48 research outputs found
An analysis on Learning Condition in Developing of Listening Comprehension Model by Using Social Media for English Students
Learning a foreign language by using social media is getting important because it has great potential to support student-centered learning, as it is flexible, interactive, and content–rich in nature. This research was aimed to develop an English listening comprehension model by using Social Media You tube. A Research and Development methodology ADDIE was used: analyzing students’ and teachers’ needs, designing a new learning materials, Developing material, Implementing it in a group, and evaluating the existing learning materials, validating the learning materials by experts, revising learning materials, trying out the learning materials, and revising learning materials. It was found that the existing learning materials were not appropriate for the students’ characteristics and were not organized in a systematic way. Students and lecturers indicated that they appreciated enjoyable English language learning materials such as songs, stories and games using You Tube. Based on these findings a new model for developing materials was developed for English Listening Comprehension Program at the Islamic University of Riau
Development of the Social-Media Assisted Listening 'Think-Pair-Share' Learning Model During A Pandemic
This research was initiated on the preliminary studies in the English Language Education program in studying Interpretative listening courses to see the condition and need of the teaching listening. The fact showed that 1) the teacher-centered model was still used in the classroom; 2) learning listening comprehension was not optimal yet and teaching model applied was incapable to develop; 3) There are many problems found by lecturers and teachers in how to become an effective listener. This study aims to develop a valid, effective, and practical Social Media Assisted Learning Listening Think Pair Share Learning (SmartPLS) model, using YouTube and Whatsapp. Developing this model is important because Social media; especially video YouTube can improve students' Listening Comprehension significantly. The study used Research and Development (R & D) approach. The development procedure used was an ADDIE model which consists of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The researcher involved several experts to validate the design, content, and presentation of this model. The subject of the limited trial involved 10 students and the field sample was 38 students of English Language Education of the Islamic University of Riau who were taking the basic listening course. The data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed quantitatively by using Excel. The result of this study found that the SmartPLS model is considered effective, valid, and practice and that it can be used to improve four Listening skills: 1) determine vocabulary meaning from context; 2) identifying the main idea with supporting details; 3) Listening for a specific purpose; and 4) recognizing specific grammatical structures within a setting for students
Self-Esteem on Students’ English Speaking Fluency
Most English learners want to be fluent in English but quite a lot of British students at the Islamic University of Riau avoid speaking in English. According to empirical studies, the success of language learners especially the smooth component was also significantly affected by self-esteem. In this regard, this study was conducted to determine the amount and rate of speech self-esteem in students majoring in English at the Islamic University of Riau. The design of this research is descriptive quantitative. There is one variable that is fluency. Its population is half of six students and eight semesters of the school year with a total of 112 students 2012/2013. Purposive sampling technique successfully filters out 16 students as the sample. The research findings showed that 11 of 16 students high self-esteem are categorized into levels of non-conversant with a range between 98-147spm. Conversely, there are 5 students categorized into levels conversant with a range between 167-196 SPM. From the interpretation of the data, the authors concluded that not all students high selfcategorized into fluent level
Development Of The Social-Media Assisted Listening Think-Pair-Share Learning Model During A Pandemic
This research was initiated on the preliminary studies in the English Language Education program in studying Interpretative listening courses to see the condition and need of the teaching listening. The fact showed that 1) the teacher-centered model was still used in the classroom; 2) learning listening comprehension was not optimal yet and teaching model applied was incapable to develop; 3) There are many problems found by lecturers and teachers in how to become an effective listener. This study aims to develop a valid, effective, and practical Social Media Assisted Learning Listening Think Pair Share Learning (SmartPLS) model, using YouTube and Whatsapp. Developing this model is important because Social media; especially video YouTube can improve students' Listening Comprehension significantly. The study used Research and Development (R & D) approach. The development procedure used was an ADDIE model which consists of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The researcher involved several experts to validate the design, content, and presentation of this
model. The subject of the limited trial involved 10 students and the field sample was 38 students of English Language Education of the Islamic University of Riau who were taking the basic listening course. The data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed quantitatively by using Excel. The result of this study found that the SmartPLS model is considered effective, valid, and practice and that it can be used to improve four Listening skills: 1) determine vocabulary meaning from context; 2) identifying the main idea with supporting details; 3) Listening for a specific purpose; and 4) recognizing specific grammatical structures within a setting for students
