Language Faculty Research Articles

Understanding French Culture in French Civilization Subject Using Adobe Captivate Software

This study aims to increase understanding of French Culture in French Civilization subject at French Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts at one of state Universities in North Sumatera using Adobe Captivate Software. A classroom action research design was implemented in this study to find out the understanding increase of french culture of 48 students. There were two cycles in process ofcollecting the data with four steps in each cycle: observation, planning, action, and reflection. The pre test results show that the number of students who got A (90 – 100) as much16.7%, B (80-90) as much 31%, C (70-80) 45,8%, and D (60-70) as much 6,3%. In the first cycle, the number of students who got A (90 – 100) amount31%, B (80-90) amount 45,8%, C (70-80) amount 23%. The second cycle, the number of students who got A (90 – 100) as much42%, B (80-90) as much 58%. In the post test, the number of students who got A (90 – 100) amount 79% and b (80-90)amount 21%, it means that declined 100% who got C, D, or E. Therefore, this study show that Adobe Captivate Software was very effective to use in increasing student’s understanding in french culture. Therefore, Adobe Captivate Softwareis highly recommended using in any subjects, and it can be applied to other research.

EMOTION REGULATION DIFFICULTIES AND SELF-CRITICISM AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN INDONESIA

This study examined the relationship between emotion regulation difficulties and self-criticism among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study explores how particular aspects of emotion regulation difficulties correlate to the self-criticism dimension. Participants were 1049 college students from a university in the capital city (84 % female and 16% male). Students came from eight faculties (faculty of education, art and language, social science, technics, sport science, educational psychology, science and mathematics, and economy). The results show that the mean of emotion regulation was 57,23 and self-criticism was 48,72. Emotion regulation difficulties were found to be significantly associated with self-criticism (r=0,644;0,00). There were no significant differences between males and females in emotion regulation and self-criticism. The result appeared similar in most of the subscales, except in one emotion regulation subscales (clarity) and two self-criticism subscales (inadequate self and reassured self). The implications of these findings for research and treatment are discussed.

KEMAMPUAN MENULIS LAMBANG BILANGAN数字(shù zì) BAHASA MANDARIN SISWA SMA CELEBES GLOBAL SCHOOL MAKASSAR

Maemunah, 2021. Ability to Write Number Symbols (shù zì) in Chinese for High School Students Celebes Global School Makassar. Thesis. Mandarin Language Education Study Program, Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Languages and Literature. Makassar State University (supervised by Misnawaty Usman and Hasmawati).This research is a descriptive quantitative research to describe the students’ ability to write Mandarin numbers at the 10th grade of SMA Celebes Global School Makassar which collected 14 students of class X of SMA Celebes Global School. The data of this study was gathered throght tests and documentation. The analysis result shows that the students’ ability to write the Mandarin numeric number is 81% or in good category. Keywords: Ability, Mandarin, Writing Chinese Characters, Number Symbols

MOTIVASI BELAJAR BAHASA MANDARIN SISWA KELAS VIII SMP FRATER MAKASSAR

REZNUN MUTMAINNAH, 2021. "Motivation to Learn Mandarin Students for Class VIII Students of Frater Makassar Junior High School". Thesis. Mandarin Education Study Program, Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Languages and Literature. Makassar State University (supervised by Misnawaty Usman and Burhanuddin).The method used in this study was quantitative descriptive that used questionnaires as a data collection technique. This study aims to determine what factors that influence that student’s motivation in learning Mandarin in SMP Frater Makassar grade VIII, the sample was taken from one class which consist of 33 students. The results showed that 51.5% of students practiced pronunciation in Mandarin, 63.6% of students were able to work on Chinese questions well, and 72.7% of students were motivated to learn Mandarin because of the teacher's role in providing direction during the learning process. included in the high category. Keywords : Motivation, Learning, Mandarin Languages.

Fostering Responsible Innovation through Stakeholder Engagement: Case Study of North Carolina Sweetpotato Stakeholders

Stakeholder and community engagement are critical for the successful development of new technologies that aim to be integrated into sustainable agriculture systems. This study reports on an approach used to engage stakeholders within the sweetpotato community in North Carolina to understand their preferences, needs, and concerns as they relate to a new sensing and diagnostic platform. This work also demonstrates an example of real-time technology assessment that also fosters responsible innovation through inclusivity and responsiveness. Through the conduction of 29 interviews with sweetpotato stakeholders in North Carolina, we found that participants found the most value in detecting external sweetpotato characteristics, as well as the ability to use or connect to a smartphone that can be used in field. They also found value in including environmental parameters and having a Spanish language module. Most participants indicated that they were comfortable with sharing data as long as it benefited the greater North Carolina sweetpotato industry, and were concerned with sharing these data with “outside” competitors. We also observed differences and variations between stakeholder groups. Overall, this work demonstrates a relatively simple, low-cost approach to eliciting stakeholder needs within a local agricultural context to improve sustainability, an approach that could be leveraged and transferred to other local agrifood systems.

Kemampuan Menulis Kalimat Menggunakan Kata Bantu Bilangan liàngcí (量词) Bahasa Mandarin Siswa Kelas XII SMA Insan Cendekia Syech Yusuf

Fitra Ramadani,2021. " Student’s ability in Using Measure Words (liàngcí) in Mandarin for Class XII High School Students Insan Cendekia Syech Yusuf ." Thesis. Makassar State University's Mandarin Language Education Study Program, Departement of Foreign Language Education, Faculty of Language and Literature. (supervised by Ambo Dalle and Himala Praptami Adys).This study is a quantitative descriptive study that aims to determine the ability of SMA Insan Cendekia Syech Yusuf XII grade students to write sentences using the measure word (liàngci) and the factors that influence it. The students in this study was 44 students of Insan Cendekia Syech Yusuf high school's class XII. The Student was chosen by using random sampling, and the sample in this study was 22 students in class XII MIA 1. The data of this research was obtained from a test of using measure words, while to find out the factors that influence the use of measure word, students used a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the percentage technique. The results showed that the level of students' writing skills using measure word (liángci) was in the good category (80%). From the results of the questionnaire distribution, it was found that the factors that affect the students' ability to write sentences using measure word (liàngei) are: 1) Supporting factors are the methods used by the teacher in teaching Mandarin, the pleasure of students learning Mandarin. 2) The inhibiting factors are: Mandarin is a difficult subject; a lack of Mandarin textbooks; the students' little Mandarin vocabulary; parents rarely provide motivation to learn Mandarin. Keywords: Writing Ability, Measure Words (liangci), Mandarin Language.

Penerapan Struktural Analisis Sintetik (SAS) dalam Peningkatan Keterampilan Menulis 汉字 (hànzì) Siswa Kelas XI MAS An-Nuriyah Bontocini Jeneponto

Nurwahyuni, 2021. "Application of Structural Synthetic Analysis (SAS) in Improving Writing Skills for Class XI Students at MAS An-Nuriyah Bontocini Jeneponto". Thesis . Mandarin Education Study Program. Department of Foreign Language Education. Faculty of Languages and Letters. Makassar State University (supervised by Misnawaty Usman and Burhanuddin). This study aims to improve the writing skills of (hànzì) Class XI students at MAS An-Nuriyah Bontocini Jeneponto through the application of Structural Synthetic Analysis (SAS). The sample of this study was the 22 students of class XI MIA II MAS An-Nuriyah Bontocini Jeneponto. This research is a classroom action research which consists of two cycles. This research data consists of two types, namely: qualitative data and quantitative data. Qualitative data was obtained through observation while quantitative data was obtained through writing skills tests in cycle I and cycle II. The results showed that the writing skill (hànzì) with the average score of the writing skill test (hànzì) obtained by students from 63.72% with the poor category in the first cycle increased to 77% with the good category in the second cycle. These results indicate that the application of Structural Synthetic Analysis (SAS) can improve the writing skills of (hànzì) Class XI students at MAS An-Nuriyah Bontocini Jeneponto.Keywords: Synthetic Structural Analysis (SAS), Writing Skills, (hànzì), Bahasa Mandarin

Effect of Flipped Learning Method on the Writing Skill of EFL Saudi Students during the Covid-19

This study aimed at investigating the effect of flipped learning on the writing skill of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study was conducted on level 1 students of the Department of English, Faculty of Languages & Translation (FLT), King Khalid University (KKU) during the first semester of 2020-2021. 60 students from two sections of Eng. 112 Writing 1- Course participated in this study. Students of section number 595 were chosen for the experimental group; students of section number 597 were chosen for the control group. There were 30 students in each group. The experimental group was taught writing skill using flipped learning in both asynchronous and synchronous settings, and the control group was taught writing skill only in the synchronous setting. A quasi-experimental design was employed for collecting the data. A pre-test and post-test in the form of an online written exam was administered in both synchronous and flipped learning settings. The result of the post-test showed that the experimental group performed better than the control group. A semi-structured interview with the students in the experimental group was also conducted for examining their perception of the flipped learning model. The students had a positive view of flipped learning model.

Karakteristik Pembelajaran BIPA Mesir

AbstractIndonesia and Egypt have close relationship and cooperation in several fields. One of them is education and culture. In Egypt there are thousands of Indonesians who are studying, especially at Al-Azhar University. In addition, there are also hundreds of Egyptians who are learning Indonesian language and culture both in Egypt and in Indonesia. The Atdikbud office of the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo has opened the Indonesian Cultural Center (Puskin) in the Dokki area, for Egyptians who are interested in Indonesian language and culture can study and practice there. At Puskin, Egyptians can learn Indonesian dances, traditional music, and its martial arts silat. This platform is not just for locals but for other nationalities too. Apart from Puskin, the Center for Indonesian Studies (PSI) also opened at the Canal Suez University in Ismailiah City and the Al-Azhar BIPA Office at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Recently, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Indonesian Embassy in collaboration with Al-Azhar University opened an Indonesian Language Study Program at the Faculty of Language and Translation. This study program is the first program in Egypt even among Arab peninsula. This paper discusses the spread of Indonesian language in Egypt; Egyptian BIPA learning implementation plan; The characteristics of BIPA learning from two perspectives, namely the point of view of Egyptian students who have studied Indonesian language in Egypt and in Indonesia, and the point of view of BIPA teachers whose teaching Indonesian language in Egypt and Indonesia.Keyword: BIPA Mesir, Puskin, BIPA Al-Azhar, BIPA

Speech timing cues reveal deceptive speech in social deduction board games.

The faculty of language allows humans to state falsehoods in their choice of words. However, while what is said might easily uphold a lie, how it is said may reveal deception. Hence, some features of the voice that are difficult for liars to control may keep speech mostly, if not always, honest. Previous research has identified that speech timing and voice pitch cues can predict the truthfulness of speech, but this evidence has come primarily from laboratory experiments, which sacrifice ecological validity for experimental control. We obtained ecologically valid recordings of deceptive speech while observing natural utterances from players of a popular social deduction board game, in which players are assigned roles that either induce honest or dishonest interactions. When speakers chose to lie, they were prone to longer and more frequent pauses in their speech. This finding is in line with theoretical predictions that lying is more cognitively demanding. However, lying was not reliably associated with vocal pitch. This contradicts predictions that increased physiological arousal from lying might increase muscular tension in the larynx, but is consistent with human specialisations that grant Homo sapiens sapiens an unusual degree of control over the voice relative to other primates. The present study demonstrates the utility of social deduction board games as a means of making naturalistic observations of human behaviour from semi-structured social interactions.

Realism and Observation: The View from Generative Grammar

AbstractStandard proposals of scientific anti-realism assume that the methodology of a scientific research program can be endorsed without accepting its metaphysical commitments. I argue that the distinction between competence, the rules governing one’s language faculty, and performance, or linguistic behavior, precludes this. Linguistic theories aim to describe competence, not performance, and so must be able to distinguish observations reflective of the former from those reflective of the latter. This classification of data makes sense only against the background of a psychologically realistic view of linguistic theory. So the very methodology of the science commits one to its realistic interpretation.

Intangible Cultural Heritage Management Using Machine Learning Model: A Case Study of Northwest Folk Song Huaer

Machine learning is the core field of artificial intelligence. It provides a guarantee for the digital intangible cultural heritage management of artificial intelligence. However, the existing theoretical and practical research points out that there are still many gaps in this field. Huaer is a folk song popular in Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and individual regions of Xinjiang. It is known as the soul of the northwest. It is a national human intangible cultural heritage. It was listed as human intangible cultural heritage by the United Nations in September 2009. With the rapid development of network technology and machine learning, it is very important to manage the network communication and deep mining of Huaer information. In this regard, use of machine learning natural language processing to mine the information of Huaer lyrics is proposed. By constructing the Huaer model of recurrent neural network (RNN), data mining of Huaer lyrics is carried out, and the built-in language module in Python is interconnected with dynamic Web pages. Four Huaer image segmentation methods and five deep learning algorithms are proposed, and the steps of image segmentation algorithm and BP neural network algorithm based on block technology are introduced. The results can provide new ideas for the protection and inheritance of music intangible cultural heritage and provide effective and high-quality information for Huaer art researchers and lovers.

Intermodality differences in statistical learning: phylogenetic and ontogenetic influences.

In Basque-Spanish bilinguals, statistical learning (SL) in the visual modality was more efficient on nonlinguistic than linguistic input; in the auditory modality, we found the reverse pattern of results. We hypothesize that SL was shaped for processing nonlinguistic environmental stimuli and only later, as the language faculty emerged, recycled for speech processing. This led to further adaptive changes in the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying speech processing, including SL. By contrast, as a recent cultural innovation, written language has not yet led to adaptations. The current study investigated whether such phylogenetic influences on SL can be modulated by ontogenetic influences on a shorter timescale, over the course of individual development. We explored how SL is modulated by the ambient linguistic environment. We found that SL in the auditory modality can be further modulated by exposure to a bilingual environment, in which speakers need to process a wider range of diverse speech cues. This effect was observed only on linguistic, not nonlinguistic, material. We conclude that ontogenetic factors modulate the efficiency of already existing SL ability, honing it for specific types of input, by providing new targets for selection via exposure to different cues in the sensory input.

Knowledge and attitude on infant vaccination among university staff in Malaysian public university

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the knowledge and attitude on infant vaccination among a couple of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) staffs in Serdang, Selangor. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 97 respondents. A cluster sampling technique for the categorization of the faculty in UPM to science-based and non-science-based is used. Then, fishbowl technique was adopted in selecting the faculty from the two categorizations, which consists of 1) science-based: Faculty Biotechnology and Science Biomolecule and Faculty of Science; 2) non-science-based: Faculty of Economics and Management and Faculty of Language and Communication. Consequently, a simple random method was used to choose the respondent based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data on socio-demographic characteristic, knowledge and attitude regarding infant vaccination were collected using a modified and pretested questionnaire. The data then were analyzed using SPSS version 22. Results: Of 97 respondents, 78 (80.4%) had high knowledge, and 49 (50.5%) have moderate attitude regarding infant vaccination. Overall, science-based faculty and non-science-based faculty prevalence of refuse infant vaccination was 2.1%, 6.5%, respectively. There was a significant association between educational level and the knowledge (p < .05, p = .019). However, there was no significant association between socio-demographic and attitude. Other than that,, there was no association between knowledge and attitude among these two different types of faculty (P > .05, p = .256, p = .597). Conclusion: Effort are needed for focusing on health education campaign with collaboration between health-care professionals, social media and community to improve their awareness for immunization.

How Millennials Can Promote Social Harmony through Intercultural Communication at Higher Education

Intercultural communication is a fundamental key to build social harmony. This study aims to investigate students’ perceptions on promoting social harmony through intercultural communication practices in Indonesia as a multi ethnic and multi culture country. It also investigates the elements that are needed to build social harmony in Indonesia, so that the government of the Republic of Indonesia could take the study report as a reference for formulating policy in social development in Indonesia. This study uses a mix-methods research design (quantitative-qualitative) with a descriptive statistical paradigm that describes the mean, SD, percentage, weight, and rank followed by a detailed explanation of the statements given by the subject. The subjects of this study were students of the Department of English, Faculty of Language and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar for the 2019/2020 academic year. The research instrument was a closed and open questionnaire. Therefore, this study indicates that: (1) The results show that several positive behaviors of people from different ethnic groups need to be encouraged, for example tolerance, mutual understanding, mutual respect, not demeaning different tribes, and (2) The results also show that positive stereotypes and inclusive behavior are very important in building social harmony and peace in multi-ethnic countries. The implication of this research is to build social harmony in Indonesia as a multiethnic country that is hampered by hundreds of ethnic groups, cross-cultural competence (CCC) and intercultural communication are very important among Indonesian people, especially for millennials as important elements of social life.

Can Mental Modularity Find Any Substitute?

Mental modularity claims particular importance in the study of the philosophy of language. Innatists think language, similar to other cognitive modules, is a separate module, which performs the particular functions and processes corresponding input and is not affected by other modules. The fact is that different modules interact with each other and affect each other. Language instinct does not hold. Hence mental modularity goes broke. Ultimately, a feasible approach, the complex system theory, is needed to understand language faculty and interpret “the black box”.

Literasi Keuangan Ditinjau dari Gender, Etnis dan Agama Mahasiswa di Indonesia

Students spending has changed during this pandemic, so they have to manage their finances well. Good financial management is influenced by student financial literacy. This research has four objectives. First, it describes the level of financial literacy of English Literature students in five cities. Second, examine and analyze differences in student financial literacy levels in terms of gender. Third, examine and analyze differences in the level of student financial literacy in terms of religion. Fourth, examine and analyze differences in students' financial literacy levels in terms of ethnicity. The sample of this study was 258 respondents from five universities majoring in English Language Faculty. Therefore, in this study, the t-test was used on the variables of gender, religion and ethnicity. The results of this study reveal four things. First, the category of student financial literacy at a moderate level. Second, there is no difference in student financial literacy in terms of gender. Third, there is no difference in student financial literacy in terms of religion. Fourth, there are differences in student financial literacy in terms of ethnicity. So what needs to be done in the future is the need to increase financial literacy through formal and informal activities for the five ethnic groups above.&#x0D; &#x0D; Keywords : Literasi keuangan, gender, etnis, agama

Bilinguals have a single computational system but two compartmentalized phonological grammars: Evidence from code-switching

Classic linguistic models, such as Chomsky’s minimalist schematization of the human language faculty, were typically based on a ‘monolingual ideal’. More recently, models have been extended to bilingual cognition. For instance, MacSwan (2000) posited that bilingual individuals possess a single syntactic computational system and, crucially, two phonological systems. The current paper examines this possible architecture of the bilingual language faculty by utilizing code-switching data. Specifically, the natural speech of Maria, a habitual Spanish-English code-switcher from the Bangor Miami Corpus, was examined. For the interface of phonology, an analysis was completed on the frequency of syllabic structures used by Maria. Phonotactics were examined as the (unilingual) phonological systems of Spanish and English impose differential restrictions on the legality of complex onsets and codas. The results indicated that Maria’s language of use impacted the phonotactics of her speech, but that the context of use (unilingual or code-switched) did not. This suggests that Maria was alternating between encapsulated phonological systems when she was code-switching. For the interface of morphosyntax, syntactic dependencies within Maria’s code-switched speech and past literature were examined. The evidence illustrates that syntactic dependencies are indeed established within code-switched sentences, indicating that such constructions are derived from a single syntactic subset. Thus, the quantitative and qualitative results from this paper wholly support MacSwan’s original conjectures regarding the bilingual language faculty: bilingual cognition appears to be composed of a single computational system which builds multi-language syntactic structures, and more than one phonological system.

Новітні технології викладання іноземної мови (англійської) для студентів факультету іноземних мов

In the article, problematic aspects of training students at foreign language faculties are analysed. It was found that an important point in training students of the Faculty of Foreign Languages is the mastery of the innovative technologies; avoiding outdated and ineffective methods of professional pedagogical activity; formation of personal professional uniqueness; elaboration and development of their own style of pedagogical activities and professional thinking. Application of innovative technologies in the process of training students in higher educational institutions at the Faculty of Foreign Languages contribute to the formation of a competitive personality, a professional equipped with the innovative competencies. The main tasks of professional and pedagogical training of students in higher educational institutions at the Faculty of Foreign Languages are the formation of professional readiness, the development of personal and socially significant outlook and individual determination of moral values, enhancement of the processes of professional self-improvement, self-actualization and self-development. The use of the innovative technologies in teaching and learning at the Faculty of Foreign Languages enables the transition from normative to creative activities, changes the nature of the educational system, its content, methods and forms, technologies of teaching and education, which are based on the development of various forms of thinking, creativity and adaptive abilities of students. Introduction of innovative technologies in the teaching and learning process in higher educational institutions at the Faculty of Foreign Languages provides for a quality learning outcome. Students will become democratic, tolerant, humane and independent. The innovative educational technologies make it possible to create an innovative environment in higher educational institutions, so that students could maximize their individual potential. The innovative technologies promote the development of logical thinking, form a system of universal values and generally accepted norms of behaviour, develop the ability to recognize knowledge and use it, enhance the skills of communication and cooperation, mutual understanding and respect, cultivate tolerance, friendliness, promote intellectual, social and spiritual development.

Languages Speak Reconciliation: An Interdisciplinary Study on the Impact of National Language in Post War Reconciliation Sri Lanka

The Role of National Language is endorsed in different contexts and it has triggered an inspirited debate within the Sri Lankan political history when its discriminatory nature policies marked a triumph of linguist nationalism. The recognition of the Sinhala language as the only National Language in Sri Lanka and its dominance, drifted both communities apart causing frustration and tension among ethnic groups, which have ultimately culminated in ethnic strife that lasted almost three decades. National Languages, hence wield as a sociopolitical tool that demands a balance among languages, recognition, and policies. Similarly, Sri Lanka, in its path to reconciliation also demands a balance among National Languages, policies, and its recognition among the communities. This study thus explores the Role of National Language in promoting social cohesion and coexistence among ethnic groups to achieve anticipated “Reconciliation” within Sri Lankan social fabric. The paper draws upon a mixed approach employing qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews. Data were gathered from interviewing 20 undergraduates from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages at the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Data were coded and analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings revealed that the recognition of National languages in their due status will make a huge impact on fostering reconciliation within Sri Lankan Society. It is further not to be confused with the Link Language as a National Language since its duty in social integration is relatively limited in the cases where the understanding of cultural, traditional, and historical attributes of an ethnic community is more pronounced especially in grappling with attitudinal problems inherited within ethnic communities.