Saidna Zulfiqar bin Tahir is a lecturer at English Education Department of Universitas Iqra Buru, Indonesia. His areas of interest and research include teaching media, TEFL, Arabic and Linguistics, and Multilingual Education.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
This research aims to examine and evaluate the impact of standard service and Professionalism on ... more This research aims to examine and evaluate the impact of standard service and Professionalism on patient satisfaction through the hospital's picture in the Bahagia Makassar Hospital. This study method is quantitative, with the research design used for survey research and uses a cross-section approach. This study was performed at Bahagia Makassar Hospital from July 20 to August 20, 2020, with 231 respondents as samples. Sampling in this analysis used probability sampling using unintended sampling methods. The researcher's methodological approach is "Path Analysis." it is because the researchers want to see how Service Quality and Professionalism affect Customer Satisfaction through the Picture of the Hospital at Makassar General Hospital. The findings showed 1) the impact of the service quality variables on the hospital image is positive and significant; 2) the effect of the professionalism variable on the Hospital Image is positive and significant; 3) the influence of the service quality variables on patient satisfaction is positive and significant; 4) the impact of the variable Professionalism on patient loyalty is positive and significant.
Jupiter-UNHAS Jurnal, ISSN: 1693-5535 Vol. X No. 1 December 2011, 2010
Pesantren memiliki system dan karakteristik tersendiri yang telah menjadi bagian integral dari se... more Pesantren memiliki system dan karakteristik tersendiri yang telah menjadi bagian integral dari sebuah lembaga social. Karakteristik Pesantren IMMIM Makassar terletak pada penekanan penguasaan bahasa asing yaitu Arab dan Inggris, hal itu karena Pesantren ini mengembangkan tiga kurikulum yaitu DIKNAS, DEPAG, dan kurikulum Pesantren. Dalam studi ini, peneliti menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif untuk mengungkapkan gejala dan data kontekstual dimana peneliti sebagai instrument kunci. Pengumpulan data menggunakan dokumentasi, kuesioner, dan wawancara. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa metode pengajaran bahasa Inggris di Pesantren IMMIM sudah cukup baik namun perlu melakukan perubahan approach dalam meningkatkan kemampuan siswa berkomunikasi dalam bahasa asing.
This research aims to find out whether Facebook was able to improve the students’ achievement in ... more This research aims to find out whether Facebook was able to improve the students’ achievement in English writing narrative text. This research used Action Research design. The subjects of the research were the second semester students of English Department of University of Iqra Buru. The research consisted of two cycles; each cycle consisted of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The data-collecting instruments were observation and test. The data were analyzed using descriptive comparative manner. The result of the research shown that learning writing narrative text through Facebook can improve the students’ writing skill. The average score of the initial achievement is 42.07, while at the first cycle is 61.59, and finally, at the second cycle is 68.11. In addition, learning writing through Facebook also increased the students’ motivation in learning.
The development of language skills and competencies of students experiencing various obstacles or... more The development of language skills and competencies of students experiencing various obstacles originates from the precise nature of learning. The need for developing language skills among students is inevitable, as is the need for Arabic, in the millennial era, in line with the integration of students into global communication and knowledge networks. Arabic has also become a source of knowledge in addition to other languages. The Language community in the millennial era cannot be seen as a meaningless community because its existence is an alternative way out in developing language skills that prioritize active, cooperative, and collaborative learning activities using participatory approaches. This paper shows that the development of community-based language skills has had implications for the success of language learning, as a counterpart to formal and standard language learning practices. As shown in this paper, the existence of a language community is a transformation of the lear...
International Journal of English Linguistics, 2017
In the last of few years, the use of social media has become the main topic in teaching and learn... more In the last of few years, the use of social media has become the main topic in teaching and learning, but by the rapid development of technology, there must be a shift of students’ interest in employment the media. Thus, this research aimed to reveal; (1) Do the use of social media improve the EFL students’ writing skill; and (2) What factors affect the EFL students’ writing achievement. This research employed experimental design. The respondent of the current research were two classes of third semester EFL students at the University of Jember. In collecting data, the researchers used writing test, interview, and observation. The data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. The researchers found that; 1) The use of social media did not significantly improve the students’ writing skill, and 2) There were some specific factors that hindered the students; achievement in writing descriptive text.
International Journal of English Linguistics, 2017
The process of how EFL learners’ learning and acquiring English vocabulary has become the popular... more The process of how EFL learners’ learning and acquiring English vocabulary has become the popular issue since English has considered as an International language in Indonesian schools. In this study, the researchers focused on verifying learners’ strategy in enhancing their English vocabulary. This study was quantitative research that employed longitudinal survey. The subject of this study was learners of junior high school in Parepare. The data gained through questioner, which was distributed to 100 students at the junior high school in Parepare. The findings indicated that the EFL learners’ strategy in learning English vocabulary such as doing the assignment, practicing English pronunciation, learning English tenses, practicing English dialogue, English translation exercise, reading English text, memorizing and writing practice. In addition, the Indonesian EFL learners acquired English vocabulary through the dictionary, reading English book, listening to and watching English songs...
Facebook is a social media that is very popular with students in Indonesia. Thus, this study atte... more Facebook is a social media that is very popular with students in Indonesia. Thus, this study attempted to examine the increased of students’ Arabic acquisition through Facebook group learning. This research was quantitative research using quasi-experimental design. The sample of this study consists of two classes from the students of the Arabic language education department at UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim. The instrument of this research was writing test. The results of this study indicated an increase of students’ Arabic acquisition so the researchers concluded that Facebook groups can improve the students’ ability to write in Arabic.
Abstrak: Humor merupakan salah satu alat yang sangat penting untuk mencapai tujuan tertentu. Humo... more Abstrak: Humor merupakan salah satu alat yang sangat penting untuk mencapai tujuan tertentu. Humor pada awalnya adalah jenis perilaku bahasa dan akan berbeda antara individu dan individu maupun antara budaya yang satu dengan yang lainnya. Namun ada suatu perbedaan yang tampaknya berlaku universal yang berkaitan dengan bagaimana efek dari humor itu dicapai, terutama dalam sebuah acara Talk show di TV. Freud (1905) membedakan antara humor verbal dan nonverbal/konseptual. Data dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari tiga rekaman video acara talk show ‘Bukan Empat Mata’ yang dirilis oleh Trans7 TV dan disiarkan pada setiap hari Minggu. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian analisa wacana dengan pendekatan analisa transkrip terhadap dialog dalam data. Penelitian ini lebih memfokuskan pada bagian-bagian linguistic dalam verbal humor. Kemudian pada tingkat wacana akan menggunakan analisa wacana terhadap latar belakang budaya dan esensial humor dalam acara talk show ‘Bukan Empat Mata’
International Journal of English Linguistics, 2017
In the last of few years, the use of social media has become the main topic in teaching and learn... more In the last of few years, the use of social media has become the main topic in teaching and learning, but by the rapid development of technology, there must be a shift of students’ interest in employment the media. Thus, this research aimed to reveal; (1) Do the use of social media improve the EFL students’ writing skill; and (2) What factors affect the EFL students’ writing achievement. This research employed experimental design. The respondent of the current research were two classes of third semester EFL students at the University of Jember. In collecting data, the researchers used writing test, interview, and observation. The data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. The researchers found that; 1) The use of social media did not significantly improve the students’ writing skill, and 2) There were some specific factors that hindered the students; achievement in writing descriptive text.
The development of language skills and competencies of students experiencing various obstacles or... more The development of language skills and competencies of students experiencing various obstacles originates from the precise nature of learning. The need for developing language skills among students is inevitable, as is the need for Arabic, in the millennial era, in line with the integration of students into global communication and knowledge networks. Arabic has also become a source of knowledge in addition to other languages. The Language community in the millennial era cannot be seen as a meaningless community because its existence is an alternative way out in developing language skills that prioritize active, cooperative, and collaborative learning activities using participatory approaches. This paper shows that the development of community-based language skills has had implications for the success of language learning, as a counterpart to formal and standard language learning practices. As shown in this paper, the existence of a language community is a transformation of the lear...
The process of how EFL learners’ learning and acquiring English vocabulary has become the popular... more The process of how EFL learners’ learning and acquiring English vocabulary has become the popular issue since English has considered as an International language in Indonesian schools. In this study, the researchers focused on verifying learners’ strategy in enhancing their English vocabulary. This study was quantitative research that employed longitudinal survey. The subject of this study was learners of junior high school in Parepare. The data gained through questioner, which was distributed to 100 students at the junior high school in Parepare. The findings indicated that the EFL learners’ strategy in learning English vocabulary such as doing the assignment, practicing English pronunciation, learning English tenses, practicing English dialogue, English translation exercise, reading English text, memorizing and writing practice. In addition, the Indonesian EFL learners acquired English vocabulary through the dictionary, reading English book, listening to and watching English songs...
... 2 Chapter 1 Language curriculum development is an aspect of a broader field of educa-tional a... more ... 2 Chapter 1 Language curriculum development is an aspect of a broader field of educa-tional activity known as curriculum development or curriculum studies. Cur-riculum development focuses on determining what knowledge, skills, and values students learn in schools, what ...
... The series of reports is being published by Oxford Press. ... of information pertaining to th... more ... The series of reports is being published by Oxford Press. ... of information pertaining to the events of the world as well as to matters of immediate importance to the ... Except for the initial efforts in the newly emerging nation, these activities may be considered as being a posteriori. ...
This research aims to find out whether Facebook was able to improve the students’ achievement in ... more This research aims to find out whether Facebook was able to improve the students’ achievement in English writing narrative text. This research used Action Research design. The subjects of the research were the second semester students of English Department of University of Iqra Buru. The research consisted of two cycles; each cycle consisted of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The data-collecting instruments were observation and test. The data were analyzed using descriptive comparative manner. The result of the research shown that learning writing narrative text through Facebook can improve the students’ writing skill. The average score of the initial achievement is 42.07, while at the first cycle is 61.59, and finally, at the second cycle is 68.11. In addition, learning writing through Facebook also increased the students’ motivation in learning.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
This research aims to examine and evaluate the impact of standard service and Professionalism on ... more This research aims to examine and evaluate the impact of standard service and Professionalism on patient satisfaction through the hospital's picture in the Bahagia Makassar Hospital. This study method is quantitative, with the research design used for survey research and uses a cross-section approach. This study was performed at Bahagia Makassar Hospital from July 20 to August 20, 2020, with 231 respondents as samples. Sampling in this analysis used probability sampling using unintended sampling methods. The researcher's methodological approach is "Path Analysis." it is because the researchers want to see how Service Quality and Professionalism affect Customer Satisfaction through the Picture of the Hospital at Makassar General Hospital. The findings showed 1) the impact of the service quality variables on the hospital image is positive and significant; 2) the effect of the professionalism variable on the Hospital Image is positive and significant; 3) the influence of the service quality variables on patient satisfaction is positive and significant; 4) the impact of the variable Professionalism on patient loyalty is positive and significant.
Jupiter-UNHAS Jurnal, ISSN: 1693-5535 Vol. X No. 1 December 2011, 2010
Pesantren memiliki system dan karakteristik tersendiri yang telah menjadi bagian integral dari se... more Pesantren memiliki system dan karakteristik tersendiri yang telah menjadi bagian integral dari sebuah lembaga social. Karakteristik Pesantren IMMIM Makassar terletak pada penekanan penguasaan bahasa asing yaitu Arab dan Inggris, hal itu karena Pesantren ini mengembangkan tiga kurikulum yaitu DIKNAS, DEPAG, dan kurikulum Pesantren. Dalam studi ini, peneliti menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif untuk mengungkapkan gejala dan data kontekstual dimana peneliti sebagai instrument kunci. Pengumpulan data menggunakan dokumentasi, kuesioner, dan wawancara. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa metode pengajaran bahasa Inggris di Pesantren IMMIM sudah cukup baik namun perlu melakukan perubahan approach dalam meningkatkan kemampuan siswa berkomunikasi dalam bahasa asing.
This research aims to find out whether Facebook was able to improve the students’ achievement in ... more This research aims to find out whether Facebook was able to improve the students’ achievement in English writing narrative text. This research used Action Research design. The subjects of the research were the second semester students of English Department of University of Iqra Buru. The research consisted of two cycles; each cycle consisted of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The data-collecting instruments were observation and test. The data were analyzed using descriptive comparative manner. The result of the research shown that learning writing narrative text through Facebook can improve the students’ writing skill. The average score of the initial achievement is 42.07, while at the first cycle is 61.59, and finally, at the second cycle is 68.11. In addition, learning writing through Facebook also increased the students’ motivation in learning.
The development of language skills and competencies of students experiencing various obstacles or... more The development of language skills and competencies of students experiencing various obstacles originates from the precise nature of learning. The need for developing language skills among students is inevitable, as is the need for Arabic, in the millennial era, in line with the integration of students into global communication and knowledge networks. Arabic has also become a source of knowledge in addition to other languages. The Language community in the millennial era cannot be seen as a meaningless community because its existence is an alternative way out in developing language skills that prioritize active, cooperative, and collaborative learning activities using participatory approaches. This paper shows that the development of community-based language skills has had implications for the success of language learning, as a counterpart to formal and standard language learning practices. As shown in this paper, the existence of a language community is a transformation of the lear...
International Journal of English Linguistics, 2017
In the last of few years, the use of social media has become the main topic in teaching and learn... more In the last of few years, the use of social media has become the main topic in teaching and learning, but by the rapid development of technology, there must be a shift of students’ interest in employment the media. Thus, this research aimed to reveal; (1) Do the use of social media improve the EFL students’ writing skill; and (2) What factors affect the EFL students’ writing achievement. This research employed experimental design. The respondent of the current research were two classes of third semester EFL students at the University of Jember. In collecting data, the researchers used writing test, interview, and observation. The data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. The researchers found that; 1) The use of social media did not significantly improve the students’ writing skill, and 2) There were some specific factors that hindered the students; achievement in writing descriptive text.
International Journal of English Linguistics, 2017
The process of how EFL learners’ learning and acquiring English vocabulary has become the popular... more The process of how EFL learners’ learning and acquiring English vocabulary has become the popular issue since English has considered as an International language in Indonesian schools. In this study, the researchers focused on verifying learners’ strategy in enhancing their English vocabulary. This study was quantitative research that employed longitudinal survey. The subject of this study was learners of junior high school in Parepare. The data gained through questioner, which was distributed to 100 students at the junior high school in Parepare. The findings indicated that the EFL learners’ strategy in learning English vocabulary such as doing the assignment, practicing English pronunciation, learning English tenses, practicing English dialogue, English translation exercise, reading English text, memorizing and writing practice. In addition, the Indonesian EFL learners acquired English vocabulary through the dictionary, reading English book, listening to and watching English songs...
Facebook is a social media that is very popular with students in Indonesia. Thus, this study atte... more Facebook is a social media that is very popular with students in Indonesia. Thus, this study attempted to examine the increased of students’ Arabic acquisition through Facebook group learning. This research was quantitative research using quasi-experimental design. The sample of this study consists of two classes from the students of the Arabic language education department at UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim. The instrument of this research was writing test. The results of this study indicated an increase of students’ Arabic acquisition so the researchers concluded that Facebook groups can improve the students’ ability to write in Arabic.
Abstrak: Humor merupakan salah satu alat yang sangat penting untuk mencapai tujuan tertentu. Humo... more Abstrak: Humor merupakan salah satu alat yang sangat penting untuk mencapai tujuan tertentu. Humor pada awalnya adalah jenis perilaku bahasa dan akan berbeda antara individu dan individu maupun antara budaya yang satu dengan yang lainnya. Namun ada suatu perbedaan yang tampaknya berlaku universal yang berkaitan dengan bagaimana efek dari humor itu dicapai, terutama dalam sebuah acara Talk show di TV. Freud (1905) membedakan antara humor verbal dan nonverbal/konseptual. Data dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari tiga rekaman video acara talk show ‘Bukan Empat Mata’ yang dirilis oleh Trans7 TV dan disiarkan pada setiap hari Minggu. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian analisa wacana dengan pendekatan analisa transkrip terhadap dialog dalam data. Penelitian ini lebih memfokuskan pada bagian-bagian linguistic dalam verbal humor. Kemudian pada tingkat wacana akan menggunakan analisa wacana terhadap latar belakang budaya dan esensial humor dalam acara talk show ‘Bukan Empat Mata’
International Journal of English Linguistics, 2017
In the last of few years, the use of social media has become the main topic in teaching and learn... more In the last of few years, the use of social media has become the main topic in teaching and learning, but by the rapid development of technology, there must be a shift of students’ interest in employment the media. Thus, this research aimed to reveal; (1) Do the use of social media improve the EFL students’ writing skill; and (2) What factors affect the EFL students’ writing achievement. This research employed experimental design. The respondent of the current research were two classes of third semester EFL students at the University of Jember. In collecting data, the researchers used writing test, interview, and observation. The data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. The researchers found that; 1) The use of social media did not significantly improve the students’ writing skill, and 2) There were some specific factors that hindered the students; achievement in writing descriptive text.
The development of language skills and competencies of students experiencing various obstacles or... more The development of language skills and competencies of students experiencing various obstacles originates from the precise nature of learning. The need for developing language skills among students is inevitable, as is the need for Arabic, in the millennial era, in line with the integration of students into global communication and knowledge networks. Arabic has also become a source of knowledge in addition to other languages. The Language community in the millennial era cannot be seen as a meaningless community because its existence is an alternative way out in developing language skills that prioritize active, cooperative, and collaborative learning activities using participatory approaches. This paper shows that the development of community-based language skills has had implications for the success of language learning, as a counterpart to formal and standard language learning practices. As shown in this paper, the existence of a language community is a transformation of the lear...
The process of how EFL learners’ learning and acquiring English vocabulary has become the popular... more The process of how EFL learners’ learning and acquiring English vocabulary has become the popular issue since English has considered as an International language in Indonesian schools. In this study, the researchers focused on verifying learners’ strategy in enhancing their English vocabulary. This study was quantitative research that employed longitudinal survey. The subject of this study was learners of junior high school in Parepare. The data gained through questioner, which was distributed to 100 students at the junior high school in Parepare. The findings indicated that the EFL learners’ strategy in learning English vocabulary such as doing the assignment, practicing English pronunciation, learning English tenses, practicing English dialogue, English translation exercise, reading English text, memorizing and writing practice. In addition, the Indonesian EFL learners acquired English vocabulary through the dictionary, reading English book, listening to and watching English songs...
... 2 Chapter 1 Language curriculum development is an aspect of a broader field of educa-tional a... more ... 2 Chapter 1 Language curriculum development is an aspect of a broader field of educa-tional activity known as curriculum development or curriculum studies. Cur-riculum development focuses on determining what knowledge, skills, and values students learn in schools, what ...
... The series of reports is being published by Oxford Press. ... of information pertaining to th... more ... The series of reports is being published by Oxford Press. ... of information pertaining to the events of the world as well as to matters of immediate importance to the ... Except for the initial efforts in the newly emerging nation, these activities may be considered as being a posteriori. ...
This research aims to find out whether Facebook was able to improve the students’ achievement in ... more This research aims to find out whether Facebook was able to improve the students’ achievement in English writing narrative text. This research used Action Research design. The subjects of the research were the second semester students of English Department of University of Iqra Buru. The research consisted of two cycles; each cycle consisted of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The data-collecting instruments were observation and test. The data were analyzed using descriptive comparative manner. The result of the research shown that learning writing narrative text through Facebook can improve the students’ writing skill. The average score of the initial achievement is 42.07, while at the first cycle is 61.59, and finally, at the second cycle is 68.11. In addition, learning writing through Facebook also increased the students’ motivation in learning.
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