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. A combination explicit teaching, group discussion, online review sessions was employed for three meetings. source data collection jointly constructed text. text selected from thirty-six who worked...

Academic writing class in any Indonesian university context plays an important role for the students to cope with written academic assignments. This paper explores perceptions of regarding their class. The participants were a private Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. They selected based on achievements and genders. data collection made use interviews which conducted immediately after completion class.  Individual six three them male other female who mainly regarded as medium achievers....

This paper presents partial results of the first year a multi-year joint study, involving three universities in Indonesia, aiming to develop program train English and Indonesian teachers teach PISA-like reading (24 junior senior high schools West Java, Indonesia). The study aimed identify whether can help enhance their ability, create materials for practices, them students. drew on principles effective teacher professional development (Ajani, 2018; Borko, 2004; Borko et al., 2010;...

Didi Sukyadi is a Professor at the English Language Education Department, Faculty of and Literature, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia. His research interests include linguistics, applied language teaching.

This paper reports on a teaching program for the Functional Grammar (FG) unit at an English Education Study Program of state university in West Java Indonesia 2020-2022. Three cohorts pre-service teachers semester six were involved (38 students 2020, 26 2021, and 36 2022). The was conducted online due to Covid 19 pandemic. report focuses exploring students’ understanding Systemic Linguistics (SFL) – FG particular, their ability use SFL text analysis. study also addresses opinions learning...

This paper reports on the results of a study aiming to investigate student’s ability write recount text university student in Bandung. The was conducted using theory Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), especially functional grammar, terms Transitivity, Mood and Modality system. used case analysis. A text, which is written by higher achiever student, analysed In Transitivity system, result indicates writer’s adequate syntactic compression rich lexico-grammatical patterns. Moreover, shows...

Abstract: Students’ Critical Thinking in Writing a Thesis Using the Transitivity System. This paper reports on small part of results study attempting to identify students’ ability and difficulties writing an English undergraduate thesis state university Indonesia. The centres around data presentation discussion chapter, which are related critical capacity looked at this study. begins with brief introduction, presents background theories underpinning will be followed by account methodology,...

Artikel ini melaporkan hasil dari sebuah penelitian yang mengevaluasi buku teks bahasa Inggris elektronik untuk sekolah menengah pertama di Indonesia. Penelitian menggunakan ceklis (Skierso 1991; Cunningworrth 1984) sebagai kerangka analisa terutama pada aspek fisik, isi, dan fitur tambahan didalam Scott and Ytreberg, 1990; Grant, 1987; McGrath, 2002; Cunningworrth, 1984; Harmer, 2001; Woodward, Pinter, 2006). mengungkapkan bahwa beberapa kedua yaitu “Textbook 1 (T1)”dan 2 (T2)” memenuhi...

This paper aims to show how an academic writing practice can facilitate character building the student teachers of English education department a private university in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.The implemented genre-based approach teaching stages.Two instruments were used collect data.First, open-ended questionnaire filled by thirty-six students regarding their reflections on practice.The data then analysed thematically.Second, student's writings.The researchers selected...