This research aims to apply semantic theory in analyzing the intent and meaning of information about the Corona Novel Virus or COVID-19 on social media in the case of spreading fake news or hoax. Predicative verbs that are studied include: 1) structure/construction of verbs in social media, 2) behavior...

Teacher talk is crucial to teaching and learning process because almost all activities use the talk from teachers. Besides, teachers are the person who has power over students to control everything in the teaching and learning process. Consequently, teacher talk will affect how students act or their...

This study aims to determine the obstacles and solutions in online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic in UIR Indonesian Language Education study program students. The research method used a survey method of one hundred and sixty-five respondents. Based on the data, it was found that in general the...

It is undeniable that the emergence of regulation with Islamic overtone in Indonesia often creates polemics in the midst of society, especially from the point of view of democracy and human rights. This study aimed to explicate the expansion of the discourse on the Sharia Regional Regulations in West...

The Indonesian government enforces online learning at all levels of education to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Changing learning patterns will affect the implementation of learning. This study aims to review the implementation of online learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic emergency in Indonesia....

This article is entitled “A Visual Grammar Design Analysis of Chanel’s Spring-Summer 2021 Campaign Teaser Pictures in the Pandemic Era”. The objectives of this article are to identify the visual elements of Chanel’s Spring-Summer 2021 Campaign Teaser Pictures which has just launched at the beginning...

The most fundamental difference between the 2013 curriculum and the previous curriculum is the emphasis During the Covid-19 pandemic, many problems arose, one of which was in the world of education. Learning that should be carried out face-to-face, so during the pandemic period, learning in schools must...

This study aims to describe and explain the use of Antonomasia’s figurative language style and cynicism in the narrative the corruptors were freed because of corona? You will be on YouTube first. This study describes the use of Antonomasia’s figurative language style and cynicism used by Najwa Sihab...

The current advancement of vlogs in YouTube channel has challenged lecturers to make use of its potential for students’ speaking enhancement. This research was aimed to investigate students’ speaking ability seen from their video projects. These video projects were vlogs made by the first semester students...

In particular, the teacher plays essential roles in assisting the learners to achieve the goals of learning. To improve the learners’ capacity to the higher level maximally, the appropriate scaffolding strategy is needed. This study aimed to describe the implementation of scaffolding strategy used by...

The aim of this research is to describe how are reading materials in Buku Bahasa Inggris in aspect texts and task viewed from teachers’ and researcher’s perception and also the perception of the students toward this reading materials in this students’ textbook. The main source of teaching materials comes...

This study describes the comparison of the use of language styles based on sentence structure and the use of language styles based on the direct meaning of the lecture communication between Ustaz Abdul Somad and Ustazah Mama Dedeh. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The object of this...

The current intensive reading instruction is predominantly teacher-controlled and textbook-bound, finding it challenging for students to take develop of their own learning and to find learning opportunities to practice. Moodle e-learning as one of the selected learning management system will be used...

Women are often seen as weak creatures, so they often get discriminated against both in the family and in the work environment. This study aims to describe the forms of gender discrimination, factors, impacts, and comparisons of gender discrimination against women based on the perspectives of two female...

This research was conducted in order to 1) find the English teachers’ perceptions on the implementation of the authentic assessment, 2) find students’ perceptions on their teachers’ implementation of the authentic assessment, and 3) see if there is a significant difference between teachers’ and students’...

The background of this research is the students who their achievement is still under the minimum standard (KKM) of learning success and most of them are unwilling to pay serious attention to the text they are reading. This research aims to solve students’ problem in learning process especially reading...

This study aims to build a hypothetical model consisting of a structural model and a measurement model in the form of a path diagram based on the theoretical justification of the teacher’s global perspective variables, principal policies, and professional commitment. The population in this study was...

This article aims to discussion about the morphology of the legends folktale of the Minangkabau daughters in West Sumatra who was rebellious to her mother. This research is a descriptive qualitative study. The sources of data in this study are legendary folktales (1) Batu Puti Bayang (2) Awang Tingkuluak,...

The article on the results of this research contains a discussion of the study of the social function of the oral tradition text of lullaby song coastal region of the Minangkabau collective in West Sumatra. The Minangkabau collective coastal region in West Sumatra is represented by three regions, namely...

The pandemic era has raised new challenges to the world, and it brings enormous impacts on lots of components of our lives, including in education. The aim of this study is to find out what the teachers do in terms of teaching and learning English as a foreign language subject and how they deal with...

This aims of this research to determine the differences in learning outcomes of anecdote writing skills using the Problem Based Learning (PBL) method with the results of anecdote writing skills using conventional methods and students’ interest in reading fiction. This type of research is quantitative...

Covid-19 pandemic situations have changed the view of the educational sector in our life. One of them is the fully online learning method, where this type of new-media-way communication offers its escape to solve the teaching-learning activity during this emergency condition. In this computer-mediated...

This research aims to determine the differences between learning results of text description writing skills using field trip method and interest in reading with conventional method in the class XI ADP SMK Negeri 1 Baso. This type of research was quantitative with experimental designs. The population...

This research uses a qualitative approach. This type of research is descriptive research. The data collection technique was carried out by observation, while the data analysis technique used was qualitative descriptive technique and pragmatic analysis. The purpose of this study was to analysis of illocutionary...

This study aims to reassure the feasibility of applying Pierre Bourdieu’s sociocultural paradigm for conducting literary translation study. Influenced by the fact that literary translation scholars in Indonesia have not found the significance of the sociocultural approaches, this study intends to philosophically...

Code-switching is one of sociolinguistics aspects, generally defined as a shift from one language to another by the speaker during the speech. In EFL learning, many teachers use code switching to teach their students. This research investigated the reasons behind the use of code-switching by the teachers...

The present study aimed at exploring what the focus group discussion (FGD) participants learned from taking part in FGD sessions and the challenges facing them. Design-Based Research (DBR), suggested by Reeves (2006) was employed to carry out this study. There were 6 students and 3 lecturers taking part...

The need of information about the global issue requires people read some sources from other language than their mother tongue or first language. However, transferring the text into equivalent meaning is not easy. Certain techniques should be comprehended in translating texts which contain various terms...

Teachers’ intensification has become a concern in these recent years. For English bilingual program teachers, there are duties besides teaching to complete by them such as becoming a coach, dormitory supervisor, and organization supervisor. These demands create an overloaded work for the teachers. Thus,...

The language learning strategy carried out by EFL learners sometimes differ from one another following their personality; however, it is not clearly defined yet. This research aims to analyze students’ language learning strategies in a speaking activity in accordance with their personality: extrovert...

The purpose of this study was whether the reading comprehension questions on test made by English teacher reflect criteria of Bloom’s Taxonomy or not, in what level dominant found it. The English teachers of senior high school in Padang Pariaman Regency were asked to construct nine questions in the form...

During the corona pandemic, face to face learning process is not allowed, so that the guidance of thesis writing for students must be done online. Lecturers have to provide written corrective feedback in responding to their students’ writing. This study explores the lecturers’ written corrective feedback...

This study aimed to implementing a multisensory approach in teaching reading for dyslexic EYL and determine the teacher’s perception on learning to read English using a multisensory approach towards EYL with dyslexia. Participants in this study were English teachers at one of inclusive elementary school...

The description of Tense, Aspect and Mood (TAM) varies from Grammar to Grammar based on the author’s preference. The researchers want to study and compare the description of TAM in Teaching English in senior high schools in Padang City, West Sumatra, with theories from modern syntactic books. The steps...

This article was written to explain the politeness of language expressed by women political figures, especially members of the West Sumatra legislative (DPRD) on social media. In this paper, the discussion is limited to (1) the functions of directive and expressive speech acts, (2) the principle of politeness...

Need Analyses have a wide definition in educational system which is used as the first step to conduct curriculum, syllabus, teaching and learning material, and others. In this case, it focuses on finding primary data about English learning material for diploma degree students of Mechanical Engineering....

This study aims to describe (1) the types of illocutionary speech acts used in the advertisement discourse in Sindo newspaper; (2) the story strategy contained in the advertisement discourse in Sindo newspaper; and (3) the background context, participants, objectives, action sequences, keys, tools, norms,...

This research is motivated by the phenomenon of the value of character education in people’s lives which is poured into a literary work, namely a novel. This study aims to explain the values of character education in Tere Liye’s novel Si Anak Pintar and Si Anak Spesial. This type of research is qualitative...

A mental clause demonstrates a configuration of a senser, mental process, and phenomenon and it performs processes of sensing through five senses and thinking. Dealing with this configuration, this research is aimed at patterning mental clauses in Lampung language. Furthermore, this research is supposed...

This type of research is a quantitative study using a quasy experiment method. Research design is factorial design. The population of this study was all eight grade students of Public Middle School 6 Padang totaling one hundred and eighty-five students. Sampling was done by random sampling technique...

This study aims to determine the form of directive and expressive speech of President Joko Widodo in the Mata Najwa event at Trans 7. Assessment of Joko Widodo’s directive and expressive speech acts in an interview at Mata Najwa studio with the theme of Jokowi in the Pandemic Test requires speech act...

Reading English as foreign language is not easy for EFL students. The students have encountered different linguistic elements from their first language. This research aims to discuss students’ linguistics problem in comprehending English text. This research was document analysis and the data were analyzed...

This research was designed to measure the level of anxiety faced by the students and its effect on students’ performance, and the factors causing the anxiety. This study is a descriptive research. The sample of this study was the students of English Department who took speech subject at STKIP PGRI Sumatera...

The most fundamental difference between the 2013 curriculum and the previous curriculum is the emphasis on the realm of learning. In the 2013 curriculum, the learning domain is emphasized on a holistic educational process, so that it covers a broader domain, namely the affective (social and spiritual),...

Behaviorism theory proposes reward and punishment to help students succeed in learning. The implementation of rewards and punishment in teaching adolescents may bring some positive impacts on students learning. This paper explores how existing literature discusses the notion of rewards and punishment...

Creating a reading comprehension test is a common task for teachers. In constructing a reading comprehension test, grammar plays a big role in minimizing the possibility of misinterpretation and misunderstanding of the questions. One of the common question types used is wh-question. This paper aims to...

Considering the importance of learning English since early ages, some elementary schools in Jambi City administer English as one of the local contents. However, based on the preliminary observation, many students encountered a number of problems in learning English that needs further exploration. This...

Globalization, industrialization, technology and social media have affected the progress of translation studies from different sides. The present situation makes the need for translation is increasing day by day and the materials to be translated are growing more and more numerous. This research explores...

This study aims to describe and explain the differences in the greeting words of the Kerinci language in the Jujun dialect and the Lolo dialect. This research utilizes a qualitative descriptive method and does not utilize statistical formulas when processing data. Researchers found 42 greeting words...

An inevitable phenomenon that tends to occur in acquiring second or foreign language is language fossilization which can occur in every linguistic domain, including speaking. This could happen if there is an error in one of the sub-skills in speaking, especially pronunciation or known as pronunciation...

Speech acts is a very important part of communication. The purpose of this study was to explain the types, functions of expressive speech act strategies used by the Indonesian language teachers in learning process in the SMP Negeri 2 Lareh Sago Halaban. This research is a qualitative descriptive research....

Many studies have claimed that one’s ability in writing is affected significantly by his or her interest in reading. This means that the more one reads, the better one can usually write. Despite its importance, reading activities in class, however, are not yet implemented in ways that can facilitate...

This article contains educational values and local wisdom in a folklore in one of the areas in the city of Padang, namely the folklore of Si Boko. This folklore is the property or wealth of the community in Sungai Pisang Village, Bungus Teluk Kabung District, Padang. In order for this folklore to be...

Linguistic intelligence is the students’ ability in using words in speaking and writing. It becomes one of the important factors that influence the students’ reading comprehension, because it is related with individual’s intelligence in understanding a language. This study is aimed to find out the contribution...

Reading strategy had been considered as the obligatory to the EFL learners. Reading strategy is a learning technique to enable the students to comprehend the text well and make them become a high proficiency level of readers. This study aims to find out what reading strategy used by male and female EFL...

This article contains a discussion of the implementation of the Project Based Learning (PjBL) learning model in literacy of urban society life style based on the popular novels metropop in Literature Criticism studies. The study of literature criticism aims to develop knowledge, skills, and critical...

This article aims to bring back the original clothing as elements of the Galombang dance in the reconstruction of the Pariangan village, Tanah Datar district, West Sumatra. The reconstruction was carried out because there were several elements of this dance equipment that had not been used for a long...

The transformation of Indang dance aims to create Indang dance creations in the form of entertainment as a market leader in the entertainment arts industry and a source of economy for the people of South Solok Regency. Related to this, it is necessary to create a new form of work for entertainment purposes,...

Malin Nan Kondang as Minangkabau Opera is a performance art that antithesis of Kaba Malin Kundang. Many people interpreted Malin Nan Kondang folklore as a son who was successful overseas but disobedient to his mother. Minangkabau Opera Malin Nan Kondang tells about Minangkabau man who has a perseverance...

This research aims to reveal the development of Music Dictation learning materials that include (1) the concept of music dictation, (2) content levels, and (3) material development principles. The research method used is qualitatively. The results include: (a) understanding of learning materials and...

This article is the result of research (2020) which aims to develop the choreography of Salendang Dance with the concept of tourism performance art. The method used by Research & Development (R&D) by Borg and Gall is by conducting preliminary research, planning, development to be carried out,...

Around 90% of primary schools in Koto Tangah District do not teach dance in class, start from grade I to grade VI. Many schools teach the dance lesson but in an extracurricular form. According to the observations of the researchers, the ignorance happened caused by the teachers do not understand the...

Basic Vocals is a compulsory subject listed in the curriculum of the Central Education Study Program. In the course of the lecture, a theory of how to sing with proper vocal techniques is given and musical accompaniment is needed. The large number of students who take these courses does not allow the...

Initially, this research was based in the idea of combining online and offline classroom materials to teach art (Blended Learning). But since the start of 2020, learning everywhere have been pushed towards non-physical because of pandemic. Challenges in teaching art practices becomes visible and emphasised....

This research aimed to describe cultural arts teachers’ ability to implement a scientific approach to fine arts learning at Junior High School (SMP) of Padang Pariaman. The description of the teacher’s ability in this study includes implementing the scientific approach in the lesson plans and implementing...

Issues related to maintaining the balance of nature and preserving regional culture have long been the focus of implementing community service as one of the lecturers’ activities when carrying out higher education duties. The campus’s role is expected to drive economic growth in rural communities as...

Some newborns experience crossed eyes or misaligned eyeballs in the first few months of life. This happens because the muscles that control the child’s eyes are still weak. This misaligned eye condition is known as strabismus. If this condition lasts until the child is 3 months old, it could lead to...