scholarly journals Exploring the Development of English Club Activities in Junior High School English Language Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-34
Author(s):  
Wei Cheng
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Junior High ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
High School English ◽  
Membership Management

Abstract: English language activities are enjoyable and respect the students’ subjectivity, which stimulates their enthusiasm for using English communication. Therefore, it is widely welcomed by junior high school students. The development of the English club and their activities, such as membership, management systems, event planning, advisory lecturers and cooperation with school management, among others, all directly affect the club activities. Therefore, it is essential to promote their club activities in junior high school English language learning. This paper analyzes the role of the English club and explores their process of conducting specific activities. It is hoped that this paper will be used as a reference for future studies.

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.

Student and Teacher Attitudes Towards Junior High School English Language Speech Contests in Japan

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-38
Author(s):  
Philip Head
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Teacher Attitudes ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Junior High ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
High School English

English speech contests are popular in Japan for junior high school students. However, despite the popularity of these contests, there is little published research regarding student and teacher attitudes towards them, particularly at the junior high school level. In order to bring these views to light, a survey of student participants in local and prefectural speech contests in Japan, and their teachers, was conducted. In particular, the perceived benefits of speech contest participation, as well as student motivation and anxiety in relation to these contests were investigated.

scholarly journals Study Abroad and Willingness to Communicate: A Case Study at Junior High School

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Adrian Leis
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Second Language ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Abroad Program

The goal of this paper is to gain a deeper understanding of whether a short study abroad program is effective in increasing its participants’ willingness to communicate in a second language. Using a questionnaire designed by Yashima (2002), a pre-post design study was used to examine a sample of 80 Japanese junior high school students who participated in a ten-day study abroad program to Sydney, Australia. The results indicate that although there were no statistically significant differences seen in the second language learning motivation of the students participating in the study abroad program, there were salient decreases observed in the anxiety students felt towards speaking English. Furthermore, as clear differences were seen in international posture, joining the study abroad program also meant that students felt more a part of the global community. Based on these results, the author concludes that traveling abroad for the purposes of study is indeed effective for adolescent learners of English, helping them feel more comfortable using the language as a tool for communication. 本論の目的は、短期海外研修参加者の第2言語におけるWillingness to Communicate (WTC) の向上に及ぼす効果について、より深い知見を獲得することである。八島（2002）によって作成されたアンケートを用い、シドニー•オーストラリアでの10日間の海外研修に参加した80人の日本人中学生のサンプルを事前事後調査方式で研究を行った。結果からわかったことは、統計的にみると海外研修に参加した生徒の第2言語における学習意欲には有意差が見られなかったが、生徒が英語を話すことに対して抱いていた不安の軽減が顕著に見られたということである。さらに、国際的な姿勢に明らかな差異が見られ、海外研修への参加は、生徒が国際社会の一員としての認識を強めるものとなっていた。これらの結果により、筆者は、学習を目的とする海外研修は英語を学ぶ生徒には非常に効果があり、海外研修によって生徒たちはより安心感を持って言語をコミュニケーションツールとして用いることができるようになったとの結論に達した。

scholarly journals Research on Strategies to Effectively Promote English Reading Teaching in Junior High School

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Haohao Xu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
School Students ◽  
High School English ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Teaching

Reading is not only one of the purposes of English teaching, but also an important way of English learning. Students’ knowledge of English reading enables them to read effectively. At this time, students’ reading focus will gradually shift from learning to using English to obtain information and experience the real purpose of English reading. The traditional junior high school English reading teaching can’t meet the requirements of the new curriculum reform and helps students achieve their initial learning goals. Based on the basic theoretical knowledge of English reading teaching, this article analyzes the problems encountered by teachers and students in the process of English reading teaching, and puts forward the corresponding countermeasures, hoping to promote the level of junior high school students’ English reading teaching.

Employing Humanoid Robots for Teaching English Language in Iranian Junior High-Schools

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 1450022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minoo Alemi ◽  
Ali Meghdari ◽  
Maryam Ghazisaedy
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
English Language ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Humanoid Robots ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test

This paper presents the effect of robotics assisted language learning (RALL) on the vocabulary learning and retention of Iranian English as foreign language (EFL) junior high school students in Tehran, Iran. After taking a vocabulary pre-test, 46 beginner level female students at the age of 12, studying in their first year of junior-high participated in two groups of RALL (30 students) and non-RALL (16 students) in this study. The textbook used was the English book (Prospect-1) devised by the Iranian Ministry of Education for 7th graders, and the vocabulary taught and tested (pre-test and post-test) were taken from this book. Moreover, the treatment given by a teacher accompanied by a humanoid robot assistant in the RALL group took about five weeks in which half of the book was covered, and the non-RALL group was taught in a traditional method. Finally, the teacher administered the post-test and delayed post-test whose results of repeated measures ANOVA and Two Ways ANOVA indicated that there was a significant difference regarding participants' vocabulary gain and retention in RALL group comparing to non-RALL group. In addition, the teacher reported the students' positive reaction to RALL in learning vocabulary. Overall, the results revealed that RALL has been very influential in creating an efficient and pleasurable English learning environment. This study has some implications for technology-based education, language teaching, and social robotics fields.

scholarly journals The Differences in Communication Ability and Mathematical Disposition of Students who are given a Geogebra- Assisted Contextual Learning Model and the Cooperatif Learning Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 403-411
Author(s):  
Tungga Pramudya Utama ◽  
Sumardi Sumardi ◽  
Slamet Supriyadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Writing

The portfolio system exists as one alternative answer for a challenge encountered by an English teacher. The research about the portfolio system that focused on middle education teachers' perception is quite necessary since it helps the teachers and students of the English language find a proper way of learning writing skills. This study aimed to investigate the middle education teachers' perception of using a portfolio system to improve writing ability in teaching writing skills in English as a foreign language to junior high school students. The participants of this research were four junior high school teachers. In conducting this case study, the researcher collected data from the interview. This research found that the teachers favored implementing a portfolio system to improve students’ English writing skills. This research stands as a contribution to teaching English writing skills. This study suggests that a portfolio system is a useful tool for teaching English writing skills in middle education. The teachers were to facilitate the students by applying the portfolio system and giving feedback on their writing to encourage their writing performance.

scholarly journals Hot Potatoes Multimedia Applications in Evaluation of Indonesian Learning In SMP Students in Buru District

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 556-570
Author(s):  
Susiati Susiati ◽  
Risman Iye ◽  
LOA Suherman
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
Multimedia Application ◽  
School Students

This study aims to find out wheter there is an influence of the Hot Potatoes multimedia application in evaluating junior high school students' learning outcomes in Indonesian language learning. The study design uses an evaluation model with the multimedia application Hot Potatoes. The method used is quantitative description and qualitative description, which is to show the effect of evaluating student learning outcomes and student and teacher responses to the effectiveness of the use of multimedia Hot Potatoes. The data source of this research is the IX grade junior high school students in Buru Regency. Data collection techniques used in this study are test techniques using the multimedia application Hot Potatoes in the form of a Multiple-Choice Test (multiple-choice). The results showed that the application of the Hot Potatoes multimedia application in evaluating the learning outcomes of junior high school students in Indonesian language learning had a major influence on quality learning. This can be seen from the results of the evaluation of 50 middle school students from cycle I, cycle II, and cycle III. The percentage of students completeness in cycle I was 60%, cycle II was 86%, and cycle III was 94%. Meanwhile, the percentage of students completeness in the first cycle was 40%, second cycle was 14%, and third cycle was 6%.

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