e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society)

IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION OF GRADE X STUDENTS AT SMK NEGERI 1 DAMPAL SELATAN TOLITOLI THROUGH DRTA (DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITY)

2025-06-02T02:12:20+00:00

This research aims to find out correlation between vocabulary mastery and speaking ability of undergraduate students at Tadulako University. The subjects of this research were students of the fourth semester and the research subjects were randomly selected to be the sample of this study. The total number of samples was 30 students. They worked on a test of vocabulary and speaking to have data of the relationship. The data were tested to have normality and linear relationship and the result of tests indicated that data are normally distributed and have a linear relationship. Then, the data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient to find out the correlation between vocabulary mastery and speaking ability. The result of analysis indicated that the correlation coefficient between vocabulary mastery and speaking ability is 0.559. The result is categorized as “moderate” (0.40 to 0.59). Therefore, the hypothesis of the study is accepted, in which there is a positive correlation between vocabulary mastery and speaking ability of the eight grade students. In other word, the greater the English vocabulary student acquire, the better their speaking ability is.

THE USE OF SCRABBLE GAME TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 19 PALU

2025-06-01T19:03:00+00:00

This research is aimed at proving whether the use of Scrabble game can develop the vocabulary of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 19 Palu. This research used a quasi-experimental research design with a sample of 54 students selected using a purposive sampling technique because the selected classes were VIII B and VIII C. In gathering the test, the instrument used was a vocabulary test administered twice as pre-test and post-test. The pre-test was given to the experimental and control groups before the treatment while the post-test was carried out to the experimental and control groups after the treatment. The mean score of the experimental group on pre-test was 39.77 and the control group was 46. Then, the mean score of the experimental group on post-test was 77 and the control group was 59.57. The data were statistically analyzed using the t-counted formula with degrees of freedom (df) = Nx + Ny - 2 = 26 +28 - 2 = 52. The findings show that the t-counted value is 5.896 while the t-table value is 2.006. It means that the t-counted is higher than the t-table. Therefore, the research hypothesis is accepted. It includes that Scrabble game can develop the vocabulary of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 19 Palu. The implication of this finding is that teachers need to use Scrabble game in teaching vocabulary designed to make students actively participate and enjoy learning English in the classroom.

THE USE OF DEMONSTRATION TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS

2025-06-01T08:52:18+00:00

The objective of this research is to prove whether the application of demonstration technique can improve writing skills of the eleventh-grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Witaponda or not. The population of this research is the eleventh-grade students of SMA Negeri1 Witaponda, the sample was XI IPS2 as experimental class and XI IPS3 as control class. The number of each sample was 21 students. The research applied quantitative method. The instruments of the data collection were pre-test and post-test. The finding showed that the experimental group's mean score on the post-test was 72 and the pretest was 56.6. Whereas the control group's mean score on the post-test is 45.7 and the pretest is 53.5. The results of data analysis revealed that the value of the t-counted (3.804) was higher than the value of the t-table (1.684) by applying a significant level of 0.05 with a degree of freedom (df). It means that the hypothesis is accepted. It indicates that there is a significant improvement. In addition, the implications of these findings can be concluded that the use of demonstration techniques was effective for teaching writing procedure texts because it can help practice their ideas and help teachers transfer material related to the lesson.

IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGH DISCOVERY LEARNING

2025-06-01T08:24:50+00:00

The objective of this research was to prove that the Discovery Learning method can improve reading comprehension at the tenth grade students of SMA Bala Keselamatan Palu. This research used quasi-experimental design. The sample of this research were the students of X B as the experimental class which consisted of 22 students and the students of X A as the control class which consisted 22 of students. The data were collected through pre-test and post-test. The result of this research revealed that there was a significant improvement in the score of students taught by using Discovery Learning method. The improvement could be seen from the changes in students score which were previously poor to fair. In other words, the use of Discovery Learning method can improve reading comprehension at the tenth grade students of SMA Bala Keselamatan Palu.

USING CLICK AND CLUNK STRATEGY TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION

2025-05-31T15:00:05+00:00

The objective of this research is to find out whether the click and clunk strategy can improve reading comprehension of the eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 14 Palu. This research used a quantitative method and a quasi-experimental design. The population of this research was eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 14 Palu with consisting of 128 students. The researchers used random sampling and adapted two groups: VIII Imam Bonjol and VIII Slamet Riyadi (experimental and control). The instrument of this research was a test, which was divided into two tests (pre-test and post-test). The result of this research showed that there were significant differences of students’ reading comprehension after being taught through KWL where the data analysis show that value of t-counted (1.908) is higher that the value of t-table (1.683) by applying a significance level of 0.05 with a degree of freedom (df) = 42. It means that the hypothesis is accepted. In other words, it means that the use of click and clunk strategy can improve students’ reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 14 Palu.

IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION OF GRADE X STUDENTS AT SMK NEGERI 1 DAMPAL SELATAN TOLITOLI THROUGH DRTA (DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITY)

2025-06-01T19:09:57+00:00

The objective of this research is to find out whether the use of DRTA (Directed Reading Thinking Activity) strategy can improve the reading comprehension of class X students of SMK Negeri 1 Dampal Selatan or not. This research used a pre-experimental design that involved only one class as the experimental class. The sample of this research was class X TKJ with 31 students as the experimental class selected by using purposive sampling technique. The instruments of data collection were tests, they were pretest and posttest. The experimental class was given treatment by using the DRTA (Directed Reading Thinking Activity) strategy. The data were analyzed statistically to measure the difference in score. The results shows an increase between the pretest and posttest results. The students means score before given the treatment was 51.10. After the treatment, the means score of students in the posttest was 71.48. By applying a significant level of 0.05, the researchers found that the value of t-counted (5.31) was higher than the t table (1.697). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the DRTA (Directed Reading Thinking Activity) strategy is effective to improve reading comprehension of grade X students at SMK Negeri 1 Dampal Selatan and it can be applied by teachers in teaching and learning process.

FACTORS CAUSING SPEAKING DIFFICULTY FACED BY THE ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK NEGERI 6 PALU

2025-06-01T08:57:26+00:00

This research aims to discover the factors causing speaking difficulty faced by the eleventh-grade students of SMK Negeri 6 Palu. The researcher used qualitative descriptive research. The population of this research was the eleventh-grade students of SMK Negeri 6 Palu. The sample of this research was 48 students of the eleventh-grade class hotel accommodation chosen by applying a purposive sampling technique. In collecting the data, the researcher used a questionnaire and group discussion. The questionnaire and group discussion data were analyzed statistically and descriptively. The researcher found that the factors causing students difficulty in speaking are internal factors and external factors. The internal factors are students' interest, motivation, and lack of confidence. The external factors are teachers' strategy, learning facilities and the environment. This research implies that the teacher builds students' interest and motivation and encourages and increases students' self-confidence. In addition, the teachers choose the best teaching method to keep their learners involved in speaking. In a social environment, people are encouraged to use Indonesian combined with English, even though only for several words. This is so that students are accustomed to using English. In learning facilities, the teacher and school always try to provide interesting media for students so students are more interested and excited when learning to speak.

THE EFFECT OF DISCOVERY LEARNING ON STUDENT’S LEARNING OUTCOMES IN READING COMPREHENSION TO THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMA NEGERI 1 BUNGKU TENGAH

2025-06-01T08:35:30+00:00

The objective of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of using discovery learning on students’ learning outcomes in Reading Comprehension to the eleventh grade students at SMA Negeri 1 Bungku Tengah. This research used a quasi-experimental research design. There are two groups, namely the experimental group and the control group who received a pre-test and post-test. The population of this study was class XI students of SMA Negeri 1 Bungku Tengah. The research sample used a simple random sampling technique. Class XI MIA 5, totaling 32 students, was the experimental group and Class XI MIA 1, totaling 32 students, was the control group. The experimental group was given treatment while the control group was not. The test results showed that the average score of the experimental group on the post-test was 79.75 greater than the average score of the control group on the post-test of 52.62. These results also show that the t-count of 2.53 is higher than the t-table of 1.670 and the hypothesis is accepted. In conclusion, the use of discovery learning method can improve students's learning outcomes in reading comprehension of the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Bungku Tengah.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARTNER READING STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION

2025-06-01T08:16:11+00:00

The objective of this research is to find out whether or not the implementation of partner reading strategy improve reading comprehension of the eight grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Tomini. This study limits on the use of Partner Reading strategy in improving students’ reading comprehension which focuses on literal meaning and the narrative text. The researcher used a quantitative method and a pre- experimental as the research design. The population of this research was eight- grade students consisting of 143 students. The researcher used random sampling and took VIII B as the sample in this study. The instrument of this study was test consisted essay and true or false. The result of the pre-test was 41,23 while post- test was 75.56. By applying 0.05 level of significance, the researcher found that the value of the t-counted is higher than t-table (17.51 > 1.706) This means that the hypothesis is accepted. In other words, the implementation of partner reading strategy improve students reading comprehension of the eight grade of SMP Negeri 1 Tomini.