Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

This course is intended for those who are interested in exploring the basic of English grammar. It is a kind of review of simple, compound and complex sentences, together wit other grammar topics appropriate for advanced learners. in the second half of the semester, the focus will change to the arts of teaching grammar starting from the history of grammar teaching, the proposition whether to teach or not to teach grammar as well as  different approaches and strategies in teaching grammar. the final objective of this course is for students to be able to justify the teaching of grammar, analyze students' interlanguage, and to recommend how to improve a learner's language competency.

Welcome to this course.

Second Language Acquisition (SLA) merupakan matakuliah wajib bagi mahasiswa Pendidika Bahasa Inggris di Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa dan Seni, FKIP Universitas Mataram, dengan bobot perkuliahan sebanyak 2 sks. Setelah mengikuti serangkaian kegiatan perkuliahan meliputi blended learning, belajar terstruktur, dan belajar mandiri, mahasiswa semester 5 Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris diharapkan mampu menguasai konsep teoritis, prinsip, karakteristik, fungsi dan aplikasi pengetahuan dan keterampilan yang berhubungan dengan metode, tahapan (stage), usia, dan perkembangan penguasaan Bahasa kedua. Mahasiswa juga mampu menganalisis fenomena Bahasa dalam kehidupan sehari-hari untuk menyelesaikan suatu masalah sesuai dengan teori, konsep dasar, dan prinsip-prinsip ilmiah penguasaan Bahasa kedua, serta mampu merancang perangkat pembelajaran serta mempresentasikannya dengan kinerja mandiri, bermutu, terukur dan sistematis. Beberapa materi pembelajaran SLA yang dibahas dalam perkuliahan ini yaitu concepts, linguistic aspects, psychological aspects, social context, hypothese, input and outputand teaching approaches of second language acquisition. Konsep dan aspek-aspek SLA juga mendukung profil program studi dan kekhasan program studi pendidikan bahasa Inggris.

This Essay Writing course is intended to extend and/or develop the students’ skills in writing after they completed the Paragraph Writing course in the previous semester. This course will equip the students with knowledge about writing essays and provide them with activities for writing essays.

In this course, the students will review the paragraph and compare it to the essay regarding each structure and function. They will be guided to learn and analyze the basics of an essay and then practice writing one in groups before having practice writing some different types of essays individually. To develop their critical thinking and to promote mutual benefit in which they can learn from others, the students will be guided to do and practice peer review and editing.

This course is designed to equip with language knowledge and skills appropriate for providing services at hotel and restaurants. The course also trains you to develop lesson plans dan teaching materials for teaching English for Hotel and Restaurant

This course aims to develop students' confidence and competence in public speaking in English. Through various activities and assignments, students will learn how to organize and deliver effective speeches, manage speech anxiety, and engage with different audiences.

This course provides an introduction to major issues and theories in second language acquisition underlying current methods of language teaching. Understanding of these issues will broaden the students’ perspectives in the field of foreign language learning and teaching. Possible topics include the roles of first language, the differences between the first and the second language acquisition, variables affecting second language learning, Input Hypothesis, Natural Order Hypothesis, Contrastive Analysis, and Error Analysis. Lectures and discussions of the assigned reading will be major class activities.

Course Description: Academic Vocabulary and Corpus (ESL)

Course Title: Academic Vocabulary and Corpus (ESL) Level: 3rd Semester University ESL Learners Duration: 14 weeks (56 hours)

Course Overview: The Academic Vocabulary and Corpus class is designed to enhance the language proficiency and academic skills of 3rd-semester university ESL learners. This course focuses on expanding students' academic vocabulary and enhancing their understanding of how language is used in authentic academic contexts through the utilization of corpus linguistics techniques.

Course Objectives:

1. Expand Vocabulary Repertoire: Develop a deeper and more diverse academic vocabulary to comprehend and articulate complex ideas in academic writing, reading, and speaking tasks.
2. Enhance Reading and Listening Skills: Improve the ability to comprehend academic texts and lectures by recognizing common collocations, academic phrases, and discourse markers.
3. Strengthen Writing Proficiency: Apply newly acquired academic vocabulary in writing assignments, research papers, and essays to enhance clarity, coherence, and depth of expression.
4. Refine Speaking and Presentation Skills: Practice using academic vocabulary effectively in oral presentations and discussions, promoting clarity and precision in communication.
5. Utilize Corpus Linguistics Techniques: Introduce students to corpus linguistics tools and methodologies to analyze authentic academic texts and identify patterns in language usage.
6. Foster Independent Language Learning: Encourage students to develop autonomy in language learning by utilizing corpus resources to expand vocabulary and improve language proficiency beyond the classroom setting.

Course Content:

Week 1: Introduction to Academic Vocabulary

Week 2-3: Academic Vocabulary in Written Language: AWL

Week 4-5: Academic Vocabulary in Written Language: NAWL

Week 6-7: Academic Vocabulary in Spoken Language: ASWL

Week 8: Academic Vocabulary in Speaking and Presentation

Week 9-10: Introduction to Corpus Linguistics

Week 11-12: Corpus-based Vocabulary Learning

Week 13-14: Project and Portfolio Assessment

Assessment: Assessment in this course will be based on a combination of factors, including class participation, performance in various assignments, quizzes, projects, and the final portfolio. The emphasis will be on the practical application of academic vocabulary and the integration of corpus linguistics techniques to enhance language skills for academic success.

Prerequisites: Students enrolling in this course are expected to have completed the previous ESL courses for university students or have demonstrated an equivalent level of English language proficiency. Basic computer literacy and access to digital resources will be necessary for conducting corpus research.

This course provides the students with the knowledge and skills for professional education in teaching English to elementary or high school students. These course materials include the concept of the profession, professional, policies of professional teachers in Indonesia, their roles, and professional etiquette. The learning outcomes are the students are able to write a project of observation results of English professional teachers' activities in junior or senior high schools.  The learning activities are lecturing, presentation, observation, and project work. 

The prerequisite of this course is paragraph writing. It provides the students with the knowledge and skills to write essays in English. At the end of this course, the students are able to write good essays in the following genre:

1. Descriptive essay 
2. Cause and Effect Essay
3. Comparison and contrast essay 
   
4. Recount Essay

The materials include paragraph development, coherence and cohesion with cohesive devices, essay structures, and local and global issues.  The teaching and learning activities are conducted using blended learning. The students should enroll in this LMS. You are failed if you are not registered in this LMS and complete less than 75% of the writing tasks. The learning activities and materials are posted to this LMS and should be done to complete the required learning tasks for the online learning mode and face-to-face meetings in person inside the classroom. Each writing activity of the essay will follow the steps, namely outlining, drafting, writing, editing, and rewriting. Before joining the face-to-face meeting, each student should read and complete the learning tasks in LMS. Formative assessment tasks are the primary sources of evaluation data for this course.    

This course aims to provide students an opportunity to explore and experience basic concepts of vocabularybuilding (part of speech, words with prefixes, words with suffixes, words with both prefix and suffix, antonym, synonym, homophone, homograph, and topical vocabulary) and the use of vocabulary in context. Within 16 meetings, the students will do individual work, pair work, as well as group work covering text analysis, vocabulary games and challenges, and some exercises in word building and sentence formation in written or oral context.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES (LO):

After attending all required meetings, participating actively in the discussion, and doing all tasks assigned in this course, the students are expected to be able to master intermediate English Grammar needed for both presenting high-school (SMU) structure materials and coping with their studies.

ORGANIZATION & TOPICS:

This book consists of five units, each of which focuses on a particular point of English Grammar. Every unit systematically consists of a PRE-TEST (used as a warming-up activity before the presentation of the main materials), GRAMMAR EXPLANATION & EXERCISES, SELF-ASSESSMENT, REFLECTION ON LEARNING, and a POST-TEST (to measure students’ mastery). The explanation and some exercises in this course material are taken and adapted from various English grammar sources; thus, any confusion caused by the explanations can be addressed by consulting the original sources as mentioned in the references in every unit. The topics include: Modifiers (A – F), Passive Voice (A – G), Degrees of Comparisons (A-G), Conditional Sentences (A – G) and Adverbial Clauses in Complex Sentences (A – D)