Proceedings of International Conference on English Language Teaching (INACELT)
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Enhancing students speaking skill by collaborating TEDx video watching with WhatsApp voice mode recording
Get PDFIt is known that listening to speaking task is the fundamental stage of oral cycle which underlies researcher to investigate students speaking skill achievement. It is done through two stages of oral cycle, listening and watching videos of targeted topics in TEDx Talks, then, reviewing the videos via WA voice mode records. This research is conducted towards 39 EFL students of tertiary level by using CAR method and is done in two cycles. The students are obligated to watching videos with topics of life goals, procrastination, and happiness then deliver a 5’ talks via WA voice mode records. The statistical results showed that this learning technique significantly improves students’ speaking skill and they benefited to a greater extent of range of vocabularies as well as grammar usage. In addition, the result is also supported by the students’ interview comments that they viewed this modeled speaking and listening technique as enjoyable, beneficial and useful as well as effectively enhance their speaking skill
Back cover: Proceedings of the 1st INACELT 2017
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Constructing question sentences in simple present using WH question by English Department students of IAIN Palangka Raya
Get PDFThe fundamental purposes of this study were to describe the types and causes of errors by the eighth-semester students at constructing wh-question sentences. The research was conducted in State Islamic Institute of Palangka Raya for the English education department student who had passed the structure III. The types and causes of errors were analyzed by Dulay’s theory but the data were also found by doing the semi-structured interview. The writer used qualitative research and descriptive approach supported by quantitative data. In collecting the data the researcher used some techniques, namely: (1) test and (2) interview. Then the researcher analyzed the data used several techniques, namely: (1) identifying errors, (2) describing errors, (3) explaining errors, (4) errors evaluation. The subjects of this study were 10 English education department students who had passed structure III
Thematic progression-based recount paragraphs produced by the eighth graders of Islamic junior high school
Get PDFThis study aims to find out how the eighth graders of Islamic junior high school, particularly MTSN-2 Palangka Raya in producing a recount paragraph based on thematic progression. This study belongs to descriptive study with qualitative approach. For the data collection, it was used the research instruments such as observation, documentation, interview, and field notes. As the representative data, the 17 writing products of recount paragraphs produced by the eighth graders were analyzed. The results show that there were several ways used by the students to write thematic progression-based recount paragraph. In the process, in pre-writing activities, the students firstly determined the theme. In the next process, in whilst-writing activities, the students wrote the first draft by using the transition signals to connect the theme and rheme, using the easiest pattern of the recount paragraph, and then writing the conclusion. In the last process, in post-writing activities, the students revised and edited their writings and submitted their works to the teacher for publication. By using thematic progression, the students become more precise in writing their recount paragraphs and they can increase the cohesiveness of the text they have produced
The correlation between students’ vocabulary mastery and listening ability
Get PDFThis research described the correlation between vocabulary mastery and listening ability of the eleventh-grade students at Integrated Islamic Senior High School Qardhan Hasana Banjarbaru. The problems that should be answered in this research were: (1) how is the students‟ vocabulary mastery? (2) How is the students‟ ability in listening ability? 3) Is there any significant correlation between students‟ vocabulary mastery and their listening ability? The subject of this research was the eleventh-grade students at Integrated Islamic Senior High School Qardhan Hasana Banjarbaru. There were 75 students in the eleventh grade. The data of this research were collected through written test and documentary. Then all data are analyzed with the quantitative method and by using the inductive method to draw a conclusion. By using product moment formula, the final result shows that rxy is 0.557. For N = 75, r table in 5% fault is 0.227 and 1% fault is 0.296. It appears that rxy is more than r table. It means that the null hypothesis (Ho) was denied and the hypothesis alternative (Ha) is accepted. It can be concluded that there is a significant correlation between students’ vocabulary mastery and listening ability. The direction of correlation is positive correlation and sufficient category
Implementing genre based approach and scientific approach in teaching writing simple descriptive text to investigate their effect on the students’ writing achievement at SMP 3 Palangka Raya
Get PDFThe main purpose of the research was to compare two approaches, namely Genre-Based Approach, and Scientific Approach in the eighth grade class of SMP 3 Palangka Raya. The population of this research consisted of one class with the total number of 25 students. The design used in this research was the quasi-experimental design. The sample was determined using a cluster sampling technique. The technique for collecting the data used tests and documentation. The research was undergone by giving a set of essay instruction to write simple descriptive text. The mean score of these two groups of students then was compared to obtain the objective of the research. The finding showed the mean scores of the students who were taught using Genre-Based Approach was 73.24 and the students who were taught using Scientific Approach was 66.125 based on the result of hypothesis test calculation, it was found that the value was greater than the value of  at 5% and at 1% the level of significance or 2.01 < 3.438 > 2.68. It means that Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. It means that students taught using Genre-Based Approach had better achievement in writing simple descriptive text than those taught with Scientific Approach
GDIF and DDIF analysis for posttest instrument of curriculum 2013 training
Get PDFThe objective of this study was to analyze Gender Differential Item Functioning (GDIF) and District Differential Item Functioning (DDIF) in the post-test instrument of curriculum 2013 training in Central Kalimantan Indonesia. Data were secondary from Educational Quality Assurance Institution Central Kalimantan, which includes responses of 665 tenth grade teachers (414 females and 251 males; and 395 teachers from the new district and 269 teachers from the old district in Central Kalimantan Indonesia). The performed analysis of Differential Item Functioning (DIF) was applied to 30 multiple-choice items based on the Rasch model of Item Response Theory (IRT) using Conquest 4 software. The results showed that two items (item25 and item 30) exhibited gender-related DIF and five items ( item 6, item15, item 22, item 24, and item 26) indicated district-related DIF. Female teachers tend to perform relatively better in analyzing a learning activity item. Otherwise, the concept of curriculum 2013 learning outcome (indicators of competence achievement) item to be relatively harder for female teachers. New district teachers tend to perform relatively better on lesson plan of curriculum 2013 and knowledge assessment (than old district teachers). The development of learning materials integrated with local content and the concept of competence for the attitude dimension of the learning process items seem to be relatively harder for new district teachers (than old district teachers). Some implications of this study are provided.Â
Analysis of teachers skills social science Gunung Mas regency compile NSSE
Get PDFPreparation of questions which correct and standard not an easy thing, including preparing National Standard School Exam (NSSE) items. This research aims to describe the skills of technical guidance participant teachers in: (1) to compose the question lattices of NSSE, (2) to make the question card based on the question lattices, and (3) to compile the script about NSSE. This research is a quantitative descriptive. The subjects of this research are teachers member of Deliberation of Subject Teachers Social Science Junior High School of Gunung Mas Regency, who are participant technical guidance preparation of NSSE questions amounted to 34 people from 12 districts. Data collection was done by using the instrument of the study of question lattices, question card preparation, and assembling of the manuscript question. The results of data analysis show that the skills of teachers in (1) composing the question lattices with an average score of 74.38; (2) making question cards on the question lattices with an average score of 72.85, and; (3) preparation of NSSE question with the average score of 68.59 is quite good
Improving students’ reading comprehension by implementing TOEFL extensive reading activities
Get PDFThe competence of TOEFL has now been demanded by not only English students but also non-English students. In the University of Palangka Raya, the undergraduate English students are required to have TOEFL score of 450 to propose their thesis and to register for graduation. Surprisingly, the average TOEFL score of undergraduate English students is 429 which is below the standard. Reading seemed to be a problem for the students since they wrongly maintained the time and strategies when facing the TOEFL Reading Comprehension texts. Based on the regulation and the data, the research was conducted as action research focusing only on the reading comprehension section of TOEFL and aiming at improving 41 students’ TOEFL Reading Comprehension. The participants joined extensive reading activities on the reading comprehension texts of TOEFL for three weeks. The activities were carried out by blended-learning, combining face-to-face reading activities and online activities via a group of WhatsApp and LINE. The results of the research showed that 51% subjects (21 students) made 5 or more correct answer improvements and 32% subjects (13 students) below 5 correct answer improvements on their TOEFL Reading Comprehension post-test registered after the activities were completed. Otherwise, there were 7 (17%) subjects experiencing no improvement at all. Â