scholarly journals An Analysis Of Students' Speaking Difficulties at Eighth Grade Smpit At-Taqwa Surabaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-117
Author(s):  
Nur Hidayat ◽  
Zhela Meylinda Clarita
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Teacher Interviews ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Data Collections ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Home And School ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Descriptive Method

The purpose of this study was to investigate the difficulties of students in speaking English. The researcher used a qualitative descriptive method in this study. The subjects of this study were eighth-grade students A and D SMPIT At-Taqwa 2018/2019 academic year consisting of 40 students and English teachers. Data collections of this study were observation, student questionnaires, and student and teacher interviews. The results of this study indicate that 25% of students have difficulty speaking English. The efforts made by students and teachers to overcome difficulties in speaking English such as: taking English tutoring, listening English songs, practicing reading, writing and speaking at home and school. They also communicate through social media with foreign citizens, joining English Camp, watching western movies or change film subtitles with English. Then the solution given by the teacher is an additional lesson hour to support students who felt difficult in speaking English.

KEMAMPUAN MENGIDENTIFIKASI UNSUR-UNSUR TEKS DRAMA SISWA KELAS VIII SMP NEGERI 11 KENDARI

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 548
Author(s):  
Rasti Rasti ◽  
Sahlan Sahlan ◽  
Amirudin Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Descriptive Method

Abstract : The background of this research is "The Ability to Identify Elements of Drama Text in Class VIII Students of SMP Negeri 11 Kendari". The problem in this research is how is the ability to identify the elements of drama text for eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 11 Kendari? The purpose to be achieved in this study is to describe the ability to identify elements of drama text for eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 11 Kendari. The method used in this research is a quantitative descriptive method. The population in this study were all students of class VIII SMP Negeri 11 Kendari in the 2018/2019 academic year consisting of 4 classes with a total of 104. Based on the results of the study, of the 73 students who were research respondents, there were 38 students (52%) who obtained categories are able to individually identify elements of drama text. While 35 students (47%) obtained the category of being unable to individually identify elements of drama text. It can be concluded that the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 11 Kendari in identifying the elements of drama text are categorized as incapable. That said, because classically the ability of class VIII students of SMP Negeri 11 Kendari in identifying elements of drama text only reached 52%. From the elements of the drama text, it can be seen that the elements most understood by students are the themes, character characters and mandates in the drama, while the setting of the place is still poorly understood by students. This can be seen in the acquisition of student scores in research. The elements of drama text include aspects of the theme (95.89%), aspects of 3 elements in dialogue (79.45%), aspects of the stages of the plot (34.24%), aspects of character characters (86.30%), aspects of the setting (17.80%), mandate aspect (98.63%). Of the six aspects assessed, there are three aspects that are categorized as capable, namely aspects of the theme, character character and mandate, while three aspects are classified as in the incapable category, namely aspects of the 3 elements in dialogue, stages of flow, and setting of the place. Keywords: ability; identify; drama elements 

Using Dictation Techniques to Improve the Eighth-Grade Students’ Listening Comprehension Achievement at SMPN 35 Surabaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-69
Author(s):  
Laely Vitriyati
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Listening Test ◽  
Teaching Language ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Test Result

Dictation is an ancient technique in teaching language becoming one of interesting ways to improve the students’ listening comprehension proposed by Davis & Rinvolucri (1988). This study was aimed to solve the students’ listening comprehension achievement by using dictation techniques as a technique in teaching listening at SMPN 35 Surabaya in the academic year 2020/2021. Classroom Action Research (CAR) was applied in this study in two cycles. In this classroom action research, the technique was divided into note taking and partial dictation. The primary data about students listening achievement were gained from the listening test. Meanwhile, the supporting data were gathered from observation and documentation. The results on students’ activity showed the use of text dictation techniques could improve the eighth-grade students’ activity in listening. Furthermore, In the first cycle of the test’ result, the teaching listening activity was not so good as what was expected. On the average, the percentage of the students’ involvement in the process of teaching listening was only 45% in the first meeting and 50% in the second meeting. But, in the second cycle the percentage of students’ involvement in the process of teaching listening increased from 77% in the first meeting to 80% in the second meeting. This improvement happened because of some revision, they were; choosing the text with familiar story for the students, reading the text more clearly, turning up the volume, and using more gestures in teaching listening technique

scholarly journals Buzz Group Technique to Promote Students Reading Comprehension

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Afifah
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
T Test ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Paired T Test ◽  
Group Technique

This present study was quasi experiment research. This study aimed to find out whether or not there is any the improvement of the students’ reading comprehension by using buzz group technique. The population of the study was all the eighth grade students of SMP SENTOSA BAKTI BATURAJA in Academic Year 2019/ 2020. The sample was taken by using cluster random sampling. The sample is divided by two experimental class and control group. The try-out was done at VIII. C with 22 respondents. The data was collected by using test. The reliability of the data was taken through Alpha Cronbach. The data were analyzed by using paired T-test of control class and paired t-test of experimental class and independent t-test too. The result showed that from the mean score was 71 improved to be 84, 6 and based on independent T-test the value of T obtained was 8,122 as significant level of 0.05 for 2 tailed testing and degree of freedom (df) was 48 the critical value of T table 3, 425. The value was higher than T table (8,122>3,425) and the value sig, (2 tailed)= 0.000 less than the value of significant level (0.05).  It mean that there was significant improvement the students who was taught by using buzz group technique and those who was not at SMP SENTOSA BAKTI Baturaja. It concluded that Buzz group technique was effective to promote students’ reading comprehension at the Eighth Grade students of SMP SENTOSA BAKTI BATURAJA.

scholarly journals TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH CONCEPT ORIENTED READING INSTRUCTION (CORI) STRATEGYTO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 13 LUBUKLINGGAU

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-104
Author(s):  
Ardayati Ardayati ◽  
Herlina Herlin
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
T Test ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Test Calculation ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Paired T Test

The problem of this research was to find out whether or not it is significantly effective to improve reading comprehension through Concept Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) Strategy to the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 13 Lubuklinggau in the academic year 2016/2017. The strategy applied was pre experimental method with one group pretest-posttest design.. The sample was taken through cluster random sampling. The result was VIII.2 class with the total number of 28 students. The data were collected through test consisted of 25 items of multiple choices. The data were analyzed through four techniques: 1) Students’ Individual Score, 2) Minimum Mastery Criteria, 3) Normality and 4) Paired t-test calculation. The result of this study: (1) The mean students’ score in the pre-test was 64.00, (2) The mean score of post-test was 76.00 and (3) the result of paired t-test was 11.43, which was higher than 1.703 value of the t-table of 27 (28-1) with 95% significant level for one tailed-test. In this research the researcher formulated two hypotheses. They were null hypothesis (Ho) and alternative hypothesis (Ha). Based on the result of the paired t-test calculation showed that the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It meant that it was significantly effective to Teach Reading Comprehension through Concept Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) Strategy to the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 13 Lubuklinggau in the academic year of 2016/2017

An Analysis of Students’ Needs in Reading Comprehension of Eight Grader of SMP IT Fathona Baturaja

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-19
Author(s):  
Henny Yulia
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Learning English

The Problems of the study concerned with whether or not the students’ need English for specific purposes in reading. In addition, the study was done to find out the student’s need in reading comprehension. Total sampling method was used to take the sample. The sample was 11 students from the eighth grade in academic year 2019/2020. A Descriptive method was used in this study. The writer used questionnaires and documentation in collecting the data. The result of study from view of Target needs (necessities) showed that 72.8% claimed that they hope that learning English could support their future works. The result of target needs showed that 45.5% were in beginner level. 81.8% want to be able to master both general vocabulary and Islamic world terms. Moreover, the result of learning needs, input in reading comprehension 72.7% claimed that reading can add English vocabulary. From procedure in reading, 54.5% said that they were agree with arranging random paragraphs or sentences into a correct or logical paragraph sequence of sentence. Next, 90.9% students wanted to do the study outside the classroom, 45.5% claimed that they were strongly agree with activity in discussing and being active in investigation. The last, 54.5% students were strongly agreed that teachers must create an active atmosphere to solve problems and doing assignment.

scholarly journals THE ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE USE OF REFLECTIVE JOURNAL WRITING AS WRITING ACTIVITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Yuli Herman ◽  
Nadya Shakila Feronika ◽  
Risza Dwiputri
Keyword(s):  
Journal Writing ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Reflective Journal ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Research Show ◽  
Writing Activity

This study was aimed to know the attitude of students towards the use Reflective Journal Writing a writingactivity at the excellent classes of eighth grade students of SMPN 1 Solok in 2019/2020 academic year. The research method used in this study was quantitative descriptive. The population in this research was the excellent classes of eighth grade students of SMPN 1 Solok in 2019/2020 academic year. The total of population was 66 students of 2 classses The technique sample used was total sampling, where all the students in excellent classes, class VIII A and VIII B were  included as the sample in the research. To get the data of the research, the researcher used questionnaire. The research design included a 5 point Likert-type questionnaire which were strongly agree (SA), Agree (A), Undecided (U), Disagree (D), and strongly Disagree (SD). In this case the researcher used 44 number of statements which based on 3 indicators of students’ attitude. The indicators of attitude were divided into cognitive, emotion and behavioral aspects. The finding of this research show the final percentage of students’ attitude towards reflective journal writing was 76%, it was classified as in the “very good” level. It means students had a very positive attitude towards the use of reflective journal writing as writing activity.

scholarly journals Indonesian Lingual Variation Use Among Millennials In The Industrial Revolution Era 4.0

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Ratna Juwitasari Emha ◽  
Dede Fatinova
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Millennial Generation ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Linguistic Variation ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Method

It is a fact that language is dynamic, and nothing can not stop it from changing. This dynamism has implications for the use of various languages among Indonesians. The youth mostly uses it because they are active and massive users of technology and social media. This research aims to describe the form and character of the linguistic variation of slang which is popularly used by the millennial generation. In this study, data is taken from social media, and direct informants then analyzed using a qualitative descriptive method. The results showed that four types of linguistic variation of slang which is popularly used by the millennial generation such phonology (32,29%), morphology (22,92%), syntax (4,17%), and semantics aspect (40, 63%). Based on the results, the millennial generation’s most dominant type of semantics aspect with 39 data (40, 63%). It means that millennials preferred using more slang utterances modified in semantic elements. Millennials did not completely change or create many new meanings. They retained the meanings of existing references only in the forms of new terms.

scholarly journals PROMOSI ONLINE PADA INDIE CLOTHING INSPIRED27 MALANG

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Faris Tri Hidayat ◽  
Poppy Febriana
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Is Theory ◽  
Descriptive Method

Internet in Indonesia currently is growing rapidly and become the primary needs for its users, the development of social media has also become one of the important factors in the amount of internet users in this country.The aim of this research is to know the application and explaination of online promotion through observation and empiric study in Inspired27. The approach used in this research is Theory of Internet base promotion mix. Qualitative descriptive method is used as the means of analysis in order to get systematical picture of the fact which is actual, accurate regarding the object of analysis. The result shows that Inspired27 has applied online promotion to help the sales. Inspired27 use various online promotions such as website and social media. But they have no research team and division that specifically handle online promotion thus the implication is less maximum.

scholarly journals The Descriptive Study on Students’ Reading Comprehension in Scanning Recount Text of The Eighth Grade Students at SMP N 1 Glagah in The 2013/2014 Academic Year

LUNAR ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 48-58
Author(s):  
Subayil Subayil
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
First Language ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Teaching Of Reading ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Academic Year

Reading is a multileveled and interactive process in which readers contruct a meaningful representation of text using their schemata. While it has been known for some time that both content and formal schemata are necessary for complete understanding of written texts in a reader’s first language (L1), and has been suspected to be true in the reader’s second language (L2). The purpose of this thesis is twofold. The first, to give a brief overview of some of the literature that deals with scanning as the alternative technique to teach reading comprehension. The second goal, to disscuss the implemetation of scaaning in the reading class. This classroom action research was intended to comprehend students’ reading in scanning recount text at SMPN 1 Glagah in the 2013/2014 academic year. It was conducted at the eighth year students. The respondent oh this research was consisted of 54 students who cocsisted of each class of the eighth grade. This respondents were chosen becouse they were as example of sample to establish the technique had goal or not. Involving the English teacher's preparation, the instructional activities conducted by the teachers, the material or technique used in the teaching of reading comprehension, the evaluation reading comprehension, and other factors that students succeed in the reading comprehension. The instruments of collecting data used test and documentation. The reading comprehension focused in recount text which used scanning technique. The reading comprehension test was used to get primary data about the students’ reading comprehension of English passages. In the implementation to find the value of reading comprehension by scanning techinique for the first time was providing related question reading test of recount text. It was done to determine the value students reading comprehension by using that technique mentioned above. So that, it will be known later on how to comprehend reading text. In the evaluation, the researcher got the test score from the respondent or students. Based on the result, it be concluded that the reading comprehension by scaanning technique had side-effect to improve the reading ability students and help the students of the eighth grade at SMPN 1 Glagah who they got some reading test which focused in recount text.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kemampuan Menulis Teks Persuasi dengan Menggunakan Teknik Pemodelan Siswa Kelas VIII SMPN L Sidoharjo Kabupaten Musi Rawas

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Elpi Arida ◽  
Susetyo Susetyo ◽  
Didi Yulistio
Keyword(s):  
Research Data ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Average Increase ◽  
Student Activity ◽  
Modeling Techniques ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Increasing Student Learning ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Answering Questions

The purpose of this study was to describe (1) increasing the ability to write persuasion text with the modeling techniques of eighth grade students of SMPN L. Sidoharjo, Musi Rawas Regency and (2) Increasing student learning activities in writing persuasive text with modeling techniques for VIII students of SMPN L. Sidoharjo, Musi Regency Rawas. This study uses a Classroom Action Research (CAR) procedures. This research was conducted in two cycles. Each cycle is designed and carried out by steps (1) planning, (2) action, (3) observation, and (4) reflection. The source of the data of this study was the eighth grade students of SMP N L. Sidoharjo in the 2018/2019 academic year, while the research data were in the form of persuasion texts written by students. Then the data is analyzed using the average formula and the results are consulted in the qualification table. The results showed that the ability to write persuasion texts students experienced an average increase in cycle 1 of 67.98 which included in the category of enough, increased to 77, 76 in the second cycle included in the good category. The increase was also followed by an increase in student activity in learning to write persuasion texts which included activeness and direct involvement in observing, answering questions and writing persuasion texts from moderately active to active.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document