LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OR THE SUBSTANCE?: A CASE IN RESEARCH STATISTICS COURSE

Nurul Chojimah, 196906292009012001 (2016) LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OR THE SUBSTANCE?: A CASE IN RESEARCH STATISTICS COURSE. State University of Malang Press, Malang, Indonesia.

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Abstract: As one of content courses in English study program in Indonesia, Research Statistics has double functions. It is the course from which students can dig up substantive knowledge concerning statistics.Through this course, students learn concepts and skills related to statistical concepts and how to apply them in numerical data analysis. Besides, using the course, students can learn and practice how to use the target language both passively and actively, because the curriculum recommends that courses in an English study program are fully presented in English. The main problem figuring in this case is prioritizing which one should be weighted in favor of another. Statistical concepts such as central tendency, standard deviation, critical region, level of significance, and many others are not quite easy for students of language department. Fully using English as the medium of instruction as suggested by the curriculum might hamper students to comprehend the statistical concepts. In consequence, comprehensive understanding towards the statistical concepts cannot be reached. The solution for such a problem is the use of the students’ mother tongue. It, however, does not facilitate students to maximally learn the target language. Whichever option we choose there will be advantages and disadvantages. Key words: statistics, English, content course

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