Editorial Board
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): March Issue
Articles
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INCREASING STUDENTS' SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH FISHBOWL
Abstract View: 703 PDF Download: 499TThis study was intended to find out whether or not there was a significant influence on speaking achievement of the eighth-grade students of SMP Utama Bakti Palembang who were taught by using the fishbowl technique and those who were not, and there was the significant difference in speaking achievement between the eighth-grade students of SMP Utama Bakti Palembang who were taught by using fishbowl technique and those who were not. The quasi-experimental method was used to conduct the study. The population of this study was the eighth-grade students of SMP Utama Bakti Palembang in the academic year of 2020/2021. In this study, the sample was taken using the purposive sampling technique. In this study, the sample was taken from the population, and they would be divided into two classes. VIII A was an experimental group with a total of 23 students and VIII B was a control group with a total of 23 students. The results showed that the value significance of 0.001 was higher than the value significance of 0.05. While the value of t-obtained (3.592) was higher than t- table (2.079) with a degree of freedom was 44. In other words, there was a significant difference in speaking achievement between the eighth-grade students of SMP Utama Bakti Palembang who were taught by using the fishbowl technique and those who were not.
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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SPEAKING ANXIETY AND SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS
Abstract View: 1365 PDF Download: 766Speaking becomes a crucial ability that must be mastered in communication. This is quantitative research with a correlational design which aimed to find out whether or not there was a significant correlation between students’ speaking anxiety and their speaking achievement and the contribution of speaking anxiety to their speaking achievement. The population of this research was all of the eighth-grade students of SMPN 1 Tanjung Raja with a total number of 128 students. However, there were only 32 students involved as the sample in this research taken by using stratified random sampling. By using oral Proficiency categories, students‘ speaking achievement was scored in terms of the six sub-skills of grammar, vocabulary, fluency, pronunciation, comprehension, and task. Furthermore, Public Speaking Classroom Anxiety Scale (PSCAS) questionnaire developed used to measure speaking anxiety containing 17 items. Pearson Product-Moment was used to find out the correlation between variables. The result showed that there was no significant correlation between students speaking anxiety and their speaking achievement with r= (.177) lower than r-table (.349) and the level of probability (p) significance (.332) was more than (.05). It indicated that H0 was accepted and Ha was rejected. This study could have implications for English language teachers, students, and future researchers.
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A BETTER LOOK AT THE STUDENTS’ READING INTEREST AND THEIR READING COMPREHENSION
Abstract View: 1057 PDF Download: 761The purpose of this study was to find out whether or not there is a correlation and the impact between students’ reading interest and students’ reading comprehension at SMA Negeri 9 Palembang. This research applied quantitative study with correlational design method to answer the objective of the research. Researchers used convenience sampling to determine the sample. The members of the sample in this research were 207 students. The data of this research were collected by using two instruments. The data were collected by using a questionnaire for students’ reading interest and a test for reading comprehension. The researchers used SPSS to analyze the data. The researchers used Pearson Product Moment correlation and regression analysis to find out the answers of the research questions. Based on the results of Pearson Product Moment found that r is 0.419. It indicates the moderate correlation between variable X and variable Y and students’ reading interest influences reading comprehension. It is found that the value of R square was 0.175. It can be concluded that the students’ reading interest contributed 17.5% to their students’ reading comprehension achievement. It can be said that the better the students’ interest in reading, the better the score will be.
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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ HABIT IN WATCHING ENGLISH MOVIE AND VOCABULARY MASTERY
Abstract View: 1445 PDF Download: 973Watching English movie is to enrich students’ knowledge especially vocabulary. The objectives were to find out whether or not there was a significant correlation between habit in watching English movie and vocabulary mastery of the tenth grade students. It was also found out how much habit in watching English movie contributes toward vocabulary mastery of the tenth grade students at MAN 2 Palembang. This study involved 77 students as the sample chosen by using purposive sampling. The data were collected by using habit in watching English movie questionnaire and vocabulary mastery test. It was found that there was a significant correlation between habit in watching English movie and vocabulary mastery of the tenth grade students at MAN 2 Palembang since the p-value (0.024) was lower than 0.05. It can be stated that the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. Then, the r value was 0.836 that showed high correlation between students’ habit in watching English movie and vocabulary mastery. It is assumed that watching English movie gave contribution to vocabulary mastery as much as 41.9 %. In conclusion, there is a positive correlation between students’ habit in watching English movie and vocabulary mastery.
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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT
Abstract View: 4982 PDF Download: 3001Students should be relaxed and confident while using English as they are expected to be bolder than ever while sharing their thoughts or ideas and speaking in front of big audiences. In order to boost their confidence and make language learning easier, learners must understand how their self-confidence affects their ability to learn a language. The goal of the study was to determine whether or not there was a link between students’ speaking proficiency and their confidence in the tenth grade at UPT SMA Negeri 06 Ogan Ilir. The study participant was all the tenth-grade students of UPT SMA Negeri 06 Ogan Ilir. The sample of the study consisted of 124 pupils chosen by using total sampling. This study was conducted using a correlation research approach. The questionnaire and oral test were both utilized to gather the data. The Pearson Product Moment correlation analysis was employed for analyzing the data. Based on the findings, it was discovered that the correlation coefficient of r-obtained (0.274), at p-value: 0.0020.05, and it was greater than r-table (0.176). It implied that speaking proficiency and student self-confidence were related. It was evident that students' self-confidence played a significant role in earning a high speaking achievement score.
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USING PARS STRATEGY TO IMPROVE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION
Abstract View: 892 PDF Download: 587Reading holds an important role in our lives. Reading allows us to expand our insight and knowledge. This research highlights the implementation of PARS strategy to improve secondary students’ reading comprehension. The objectives of the research were to find out whether or not there was any significant improvement on students’ reading comprehension of recount text by using PARS strategy and to find out whether or not there was any significant difference in students’ reading comprehension of recount text between those who were taught by using PARS strategy and those who were not. The population of this research was the tenth grade students of SMA 11 Palembang. The sample was taken by using purposive sampling and consisted of 85 students. The method of this research was a quantitative research with quasi experimental research design. The process of collecting the data was done by administering reading comprehension test with multiple choice form. The obtained data were analyzed by running Paired Sample T-test and Independent Sample T-test via SPSS. The result of Paired Sample T-Test revealed that PARS strategy could significantly improve students’ reading comprehension of recount text. Meanwhile, the result of independent sample t-test signified that there was no significant difference in students’ reading comprehension between those who were taught by using PARS strategy and those who were not.
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STUDENTS’ WRITING ACHIEVEMENTS IN USING PAST TENSE ON NURSING STUDENTS OF STIK BINA HUSADA
Abstract View: 489 PDF Download: 441Writing activity is an activity that is often carried out by many people, such as students. They often write both formally and informally. The objective of this research was to find out The students’ writing achievements in using past tense on nursing students of STIK Bina Husada. The sample of this research was taken by using totaling sampling technique with 30 nursing students of the fifth semester. The data was obtained based on observation of students’ writing in using past tense in every meeting from the October 3rd to 4th November 2022. Then from the data analysis, it was obtained that there was a good progress on students’ writing where t response by writing English related to the material since the first day to the fifth day. For the first day the average score of students’ writing was 50 in their writing result and in the the fifth day the average score for students’ writing was 70. Since this research focused on students’ tenses in writing, it showed that the students had good progress from fair category 3.80 (76%) to good category 4.97 (99.33%). It could be concluded that it the students were able to use past tense in their writing.
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THE USE OF SHORT ANIMATED MOVIE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SKILL IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Abstract View: 739 PDF Download: 676The appropriate and effective media that will be able to attract the students’ interest is the short animated movie that could help students improve writing skill. Thus, the objective of this study was about to find out whether it is effective to use short animated movie to improve students’ skill in writing descriptive text to the seventh-grade students of Sumsel Jaya Junior High School Palembang or not. The experimental method was used in this study whereas the design of this method was using pre-experimental design. The type of the experimental design used was one group pretest-posttest design. The population of this study was 62 students and 30 students as the sample, which chosen through convenience non-probability sampling. The format of the test was essay and the test was using two raters to check the test result. The data obtained was analyzed by using matched t-test. It was supported by the result of the data analysis where the t-obtained that the result of matched t-test calculation was 9.427. It was higher than critical value 1.699. It could be concluded that the use of short animated movie to improve students’ skill in writing descriptive text to the seventh grade students of Sumsel Jaya Junior High School was effective.
