THE INFLUENCE OF SKYPE TOWARDS STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL

One of the main skill in learning English as second language is writing. Learning writing is necessarily important nowadays, not only for education purposes but also for occupation purposes as well. However, most of the students feel bored in writing; one of the reasons is because the teaching learning process still uses conventional method. Thereby, it seems that writing is difficult and boring because the students score in writing is low. Therefore, the researcher uses Skype as the media in teaching writing as an alternative solution for this problem. The study aim is to find if there is any significant influence of using Skype towards students’ writing skill especially in writing descriptive text. The result of this study showed that there is a significant influence of using Skype towards students’ writing skill.

A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF FEMINISM THEORIES IN THE MOVIE OF 7 HATI 7 CINTA 7 WANITA DIRECTED BY ROBBY ERTANTO

The movie 7 Hati 7 Cinta 7 Wanita directed by Robby Ertanto that presents a representation of seven women in the Indonesian context through certain signs, concepts, thoughts, and language. This representation can be in the form of a depiction of physical or psychological violence, subordination, workload, power, or women's reproductive rights. The research method used Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis model and constructivist paradigm approach. Barthes' theory represents two ideological signs that he put forward, namely the denotative sign system or the connotative sign system: A denotative sign, which is a more rigorous descriptive system than the connotative sign it has described, is the result of the existing signifier image and the signified concept. for example vegetables and milk are markers and healthy and strong are markers. Whereas A connotative sign is a sign that experiences a shift in its historical meaning due to a change in meaning. It can be influenced by a change in culture or terminology, an event that occurs in a situation, or even just an evolution.The results of this study indicate that in the movie7 Hati 7 Cinta 7 Wanita contains at least three points of findings: (1) aspects of female domestication and gender politics, which encourage women to be placed in traditional positions as housewives, (2) aspects of segregation, namely placing women in a weak position in relation to men, (3) many women experience the reality that places them in subordinate positions.

POLITENESS STRATEGIES USED BY JO AND AMY MARCH ON LITTLE WOMEN

This study aims to determine the identity captured from the politeness strategies used by Jo and Amy March on Little Women movie. To analyze the description of politeness strategies used by Jo and Amy March as the main characters in the film, the researcher used the theory of Leech on maxim politeness. Then, this study is using a qualitative descriptive method. Based on the results that have found from Jo and Amy March’s dialogue, they are dominant using agreement maxim because of a close relationship between their family, and also they have close relation and intensiveness with their sisters.

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARD TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE, TEACHING STYLE, AND TEACHING STRATEGIES IN LEARNING ENGLISH

Teachers’ attitudes, teaching styles, and teaching strategies are needed to motivate students’ enthusiasm and interest in learning English. This study aims to analyze students’ perceptions of teachers’ attitudes, styles, and strategies. This study uses quantitative method with a survey design which used a questionnaire as the research instrument to get data. The study is conducted by using Google Form to get the data from the participants. The population of this study is the students of English Department of Zainul Hasan Islamic University Genggong. The sample used in this study are thirty-six students that are from several high schools around the area of Kraksaan. The collected data of this study is then analyzed by using a statistical formula to get the percentage of each question. The results shows that most of the teachers high schools around the area of Kraksaan have good attitudes and strategies in teaching English.

INCREASING THE STUDENTS’VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH CONSTRUCTIVISM PRINCIPLE IN THE FIFTH GRADE OF SDN ZAHA PROBOLINGGO

This study focused on finding out whether “Constructivism Principle” approach can be used to improve students’ vocabulary mastery in the fifth grade of SDN ZAHA Probolinggo.This research involved twenty fifve students,thereare ten boys ang fifteen girls.The research instruments of this study consisted of obsevation guide in learning process, test, and given questionnaire. This study was a classroom action research. From the first cycle reflection result, some procedures and activities were revised accordingly.Steps include: (1)The students did the activities in groups made by the teacher which was not previously done in cycle 1; (2) different from cycle 1 which used “constructivism principle”.In cycle 2 used Constructivism principle and some pictures related of tehnique used.The result from the action in cycle 2 was that the average score of students achieve 80,96.It can be concluded that used “Constructivism principle” tehnique can improve the vocabulary mastery in the fifth grade of SDN ZAHA Probolinggo.

USING QUIZIZZ GAME TO IMPROVE STUDENT’S VOCABULARY MASTERY IN GRADE VIII C AT MTs IBNU ROSYAD

The Covid-19 pandemic situation made the government announce the use of e-learning. With this policy, teachers are expected to apply interesting media to be studied. This research aimed to find out whether or not Quizizz Game could improve students’ vocabulary mastery and the supporting and inhibiting factors of the success of Quizizz Game implementation. It was a collaborative Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subject of this research was grade VIII-C of MTs Ibnu Rosyad in the academic year of 2020/2021 which consisted of 20 students. This research was conducted in two cycles which each consists of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The data were gathered through qualitative and quantitative data. The results of this research showed that there was improvement from cycle 1 to cycle 2. It can be seen from the mean score of pre-test were 53, the mean score of post-test 1 was 69 and the mean score of post-test 2 was 84. The students' attention and motivation also helped use of Quizizz. But, limited school facilities and wifi become the obstruction

A STUDY OF TEACHING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH ONLINE LEARNING IN SMP UNGGULAN NU MOJOAGUNG

This research was carried out when Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic occurred in various countries. This virus attacks the respiratory system and spreads very quickly to various parts of the country, one of which is Indonesia. The spread of the virus has forced the government to issue several policies aimed at breaking the ropes of the spread of the virus. One of the policies issued is to conduct online learning. This study answered three research problems, namely how to prepare, process, and results of teaching English speaking skills through online learning. This study used a descriptive qualitative method by conducting interviews. The results of this research indicated that teaching English in speaking skill through online learning is less optimal than face-to-face speaking learning. The teacher used WhatsApp as a media and take advantage of its features as a method of learning. Those media and methods are very effective compared to other methods and media. The teacher conducted learning by recording sound about the explanation of material. The researcher concluded that teaching English in speaking skills through online learning was not optimal. WhatsApp is an effective application used as a medium and method in teaching English in speaking skills through online learning.

THE USE OF ENGLISH SONGS AND MOVIES IN EFL CLASSROOM

It is often heard that English-language songs and films can improve students' English language skills. Many people suspect that when they see people who have good English skills, that person must have a hobby of listening to songs and watching films in English. This assumption is not entirely true, because someone who has good English skills might have other factors why he could speak English well. On the other hand, the statement is also not entirely wrong, many people who can speak English well claim to often hear songs and watch movies in English. But more than that, regardless of how or how to obtain English, the most important factor is the motivation and passion of everyone who wants to acquire English.

SUPPORTING FACTORS IN ENGLISH LEARNING PROCESS OF CHILDREN

Becoming widely usage foreign language, English become very important to learn and it needs to be learnt many people since child to old people based on their needs. In formal or non-formal study, people learn English. Learning English needs some process to get success learning. The process for the young learners or old learners are different. Some can learn quickly some spend more time. Sometimes children learn more quickly than old learners, sometimes old learners learn more quickly. It has some supporting factors in English learning process. Children are young learners who need process in learning foreign language; English. Some factors support the process of learning English are environment, motivation, learning methods, aptitude, intelligence and ability to learn. To get succeed in learning language those must be balanced and support one another. After knowing those factors, learners or teacher can manage the factors based on each condition and abilities in order to get the foreign language well. Helping in deciding the teaching method, learning method, media, etc.

INTELLIGENCE'S EFFECTS ON SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING

It is often assumed that intellect is the most important element in determining whether or not a person would be successful in learning a second language. When compared to someone with a moderate IQ, someone with a high IQ learns a second language faster. However, this is not always the case. In my perspective, not every person with a high IQ finds it difficult to learn a second language. Other research discovered other factors that influence someone's performance in learning a second language. This demonstrates how various things impact someone's decision to learn a second language. The most significant variables in learning a second language are social variables. As a result, if they have medium intellect, learning a second language is not an issue. If they acquire a second language in a supportive atmosphere, they will be able to master the second language. As a result, selecting a decent social context in which to learn a second language is the most efficient approach to master it.