Andri Saputra

• Lecturer at Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu

The context of this study is that English academic writing is one of the most important aspects that must be done in learning English, especially at an advanced level. Some people write essays, academic papers, articles, and analytical perspectives by different names, but all have the same purpose and idea. According to the current trend, academic...

Abstrak: Berdasarkan hasil observasi awal yang dilakukan oleh para penulis di Enam Raudhatul Athfal yang ada di kota Bengkulu, semua institusi pendidikan tersebut masih merasa kesulitan dalam menemukan bahan ajar Bahasa Inggris yang sesuai ekpektasi para guru pengajar dan siswanya. Studi ini menggunakan metode penelitian pengembangan dengan tujuan...

The research aimed to discover what strategies learners employed in using dictionaries and examine the EFL learners’ perspectives in using dictionaries to learn English. Dictionaries were considered meaningful by EFL learners as they were central devices that assisted learning second-language vocabulary. However, not many researchers have investiga...

The authors perceive that Indonesian EFL learners find it challenging to pronounces and-es suffixes properly. This position was first established during the authors' teaching experiences in some high schools, English centre course and colleges (for students majoring in English Education) in Indonesia. The observations were confirmed not only during...

Indonesia is the house of multicultural ethnic groups with more than 700 individual vernacular languages. This diversity puts Indonesia into both strategic and a vulnerable condition. It is strategic because the culture-rich Indonesia can commodify the diversity for the benefits of the people, however, it is also vulnerable as it can pose serious t...

A National Examination is commonly known as a standardised test held by a country, such as Indonesia, to gauge the students’ competence and the quality of their schools. Many people argue that the national examination implementation is likely to have positive and negative effects, not only on students but also on schools. This study aims to investi...

This study aims to investigate types of cohesive devices frequently used in writing argumentative essays by high-achieving college students in Indonesia and to analyse their awareness of usage of these. Participants were asked to write an essay on a predetermined topic; analysis was then conducted to investigate the most frequent cohesive devices u...

This study aims to investigate types of cohesive devices frequently used in writing argumentative essays by high-achieving college students in Indonesia and to analyse their awareness of usage of these. Participants were asked to write an essay on a pre-determined topic; analysis was then conducted to investigate the most frequent cohesive devices...

Based on the results of a preliminary study conducted by researchers in the Sharia economics study program of Sharia Economics Studies College of Nahdlatul Ulama (STIESNU) Bengkulu, the lecturer and students still have problems in the teaching and learning process in English subject. The main problem that they often face is that they still felt dif...

This study aims to overcome some problems of students’ speaking ability at the Second Grade Students of Senior High School 6 Bengkulu Tengah, Bengkulu, Indonesia by using gallery walk technique. The participants of this study were 30 students. The method used in this study was Classroom Action Research (CAR). This study was carried out in two cycle...

It is acknowledged that children acquire their first language (L1) with seemingly little trouble, and in some cases with astonishing speed and quality. Many theories have been suggested by different scholars on how they obtain their L1 (e g. Hyams, 2012; Brown, 2007; Lust, 2006). Many researchers have studied characteristics of an adult’s success i...