scholarly journals ENGLISH TEACHER’ STRATEGY IN TEACHING LISTENING SECTION OF TOEFL PREPARATIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-135
Author(s):  
Wahhab Abdul Khobir ◽  
Aa Qonaatun

This research was intended to describe the strategies used by the teacher in teaching TOEFL preparation to support the students especially listening skill, the steps the teacher to implementing the strategies teacher, and the problem faced in enhancement 25% listening score in listening skill. This methodology was qualitative research with case study, the subject of the research was English teacher TOEFL preparation in EF Course Cilegon. The collecting data of this research used data display, data reduction and conclusion focus this research is strategies in teaching listening section in TOEFL and sub focus are direct and indirect in teaching listening section in TOEFL Preparation. The result strategies of this research are used simulation, discussions, giving tips and tricks, the course used ICT modern era, games, and motivation, the conclusion is There are some statements for the student participant about teacher strategies in teaching TOEFL Preparation. They are: First, teacher strategies can improve confidence in good speaker and listener. Second, teacher strategies can make students feel easier to take exam TOEFL. Third, the student often listening native speakers to understand can be enhanced. Fourth, the student can be more active how take TOEFL be well. the last, the student knows how to know type question in TOEFL especially listening section of the strategies. The writer found sixth strategies used by the EF Cilegon to teach TOEFL Preparation especially listening section.

LETS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Muh. Ikhlasul Amal ◽  
Syahdan ◽  
Risal Pandi ◽  
Halid M ◽  
Arialdi

The aim of the study was  to  analyze  and  describe  the  process of  improving students’ listening skill for eleventh grade students of MAN 1 Majene, West Sulawesi Province through  watching English movies. The subject of this research is XI Agama 2 Class that consisted of 16 students. The method used in this study is Classroom Action Research (CAR) which the writer works  collaboratively with the English teacher. The results in this study indicate that there  was  improvement of the students’ skill listening. Most of the students gradually gained good scores at the end of the cycle. The data were collected from a questionnaire, observation note of performance, pre-test and post-test. The study was conducted with cycle model through the steps of planning, conducting, observation, and reflection. The results of this study show a significant relationship between students' learning by English movie with delay subtitle related to their listening skills as shown in their improvement of post- test and positive responses of students than  E nglish movie  with not delay. The questionnaire shows that more than 75% students felt easy to understand listening materials from native speakers. Consequently, it was suggested that teaching learning process using English movie with English subtitle is recommended  into  learning  process  to  improve students' listening skills in English language classroom. In conclusion, watching English movie can improve students listening skill.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Paramytha Wijayanti. K D ◽  
Suparno Suparno ◽  
Hefy Sulistyawati

<p>This research investigates the use of code-switching by the teacher in English class of SMP Negeri 4 Surakarta in the academic year 2015/2016. The subject of this research is the English teacher and the students of three classes in grade VII. The focus of this research is the teacher's code-switching covering the types, reasons/motivations, and the functions of code-switching. This research uses a qualitative method in the form of case study. Furthermore, the technique of analyzing data used in this research is interactive model consists of data reduction, data display, and conclusion/verification. The data in this research are teachers’ utterances, students’ utterances, and interview statements that are obtained from observation and interview. The implementation of code-switching in SMP Negeri 4 is a common practice since it brings an advantage to English teaching and learning process.</p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-150
Author(s):  
Nurhayati Nurhayati ◽  
Baiq Suprapti Handini ◽  
Zahratul Fikri

The aim of this study was to find out the teachers’ and the students’ perception about formal and informal assessment. The subject of this study was an English teacher and 30 student class of X IPS 2 at MA NW Kotaraja. The technique of collecting data was questionnaire and interview. The instruments of the data collection were questionnaire for students and interview guide for the teacher. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis technique applying by Miles and Hubberman model. The activities of the data analysis were data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The results of the study showed that teachers’ perception about formal and informal assessment was a tool that help teacher to understand the students. On the other hand the students’ perception about formal and informal assessment was surprised. There were 126 (42 %) who answered Strongly Agreed which indicated they prefer formal assessment than informal assessment (Written Test). About 23 % were choose Neutral and the rest 35 % were choose Disagree and Strongly Disagree which indicated that few of the students prefer informal assessment. From the result above, it can be concluded that the majority of the students prefer formal assessment than informal assessment in getting their score.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Resti Yulia ◽  
Dadan Suryana ◽  
Safrizal Safrizal

This study aims to describe the motives for tantrum behavior in child X in Jorong X, Solok Regency. This study uses a qualitative case study model. The case study model was chosen because this study focused on individual cases, namely the case of tantrum children. The location of this research was conducted in Jorong X in Solok Regency. The research informants were selected by purposive sampling technique with the consideration that the subject was chosen according to the research objectives. Based on this technique, five informants were obtained. The data collection procedure was carried out in three ways, namely open interviews, non-participant observation, and documentation. The data obtained from the collection techniques were analyzed by referring to the Miles and Huberman model which consists of four steps, namely data collection, coding, and sorting of data which are summarized in data reduction, data display, and concluding. Furthermore, guaranteeing the validity of the research data was carried out by using the triangulation technique, namely by combining three data collection methods. The results showed that tantrum behavior characterized by self-harm is a way for child X to make his wishes come true. The emergence of this behavior is supported by the response of parents who are more directing to a permissive pattern to always grant children's requests.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Nurun Hidayati

The research aimed at finding out two questions: 1). what are rural English teachers’ beliefs about English in a rural school in facing the modern era?; and2). to what extent is English important in a rural school related to its global role viewed from teachers’ belief?. This paper utilized qualitative method in the form of case study. The respondents of the study were three English teachers from a rural school. The data were gathered through observation and interview then analyzed through the interactive model which consists of data reduction, data display, and conclusion: drawing/verification. The data analyzed reveals that: 1). English is crucially needed in rural school to develop human resources and to lead students to get the latest information; 2). English takes the global role in the rural school for helping students to learn internet and computer, to balance human resources and natural resources and as a foundation for making the connection with other people around the world in the wider scope. At the end of the paper, suggestions, and recommendation were also provided. Keywords: teachers’ beliefs, rural school, the importance of English


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
Deni Iskandar ◽  
Lusiana Lusiana

Research on “An Analysis of teacher’s strategies on the eleventh-grade students learning activities in EFL classroom at SMA Babus Salam” aimed at finding out the strategies that had been implemented by the English teacher related to the complexity of students in the Islamic boarding school. The approach used in this research was qualitative approach with intrinsic case study as its method. The instrument used in this research was observation and interview. The findings revealed that the English teacher did not rely on specific strategy from the particular method but she used various strategies in order to accomplish the objective of the learning. In addition, the findings also showed that the strategies had helped the students internalizing what they had learned into a real practice. Also, the strategies have provided them with sufficient exposure and opportunity to practice the target language and to accomplish the objective of the learning.


Author(s):  
AAGY Paramartha ◽  
NMS Ramawati ◽  
PED Suputra

This study was a case study which aimed to analyze the types of questions used by an English teacher, the purposes of questions asked by the teacher, and the strategy used to cope with non-responded questions. The subject of this study was an English teacher who taught seventh grade students at SMPN 1 Singaraja which is located in Singaraja, Buleleng regency, Bali, Indonesia. The data were collected through observation, interview, and video recording. The result of the analysis showed that from 241 questions, the teacher more frequently asked convergent, closed, and display questions rather than divergent, open, and referential questions. Procedural questions were also found. The teacher’s questions served several purposes such as to check students’ knowledge and understanding, to attract students’ activeness, to develop students’ interest and curiosity, and to stimulate students in stating information. It was also found that the teacher used seven strategies to cope with non-responded questions. This study suggested the teacher to balance the number of convergent, closed, and display with divergent, open, and referential questions to be used during teaching and learning process. In addition, the teacher should know more about the strategies for non-responded questions and the proper way to use those strategies to make the teaching and learning process runs smoothly.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 620
Author(s):  
Dian Mega Putri

This research aims to reveal the attitudes of the teacher in using code switching in the classroom from English (or shorten by L2) to the Indonesian language (or shorten by L1) or vice versa and also to find out the functions of teacher’s switching to the L1 in practice in Grade IX of SMK 10 Padang. The descriptive qualitative research method is used to analyze teachers’ code switching to Indonesian language through the observation and interview. The subject in this research is an English teacher who taught in grade IX of SMK 10 Padang. Based on the analysis of the data, it can be concluded that the code switching used by the teacher in the classroom plays a positive role in the process of teaching and learning. Moreover, the functions of code switching used by the teacher in the classroom are in order to explain vocabulary, give grammar instruction, emphasize some points, manage the class, index a stance of empathy or solidarity towards students.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Ayu Agustina Dewi ◽  
Umi Yawisah ◽  
Syahreni Siregar

This paper aimed to show the EFL classroom activities for children with hearing impairment conducted by the teacher, the teacher’s consideration in designing and implementing the EFL classroom activities, and challenges faced by the teacher in developing EFL classroom activities. The study was qualitative in nature. The data collected through observation, interview, and documentation. Additionally, this paper applied Miles and Huberman model to analyze the research data through some steps, namely, data reduction, data display and drawing a conclusion. In this research, the researcher observed the teaching process and interview the English teacher for children with hearing impairment at the eighth graders of SLB (Education of physically and mentally handicapped children) Negeri Metro. The results indicated that the teacher designed, and implemented the EFL classroom activities based on the students’ characteristics, needs, and abilities such as selecting the activity which provides instruments especially visual supports, modifying the classroom environment. Moreover, the teacher also faced the children’s limitations as her challenges but she had her own way to overcome the challenges such as giving a simple and easy activity and maximum visual supports to the students in the activity.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hudri

This study is aimed to find out teachers strategies in teaching reading at SMK 2 Gerung West Lombok. It was conducted to get detailed information about the strategies used by teachers in teaching reading comprehension. This study employed a qualitative research design which is included as a case study using two data collection techniques; observation and interview. The object of this study was the teacher for the first year. Interviews were used to support the data gathered from classroom observation. All of the data were analyzed by using three major phases of analyses: data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing and verification. This study revealed that the teachers used three strategies in teaching reading at SMK 2 Gerung West Lombok, the first is Memorizing strategy where the students must memorize five vocabularies every meeting. Secondly is Question Answer Relationship. This strategy used by the teacher to know the students understand or not. The third strategy is Game this strategy used by the teacher to motivate students in teaching reading process.


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