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Journal : ENGLISH EDUCATION: JOURNAL OF ENGLISH TEACHING AND RESEARCH

TEACHING REFERENCE WORD WITH “ROBINHOOD” READING ACTIVITY Purnawati, Purnawati
English Education:Journal of English Teaching and Research Vol 2 No 1 (2017): English Education
Publisher : Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (211.392 KB) | DOI: 10.29407/jetar.v2i1.732

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Reading plays a very significant role in the teaching and learning of English as a Second or fereign Language ( ESL/ EFL ) in Junior High School. In fact, it is a mojor skill which has been tested for years in the National Final Examination. The questions which had appeared in the test are mostly testing the students’ reading comprehension ability. To succeed the test , the students should master five genres of monologue text and nine short functional texts. Consequently, teachers should provide them with reading comprehension strategies. This paper offers a strategy “ Inferring anaphoric & cataphoric” Reference with the theoretical assumption of “Think Aloud” through an activity called “ Robinhood” to provide students with a reading strategy to deal with one of the short functional text that is Reference Word. The activity of “Robinhood” will ease them when they are dealing with questions related with reference word.The activity leads students to learn in joyful atmoshere since while learning they also feel like playing a game. Considering the effectiveness of the learning activity, English language teachers are recommended to adopt it in their classes.
RUNNING DICTATION TO ACTIVATE STUDENTS IN SPEAKING CLASS Purnawati, Purnawati
English Education:Journal of English Teaching and Research Vol 2 No 2 (2017): English Language becomes one of compulsory subject and tested on National Examina
Publisher : Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (81.471 KB) | DOI: 10.29407/jetar.v2i2.853

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The aim of the teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), particularly at the Junior High School, is to provide the students with the ability to use the target language for communication. It means that students should be able to perform oral communication in conveying and receiving messages in the language in real and natural world. Consequently, EFL teachers should create a classroom atmosphere where students engage in real-life communication, authentic activities, and meaningful tasks that promote oral language production.This paper offers an interesting and interactive activity as so called Running Dictation to activate students in speaking class. Theoritically, the activity is based on the one of the four strands in speaking class that is Language Focused Learning.The activity may lead students to greater independence and interdependence as it requires each student to perform cooperatively and to interact actively with other students in order to finish a task. Above all,this activity will emerge joyful , interesting and challengingatmosphere in Junior High School class as students feel like playing a game while they are learning and as a result can result in promoting better performance in speaking class. Keywords: running dictation, activate, speaking .