scholarly journals Students’ Vocabulary Errors in Constructing Descriptive Text

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Heva Rostiana

This research is aimed to investigate an analysis on students’ vocabulary errors in constructing descriptive text at the First Grade Students of SMK IT Al-Halim. The research is conducted through content analysis. Data of the research are taken from documentation of description text and interview with the students of SMK IT Al-Halim. Result of the research shows that there were vocabulary error in constructing descriptive text; there were lexical error, syntactical error, and discourse error. The dominant of errors is in lexical error especially in spelling errors. Vocabulary error is caused they are lacks of awareness of students in increasing mastery of the vocabulary; English words have multiple meanings and confusion, so it makes them difficult in learning English. They are also bored and lazy to look for vocabulary. In other hand, the method used by the teacher does not appropriate in learning process. Therefore, the students should enrich vocabulary by memorize ten or more of vocabulary in one day. The students also should more often open dictionary. Furthermore, and the teacher should motivate the students in learning English. Then, the teachers should give clearly, explanation and clarification when teach English especially in vocabulary for students

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ndita Fazriani ◽  
Tri Setianingsih ◽  
Edi Firman

This research was aimed at finding out the effectiveness of word card to improve students’ english vocabulary. The subject of this study was 27 students at first grade of SMKN 1 Batulayar. In which consist of 16 males and 11 females. It was classroom action research, each cycle consist of four steps: planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The researcher used observation sheet to find out the activity during learning process and questionnaire to find out students improve in learning vocabulary. From this research, the students could improve their vocabulary by using word card. It proved in the first cycle, the students mean score was 72.7 there were 18 students passing KKM and the percentage was 66.6%. And it more improved in the second cycle, the students mean score 87.96 , there was all of students passing KKM and the percentage was 100%. Therefore, students become more enthusiastic and they were more active in learning English vocabulary. From those result the writer concludes that word card method is able to improve students’ English vocabulary of SMKN 1 Batulayar at first grade is successful.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
Sulistia Indah

As a professional, teacher should find best strategies in encouraging students’ motivation in learning. Students who are learning English also believe that learning English is learning how to speak. Teaching speaking means employ some strategies, methods and approaches to encourage students’ mood and motivation to speak. In On the other hand, the comprehensibility between participants in the conversation also becomes significant.  Based on the observation during the teaching and learning process in the study programs of counceling and guidance at STKIP Bima, it was found that the students’ abilities, motivations, and curiosities in speaking English decreased. They were afraid to practice their speaking ability. Therefore, Asset Based Thinking (ABT) was proposed as in motivating the students to practice and improve their speaking ability. ABT Method is a method that focuses on how lecturer motivated the students to find their strength (potential, skills, knowledge and ability) and how they use the strength as an asset in reaching their target of learning. the participants were 30 students from Counseling and Guidance Study Program of STKIP Bima. The data were Collected by observing the students’ pre activities and post activities, and oral Interview was conducted in getting the information about the students’ speaking ability. The data were analized by using IBM SPSS Ver. 23. Through the analysis it was found that For the reason, the statistic count  < statistic table (6.00 < 152). The analysis promoted that the students’ motivation in practicing their speaking ability after taught by using ABT would significantly increase rather than students’ motivation before they were taught by using ABT.  


Jurnal PGSD ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Israwati Israwati ◽  
Adnan Adnan ◽  
M Husin ◽  
Farha Mustafa ◽  
Rahayu Rahayu

The role of teachers in applying questioning skills is carried out during learning The purpose of this study is to determine the role of teachers in applying questioning skills, obstacles and solutions in applying questioning skills in SD Negeri 56 Banda Aceh. Implementation, obstacles and solutions that are studied in this study are the roles that teachers do in applying questioning skills during learning. This research uses a qualitative research approach with descriptive research type. The subjects in this study were first grade to sixth grade teachers at SD Negeri 56 Banda Aceh. Data collection techniques are interviews, observation and documentation. Data analysis techniques used in this study were data analysis, data models (data display) and conclusion drawing / verification. The data validity technique used in this study is source triangulation. The observation of researchers at SD Negeri 56 Banda Aceh can be concluded that the teacher's questioning skills are the most frequent and most important activities carried out in the learning process. The ability to ask is the main ability that must be possessed by the teacher because asking is a tool for teaching. Because almost every stage of learning the teacher is required to ask questions, and the quality of the questions asked by the teacher will determine the quality of student answers. Giving questions will help students learn mentally and be more perfect in receiving information so students participate actively during the learning process.


Author(s):  
Fitra Pinandhita

<p>The objectives of this research are: (1) to describe teaching daily speaking by using telephone through question and answer technique, (2) to describe the advantages and disadvantages of teaching daily speaking by using telephone through question and answer technique to the first grade students of Department of English Teaching IKIP PGRI Madiun in the schooling year of 2013/2014.</p><p>In this research, the researcher takes five students of 1B from the Department of English Teaching IKIP PGRI Madiun as the sample. The researcher uses purposive sampling technique. To get the data, the researcher uses observation, interview, and documentation. In this research, analysis data is done by using descriptive analysis qualitative.</p><p>The results of the research are: (1) the use of telephone through question and answer technique in teaching daily speaking to the first grade students of Department of English Teaching IKIP PGRI Madiun is divided into three steps, namely pre- activity, whilst-activity, and post-activity, (2) The advantages of using  telephone through question and answer technique in teaching daily speaking to the first grade students of Department of English Teaching IKIP PGRI Madiun are: the use of telephone through question and answer technique in teaching daily speaking can increase students’ scores, it makes enjoyable learning, students can focus on teaching learning process, the students have a good chance to practice with their friends in the group. This makes them more active in learning speaking, Last, the use of telephone through question and answer technique increases the students’ confidence. Meanwhile, the disadvantages are: the class becomes noisy when the students practice with their friends in the group, and some students have low vocabularies so that the students can not speak fluently.</p>


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-24
Author(s):  
Misba ◽  
Syarifuddin Tjali

Classroom design is one of the important components in the learning process in the school which demands high innovation and creativity during the class. On the other hand, the teacher as a supervisor in the classroom should pay more attention to the influenced factors of the students’ interest. One of the influenced factors comes from classroom design or environment. In this case, the researcher found that the teachers in SMA Negeri 7 Pinrang have been improving their teaching methods but they do not concern the classroom design. The objective of this research is to know whether the classroom design influences the students’ interest or not in English learning activity of SMA Negeri 7 Pinrang. In doing this research, the researcher held intensive meeting related to designing the classroom to raise the students’ interest in learning English and giving a questionnaire to the students to know their response. The result of this research showed there was a positive and significant influence of classroom design to the students’ interest.


JET ADI BUANA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-136
Author(s):  
Dewi Rosari Indah

Language in any forms, including pictures, conveys massage. Pictures and images carry culture within that reflect attitudes and social life in the world any specific language spoken. Learning English should also be learning its culture to get a better picture of it. One of the sources in learning English is a course book. This article was aimed at finding out what elements that were presented in a senior high school course book of a second grade because of the focus is assumed to be on the lessons in Indonesia. This article report used content analysis as a framework to analyze the culture presented in pictures. It was found that the pictures were well representatives of an English speaking country’s culture. The pictures shared the activities, the seasons, the habit, and the way they dress, behave, and speak that in some ways were different that of Indonesia. The pictures also gave information on different values between Indonesia and English speaking countries


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Monica Septiani Tambunan ◽  
Kammer Tuahman Sipayung ◽  
Nenni Triana Sinaga

The objectives of this study are to find out the suitability of impressionistic and in-depth analysis in the textbook entitles "Interactive English� used for the seventh grade of Junior High School. This research is conducted by applying descriptive qualitative. The data was collected by documenting the content materials on the textbook and it was analyzed by using Cunningsworth's theory. The result showed that an English textbook entitle �Interactive English" fulfilled the criteria proposed in Cunningsworth's theory concerning the impressionistic textbook analysis with score 96% and in-depth textbook analysis with the summative score 87%. From those summative scores, the textbook was categorized as a good enough textbook and suitable enough to use as media in teaching and learning process. [W81]Rata kanan dan kiri harus sesuai dengan tubuh artikel


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Jaimah Jaimah

The background of this research is the low of mathematics learning result of grade 1 student of SDN 004Tembilahan Kota, for that done perbaiakan learning process by applying method of discussion. This researchwas conducted in SDN 004 Tembilahan Kota with the subject of research is the first grade students with 36students. This research is a classroom action research conducted two cycles. Based on the results of theresearch, it is found that the use of the method of disuksi can improve the students' learning outcomes aboutknowing and determining the length and weight with nonstandard units using concrete objects / concretesituation in the initial data, the total number of completed students is 12 students (33.3%) average 55.83. In thefirst cycle has increased the number of students who complete is 26 students (77.22%) with an average value of80.00. In the second cycle has increased with the total number of students who completed is 32 students (88.89)with an average value of 88.06.


2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 2245-2249
Author(s):  
Suzana Ejupi ◽  
Lindita Skenderi

Working with English learners for many years, gives you the opportunity to encounter linguistic obstacles that they face while learning English language as a foreign language. Additionally, teaching for 13 years and observing the learning process, it enables you to recognize the students’ needs and at the same time, detect linguistic mistakes that they make, while practicing the target language. During my experience as a teacher, in terms of teaching and learning verbs in general and its grammatical categories in specific, it is noticed that Albanian learners find it relatively difficult the correct use of verbs in context and even more confusing the equivalent use of verbs in Albanian. Since verbs present an important part of speech, this study aims to investigate several differences and similarities between grammatical categories of verbs in English and Albanian. As a result, the Albanian learners of English language will be able to identify some of the major differences and similarities between the grammatical categories of verbs in English and Albanian; overcome the usual mistakes; gain the necessary knowledge regarding verbs and use them properly in English and Albanian.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Syahid ◽  
H. Husni

This study aims to analyze the character values ​​in Sirah Nabawiyah Ar-Rahiq Al-Makhtum by Syafiyyurrahman al-Mubarakfuri, so that it is revealed how the character education of the Prophet Muhammad. and analyze its relevance to current educational goals. The research method used is library research, the type of research approach is deductive and the analysis method is content analysis. Data collection techniques used were library techniques. This research succeeded in proving that prophetic values ​​based on the history of the Prophet Muhammad have a strong relevance to the concept of contemporary character education. Prophetic values ​​loaded with character education in this era, especially related to religiosity, honesty, tolerance, discipline, hard work, creative, independent, democracy, curiosity, national spirit, love of the motherland, respect for achievement, friendship, love for peace , likes to read, care about the environment, care about social, and responsibility.


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