This research aimed to develop Musi Banyuasin local culture-based narrative texts as reading materials for eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 6 Babat Supat. The study was conducted to address the lack of culturally relevant English materials and to promote students’ reading comprehension and cultural awareness. The research applied the Development research design proposed by Akker (1999) and…
The increasing amount of text-based information on the internet often requires users to read many long documents to find the answer information they need. Question Answering (QA) systems provide a solution to this problem by developing QA systems that can deliver direct answers from text without users having to read entire documents. This research focuses on developing an extractive question an…
Language is a means of communication, which is essential to human existence. Learning a language produces a range of feelings with both positive and negative implications. These feelings have a crucial role in the acquisition and success of second languages (L2). In many languages, boredom is described as a person-environment interaction between an unstimulating or restrictive circumstance and …
This study investigated students’ perceptions of using Grammarly as an online grammar checker to improve writing ability at Sriwijaya University. A case study with qualitative method was applied in this study. Semi-structured interview and documentation in the form of writing course grades were conducted to collect data. Seven students of six-semester English Education study program from vari…
This study examined university students’ perceptions of Instagram’s translation feature in enhancing English vocabulary learning. The research addressed two main questions: (1) how students perceive its usefulness and (2) what challenges they face when using it. Using a mixed methods design, data were collected from 29 English Education students at Sriwijaya University through questionnaire…
DANA is an Indonesian financial technology company that provides infrastructure to support digital wallets in the modern era. With the DANA app, users can store money and make payments without using cash or cards, both for online and offline transactions, with speed, convenience, and guaranteed security. Although offering various conveniences, the DANA app still receives a variety of reviews fr…
This volume encompasses the range of research questions on language-related problems that arise in language teaching, learning and assessment. The [150] chapters are written by experts in the field who each offer their insights into current and future directions of research, and who suggest several highly relevant research questions. Topics include, but are not limited to: language skills …
The objective of this research was to explore how students' psychological well-being influences their learning and speaking abilities in English and how they overcome negative psychological well-being that affects them academically. This study used qualitative research techniques with a case study approach to enable the writer to collect extensive and detailed data from a small group of partici…
This edited book focuses on practices of work in late modern society, taking an ‘issue-based’ and interdisciplinary approach to English Studies which acknowledges the impact of globalization on the position of English in the daily existence of millions of people around the world. Envisioning English as “a diverse yet unified subject” where the study of literature, language, and educatio…
This book presents a theoretical study on aspect in Chinese, including both situation and viewpoint aspects. Unlike previous studies, which have largely classified linguistic units into different situation types, this study defines a set of ontological event types that are conceptually universal and on the basis of which different languages employ various linguistic devices to describe such eve…
This book investigates the macroacquisition of Chinese – its large-scale acquisition and adoption for various purposes by individuals, governments and organisations – and the implications of this process for the future of English as a global language. The author contextualises the macroacquisition of Chinese within the global ecology of languages, then analyses the factors responsible for t…
This book examines the making and breaking of peripheral selves in and from postsocialist Bosnia in an empirically rich self-reflexive account of politico-economic and ideological developments. Through world systems and postcolonial theory, historical and new materialist optics, discursive and affective analytical registers, and various qualitative methodological choices, the author analyzes pe…
This edited book provides professionals in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT) with a situated and culturally-responsive account of diversity and inclusion in English language education, from primary to higher education and in a wide range of settings. The volume focuses on three overlapping areas: interculturality, special education needs, and gender. The chapters in each section seek…
Combining coverage of the key concepts and tools within phonetics and phonology with a systematic introduction to Praat, this textbook provides a lively and engaging 'way in' to the discipline. The author first covers the fundamentals of the articulatory and acoustic aspects of speech and introduces Praat as the main tool for examining and visualising speech. Next, the unit of analysis is gradu…
The research is entitled Utilization of Podcast as Learning Medium in Academic Writing Course in English Education Study Program of Sriwijaya University. It examines the role of podcasts as a learning medium in higher education, particularly in integration into academic writing courses. Podcasts offer various advantages such as flexibility, accessibility, and the ability to convey insights from…
This book examines the concept of interculturality in English Language Teaching (ELT), using examples from diverse international and educational settings to demonstrate different approaches. Increased contact between multilingual speakers from different cultural backgrounds means that linguistic and intercultural competence must be taught hand in hand, and the approaches featured here will: enc…