scholarly journals THE USE OF SONG LYRICS THROUGH VIDEO CLIP TO INCREASE ENGLISH VOCABULARY MASTERY (CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH AT SMP BRAWIJAYA)

SUAR BETANG ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanik Lailinas Sakinah
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Video Clip ◽  
Video Clips ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Song Lyrics ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Passing Grade

The first thing should be mastered by learners for learning a foreign language is vocabulary. Vocabulary is a foundation besides pronunciation and grammar for the learners. The result of the preliminary study at SMP Brawijaya Smart School for the seventh B students showed that the students had a problem in mastering vocabulary. It can be seen from the results of pre-test and interview with the English teacher. In this case, the researcher tried to increase their vocabulary by using song lyrics through the video clip. The method used in this research is Classroom Action Research (CAR) based on McTaggart’s theory which consisted of four stages in one cycle. They are planning, acting, observing and reflecting. This research was conducted in one cycle and consisted of three meetings to give the students’ treatment by using song lyrics through the video clip. The criteria of success were 70% of the seventh B students reached equal or more than 75 (minimum passing grade). For collecting the data, the researcher used the interview guide, observation sheet, observation checklist, field-notes, questionnaires, and test. The result of this research showed that the vocabulary of the students increased by using song lyrics through video clip as a media in teaching and learning. The percentage showed that 76,19% of students passed the criteria of success. Sixteen students got equal or more than 75 as the minimum passing grade. It can be concluded that the implementation of video clips was successful and effective to increase the students’ vocabulary.Penggunaan Lirik Lagu melalui Klip Video untuk Meningkatkan Penguasaan Kosakata Bahasa Inggris (Penelitian Tindak Kelas di SMP Brawijaya)Hal pertama yang harus dikuasai oleh pelajar untuk belajar bahasa asing adalah kosakata. Kosakata adalah fondasi selain pengucapan dan tata bahasa untuk pelajar. Hasil studi pendahuluan di SMP Brawijaya Smart School untuk siswa kelas VII B menunjukkan bahwa siswa memiliki masalah dalam menguasai kosakata. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari hasil prates dan hasil wawancara guru bahasa Inggris. Dalam hal ini peneliti ingin meningkatkan kosakata siswa menggunakan lirik lagu melalui klip video. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) berdasarkan teori dari McTaggart yang terdiri dari empat tahapan dalam satu siklus, yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Penelitian ini dilakukan dalam satu siklus dan terdiri atas tiga pertemuan untuk memberikan siswa pembelajaran dengan menggunakan lirik lagu melalui klip video. Kriteria keberhasilan dalam penelitian ini adalah 70% dari siswa kelas B mendapatkan nilai 75 (minimum kelulusan) atau lebih. Untuk mengumpulkan data, peneliti menggunakan wawancara, lembar pengamatan, daftar pengamatan, catatan lapangan, angket, dan tes. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kosakata siswa meningkat dengan menggunakan lirik lagu melalui klip video sebagai media dalam proses belajar mengajar. Persentase menunjukkan bahwa 76,19% dari jumlah siswa berhasil mencapai kriteria keberhasilan. Ada enam belas siswa yang mendapatkan nilai 75 atau lebih. Jadi, dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan klip video sebagai media pembelajaran sukses dan efektif untuk meningkatkan kosakata siswa

scholarly journals Fun Writing Using WebQuest

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wardani Dwi Wihastyanang
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Ninth Graders ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Report Text ◽  
The Web

<em>This study intended to describe how the process of teaching and learning using WebQuest can develop the ninth graders’ writing ability of report text. The subjects included the 15 ninth graders. The students were taught to be able to write report texts by using WebQuest after they visit the web addresses given in the two cycles of classroom action research. Their writing ability achievement and the information on students’ interaction during the teaching and learning process were attained by overseeing writing products at the end of each cycle and by using observation checklists and field notes. The result indicated that WebQuest was successful in developing the students’ writing ability of report texts. The comparison of the students’ scores in the preliminary study and in Cycle 2 was significantly developed. In preliminary study, the students’ average score was 50.8. While in the cycle two, the students’ score was 76.8.</em>

ECLECTIC METHOD: AN ALTERNATIVE TO SUPPORT GRAMMAR MASTERY TO TWELVE GRADERS

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Kiswati Kiswati
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Finding ◽  
The Other ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Twelfth Graders ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Grammar Tests

This research is aimed to know the use of Eclectic Method towards students grammar mastery. Due to the low grammar score and less motivation of the students to learn grammar as one of the material that should be mastered by the students integratedly with the other material. The research was a two-cycle classroom action research conducted to twelfth graders of social department at MAN 5 Jombang. This study used grammar tests, observation sheet and field notes as the instruments. The research finding proved that eclectic method was effective to be conducted in teaching English, mainly in grammar class. The data showed that the grammar score was improved significantly from the average score of 55.87 in preliminary study to become 76.65 in cycle 1 and 88.19 in cycle 2. The participation of the students during the cycle was also improved from cycle to cycle.

scholarly journals Improving Students' Writing Ability by Using Personal Photograph of Seventh Year Students at SMPN 4 Banyuwangi in the 2014/2015 Academic Year

LUNAR ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 34-52
Author(s):  
Asmiyati Ningsih
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Thinking Process ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Academic Year

English plays important role for all aspects because the development of science and technology is mostly transferred through it. English is taught in the forms of speaking, writing, listening and reading integrative. Among the four language skills, writing is considered to be most difficult to master, because it needs continues thinking process for expressing ideas, feelings, or thought in a piece of paper. The research was carried out at SMP 4 Banyuwangi. The subjects of the research are the students of the seventh grade A student. The research method was classroom action research. This classroom action research had two cycles which consisted of four main stages in each cycle. They are preparation, implementation, observation, and reflection of the action. In each cycle, the teaching and learning process were conducted into three meetings which include two meetings of applying method and one meeting for the writing test. In the first cycle the researcher used personal photograph as a media in teaching descriptive text, researcher asked students to describe their personality and their families in the class based on the example that had been given by the researcher. In the second cycle, researcher asked students to describe their friend in photos that was brought by the student in group. The result of preliminary study showed that the main score of the students’ writing descriptive paragraph result was low (M= 49,78). Meanwhile, the standard minimum passing level score in this school is 75. In the first cycle on Monday, 11st May until 16th M a y 2 0 1 5 i n t h r e e m e e t i n g s , t h e r e s e a r c h e r found the mean of the score of the students’ writing was 74,83 with the total score 2694. In the second cycle on Monday 18th May until 25th May 2015, the researcher found the mean of the score of the students’ writing was 79,72 with the total score 2870. Based on that fact, the result of the research shows that the students improve their ability in writing descriptive text by using personal photograph as the media. They are better in writing and arranging the sentences than in pretest. The objectives of the research are firstly to know the improvement of students’ ability in writing descriptive paragraph. The second is to find out how the use of personal photograph to improve the students’ writing descriptive paragraph

IMPROVING STUDENTS' CONFIDENCE IN SPEAKING BY STORYTELLING TECHNIQUE THROUGH WEBTOON

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tifani Tifani ◽  
Regina Regina ◽  
Wardah Wardah
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Academic Year

This research was conducted based on the problems found from observation in the teaching and learning process. This research aimed to investigate how the use of storytelling technique through webtoon improved students' confidence in speaking to class X IPS 3 students of SMA Negeri 5 Pontianak Utara in academic year 2018/2019. The method implemented in this research was Classroom Action Research with two cycles. The subjects of the research were 32 students of class X IPS 3. In collecting the data, the writer used observation checklist table, field notes, and questionnaires. The result showed that students’ confidence in speaking improved by using storytelling technique through webtoon. Most of them are active in speaking English in the classroom. In conclusion, storytelling technique through webtoon was useful to help students to improve their confidence in speaking English. Thus, the writer recommends the teacher to use storytelling technique in teaching learning speaking to the student.This research was conducted based on the problems found from observation in the teaching and learning process. This research aimed to investigate how the use of storytelling technique through webtoon  improved students’ confidence in speaking to class X IPS 3 students of SMA Negeri 5 Pontianak Utara in academic year 2018/2019. The method implemented in this research was Classroom Action Research with two cycles. The subjects of the research were 32 students of class X IPS 3. In collecting the data, the writer used observation checklist table, field notes, and questionnaires. The result showed that students' confidence in speaking improved by using storytelling technique through webtoon. Most of them are active in speaking English in the classroom. In conclusion, storytelling technique through webtoon was useful to help students to improve their confidence in speaking English. Thus, the writer recommends the teacher to use storytelling technique in teaching learning speaking to the student.

scholarly journals Building Fun Teaching and Learning Process through Simple Science Experiment Activity to Foster Young Learners’ Participation and English Vocabulary Identification

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nia Roistika
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Kindergarten Students ◽  
Young Learners ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Classroom Action Research

This study was classified into classroom action research (CAR) which carried out the implementation of Simple Science Experiment during teaching and learning process at Kindergarten students’ at Frances Pre-school Tulungagung to overcome the students’ difficulties on identifying English vocabulary. In accordance to the preliminary study results showed that (1) the students had low participation during teaching and learning process (2) the students had difficulty in identifying and memorizing English vocabulary. Consequently, the criteria of success were aimed to the stated problems above. The results of the research proved that applying Simple Science Experiment during teaching and learning process in Kindergarten level was able to upgrade the students’ participation and English vocabulary identification. The Simple Science Experiment supported the Kindergarten students to get involved actively during teaching and learning process and created mostly students gaining better ability in English vocabulary identification.

scholarly journals The Implementation of SQ3R Method to Develop Students’ Reading Skill on Islamic Texts in EFL Class in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Abdul Gafur Marzuki
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reading Skill ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
The Third ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Development Of Students

The study aims at analyzing the development of students’ reading skill on Islamic texts in EFL class in Indonesia through SQ3R method. The research was designed as a collaborative classroom action research which was carried out at TBI-4 FTIK IAIN Palu. The subject of the research was the third semester students of TBI-4 FTIK IAIN Palu consisting of 24 students. The research was conducted in one cycle through stages of planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The cycle consists of three meetings. The researcher with his collaborator collected the data by using observation checklists, field notes, camera recording, and test. The result showed that the SQ3R method could develop students’ reading skill. This fact was supported by the result of achievement test. There were 19 students (75%) who got score greater than 80 of 24 students, there were 6 students who could not reach the score. The research was stopped after the third meeting of cycle 1 in which the result of students’ achievement test have met the criteria of success. Based on this finding, the researcher concluded that the implementation of SQ3R method in teaching and learning process can develop students’ reading skill on Islamic texts.Keywords: Implementation, Reading Skill, SQ3R method.

scholarly journals Utilizing Idea Mapping to Enhance EFL College Students’ Writing Performance at Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Agus Eko Cahyono ◽  
Masrokhin ,
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
The Third ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Efl College Students

Writing, among the four skills, is clearly a complex process, and being competent in writing is frequently accepted as being competent of last language skill to acquire (Nunan, 1991:91). Idea mapping refers to mind mapping which can help students to generate and organize their ideas in writing. This study attempts to investigate how can idea mapping improve the writing ability of the third semester students of English Department at Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang. The classroom action research design employed in this study is a collaborative classroom action research. The design of classroom action research utilized in this study follows that of Kemmis and McTaggart (2000:595) cited in Koshy (2007:4) which comprises four main steps, namely, planning, implementing the action, observing, and reflecting which are preceded by reconnaissance (preliminary study). The findings of the study are presented based on the result of students’ writing, observation checklists, and field notes. All the findings are about the activities done in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2. Based on the results of the students’ writing, there was a slight improvement of the students’ mean score from the previous score in the preliminary study to Cycle 1. The mean of the previous score was 46.25 and the mean score of the students’ writing in Cycle 1 was 59.69. The students’ involvement in writing activities was more than what had been stated in the criteria of success. This situation implied that the second criterion of success had not been fulfilled. Better improvement of mean score is gained from the preliminary study to the Cycle 2. The mean of the previous score in the preliminary study was 46.25 and the mean score of the students’ writing in Cycle 2 was 69.85. The improvement met the first criteria of success because there was 75% of the students who achieved the target score 65. Further, Idea mapping has revealed improving the writing ability of the third semester EFL college students at Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang. Based on the implementation of idea mapping in teaching writing, it is suggested that English teachers apply idea mapping especially in teaching writing. Besides, it is advisable for teacher to give more and various tasks to the students. To the future teacher-researchers, particularly those who are interested in applying idea mapping in their classroom research, it is suggested that they conduct classroom action research on the use of idea mapping in teaching writing related to other text types, such as narrative, procedure or recount.

scholarly journals IMPROVING READING SKILL USING JIGSAW

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 745
Author(s):  
Fadhil Muhammad Sopyan ◽  
Khoulah Uswatun Hasanah ◽  
Acep Haryudin
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reading Skill ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Generic Structure ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Jigsaw Method ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Classroom Action Research

Abstract This study is aim to identify improving student’s reading skill using jigsaw. Whether jigsawcan improving students ability in reading skill. The research method used in this research is Qualitative Method and Classroom Action Research as a design.The subject of this study were 32 students of the tenth gradesin one of SMK in Bandung Barat. There were seven encounters covered on those two periods; three encounters were for tests, and the other four encounters were for doing treatment. The treatment was teaching reading skill, especially in reading Narrative text, with the used of Jigaw method.The instruments used in this research were observation, interview, field notes and tests. The tests were used to test the students on pre-test, post-test 1 and post-test 2. The tests given subsisted of 10 items in the form of find out the structure of Narrative text and Comprehenison questions based on the text. This research aims at improving reading ability by using jigsaw method in understanding generic structure, language feature and kinds of narrative text. Through two periods, three tests and four treatments, the teaching and learning process is done and run very well in the year of one SMK in Bandung. As shown in the data above that the increase in score almost reaching KKM is 6.5 while the specified KKM is 7.0. Keywords:Reading, Jigsaw, classroom action research

scholarly journals Using Picture Series to Improve the Students’ Ability in Speaking Narrative Text

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deena Dwi Aprilia ◽  
Sri Andreani
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Tenth Graders ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Speaking Performance

The research aimed at the use of picture series to improve the students’ speaking ability of tenth graders in narrative text. In accordance with the findings of preliminary study which showed that the students’ speaking performance was low, the researcher chose speaking as the focus skill to be improved. The skill was chosen because the students faced many difficulties to perform this skill, such as the lack of vocabulary, the coherence in speaking, and the difficulty to express the ideas. The study applied a classroom action research that was conducted in two cycles consisting of five meetings. The subject of this research was 34 tenth grade students of SMAN 4 Malang. The findings of the research revealed that using picture series improved the students’ speaking score in some aspects of speaking skills, comprising fluency, pronunciation, content, and coherence. Besides, it could make the student eager to be involved in the teaching and learning process.

UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS DEVELOPING PARAGRAPH OF EXPLANATION TEXT MELALUI PENDEKATAN CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING (CTL) PADA MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS SISWA KELAS XII IPA 4 SMAN 9 PEKANBARU

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Muslainy Muslainy
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Test Results ◽  
English Class ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Contextual Teaching ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Daily Writing

This study is a class action (class action reseach). Based on test results daily writing on students' class XII IPA 4 SMAN 9 Pekanbaru encountered symptoms as follows: only 11 students or 30,55% of the 36 students who have the ability to write a developing Paragraph of explanation textdalam good English so it has reached KKM predetermined is 85. A total of 25 students or 69,4% of the 36 students had difficulty in writing textsehingga developing paragraph of explanation they have not been able to achieve a predetermined KKM. Students find it quickly bored with the lessons presented, it can be seen from their activities are often played or talked with friends when subjects exercised. This study was conducted in two cycles, the data is described is writing developing paragraph of explanation text, ie before the action on the first cycle, the second cycle, each cycle is done in one meeting. This classroom action research in order to work well without barriers obstructing the smooth running of the study, researchers compiled stages traversed in action research, namely: (1) planning/ preparatory actions; (2) Implementation of the action; (3) observation; and (4) reflection. Based on the results of the discussion and analysis as presented in chapter VII can be concluded that the application of the approach contextual teaching and learning (CTL) can improve the ability to write a text explanation developing paragraph of english in english class students of class XII IPA 4 SMAN 9 Pekanbaru. Based on the survey results revealed that developing writing skills of explanation text paragraph british student before action classical gained an average of 64,40 in the first cycle of classical gained an average of 72,50, the second cycle obtain the average classical 90,20.

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