Safnil Arsyad
Biographic Data
| ID | 1229085 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Safnil Arsyad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Safnil |
| FAMILY NAME | Arsyad |
| SIGNATURE | ARSYAD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bengkulu |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4174-2556 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pedagogically Mediated AI Use in Higher Education for Business-Oriented EFL Writing Performance and Student Experience
Aim. Despite growing interest in AI-assisted writing, empirical research rarely examines how pedagogically mediated AI use shapes both learning outcomes and student experience in business-oriented EFL writing within higher education. Thus, this studyinvestigates the design and implementation of an AI-mediated writing pedagogy in higher education, focusing on its impact on students’ academic performance and learning experience. Five artificial int…
Aligning Generative AI with Higher Education Workflows
Generative AI (GenAI) is increasingly embedded in higher education workflows for teaching preparation and academic work, yet lecturers’ affective readiness and perceived alignment between AI use and professional values remain underexplored. This mixed-methods study investigated 191 Indonesian university English lecturers’ GenAI-related anxiety and satisfaction, mapped adoption patterns through profile analysis, and identified key integration chal…
English medium instruction in Islamic higher education
The expansion of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in higher education worldwide presents distinct challenges in linguistically diverse, faith-based contexts, particularly where local languages dominate academic and religious life. This study addresses the limited understanding of lecturer readiness for EMI implementation in Islamic-based universities in Indonesia, a setting where Arabic remains central to institutional culture and instruc…
Generative AI as a Cognitive Co-Pilot in English Language Learning in Higher Education
Despite the global integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools in higher education, limited research exists on how demographic factors such as gender and academic level shape their adoption and usage, particularly in language learning contexts outside Western settings. This study aimed to fill this gap by examining the usage patterns, satisfaction levels, and acceptance factors of GenAI tools among English major students in In…
Enhancing Toefl Performance and Student Motivation through Integrated Flipped and Gamified Learning in Online Settings
In the evolving landscape of education, the integration of flipped and gamified learning into online English courses has remained a complex and underexplored terrain. To address this knowledge gap, our study designed and implemented an innovative hybrid pedagogical model, seamlessly blending flipped and gamified learning principles into the context of online TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) instruction. The study, conducted within a …
Arguments in the methods section of journal articles in English language education published in high-impact journals
Discourse studies on the methods section of research articles have been mainly conducted on the macrostructure (i.e. moves and steps) of the section, while none have researched further how authors justify the research methods/design. This is crucial because if the method is not convincing, readers may not accept the research findings and will not use them in their own studies. The purpose of this research is to know what research method is often …
Marketization Strategy in Research Article Introductions by Indonesian Authors in English Language Education Journals
Writers should attract readers’ attention to read their work from the very beginning of their article; this can be done by addressing a centrality claim (henceforth CC). However, very few studies examining research article introductions (henceforth RAI) examined further how authors attract readers to the importance of the research topic. This study aimed at investigating the types of CCs used in the RAIs published in local journals in English Lan…
The Rhetorical Structure of Review Article Abstracts in Applied Linguistics Published in High-Impact International Journals
It is generally acknowledged that an abstract is just a short text, but it is a gateway to publish and promote the article. However, writing a good abstract to publish in a prestigious international journal is quite challenging. Therefore, writing a well-constructed abstract based on the guideline is the best solution for writers. So far, the study on how to arrange rhetorical moves for writing the abstract of the review article is very limited. …
Communicational Ethics of the Students
This study reviews the communicational ethics of the second semester students of the Islamic Communication and Broadcasting study program at STAI BS Lubuklinggau, South Sumatra. This research aimed to find out the degradation of ethical values in higher education, especially in communicational ethics that supposed to have a good communication skills. The research method used in this study was a qualitative method with a case study approach. In co…
A Comparative Study on Sentence Characters of Research Introductions by Indonesian Authors in Applied Linguistics
This article presents the findings of sentence characters in article introductions written by Indonesian authors in Applied Linguistics published in national accredited and international reputable journals. This study aimed to identify sentence characters in article introductions used by Indonesian authors in Applied Linguistics published in national accredited journals and reputable international journals. The method employed in this study was a…
Promotion in Academic Discourse
Centrality claims in the introduction part of a research article are aimed at attracting readers’ attention towards the research topic to be discussed in the article. Readers will decide whether or not to continue reading the article if the appeal is effective and the claims of the importance and usefulness of the article are accepted. However, most studies investigate only the discourse patterns and linguistic features of article introductions w…
Teachers' Perception of Their Code-Switching Practices in English as a Foreign Language Classes
Teachers often code-switch in the EFL classroom, but the question of whether or not they are aware of their code-switching has not been satisfactorily answered. This article presents the study on teachers' understandings and beliefs about their code-switching practices in EFL classrooms as well as effective language teaching and learning. The participants of this study came from four junior high schools in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia: five te…
The Development of Instrument to Assess Students' Affective Domain Based on Scientific Approach in English as a Foreign Language (Efl) Classroom
Purpose of the study: The objective of this research was to explain the results of the development of instruments to assess the students' affective based on scientific approaches in the EFL class. Methodology: This study used the ADDIE method that consists of five steps: (1) analyzing, (2) designing, (3) developing, (4) implementing, and (5) evaluating. There were some instruments of the research used to gather the data such as the expert's valid…
Using local style when writing in English
When writing journal articles in English, authors are expected to comply with the conventionally appropriate rhetorical style. This may be problematic for non-native speakers of English, such as Indonesian authors who write in English. The purpose of this study is to investigate the rhetorical style of reviewing prior knowledge in English research articles (RAs) written by Indonesian academics published in English journals. Forty English RA intro…
Potential problematic rhetorical style transfer from first language to foreign language
Rhetorical style transfer from first language to a foreign language can be serious problems in academic writing, such as research articles (RAs). This study is aimed at analyzing the rhetorical style of Indonesian RA introductions in multiple disciplines written by Indonesian authors and published in Indonesian research journals especially on the ways authors justify their research topic and research activity and suggesting potential problems if …
A genre-based analysis of Indonesian research articles in the social sciences and humanities written by Indonesian speakers
This study examines the discursive structures and linguistic features of research articles (RAs) written in Indonesian by Indonesian writers with the aim of exploring how Indonesian writers rhetorically describe their research methods in their RAs. The corpus for this study consists of 51 selected RAs published mainly in university-based social science and humanity journals in Indonesia. The seven-move structure (SMS) model for RA method sections…
Teachers' Perception of Their Code-Switching Practices in English as a Foreign Language Classes
Teachers often code-switch in the EFL classroom, but the question of whether or not they are aware of their code-switching has not been satisfactorily answered. This article presents the study on teachers' understandings and beliefs about their code-switching practices in EFL classrooms as well as effective language teaching and learning. The participants of this study came from four junior high schools in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia: five te…
A genre-based analysis of Indonesian research articles in the social sciences and humanities written by Indonesian speakers
This study examines the discursive structures and linguistic features of research articles (RAs) written in Indonesian by Indonesian writers with the aim of exploring how Indonesian writers rhetorically describe their research methods in their RAs. The corpus for this study consists of 51 selected RAs published mainly in university-based social science and humanity journals in Indonesia. The seven-move structure (SMS) model for RA method sections…
A genre-based analysis of Indonesian research articles in the social sciences and humanities written by Indonesian speakers
This study examines the discursive structures and linguistic features of research articles (RAs) written in Indonesian by Indonesian writers with the aim of exploring how Indonesian writers rhetorically describe their research methods in their RAs. The corpus for this study consists of 51 selected RAs published mainly in university-based social science and humanity journals in Indonesia. The seven-move structure (SMS) model for RA method sections…
Potential problematic rhetorical style transfer from first language to foreign language
Rhetorical style transfer from first language to a foreign language can be serious problems in academic writing, such as research articles (RAs). This study is aimed at analyzing the rhetorical style of Indonesian RA introductions in multiple disciplines written by Indonesian authors and published in Indonesian research journals especially on the ways authors justify their research topic and research activity and suggesting potential problems if …
Using local style when writing in English
When writing journal articles in English, authors are expected to comply with the conventionally appropriate rhetorical style. This may be problematic for non-native speakers of English, such as Indonesian authors who write in English. The purpose of this study is to investigate the rhetorical style of reviewing prior knowledge in English research articles (RAs) written by Indonesian academics published in English journals. Forty English RA intro…
The Development of Instrument to Assess Students' Affective Domain Based on Scientific Approach in English as a Foreign Language (Efl) Classroom
Purpose of the study: The objective of this research was to explain the results of the development of instruments to assess the students' affective based on scientific approaches in the EFL class. Methodology: This study used the ADDIE method that consists of five steps: (1) analyzing, (2) designing, (3) developing, (4) implementing, and (5) evaluating. There were some instruments of the research used to gather the data such as the expert's valid…
Teachers' Perception of Their Code-Switching Practices in English as a Foreign Language Classes
Teachers often code-switch in the EFL classroom, but the question of whether or not they are aware of their code-switching has not been satisfactorily answered. This article presents the study on teachers' understandings and beliefs about their code-switching practices in EFL classrooms as well as effective language teaching and learning. The participants of this study came from four junior high schools in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia: five te…
Communicational Ethics of the Students
This study reviews the communicational ethics of the second semester students of the Islamic Communication and Broadcasting study program at STAI BS Lubuklinggau, South Sumatra. This research aimed to find out the degradation of ethical values in higher education, especially in communicational ethics that supposed to have a good communication skills. The research method used in this study was a qualitative method with a case study approach. In co…
A Comparative Study on Sentence Characters of Research Introductions by Indonesian Authors in Applied Linguistics
This article presents the findings of sentence characters in article introductions written by Indonesian authors in Applied Linguistics published in national accredited and international reputable journals. This study aimed to identify sentence characters in article introductions used by Indonesian authors in Applied Linguistics published in national accredited journals and reputable international journals. The method employed in this study was a…
Promotion in Academic Discourse
Centrality claims in the introduction part of a research article are aimed at attracting readers’ attention towards the research topic to be discussed in the article. Readers will decide whether or not to continue reading the article if the appeal is effective and the claims of the importance and usefulness of the article are accepted. However, most studies investigate only the discourse patterns and linguistic features of article introductions w…
Marketization Strategy in Research Article Introductions by Indonesian Authors in English Language Education Journals
Writers should attract readers’ attention to read their work from the very beginning of their article; this can be done by addressing a centrality claim (henceforth CC). However, very few studies examining research article introductions (henceforth RAI) examined further how authors attract readers to the importance of the research topic. This study aimed at investigating the types of CCs used in the RAIs published in local journals in English Lan…
The Rhetorical Structure of Review Article Abstracts in Applied Linguistics Published in High-Impact International Journals
It is generally acknowledged that an abstract is just a short text, but it is a gateway to publish and promote the article. However, writing a good abstract to publish in a prestigious international journal is quite challenging. Therefore, writing a well-constructed abstract based on the guideline is the best solution for writers. So far, the study on how to arrange rhetorical moves for writing the abstract of the review article is very limited. …
Enhancing Toefl Performance and Student Motivation through Integrated Flipped and Gamified Learning in Online Settings
In the evolving landscape of education, the integration of flipped and gamified learning into online English courses has remained a complex and underexplored terrain. To address this knowledge gap, our study designed and implemented an innovative hybrid pedagogical model, seamlessly blending flipped and gamified learning principles into the context of online TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) instruction. The study, conducted within a …
Arguments in the methods section of journal articles in English language education published in high-impact journals
Discourse studies on the methods section of research articles have been mainly conducted on the macrostructure (i.e. moves and steps) of the section, while none have researched further how authors justify the research methods/design. This is crucial because if the method is not convincing, readers may not accept the research findings and will not use them in their own studies. The purpose of this research is to know what research method is often …
English medium instruction in Islamic higher education
The expansion of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in higher education worldwide presents distinct challenges in linguistically diverse, faith-based contexts, particularly where local languages dominate academic and religious life. This study addresses the limited understanding of lecturer readiness for EMI implementation in Islamic-based universities in Indonesia, a setting where Arabic remains central to institutional culture and instruc…
Generative AI as a Cognitive Co-Pilot in English Language Learning in Higher Education
Despite the global integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools in higher education, limited research exists on how demographic factors such as gender and academic level shape their adoption and usage, particularly in language learning contexts outside Western settings. This study aimed to fill this gap by examining the usage patterns, satisfaction levels, and acceptance factors of GenAI tools among English major students in In…
Pedagogically Mediated AI Use in Higher Education for Business-Oriented EFL Writing Performance and Student Experience
Aim. Despite growing interest in AI-assisted writing, empirical research rarely examines how pedagogically mediated AI use shapes both learning outcomes and student experience in business-oriented EFL writing within higher education. Thus, this studyinvestigates the design and implementation of an AI-mediated writing pedagogy in higher education, focusing on its impact on students’ academic performance and learning experience. Five artificial int…
Aligning Generative AI with Higher Education Workflows
Generative AI (GenAI) is increasingly embedded in higher education workflows for teaching preparation and academic work, yet lecturers’ affective readiness and perceived alignment between AI use and professional values remain underexplored. This mixed-methods study investigated 191 Indonesian university English lecturers’ GenAI-related anxiety and satisfaction, mapped adoption patterns through profile analysis, and identified key integration chal…
Linguistics (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Indonesian (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (5 works) · Mathematics education (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Law (4 works)