The aim of this research is to determine students' perceptions in English language learning using Digital Books in the 6th semester of the English Language Department at Sriwijaya University, academic year 2020/2021, in Indralaya class. The researcher used a questionnaire and interview to collect data and employed qualitative descriptive analysis to analyze the obtained data. The collected data…
Students benefit greatly from the use of technology in the modern age because it gives them quick and efficient ways to learn. Among the many online tools available for collaborative online learning, Google Docs stands out as a noteworthy option for managing group projects. Google Docs, which serves as a platform for group writing, provides a variety of tools to encourage productive group work.…
Since the 1970s, some countries in the world have been faced with environmental issues. Environmental Issues are currently being discussed globally, and it is also mostly caused by humans. Indonesia has many environmental issues, such as deforestation, littering, which results in flooding, and even the bad impact of household waste disposal that can damage environmental ecosystems. Awareness of…
In this era of globalization, people have the ability to use more than one language. This phenomenon, where people can speak more than one language by switching or mixing more than one language. Many people in society switch or mix their general use of language with their mother tongue, especially communicating on social media with people who understand languages. This study aims to describing …
The objective of this study was to investigate whether or not there was a significant correlation between the fifth semester of the English Education Study Program students' personalities and their learning achievement at Sriwijaya University. The sample of this study was 74 students of fifth semester of English Education Study Program of Sriwijaya University. The instruments of this study were…
As a foreign language in Indonesia, English is taught by relying on traditional approaches, including learning grammar. Grammar rules are taught to students directly from the textbook, and then students are asked to complete a number of activities in their workbooks to demonstrate understanding and application of the rules. It leads to a lack of student exposure to technology learning tools. Th…
One of the obligations of undergraduate students at the end of their study is writing the thesis. During the process, students find several problems that can hinder them completing their thesis. This study aims to find and analyze the factors that hinder the completion of the thesis and how the students try to cope with the factors. This study used a qualitative descriptive approach by using qu…
English is a universal language to communicate with people all around the world. In Indonesia, English is considered as a foreign language and becomes the compulsory subjects in every level of education. Based on the curriculum, for writing skills, students are required to learn different text types of writing. In studying English, writing is an essential part of communicating, thinking, and le…
The study aimed to figure out how students of 5th English Education engaged in English online learning in this pandemic Covid-19 condition where they had to attend long-distance learning. The subject of this study was the 5th semester students of English Education of Sriwijaya University. The data was collected by using students’ engagement questionnaire and descriptive analysis was used as t…
Speech acts are the actions that speakers take when they make an utterance. This is often found in our daily conversations and even in movie dialogs. This study's object was the Movie Ratatouille. The aims of this study were (1) to find out the speech acts used by the main character Remy in the movie Ratatouille, (2) to find out the locution, illocution, and perlocution of each of the speech ac…
Parental involvement is very important especially for the students in the phase of facing the new transition from high school to university. However, parental involvement and the parents’ attention are reduced indirectly in children process of transition from high school into university. The research aimed to analyze the students’ perception on the effects of the parental involvement in the…
Grade Point Average (GPA) is one of important indicators for students to assess their progression and the success in the learning process. Meanwhile, many factors can act as obstacles to achieve a high Grade Point Average among students. Time management skills and self esteem are the factors that can affect university students’ performances. In the seventh semester, the students focused more …
Figurative language is a type of language used to convey information beyond its literal meaning. The song lyrics of the composition contain figurative language expressions. The object of this study was the song lyrics Easy on Me by Adele. This study aimed to find out figurative languages types, the meanings of figurative language, and the implications of this study for student’s reading liter…