e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society)

AN ANALYSIS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ROLE PLAY IN TEACHING SPEAKING

2024-11-22T09:59:30+00:00

Speaking is one of the most important skills to be developed in order to communicate effectively. Therefore, the goal of teaching speaking skills is communicative efficiency. In order to achieve the goal, many methods and techniques are applied including role play method. This research aims to analyze how to implement role play in teaching speaking English based on the previous research. This study applied a library research, which is part of qualitative research. Data were collected through undergraduate thesis, thesis, and journal articles published in 2014 to 2023. The data were analyzed using content analysis based on Harmer (2007). There are ten scientific writings from Susilo (2014), Hidayanti (2015), Sholikah (2017), Agustiningrum (2019), Sholiha (2020), Tumada et al. (2020), Marwa (2020), Arifin (2021), Farisya (2022), and Magfirah (2022). Some researchers refer to expert recommendations using role play by Harmer (2007), Lewin (1990), and Kemmis and Mc Taggart (1988) procedure. The results of the study show that the implementation of role play is effective in improving students speaking skills because students take a new identity and learn to use a foreign language students for every day interaction. Besides that, role play technique is ineffective in teaching speaking skills because of some factors for some students and teacher. Students and teachers using the role play technique to develop and teach speaking skills should prioritize preparation, participation, and reflection. To get the most out of the learning experience, students should actively participate in the scenarios, taking on their roles with excitement and originality. They should also be receptive to comments and willing to practice frequently in order to enhance their fluency and confidence. Teachers should carefully select or create role play scenarios that are both relevant and demanding, with clear directions and enough support.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 2 SIGI

2024-11-22T01:30:36+00:00

The objective of this research is to prove whether the implementation of Project Based Learning (PjBL) can improve reading comprehension of the eleventh-grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Sigi. This research used a quasi-experimental research design that consisted of two groups: an experimental and control groups. The sample was selected using a purposive sampling technique. The sample of this research was 58 eleventh-grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Sigi, 28 students from class XI IPA 2 as the experimental group, and 30 students from class XI IPA 1 as the control group. The data were collected through pre-test and post-test. Data were analyzed using a t-test to compare the experimental and control groups' pre-test and post-test mean scores. The mean score pre-test for the experimental group was 63.93 and the control group was 66.58. Then, the mean score of the students' post-test score for the experimental group was 74.73, and the control group was 71.33. By applying 0.05, level of significance, it is found that the t-counted value (4.56) is higher than the t-table value (1.673). Therefore, the research hypothesis is accepted. This result indicates that the implementation of PjBL in this study effectively improved the students’ reading comprehension. The implication of these findings is that in teaching reading, teachers can apply the PjBL method during the teaching and learning process as one of the effective methods to improve students' reading comprehension.

DEVELOPING VOCABULLARY MASTERY OF GRADE SEVEN STUDENTS OF SMPN 6 PALU THROUGH CARTOON MOVIES

2024-11-22T02:14:25+00:00

The purpose of this research is to determine if the use of cartoon movies can develop the vocabulary mastery of grade seven students of SMPN 6 Palu. This research method used a quasi-experimental. The population of this research are students of grade seven of SMPN 6 Palu consists of two classes, with the total number is 239 people. The cluster random sampling technique is used to determine the sample of control class and the experimental class. Based on this technique, class VII A became the control group and VII F was the experiment group. The instruments used in this research consisted of pre-test and post-test, there were three kinds of the test; spelling words, matching, and making sentences. In the pre-test, the mean scores of the experimental group was 85,93 and the control group was 86.15. The post-test result for the experimental group was 96,85 and for the control group was 95,22. Applying a significance level of 0.05, the researcher found that the t-count (2,982) was higher than the t-table (1.671). Therefore, Ho is declared rejected and Ha is accepted. In conclusion, the use of cartoon movies can develop the vocabulary mastery of the grade seven students of SMPN 6 Palu.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SONGS OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS IN IMPROVING PRONUNCIATION SKILL OF THE GARDE ELEVENTH STUDENTS AT SMK NEGERI 2 PALU

2024-11-22T08:28:04+00:00

The objective of this research was to prove that using Songs of YouTube Videos is effectiveness in improving pronunciation skill of the grade eleventh students at SMK Negeri 2 Palu. This research used a quasi-experimental research design. The sample of the research was 25 students from class XI BDP 1 (Bisnis Daring Pemasaran) as the experimental class and 25 students from class BDP 2 (Bisnis Daring Pemasaran) as the control class. The instruments used in this research were test, pretest and posttest. The result of the data analyzed showed that there is significant difference between the result of the pretest and posttest. The mean score of the pretest of experimental class was 45.2 while the control class was 46.8. After giving the treatment, the mean score of the experimental class in the posttest was 85.4 and the control class was 56.0. By applying 0.05 level of significance, the researcher found that the value of the t-counted (15.1) is higher than t-table (1.67). It means that the use of song of youtube videos is effective in improving pronunciation skill of the grade eleventh students at SMK Negeri 2 Palu.

IMPROVING WRITING SKILL OF THE TENTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 7 PALU BY USING CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING APPROACH

2024-11-22T11:21:06+00:00

This study is aimed at proving whether or not Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach can improve students’ writing skill in descriptive text. This study uses a quasi-experimental research design. It involves the tenth-grade students of SMA Negeri 7 Palu. In selecting the sample, the researcher uses a cluster random sampling, and the students selected as the sample were class X7 and X9. The data of this research is quantitative data. In collecting the data, it is collected through the writing test that consisted of pre-test and post-test. The data gathered is analyzed statistically to analyze the difference of students’ score in experimental and control classes. The results of the data indicates that the mean score of the experimental class (62.05) was higher than the mean score of the control class (52.25). By applying a significance level of 0.05, it is found that the t-counted (6.16) was higher than the t-table (1.67). It means that the hypothesis of the research is accepted. Based on the result, it is concluded that the use of Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach (CTL) can improve the students’ skill in writing descriptive text. The implication of the findings to the teaching of writing in the class is that the teacher needs contextual media to make the class more meaningful and real as well as make the students improve their writing.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GUESSING GAME TO INCREASE VOCABULARY OF THE GRADE EIGHT STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 1 SOJOL UTARA

2024-11-22T19:49:54+00:00

The aim of this research is to find out whether the implementation of guessing game increases the vocabulary of the grade eight students at SMP Negeri 1 Sojol Utara or not. The research design was quantitative research. The researcher used total sampling techniques to select 36 students as samples for this research. The data were analyzed by using t-test. Based on the data analysis tests, the mean score in the experimental group's pre-test was 52.86 and the control group's mean score is 65.11. After doing the treatment, the students’ mean score of experimental group’s post-test was 85.56, greater than the control group's means score which is 80.44. The comparison of the test of scale describes that t-counted value= 4.35> t-table value= 2.01. Therefore, Ha is confirmed and Ho is rejected. It can be concluded that the implementation of guessing game increases the vocabulary of the grade eight students at SMP Negeri 1 Sojol Utara.

USING LIST GROUP LABEL (LGL) STRATEGY TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 20 PALU

2024-11-22T20:11:57+00:00

The objective of this research is to figure out whether or not the using of List Group Label (LGL) strategy can improve vocabulary achievement of the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 20 Palu. The population of this research are the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 20 Palu, the sample was VII D as experimental class and VII A as control class. The research applied quantitative method. The instrument of the data collection were pre-test and post-test. Those data were analyzed statistically. The pre-test was in low level and the post-test was in high level. The pre-test was in low level because the students have difficulties in vocabulary related to hobbies. However, the post-test that in high level because of the List Group Label (LGL) strategy can improve vocabulary achievement. The result of the data analysis shows that the t-counted was greater than the t-table. In conclusion, the use of List Group Label (LGL) strategy can improve vocabulary achievement of the seventh-grade students of SMP Negeri 20 Palu.

USING INSTAGRAM CAPTION TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY MASTERY OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 19 PALU

2024-11-22T20:39:17+00:00

The objective of this research is to find out whether Instagram caption can improve the vocabulary mastery of eighth grade students of SMPN 19 Palu or not. This research used quasi experimental research design. The population of this research was the eighth-grade students of SMPN 19 Palu which is consisted of 98 students. The sample of the research consisted of two groups which were selected through simple random sampling, the groups such as class B as the experimental group and class D as the control group. The researcher used tests to collect the data, the tests consisted of the pre-test and the post-test. The result of the test showed that the mean score of the pre-test of the experimental group was 20.62, while the mean score of control group was 20.40. Then, the mean score of the post-test of experimental group was 79.96, while the mean score of control group was 68.92. The value of t-counted (3.01) was higher than the value of t-table (2.0116), it means that the hypothesis was accepted. Based on the result, it can be concluded that using Instagram caption can improve vocabulary mastery of the eighth-grade students of SMPN 19 Palu. The implication of the findings that the teachers should use instructional media that can improve students' motivation to learn new words by making sentence while teaching vocabulary mastery using Instagram caption

IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILL OF THE ELEVEN GRADE SMA NEGERI 7 PALU THROUGH THINK-PAIR-SHARE TECHNIQUE

2024-11-22T21:05:48+00:00

This research aims to find out was think pair share can improve students’ speaking skill of Eleven Grade at SMA Negeri 7 Palu or not. The instrument used to collect the data was speaking test. The students in this research were divided into two groups which are experimental and control group. 30 sudents from each group were asked to do pre-test and post-test. The students speaking skill were analyzed by use rubric score adapted from Weigle (2002). Then, the data were analyzed using formula proposed by Arikunto (2013). The result shows that the t-counted is 9.65 and t-table is 2.00 where the t-counted was higher than the t-table. It indicates that the think pair share technique can improve students’ speaking skill of Eleven Grade at SMA Negeri 7 Palu.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING RECIPROCAL TEACHING STRATEGY TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 SOJOL

2024-11-22T21:20:32+00:00

This research aims to determine whether using the Reciprocal Teaching strategy can improve reading comprehension of the tenth grade studetns of SMA Negeri 1 Sojol. The researcher applied a quasi-experimental design by using purposive sampling to get the sample. The instruments of data collection were pre-test and post-test. The pre-test was used to measure students’ basic abilities and the post-test was used to measure the students’ improvement in reading comprehension after the researcher applied the treatment. The t-test was analyzed to compare the mean scores of the experimental group (77.23) and the control group (74.71). The significance level was 0.05 with 60 degree of freedom (df = 65). The result of data analysis indicated that the t-counted (6.54) is higher than the t-table (1.659). Based on the results, the hypothesis of this research is accepted. It can be concluded that using Reciprocal Teaching strategy is effective to improve reading comprehension of the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Sojol.