EEdJ: English Education Journal

Students' Perception towards the Use of Group Work Activity in Learning English at SMPN 1 Jebus

Meiti Karunia — 2024-05-25

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.

The Correlation between Students' Vocabulary Achievement and Their Speaking Ability of the Twelfth Grade at MA Al-Islam Kemuja

Junita Estriyo — 2024-05-25

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

The Strategies used by English Teachers in Teaching Speaking at MTs Nurul Falah Air Mesu Timur

Rizki Rahmawati — 2024-05-25

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.

Race and Prejudice

Muhammad Afifulloh — 2024-05-25

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.

Pictionary Game in Promoting Students' Speaking Proficiency

Berlian Wirawati Berlianwirawati — 2024-05-31

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.