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AUDIOBOOKS AS A MEDIUM TO ENHANCE EFL STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION
No full textAudiobooks offer both auditory and visual input that support students' reading. Although widely discussed, their impact on Indonesian EFL students’ reading comprehension remains underexplored. This study investigates whether audiobooks can enhancereading comprehension. A quasi-experimental design involved 66 students, divided into an experimental group (n=32) taught with audiobooks and a control group (n=34) taught with printed texts. Both groups were selected using purposive sampling. Data from pre-test and post-test were analyzed using an independent samples t-test. Results show the experimental group had a higher post-test mean score (78.28) than the control group (67.18). A Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.001, which is less than the p-value of 0.05, indicating a statistically significant difference between the two groups. These findings confirm audiobooks are effective for enhancing reading comprehension. This study adds insight by applying audiobooks in an Indonesian EFL classroom and highlights their potential to improve reading instruction quality. The implication for teaching practice is the potential of audiobooks to enhance the quality of reading instruction
SCIENTIFIC PAPER WRITING TRAINING FOR STUDENTS OF CLASS XII OF SMA 1 PERTIWI PADANG
No full textThis community service activity is in the form of scientific writing training for grade XII students of SMA Pertiwi 1 Padang. The low scientific writing skills of the students can be seen from the writing of a grade XII student of SMA Pertiwi 1 Padang. Various errors were found in the writing of the structure of the student's scientific work, starting from writing the background of the problem, formulation of the problem, benefits of writing, to writing the results of the research. In addition, errors in writing linguistic elements were also found, such as errors in the use of spelling, effective sentences, to writing bibliographies.The solution offered to this problem is to provide assistance in the form of providing motivation and practice to improve skills and interest in writing scientific papers.The activities in this training use lecture, discussion, and practice methods. Participants follow the training activities very well and can make positive contributions to the results of students' scientific work. This is proven by enthusiasm and increased understanding and the ability to write good scientific papers.. The results of the analysis of students' scientific work data show that as many as 86% of students experienced an increase in understanding and ability in writing scientific works
The Effect of Managerial Agency Costs, Operating Capacity, and Company Size on Finncial Distress in Industrial Sector Companies on IDX
No full textThis study aims to determine the Effect of Managerial Agency Costs, Operating Capacity, and Company Size on Financial Distress in Industrial Sector Companies Listed on the IDX in 2019-2022 partially and simultaneously. The type of this study is quantitative research. The population in this study were all companies listed in the industrial sector companies for the period 2019-2022 using descriptive analysis techniques and panel data regression, with the help of the eviews 9 program. The results of this study indicate that managerial agency costs were shown to have no significant effect on financial distress in industrial sector companies during the 2019-2022 period. Operating capacity was shown to have a significant effect on financial distress in industrial sector companies during the 2019-2022 period. Company size was shown to have no significant effect on financial distress in industrial sector companies during the 2019-2022 period. Managerial agency costs, operating capacity, and company size jointly had a significant effect on financial distress in industrial sector companies during the 2019-2022 period. Based on the research results and conclusions outlined by the author, to improve a company to prevent financial distress, the author recommends that industrial sector companies pay more attention to their company's condition
ASSESSING EFL STUDENTS’ WORD RECOGNITION AND READING ALOUD USING INFORMAL READING INVENTORIES
No full textReading is one of the skills that plays a role in expanding vocabulary, mastering reading content, and sentence structure. Word recognition skills, reading accuracy, and reading rate are aspects that need to be improved. Therefore, teachers can find out the abilities of each individual student through various assessment media. This study aims to determine whether the Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) can assess students' word recognition and reading aloud abilities, as well as determine how many words students can say in one minute. The author used a qualitative method with a descriptive research design involving 32 eighth-grade students as participants. Data were obtained through interviews with English teachers, oral reading tests, and students' perceptions of the IRI implementation. The results showed that some students still had difficulty recognizing words, and many students made pronunciation errors on words they were less familiar with. The word recognition assessment results indicated that 17 students were still at the Frustration level. In terms of reading accuracy, all students had difficulty reading the word “Frightened.” Regarding reading comprehension ability, 15 students scored below 50%, while in terms of reading speed, students were at the second level. This study concluded that the use of IRI is effective as an assessment media to identify students' individual reading abilities. This study emphasizes the importance of training and providing varied learning media to improve students' word recognition and reading aloud abilities
Integrating Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) with Peer Assisted Learning Strategy (PALS) to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension Using Narrative Text
No full textThis study aimed to find out whether the integrated Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) with Peer Assisted Learning Strategy (PALS) improves students' reading comprehension better than the Original DRTA. This research employed a quantitative method. The study was conducted with the first-grade students at SMA Negeri 4 Bandar Lampung. Two classes were used: an experimental class, which was taught using the integrated DRTA with PALS, and a control class, which was taught using the original DRTA. The results of the post-test showed that the control group had a mean score of 80.51, whereas the experimental group had a higher mean score of 83.94. The t-test results for the post-test indicated a Sig. (2-tailed) value was 0.049 (< 0.05), there is a statistically significant difference between the two groups after the treatment. The experimental group achieved better improvement in students’ reading comprehension compared to the control group. These findings suggest that integrated DRTA with PALS improves students' reading comprehension. Keywords: DRTA, PALS, Reading Comprehension
THE EFFECT OF POWERPOINT AS INTERACTIVE MEDIA IN INCREASING VOCABULARY MASTERY OF THE SEVENTH GRADES STUDENTS
No full textStudents need to understand the meaning of various vocabularies that can support the learning process. With the importance of vocabulary mastery, this study aims to find out the increase in vocabulary mastery in seventh grade students from the effectiveness of PowerPoint as interactive media. This pre-experimental research used a group pretest and post-test. This test was conducted with 34 students from class 7A who were selected as samples through cluster random sampling. Based on the results obtained, the mean value of the pre-test was 60.58 and 81.67 on the post-test. Furthermore, the significance value (2-tailed) is 0.000, which is lower than 0.05. So it can be known that the effectiveness of PowerPoint as interactive media in increasing vocabulary mastery is accepted
English Education Students’ Perceptions of the Teaching Profession and PPG Program Toward Their Interest in Becoming Professional Teachers
No full textThis study aims to determine English Language Education students' perceptions of the teaching profession and the Teacher Professional Education Program (PPG), and their influence on their interest in becoming professional teachers, using the Social Cognitive Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior as theoretical frameworks. This research uses a quantitative method with an ex post facto associative-causal design. Data was collected through a closed-ended questionnaire with a four-point Likert scale, then analyzed using multiple linear regression and Pearson correlation analysis with the help of SPSS 25. The results of the descriptive analysis show that the majority of respondents have a high perception of the teaching profession (69%), a moderate perception of the PPG (76%), and a moderate interest in becoming professional teachers (60%). The results of the partial t-test show that perception of the teaching profession (t = 2.279; p = 0.025) and perception of the PPG (t = 2.910; p = 0.005) significantly influence interest in becoming a professional teacher. The simultaneous ANOVA test (F = 32.321; p < 0.001) confirms that both variables have a significant effect, with a coefficient of determination value of R² = 0.432. This means these two perceptions can explain 43.2% of the variance in interest in becoming a professional teacher
Ethnolinguistics Study Of Mantra In The Tradition Of Pacu Jalur
No full textThe tradition of pacu jalur is one of the ancient cultures and traditions in Kuantan Singingi. Culture and language are closely related because the function of language itself is a tool for cultural development and an inventory of cultural traits. The relationship between different languages and cultures is ethnolinguistics. One of the cultures in Indonesia is mantra, which is one of the oral traditions. Mantra is considered as the oldest literary work and one of the aspects of ancient culture in Indonesia that is still maintained today. In this study, an ethnolinguistic study was conducted on the mantra of pacu jalur tradition in Kenegerian Kari Kecamatan Kuantan Tengah Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi. The method used is qualitative-descriptive. This study shows how the sound and language of mantras in the tradition of pacu jalur, non-verbal aspects in the ritual of pacu jalur, language style, diction, denotative and connotative meaning in the mantra of pacu jalur
Analysis Of Economic Efficiency of Palm Oil in Seberida Village
No full textOil palm productivity on smallholder farms remains low despite several interventions to transform agriculture, especially in developing countries. Farmers in rural areas face serious constraints that limit their oil palm production capacity. Smallholders have unprofitable access to markets which in turn makes their business less profitable. Therefore, this study analyzes oil palm productivity of smallholders in Seberida Village. A random sample of 50 oil palm smallholders was selected. The normalized translog productivity function was then calculated through one-step estimation of technical efficiency and its determinants using STATA software. The results showed that fertilizer cost and land area were positive factors that drove profits. Complementarity between resources was a very important determinant of profits. The study concluded that land area and farmers’ resources had a positive effect on oil palm production. Farming profits increased with the increase in land area. Therefore, this study recommends that policies that support commercialization of smallholders will increase agricultural profits
Human Rights-Based Approach to Development in the Border Areas (Besitang sub-District, North Sumatra)
No full textStrengthening sub-district government capacity after the emergence of the regional autonomy policy in Reform era of Indonesia is really mandated to incorporating a human rights-based approach to development (HRBA). As a conceptual framework, HRBA seeks to address the root of the problem and touch the interests of the most vulnerable groups from human rights violations due to isolated development of border areas and marginalization of human rights protection. HRBA has become an important and interesting issue in the formulation of sustainable development that are able to empower and even improve the welfare of society. This article examines the government's capacity of the Besitang sub-District in planning and driving action HRBA into development practices in their regions. The article resulted from qualitative descriptive research. Data were collected by using focused group discussions, field studies, and literature review, then analysed through an interactive analysis. Finally, this article concludes that improving the performance of apparatus and good mechanisms for institutional assistance at the village level, including community leaders and disadvantages of community participation, is a significant effort to accelerate the realization of HRBA in Besitang sub-District