scholarly journals A STUDY ON THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING PREPOSITION OF DIRECTION

ELT-Lectura ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
Herdi Herdi ◽  
Nelisa Andriana
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Average Score ◽  
First Year ◽  
Education Department ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Teachers Training ◽  
Department Faculty ◽  
Academic Year

A few students might get confused which preposition could be properly used for certain conditions. In other word, they might be failed to distinguish the used of each preposition of direction appropriately because it has different application and meaning in sentences. Based on the syllabus of structure-one course, the students were expected to understand and to be able to use this kind of preposition correctly. Hence, the purpose of the research was to find out the students’ ability in using preposition of direction at the first year students of English Education Department, Faculty of Education and Teachers Training, Lancang Kuning University Pekanbaru for Academic Year 2016/2017. Therefore, the researcher conducted survey design to identify whether the students have understood this subject or not. Finally, the result of the study showed that the average score of students’ ability in using prepositions of direction was 66.47. In conclusion, the students’ ability in using preposition of direction was categorized into “fair” category.

scholarly journals A CORRELATION STUDY: Understanding and Ability to Appreciate Proverbs in Semantics Class

ELT-Lectura ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adolf Bastian
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
English Education ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
English Department ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Influence Variable ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Teachers Training ◽  
Department Faculty

The purpose of this article is to investigate the correlation between students’ understanding in semanticsand their ability to appreciate English proverbs at the seventh semester of English department students in Lancang Kuning University, Pekanbaru. Based on the findings and discussion in chapter IV, the result was in line with the researcher’s hypothesis that there was significant correlation between students’ understanding in semantics and their ability to appreciate English at the Seventh Semester of English Education Department Faculty of Education and Teachers Training University of Lancang Kuning. The result of semantics test could be categorized “very good” because the percentage of the students who got very good category was 75%. Whereas, the result of English proverbs test could be categorized “very good” because of the percentage of the students who got very good category was 72%. It was found that the more increases semantics score, the more increases also English proverbs score. So, it was strong influence for variable X which was semantics to influence variable Y which was English proverbs and vice versa. The data reveals that the correlation coefficient was 0.846 which was close to +1.00, it meant that there was positive correlation between students’ understanding in semantics and their ability to appreciate English proverbs.

scholarly journals Analysis of Students’ Ability in Writing a Research Proposal

ELT-Lectura ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Fadhly Farhy Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Research Finding ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
English Education ◽  
Research Proposal ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Teachers Training ◽  
Department Faculty

This research is based on the needs to investigate the students’ ability in writing a research proposalfor the fourth year students at English Education Department Faculty of Teachers Training and EducationUniversity of Lancang Kuning. This research aims at analyzing the students’ ability of the fourth year students at English Education Department Faculty of Teachers Training and Education University of Lancang Kuning in writing a research proposal. The method employed in this research is qualitative method with survey research design. The total number of population in this research were 132 students. The sample elected were 20 students. Based on the data which have been collected and analyzed, it were found that the students’ ability in writing a research proposal categorized into “middle”. The average score achieved was 67.1. It was categorized into middle. Based on the research finding above, it can be concluded that the students’ ability in writing a research proposal is categorized into middle. This result is in line with the analysis of writing a research proposal using scoring rubric available in this research.

scholarly journals PRONUNCIATION IN SPEAKING SKILL STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LANCANG KUNING UNIVERSITY

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syaifullah Syaifullah
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Good Strategy ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Evaluation Program ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Teachers Training ◽  
Academic Year

This research was about students’ pronunciation ability in speaking English atUniversity of Lancang Kuning academic year 2015/2016.Type of the research was crosssectional survey design with the aim as an evaluation program. The number of theparticipant of this research were 36 of third semester of English Education DepartmentFaculty of Education and Teachers Training Lancang Kuning University Pekanbaru whichwere selected by using simple random sampling.Instrument was used in this research wasoral test. In collecting the data, the researcher gave the students test on speakingpronunciation in front of the class. The data gained was analyzed by using descriptivestatistic.The researcher found the students’ pronunciation in speaking were medium ; someconsistent phonemic and foreign stress and intonation patterns but the speaker is intelligible.It was proved by their mean score 1,8. In conclusion to get better pronunciation in speakingskill, the lecturer was suggested to find good strategy in teaching speaking English.

scholarly journals Reasons for Students’ Code-Switching Between Informal Indonesian and English in ELT Contexts

ELT-Lectura ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwa Marwa
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Study ◽  
English Education ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
First Year ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Communicative Strategies ◽  
Classroom Speech ◽  
Compensatory Strategy ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Teachers Training

This descriptive and analytical study aimed at exploring the phenomenon of code-switching between Informal Indonesian (INF-I) and English exhibited in the classroom speech of the students at English Education Department of Faculty of Education and Teachers Training Lancang Kuning University in Pekanbaru-Riau. The main discussion of code-switching (CS hereafter) is the students’ reasons for employing CS. The data was collected by recording the students’ speech which was then transcribed as conversational data and by conducting unstructured interview. The research was conducted particularly in formal situations; in Speaking I classes involving sixty students of the first year. This study found that in formal situations such as in ELT contexts, the students’ reasons for CS were as compensatory strategy for the deficiency, as a language negotiation, as extended explanation, as an expression of solidarity, as flexibility of expression and as translation. These all reasons were primarily pertinent to fulfill communicative needs and communicative strategies.

scholarly journals Analysis of Unity and Coherence in Writing Scientific Essay at the Fifth Semester Students of English Department FKIP UNILAK 2016/2017 Academic Year.

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
M. Fadhly Farhry Abbas ◽  
Herdi Herdi
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Good Level ◽  
Study Test ◽  
Teachers Training ◽  
Scientific Essay ◽  
Department Faculty ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Writing Practice

This research is based on the needs to analyze and evaluate students’ ability in applying unity and coherence aspect in a scientific essay. This is because unity and coherence aspect become important thing in a paragraph, essay, or other kinds of composition. This research aims at analyzing students’ ability in applying unity and coherence aspect in a scientific essay. 52 students at semester 5in 2016/2017 academic year of English Education Department Faculty of Teachers Training and Education University of Lancang Kuning were the participants in this study. Test and interview were used to collect the data. The data from the test was analyzed by using scoring rubric and the data from the interview was explained descriptively. The result showed that the students’ ability in applying unity and coherence was categorized into good level. The students’ average score was 74.9. Furthermore, from the interview, it can be stated that students were able to write an essay well with good unity and coherence. It was basically influenced by good understanding about unity and coherence. Then, the students did writing practice at leisure time more and more. In conclusion, it can be stated that the students’ ability in applying unity and coherence in writing a scientific essay is in good level with average score 74.9.

scholarly journals The Effort to Increase the Students’ Achievement in Poetry Mastery through Semiotic Method

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
I Wy. Dirgeyasa
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Education ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Average Score ◽  
State University ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Academic Year

The obejectives of this research are to know the improvement  of the students’ achievement in poetry mastery and their perception regarding to the semiotic method in teaching and learning poetry in  English Education Department, Languages and Art Faculty of State University of Medan. The research method used is the Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subjects of the research are the fifth semester of 37 students of 2013/2014 academic year. The data are collected by test in order to know the students’ achievment in poetry mastery. The students’ perception toward the implementation of the semiotic method for teaching and learning poetry is collected by questionaire. The data are analyzed by descriptive analysis. The result of research shows that (1) the average score of the students’ achievement of poetry mastery is (71.75) or it increases (11,59) point from pre-test (60.16) and (2) in general, the students’ perception toward the semiotic method for teaching and learning poetry are good and positive.

scholarly journals B. Ed. First Year Students’ Motives for Learning English

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-71
Author(s):  
Lok Raj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Learning English

This research article attempts to evaluate B.Ed. first year students’ major motives for learning English A cross-sectional survey design was adopted to accomplish the research study. The twelve questions as a data collection tool were administered to the students across three campuses of Makawanpur District, Nepal in the Academic Year 2019-2020. The study showed that a large number of the students learnt English to have good job opportunities in the country, whereas the smallest number of students  learnt it to be tourist guides. The chi-square tests showed that there was statistically significant association between sex and the motives for learning it, whereas there was no statistically significant association between campuses and motives for learning it. The findings of the research study indicated that students learnt English for fulfilling differing purposes in their life. Their attitude towards learning English was found to be dissimilar.

scholarly journals I-CLORE Teaching Material Based on Katupat Kandangan Local Wisdom on the Topic of Heat and Temperature

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Lutfiyanti Fitriah
Keyword(s):  
Physics Education ◽  
Teaching Material ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Student Activities ◽  
First Semester ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Department Faculty ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Larger Sample

The research aimed to focus on describing the practicality of teaching material based on katupat Kandangan local wisdom which arranged by I-CLORE (Islamic-Connecting to Local Wisdom, Organizing, Reflecting, dan Extending) learning model. This research was a research and development study, with the development model of ADDIE. The subjects of this research were first-semester students of the 2019/2020 academic year in the Physics Education Department, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training of UIN Antasari Banjarmasin who learned Fundamental of Physics 1. The data were obtained through the questionnaire and observation sheet. The data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The result of the research showed that the practicality was very good because the mean score of easy to use, benefit, time efficiency, and interest was 4.29. Then, the mean score of lecturer activities implementation and the mean score of student activities implementation were 4.72 and 4.31 in very good category. The conclusion of this research is the teaching material was practical. Therefore, this teaching material can be used in Fundamental of Physics 1 course and tested in another experiment with a larger sample.

scholarly journals Improving Students Speaking Skill By Using Activities Through Songs at the First Year Students of Class B Semester of English Department Faculty Teachers Training and Pedagogy Lancang Kuning University

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dahler Dahler
Keyword(s):  
First Year ◽  
English Department ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Field Note ◽  
Class B ◽  
Fluency And Comprehension ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Teachers Training ◽  
Department Faculty ◽  
Faculty Teachers

The objective of this research was to find out whether students’ activities throughsong can be used as media for improving the students speaking skill. The participants of thisstudy were the students of semester two B of the English department of Education Facultyand Teachers Training Lancang Kuning University academic year 2009/2010. The number ofsubjects in this research was 21 students. The writer conducted an action research to find theanswer of the problem. In solving the problem, the writer carried out in two cycles, whicheach cycle had four meetings. It was done from April 12th, 2010 until Mei 31st , 2010. Theresearcher and collaborator gathered the data in each meeting in cycle 1 and 2 from thechecklist of observation for teacher and students, field note/recording test and interview.After analyzing the data, it was found that the activities through song improved the students’speaking skill and influenced all indicators of speaking skill in term of accent, grammar,vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Furthermore, it built up the students confidence andparticipation in class. The researcher concluded that the students’ activities through song canimprove the students’ speaking skill.

scholarly journals PRACTICALITY TEST OF “STEPPING THE 5 STAIRS A TECHNIQUE” ON GRAMMAR FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: RASCH MODEL ANALYSIS

Jurnal Kiprah ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Satria Agust
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
English Education ◽  
Research Data ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Test Instrument ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Academic Year

Exposing research data by using unreliable applications bring about research findings to the brink of collapse. Unlike other applications, Rasch model application can analyze research data as it is. It can also dismiss researchers’ hubbub and anxiety. This application is used to analyze research instrument on development of a teaching technique on grammar for college students. The objective of this research is to analyze practicality test instrument used in research and development on grammar technique, “Stepping the 5 Stairs A” for college students by using Rasch model. This research was descriptive quantitative. The setting of this research was in a university in Riau Isle and was conducted in May 2018. The first-year students of English Education in 2017/2018 academic year became the research subject. This research results that the analysis of the practicality test instrument by using Rasch model shows the above average logit item (+0.00 logit) emphasizing participants’ approval on the quality of the instrument. Different perspectives which participants give through the instrument fulfilment describe their present conditions which are necessary to have further investigation in this research.

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