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About SALL

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Welcome to my page! Before you start the learning it's better for you to know little about Self Access Language Learning Here is the definition of Autonomy from some researcher By : 1981 Holec (1981: 3) had defined autonomy as ‘the ability to take charge of one’s own learning’. Dickinson (1987: 11) accepts the definition of autonomy as a ‘situation in which the learners is totally responsible for all of the decisions concerned with his/her learning and the implementation of those decision’. Little (1990: 7) sees learner autonomy as ‘essentially a matter of the learner psychological relation to the process and content of learning’. Kenny (1993: 436) states that autonomy is not only the freedom to learn but also ‘the opportunity to become a person’. Self access language learning centers   are educational facilities designed for student learning that is at least partially, if not fully self-directed. Students have access to resources ranging from photocopied exercises with answer keys

Procedure Text

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Material 2 Procedure Text Definition of Procedure Text There are three definition about procedure text : (1)Texts that explain how something works or how to use instruction / operation manuals e.g. how to use the video, the computer, the tape recorder, the photocopier, the fax. (2) Texts that instruct how to do a particular activity e.g. recipes, rules for games, science experiments, road safety rules. (3) Texts that deal with human behavior, e.g how to live happily, how to succeed ·      Generic Structure of Procedure Text ·           Goal : (e.g : How to make spaghetti) ·           Material or Ingredient : (e.g : the material to cook omelette are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc) ·           Step : (e.g : first, wash the tomatoes, onion, …., second cut the onions becomes slice) Purpose of Procedure Text ·           To explain/tell (the reader) how to make/operate/do something through a sequence of actions or steps. ·           To explain steps/instruction to make/operate/do something L

Common Words

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Material 2 Pronunciation practice Pronunciation  is the way in which a word or a  language  is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific  dialect  ("correct pronunciation"), or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language. A word can be spoken in different ways by various individuals or groups, depending on many factors, such as: the duration of the cultural exposure of their childhood, the location of their current residence,  speech  or  voice disorders ,their  ethnic group , their  social class , or their  education . source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation#:~:text=Pronunciation%20is%20the%20way%20in,speaks%20a%20word%20or%20language. Task 2   Click this link   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5NC9yyTeZ8  to practice the most common words in daily conversation Please record your pronunciation practice and let me know by sending it into my e-mail  karimahkurniad

Past Perfect Tense

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Material 2 The Past Perfect Tense 1.      The past perfect is a  verb tense  which is used to show that an action took place once or many times before another point in the past. 2.       The past perfect is formed using  had  + past participle . Questions are indicated by inverting the subject and  had . Negatives are made with  not . ·           Statement: You  had studied  English before you moved to New York. ·           Question:  Had  you  studied  English before you moved to New York? ·           Negative: You  had  not  studied  English before you moved to New York. Source :  https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html Task 2 a. Answer the questions below to check your understanding about past perfect tense Memuat…

News Item

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Material 2  News Item     Definition of News Item News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.     Generic Structure of News Item Main Events / Newsworthy event(s): it recounts the event in summary form. Elaboration / Background event(s): they elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstance Resource of Information (Source) : it contains comments by participants in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event Purpose   News Item Text is used to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important or To present information the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day Language Feature of News Item Focusing on circumstances (using a simple language in writing the text) Using saying verbs: “….”, She said, informed, told, reported. Sometimes at the beginning of news, the scene is mentioned : Jakarta – … Kuala Lumpur – … Using Past tense in explaining news events.

Analytical Exposition

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Material 2 Analytical Exposition  Definition ·           Analytical exposition text is a text that elabora tes the writer’s idea about the phenomen on   surrounding. Purpose : ·           To persuade the reader or listener that there is something that, certainly, needs to get attention ·           To analyze a topic and to persuade the reader that this opinion is correct and supported by arguments       Generic Structure: 1.        Thesis  : Introduces the topic and shows speaker or writer’s position; Outlines of the arguments to be presented. 2.        Arguments  : It consists about Point and Elaboration Point, states the main argument. Elaboration: develops and supports each point of argument 3.        Conclusion  : Reiteration (restatement), restates speaker or writer’s position Language Features: ·           Focus  on  generic  human and  non human participants. ·           Use  mental  processes . I t is used  to state w hat the w riter or spe aker thinks  or feels  about  somethi

Song

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Material 2 Definition of Song A  song is a  musical composition  intended to be vocally performed by the  human voice . This is often done at  distinct and fixed pitches  (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various  forms , such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song Task 2 a. Click this video and Listen to this song! b. Please answer the questions below by click the correct answer! Memuat…

Recount Text

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 Material 2 Recount Text 1. Definition  Recount is a text which retells event or experiences in the past 2. Social Function – To retell past experience 3. Generic Structure #Re-orientation :A personal comment about the event or what happened in the end. # Orientation : It gives the readers the background information needed to understand the text, such as who was involved, where it happened, and when it happened. # Events : A series of events, ordered in a chronological sequence. 4. Language Feature – Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and past perfect continuous tense. – Using temporal sequence, e.g. On Saturday. On Monday, On Sunday – Focus on specific participant, e.g. I (the writer) – Using the conjunctions, such as: then, before, after, etc. – Using action verd, e.g. went, stayed source :  http://britishcourse.com/recount-text-definition-purposes-generic-structures-language-features.php Task 2  a. Please read the recount text above and try to an

Tongue Twister

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Material 1 Tongue twister Tongue-twister  is a phrase that is designed to be difficult to  articulate  properly, and can be used as a type of spoken (or sung)  word game . Some tongue-twisters produce results that are humorous (or humorously vulgar) when they are mispronounced, while others simply rely on the confusion and mistakes of the speaker for their amusement value. For example : She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore. The shells she sells are sea-shells, I'm sure. For if she sells sea-shells on the sea-shore Then I'm sure she sells sea-shore shells. Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-twister Task 1 Click this link  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlAmWtSFXks to watch the tongue twister practice Now, please record your tongue twister practice and let me know by sending it into my e-mail karimahkurniadi@gmail.com . I’ll give you comment on your performance scorring rubric: http://englishutim.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/4/0/23405494/audiorecordinge

Pronoun

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source :  https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSnr4vlfeOdzsRWn5_kYZQtbhEI88ZhUVNo1UgMFCDSeLKPajh7&usqp=CAU Material 1 Pronouns Pronouns replace nouns. A different pronoun is required depending on two elements: the noun being replaced and the function that noun has in the sentence. In English, pronouns only take the gender of the noun they replace in the 3rd person singular form. The 2nd person plural pronouns are identical to the 2nd person singular pronouns except for the reflexive pronoun.   Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Adjective (Determiner) Possessive Pronoun Reflexive or Intensive Pronoun 1st person singular I me my mine myself 2nd person singular you you your yours yourself 3rd person singular, male he him his