Dear readers.
Welcome to the first volume of English Language and Education Spectrum (ELECTRUM), an academic journal of language education and applied linguistics. This journal is published by the English Education Department (EED) of Universitas Nasional Karangturi (UNKARTUR) located in Semarang, Indonesia.
Universitas Nasional Karangturi is a new university founded in 2017 and the EED is also a new department starting its operation in 2018 under the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education. The university vision is to become a crucible for outstanding entrepreneurship. To that end, the EED strives to develop English education programmes oriented towards the work place. Therefore, ELECTRUM welcomes any articles that do not only address topics in English education, but also those applied linguistic topics addressing language use in various registers and contexts in this multimodal and modern era of communication.
As a start, we have tried to do some research portraying the initial language competence of our new students in order to obtain useful information regarding their English profile so that the EED can take the necessary steps in developing the curriculum, syllabus, teaching materials and other resources. In this volume, we present five research articles addressing language knowledge and skills. Barans Irawan Palangan has managed to systematically describe our freshmen’s linguistic competence; Allvian Ika Fitri Susanto writes about the learners’ listening skills; Daud Jiwandono, reports on the fresmen’s speaking skills; Afi Normawati addresses the students’ reading skills whereas Aziza Restu Febrianto investigates the students’ writing skills.
Some other topics have been listed in our research agenda and, in the future, we would like to invite articles from colleagues working in the same field to submit papers that fit into certain themes. We will try our best to send call for papers/articles through different media to keep you posted.
We do hope that ELECTRUM will be a good addition to the list of language journals so that we can contribute to the conversations of the world for the development of language education in Indonesia and beyond.
Best regards,
Helena I. R. Agustien
Editor in chief
Welcome to the second issue of ELECTRUM Volume 1.
In this issue, the writers share a common theme addressing the issue of blended learning in English language teaching. Blended learning is viewed as combining traditional classroom learning and online learning. This has been chosen as the theme of this volume because the teaching and learning processes in the past year have been conducted almost entirely through blended learning model due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This unprecedented pandemic has raised a lot of questions among English teachers and lecturers, especially regarding whether or not what they do can guarantee good results. Theoretically, blended learning is meant to empower teachers in carrying out their duties, to increase effectiveness in the sense that they can reach their teaching goals more easily and in a shorter time, to give teachers more flexibility in designing the strategies with the help of technologies, to create environments for the students to experience more personal learning and to be able to provide learning experiences that can cater various learning styles. In order to come to terms with these challenging issues, the five writers in this volumes have tried to make sense of their teaching experiences by reflecting on what they did in their blended learning by utilizing the cloud- based teaching materials accessible during the research.
Aziza Restu Febrianto provides an insight into what he did in teaching writing by optimizing the use of Google CLassroom as an integrated learning system in teaching writing. Along the same line, Afi Normawati also reports her experiences in implementing Blended Learning in the teaching of reading. Allvian I. F. Susanto specifically reports the difficulties he faced in Blended Learning when he tried to use the authentic news item texts in his listening class. Barans I. Palangan did an exploratory study in order to find out whether or not the Internet provides useful and relevant teaching materials to help teach lexicogrammar for his students. The fifth article by Daud Jiwandono presents his experiences in involving his students in developing teaching materials for his listening classes.
These five studies may represent the kinds of concerns language teachers have nowadays due to the fact that they do not have much choice but to adopt Blended Learning regardless of their readiness and their skills in harnessing information technology. Whatever the situation, these drastic and sudden changes have brought language teachers to a new frontier with no chance to look and take a step back. It is hoped that this volume will motivate language teachers to look far beyond the here and now to prepare themselves for the unpredictable changes in the disruption era.
Best regards,
Helena I. R. Agustien Editor in Chief
Electrum Journal Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): July 2025
The July 2025 issue of Electrum Journal presents a diverse collection of scholarly articles that explore current trends, innovations, and pedagogical strategies in English language teaching and learning. This edition includes five insightful studies from various contributors:
"The Influence of the SCL Method on Enhancing Students’ Independence in English learning" by Riski Sulistiyaningsih and Nur Fadhilah investigates how Student-Centered Learning (SCL) strategies can foster learner autonomy in English classrooms.
"Students’ Perception on the Integration of Video Recording Assignments in Speaking Courses" by Dwi Krisna Komang examines learners' perspectives on the use of video recording tasks to enhance speaking performance and engagement.
"The Role of English Movies in Modern Enhancing Listening Skills" by Ni Made Dwi Ratih Pramita Putri analyzes the pedagogical impact of English movies on improving students’ listening comprehension.
"Students’ Use and Perceptions of AI Grammar Checkers in English Grammar Learning" by I Made Budana Yasa delves into how learners utilize AI-based grammar tools and how these tools influence their learning process.
"The Effectiveness of Using 'Lexie Limitless' YouTube Channel in Improving Speaking Skill" by Rachmat Ari Wibowo and Dwi Sulistyorini explores the potential of authentic YouTube content in supporting speaking skill development.
This issue reflects the growing intersection between education and digital media, highlighting innovative practices and learner-oriented approaches in the evolving landscape of English language education.
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