Rizaldy Hanifa

Universitas Negeri Padang, English and Language Literature, Faculty Member

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I am a lecturer at the English Language and Literature Department under the Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia. My research interests are English language teaching and technology, materials development, and language assessment

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Category and Syntactic Functions in the Collocation of the Words Wabah and Pandemic: A Corpus Linguistics Overview

Al-Ishlah : jurnal pendidikan, Jun 30, 2024

‘Why do I listen to this?’ Voices from university students using websites to practice listening comprehension

Deleted Journal, Jun 9, 2024

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Advances in social science, education and humanities research, Dec 31, 2022

Using Online Media for Extensive Listening Practices: Students’ Self-Reflections from the Extensive Listening Logbook

Komposisi: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa, Sastra, dan Seni, Dec 23, 2023

Despite the fact that technology and online media's great contributions on extensive listening pr... more Despite the fact that technology and online media's great contributions on extensive listening practices, students who are unaccustomed to such activities would find the practice challenging. The current study investigated 20 first-semester university students undertaking extensive listening practices which were recorded into logbooks. The researchers aimed to map out students' reflections on challenges and satisfaction towards the media and listening practices under a descriptive qualitative research, utilizing document analysis. Results of data analysis shows that the freedom of choice given to students while undertaking extensive listening activities through online media brought positive responses on the overall students' satisfaction on the listening practice. Nevertheless, the unsorted levels of difficulty, unfamiliar words, foreign accents, and speed of speech from the media became the barriers mostly encountered in understanding the language contents. Furthermore, unsatisfactory listening experiences were also reported by a few students. Thus, it is advisable that teachers who implement extensive listening practices to offer help for learners to be more aware of their current and future potential to make sure learning more efficiently. It is highly expected that through frequent interactions with the listening inputs from various sources, students would enhance their metacognitive strategies to have better control of their learning.

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Descriptive Study on Students’ Learning Strategies in Developing Speaking Ability at Sman 3 Banda Aceh

ETD Unsyiah, 2014

Abstract Name : Rizaldy Hanifa Student No. : 1006102020104 Study Program : English Education Titl... more Abstract Name : Rizaldy Hanifa Student No. : 1006102020104 Study Program : English Education Title : Descriptive Study on Students’ Learning Strategies in Developing Speaking Ability at SMAN 3 Banda Aceh (A Descriptive Qualitative Research) Key words: learning strategies, speaking skill This study was a descriptive qualitative research about students’ learning strategies applied in speaking. It was intended to figure out the learning strategies used by low and high speaking performance students in developing their speaking skill as well as differences between the learning strategies used by both learners. The reason for conducting this research was due to the fact that students’ competency in speaking English was still unsatisfactory. The writer believed that one aspect that involved in the process of developing the skill was learning strategies used by the learners. In this study, the data was collected through field research by means of document, questionnaire, and interview. The result of this study indicated that high students had stability in using all learning strategies (memory, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive, affective, and social) for enhancing their speaking skill which could not be found in low students. Besides, high students employed more learning strategies consciously and appropriately compared to the low students. Based on the research result, it is suggested that students should be trained to be more aware of their own strategies. They should use the language learning strategies more consciously, appropriately, purposefully, and frequently to be successful in developing speaking skill.

Efl Materials Adaptation: A Case of an Efl Senior High School Teacher in Banda Aceh

Berardo, S. A. (2006). The use of authentic materials in the teaching of reading. The reading mat... more Berardo, S. A. (2006). The use of authentic materials in the teaching of reading. The reading matrix, 6(2), 60-69. Bilyalova. A. (2017). ICT in teaching a foreign language in high school. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 237, pp. 175-181. Bolster, A. (2014). Materials adaptation of EAP materials by experienced teachers (Part I). Folio, 16(1), pp. 16-22. Bolster, A. (2015). Materials adaptation of EAP materials by experienced teachers (Part II).Folio, 16(2), pp. 16-21. Bordens, K. S. & Abbott, B. B (2011). Research design and methods a process approach (8 th ed.). New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Brown, J. D.

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Tailoring EFL lessons through materials adaptation: A look into an Acehnese teacher’s experiences

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This study focused on teachers’ materials adaptation as a part of teaching strategies to ensure l... more This study focused on teachers’ materials adaptation as a part of teaching strategies to ensure learning success. Given that such activity is not something light to engage in and requires expertise, the researchers looked at how the process of materials adaptation was carried out. These included what was added, removed, and modified as well as the challenges confronted during the adaptation process and classroom implementation. This study sought perspective from a qualitative case study approach. Documents, classroom observations, and interview were employed to gather data from one senior high school teacher in Aceh, Indonesia. The results were analyzed based on frameworks of language teaching materials analysis, principles of teaching materials, and materials adaptation. Research findings suggested that materials adaptations mostly concentrated on adding and modifying, with less emphasis on eliminating, simplifying, and rearranging. Furthermore, the altered materials aided language...

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Speaking Efforts: Strategies from Students with Poor Speaking Performance

The notion of speaking as the most apparent skill of language learning has been the concern for s... more The notion of speaking as the most apparent skill of language learning has been the concern for so many until now. The mastery of the skill is indeed highly related to the strategies employed by learners. This paper draws attention on the language learning strategies employed by students with poor speaking performance while learning speaking skill. The participants were given a set of questionnaire and interview concerning their use of language learning strategies for improving speaking ability. The results reveal that the students did not have consistency in using all kinds of learning strategies. They relied more on compensation and social strategies compared to memory, cognitive, metacognitive, and affective strategies while learning speaking skill. Apart from that, some students seemed to use strategies that were not very effective to accomplish the language tasks. Therefore, their strategies only gave a little contribution toward their learning process. For those reasons, it is...

Descriptive Study on Students’ Learning Strategies in Developing Speaking Ability at Sman 3 Banda Aceh

Name : Rizaldy Hanifa Student No. : 1006102020104 Study Program : English Education Title : Descr... more Name : Rizaldy Hanifa Student No. : 1006102020104 Study Program : English Education Title : Descriptive Study on Students’ Learning Strategies in Developing Speaking Ability at SMAN 3 Banda Aceh (A Descriptive Qualitative Research) Key words: learning strategies, speaking skill This study was a descriptive qualitative research about students’ learning strategies applied in speaking. It was intended to figure out the learning strategies used by low and high speaking performance students in developing their speaking skill as well as differences between the learning strategies used by both learners. The reason for conducting this research was due to the fact that students’ competency in speaking English was still unsatisfactory. The writer believed that one aspect that involved in the process of developing the skill was learning strategies used by the learners. In this study, the data was collected through field research by means of document, questionnaire, and interview. The result of...

Teachers’ View on the Use of Portfolio Assessment in Secondary Schools In Indonesia

Having been undergoing several changes in a decade, the concept of students&#39; evaluation s... more Having been undergoing several changes in a decade, the concept of students&#39; evaluation system in Indonesia has significantly transformed. In this regard, portfolio assessment has been taken into account as an alternative way to measure students&#39; development based on the process and result of learning. However, lack of familiarity with this kind of assessment, followed by strong influence of traditional and standardized testing, may prevent teachers from having best insight about portfolio assessment. Therefore, this current study was carried out to investigate teachers&#39; understanding in implementing the portfolio and the contents of the portfolio complied. The framework of qualitative research was employed in this study. The data were collected from four respondents by means of documents and interviews. The result of the study obviously indicated that the contents of students&#39; portfolio comprised of wide ranges of topics in different genres. Furthermore, teachers&#39; understanding on the implementation of portfolio as a means of evaluating students&#39; learning was highly good. In spite of that, it was highlighted that students&#39; involvement in determining the topic and the allocated time for product revision were absent. Therefore, professional development program has to be carried out to enhance teachers&#39; capabilities in implementing effective portfolio based assessment and overcoming the present problems.

Factors generating anxiety when learning EFL speaking skills

Studies in English Language and Education, 2018

The mastery of communication skills is undeniably considered the most important aspect in modern-... more The mastery of communication skills is undeniably considered the most important aspect in modern-day EFL contexts. Nevertheless, becoming communicatively competent is particularly difficult for foreign language learners as it is influenced by a number of factors including affective factors. Among the several affective factors which affect foreign language learning especially speaking, anxiety emerges to be the crucial one that has a devastating effect on the oral performances of students. This paper reviews the speaking anxiety phenomenon in the field of foreign language learning. The possible factors that cause speaking anxiety to come into play are described and discussed in accordance with the central themes appearing from an examination of relevant literature. The central themes are (1) cognitive factors covering topics, genre, interlocutors, and processing demands; (2) affective factors dealing with feelings towards the topic and/or the participants, and also self-consciousness...

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EFL Published Materials: An Evaluation of English Textbooks for Junior High School in Indonesia

Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018

The use of EFL published materials like textbooks are becoming more widespread as they can bring ... more The use of EFL published materials like textbooks are becoming more widespread as they can bring easiness in the classroom by providing teachers with guidelines comprised of syllabus, methodologies, as well as materials for teaching and learning. However, choosing a suitable textbook for their teaching situation is deemed to be one of the most challenging tasks that EFL teachers often face. To get a good picture of the suitability of a textbook, a careful investigation needs to be undertaken. This study focused on the analysis and evaluation of two different English textbooks addressed to junior high schools grade VII in Indonesia, KTSP and curriculum 2013 textbook. Harmer’s (2007) framework was employed to figure out the strengths and weaknesses of each textbook. The analysis revealed that both textbooks are quite satisfactory as they are very affordable, contain interesting layout, attractive designs, and clear instructions, correspond to current ELT methodology, cover all languag...

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Insight on Delivering Oral Presentation: Preparations, Problems, and Solutions

International Journal of Learning and Teaching, 2018

The importance of being able to perform a good oral presentation is undeniably necessary for acad... more The importance of being able to perform a good oral presentation is undeniably necessary for academician nowadays, including students of higher education. To show their capacity, the students need to be prepared in delivering their presentation. However, the current students' presentation skill is still far from the expectation. Therefore, this article aims at sharing several facts dealing with presentation skill in terms of preparations, problems faced during presentation, and the ways to cope with the problems. This study was conducted as a qualitative research with descriptive approach. Questionnaire and interview were distributed and performed to five respondents to gather the data needed. The findings show that preparation involving content mastery and practice are the keys to be successful in presentation. Meanwhile, the problems faced are highly related to the respondents' nervousness due to time limitation and audiences, which cause losing idea while performing. To overcome these, some strategies such as believing in their abilities, skipping less important points, and anticipating possible questions from the audiences were employed. Based on the research results, it is suggested that speaker should be trained to be more aware of the preparations and strategies needed for presentation since the main keys to the success of delivering good presentation are highly determined by knowing how to prepare well and being able to use the strategies more appropriately and frequently. 

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Students’ Learning Strategies for Developing Speaking Ability

Studies in English Language and Education, 2015

This study was done to study the learning strategies used by both low and high performance speaki... more This study was done to study the learning strategies used by both low and high performance speaking students in developing their speaking skills as well as the differences between the learning strategies used by both groups of learners. The reason for conducting this research was the fact that the competency of many students in speaking English was still considered unsatisfactory in Banda Aceh. We postulated that one aspect involved in the process of developing speaking skills was the learning strategies used by the learners. In this study, the data was collected through field research by means of documents, questionnaires, and interviews. The result of this study indicated that high performance speaking students had better balance in using all kinds of learning strategies (memory, cognitive, compensatory, metacognitive, affective, and social) for enhancing their speaking skills; the same could not be found with low performance speaking students. Besides, the high performance studen...

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Investigating English Teachers’ Understanding of Materials Adaptation in Curriculum 2013

The implementation of curriculum 2013 urges teachers to be more productive, creative, and innovat... more The implementation of curriculum 2013 urges teachers to be more productive, creative, and innovative in adapting various kinds of teaching materials. However, the tendency for over-reliance on textbook may cause teachers to have lack of experience and familiarity dealing with materials adaptation. This might lead them to not have the best insight into materials development. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating English teachers&#39; understanding of their materials adaptation in relation to curriculum 2013. The data obtained through interview with six junior high school teachers were analysed qualitatively. The results indicated that teachers&#39; understanding of materials adaptation was highly good. The teachers made some adaptations to their teaching materials which consisted of adding more language inputs, deleting and simplifying some difficult materials, modifying the contexts of materials as well as the language tasks, and reordering the contents of textbook. In spite of that, the teachers found it difficult to develop the materials optimally due to the limitation of the time they had. Accordingly, some of their adaptations failed to cater students&#39; needs. Thus, it is important for the teachers to participate in any materials development training or workshop in order to become better materials developers and able to implement the curriculum well.