Arif Husein Lubis

• Master of Education
• Lecturer at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Considering the increasing participation of non-native English speaker (NNES) writers in international publications, the rhetorical organization of their research articles (RAs) keeps receiving ample attention from researchers of English for academic purposes. However, the issue is understudied among NNES novice writers. This study examines the rhe...

This study investigates whether Scopus journal quartile affects the rhetorical organization and linguistic realizations of applied linguistics research article (hereafter RA) abstracts from Scopus-indexed journals. Embracing the corpus-based approach, this study analyzed 28 abstracts from four AL journals (seven abstracts each) with different quart...

The emphasis on the reading-writing connection in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom is in accordance with the praxis of Cooperative Learning (CL) (Haiyan & Rilong, 2016), which stresses the role of learner-centered reading discussions as a means to promote constructive writing activities. However, literature in the EFL context also...

Ever since the non-native English speaker (NNES) and novice writers became actively engaged with international publications, the pedagogy of English for research publication purposes (ERPP) has received considerable attention from the EAP/ESP scholars using corpus-driven genre pedagogy. However, the quality of its implementation is still understudi...

The quality of findings and discussion (F&D) section in a research article is crucial to elucidate the results of a particular inquiry and to situate the significance of the results in the body of knowledge through publications in scientific journals. Previous academic genre analysis has generated several models to help novice writers develop the r...

With the rapid development of technology, there is an excellent opportunity to utilize it in creating interactive, application-based Korean language learning media. This study aims to design the 'Koin' application, primarily focusing on its UI and UX aspects, to enhance effectiveness and user engagement in Korean language learning. This research em...

This research is on the formation of compound sentences in Korean, as seen from the uploads on Instagram of former South Korean President Moon Jae-in. On his Instagram, Moon Jae-in uploads photos, videos, and writings containing ideas and responses to things. Researchers see the need to develop writing skills in the Korean Language Education Study...

The present study is driven by the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots, particularly ChatGPT, as a powerful tool to assist the teaching and learning of foreign languages, not the exception of English academic writing. Previous literature (Haristiani, 2019; Huang et al., 2022; Kohnke et al., 2023; Lo, 2023; Lubis et al., 202...

Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertolak dari tuntutan kesiapan guru dalam mengimplementasikan PTK sebagai bentuk pengajaran reflektif dan realisasi konsep guru sebagai pemelajar sepanjang hayat. Tujuan dari PkM ini difokuskan untuk: 1) mengembangkan pengetahuan guru berkaitan dengan implementasi penelitian tindakan kelas dan 2) meningkatkan kesia...

This study aims to investigate culture representation through visual images in a Korean as a foreign language textbook for Indonesian students. It specifically exhibits how cultures are represented through visual images and how they are implicated to KFL learning. Culture and language are closely related, and understanding the cultural values under...

Poetry is a literary work that is intrinsically linked to the use of metaphor. This study examines the conceptual metaphors found in Indonesian poetry by Chairil Anwar and Korean poetry by Seo Jeong-Ju. Specifically, the research aims to identify the forms of conceptual metaphors present in the poetry of these two poets, using a contrastive analysi...

Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertolak dari tuntutan kesiapan guru dalam mengimplementasikan flipped learning untuk menghadapi situasi pembelajaran pascapandemi. Pembelajaran moda flipped menjadi salah satu metode pembelajaran yang menekankan pada proses pembelajaran terbalik di mana siswa belajar mandiri dari rumah kemudian mengikuti praktik da...

The advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has transformed the way education is implemented. Recent publications have highlighted the role of AI technology such as chatbots in assisting teachers to maximize the learning process and students to elevate their personalized learning. However, the extent to which ChatGPT, in particular,...

A plethora of publications have shed light, particularly on the affordances of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered technology to maximize the language learning preparation, process, and outcomes. In search of the current portrait of empirical evidence in this context, this paper reports on a bibliometric mapping analysis of publications on the uti...

Publication in high-reputation international journals is a necessity for contemporary academics. However, academics face considerable challenges in writing for international publication partly because of failing to meet acceptable rhetorical pattern in accordance with disciplinary convention. This study tries to investigate rhetorical moves in eigh...

The ubiquitous presence of mobile devices has benefited the implementation of foreign language learning through Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL). Previous research highlights the portability aspect of mobile devices such as smartphones that can lead to spontaneous, flexible, and personalized learning activities. However, challenges remain;...

Publishing scientific papers, particularly research articles (RAs), has become a requirement and essential component for academics’ life. As a result, there is a growing need for academics to produce research articles for international publications. However, many writers, especially novice and inexperienced ones, still struggle to achieve this goal...

This study aims to assess the application of cognitive processing dimensions to the enrichment questions in the Korean book entitled 아하 한국어 2/Aha Hanguko 2 which contains 141 questions in 12 chapters. The cognitive process dimension is divided into six levels with two categories, namely lower order thinking skills and higher order thinking skills....

Productivity in conducting research and publishing articles is the obligation of lecturers as academics. However, due to their failure to follow international writing conventions, they have difficulties in writing for international publications. Various studies have investigated the rhetorical move of research articles; however, much still needs to...

is the selling point of a research article (RA), due to the fact that it can help the readers and particularly journal reviewers in selecting which RAs are remarkable to be read further and accepted. A plethora of research has analyzed the rhetorical moves and linguistic features of accepted RAAs. Nevertheless, almost none of them have explored the...

Reflective practice has been a prominent issue on English language teaching since it involves a deliberate action to improve one's professional knowledge, skills, and awareness. One way to encourage reflective practice for EFL teachers is to form an online academic group. The current study examines how the discussion in an online academic writing f...

The advantages of incorporating technology-enhanced flipped learning in English classrooms are nothing new. However, the impact of incorporating the learning method on the occurrence and decline of students’ characters has not much been revealed. This study aims to fill the void by exploring the students’ perceptions of whether flipped learning and...

Background. A plethora of previous studies have discussed the importance of a genre-approach move analysis because the analysis results can provide a picture of the typical conventions of research article writing across disciplines. Purpose. Nursing as a professional discipline, however, has received scant attention, particularly in the abstract se...

s in research articles are important for readers in determining whether to continue reading the article or not. A plethora of studies involving abstracts’ rhetorical moves has previously been published, but scant attention has been given to the relationship between the rhetorical moves and authors’ nationalities. This study is aimed at comparing th...

The role of an appropriate writing of an abstract becomes significantly important as it acts not only as the representative of the whole content of the paper, but also helps journal reviewers to decide whether the article is deemed worthy to be published. While myriad research on rhetorical move analysis of research article abstracts has been condu...

The competitive nature of today’s science leads to the upsurge of publication in scientific journals. Publishing in an international journal with a reputable index such as Scopus, in particular, has gained a significant emphasis. Despite this fact, studies on the rhetorical organization of the abstract section of a research article (RA) through the...

Although the preservation of the Indonesian culture is deemed beneficial, the lack of folklore texts readily available for instructional purposes makes teaching and learning the Indonesian culture challenging. This study aims to develop web-based teaching materials, integrated with Indonesian folklore for intermediate- level students of Indonesian...

Previous research has reported that flipped learning can enhance the students’ English skills and learning behaviors. However, some challenges remain mainly on the students’ ignorance and demotivation due to increased workload that should be accomplished. Moreover, empirical evidence on the benefits of flipped learning across proficiency levels in...

Technology-enhanced language learning (TELL) has been considered useful to enhance students’ language skills and to assist teachers in achieving the intended learning goals. However, doubts remain on the influence of TELL on the students’ propensity to commit academic dishonesty. Investigations on the students’ perceptions of such influence in the...

The New Normal situation due to the widespread of Coronavirus urges the education stakeholders to conduct the teaching and learning process, including English language teaching (ELT) fully online and remote. This situation may cause a decline of motivation to be autonomous language learners, resulting in a learning loss. To tackle such challenge, t...

Previous literature has articulated the contributing role of personality more than teaching competence to be an effective EFL teacher. However, the ideal qualities of an effective EFL teacher in a technology-enhanced flipped English classroom are not much revealed. This paper seeks to compare the ideal teacher's attitudes and teaching styles with t...

Technological advancement in the education sector since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0 era has propelled the realization of technology-enhanced autonomous English as foreign language (EFL) learning. Previous research has revealed that the success of fostering learner autonomy (LA) depends on students’ motivation to be autonomous lea...

The findings and discussion (F&D) section represents the writers’ rhetorical competence that requires an argumentative style to legitimate their own claims. It also becomes the benchmark for the journal managers to accept and publish a manuscript in any scientific journals. Despite of that, the F&D section whose affiliations are from ‘mainstream’ c...

This study examines the rhetorical moves of the NNES undergraduate students’ iterative findings and discussion (F&D) sections across research designs, which still receives scant attention. The corpus consists of 62 research article (RA) F&D sections (Qualitative=32, Quantitative=30) obtained from a leading public university in English language educ...

Recent years have witnessed a surge in genre studies fleshing out the rhetorical moves of research abstracts and how the findings, as well as insights gleaned from such studies, can better inform and hence improve academic writing pedagogy. Research genres reviewed in the current study include original journal articles, final institutional papers,...

This study examines rhetorical moves and their linguistic realizations including linguistic complexity in applied linguistics abstracts. Informed by a genre-approach move analysis, this study analyzed 112 abstracts from four international journals. The clauses and phrases were examined, not only the sentences to reach more fine-grained results. A t...

Currently, the government of Indonesia has implemented a computer-based test for the national examination for secondary schools in Indonesia. It is believed that the administration of computer-based national examination (CBNE) would address some challenges related to dishonesty and validity. The present study is aimed to investigate the teachers' p...

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of computer-and mobile-assisted learning on the EFL students' speaking skills development. This research was conducted at one state junior high school in Banten Province, and the numbers of students were thirty students. This research focused on improving students' speaking skill by using Macromedia Flas...

Critical literature circles (CLCs) have received considerable attention for the development of critical thinking as a form of higher-order thinking (HOTS) skill in EFL classrooms. Previous research reports the importance of small group discussions and role-based assignments different from the common reading groups. However, critical thinking seems...

Integrating ICT in the teaching of English as a foreign language is nothing new. ICT integration through Web 2.0, particularly the application of YouTube, is beneficial to ease the implementation process through an E-learning platform. However, the description of the milestone of the application of YouTube for EFL E-learning remains underexplored....

The selection of the research topic and design crucially determines the success of conducting a research. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to explore the process by which undergraduate students select their research topic and design, as viewed from the lens of motivation theory proposed by Ryan and Deci (2000), which focuses on motivational prope...

One notable goal of the 21st-century pedagogy is the encouragement for the students to be the agent of change in their own learning process realized by the implementation of student-centered learning approach (SCL). However, previous literature noted the discrepancy between what they believe in and what they perform in the classroom. Thus, this des...

It has been approximately 25 years that reflective teaching in EFL context, particularly in Asia is encouraged and reviewed. The notable goal emphasizes the teachers' role as critical lifelong learners in or outside the classroom to bring about continuous mutual development between them and the surroundings. Although myriad research-based studies h...

The objectives of this research were: (1) to know the role of Literature Circles in the composition process by looking at the transparencies of the synopsis as the final product; and (2) to find out the participants’ perspectives upon LCs. The instruments were role worksheets and a semi-structured interview. Thirty fourth-semester students majoring...

Albeit profoundly addressed and promoted, limited research-based articles are identified in publication regarding the Indonesian EFL teachers’ views on ICT integration pertaining to whether it is considered as the real solution to ELT praxis reflecting on their experiences. Thus, the present study was aimed at seeking 13 English teachers’ perceptio...

Recent developments in the field of corrective feedback have managed to a renewed interest that corrective feedback might be interrelated with attitudinal development. Nonetheless, its appearance might be still vague in Indonesian educational setting which emphasizes character education as the foremost foundation of teaching and learning. This arti...

Regardless of the contemporary dicussion among scholars on reflective teaching, scant published research-based articles are available regarding the Indonesian EFL teachers' perception on teaching reflection as the focal requisite of RT realization. Thus, this study was aimed at investigating the most and least frequently concerned elements of teach...