THE USE OF LEARNERS’ DIARIES: DOES IT WORK TO ENGAGE STUDENTS’ METACOGNITION IN LEARNING IF CLAUSES?

Metacognitive strategies are expected as ‘higher order executive skills’ which enable college students to approach learning systematically and effectively by using the elements of planning, monitoring and evaluating. This study is conducted to investigate whether or not metacognitive strategies can affect the development of structural knowledge of students. To reflect how the students use these strategies, learning diary can lead the learners to strategy use. Twenty-one participants of third semester students were involved. Nine of them were selected to be probed intensively for their metacognitive habits in learning If Clauses. Then, they were divided into three groups according to the level of students’ progress and their mid test score. The first group was assumed as novice learners, the second group was categorized as medium level students and the last group was presumed as expert learners. This study revealed that expert learners were better diarist in documenting what they did when learning. The medium level students also indicated that their capability in realizing the use of their cognition was up and down. They were good at evaluating their shortcoming and monitoring some progress, but they were poor at planning and modifying strategies. Meanwhile, the novice learners less reflected how they learned on their documentation. It could be illustrated that they did not have any motivation to plan their learning, evaluate and monitor their learning.

EXPLORING EFL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ INSIGHT TOWARD ONLINE ENGLISH LEARNING QUALITY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

COVID-19 disease has hit many countries since 2020. In this pandemic era, every field must getting used to technology things, such as online learning and teaching activities. Even though the educational field is facing the pandemic, it does not mean the quality of teaching and learning is not upgraded. This study aimed to find EFL undergraduate students’ insight toward the quality of online English learning during COVID-19 pandemic. There were 60 participants from this study, 30 from English major and 30 from non-English major. This study used quantitative method by applying survey design. However, government, institutions, and lecturers must work together to keep and increase the quality of online English learning.

CREATING LEARNING MEDIA IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 2 PAGELARAN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

The pandemic Covid-19 currently demands teachers to be able to use technology in teaching and learning process. But in reality there are still many teachers who have not been able to utilize technology as using learning media. Therefore, the purpose of this research to produce interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring suit 9 and APK 2 Builder during pandemic Covid-19 at seven grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Pagelaran in Academic year 2020/2021. The type of the research is a Research & Development, using ADDIE model. The result of this research and development is an Android learning media application that can help facilitate the delivery of materials with additional competency features, learning descriptive text, learning videos, and quizzes. that can be accessed offlline as well as the ease of installation in Android. This Learning Media has been validated by material experts and media experts whose results are very worthy to use in learing English in pandemic covid-19. So that the conclusion of interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring and APK 2 Builder can be used as learning resources and media support distance learning in pandemic Covid-19. They are more active in learning English descriptive text and understanding material in a fun way, especially in online learning. The pandemic Covid-19 currently demands teachers to be able to use technology in teaching and learning process. But in reality there are still many teachers who have not been able to utilize technology as using learning media. Therefore, the purpose of this research to produce interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring suit 9 and APK 2 Builder during pandemic Covid-19 at seven grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Pagelaran in Academic year 2020/2021. The type of the research is a Research & Development, using ADDIE model. The result of this research and development is an Android learning media application that can help facilitate the delivery of materials with additional competency features, learning descriptive text, learning videos, and quizzes. that can be accessed offlline as well as the ease of installation in Android. This Learning Media has been validated by material experts and media experts whose results are very worthy to use in learing English in pandemic covid-19. So that the conclusion of interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring and APK 2 Builder can be used as learning resources and media support distance learning in pandemic Covid-19. They are more active in learning English descriptive text and understanding material in a fun way, especially in online learning. The pandemic Covid-19 currently demands teachers to be able to use technology in teaching and learning process. But in reality there are still many teachers who have not been able to utilize technology as using learning media. Therefore, the purpose of this research to produce interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring suit 9 and APK 2 Builder during pandemic Covid-19 at seven grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Pagelaran in Academic year 2020/2021. The type of the research is a Research & Development, using ADDIE model. The result of this research and development is an Android learning media application that can help facilitate the delivery of materials with additional competency features, learning descriptive text, learning videos, and quizzes. that can be accessed offlline as well as the ease of installation in Android. This Learning Media has been validated by material experts and media experts whose results are very worthy to use in learing English in pandemic covid-19. So that the conclusion of interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring and APK 2 Builder can be used as learning resources and media support distance learning in pandemic Covid-19. They are more active in learning English descriptive text and understanding material in a fun way, especially in online learning. The pandemic Covid-19 currently demands teachers to be able to use technology in teaching and learning process. But in reality there are still many teachers who have not been able to utilize technology as using learning media. Therefore, the purpose of this research to produce interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring suit 9 and APK 2 Builder during pandemic Covid-19 at seven grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Pagelaran in Academic year 2020/2021. The type of the research is a Research & Development, using ADDIE model. The result of this research and development is an Android learning media application that can help facilitate the delivery of materials with additional competency features, learning descriptive text, learning videos, and quizzes. that can be accessed offlline as well as the ease of installation in Android. This Learning Media has been validated by material experts and media experts whose results are very worthy to use in learing English in pandemic covid-19. So that the conclusion of interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring and APK 2 Builder can be used as learning resources and media support distance learning in pandemic Covid-19. They are more active in learning English descriptive text and understanding material in a fun way, especially in online learning. The pandemic Covid-19 currently demands teachers to be able to use technology in teaching and learning process. But in reality there are still many teachers who have not been able to utilize technology as using learning media. Therefore, the purpose of this research to produce interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring suit 9 and APK 2 Builder during pandemic Covid-19 at seven grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Pagelaran in Academic year 2020/2021. The type of the research is a Research & Development, using ADDIE model. The result of this research and development is an Android learning media application that can help facilitate the delivery of materials with additional competency features, learning descriptive text, learning videos, and quizzes. that can be accessed offlline as well as the ease of installation in Android. This Learning Media has been validated by material experts and media experts whose results are very worthy to use in learing English in pandemic covid-19. So that the conclusion of interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring and APK 2 Builder can be used as learning resources and media support distance learning in pandemic Covid-19. They are more active in learning English descriptive text and understanding material in a fun way, especially in online learning. The pandemic Covid-19 currently demands teachers to be able to use technology in teaching and learning process. But in reality there are still many teachers who have not been able to utilize technology as using learning media. Therefore, the purpose of this research to produce interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring suit 9 and APK 2 Builder during pandemic Covid-19 at seven grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Pagelaran in Academic year 2020/2021. The type of the research is a Research & Development, using ADDIE model. The result of this research and development is an Android learning media application that can help facilitate the delivery of materials with additional competency features, learning descriptive text, learning videos, and quizzes. that can be accessed offlline as well as the ease of installation in Android. This Learning Media has been validated by material experts and media experts whose results are very worthy to use in learing English in pandemic covid-19. So that the conclusion of interactive learning media based on Android using Ispring and APK 2 Builder can be used as learning resources and media support distance learning in pandemic Covid-19. They are more active in learning English descriptive text and understanding material in a fun way, especially in online learning.

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) UTILIZED IN ONLINE ENGLISH LEARNING SITUATION DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

This research is aimed to figure out the students’ perceptions of Learning Management Systems (LMS) that they utilized in Online English Learning Situation During Covid-19 Pandemic. Nowadays, many teachers have changed their face-to-face learning to full online learning as the impact of coronavirus outbreak. This situation creates new model of learning in which Learning Managements System or LMS becomes one of platform that are used by both teachers and students to support learning. The various LMS such as Google Classroom, Edmodo, Schoology, Moodle, and etc. are gained interest and popular in education context including English Language Learning (ELL) and Teaching (ELT). Hence, the writer tries to expose the valuable insight from the students’ perception towards those LMS by conducting a quantitative study within survey design and instruments. This research involved 125 respondents mainly from Jabodetabek area. After the data has been collected, the writer analyzed it by using Ms. Excel 2010. The result showed a positive sight from the students. They seemed enjoy using LMS, since it facilitates students in learning English with easy features to submit assignment, quiz, feedback, and communication forum.

THE USE OF YOUTUBE TO SUPPORT EFL STUDENTS' LISTENING SKILLS

Authentic material in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom, particularly in listening, encourages students to apply actual language or authentic speech. In this digital era, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays a pivotal role for the teacher's resources to support the teaching-learning process in the classroom. The teacher can find free resources on the Internet by browsing Google, Yahoo, and YouTube. Using YouTube videos can improve students' listening comprehension as it brings many benefits to learners. YouTube is a tool of authentic material to support the student to focus more on listening. The teacher needs to encourage student's motivation in the teaching-learning process. Therefore, this study investigates how YouTube Video is a teaching tool to improve student's listening comprehension skills. There were eight participants from the English Department in a private university in Jakarta. The data was collected through class observation and interviews to observe EFL students' progress in the learning process of listening. This study revealed that YouTube video benefits EFL learners, such as improving students' confidence, enjoying the learning process, making the learning process more fun, and increasing students' interest in learning.

AN ANALYSIS OF EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF POWERPOINT USED AS ENGLISH LEARNING MEDIA IN CLASSROOM

This study investigated students' perception of PowerPoint software used as learning media in the classroom. The aim of this study to get empirical data or evidence on whether the students' perception of Microsoft PowerPoint they used for studying English, especially EFL students in the classroom. Thus, in this research, the participants involved 900 EFL students in two different layers of the school; junior and senior high schools by applying close-ended and open-ended questionnaires to gather the data. The data was analyzed through quantitative (close-ended questionnaire) and qualitative (open-ended questionnaires) method. The result of the close-ended questionnaire showed that if learning English using Ms. PPT can increase students’ activeness, work up students’ motivation, and improve students’ English competence. In the meantime, the open-ended questionnaire also provided the same findings that more students agreed or said yes (positive side) of learning using MS. PowerPoint. Therefore, it can be concluded that students' perceptions of Ms. PowerPoint were good and exciting. Also, the students felt learning English by using Ms. PowerPoint provided more help, especially in the context of raising activeness, motivation, and English competence in EFL classroom.

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MALL IN ENGLISH LEARNING: A CASE IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

In this 21st century era therm of Mobile Assisted Language Learning becomes a part of teaching and learning activity in English Education. Mobile Assisted Language learning offers various benefits to both teachers and students. Though, it offers various benefits, in practice it is still debatable thing. Thus, this research was tried to investigate students’ perception towards the implementation of MALL in their learning process. The research was taken at Senior High School in SMAN 1 Dukupuntang. This current study use descriptive qualitative method, and the data were collected through open-ended questionnaires and interview to get the relevant data. The present research shows that students tend to have good perception on the implementation of MALL in English Learning. In using MALL, students use several applications and software to help them study about English Language both inside and outside the classroom. By using MALL, students feel that it was more enjoyable and able to get the information quickly. This research also shows the challenges that faced by the students when they use MALL in English Learning activity. In conclusion, this research shows that students’ have positive perception towards MALL in English Learning.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING ANIMATION MOVIE IN IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILLS OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

This research aimed to prove the effectiveness of using animation movie in improving speaking ability of elementary students. The research was conducted in one class of the fourth grade with twenty-nine students and the selected samples were taken by random sampling. The data collection used an oral test as it is an experimental research by using T-test at 0.05 significance level. The results showed that the score of t-observation (to) was 9.43. Moreover, on the 0.05 significance level and with df n-1=28 the score of t-table (tt) was 1.70. It appears to > tt (9.43 > 1.70). It can be concluded that using animation movie in teaching speaking was effective for the elementary students. Benefits of the research result were by using animation movie the students could be more confident to speak with others because animation movies had interesting content that made the students interested to retell the animation movie with their own sentences. Therefore, they could be easier to make their own visualization with the movies which they had watched. However, it would be better if a language teacher gives many chances to practice in the classroom along with interesting media.

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS ENGLISH TEACHER PERFORMANCE IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT THE EIGHTH GRADE OF SMPN 6 LUBUK BASUNG

This research is aimed to find out the students’ perception towards English teacher performance in teaching English at the eight grade. Design of this research is survey quantitative research. The instrument of this research is questionnaire. The data was collected from questionnaire to find out the English teacher performance in teaching English based on preliminary activity, core activity, and closing activity. The technique of data analysis in this research is (1) collecting the student’s questionnaire, (2) calculating the percentage of the data, (3) the finding mean of the data, (4) categorizing the perception based on table interpretation. There are five options in answering the questionnaire. Those are strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree. The point of strongly agree is valued 5, meanwhile, the point of agree is valued 4, and 3 point for neutral, 2 point for disagree, and 1 point for strongly disagree. The result showed that the percentage of score students’ perception in teaching performance in preliminary activity aspect is 78,8%. It means that students had perception in good category. Besides, the percentage score of students’ perception in core activity is 76,6% it means that the students had perception in good category. In addition, the third aspect of performance is closing activity, students had perception with score 73,7%, it means the students perception in closing activity was good category. In conclusion, the data above was gotten students had good perception about English teacher performance in teaching English.

TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION IN USING CALL AND TEACHERS’ HABIT IN TEACHING ENGLISH OF SECONDARY SCHOOL IN JAKARTA

This study intended to know the correlation between teachers’ ability on using CALL and their habit in teaching secondary school in Jakarta. The independent variable (X) is the teachers’ perception in using CALL; meanwhile, the dependent variable (Y) is teachers’ habit in teaching. The research used quantitative method that applied questionnaire as the instrument to collect the data. The population in this research was 100 teachers, but the writers only took 80 teachers as the sample of this research. The writers used random sampling technique. To obtain the data of X variable (teachers’ perception in using CALL) and Y variable (teachers’ habit in teaching), the witers distributed quistionnaire consisted of 40 items. The writers used Pearson Product Moment’s formula to calculate the correlation between X variable and Y variable. After analyzing the data, it was found that both sample data (X and Y) were normally distributed because χ2o < χ2t X data (3.91 < 9.49), and Y data (8.13 < 9.49). The correlation was found r-observed = 0.333 and r-table = 0.217 in a significant 0.05 with n = 80. Because r-observed < r-table, Ho was rejected and HI was accepted. It means that there was a significant relationship between teachers’ habit in teaching English with technology and their competency in using CALL.