7 research outputs found
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEARNING COMMUNITY TECHNIQUE ON ENGLISH ESSAY WRITING SKILLS
Get PDFThis research is designed to measure the effectiveness of learning community technique on English Essay Writing skills, based on the result of preliminary observation which showed that students had some problems that related to the result of their writing skill which still have not achieved the expected aims. This research used classroom action research method involving 30 students as sample of the research. For the data collecting technique, this research used quantitative data and qualitative data. Quantitative data was taken from the results of the pre-test and post-test, while qualitative data was taken during the process of observation and action. Then the results of the research showed that the percentage value of student activity in attending lectures had increased, the result of the percentage increase in student activity seen from the percentage of students who were very active and active in cycle 1 was only 36.7%, then increased in cycle 2 to 63.3%. Then the results of learning to write English essays for students also increased, with an average score in cycle 1 of 60.17 and cycle 2 there was an increase in the average score of 9.96 to 70.13. The use of the learning community technique to improve students' English abilities has a favourable effect, particularly on the growth of students' ability to write English essays
The Implementation of The British Council Website to Support Indonesian EFL Learners
Get PDFThis study aims to find out and understand the implementation of the British Council website and what the problems are. This research used qualitative approach with case study method involving 20 respondents (students) as the sample and 5 teachers from different schools. The sample selection of this research used Stratified Random Technique. Data collection techniques of this research included interview, observation, questionnaire, and documentation. The researchers used triangulation, member checking, and reflexivity to assess the research's trustworthiness. The result of the researcher's observation is that the British Council website can be used from all sides. Be it videos, audio, short stories, practice questions and so on. This is in accordance with the results of the questionnaire given by the students, as many as 11 of 20 students (55%) stated that the British Council website learning was very interesting. Policy recommendation proposed such as the school must provide more support and supporting facilities to teachers and students to continue using the web by providing sufficient quota facilities for teachers and other supports. With that, the use of the British council website can make it easier for teachers to carry out various online teaching and learning activities with students
PENGARUH PENDEKATAN PEMBELAJARAN KONTEKSTUAL DAN GAYA BERPIKIR TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN MENULIS ARGUMENTASI BAHASA INGGRIS (Penelitian Eksperimen pada Mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Riau)
Get PDFPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pendekatan pembelajaran kontekstual dan gaya berpikir terhadap keterampilan menulis argumentasi bahasa Inggris. Penelitian kuantitatif ini menggunakan metode eksperimen dengan desain faktorial ANOVA 2 x 2, pada mahasiswa Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris semester III, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan instrumen menulis argumentasi dan tes berbentuk kuesioner tertutup untuk mengetahui kecenderungan gaya berpikir mahasiswa, apakah divergen atau konvergen. Analisis data menggunakan teknik analisis varians (ANAVA) dua jalur dengan uji F dengan taraf signifikansi 0,05. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa: 1) terdapat pengaruh pendekatan pembelajaran kontekstual terhadap keterampilan menulis argumentasi bahasa Inggris mahasiswa secara signifikan (nilai rata-rata learning community > inquiry); 2) terdapat pengaruh gaya berpikir mahasiswa terhadap keterampilan menulis argumentasi bahasa Inggris secara signifikan (nilai rata-rata gaya berpikir divergen > konvergen); 3) terdapat pengaruh interaksi antara pendekatan pembelajaran kontekstual dan gaya berpikir terhadap keterampilan menulis argumentasi bahasa Inggris. Karena terdapat pengaruh interaksi, selanjutkan uji post hoc dilakukan untuk mengetahui perbedaan pengaruh antarsel menggunakan Tuckey Test dan menunjukan bahwa; 4) mahasiswa yang memiliki gaya berpikir divergen dan diajar menggunakan teknik learning community memperoleh skor lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan yang diajar dengan teknik inquiry; 5) mahasiswa yang memiliki gaya berpikir konvergen dan diajar menggunakan teknik learning community memperoleh skor lebih rendah dibandingkan dengan yang diajar dengan teknik inquiry; 6) mahasiswa yang memiliki gaya berpikir divergen dan diajar menggunakan teknik learning community memperoleh skor lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan yang memiliki gaya berpikir konvergen; 7) mahasiswa yang memiliki gaya berpikir divergen dan diajar menggunakan teknik inquiry, tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara mahasiswa yang memiliki gaya berpikir konvergen. Simpulan dari penelitian ini, penerapan pendekatan pembelajaran kontekstual pada kegiatan menulis argumentasi bahasa Inggris harus mempertimbangkan gaya berpikir mahasiswa. Luaran dari disertasi ini meliputi; 1) diseminasi pada seminar international; 2) publikasi artikel international; 3) buku ber-ISBN; dan 4) HaKi.
This research aims to analyze the effect of contextual learning approaches and thinking styles on students’ skill in writing English argumentation. This quantitative research used the experimental method of 2 x 2 ANOVA factorial design, chooses the students of English Education Program of Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru. The data collecting administered two instruments of writing English argumentation test and a closed questionnaire test to determine the type of tendency of divergent or convergent thinking styles. Data analysis used two-way anova with the F test at a significance level of 0.05. The findings of this sresearch are: 1) there is a significant effect of contextual learning approaches on students’ skill in writing English argumentation (the average score of learning community > inquiry) ; 2) there is a significant effect of students’ thinking styles on their skill in writing English argumentation (the average score of divergent > convergent thinking styles); 3) there is an interaction effect of contextual learning approaches and thinking styles on students’ skill in writing English argumentation. Based on the third result, the post hoc test was performed to identify the different effect between the cells using Tuckey test. The results are; 4) the divergent students taught by learning community scored higher in writing English argumentation than those taught using inquiry; 5) the convergent students taught by learning community scored lower in writing English argumentation than those taught using inquiry; 6) the divergent students taught by learning community scored higher in writing English argumentation than the convergent students; 7) there is no difference in writing English argumentation among the divergent and the convergent students taught by inquiry. Conclusion, the application of a contextual learning approach to English argumentation writing activities have to take into consideration the students' thinking styles. The output of this dissertation includes; 1) dissemination at international seminar; 2) publication of international article; 3) book with ISBN; and 4) Intellectual Property Rights
Improving Student’s Speaking Skills Through Role Play Method at SMK Alam Karya Bekasi
Get PDFTujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara bahasa Inggris siswa kelas XI OTKP di SMK Alam Karya Sukawangi, Kabupaten Bekasi, dengan menawarkan metode pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang lebih menarik ( Metode Role Play. Kelas XI OTKP yang beranggotakan 25 siswa menjadi fokus penelitian ini. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK), di mana penulis bekerja sama dengan guru Bahasa Inggris. Proses penelitian tindakan Kemmis dan McTaggart-perencanaan, tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi, diikuti dalam pelaksanaan penelitian ini. Siklus pemeriksaan dilakukan. Setiap siklus terdiri dari dua sampai tiga pertemuan. Statistik yang dikumpulkan untuk penelitian ini berasal dari observasi, wawancara, pengecekan, dan buku catatan guru. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan berbicara siswa telah meningkat. Di akhir siklus, mayoritas siswa secara konsisten mencapai peringkat yang sesuai. Nilai Kriteria Penguasaan Minimal (KKM) pelajaran Bahasa Inggris adalah 75,00. Tujuh belas siswa atau 68,00% dari duapuluh lima siswa tidak lulus KKM pada pra-tes dengan nilai terendah 60,00 dan nilai tertinggi 80,00. Berdasarkan hasil pasca-tes 1, sepuluh siswa atau 40,00% lulus KKM pada siklus pertama dengan nilai tertinggi 80,00 dan limabelas siswa lainnya atau 60% tidak lulus KKM dengan nilai terendah 64,00. Selanjutnya, hasil pasca-tes 2 pada siklus kedua menunjukkan bahwa dua puluh satu siswa atau 84% lulus KKM dengan nilai tertinggi yaitu 84,00 dan empat siswa atau 16,00% tidak lulus KKM dengan nilai terendah 64,00. Guru bahasa Inggris dan siswa menanggapi kegiatan ini dengan baik, dan lingkungan kelas selama proses belajar mengajar juga baik. Singkatnya, kemampuan berbicara siswa dapat ditingkatkan dengan menggunakan metode role play dalam pembelajaran. Hasil penelitian ini memberikan arti penting untuk pengembangan kebijakan pendidikan, khususnya terkait dengan penggunaan metode pembelajaran yang menarik
KONTEKS PENUTURAN PANTUN PADA ADAT PERKAWINAN MELAYU KEPULAUAN RIAU
No full textAbstract: From the various traditions that exist in Malay society, the tradition of wedding customs is a tradition that is often found, especially in the coastal areas of Riau. Wedding custom uses literary work as a medium of communication in the arrangement of its program. Malay society of Daik Lingga believes that this literary work increases knowledge about the values of life. The correlation between literary work and the wedding custom from the Malay society of Daik Lingga, Riau Archipelago, is illustrated by the things that are expressed in the art and literature, both oral and written literature. The aim of this research is to conduct a study and analysis of speech context that contained in Pantun as the wedding custom of Riau Archipelago society The research method used by researchers is a descriptive analysis method. The research data was taken from the wedding custom from the Malay society of Daik Lingga, Riau Archipelago, specifically related to traditional poetry that is used as the research object. The aspects that researchers examined in the speech context of Pantun include the Situation Context and Cultural Context. Results of the data indicated that Pantun in the wedding custom from Malay society of Daik Lingga, Riau archipelago contained speech context which is divided into the Situation Context (time, place, and Situation) and Cultural Context (geographical location, economic equality, social welfare, religion, culture, customs, and arts).
Abstrak: Tradisi yang masih ada dalam masyarakat Melayu khususnya di wilayah pesisir Riau adalah tradisi adat perkawinan. Tradisi ini dilestarikan oleh masyarakat Melayu Daik Lingga. Dalam tradisi tersebut, karya sastra dalam bentuk pantun digunakan sebagai media komunikasi pada tatanan acaranya. Mereka meyakini bahwa karya sastra tersebut menambah pengetahuan tentang nilai-nilai kehidupan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melakukan kajian dan analisis tentang konteks penuturan yang ada dalam pantun sebagai media komunikasi dalam adat perkawinan masyarakat Kepulauan Riau. Metode penelitian yang digunakan oleh peneliti adalah metode analisis deskriptif. Data penelitian diambil dari adat pernikahan dari masyarakat Melayu Daik Lingga, Kepulauan Riau. Aspek-aspek yang diteliti dalam konteks penuturan pantun mencakup konteks situasi dan konteks budaya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pantun dalam adat pernikahan berisi konteks penuturan yang dibagi menjadi konteks situasi (waktu, tempat, dan situasi) dan konteks budaya (lokasi geografis, kesetaraan ekonomi, kesejahteraan sosial, agama, budaya, adat, dan seni)
APLIKASI MICROSOFT TEAMS DALAM MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS ESAI
No full textThis research aims to determine the effectiveness of the Microsoft Teams application in teaching essay writing skills to students in class XI SMA Bangun Cipta Rumbia, Lampung. Based on the result of preliminary observation shows that students learning outcome was still low and there were some problems related to the impact of their writing skills that still have not achieved the expected aims. This research used the action research method, involving 30 students. Quantitative data was taken from the results of comparing the results of writing essays on initial conditions (pre-cycle), cycle 1, and cycle 2, while qualitative data was taken during observation and action. The results showed that there was an increase in learning activities and learning outcomes in writing essays for students. This increase is known from the percentage of students\u27 activeness in participating in the learning process has increased, the results obtained in cycle 2 the percentage of "very active" and "active" was 30% and the percentage of "less active" and "very less active" decreased by 23.33%. The results of students\u27 essay writing skills also increased, this increase can be seen from the percentage of the mastery score of essay writing in Cycle 1 of 63.33%, then experienced a significant increase in Cycle 2 with the percentage of completeness value of 73.33%. This means that the application of the Microsoft Teams application based on technological developments has a positive impact on the development of students in the learning process, especially essay writing skills
THE ANALYSIS OF DERIVATIONAL AFFIXES IN COLLINS SCRABBLE WORDS 2021 (CSW21)
Get PDFThis research is about the analysis of derivational affixes found in Collins Scrabble Words 2021. The research objectives of this research are to analyze the types and the meaning of the derivational affixes in Collins Scrabble Words 2021. The qualitative method which was an explanatory sequential design was used in conducting this research. The data source of this research is Collins Scrabble Words 2021. The data of this research is the words containing of derivational affixes where the maximal length is only 7 letters in 20 words of each alphabet. The results of the research showed that there are 457 words containing derivational affixes. There are 48 words attached with derivational prefixes, and 409 words attached with derivational suffixes. Prefixes found in Collins Scrabble Words 2021 arebi- (1), dis- (4), en- (6), fore- (1), il- (1), im- (1), mis- (5), out- (2), over- (2), pre- (2), sub- (3), un- (20). Meanwhile, the suffixes are –al (18), -ity (20), less-(10), -ify (19), -ly (87), -ize (7), -ism (2), -ic (17), -ee (12), –er (38), -ness (17), -or (5), -th (10), -hood (11), -y (58), -ous (27), -ful (11), -ish (1), -age (5), -able (9), -ure (1), -en (20), -ion (3), -ive (3), -ship (2), -tic (1), -ence (1), -ible (1), -ist (1), -ment (1), -ary (1). The derivational affixes functions consist of Verb Maker, Noun Maker, Adjective Maker, and Adverb Maker.
