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Journal : Al-Irsyad: Journal of Education Science

THE ANALYSIS OF IAIN PAREPARE STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC WRITING LEVELS ON IELTS PREPARATION CLASS Revit Rendra Wicaksono; Nurhamdah Nurhamdah; Kalsum Kalsum
Al-Irsyad: Journal of Education Science Vol 2 No 2 (2023): Juli 2023
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Darud Da'wah Wal Irsyad Pinrang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58917/aijes.v2i2.77

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This research is intended to describe the academic writing levels of 13 EFL students at IAIN Parepare and to consider what is the students’ perceptions are about IELTS academic writing levels after finishing the IELTS Preparation class. The researcher used qualitative descriptive method. The researcher collected the students’ worksheet and assessed based on IELTS writing band score descriptors that consists of four aspects writing assessment criteria: task achievement and response, coherence and cohesion, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy. To gain information about students’ perception, the researcher guided an interview.The result found that 2 students achieved 7 band scores (Good User Level) as the highest achiever. Then, 2 students achieved 5,5 band scores (Modest User Level) as the medium achievement, and only 1 student achieved 3 band score (Extremely Limited User level) as the lowest achiever. The researcher chose three selected texts were written by MA who represents the lowest level of achievement, NQA who represents medium level achievement, and SHB who represents the highest level of achievement. The results showed that the essays mostly had difficulty in grammatical range (accuracy) and lexical resources, both in task 1 and task 2. Furthermore, the students assumed that the IELTS academic writing level/task were difficult. The students’ difficulties appear in vocabulary and grammar. The students’ difficulties appear in vocabulary and grammar. Achieving expert user level was difficult because English was not their first language. Also, it was the first time for them to introduce the IELTS test.
ELSA SPEAK APPLICATION TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION AT MEMBER OF LIBAM: (LINTASAN IMAJINASI BAHASA MAHASISWA) Siti Rahmahyana Rahman; Nurhamdah Nurhamdah; Munawir Munawir
Al-Irsyad: Journal of Education Science Vol 3 No 1 (2024): Januari 2024
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Darud Da'wah Wal Irsyad Pinrang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58917/aijes.v3i1.92

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The lack of familiarity among students with learning English word pronunciation is a pressing issue that needs immediate attention. Mastering both the meaning and pronunciation of vocabulary is crucial. Many students aspire to speak English with a good accent, and they would greatly benefit from additional resources to practice pronunciation. One such solution is the Elsa Speak Application, which has proven effective in addressing students’ pronunciation difficulties. In this research conducted at LIBAM IAIN Parepare, an experiment design using pre and posttests was implemented with a sample of 15 students selected through cluster random sampling. The results indicated that students’ pronunciation at LIBAM was initially categorized as poor in the pretest (score: 52.00), but significantly improved to a very good category in the posttest (score: 82.00). The indicators focused on vowel and consonant sounds, as well as word and sentence stress. The analysis of the improvement demonstrated that the null hypothesis was rejected (t-value: 2.497 > 1.345), confirming the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis. Therefore, the research concluded that there was a noticeable improvement in students’ pronunciation using the Elsa Speak Application at LIBAM IAIN Parepare.