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Students’ Perceptions on Factors Affecting the Anxiety of the 12th Graders of SMKN 10 Malang in Speaking English
No full textABSTRACT Anggitasari, Maya. 2016. Students’ Perceptions on Factors Affecting the Anxiety of the 12th Graders of SMKN 10 Malang in Speaking English. Sarjana’s Thesis. English Department, Faculty of Letters, State University of Malang. Advisors: (I) Dra. Sri Andreani, M. Ed., (II) Prof. Utami Widiati, M.A., Ph.D. Keywords: Foreign Language Anxiety, Communication Apprehension, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Test Anxiety Communicating skill using English becomes a requirement for SMK (Vocational High School) students to be competitive graduates to compete in a workplace. However, the process of developing speaking English skill in the classroom may increase many problems, one of which is students’ anxiety. The students showed the signs of anxiety such as reluctance to speak English, avoiding making eye contact, and stuttering. This study aimed to find out the factors affecting the students’ anxiety in speaking English. This study used descriptive qualitative design to obtain the data. The subject of the study was class 12 Multimedia (MM) 1 students of SMKN 10 Malang semester 1 in academic year 2015/2016. The data were collected with an adapted version of Horwitz’s Foreign Language Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) questionnaire and observation sheet. The questionnaire used consisted of 33 statements with yes/no responses. The questionnaire was used to gather the students’ responses concerning factors which affect their anxiety in speaking English, while the observation sheet was used to support the data from the questionnaire. Then, the data were analyzed in three steps, i.e. reviewing, reduction, and interpreting data. The findings of the study showed that the students experienced anxiety in speaking English due to three factors, i.e. communication apprehension, fear of negative evaluation, and test anxiety. Firstly, 92.17% of the total students reported that one of the factors affecting their anxiety is communication apprehension. This factor is related to the students’ interaction with their teacher and classmates and the students; abilities in speaking English. The anxious students were afraid of speaking English in front of other students, thus they tended to remain silent in the class. They avoided making eye contact and showed resistance when they are asked to speak in English by the teacher. Secondly, fear of negative evaluation became the next factor affecting the students’ anxiety, claimed by 92.85% students. The students were anxious about others’ perspectives in the class. They were afraid of making mistakes because they were embarrassed when their classmates laughed at them and the teacher corrected their mistakes. It might happen due to some classroom activities which put pressure on them and the way teacher corrected their mistakes. Thirdly, 93.87% of the total students claimed test anxiety as one of their anxiety’s factor in speaking English. It made test anxiety as the most dominant factor affecting their anxiety. The students reported that they were afraid of being failed in English class. They also felt overwhelmed by the number of rules they have to learn to speak English. It might happen because the students felt being pressured to get a good score in English. From the result obtained, it can be concluded that students’ anxiety in speaking English emerges from the students itself and their environment; the teacher and their classmates. Therefore, this problem cannot be neglected and merely considered as the students’ problem. Teacher also has an essential role to help the students to deal with it. Teacher should be able to create such a comfortable atmosphere and avoiding anxiety-induced activities in the classroom. They also need to make some strategies that encourage students to speak English confidently without putting too much emphasis on correcting students’ mistakes to avoid their feeling of losing face. It is also important for teacher to give insight to the students that trial and error is an acceptable English teaching and learning process
Pemanfaatan Wattpad sebagai Inovasi Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Berbasis Teknologi Informasi bagi Materi Menulis Cerita Pendek di SMP Negeri 1 Padamara
Get PDFLearning short stories is one of the materials taught in Indonesian lessons. Short stories material often has obstacles such as the number of students who feel less interested in reading or writing short stories. This is the background for the author to examine the use of Wattpad as a technology and information-based learning media that students use to find short stories reading materials and short stories writing media. The purpose of this research was to find out how effective technology and information-based learning methods are in teaching short story material through Wattpad media. The research subjects were students of class IX SMP Negeri 1 Padamara and the object was the skill of reading short stories by using the Wattpad media. The data collection technique used is the interview method conducted on the Indonesian State 1 Padamara teacher. Based on the research results, it is known that the use of wattpad as a medium can improve learning outcomes. Students become more interested in honing skills and reading through Wattpad media. In addition, Wattpad also provides an interesting learning experience for students.
Pembelajaran cerpen merupakan salah satu materi yang diajarkan dalam pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia. Materi cerpen seringkali memiliki kendala seperti banyaknya siswa yang merasa kurang tertarik membaca atau menulis cerpen. Hal inilah yang melatarbelakangi penulis untuk meneliti penggunaan wattpad sebagai media pembelajaran berbasis teknologi dan informasi yang digunakan siswa untuk mencari bahan bacaan cerpen dan media menulis cerpen. Adapun tujuan penelitian ini dilakukan adalah untuk untuk mengetahui bagaimana efektivitas metode pembelajaran berbasis teknologi dan informasi dalam pengajaran materi cerpen melalui media Wattpad. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas IX SMP Negeri 1 Padamara dan objeknya adalah keterampilan membaca cerpen dengan memanfaatkan media wattpad. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan ialalah metode wawancara yang dilakukan pada guru Bahasa Indonesia Negeri 1 Padamara. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa penggunaan wattpad sebagai media dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar. Siswa menjadi lebih tertarik mengasah keterampilan dan mebaca melalaui media wattpad. Selain itu wattpad juga memberi pengalaman belajar yang menarik bagi siswa.
 
