Students’ Motivation in Learning English

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 539
Author(s):  
Neng Aprilia Purnama ◽  
Neng Sri Rahayu ◽  
Rasi Yugafiati
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Know How ◽  
The Media ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Learning English ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Motivation is one of the most significant things in learning process. Without motivation, the purposes of learning is tough to be achieved. When learners have it in learning process, they will more understand with the materials, especially English. The goal of this study is to know how students’ motivation in learning English of eight grade at MTs Mathla’ul Anwar Sukaguna. This study used descriptive qualitative method. The data was carried out by using a questionnaire of students’ motivation which have ten items adapted from Clement, Dornyei, & Noels (1994) and used an interview which have five questions‎. The data were processed in the percentage and descriptive explanation. The main findings described that the learners are entirety highly motivated. Based on this study’s findings, students of eighth grade at MTs Mathla’ul Anwar have that motivation, it is based on the outcome of questionnaire and interview. From the output of questionnaire, most of students choose the agree statements. It means that students has an savor in learning English. Furthermore, the yield of interview expressed that students have highly interesting in learning English. But in this case, the teacher have to be more creative in using the media, strategy, or delivered material in teaching learning activity to improve students’ motivation.

scholarly journals The Use of Hopscotch Game in Teaching Speaking to the First Grade Students of English Department of IKIP PGRI Madiun in the Academic Year of 2013/2014

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fitra Pinandhita
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
First Grade ◽  
English Department ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

<p>Hopscotch Game is one of the media in teaching speaking. It is purposed to help the students more interested in teaching-learning process. The objectives of this research are to describe: 1) the procedure of using hopscotch game in teaching speaking, 2) the advantages of using hopscotch game in teaching speaking, 3) the disadvantage of using hopscotch game in teaching speaking.</p><p> </p><p>This research was done at IKIP PGRI Madiun from September-December</p><p>2013. The subject of the study was the students of 1A of English Department of IKIP  PGRI  Madiun  consisting  of  30  students,  it  uses  descriptive  qualitative method for data analysis. The researcher did some steps such as pre activity, whilst activity, and post activity. In collecting the data, the researcher applied several techniques including observation, interview, and documentation.</p><p> </p><p>The result of the research shows that: 1) there are some procedures of using hopscotch, 2) hopscotch game makes students have fun in speaking class, and it can be a media to motivate students in the teaching-learning process. 3) the disadvantage of  hopscotch game is spending much time.</p><p> </p>Based on the result of this research, some suggestions are presented to the lecturer, and the students. The lecturer is expected to apply various kinds of approach or method such as hopscotch game in teaching speaking in order to make the teaching learning process more interesting and fun. The students are expected to practice speaking English actively without being afraid of making mistakes, because the lecturer will rectify and help them to be better in speaking English.

scholarly journals KEMAMPUAN GURU KELAS DALAM MENGAJAR ANAK BERKEBUTUHAN KHUSUS BERKESULITAN BELAJAR PADA PROGRAM INKLUSI

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Widias Rahayuni
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
The Government ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Class Teacher ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Nowadays, the government with its policy of inclusion class made teacher must be able to do learning activity for children with special need. This research was aimed to describe about (1) teachers’ competence in planning of learning for children with special need (CSN), (2) teachers’ competence in doing learning activity for CSN, (3) teachers’ competence in evaluating learning achievement of CSN, (4) teachers’ competence in managing the class at integration process for CSN and normal children in the same class. This research method used descriptive qualitative approach. These research objects were integration class teacher of class 1, class teacher of CSN handler, headmaster of SD Negeri 1 Tanjung. The technique of collecting data in this research used observation, interview, and document. The technique of data analysis used descriptive qualitative. The research result showed that (1)teachers’ competence in the planning of learning for children with special need (CSN) showed two different results between teacher of integration class and teacher of CSN handler, that was in preparing the lesson plan, teacher of the integration class used provided lesson plan and this was applied both to normal student and CSN, yet teacher of CSN prepared batter and conicallu by making PPI for CSN in SD Negeri 1 Tanjung, (2) teachers’ competence in doing learning activity for CSN was in quite a good category as equalized the right if giving learning service between normal student and CSN, and teacher mostly used media in teaching learning process, (3) teachers’ competence in evaluating learning achievement of CSN was based on the competence of CSN, thus teachers didn’t have specific criteria as the standard for determining the development of CSN (4 )teachers’ competence in managing the integration class was able to manage and there was good cooperation between teacher of integration class and teacher of CSN, thus this was good cooperation between teacher of integration class and teacher of CSN, thus this was able to solve the problems in teaching learning process.

scholarly journals Implementing Comic in Learning English Vocabulary in Pharmacy Students of STIKes Buleleng

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Kadek Devy Marleni ◽  
Putu Windi Ridayanti ◽  
Ni Nyoman Ari Ratnadi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
The Media ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Learning English

The success of the teaching-learning process is not only supported by the students but also by the teacher as central learning. In this case, students and teachers have an equally important role. The students will be enthusiastic in learning when they have good teachers in transfer information, material, and knowledge. Teaching English as a foreign language to adult students is not essay job to do. It needs kinds of strategies in teaching and method to transform knowledge into them. It is because English is difficult and not an essay to be learned for them. English language as a foreign language has so many challenges to be faced when learned it. Many factors showed that English is difficult to be learned by students at a higher level such as they are lack vocabulary, confusing to express their ideas, lazy to practice English, bored in teaching strategy, or media that lecture used. In this situation, the lecture should choose appropriate media, strategy, or method when teaching. And one of the media can be used is comic. Comics are a series of pictures that contain images and balloons to write a story. This research showed that learning by implementing comics was so significant to improve students’ willingness in learning vocabulary. It prof by the increasing mark of students in English objects, the present list was always full and the atmosphere of the classroom is so lively. The class was always happy, enthusiastic, and comfortable to follow the lesson.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION AND THE STUDENT'S RESPONSES OF GUIDED QUESTION TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING WRITING RECOUNT TEXT

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Sinta Pertiwi ◽  
Evie Kareviati
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

The research is aimed to investigate the implementation and to find out student’s responses to the guided questions technique in teaching writing recount text. The research used descriptive qualitative method. The data was obtained from observation and questionnaire. The research was conducted at SMPN 5 Cimahi which the participant was the 35 students of VIII – G. The result of the research showed that the guided question technique was implemented under the theory. It can be seen from the use of basic questions to gathering the ideas and the steps of implementing the guided question technique were done while the teaching-learning process. Guided questions technique also helps students in understanding the material. Meanwhile, the students gave a positive response toward the guided questions technique's implementation with 76.3% of students agree that the guided question technique is interesting and easy to use. Moreover, with the average 97%, attention aspect being the highest average indicator which can be illustrated that the guided questions technique was interesting and enjoyable. Keywords: Writing, Recount text, Guided question, Student's response

scholarly journals DIRECTIVES SPEECH ACTS ANALYSIS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY OF THE EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS HUSNUL KHATIMAH IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rayda Ary Ana ◽  
Siti Musarokah
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Directive Speech Acts ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Directive Speech ◽  
Academic Year

The utterances produced by people have speech acts, especially in the English teaching learning process. One of them is directive speech acts. Thus, this study aimed at identifying the directive speech acts and its functions in teaching vocabulary of the eight grade students of MTs Husnul Khatimah in the academic year 2011-2012. This study was carried out under a descriptive qualitative method. The data of this study were taken from the eighth grade students. The sample of the study was 30 students. The writers conducted the study in one meeting when the class was studying vocabularies in a recount text. The data were collected by recording the utterances produced by the teacher and the students. Then, the writer transcribed the record of the data. It was analyzed by identifying directive speech acts of the utterances and describing the functions of the directive speech acts. The writers found that there are twenty directives speech acts during the teaching learning process. All of them are imperatives or commands. The teacher uttered twenty-three orders to the students, while the students uttered one request to the teacher. The teacher directive speech acts have functions as a command, permission, prohibition and encouragement to the students.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Professional Competence in Teaching ESP at Four Private Vocational Schools in Grobogan

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-264
Author(s):  
Eva Rahmatunnisa ◽  
Januarius Mujiyanto ◽  
Dwi Anggani Linggar Bharati
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Time Allocation ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Activity Assessment ◽  
Assessment Time ◽  
The Media ◽  
Teaching Learning

A Professional teacher should master some competencies; one of them is professional competence. Accordingly, the preliminary research showed that some teachers had problems in the teaching-learning process. This research aimed to analyze the teachers’ competence in designing the syllabus, creating the lesson plan, developing the learning material, applying the learning media, the teaching-learning process, and constructing the students' assessment. This study was a qualitative case study. Subjects of the study were four private vocational school teachers in Grobogan. The data were collected by implementing observation, document analysis, and interviews. There were three steps in analyzing data, such as identifying, analyzing, and interpreting. The result showed that all teachers were good at designing ESP syllabus according to the instructional material, learning activity, assessment, time allocation, and learning resources. Then, they had created an ESP lesson plan well even though a teacher missed writing the learning method and the learning media. The media used were such as whiteboard, board markers, LCD, laptop, and other supporting materials. Additionally, all teachers did the teaching- learning process well despite some teachers found difficulties in applying lesson plan, they could not associate the lesson plan with the real condition in the class. The last finding showed that all teachers made an individual assignment for their students. But there was only a teacher who made group assignments. This research is expected to contribute to the teachers or lecturers in implementing professional competence to teach ESP.

scholarly journals Implementation of Scientific Approach in English Teaching at SMPN 1 Gringsing Batang

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luluk Fatwiana Muslimah ◽  
Ngasbun Egar ◽  
Siti Musarokah
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Final Project ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Media ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This research aimed: 1) to identify the implementation of scientific approach in English teaching at SMP N 1 Gringsing, 2) to identify the problems faced by the teachers and students implementing scientific approach in English teaching, and 3) to know the teachers’ solutions of the problems. The method used in this final project is descriptive qualitative. The writer used observation sheet and documentation gotten by recording the activities, and the lesson plan of the teachers in collecting data. The result of the analysis shows: 1) the implementation of scientific approach in teaching learning process at SMP N 1 Gringsing Batang is running well, although the five steps are not working well because the time was not enough to finish all of steps of scientific approach in one meeting. 2) the problems in teaching learning process were divided into two parts.  The first was problems of the teachers. Here, the first teacher often forgot to give apperception in the opening step as stated in the lesson plan. The teachers found the students were less active in learning process of questioning step. Moreover, the teachers gave same instruction in exploring and associating step by giving same questions but different pattern (written and orally). Then, the teachers were lack in the media of teaching learning process, so it made students bored. The second was problems faced by the students that they were being nervous, afraid, or ashamed if they made a mistake in arranging the question or sentence, and show their work. Sometimes they felt difficult when they found new vocabularies. 3) there were some solutions made by the teachers to solve the problems. They corrected the students’ pronunciation and wrong sentence. The teachers let students to open their dictionary to find the meaning of difficult words. Furthermore, they gave motivation to the students that they should be more active in the teaching and learning process. In addition, the teachers gave punishment by giving questions to students who did not focus in learning process and the students were asked to write what they had learnt on that day in “My Journal”. It was to know the students’ development. Finally, the teachers should improve the techniques in learning process, so the students can receive the material easily.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Strategies towards the Students’ Disruptive Behavior in Learning English

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-245
Author(s):  
Reski Pilu ◽  
Purnama Cahya ◽  
Musfirah Musfirah
Keyword(s):  
Disruptive Behavior ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Disruptive Behaviors ◽  
Personal Approach ◽  
Learning English ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This research aims at finding out the students’ disruptive behaviors in learning English and the teachers’ strategies toward students’ disruptive behavior in learning English. The sample of this research 4 teachers. This research applied descriptive qualitative method. The instrument of this research is interview.Teacher uses many strategies such as, doing personal approach, displacing the students to sit in front, giving warning to the students and admonishing degree for the students who make disruptive in the class at the learning process.

scholarly journals Teaching vocabulary by using English kid songs for the 3rd grade students of Linguistic Class Program (LCP) at MI Muhammadiyah 1 Pare – Kediri

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cayati
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Know How ◽  
Key Word ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Teaching Learning

Abstract English cannot be separated from vocabulary learning, because it is a very important aspect in language skills in addition to aspects of speaking, listening and writing. In this case, the vocabulary is not only used for communication it can also improve English skills such as writing, speaking and listening skills. Lacking vocabulary is the reason why English is difficult to master. The students have been studying English for long time with the several methods, but they do not have an adequate vocabulary in English. Descriptive qualitative method is used by the researcher as research design. This research is intended to find out the descriptive outcome of the collected data and the interpretation of which as the conclusion to know how the curriculum, syllabus and implementation of teaching. The response of students toward the teaching of vocabulary process was consist of three terms, they are students’ difficulties, students’ perception on teaching learning process, and the advantages which can be taken by following this class. The first was about students’ difficulties, students had the problem in pronouncing and memorizing the vocabulary. The second was about their perception in teaching learning process. Generally the students enjoy this program because the teacher always asks the students to sing a song together. The students really like learning while singing a song. Even though they had some problems in the class; they liked this program because it gave them advantage to prepare themselves to build their vocabulary. By following this program, it increased their knowledge about vocabulary. Key word: Teaching Vocabulary, English Kid’s Song.

scholarly journals Students’ Strategies in Reducing Anxiety in Learning English

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-428
Author(s):  
Sulastri Sulastri ◽  
Ratnawati Ratnawati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Classroom Observation ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Anxiety Level ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Physical Response ◽  
Severe Anxiety ◽  
Learning English ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

The aims of this research is to know the level of anxiety faced by students at ABA-UMI, to know the factors cause anxiety, and to know the students’ strategies in reducing anxiety in learning English. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The writers focused on observing the level of anxiety faced by ABA students. The writers took two classes as the repondents in 2013-2014 academic years. The writers did classroom observation and interviewed nine (9) students who tended to feel anxious in learning English. The observation was conducted three meetings in speaking class and the writers used video recording to record and collect the data needed.The writers found three levels of anxiety faced by ABA students; they were mild anxiety, moderate anxiety and severe anxiety level. The first level can be seen in physical response from the students such as nervous, afraid, sweating, and embarrassed. But, the students could control their anxiety by motivating themselves to learn. The second level of anxiety was moderate level. The student did not participate in class (silent), cold hands and sweating. In this level, the students could control his/her anxiety so that he/she could participate in learning.And the last level of anxiety found was severe anxiety. The writers found that there were two students who felt anxious. The students had different symptoms such as cold hands, sweating, and their head feel heavy. This anxiety appeared when students could not overcome his/her worry. In this level, the students could not control their anxiety so that they could not participate even avoid the learning activity.

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