EEdJ: English Education Journal is a journal of a foreign and second language which is published by (link) This journal is published twice a year: April and October. We accept mainly research-based articles related to English language and education. The language studied can be any language such as but not limited to English, Indonesian, German, French, Arabic, vernaculars, etc. However, the language to convey those ideas should be English.
The Strategies used by English Teachers in Teaching Speaking at MTs Nurul Falah Air Mesu Timur
This study aims to find out the kinds of the strategies used by English teachers in teaching speaking. From these statement, the researcher analyzed the strategies used by English teacher in teaching speaking at Mts Nurul Falah. The objectives of this research were: to elaborate the strategies used by English teacher in teaching speaking at MTs Nurul Falah Air Mesu Timur and to elaborate the implementation in teaching speaking at MTs Nurul Falah Air Mesu Timur. The researcher used descriptive qualitative method and data collection was based on observation and interview. Miles and Huberman technique of analyzing data was used by having data reduction, data display, and drawing conclusion. The researcher collected data was used to observe the process of how the strategies used by English teacher in teaching speaking in class, the interview was used to support the results of the observation checklist. Therefore, this research used triangulation technique method. The findings of this research showed that the teachers applied many strategies to teaching speaking in the classroom, which are roleplay, drilling, discussion, picture describing, storytelling, brainstorming, and creative tasks.
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Pictionary Game in Promoting Students' Speaking Proficiency
It is undebatable that people learn English in order to be able to use this language in communication, hence, speaking is considered as the most significant indicator of language learning successfulness. Issues in the process of acquiring this skill were solved by big number of previous studies through the employment of game. This research was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Pictionary game in promoting students’ speaking proficiency. A quantitative of pre-experimental research was applied with one group pre-test and post-test research design. One class of grade 8 students of SMPT Darussalam Reni Jaya Depok participated in this study as the sample. Data were collected through speaking pre-test and post-test. These data were analyzed statistically by using paired-sample t-test. The findings revealed that students achieved better speaking performance in the post-test or after learning by using Pictionary game. Besides, in the significance level of 5% (α = 0.05), t-count of 3.816 was higher than t-table of 1.684. Thus, this research concluded that Pictionary game contributed to the improvement of students’ speaking outcome. In other words, Pictionary game was proven to be effective, used in promoting students’ speaking proficiency.
The Correlation between Students' Vocabulary Achievement and Their Speaking Ability of the Twelfth Grade at MA Al-Islam Kemuja
The purposes of this study were to find out: (1) students’ vocabulary achievement, (2) students’ speaking ability, (3) whether there was any significant correlation between students’ vocabulary achievement and students’ speaking ability at MA Al-Islam Kemuja. This study applied a Pearson Product Moment formula. The population of this study were all students of the twelfth grade at Ma Al-Islam Kemuja, with the total 142 students. The total of samples were 45 students of twelfth grade at Ma Al-Islam Kemuja. The result of students’ vocabulary achievement was in good criteria. It could be seen from the result of the mean score of students’ vocabulary achievement namely 76.62. Regarding the students’ speaking ability, the findings of the study showed that the result of the mean score was 68.58 Then, the findings for the correlation between students’ vocabulary achievement and students’ speaking ability was 0.583 and the p-value (Sig. (2- tailed)) was 0.000. Meanwhile, the critical value in the table at significant (2- tailed) level 5% was 0.294. It meant that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. It could be concluded that there was significant correlation between students’ vocabulary achievement and students’ speaking ability
Students' Perception towards the Use of Group Work Activity in Learning English at SMPN 1 Jebus
The research aimed to discover the students’ perceptions at SMP N 1 Jebus in responding the implementation of group work and its implementation in English learning. This research used descriptive qualitative research using data collection techniques that was technical triangulation including observation, interviews and documentation to obtain the data directly. This research used data analysis technique by Miles and Huberman in which data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The samples of this research were 16 students of class 9 C which is classified by six active students, five average students, and five passive students. The research result showed that learning English with group work used discussion and presentations. The results of the interview showed from cognitive aspects, group work helped them to worked collaboratively, finished tasks quickly, gaining respect; from affective aspects, it made learning fun, gathered with their friends; and from conative aspects, students could shared ideas, have roles and divide the task to the members. Others had negative perceptions of group work in English class, such as unfair task participations, not being serious in finishing assignments, and afraid their opinions were not heard. Students emphasized that the productivity of group work was influenced by their group members. It can be concluded that most of the students have positive perception of group work activities in Learning English.
This study aimed to describe and analyze the representation of racism in the film "The Help." The research method used were descriptive qualitative and content analysis to identify how the concepts of racism, stereotypes, and power displayed in the film's narrative. The theory used in this study was the "Theory of Prejudice" proposed by Gordon Allport, which helps in understanding how negative perceptions of certain groups can develop into discriminatory attitudes and actions. The results of this study provide deep insight into how racism was presented in entertainment media and its impact on social consciousness. It was found 12 acts of discrimination that has been divided into 4 four types such as verbal antagonism, avoidance, segregation, and physical attack.
The Correlation between Students’ Achievement in Using Adjectives and Their Ability in Writing Descriptive Text
This study was a correlational study. The objectives of this study were: to find out the students’ achievement in using adjective, their ability in writing descriptive text, and whether there was any significant correlation between those two variables. The total number of sample was 24 students. The findings of this study showed that the students’ achievement in using adjective was categorized into good criteria. It could be seen from the result of the mean score of students’ achievement in using adjective, it was 76.96. For the students’ ability in writing descriptive text, the findings of the study showed that the result of the mean score was 76.75. Then, the findings for the correlation between students’ achievement in using adjective and students’ ability in writing descriptive text was 0.860 and the p-value (Sig. (2- tailed)) was 0.000. Meanwhile, the critical value in the table at significant (2- tailed) level 5% was 0.404. It meant that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. Therefore, there was a positive correlation between students’ achievement in using adjective and students’ ability in writing descriptive text.
The Effect of Greeting Card Media on Students’ Writing Skill
The research was aimed to know about the effect of greeting card media on students’ ability in writing of eighth grade at junior high school in Bangka Belitung. This experimental study employed quasi experimental design. The samples used was the 8th grade students of high school many as 54 students. The research used a writing test as a data collection technique. In the technique of analyzing the data, the research used t-test was in the form of paired sample t-test to test the hypothesis through the SPSS. The finding showed an improvement in students' writing when they used greeting card media. The result of t-obtained 5.712 was greater than the t-table 2.007. The result of 2-tailed significance 0,00 have less score than 0,05. Thus, it menas that the experimental group had a greater performance than the control group.
The Correlation Between Students’ Self-Esteem and Their Writing Ability
This study was aimed to figure out the most dominant students’ self-esteem, whether there was any significant correlation between the students’ self-esteem and their writing ability and whether there were differences between students in their self-esteem. The participants of this study were tenth grade students in Payabenua subdistrict, Bangka Belitung province. The data of this study were collected by providing questionnaire sheets in the form of close ended questionnaire and writing test. Furthermore, the results were analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment to correlate both variables students’ self-esteem (X) and writing ability (Y). The result showed that the most dominant students’ self-esteem was the domain of self-esteem with the percentage of 55.38%. Since the correlation coefficient computation was 0.228, and the critical value in a table at significant level 0.05/5% was 0. 2441. Thus, rxy was lower than r-table. In brief, there was no significant correlation between students’ self-esteem and their writing ability. In addition, there was also no significance difference between male and female students’ self-esteem.
Applying Peer Review to Improve Students’ Descriptive Writing Text
This research is conducted to determine whether there is a significant difference in students’ descriptive writing score after being treated using peer review compared to those students who did not get the same treatment. This is a quasi-experimental research design with one group as the experimental and one group as the control. Pre-test and post-test were also administered before and after the 10 times treatment given. The population of this research are all of the seventh-grade students in Bangka Islandy the total 80 students. Meanwhile, 50 students from two different classes were the sample of this research. The result of this research showed that the t-obtained in equal variances assumed 6.353 and the significant (2-tailed) was 0.00. Since t-obtained was higher than t-table (2.02) and the significant (2-tailed) was lower than computation with level significant (0.05), it could be stated that there was a significant difference in post-test between the experimental class and control class. It can be concluded that the using of peer review is able to improve the students’ descriptive writing score significantly.
The Correlation between Students’ Grammar Mastery and Their Writing Ability in Descriptive Text
This study aims to seek the correlation between students’ grammar mastery and their writing ability in descriptive text. This is correlational study was conducted to all seventh-grade students of a high school in Bangka Belitung, Indonesia as the population of the study as well as the sample since the number of the population below 50. This study used two kinds of test as the instruments to collect the data; a grammar mastery test which consists of 25 questions and a descriptive writing test. The Boardman scoring scale was used to measure the score of students’ writing. The result of this study showed the result of correlation coefficient computation was 0,305 and for the critical value from a significant level table 0.05/5% was 0,349. It is considered that the null hyphotesis (Ho) was accepted and the alternative hyphotesis (Ha) was rejected. In other words, there was no significance correlation between students’ grammar mastery and their writing ability. The writer found out that most of the students received good scores both in grammar and writing test but they had low scores in other aspects of writing such as; content, organization, word choice, and mechanics.
Using Star (Select, Teach, Activate and Revisit) Strategy to Increase Vocabulary Mastery of Eighth Grade Students
The objectives of this study were: (1) to describe the implementation of STAR (Select, Teach, Activate and Revisit) strategy of the eighth grade students of MTs N 1 Bangka, and (2) to find out whether there was any significant difference in vocabulary mastery between the students who were taught by using STAR strategy and the students who were taught without STAR strategy. This study was focused on vocabulary mastery. The total number of sample was 64 students. In this study, the researcher used experimental research method with a quasi-experimental design. The result showed that the students’ vocabulary mastery significantly increased. It could be seen from the pre-test and post-test mean score. Furthermore, the result of independent sample t-test of students’ post-test between experimental group and control group showed that the t-obtained was higher than t-table (2.547 > 2.00) and the p-output was lower than computation with level significant 0.05 (0.014 < 0.05). It means that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. It could be concluded that STAR strategy was effective to increase students’ vocabulary mastery.
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An Analysis of Students’ Grammatical Errors in Writing Procedure Texts
This study investigated the common types of grammatical errors made by 3rd grade of secondary male and female students at SMP Muhammadiyah Pangkalpinang in writing procedure texts and to find out whether there was any significant difference in the errors committed by the students when grouped according to gender. The researcher specified this study in writing procedure text which focused on their errors. The research method used was quantitative. The samples of this study were 30 students that were taken from 9th grade of SMP Muhammadiyah Pangkalpinang. The data was obtained from the sentences written by the students and by means of the test. In this study, the result of the test was analyzed by paired sample t-test. In accordance with the result analysis, the study revealed two major findings. The result showed that there was a significant difference in the errors committed by the students when grouped according to gender. Therefore, the data further means that gender affects the number, and percentage of errors committed by the students.
Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension Text through Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI)
The aim of this research is to know the implementation of Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) in improving students’ reading comprehension of analytical exposition text and to find out whether there is a significant difference between students who were taught by using CORI and those who were not. This research used quantitative approach with experimental research which was conducted at an Islamic High School in Kemuja, Bangka Belitung Province. The researcher used purposive sampling technique and two classes were taken as the sample. The result of the test was analyzed by using statistical analysis of paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. The result showed that the students who learned by using CORI got higher score than those who did not. It could be seen from the result of independent sample t-test of students’ post-test between experimental group and control group, the t-obtained in equal variences assumed was 2.385, and the significant (2-tailed) was 0.023. Since t-obtained was higher than t-table (2.385 > 2.036) and the significant (2-tailed) was lower than computation with level significant (0.023 < 0.05). Based on the fact above, it could be concluded that CORI significantly improved the students’ reading comprehension.
Students’ Writing Anxiety and Its Correlation with Their Writing Performance
The objectives of this study were to find out: (1) the dominant aspect in writing anxiety, (2) the correlation between students’ writing anxiety and their writing performance, (3) the differences between male and female students in students’ writing anxiety of the twelfth grade students in Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung. The sample of this study was 80 students The instruments used were writing anxiety questionnaire and a writing test. The results showed that, cognitive was the most dominant aspect. There was a fair significant correlation between students’ writing anxiety and writing performance. T-score was -0,430 and T-table was 0,283. The result showed that, there was a negative and strong enough correlation between the students’ writing anxiety and their writing perfomance. English learning anxiety gave positive influences to the students’ writing performance, not necessarily bad result to writing but drove the students to get motivation to be better from others. In addition, the result of writing anxiety showed that the mean score of male students was 100,27 and the females got 102,60. So, there was a significant difference between male and female students. Thus, the teachers are suggested to increase students’ self-confidence so that students’ writing results are maximized.
Improving Students’ Writing Skill by Using Wholesome Scattering Game
The aim of this research is to describe the implementation of Wholesome Scattering Game in improving students’ writing skills on descriptive text and to find out whether there is a significant difference between students who were taught by using Wholesome Scattering Game and the students who were not. This research used quantitative approach focusing on experimental research which was conducted at SMAN 2 Sungaiselan in academic year 2019/2020. The researcher used purposive sampling technique and two classes were taken as samples, with 69 students (35 students for the control group and 34 students for the experimental). The result of the test was analyzed by using statistical analysis of Paired sample t-test and Independent sample t-test. The finding showed that the students who were taught by using Wholesome Scattering Game got higher score than those who were taught by using non-Wholesome Scattering Game. It means that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted, while the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. It could be concluded that there was a significant difference between students who were taught by using Wholesome Scattering Game and the students who were taught without using Wholesome Scattering Game.
The Mastery of English Phrasal Verbs among the Students of English Education Study Program
The objectives of this study is to find out the mastery of English phrasal verbs in terms of their separable and inseparable types among the fifth semester students of the English education study program at State Institute of Islamic Studies SAS Bangka Belitung in the academic year of 2018/2019. The method used in this study was survey method. As many as thirty students were selected as the samples. Then the data was gathered by administering a test about phrasal verbs to the students and the researcher analyzed the results which consisted of correct answers and errors. The researcher examined the test results and found that most students made correct answers in relation to phrasal verbs with optional separation. On the other hand, the majority of errors fell under the category of phrasal verbs with obligatory separation. But, overall, the students made incorrect answers more than correct answers. By using the mean score which is 48.9 out of 100, the students can be said to have a poor level of mastery of English phrasal verbs or be classified as fail/unsatisfactory because the minimum standard of mastery is 56.
AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
This research is aimed to find out the ability and difficulties of public school students in Jebus, Bangka in writing descriptive text. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative. The researcher used writing test as the instrument. The sample of this research was the second grade of a public school in Jebus which consists of 30 students selected by using purposive sampling. The finding indicated that the students’ ability in writing descriptive text was classified into very poor. The students’ writing ability in content categories was 2,63, in organization was 2,09, in vocabulary was 2,93, in grammar was 1,75. And in mechanic was 2,33. They were all classified very poor. While the students’ difficulties in writing was language features of descriptive text which consist of describing object in detail, lack of vocabulary and grammar mastery. Therefore, the majority of students was found it difficult to write correct spelling words and create sentences. Based on the results, the researcher concluded that the students did not have good understanding and ability in writing descriptive text.
Analysis of Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement in Doing High Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) in School Final Exam
The objectives of the study are to measure students’ reading comprehension achievement in doing HOTS and to find out the percentage of HOTS in English reading comprehension in school final examination at SMAN 1 Mendo Barat, Bangka. The sample of this study were two classes with total number of 69 students. In this study, the researcher used students’ test results as the instruments for collecting data. The results of HOTS in reading comprehension was then analyzed by using analysis card listed in the revised edition of Bloom’s taxonomy. It showed that the mean of students’ absorption in answering HOTS in reading comprehension correctly was 35,79% and categorized as bad. Furthermore, the percentage of HOTS in reading comprehension in UAS was 25 % of 40 multiple choice test items, without the evaluation and creation skills and 10 questions represented analysis skill. Therefore, the researcher found that the factors of students’ difficulties in doing HOTS are 1) lack of interest in reading English texts, 2) having no idea the purpose of English reading texts and 3) not accustomed to make conclusions or interpret the texts due to being lack of vocabulary.
The Effect of Google Meet in Literal Listening Class for Students of English Education Study Program
Literal Listening is one of the compulsory courses in English Education. We are required to be able to understand at least 60 – 70 percent of what is being discussed and what is being reported by native speakers. Considering the decision of The Ministry of Education and Culture in Indonesia due to Covid- 19 pandemic that learning is carried online. Regarding that, several lecturers in the English Education Study Program chose to use the virtual technology in Google meet in order to keep the students engaged in Learning Process. This motivated the researcher to examine The Effect of Google Meet in Literal Listening Class for Second Semester Students of English Education Study Program. This research aims to know how the effectiveness of using google meets in Literal listening learning process and what the advantages and the weaknesses of using Google meet. The method used in this research is qualitative descriptive and used questionnaires to students and interview the lecturer as the subject for this research. The finding of this research is that the motivation of students did not improve. Thus, the lecturer needs to use another technology to support Google meet in order to go to full potential of using it.
The Correlation Between Parents’ Involvement and English Achievement of High School Students
This study was aimed to find out parents’ involvement on English achievement, the students’ English achievement, and the correlation between them of high school students in Pangkalpinang, Bangka. The research method used was quantitative with a correlational design. The sample of this study was 85 students from three classes. The data were collected from questionnaire about parents’ involvement and documentation from the report book score of the students which was collected from the English teacher. The data were analyzed by using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation. The result showed that the rxy (0.256) was higher compared to r-table at significant level 5% (0.213). It was considered that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and null hypothesis (H0) was rejected. In conclusion, there was a significant correlation between between parents’ involvement, and students’ English achievement.
Using Group Investigation (GI) Strategy to Improve Students’ Writing Skill
The aim of this research is to find out the effectiveness of Group Investigation Strategy in improving students’ writing skill This study is experimental and was conducted in Bangka, Bangka Belitung province. 50 students from two classes of middle school were taken as the sample. By using Paired Sample t-test and Independent Sample t-test, the result showed that the students who were taught by using Group Investigation Strategy got higher score than those who were not. The result of independent sample t-test stated that t-obtained (0.420) was lower than critical value of t- table (2.01) and the significant (2-tailed) was 0.670, higher than computation with significant level 0.005. In other words, there was a no significant difference between students who were taught by using Group Investigation Strategy and the students who were taught without using Group Investigation Strategy.
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Students’ Error in Transforming Active Voices into Passive Voices in Simple Past Tense
This study was carried out to analyze errors made by eleventh grade students in transforming active voices into passive voices. Specifically, it was carried out to identify common errors and obtaining the causes of errors made by the students in transforming active voices into passive voices. The research used descriptive qualitative method. The data were collected through tests and interviews with an English teacher and a number of students. The data test was identified, classified, and analyzed by using Dulay’s surface strategy taxonomy and the causes of errors were analyzed by using Petter Hubbard’s theory. The research revealed two major findings, (1) the most common errors made by students was misformation, which was most frequently produced by the students with a total error of 247 or 52%. It is followed by an error in omission with a total error of 115or 24%. Misordering with 98 errors or 20%, and the lowest is addition with 19 errors or 4%, (2) Based on Petter Hubbard’s theory, mother-tongue interferences, overgeneralization, and error was encouraged by the learning materials and methods used causing those errors.
The Effect of KWL Strategy on EFL Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement
This study sought to ascertain whether implementing KWL (Know, Want, Learned) has a significant effect on EFL students' success with reading comprehension of a public junior high school in Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung province. This research employed experimental research with quasi-experimental design. The sample of this study was the eight-graders. The sample consisted of 80 students’ which belongs to two classes; 42 experimental class and 38 students’ in control class. The test was analyzed by using t-test analysis of SPSS 22 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The result of study showed it was effective to use KWL strategy by obtaining this result: the experimental class mean score was 79.45, which means it was higher than the control class’ (mean=79.37). In conclusion, KWL strategy use significantly influences how well students understand what they read.
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Improving Students’ Vocabulary Achievement through Make a Match Method
Developing students’ vocabulary achievement using Make a Match Method in recount text is the main purpose of this study. A quantitative research methodology was implemented with quasi-experimental design. The sample of the study were eight grade students of a public junior high school in Puding Besar, Bangka Belitung. They were taken from two classes which consisted of 44 students. This study was conducted by using purposive sampling technique with test as the instrument. The seekings indicated that the average score of experimental and control group post-test differed 7,87 points. Moreover, the calculation of the independent sample test of experimental and control group revealed that the t-obtained in equal variences assumed was 4.814 and the significant (2-tailed) was.000. it can be inferred that there was a significant difference amongst those two samples as the result of the t-obtained was higher than t-table (4.814˃2.02) and the significant (2-tailed) was more modest than calculation with level significant (.000˂0.05). In other words, Make a Match Method enhanced the students’ vocabulary achievement. Ability to develop the English teaching and learning activity was the expected contribution for this study.
Using Word Square Game to Improve Students’ Vocabulary Achievement
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of using the Word Square approach on students' vocabulary achievement. Students in the eighth grade from a public junior high school in Mendo Barat, Bangka Belitung, were chosen as the sample for an experimental type of research and separated into two groups using a quasi-experimental design: the experimental group and the control group. The test was the instrument employed in this study, and the t-test analysis was performed to assess the test data. The test result was analyzed statistically using the Paired Sample T-Test and the Independent Sample T-Test. It revealed that the experimental and control groups' respective mean pre- and post-test differences were 34.268 and 33.334. Additionally, the t-obtained post-test value of 1.549 was greater than the essential t-table value of 2.01. The findings suggested that the null hypothesis was disproved and the alternate hypothesis was found. According to the findings, the Word Square was one of the most successful strategies for increasing students' passion for studying English.
The Correlation between Listening Strategy and Students’ Listening Achievement
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between students' listening achievement and their listening approach. The participants in this study were 11th graders. 97 students served as the study's sample population. The data were analyzed using Pearson's r correlation coefficients in this descriptive quantitative study. Data were gathered for this study using a listening test and a questionnaire. Students' listening techniques were discovered using a questionnaire, and their listening abilities were discovered through a listening exam. 28 questions about cognitive, metacognitive, and socio-affective strategies were included in the questionnaire that the students were required to complete. According to the study's findings, there is a high association between the use of cognitive methods and successful listening. The link between socio-affective variables and listening achievement was significant with moderate interpretation, as was the correlation between metacognitive approach and listening achievement. Students' listening strategies and listening achievement at the school exhibit a substantial association, with rxy of cognitive strategy showing > = 0.622, metacognitive strategy showing > = 0.525, and socio-affective strategy showing > = 0.415. As a result, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) is disproved.
Using Visual Dictionary in Improving Students’ Vocabulary Achievement
This study was focused on finding out whether using visual dictionary can improve students’ vocabulary achievement or not. The sample of this study was students of a public junior high school in Belinyu, Bangka Belitung province. Based on the result analysis (Paired Sample T-Test), it shows that the mean difference of pre-test and post-test in experimental group was 23.88, while the mean difference of pre-test and post-test in control group was 20.00. In addition, the result of difference analysis in post-test of experimental and control group showed that the value of t obtained was 3.712 which exceed the critical value of t-table 2.00 (at the significant level p< 0.05 in two tailed testing with degree of freedom 61. It means that the null hypothesis was rejected and the research hypothesis was accepted. The result of this study revealed that the post-test scores were better than the pre-test scores of experimental group. It could be seen by comparing their means. The mean of the pre-test scores was (59.00) while the mean of the post-test scores was (82.88). In line with the result, the writer suggests that the Visual Dictionary was one of the effective methods to improve students’ enthusiasm in learning English.
Using Extending Concept through Language Activities (ECOLA) Technique to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension Skill
The objective of this study was to find out whether there is a significant difference in students’ reading comprehension between the experimental and the control group. The sample of this study were taken from two classes of the second year of a private high school in Bangka Belitung province. This study is an experimental study with quasi-experimental design. The data were collected through Observation and Test. They were then analyzed by using T-Test.The result showed that the rxy (17.16) was higher compared to rtable at significant level (0.432). Thus, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and null hypothesis (H0) was rejected. Furthermore, there was a significant difference between students’ reading skill of the experimental class and those of the control one. In conclusion, the students’ reading comprehension in narrative text has been improved by using Extending Concept through Language Activities.
Using RCRR Strategy to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension Skill
The aim of this study was to find out the significant difference of the skill in reading comprehension of narrative text between the students by using RCRR Strategy and those who are not. The subject of this study were the students of eighth grade students of a state high school in Kelapa district, Bangka Belitung province. In this study, the researcher used quantitative approach with quasi-experimental design.the findings showed that the result of mean score of post-test in the experimental group was higher (71.11) than the mean score in control group (60.29). Meanwhile, the result of independent samples test of students’ post–test between experimental and control group, the t-otained in equal variances assumed was 3.40 and the significant (2- tailed) was.001. Since the t-obtained was higher than t-table ((3.40>2.05)) and the significant (2-tailed) was lower than computation with level significant (.001<0.05). It could be concluded that there was a significant difference between the samples significantly, and RCRR Strategy improved the students’ skill in reading comprehension of narrative text. Therefore, the result of this study is expected to contribute to the development of the process of English teaching and learning, epecially for teaching and learning reading comprehension.
Using Teammate to Improve Speaking Skill of 11th Grade Students
This research was carried out to know the implementation of Teammate in improving students’ in speaking skill of procedure texts and to find out the significant difference between students' speaking ability of procedure texts using Teammate and Non-Teammate. The subjects of this study were students of class XI SMA Muhammadiyah. In this study, the researcher used a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design. The results showed that the post-test mean score in the experimental group was higher (68.66) compared to the average score in the control group (63.72). Meanwhile, the results of the independent sample test of students' post-test between the experimental and control groups, obtained t in the same variance assumed to be 3.229 and significant (2-tailed) was 0.000. Because the t obtained is greater than the t-table ((3.229>0.0845)) and significantly (2-tailed) lower than the calculation with a significant level (.000<0.05). Based on the facts above, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the samples, and Teammate Strategy improves students' speaking ability. Therefore, the results of this study are expected to contribute to the development of the teaching and learning process of English, especially for teaching and learning speaking skills