Uncategorized Data is -atau- Data are? Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 By Ardian Setiawan The data is -atau- the data are? Keduanya bisa digunakan, dan keduanya benar, tergantung konsensus/konvensi dalam satu bidang ilmu. Kenapa berbeda? Kenapa bisa berbeda? Kenapa sebagian bidang ilmu menggunakan ‘the data is’ – dimana data dianggap uncountable, dan bidang ilmu lain menggunakan ‘the data are’ – data dipandang sebagai countable… Read more
Uncategorized Resep Menulis Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 By Ardian Setiawan Sebenarnya, apa sih resep menulis supaya tulisan kita ‘berisi’ dan mudah dipahami pembaca? Apakah ada resep khusus atau resep rahasia yang diturunkan dari Planet Namek yang berada pada kordinat 9045XY dalam Tata Surya 7? Tidak ada resep rahasia Tidak ada resep rahasia menulis. Hanya, kita sering melupakan hal-hal sederhana yang… Read more
Uncategorized Authorial Voice Posted on July 8, 2021 By Ardian Setiawan Semua karya tulis, termasuk artikel ilmiah, membawa authorial voice yang menunjukan identitas dan persona penulis. Cara penulis membangun authorial voice di dalam tulisannya menjadi sangat penting karena metode yang digunakan berkontribusi kepada keberterimaan karya tulis yang dihasilkan. Authorial voice yang baik membantu pembaca memahami artikel. Sebenarnya, apa sih yang dimaksud… Read more
Jenis Kalimat Sitasi Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 By Ardian Setiawan Ketika mensitasi, kita dapat menggunakan dua jenis kalimat, yaitu kalimat author-prominent dan kalimat information-prominent. Kapan kita harus menggunakan jenis kalimat sitasi tersebut? Kalimat author-prominent adalah jenis kalimat dimana nama penulis yang kita sitasi menjadi bagian dari kalimat utama, dan biasanya muncul di awal kalimat. Misalnya, (1) Maxwell (2019) argues that… Read more
Uncategorized What about epistemology? Posted on July 4, 2021July 4, 2021 By Ardian Setiawan In the previous post, I briefly explained ontology, which can be understood as ‘what exists in the world’ or ‘the reality’ – the source of knowledge. What about epistemology? Epistemology is how we see knowledge. In other words, it is the study of knowledge. Different from ontology which reflects how… Read more
Uncategorized Ontology: what’s this? Posted on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 By Ardian Setiawan In a simple sentence, ontology is about what exists, about which individuals can acquire knowledge. It’s the study of being. Why researchers need to understand their ontological position? It’s because ontology helps researchers establish their conclusions in research, especially how certain they can be about the research objects. For example,… Read more
Posted on July 3, 2021 By Ardian Setiawan “Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own.” ― Adam Lindsay Gordon Read more
Posted on January 17, 2021 By Ardian Setiawan Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. Voltaire Read more
Uncategorized Use an appropriate register Posted on November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Read more
Some Corpora Available Online Posted on October 5, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan CHAINS: Characterising Individual Speakers CHAINS is a research project funded by Science Foundation Ireland from April 2005 to March 2009. Its goal is to advance the science of speaker identification by investigating those characteristics of a persons speech that make them unique. The Blog Authorship Corpus The Blog Authorship Corpus consists of… Read more
Posted on August 25, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness – Aristotle Read more
Don’t Posted on August 24, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Don’t go with the flow. Critically evaluate the status quo and create a new flow. Be the flow. Don’t go with the crowd. Critically evaluate people views and establish your own. Be a light, not a shadow. Live with your own standards. Read more
Stay hungry Posted on August 24, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Save the best for last? NO. Have the best today and strive to get another one tomorrow. Stay hungry for improvement. Read more
Uncategorized Pencitraan Posted on August 24, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Pada hakikatnya, semua manusia adalah makhluk pencitraan, yang selalu dalam usaha untuk menampilkan citra diri yang dikehendaki. Tapi saya tidak memasang foto apapun, saya tidak mau tampak ‘gimana gitu. Sunyi bukan berarti tak bermakna. Ketidakhadiran representasi gambar bukan berarti ketiadaan upaya pencitraan diri. Ketika diam, maka citra itulah yang dikehendaki…. Read more
Uncategorized Stephen King on Writing Block Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King You have to read widely, constantly refining (and redefining) your own work as you do so. It’s hard for me to believe that people who read… Read more
Posted on June 4, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Discourse is how a language is used socially to express meanings. Language is never neutral as it connects our personal and social worlds (Henry and Tator 2002). Read more
Reading Block Posted on June 4, 2020June 8, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Because writing is a reflective process in which writers critically reflect concepts they obtain from reading activities and develop arguments based on the acquired/comprehended concepts, reading block can simply be understood as inadequate reading #NoDrama. Read! Read more
Pedagogical Knowledge Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Kita (termasuk saya) sering lupa bahwa pengetahuan dalam bidang tertentu (knowledge of a particular subject) berbeda dari pengetahuan dan ketrampilan pedagogis untuk pengajaran bidang tersebut (pedagogical knowledge and skills of the subject). Sehingga, kita sering terjebak pada analogi ‘pemain sepak bola yang jago adalah pelatih yang baik untuk siswa sekolah… Read more
A message for myself Posted on June 4, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan It’s easier for us to see our inabilities and doubts, which prevent us from trying, doing and achieving. Perfection is shadowing us, making it difficult to accept flaws and failures. Well, my friends. Focus on abilities and confidence. Try, do and achieve. Perfection is a myth. It’s ok to get… Read more
Posted on April 29, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Finding yourself is not the right attitude, because this assumes that ‘yourself’ is there, somewhere, and your mission is to find it. What if you never find it? Create yourself, because it’s always within you. Read more
Don’t play their game Posted on April 29, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Everybody is playing a game and sometimes they will take you into the field and push you to play it. If you do, there will be two possible results: you win the game or you lose it. Because it’s not your game, the probability that you lose is greater. They… Read more
Posted on April 29, 2020June 4, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Life is like riding a motorcycle. You will face the wind and rain, but you always have the option to accelerate. Focus on the destination. Just make sure you keep your balance and enjoy the ride. Be grateful for the journey. #life Read more
Posted on April 29, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Barangkali, setiap kita harus menyadari bahwa di belantara ilmu, kita tidak lebih dari remahan rengginang atau rontokan abon malkist. Dengan mengetahui luasnya ilmu, kita bisa menjadi rendah hati. Read more
Kenapa kita tidak boleh membenci orang Posted on April 29, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Membenci dan berkata buruk tentang makanan saja tidak boleh, apalagi membenci sesama manusia Sepatutnya biasa saja. Membenci orang lain karena berbeda dari kita itu bentuk pengingkaran kenyataan bahwa kita juga tidak sempurna, dan mungkin ada orang lain yang membenci kita karena ketidaksempurnaan itu. Membenci orang lain karena berbeda juga bisa… Read more
The Power of Self-acceptance Posted on April 29, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Paijo malah ikut tertawa ketika beberapa orang di dalam ruangan itu menertawakan dirinya. Mungkin karena jengkel, orang-orang itu semakin semangat mengolok dan menertawakan Paijo. Tapi Paijo memang aneh. Semakin keras mereka tertawa, semakin keras pula tawa Paijo. Bhahaha… Mungkin level jengkel mereka sudah memuncak, sampai akhirnya mereka berteriak. ‘Gendeng kowe… Read more
Uncategorized ARDIAN.ID Posted on April 20, 2020June 23, 2024 By Ardian Setiawan Hi, I’m Ardian – a passionate learner. I’m a professional Language Consultant (LC) and the Chief Editor of Prosemantic – professional translation and proofreading-editing service provider (visit s.id/prosemantic). I love twisting my thoughts into words. In this home section, you’ll find short posts reflecting my views on common issues, sort of coffee-tea things… Read more
Paradok Posted on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Seperti anjuran untuk menyelamatkan hutan dan pepohonan yang dicetak di atas berlembar-lembar kertas Seperti manusia yang berharap surga, percaya bahwa dunia hanya tempat persinggahan sementara, tapi berebut dunia seperti hidup selamanya Percaya bahwa Tuhan menilai manusia dari kadar taqwanya, kemudian menilai sesama manusia dari merk mobilnya. Bahwa di depan Tuhan… Read more
Kalah Posted on April 20, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Sesekali saya biarkan anak-anak kalah, supaya mereka mengerti bahwa terkalahkan itu manusiawi, supaya mereka bisa menerima kenyataan bahwa hidup tidak melulu tentang kemenangan dan keberhasilan. Alasan lain yang lebih penting. Saya biarkan mereka kalah supaya mereka bisa menjadi lebih peka hati dan penuh kasih, bisa berempati, bisa merasakan apa yang… Read more
Dialogisme dalam hidup Posted on April 20, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Seorang teman datang dengan penuh emosi. ‘Kurang ajar penulis itu. Dia menulis kalimat-kalimat yang tidak bisa saya terima. Saya tersinggung’. ‘Sik, kenapa bro?’ saya bertanya lewat jalur panggilan yang samar, mungkin jaringan sedang tidak baik. ‘Dia menulis kalimat begitu, maksudnya pasti menyinggung saya. Saya emosi’. ‘Haha.. Ojo gampang ngamuk ta… Read more
Systematic and Critical Thinking Posted on April 20, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan 𝐃𝐮𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐛 𝐝𝐢𝐤𝐮𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐰𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 ‘𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠’ – 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐫. (1). Systematic Thinking – banyak mahasiswa di berbagai level masih belum bisa berpikir sistematis. Kemampuan untuk mengorganisir informasi masih belum cukup baik. (2). Critical Thinking – belum mampu dan belum ‘berani’ berpikir kritis, cenderung menerima konsep/ide dan pandangan… Read more
Students out there Posted on April 20, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Sekitar tahun 2008, bersama beberapa teman, saya terlibat dalam proyek Microsoft for Indonesia. Salah satu tujuan proyek tersebut adalah mengukur computer literacy guru-guru dan siswa di beberapa daerah. Banyak hal menggembirakan. Namun, kita juga menemukan kondisi yang membuat kita sedih. Pada umumnya, sekolah sudah memiliki komputer (dan lab), tapi banyak… Read more
Uncategorized You’re a doughnut Posted on April 20, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Imagine this. You’re a sweet, soft and fluffy doughnut. Would you change yourself to salty chicken porridge if someone is trying to irritate you? No, please don’t. Anytime in the future, when someone is trying to insult you, don’t change yourself. Say this to yourself… I’m a sweet, soft… fluffy… Read more
Student well-being Posted on April 20, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan Selain pertanyaan ‘how’s the progress?’ dan ‘what chapter are you working on?’ – pertanyaan lain yang sering diajukan pembimbing riset doktoral saya adalah ‘are you ok?’ – ‘are you feeling ok?’. Yes, student well-being adalah salah satu aspek penting dari studi. Studi (dan hampir semua layanan kampus) sangat berorientasi pada… Read more
Uncategorized Protected: Workshop Materials Posted on October 25, 2019July 8, 2020 By Ardian Setiawan There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Read more
Uncategorized Teaching Posted on October 23, 2019 By Ardian Setiawan Teachers should be willing to climb down and simplify things to reach students’ understanding and then lift the students to a higher level. Teachers should not be selfishly standing on the top of the ivory tower without offering helping hands. Read more
Corpora Resources Posted on September 30, 2019 By Ardian Setiawan Online Corpus PolyU Language bank Over 36 mil words of multilingual, multi-genre corpora free RCPCE Profession-specific Corpora A large collection of texts used in different professions in Hong Kong free A Query to Internet Corpora (Leeds U) Updated general-purpose online corpora with different languages British National Corpus (1980-1993) A standard… Read more
Success Posted on September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 By Ardian Setiawan Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live. (Anne Sweeney) Read more
Protected: Download Workshop Materials Posted on September 19, 2019September 30, 2019 By Ardian Setiawan There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Read more
Uncategorized The Effective Teacher Posted on September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 By Ardian Setiawan Impressing others by complicating simple things is easy, but simplifying complicated things to make others understand is more challenging. It requires a higher level of comprehension, empathy, and the ability to deliver meanings/messages clearly. [responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Play”] Read more
Writing a Scientific Manuscript Posted on September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 By Ardian Setiawan Scientific manuscript writing requires writers (researchers) to use various genres (cognitive genres – Bruce, 2008). In this post, I arrange the sample practices provided by UEfAP based on the basic structure of a scientific article. The arrangement will help you understand how particular genres are used in article sections, and… Read more
Uncategorized Methods Map by SAGE Posted on September 16, 2019 By Ardian Setiawan Access HERE. Read more
Reference Lists – English-related Research Posted on September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 By Ardian Setiawan If you are looking for updated references for your English-related studies, you can use the reference lists provided by the International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF). Download HERE Read more
Why scientific manuscripts are rejected? Posted on September 16, 2019September 17, 2019 By Ardian Setiawan Summarizing various reasons for rejection of scientific manuscripts, Lucey (2015) proposed 12 dominant factors: Clarity: the paper needs to tell us what it is doing. If there are a host of good ideas all crowding each other out then in the confines of the space available in a modern journal article… Read more
Uncategorized Social Science Collection Guides Posted on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 By Ardian Setiawan Download Here Read more
Protected: Download Workshop Materials – FTP UB 7 September 2019 Posted on September 7, 2019September 11, 2019 By Ardian Setiawan There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Read more