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Instagram Application to Teach Speaking Skill at The First Grade Students of MTsN 6 Kediri

2023-12-07T21:01:38+07:00

Instagram Applicationto Teach Speakingskillsatthefirstgrade Studentsof MTSN 6 Kediri, Skripsi, English Department, The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Nusantara PGRI Kediri University, 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on a variety of domains, including economics, social services, and education. The government suggests that schools limit learning activities and use online learning in order to stop the virus's chain of transmission.The objectives of the study are: (1) To find out the results of speaking before using Instagram at MTSN 6 KEDIRI. (2) To find out whether there is an Instagram challenge to teach Speaking skills at MTSN 6 Kediri. From these aspects, it can be seen how influential social media is Instagram on the skills to Speaking descriptive text This research uses qualitative research. Populationin this study were students of class VIIMTSN6 Kediri. The instrument of this research is observation, interview and documentation. Data collection in this study was obtained from the results of observations and interviews.The results showed that the use of Instagram media for learning to Speaking got a positive response positive results from class VII students, so it can be concluded that Instagram media can be used as an alternative media for learning Speaking skills.

The Effect of Listening Songs to Enrich Vocabulary at Tenth Grade SMAN 7 Kediri

2023-12-07T21:15:49+07:00

The background of this research is based on the researcher’s observations and experience. This study about to enrich students vocabularies. Sometimes students have difficulty mastering some vocabulary in English, such as: synonyms and antonyms because of the lack of mastery of the students' vocabulary so it is difficult to get the right answer. In teaching vocabulary, the teacher has to use better methods such as listening to English song technique to make students interested in learning vocabulary because songs are one of the most interested and rich resources of vocabulary that can easily be used in language classrooms to make the stdents get more ideas from the songs they hear. The sample of this research is the X MIPA 5 of SMAN 7 KEDIRI consist of 15 students. The instrument that are used are test. The test is given to know the students’ mastering vocabulary before being taught by listening to English song which are in the form of pretest and after being taught by listening to eglish song which are in the form of post-test.The result of this research is that teaching to teaching learning to English song has significant effect on the student.

Analysis on Teaching Reading Strategies Implemented by the First Grade English Teacher at SMK PGRI 2 Kediri

2023-12-07T21:24:57+07:00

The purpose of this research is to find out what teaching strategies are used and how the strategies used by teachers are implemented to teach reading comprehension. This research used a qualitative approach and descriptive qualitative as a type of research. The subjects of this research were 1 of English teachers at SMK PGRI 2 Kediri namely Mrs. Farida Salim, M.Pd. The research instrument was a checklist of observations and interviews. The results of this research showed that the strategies used by the teacher in teaching reading comprehension were scanning and skimming using text Analytical Exposition Text. And the implementation of the scanning strategy, the teacher did is asking the students to use keywords in the problem then the teacher asked students to search in the text and focus on the keywords, and finally the teacher asked students to read the entire text or sentences meanwhile to implementation of skimming strategy, teacher will asks student to read the title first, then read the entire first paragraph when students finds a sub-hidding title in the text, they can read one or two sentences from the sub-hidding paragraph, last step is to read the entire conclusion paragraph throughly.

Teaching Writing Narrative Text Using Cubing Method

2023-12-07T21:29:52+07:00

In learning a language, there are four skills that ought to be tutored to students: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Writing is a form of the written language that generally demands standard forms of grammar, generic structure, and vocabulary. It indicates that in writing, the writer should master the use of grammar, generic structure, and vocabulary to make the reader understand about what the writer writes. Students got the information that the generic structure of a narrative text consists of orientation, complication, and resolution. To the students, writing was very boring thus they considered that writing narrative text was a complicated, confusing and boring activity. The teacher also found it hard to teach writing skills. Some students also argued that they did not have enough vocabulary and limited knowledge on grammar. Consequently, the teachers who taught English writing in class need more effort and various techniques in teaching writing especially narrative text. Thus, the researchers offered a good media that had to be applied in the learning process of writing narrative text. The media is a cubing method. This article discusses implementation stages of the cubing method.

Using Skimming, Scanning and SQ3R Methods in Reading

2023-12-07T21:34:30+07:00

This article aims to provide information about reading techniques that are often used in learning. In this article covers three techniques that are often used namely Skimming, Scanning, SQ3R. The method that the researcher uses is a literature study by collecting data through various sources of journals and research articles that have been done previously. We will summarize the data and make it the basis for rewriting by the researcher. The use of techniques in reading makes us faster in completing reading activities so that it can help students find the information they are looking for in reading quickly. Some assignments in class will require students to be active in looking for information in the reading to answer questions given by the teacher. Therefore, with a good understanding of techniques in reading, students will be able to choose the techniques that will be used in finding information in books effectively.

The Influence of Input Flooding Toward Eleventh Grade Students’ Grammar Mastery

2023-12-07T21:39:58+07:00

Grammar is one of the important things in learning English and must be mastered by students. However, the problem that students often face is that they cannot understand grammatical elements and arrange words into correct sentences so they tend to be passive. Input Flooding Technique can make students active and more focused on the target object of learning, so that it can help students solve problems in learning grammar. The aim of this research is to determine students' grammatical abilities before and after being taught using input flooding, and to find out whether there is a significant effect of using the input flooding on class XI students at SMK PGRI Kediri in the academic year 2022/2023. Researchers used quasi-experimental research and quantitative approach with one group pretest and posttest. The sample chosen was class XI BDP1 with consisting of 29 students. The instrument in this research is a test. The data obtained from the test was examined and processed using the t-test procedure. The average pre-test result was 56.90; after the pre-test, input flooding treatment was carried out in grammar teaching; During the treatment there was an increase as evidenced by the post-test results which had a mean of 77.59. It can be seen that t-count is greater than t-table, 17.889 > 1.701. As a result, there was a big difference between the pre-test and post-test in the sample group. The results show that the input flooding technique in teaching grammar has an influence and improves students' grammar mastery.

Mechanics Error Analysis on Skripsi Abstract Written by English Education Department Students

2023-12-07T21:47:05+07:00

Abstract in skripsi an important part because it gives the readers a whole picture of the skripsi’s content. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to its detail so that misunderstanding can be avoided. This research is aimed to find and describe the errors in writing skripsi abstract, especially in using the mechanics of writing, which include: capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. This research applied qualitative descriptive method in analyzing the data which is taken from 22 skripsi abstracts written by English Education Department students and published in 2022. The result showed that the numbers of errors found was quite high. The total number of errors found is 253 errors. The most frequent error committed is punctuation while the less frequent error committed is spelling. Furthermore, the errors found were classified based on surface taxonomy strategy, such as: omission, addition, misinformation, and misordering. Error of addition represents the highest group of error (35.97%) followed by error of misinformation (32.81%), error of omission (30.83%), and lastly error of misordering (0.40%).

Innovative Learning to Improving Students’ Motivation at SMKN 2 Magetan

2023-12-08T08:24:12+07:00

The purpose of the study was to improve students' motivation to learn English in class X, Multimedia A, and Pharmacy B at SMKN 2 Magetan. There were three aspects studied in this research: lesson planning, the implementation of learning, and learning evaluation. This research used a descriptive qualitative approach. The data were obtained from structured interviews with teachers, questionnaires, and documentation. The research results showed: (1) teachers develop lesson plans based on the independent curriculum using a student-centered learning approach; (2) in the implementation, the teacher used various methods and media such as: mind-map media, flashcards, and role-play method, in assisting learning. The results of the application were seen from the results of teacher interviews, student questionnaires, and Students grades which showed that student motivation in learning are very good; (3) the learning evaluation carried out after one basic competency (KD) and after learning had completed. In summary, the application of innovative learning can increase students' motivation to learn English at SMKN 2 Magetan, majoring in Multimedia A and Pharmacy B.

Students’ Perceptions Towards the Significance of The Preparation of English Proficiency Test

2023-12-08T08:52:20+07:00

In the increasing demand for English proficiency for educational and career purposes, the English proficiency test (TOEFL) is used to determine an individual's level of English proficiency. Getting the desired results of English proficiency test could be challenging; therefore, test preparation is available to assist test takers in preparing for the test. This study was, then, aimed at finding out (1) the role of test preparation strategies in improving students' abilities related to the English proficiency test (2) students’ perceptions of the significance of the preparation for the English proficiency test program. This research was mixed-method convergent parallel design. This study used a questionnaire and an interview as the instruments to collect the data. The subject of the research was 11th grade students from the same billingual class at SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Ponorogo. The findings of the study show that the test preparation strategies—simulation, practice, and discussion—were well-accepted by students, and the program ran smoothly. The preparation program also received positive feedback from the students. Students are now more aware of the significance of the English proficiency test for their future education and career after enrolling in the preparation program. of the research. ritten in English; concise and factual and is able to stand alone as a unit of information.

Teaching Vocabulary Using Song in The Second Grade Students of Miftahul Huda Islamic Elementary School

2023-12-08T09:05:01+07:00

The background of this research is based on the researcher's observations and experiences. This study is about to improve students vocabularies. Vocabularies is a fundamental aspect of language learning, yet many students have difficulties in this thing. This literature review explores the effectiveness of utilizing songs as a tool to enhance vocabulary skills among second-grade students. With the aim of improving language development and literacy outcomes, researchers and educators have sought innovative approaches that engage young learners in enjoyable and meaningful ways. Songs offer a dynamic and multisensory medium, integrating music, rhythm, and lyrics to captivate students' attention and facilitate language acquisition. This review analyzes relevant studies, summarizing their findings on the benefits of incorporating songs into vocabulary instruction for second graders., the review identifies potential challenges, such as the need for teacher training, appropriate song selection, and the need for careful alignment with curriculum goals and standards. The results indicated that song-based instruction significantly improved the students' vocabulary acquisition compared to conventional methods. The experimental group exhibited a notably higher increase in vocabulary knowledge compared to the control group. Moreover, qualitative data revealed that students enjoyed the learning process through songs, expressing enthusiasm and engagement during lessons.

The Implementation of Think-Talk -Write in Teaching Writing at SMAN 7 Kota Kediri

2023-12-08T09:18:23+07:00

Difficulties in writing can be overcome in various ways, teachers using Think-Talk-Write is one of those ways. This research focuses on how to implement This strategy in teaching writing, what problems are experienced by the teacher when using Think- Talk- Write, and what are the solutions from the teachers to provide successful learning. In this research, the writer used the qualitative approach And the subject of the research is the English Teacher. Observation, interview, and documentation are the instruments to collect data. The data analyzed using; 1) organizing and familiarizing, 2) coding and reducing, and 3) interpreting and representing. The researcher found some results on collected data, they are; 1) The English teacher implemented TTW strategy in teaching writing which can help students to learn writing. Teaching and learning process started from teacher preparing the lesson plans and the materials. The teacher used stages: Think, Talk, and Write by presenting material from media that are interesting to students. 2) Problems faced by English teacher when using this strategy is in managing time and classroom conditioning. 3) The teacher's solution to the problems in teaching using this strategy is to provide intense motivation and assistance to participate in each process of implementing this method. This strategy can help students to explore and develop student ideas. The researcher suggests English teachers to use Think Talk-Write because it can create a process situation in increase student’s participation and skill in learning and teaching process.

Phatic Communication of Teacher-Students in English Foreign Language Classroom

2023-12-08T09:23:43+07:00

This study aims to investigate and identify the types of verbal phatic expressions used by teachers and students in the teaching process and determine the frequency of their use. This research was conducted using qualitative method and literature study analysis technique with Convenience sampling. The author analyzed the types and types from Jackobson 1960 theory elaborated by Jumanto 2014. The results and data are discussed through tabular presentation and explanation. From the results of the study, it was found that of the 12 types and functions found in the conversation between teachers and students. While in the frequency results, there are 6 uses of breaking the silence, 7 uses of starting the conversation, 6 uses of making small talk, 1 use of making gossip, 10 uses of keeping talking 4 uses of expressing solidarity, 4 uses of creating harmony, 5 uses of creating comfort, 3 uses of expressing empathy, 4 uses of expressing friendship, 4 uses of expressing respect, and 5 uses of expressing politeness. The use of these expressions by the student teachers has the purpose of facilitating the smoothness of classroom interactions. Implications This qualitative study presents relevant pedagogical implications for EFL student teachers and student teachers, as it highlights the importance of exposure to the use of phatic communication in educational learning process.

The Implementation of Assessment in Listening Skill at SMKN 1 Kediri

2023-12-08T09:38:18+07:00

Listening comprehension is a fundamental aspect of language learning, yet many students face challenges in developing proficiency in this skill. The background of this research is based on the researcher's observations and experiences. This study aims to answer the questions: 1) How is the implementation of assessment in listening skills at SMKN 1 Kediri? 2) What problems faced by teacher when they apply assessment at SMKN 1 Kediri? 3) What are strategies that used by teacher to solve the problem while doing assessment in listening at SMKN 1 Kediri? The researcher used observation, interviews, and documentation as research instruments. The researcher conducted interviews with teachers and collected answer sheets from eleventh-grade students. In this study, students were provided with listening audio and asked to rewrite their answers accordingly. Triangulation was employed in data collection procedures, ensuring that participants were presented with hypotheses and given opportunities for practice during classroom evaluations. The results revealed an improvement in students' listening scores, indicating the effectiveness of the implemented assessment strategies. Furthermore, qualitative analysis of students’ feedback and interviews provided valuable insights into the students' perceptions of the assessment methods and their impact on their listening skill development.

The Effect of Song in Enhancing Speaking Skill at Eleventh Grade of SMAN 7 Kediri

2023-12-08T09:48:25+07:00

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of song to eleventh grade students’ speaking skill at SMAN 7 Kediri. Song was proposed in teaching speaking because this method can eliminate the barrier of students’ learning in the class such as difficulties in nervousness, fear of making mistakes, lack of self confidence and shyness. This research used pre-epxperimental quantitative with one-group pre-test. The subject of this research was 15 students of eleventh grade SMAN 7 Kediri. The data was cpllected by three steps; pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The result of this research showed that t-score : 11,454 is higher than t-table : 2,76 (5%). It means that there was significant effect of song in enhancing speaking skill. The indicators of speaking which increased were pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary especially grammar and content. Based on the result of the research, it suggested for the teacher to be more control the time to handle all the preparation in using song such as preparing the suitable song. It also suggested for the students that they should be more active to joining the learning process especially in speaking ability because it’s very important for english communication. The next suggestion is for the other researchers. They investigate the effect of song on other skill of english and other level proficiency.

Learning Strategies Used by a Student in Learning Writing at Non-Formal Education

2023-12-08T09:53:41+07:00

This research is descriptive research that aims to find out a good student’ learning strategies used in learning writing in non-formal education. This study used a qualitative descriptive method using several data collections in the form of interviews and questionnaires. The result of this research showed that a student almost used all the learning strategies proposed by Oxford (1990). A student used memory, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive strategies, effective strategies, and social strategies in learning writing. Based on the result of this research, the researcher concluded that a good student dominant used cognitive strategies and metacognitive strategies which were important to improve writing skill in learning writing. Based on the research results, it is recommended that other students studying in non-formal education be trained more aware of learning strategies, especially in writing learning. They must use appropriate language learning strategies more consciously and purposefully and often become more successful in developing writing skills.

The Effect of Using Animation Video on Students’ Writing Skills

2023-12-08T09:57:39+07:00

This research aims to answer the problem of whether animated videos improve students’ writing skills in understanding text structures, determining ideas in story texts, organising content in stories, and using vocabulary and grammar in narrative texts in the first grade of SMAN 4 Kediri. Researchers used classroom experimental research. The tools used to collect data are observation and tests. At the first meeting without using animated videos, while at the second meeting, the authors used animated videos to improve students’ writing skills in understanding text structure, determining ideas in story texts, organising content in stories and using vocabulary and grammar. At the last meeting, the writer gave an animated video and the students made a story according to the video. The author uses animated videos with activities showing animated video stories and providing foreign words to improve students’ ability to understand written narrative texts. The author uses animated videos with predictive activities, confirmations, class discussions, and tests to improve students’ abilities in writing narrative texts. The author uses animated videos with activities to review each character and look for real and detailed information to improve students’ abilities in creating narrative texts. The conclusion of this research is that animated video techniques can improve students’ writing skills.

The Process of Assessment in Teaching Reading to the Tenth Grade Students of SMAN 3 Kediri

2023-12-08T10:19:56+07:00

Assessment is a process to obtain some information related with students’ development during learning activities, as an ingredient in decision making by educators to identify and improve the process and students learning outcomes. This study aims to describe 1) the purposes of assessment in teaching reading skills, 2.) the obstacles faced by the teacher in implementing the assessment of reading skills, and (3) the solution to overcome the obstacles done by the teacher. This research uses qualitative research methods, carried out at SMAN 3 Kediri. The subjects of the research were one English teacher and 5 students taught by the teacher. The researcher employed data collection techniques in the form of observations, interviews, and documentation. Based on the research findings are the implementation of assessment on reading skills the teacher provides exercises by asking students to read story texts and can be assessed from the pronunciation, also the difficulty of students focusing on the material presented, and to find more interesting readings, interesting stories or maybe news items, that way children will become more interested in reading. From these results it can be concluded that the implementation of the assessment of reading skills has been running, but there are still some obstacle.

Improving Tenth Grade Students’ Listening Using Storytelling to Improve The Students’ Listening Comprehension in Online Class of SMK PGRI 3 Kediri

2023-12-11T08:35:42+07:00

Listening is a vital skill involving the reception and understanding of auditory information through verbal and non-verbal cues. Effective listening requires processing information, identifying key points, and responding appropriately. It is crucial for communication, relationships, and success in various fields. In the context of language learning, issues often arise from limited vocabulary and traditional teaching methods. Innovations like Storytelling can significantly improve listening skills. A study in a tenth-grade class demonstrated that Storytelling had a significant positive impact on listening comprehension, with students becoming more engaged and active in understanding the content.

Differentiated Teaching Methods in Teaching Writing Viewed From The Students’ Learning Style at SMKN 2 Kediri

2023-12-11T08:43:44+07:00

Writing is one of the skills that must be mastered by someone who studies language. Through writing, we can express ideas, ideas and information into good sentences so that we can express everything that is in our minds into a text or a written language. In this research, writing skills consist of four aspects, namely generic structure, developing ideas, accuracy (vocabulary and grammar), and mechanics. The objectives of the research are to know the variation of students’ learning style, to know the students’ writing skills before and after using differentiated teaching methods in teaching writing viewed from the students’ learning style, and to know the effect of differentiated teaching methods in teaching writing viewed from the students’ learning style at class X AKL 1 SMKN 2 Kediri. In this research, the writer used a quantitative research approach which was conducted with experimental research design. Quantitative research approach is a method called the scientific approach because it has fulfilled scientific principles, namely concrete, objective, measurable, rational, and systematic. The subject of the research was the tenth grade students of SMKN 2 Kediri in academic year 2022/2023. The sample of the research were class X AKL 1 SMKN 2 Kediri consist of 33 students, they are 5 male students and 28 female students. This research was held the students were given pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The treatment was conducted twice in order to know whether there is a significant effect of using differentiated teaching methods in teaching writing viewed from students’ learning styles. The data were got from students’ score of pre- test and post- test that analyzed using t-test formula. The researcher used SPSS version 25. The result shows variations of the students’ learning styles at X AKL 1 SMKN 2 Kediri are visual learning style and auditory learning style. The data analysis result shows that the students' pre-test was 55,76, while the post-test score was 74,85. In addition, based on data analysis, the calculated t test is higher than the t table value (11,475 > 2,036). In other words, using differentiated teaching methods viewed from the students' learning styles in teaching writing has significant effect to improve students’ writing skills. Teachers are advised to know the learning styles of students first by giving a learning style questionnaire to students so the teacher can teach using a teaching method that suits the student's learning style.

The Implementation of Skimming and Scanning Strategies in Reading Comprehension Class of The First Year Student of English Department University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri

2023-12-11T09:28:29+07:00

Language proficiency is crucial for efficient communication and success in learning activities, including English language education. Mastering four linguistic abilities, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing, is essential for students. Reading is a preductive learning process that involves mentally repeating, spelling, pronouncing, guessing, and understanding meaning. Skimming and scanning strategies, such as scanning and skimming, can help students improve their comprehension and self-assurance. These strategies can reduce the speed at which they read, making them essential for success in the English language. A study at the University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri investigated skimming and scanning strategies in first-year students' reading courses. Descriptive methodologies were used to study individuals' experiences, behaviors, interactions, and social situations. Data was collected from first-year students taught strategic skimming and scanning in reading courses. The study aimed to promote student literacy and learning by building reading abilities. A questionnaire was conducted with 51 responses from students on the implementation of skimming and scanning strategies in reading comprehension. Most students were able to use these strategies, such as searching for relevant keywords and reading quickly from sentence to sentence. However, some students were unsure about their comprehension and application of these strategies. The study found that English language education students use skimming and scanning strategies in reading, saving time by quickly finding information in books, articles, or newspapers. Students can read important phrases and words quickly, with a reading speed twice that of general reading. Questionnaires serve as indicators of these strategies. Students should better understand these strategies, lecturers should be more in-depth, and researchers should further develop these theories to improve their use in reading activities.

The Effect of Team Game Tournament (TGT) in Teaching Reading of Narrative Text to The First Semester at The Nurse Program of Health Sciences Faculty of Kadiri University

2023-12-11T09:47:09+07:00

Reading is one of four language skills. It is a receptive skill which involves responding to texts, rather than producing it. Reading also gives benefits in our life and has an important role in the learning process to get the information and knowledge. Teams-Games-Tournament is one of the team learning strategies, TGT have three structural components, teams, games, and tournaments. The team component involves assigning students in a classroom to a series of four- or five-member teams. The research design that is used in this study is quantitative research. The subject of the research was the students in the First semester of the nursing program of Health sciences Faculty of Kadiri University which consists of 40 students. The treatment that is given to the students is using Team Games Tournament technique to increase their reading ability and can achieve all aspect of reading, in this case the writer concern on using Team Games Tournament during reading for Narrative text. The treatment is given after pretest. The technique of analyzing the data which is used this writer is T-Test. Besides, in analyze t-test, t-score is higher than t-table. The score of t-test is 7,439 at the degree of freedom of 25 and t-table is 1,708 at the level of significant in 5% (0.05) and 2,485 at the level of significant 1%. It means that t- score (7,439) > t-table significance of 5% (1,708). So the Null Hypothesis ( Ho) was rejected and the Alternative Hypothesis ( Ha) was Accepted. Based on the result of t-test, it can be concluded that Team Games Tournament method was very significant effect.

Students Learning Outcomes in Listening taught by Using Audio Visual Media

2023-12-11T09:59:17+07:00

This research is generally to find out the students’ learning outcomes after being taught by audio visual media. The subjects were the students of English department of FKIP Universitas Wahidiyah located in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. The research was conducted during the academic year 2020/2021. Researchers used classroom action research (CAR) as the method of research. The number of students in Listening II class of English department in Universitas Wahidiyah was 6 students. It was conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of planning, action, test, observation, and documentation. The result of this research shows that (1) the implementation of audiovisual media to improve students’ listening skill in asking and giving opinion as a material was going smoothly. In the process, students paid attention, completed the task, more enthusiastic and not got bored quickly. The lecturer also taught and gave material well. (2) There was an improvement of students’ listening skill using audio visual media. It was shown in the result of research. The mean of pre-test and post-test cycle I was 72, 5 to 70, 1. The mean of pre-test and post-test cycle II were 77, 4 to 82,2. The percentages of the students who passed the passing grade were 50% in pre-test I, 28, 7% in the post test I. 78,7% pre-test cycle II, and 100% in post-test cycle II. It showed that the students’ percentage who got score higher than passing grade of post-test cycle II is higher than post-test cycle I. so the result was significant it means that the use audio visual media to improve students listening ability.

An Analysis of Students’ Speaking Anxiety at the 10th Grade of SMK 2 PGRI Kediri

2023-12-11T10:06:54+07:00

Speaking is the ability to say articulation sounds or words to express and convey thoughts, ideas, and feelings. The purpose of speaking is to communicate. Through speaking students can give opinions, suggestions, and ask questions to someone or listeners verbally. Anxiety is a feeling of fear, anxiety or hesitation in speaking. In the teaching and learning process, many students experience anxiety when they give opinions, answer questions and speak in learning English. Qualitative research was used as a method with a case study approach. The case study approach will permit the writer to study on specific students in order to understand the case of language anxiety. The result of this research shows that the most aspects that bothered students in English class are speaking activities and unclear explanation. Students felt anxious when they do not understand what their teacher is talking about, they also said that they felt anxious because they did not have enough preparation. Students also felt anxious when they are being ridiculed by peers or classmates. In addition, they felt anxious because they have lack or limited of grammar and vocabulary, so that they felt that the other peers are better than them. Great affirmation of the presence of student’s anxiety in learning English will completely impact the teacher in treating the students properly

Tiktok Viewer’s Perception on Tiktok Content Towards Their Speaking Skill English Improvement

2023-12-11T10:42:53+07:00

In the global era, the use of communication media has developed so rapidly that people are faced with various choices to be able to access information either through conventional media or electronic media, and at this time, what is known to many people for its convenience is social media, for example TikTok. In learning a foreign language, TikTok could be an effective learning medium form exploring knowledge. This study aims to find out: (1) the perception of TikTok viewers towards TikTok content to improve their speaking skills; (2) how TikTok helps TikTok viewers to improve their speaking skills; (3) the problems faced by TikTok viewers when using TikTok to improve their speaking skills and its solution. Researchers used descriptive qualitative research with the purposive sampling technique. Five TikTok viewers were choosen as respondents. In this study, researchers used interviews and documentation as instrument and follows Miles and Huberman model for data analysis. The results showed that TikTok content has a significant but not excessive role in improving the viewer's speaking ability because it contains content that can be used to learn to speak with the characteristics of each content creator. Every TikTok viewer also has problems such as different accent used by the content creator. For the solution, TikTok viewers can used subtitles, saved favorite content, and employed online dictionaries. To some up, TikTok provides an engaging and enjoyable platform for language learning, offering diverse content tailored to individual learning preferences.

The Implementation of Think Pair Share to Teach Speaking in the Classroom for the 7th Grade Students’ of SMP Negeri 2 Loceret

2023-12-11T10:48:30+07:00

This research is motivated by the application of the Think Pair Share method which will be taught in this lesson. Based on observations in teaching and learning activities before the investigation, it was found that unsatisfactory conditions were triggered by ineffective teaching and learning activities, so that students felt less comfortable and confident. In addition, class activities tend to be teacher centered and most of the students at SMP Negeri 2 Loceret, especially VII A, have difficulties in speaking, pronouncing, and memorizing vocabulary. This research was conducted at SMP Negeri 2 Loceret on November 9 2021. This research used qualitative research. The research subjects were class VII A students of SMP Negeri 2 Loceret class VII, which consisted of 32 students. Data collection was carried out by observation and questionnaires. Researchers made observations of student participation and gave questionnaires related to teaching outcomes. The researcher asked the students to describe objects around the school and to describe a person's character in front of the class. The assessment components in speaking are fluency, vocabulary, confidence and pronunciation. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that the use of the think pair share method can be an alternative way to teach language, especially speaking skills. This activity makes students more enthusiastic and enthusiastic in learning speaking. These results are expected to motivate English teachers to use the Think Pair Share method in their teaching in class, especially at the junior high school level.

Learning Strategies Applied by Tenth Grade Students in Reading Comprehension

2023-12-11T10:57:44+07:00

The objectives of this study were: (1) To investigate what learning strategies used by tenth grade students in reading comprehension, (2) To investigate the learning strategies are frequently used by tenth grade students in reading comprehension. The method of this research was a descriptive quantitative. This research was conducted at MAN 1 Kota Kediri. The subject of this research was the tenth-grade students of MAN 1 Kota Kediri, the sample was X-IPS 4 consists of 31 students. To collect the data, the researcher used questionnaire. The instrument of this research was Language Learning Strategy Questionnaire (LLSQ) consisted of 20 items. This research used purposive sampling technique. The result of data analysis showed that direct and indirect strategies are used by the students in reading comprehension. Metacognitive strategies are the most frequently used by the students with an average 3.8, followed by cognitive and social strategies with average 3.7 and 3.5. It means that metacognitive strategy is common on tenth grade students’ learning strategies in reading comprehension.

Incorporating Differentiated Listening Instructional Materials in English Listening Class of Mixed Competence Students

2023-12-11T11:02:58+07:00

The goal of this study was to determine the students' listening skills before and after being taught using differentiated instructions, and to see if there was a significant effect of using differentiated instruction techniques to phase E students at SMKN 2 Kediri in the 2022/2023 academic year. The researcher employed a method that is quantitative and quasi-experimental study with one group pretest and posttest. This study was carried out at SMKN 2 Kediri. The subjects of this study were students in phase E AKL 2. The sample was 34 students in tenth grade AKL 2. The students took pre-test, treatment test, and post-test. The data findings were acquired by analyzing the students' pretest and posttest values with the t-test formula by SPSS version 25. In the level of significance of 0,05, the data reveals that t-score is greater than t-table. The total score of 2.090 with mean pretest score is 61,47, while the total score of 2.710 with mean posttest score is 79,71. The research results suggest that utilizing differentiated instructions has a considerable impact, as seen by the difference in scores between the pretest and posttest. This strategy assists pupils in solving their listening learning challenges. Students may simply comprehend the topic and enjoy learning..

The Effect of Total Physical Response (TPR) on Students’ Speaking Skills at SD Negeri 1 Pisang

2023-12-11T13:17:55+07:00

This research is aimed to find the effectiveness of TPR on students' speaking skills. This research applied a quantitative approach in analyzing the data taken from the student of SD Negeri 1 Pisang using a pre-experimental design. In this design, the researcher studies a single group and provides an intervention during the experiment. This design does not have a control group compared to the experimental group. The researcher used one-group pre-test and post-test design to get the data. From the other literature, using TPR will help the children's learning process. So, this research applied the TPR method to see the technique's effectiveness on students' speaking skills. From the result, it can be concluded that TPR is suitable method to teach students speaking skills. TPR is a creative method because it is needed to keep the mood of the class to make them still focused on the course. The teachers should be more creative every time during the English class.

The Use of Music in English Listening for Young Learners

2023-12-11T14:08:32+07:00

This article aims at song as a strategy in English listening skills for students. This is one of the right and effective ways of listening to English skills. Teaching English to Young Learners has become a trend nowadays. In every school, English is taught as one of the main subjects. Teaching young learners is not like teaching adults, children have their own way of learning. Since children like to play and have fun, the learning and teaching process should be suitable with the nature of the children themselves. One of the forms of fun activities for children is through music, and songs are the common form of music that children know. Through this paper, the writer wants to show that through songs, children could enhance their language skills, such as speaking, listening and writing.

Project-Based Learning in Developing Student-Teacher Professional Skills

2023-12-11T14:28:41+07:00

In the 21st century, the digital competence becomes increasingly important for student-teachers (teacher candidate) to promote their professional skills. Therefore, it is necessary to have courses that support the achievement of digital competence and emphasize on giving various learning experiences through the Project-Based Learning (PjBL) method. The purpose of this study was to explain the learning experience of English Education Department students on the Instructional Media course and to find out how project-based learning develops student-teacher professional skills in the Instructional Media courses of the English Education Department at Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo. In this research, the researcher used case study, with interview and documentation as instrument of the research. The subjects of this study were 33 students in the third and fifth semesters of the English Education Department taking the Instructional Media course at Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo. The research was conducted from December 8, 2022 to January 5, 2023. Based on the results of the research, the researchers found that by implementing PjBL in the Instructional Media course, the majority of students were able to develop teacher professional skills included pedagogic, professional, personal, and social competence. In conclusion, the use of PjBL in instructional media courses has an important role in developing student-teacher professional skills, particularly their digital competence.

The Effectiveness of Teaching Speaking Using Snowball Throwing to Improve Students Speaking Ability of the Eleventh-Grade Students at SMAN 4 Kediri in Academic Year 2022/2023

2023-12-11T14:47:49+07:00

Students should practice speaking since it will help them communicate more effectively. It enables listeners to understand the speaker and avoid misunderstandings. However, teaching speaking is a complex undertaking. During the learning process, students face numerous challenges, such as a lack of vocabulary, speaking fluency, and inaccurate pronunciation. These issues can be overcome by employing a non-monotonous learning model. The snowball throwing model is one of the non-monotonous learning strategies that can increase students' speaking skills. This study was carried out to answer the following problem formulations: (1) What were the students' speaking abilities before being taught using the snowball throwing model at SMAN 4 Kediri? (2) How is the students' speaking ability after using the snowball throwing model at SMAN 4 Kediri? (3) How far is the effectiveness before and after the snowball throwing model at SMAN 4 Kediri? The quantitative research approach employed in this study was a pre-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design. Class XI IPS 4 samples were chosen. One group of 35 students was involved. The data were acquired using the following procedures: conducting the pre-test, giving the treatment, and conducting the posttest. After obtaining the test score, the data was examined and processed in SPSS using the t-test procedure. The pre-test results mean 47.40; after the pre-test, the treatment was given in the form of using the snowball throwing model on teaching speaking to improve students' speaking skills; during the treatment, there was an increase, as evidenced by the post-test results, which mean 72.37. To determine the importance, compare tcount to ttable is obtained at a significant level of 5%, and when compared to tcount 17.464, it can be shown that tcoun is more than ttable, namely 17.464> 2.034. As a result, there is a considerable difference between the pre-test and post-test within the sample group. As a result, the alternative hypothesis (ha) is supported, and the hypothesis (ho) is rejected, indicating that the snowball-throwing model in teaching speaking effectively improves students' speaking ability.

The Influence of Power Point Media on Improving Students’ Vocabulary in High-Grade English Courses at SDN Genjeng 4 Nganjuk

2023-12-11T14:56:49+07:00

This study was intended to explore the perceptions of high-grade students using power point media for learning English, However, in reality many students have problems with vocabulary. This makes it difficult for them to share experiences, opinions and ideas. The purpose of this study was to increase vocabulary in media using power point in developing students' English skills. The research was conducted with two classes, power point for the experimental class and conventional methods for the control class. Data was collected through pre-test, treatment and post-test of students' English vocabulary skills. This activity allows students to discover that the value of learning English is not a high test score, but doing things that others cannot do, getting positive psychological feedback, and recognizing learning English from the bottom of their hearts.This study aims to see whether Microsoft PowerPoint software is effective in improving students' ability to improve vocabulary. In analyzing the data, the preexperimental design was used this research. Furthermore, data generated through pre-test and post-test. Data were analyzed using t-test on Microsoft PowerPoint software. the conclusion when assessing with the t-test using SPSS version 26 then continuing the independent test and the results on the pres test are significant.

The Use of Media in Speaking Skills in The Classroom During the Covid 19 Pandemic

2023-12-11T15:08:52+07:00

This article aims to share media information in learning English speaking skills during a pandemic. There are many media that must have become alternative materials in learning at school, such as WhatsApp. The media is used to share information when learning takes place. In this article, we will discuss several media that can be used in the teaching and learning process during a pandemic, namely, Vlog, WhatsApp, Storyline Articulation, and Hand Puppet media. The use of this media can make students and teachers active in learning. Surely, they will get an even more interesting experience in the application of the media.

Teaching Writing Using Problem Based Learning (PBL) to The Students at SMPI Annur Alghozali

2023-12-11T15:23:12+07:00

Writing is a complex activity because it involves elements of language and elements outside of language which will become the content of the writing. The process of teaching writing does not fully involve actively both in the process of understanding students and their writing skills in obtaining meaning from the information conveyed. Problem Based Learning (PBL) is one of the solutions to teach writing. This study aims to answer the following questions: (1) how is the ability of students to solve problems before using problem-based learning techniques? (2) How are students' writing skills after applying the Problem Based Learning model? (3) Is PBL model effective in teaching writing? This study used a quantitative method with a pre- experimental design or also known as one group pretest one group posttest design. The subjects of this study were 7th grade students of SMPI ANNUR ALGHOZALI and the sample was 25 students. Based on the analysis, it can be concluded that there is significant difference on the students’ writing ability before and after being taught using PBL. In other words, teaching writing using PBL is effective.

Utilizing Modern Picture Series to Teach Writing to Senior High School Students

2023-12-11T15:35:45+07:00

The fact based on the observation when the writer did teaching practice in one of senior high school at Kediri, is the students still have difficulties in writing. The difficulties are to develop ideas, to express the ideas into good sentences, and arrange the sentences into a text. The fact show that they do not know how to start writing as they have no idea about the topic that they have to develop. Another problem is that they have limited vocabulary to express the idea into sentence. Those problems are caused by improper learning process of writing. The teacher only assigned the students to write a text soon after they study reading. The teacher never gives the students experience the steps of creating text, such as outlining, drafting, and revising. Actually, the teacher can choose an interesting teaching media to help them developing ideas. One of the media is picture series which can help them to develop ideas to write narrative text. Therefore, this article discusses how to utilize picture series to teach writing for senior high school students. The objectives are to share ideas to English teacher candidates how to utilize modern picture as teaching media. The discussion covers teaching writing, teaching media, picture series, and the steps in teaching writing using picture series.

Analysis of English Learners' Strategies in Improving Their Reading Comprehension: A Study of Literature

2023-12-11T15:43:12+07:00

Reading is a necessary ability for learning and understanding a variety of disciplines. It's not enough to simply read one must also know how to read properly. This is where reading strategies come in. This study aims to define reading strategies and reading comprehension, as well as various methods used by English language learners to improve their reading comprehension skills and to identify variables that affect reading skills. This study uses a literature review as a research method. In this study, eight articles were reviewed. The articles reviewed were taken from the Google Scholar database, whose topic is English Learners' Strategies for Improving Their Reading Comprehension. The articles reviewed are limited to those using student research subjects, with the year of publication in the last 10 years from 2023. To direct and facilitate data search, the authors set several goals, including definitions and concepts of reading, various methods students use to develop their reading skills, and variables that affect reading skills. The results show that the majority of the six studies studied focused on how students used to read strategies. This study emphasizes how important it is to teach students well to improve their reading skills. The reviewed articles also mention various impact of implementation of these reading skills such as; improved comprehension skills, better vocabulary development, and inculcation of critical thinking skills among English language learners.

A literature Study of Using Vlogs Toward Students Speaking Achivement

2023-12-11T15:58:39+07:00

Nowadays, everyone benefits from the advancement of technology. This article discussed the findings of the 10 articles review. This study used systematic literature review with sourcing articles from Open Knowledge Maps and Google Scholar. The article was published from 2019 to 2022. The focus of the research was on articles discussing about the use of vlogs as media in improving speaking. The result of the study implied that five articles focused on the use of vlogs as media in classroom learning, while five articles focused on the results of using vlogs as a learning media. Three articles used deep qualitative descriptive methods, while the other two used quantitative methods. The outcomes of adopting vlog media in education included two articles that can boost students' creativity, confidence, and vocabulary growth; one article that can improve student participation and comprehension of a subject; five articles that can increase speaking abilities; and one application that can greatly contribute to student growth.

The Advantages of Artificial Intelligence ELSA Speak Application for Speaking English Learners in Improving Pronunciation Skills

2023-12-11T16:14:24+07:00

The use of AI technology in an application or learning media is now very common, one of that is the ELSA Speak application. This application is considered quite effective and very helpful in improving English speaking skills, especially in pronunciation. This study aimed to explain what are the advantages obtained by using this application compared to other applications for speaking English learners. The method used in this study is a literature review which will be described qualitative descriptive. Researchers took ten scientific articles with a range of 2019-2023 obtained from Google Scholar. Based on the 10 articles that have been analyzed, the writer can conclude that the ELSA Speak Application is an application or pronunciation software based on artificial intelligence (AI) including automatic speech recognition (ASR) to provide feedback about the pronunciation accuracy of the user. The advantages of this application include: the application can be downloaded for free, can detect pronunciation errors with as much as 90% accuracy, the user can get feedback to correct mistakes, the application provides 1,200 lessons with more than 60 topics, besides that the application also offers an interactive dictionary. Elements of assessment and scoring of the application also include pronunciation, fluency, intonation, word stress, and listening. From these elements and aspects it has been proven that the ELSA Speak application is the most complete in terms of stress, intonation, accuracy and fluency.

Digital Support for Academic Writing; Best Practice of Technology Integration In ELT

2023-12-11T16:29:43+07:00

This paper presents best practice of technology integration in English Language Teaching (ELT) classroom, particularly in academic writing course. This paper will briefly introduce some application and digital technology that assist the academic writing process. It specifically describes a technology-based writing instruction and focuses on how to teach academic writing to students. This is followed by detailed stages of using the application, including (1) in the pre-writing stage, publish or perish and dimensions used to determine the research theme and research gap and to find related sources; (2) in the whilst-writing process, researchers can access https://sinta.kemdikbud.go.id/ to find the journal destination for publication and get the article template of the journal, VOSviewer software to find the research trends and gaps, NVivo 12 to review the literature and analyze the qualitative data, SPSS to analyze the quantitative data, also Mendeley and Grammarly to assist writing; (3) in the post-writing process, researchers and writers need to do plagiarism check through Turnitin application. Finally, all the application are just a tool or medium to assist and support the writing process, not to replace the writer's task of completing his writing