scholarly journals Current Challenges in Teaching/Learning English for EFL Learners: The Case of Junior High School and High School

2015 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
pp. 394-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Akbari
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Learning English

scholarly journals Investigating Indonesian EFL Learners’ Learning and Acquiring English Vocabulary

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Patahuddin Patahuddin ◽  
Syawal Syawal ◽  
Saidna Zulfiqar Bin-Tahir
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Junior High ◽  
English Text ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
International Language ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Writing Practice ◽  
Learning English

The process of how EFL learners’ learning and acquiring English vocabulary has become the popular issue since English has considered as an International language in Indonesian schools. In this study, the researchers focused on verifying learners’ strategy in enhancing their English vocabulary. This study was quantitative research that employed longitudinal survey. The subject of this study was learners of junior high school in Parepare. The data gained through questioner, which was distributed to 100 students at the junior high school in Parepare. The findings indicated that the EFL learners’ strategy in learning English vocabulary such as doing the assignment, practicing English pronunciation, learning English tenses, practicing English dialogue, English translation exercise, reading English text, memorizing and writing practice. In addition, the Indonesian EFL learners acquired English vocabulary through the dictionary, reading English book, listening to and watching English songs and movies, playing the game, the internet, and reading English advertisement. 

scholarly journals Designing LEEF (Learning English Easy and Fun) as Learning Media for the Seventh Grade of Junior High School

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 372-386
Author(s):  
Iin Baroroh Ma'arif ◽  
Yuyun Bahtiar ◽  
Muthoharoh
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Is Research ◽  
The Media ◽  
Addie Model ◽  
Use Category ◽  
Learning English

This research aims at designing a learning media which named LEEF (Learning English Easy and Fun) as English learning media for seventh grade students of Junior High School. This learning media consists of some materials and exercises which is appropriate and feasible to be studied for students. All materials in this media are based on junior high school syllabus of K13 curriculum. The research method used in this research is Research and Development. This development used ADDIE model which have several steps, those are; 1) Analysis, 2) Design, 3) Development, 4) Implementation, and 5) Evaluation. The result of this research shows that from the media validation result got 4.00 score it was in “fair and worth to use” category, and the material validation got 3.86 score. The students’ responses of try out result score 4.26 were in “fair and worth to use” category. By having those result, this LEEF (Learning English Easy and Fun) is feasible to be used as a learning media for seventh grade students of junior high school. Furthermore this research can be used as reference to other researchers in developing English learning media in different level of students.  

Understanding Interaction Inside and Outside the EFL Self-Concept System: A Case Study of Chinese Learners in Junior High School

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Chen ◽  
Hao Xu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Concept System ◽  
System A ◽  
Chinese Learners

AbstractThis case study on three Chinese EFL learners in junior high school examined the interaction inside and outside learners’ EFL self-concept system, and the findings revealed: (1) inside the self-concept system, the interaction between the global and specific self-concepts is of much complexity; (2) the gap between the global and specific self-concepts would cause imbalance in the self-concept system, and thus trigger efforts to improve learning, while some reconciling elements in the global self-concept may sustain balance in the self-concept system, inhibiting learners’ motivation to improve; and (3) the degree of specificity of learners’ specific selfconcepts that inform learners’ learning efforts contributes considerably to the outcome of these efforts, as does that of learners’ beliefs about EFL learning which mediate the learning efforts.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARD MEDIA WITH SCIENTIFIC APPROACH ON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS LESSON

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Erik Kuswanto ◽  
Imam Turmudi ◽  
Moh. Mahfud Effendi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Mathematics Lesson ◽  
Design Validation ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Teaching Learning

The goal of the research to describe of development of card media with scientificapproach on mathematics lesson, and show the practical and effectivity of cardmedia with scientific approach. The research's model use Borg and Gall model.The steps of the research are : analyze of potential and problem, the collect ofdata, product design, design validation and revision of design. Trying of test wasconducted to know the effectivity of card media. The instrument use observationsheet, questionnaire, and observation sheet of test's trying. The design of validation'sresult show that media is valid and it can apply on the teaching learning. Theresult of test's trying show that card media is practical to use as mathematicslearning's media. Beside that, the student classical of total's percentage after do thetest show that media is effective to use as teaching learning.

scholarly journals The Use of Total Physical Response Strategy at Junior High School of SLBN South Curup, Rejang Lebong

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Paidi Gusmuliana
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Response Strategy ◽  
Special Treatment ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Physical Response ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Learning English

Abstract This research aims at investigating implementation of Total Physical Response (TPR) strategy at Junior High School of SLBN Curup Selatan, for the problems came from phenomena occurred on the students with special needs who had different disability such as tunanetra/ blind students and Tunarungu/ deaf and mute students in Learning English. The objectives of this research were to find out how implementation and difficulties faced the students of using TPR strategy .Then the researcher used Qualitative research with a case study of descriptive Qualitative. The subjects were two of English teachers who managed or taught them by using TPR strategy. The techniques of collecting data in this research were observation and interview. In this case, the researcher used observation checklist and interview guidance. There were some steps to analyze the data:data reduction, data display and drawing conclusion/ verification. The result of the implementation of Total Physical Response at SMPLBN Curup Selatan that teachers could implemented Total Physical Response strategy effectively in which the students were able to receive information easily and were more enjoyable in learning English. Then the factors that could influence the difficulties for them to understanding material were from their low capacity to process information, and they need special treatment and suficient time in learning English. Key words: Total Physical Response Strategy

scholarly journals The Effect of Teaching Methods and Learning Styles on Students’ English Achievement (An Experimental Study at Junior High School 1 Pasangkayu)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Syahrul Munir ◽  
Emzir Emzir ◽  
Aceng Rahmat
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
English Achievement ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Learning English

<p>The objectives of the research are to determine the effects of teaching methods (STAD and jigsaw) and learning styles (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic) on students’ English achievement. This research is an experimental study conducted at Junior High School Pasangkayu in 2014 with 213 sample which is selected stratified-randomly (n = 68). The results of the research are as follow: (1) English achievement of students taught with STAD is better than those of taught with jigsaw; (2) there is no significant difference in  English achievement among visual, auditory, and kinesthetic students; (3) there is any significant effect of interaction among teaching method and learning styles on students’ learning English achievement. The research also find out that for visual students, studying English achievement of students taught with STAD is better than that of students taught with jigsaw; for auditory students, learning English achievement  of students taught with jigsaw is better than that of students taught with STAD; and for kinesthetic students, English achievement of students taught with STAD is better than that of students taught with jigsaw. To sum up, STAD is more effective than jigsaw in improving students’ English achievement. STAD is suitable to improve English achievement of visual and kinesthetic students, and jigsaw is suitable to improve English achievement of auditory students.</p>

scholarly journals DEVELOPING ENGLISH MATERIALS FOR EFL LEARNERS AT ISLAMIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-220
Author(s):  
Muhammad Lukman Syafii ◽  
Rohfin Andria Gestanti
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Material Development ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Field Notes

The purpose of this research was to develop an EFL course book for the first semester learners at the Islamic junior high school in Indonesia. The material development includes some procedures of need analysis, material development, expert validation, material revision, try-out and final revision. Based on the results of questionnaires distributed to 106-second graders, the interviews done to the teachers and field notes taken from a document of the syllabus, this research revealed that most of the students and English teachers require English instructional materials embracing religious and general knowledge. After validated by the experts and tried-out to the students, this research finally produced English materials that were supplemented by a teacher’s guide, student’s worksheets and a CD containing listening materials.

scholarly journals Make a Match as Teaching Technique to Improve Students’ Writing

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 09-19
Author(s):  
Anggia Nirma Saresti ◽  
Rosi Anjarwati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
School Students ◽  
Class Participation ◽  
Teaching Technique ◽  
Teaching Learning

Teaching writing to junior high school students is absolutely a challenging job for English teacher in Indonesia, it also happened in a junior high school in Jombang. The researchers found that both teacher and students got problem in writing process because of the students’ low ability in writing and monotonous writing teaching technique used by the teacher. This research used a Classroom Action Research design to solve the problem by using Make a match teaching technique. Make a match is considered to be one of cooperative learning method which has some benefits in teaching learning process. The result of data analysis indicates that Make a match bring benefits to improve students’ writing and class participation.

scholarly journals Junior high school students’ difficulties of English language learning in the speaking and listening section

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54
Author(s):  
Alan Jaelani ◽  
Olivia Widad Zabidi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning English

This study aims to determine students' problems in learning English, especially in terms of speaking and listening. Basically, the teaching and learning process will run smoothly if students feel comfortable with the learning activities; therefore, this research provides some appropriate suggestions for teachers in overcoming difficulties faced by students. The respondents of this study were junior high school students. This study used a questionnaire as an instrument to determine the extent of students' skills in English. This study also conducted data analysis by analyzing the importance of English in students' views, the difficulties encountered in learning English, and also the teacher's teaching strategies desired by students. The results of this study indicate that most students have some difficulties in speaking due to lack of confidence and skills such as pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Likewise, the difficulty in listening is caused by students’ lack of vocabulary that leads to the difficulty in understanding conversations in English. To overcome this problem, teachers need to have strategies such as identification, diagnosis, prognosis, and assistance or therapy. This research can facilitate the teachers in knowing complaints about English language difficulties experienced by the students.

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