scholarly journals Digital Application in EFL Classroom Activity

ELT-Lectura ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-185
Author(s):  
Refika Andriani

This research aims at improving students’ writing performance on narrative text by using digital application namely edmodo. The method of the research was Classroom Action Research (CAR). The actions were implemented in a cycle. The researcher collaborates with the English teacher as the collaborator in conducting the research. The participants of the research were 20 students of grade tenth Administrasi Perkantoran 1 of SMK Nurul Falah Pekanbaru. The data were taken by using test, observation checklist, field note, and interview. After analyzing the data, it is found that the use of edmodo in writing narrative text activity was able to improve the students’ writing performance. In the other hand, the students were able to generate idea, identify and use various vocabularies, use the appropriate language use and mechanics. The data shows that the students’ score was 80.85. It was improved significantly from the students’ previous daily score, 69.  There were several factors that influence the improvement. They are the media, learning activity, and teacher’s ability toward the application usage. Digital application edmodo is an interesting media that can catch the students’ attention so that the students were focus on the use of the media. Learning activity by using edmodo can improve the students’ enthusiasm. They enjoyed learning to write through edmodo with no worry of being mistake.  The teachers’ capability of using edmodo motivated and help students to be creative in writing.  

ELT-Lectura ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andriani Refika ◽  
Wahyuni Devi

This research was aimed at improving writing skill in narrative texts by using storybird for Grade X Teknik Komputer Jaringan 1 students of SMK Yayasan Pendidikan Persada Indah (YPPI) Tualang, Kabupaten Siak in the academic year of 2017/2018. This particular research was categorized as action research. The actions were implemented in two cycles based on the class schedule. The researcher worked collaboratively with the English teacher, as the collaborator and the students. The subjects of the research were 20 students of class X Teknik Komputer Jaringan 1 of SMK Yayasan Pendidikan Persada Indah (YPPI) Tualang, Kabupaten Siak in the academic year of 2017/2018. The data of the study were taken by using test, observation checklist, field note, and interview. The research findings showed that the use of storybird in teaching writing narrative texts was able to improve the students’ writing skills. It included their abilities in generating ideas, vocabularies, language use and mechanics. Based on the quantitative data, the students’ based score was 71.70 and increased into 72.30 in the test of Cycle I and became 85.30 in the test of Cycle II. Then, the gain score was 13 points. There were several factors that influence the improvement, such as the students’ interest with social media like storybird. They enjoyed writing narrative text in storybird and being more creative. Besides, teaching writing narrative texts using storybird could attract students’ attention and motivation. The students became more enthusiastic in writing after using storybird in the class It indicated that the students made a considerable improvement in writing narrative texts.         


2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jupriaman Jupriaman ◽  
Sri Minda Murni

The objectives of this study were to describe the classroom discourse structure, to describe how the classroom discourse is realized by teacher and students and the reasons for the realizations of the ways they are. The source of the data was English teacher and the students while the data are verbal and non verbal utterances of students and teachers. The instruments for collecting data were video tape recorder and researcher’s field note. The data were collected by observing and recording the utterances uttered by the teacher and students. The findings showed that the classroom discourse structures were dominantly realized by Initiation and Response (IR) structure. It was reflected in teacher direct, elicit and information exchanges was found that the classroom discourse structures. The other exchanges occur are boundary (framing and focusing move), directive, informing, check, accept, react, reply, nomination, marker, bid and conclusion acts. The reasons why the realization as the ways they are (1) teacher as a centre of interaction, (2) teacher gives some questions without any caring to the evaluation, appreciation and feedback without any feedback to make dialogue, (3) students have been disciplined not to speak in classes without a teacher’s direction, and most of them are unwilling to speak English.   Keywords: Classroom Discourse Structures, Initiation and Response, Sinclair and Coulthard Theory


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hega Nurazizah ◽  
Lilies Youlia Friatin ◽  
Bambang Ruby Sugiarto

This study deals with the use of WhatsApp voice note in speaking class. This study aimed at figuring out the teacher’s way in implementing WhatsApp voice note in teaching speaking on narrative text and investigating the perspective on WhatsApp voice note to improve speaking skill on narrative text. In conducting this study, the researcher used qualitative approach. Case study was applied as a research design in this study. This study involved 35 students of the tenth grade (X MIPA 1) and one English teacher. Instruments used in this study were classroom observation, interview, and questionnaire. The results of this study showed that nine steps were used by the teacher in the teaching and learning process through WhatsApp voice note in speaking class on narrative text. Meanwhile, most of the students gave their positive response toward the teaching and learning process. The teacher argued that WhatsApp voice note is a useful tool to provide the students opportunities to speak especially on narrative text and the students can share information easily. It also allows the students asking for help using English. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that learning to speak English using WhatsApp voice note is an attractive learning activity, positive activity, and WhatsApp voice note is easy to use. Finally, this study suggests other researchers to involve the objective data, to enrich the instrumentation, to add more sample of the study and to employ other methods and design in order to enrich the data.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Refika Andriani

This research aimed at improving the seventh grade students’ vocabulary mastery by using an interactive movie. The method of the research was Classroom Action Research (CAR). The actions were implemented in a cycle with five meetings. In conducting the research, the researcher worked collaboratively with the English teacher. The participants of the research were 30 students of class VII.2 of MTsN 2 Pekanbaru. The instruments used for collecting the data were test, observation checklist, field note, and interview. The findings described that the use of interactive movie was able to improve the students’ vocabulary mastery. After learning by using the interactive movie, the students were able to identify the noun, verb, adjective and adverb related to the topic of descriptive text. It was proved by the quantitative data gotten from the students’ average score of the test. It was 81.06. This score improved significantly from the students’ previous average daily score which was 72. There were several factors influenced the improvement: First, the interactive media was motivated. It can be seen from the teaching and learning process, the students were really enthusiastic in joining all the activities. Second, teaching and learning activity was fun. So, the students enjoy and being active while learning.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
Astrini Eka Putri ◽  
Sariyatun ◽  
Nunuk Suryani

Research is expected could become the foundation of renewal in the use of media teaching history in state vocational schools in Pontianak. Based on it, then the researcher wants to describe about media learning customarily using by teachers in the process teaching history. Researcher interested to arrange research with a title “Media Teaching History in State Vocational Schools in Pontianak“. Media uses teaching history in state vocational schools Pontianak has been good enough, since on average teachers using the existing facilities at the school in order to support learning activity. Learning activity history done by the teacher in this has been good enough, because it is already employing variations learning that are attractive. In the teaching process in two classes not only uses the media learning of a textbook,  but had done some innovation that is by using media Microsoft Office PowerPoint.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Cadex Agus Arya Gunawan . ◽  
I Wayan Sudiarta, S.Pd,M.Si. . ◽  
I Gusti Made Budiarta, S.Pd., M.Pd .

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) Mendeskripsikan proses pembelajaran melalui kegiatan bermain menggunakan media clay tepung di Paud Pradnya Wherdhi Jembrana dan (2) Mendeskripsikan hasil karya anak-anak dalam kegiatan bermain menggunakan media clay tepung di Paud Pradnya Wherdhi Jembrana. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode: (1) observasi (2) wawancara dan (3) dokumentasi. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. kegiatan pembelajaran dilakukan dengan cara mengajak anak untuk bermain membentuk bebas secara individu sesuai kelasnya masing-masing. Sementara itu hasil karya siswa akan dipilih dan dianalisis lebih lanjut. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) pada penelitian ini proses pembelajaran dilakukan menggunakan media yang mudah untuk dibuat dengan mempertimbangakan keamanan dan keevektifan pengunanan media tersebut, melalui kegiatan bermain sehingga meningkatkan motivasi anak dalam mengikuti proses pembelajaran serta merangsang daya cipta anak; (2) teknik yang digunakan pada hasil karya anak yaitu, teknik pilin, pijit dan pencampuran warna. Diaman teknik ini sebelumnya diajarkan oleh guru untuk mempermudah anak dalam proses membentuk; (3) objek yang paling banyak dibuat adalah objek yang terdapat disekitar lingkungan tempat tinggal mereka, sehingga mempermudah anak untuk mewujudkan bentuk yang ingin dibuat; (4) pada analisis karya, penggunaan media pembelajaran yang tepat dapat meningkatkan kreativitas dan merangsang syaraf serta motorik anak, dimana melalui kegiatan bermain anak mampu mengembangakan kemampuannya berdasarkan imajinasi dalam mengekspresikan diri. Melalui karya yang dibuat dapat dilihat bahwa anak sudah mampu mebuat bentuk mewakili bentuk yang terdapat di alam, walaupun warna yang di gunakan tidak sepenuhnya persis pada objek aslinya, dikarenakan anak masih berfokus pada bentuk yang ingin di buat. Kata Kunci : clay tepung, media pembelajaran, metode pembelajaran. Thi study aims to (1) describe the process of learning through playing activities by using clay flour media at Ecd Pradnya Wherdhi Jembrana and (2) describe the work of children in playing activity by using the clay flour media in Ecd Pradnya Wherdhi Jembrana. This study uses methods : (1) observation (2) interview and (3) documentation. The data has been analyzed by using qualitative descriptive method. The learning activity has been done by encouraging children to play free form individually according to each class. Meanwhile the student's work will be selected and analyzed for more information. The result of the study shows that (1) in this research the learning process is done by using a media which is easy to be made by considering the security and efectiveness of the use of the media, through playing activity that increases children's motivation to participate in the learning process and stimulates children's creation; (2) the techniques used on the work of children namely, helical, massage technique and mixing color. This technique previously has been taught by the teacher to make it easier for children in the process of forming; (3) the object made is mostly object which is located around the environment where they live,in order to make it easier for the children to realize the form that they want to make; (4) In the analysis of the work, the use of appropriate learning media can enhance the creativity and stimulate the child's nerves and motor, which through children's play activities able to develop their ability based on the imagination in expressing themselves. Through the work made can be seen that the child is able to create a form that representing the form contained in nature, although the color in use is not entirely exactly with the original object, because the child is still focused on the shape that want to be made. keyword : clay flour, learning media, learning methods.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-88
Author(s):  
Ariska Ariska

The purpose of this scientific essay is 1) to find out how the media development of the procedure of ablution is an audio-based visual process integrated local wisdom in the grade II students of SDN 161 Lampuawa Regency of North Luwu. 2) to know how Kevaliand Media Learning Ordinance ablution Audio-based visual process integrated local wisdom. 3) to find out how the effectiveness of learning procedures of ablution-based audio visuals integrated local wisdom. This research method uses Research & Development to develop products using 4-D development model consisting of four phases: define, design, develop, and disseminate. In research conducted three stages, namely to develop because of limited time and cost. The test subject is a grade II student totalling 28 students. Data collection techniques used validation sheets, interviews, field note sheets. Analysis of the data used to test its valid using Aiken's formula. Based on the results of the analysis obtained the validity of learning media for 0.78 included in the valid and effective category. The effectiveness of learning media is based on the results of field notes during the learning process that the researchers have had that students respond well to learning using developed media.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Wayan Agris Jodi Setiawan ◽  
Luh Diah Surya Adnyani ◽  
Gusti Ayu Putu Suprianti

This study aimed to determine the strategies that are used in teaching reading to visually impaired students and the challenges in teaching reading to visually impaired students in SLB Negeri 1 Tabanan.  The research design used was a descriptive qualitative design. Subject of the study was the students with visually impaired in SLB Negeri 1 Tabanan which amounted 5 students. Data were collected by video recording, field note, and interview. Then, data were analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that (1) the English teacher used six strategies in teaching reading to visually impaired students in SLB Negeri 1 Tabanan, namely reading paper strategies (paper braille with pen reglet), reading e-text strategies (regular e-text with JAWS application), tracking support with JAWS application, auditory support (in the form of words and sentences level by using JAWS application), auditory strategies (live reader with a story entitled My School and live reader with multiple choice quizzes), and  digital audio (files with  a story entitled My School). (2) There were some challenges in teaching visually impaired students in SLB Negeri 1 Tabanan. One of them was the students were lack of vocabularies, so they could not response the lesson as good as normal students and the teacher needed longer time to teach those students. Second, the visually impaired students could not learn or did something individually, so they always needed assistance from the other people because visually impaired students could not see object around clearly. The last, the teacher looked a little difficult when showing an object to the students, because of the visual limitation experienced by students. It is suggested more strategies, software and application could be used to teach visually impaired students, and there will be more training or workshop for teachers so they have more experiences in dealing with students with special needs. Keywords: Strategies in Teaching Reading, Visually Impaired students


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Astrini Eka Putri ◽  
Sariyatun Sariyatun ◽  
Nunuk Suryani

Research is expected could become the foundation of renewal in the use of media teaching history in state vocational schools in Pontianak. Based on it, then the researcher wants to describe about media learning customarily using by teachers in the process teaching history. Researcher interested to arrange research with a title “Media Teaching History in State Vocational Schools in Pontianak“. Media uses teaching history in state vocational schools Pontianak has been good enough, since on average teachers using the existing facilities at the school in order to support learning activity. Learning activity history done by the teacher in this has been good enough, because it is already employing variations learning that are attractive. In the teaching process in two classes not only uses the media learning of a textbook,  but had done some innovation that is by using media Microsoft Office PowerPoint.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 750
Author(s):  
Darmawati Darmawati ◽  
Achmad Tolla ◽  
Mayong Maman

Parents’ words, behavior and attitude can serve as the media or means to build the children’s character. This research is aimed to describe, analyze, and explain the implementation of parents’ words, behavior and attitude as the means to build the children’s positive character in Bulukumba Regency. The data includes parents and children speech, while the research resources were from the parents by using hand phone as the tool. The other instrument used during the research was the field note. The data of the research were analyses using the model created by Miles and Huberman (1993) consisting of data collection, unitization, note taking, service, and the tentative or temporary conclusion drawing, validation, final conclusion or hypothesis. The result of the research showed that the words, behavior and attitude of the parents toward the children in Bulukumba can be seen as follows: 1) utterance used with the declarative way which is meant as asking, containing communicative, friendship and character values 2) the implementation of the parents’ words, behavior and attitude in accordance with the imperative way possesses creative character building. 3) Words uttered in interrogative way which means urgent, possesses honest character building.


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