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EFL Students’ Anxiety in Oral Presentation in Thesis Examination during Covid- 19 Pandemic Era at Islamic Higher Education
Rosmini Rosmini;
Geminastiti Sakkir;
Andi Anto Patak
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 1, No 2, April (2022): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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This research aims to investigate the anxiety of EFL students in oral presentation in thesis examinations. The researchers employed qualitative research with a case study approach. Seven experienced EFL students have participated and the researchers employed a thematic analysis technique to analyze the data. The findings revealed that all EFL students are anxious in oral presentation in thesis examination, those are facilitative anxiety and debilitative anxiety. Students are categorized as facilitative anxiety when students are self-confident and studying beforehand while students are categorized as debilitative anxiety when they feel tense, worried, scared, nervous, self-doubt, blank, and tremble.
A Comparative Study on the Students’ Perception on the Effectiveness of English Language Skills of English Language Education Students during Online Learning and Face-to-face Learning
Muhammad Miftah Fauzan;
Ulfa Kurnia Citra;
Geminastiti Sakkir
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 1, No 4, October (2022): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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The objective of this research was to determine the perceptions of English education students regarding their English skills during online learning and face-to-face learning. The research was conducted at the faculty of language and literature, majoring in English Education. The population in this research were students of English language education class 2020. The instruments used in this research were interviews and documentation. Based on the results of the research, researchers found that students' perceptions of online learning and face-to-face learning, face-to-face learning became the preferred choice as a better learning system to improve the effectiveness of students' English skills.
The Use of Weekly Quizzes in EFL Classroom
Nur Safitri S;
Maemuna Muhayyang;
Geminastiti Sakkir
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 1, No 1, January (2022): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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The research aims to describe and find out the way of lecturer used weekly quizzes in EFL classroom. This research used qualitative methods. The population in this study was the lecturer and the 3rd year students of English Education Study Program in Universitas Negeri Makassar. The instrument of the research was observation. The sample for this research consists of 1 (one) lecturer of English Education Department at State University of Makassar. The result of the research found that the use of weekly quizzes in EFL classroom it can be a tool to determine and measure students' understanding of the material that has been taught previously.
The Use of Shared Reading Strategy in Teaching Reading Comprehension at SMPN 1 Bulukumba
Rizky Thurfah Wiradyaningsih;
Chairil Anwar Korompot;
Geminastiti Sakkir
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 1, No 3, July (2022): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Shared Reading Strategy (SRS) had an effect or not on students' reading comprehension. This research is a pre-experimental study involving one group pre-test and post-test. This research took place in Bulukumba in the 2021/2022 academic year. The sample of this research is the ninth-grade students of SMPN 1 Bulukumba. The researchers used a total sampling technique in selecting a sample consisting of 25 students as respondents. This research uses quantitative methods. The researchers used the reading test as a research instrument. The data collection technique is to give students a reading test in the form of pre-test and post-test. The results of students' reading comprehension scores from pre-test to post- test showed a significant difference. It was found that Sig.(2-tailed) was 0.000 < 0.05. The results showed that the average value of the pretest was 63.65 with a standard deviation of 7.81, while the average value of the post-test was 76.34 with a standard deviation of 9.54. This means that there is an effect on the application of the Shared Reading Strategy in learning to read comprehension for the students of SMPN 1 Bulukumba.
Level of Students Writing Apprehension of the English Department at Muhammadiyah Sidrap University
Nurul Fadhilah Suardi;
Baso Jabu;
Geminastiti Sakkir
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 1, January (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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This study aimed to determine students' writing apprehension levels with a Descriptive Quantitative Design. The researchers used a questionnaire to ascertain the degree of students' writing apprehension. The study's target population was the Muhammadiyah Sidrap University's English Department. In addition, cluster sampling was employed by the researchers to choose the representative sample to represent the population. To conduct the analysis, the researchers chose one class as a sample. A total of 35 students from the third semester made up the sample. In this research, out of 35 students enrolled in the English Department's third semester, 0 (or 0%) were identified as having a high degree of writing apprehension, 28 (or 80%) as having an average level, and 7 (20%) as having a high level.
Retelling Story through Picture Series to Improve Speaking Skill the Eleventh Grade Students of SMAN 6 Pangkep
Hardianti Hardianti;
Syarifuddin Dollah;
Geminastiti Sakkir
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 1, January (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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This study aims to (1) find out whether there is an improvement in the speaking skill of students through retelling stories using picture series and (2) find out whether there is an increase in speaking skill through using picture series on vocabulary, and pronunciation. The population of this research is the eleventh-grade students of SMAN 6 Pangkep given by the school. A speaking test was used as an instrument to collect data in this study. The research design used in this research is a pre-experimental, which is one group pretest-posttest design with the sample from class XI MIA, which consists of 19 students using cluster random sampling technique. The mean score of the post-test was 7.00 and which is classified as a very good score, while the standard deviation was .745. The researchers analyzed the data quantitatively by using inferential statistics SPSS 26. The results of the data analysis showed that using retelling story through picture series can improve students' speaking skill. It can be proven by the acquisition of significance value (2- tailed) was 0.000 less than 0.05. It means H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. So, it can be concluded that the use of retelling story through picture series improves the speaking skill of the eleventh-grade students of SMAN 6 Pangkep.
Bilingualism-Based Teaching Language on English Class at Senior High School
Ika Isra Ayu;
Kisman Salija;
Geminastiti Sakkir
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 2, April (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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This study aims to determine how bilingualism is applied in terms of management and instructional talk in Senior High School English classes. At a senior high school, the researchers did this study (SMA 2 Bantaeng). A class observation guide served as the researcher's research tool to collect the data. According to the study's findings, teachers 1 and 2 do not always employ instructional talk. While Teacher 2 only utilized four of the five types of instructional discussion, teacher 1 employed all five types. Teachers 1 and 2 each employ 10 different types of management talks, while the total number of management talk types is 15. Teacher 2 utilizes 11 different types of management talks.
The Effect of Personal Words Notes on Enhancing Students’ Vocabulary Mastery
Nur Fadila;
Geminastiti Sakkir;
Hasriani G
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 2, April (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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This exercise aims to find out how personal word notes affect students' vocabulary. This study used a one-group pre- and post-test experimental design with a focus on quality. According to research, students at MTs Babussalam can use Personal Words Notes (PWN) in class, based on the findings and discussion of chapters and findings of papers. The purposive sample that suits the two students is different. Test data (both after and after the test) are collected. The results show that the "Poor" frequency of the pretest mean score is 44.8. The coefficient of "Good" for the post-test mean score is 87.2. Therefore, a comparison of the student's vocabulary with personal notes can be calculated, which shows that the exercise is based on the student's vocabulary.
Students’ Perception of Implementation of Online Learning and Face-to-face Learning
Ulfa Kurnia Citra;
Baso Jabu;
Geminastiti Sakkir
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 3, July (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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The purpose of this study was to investigate how English education students perceived their English proficiency both during online and in-person learning. The study was carried out in the Department of Languages and Literature, with a focus on English education. Students in the class 2020 for English language instruction made up the population in this study. Interviews and documents served as the research's primary data sources. Based on the study's findings, the researcher concluded that face-to-face instruction is the best method for teaching students how to use their English more effectively.
The Implementation of Prediction Strategy in Increasing Students’ Reading Comprehension in English Recount Text at SMA Negeri 9 Wajo
Muhammad Irham;
Geminastiti Sakkir;
Nur Aeni
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 3, July (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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The purpose of this study is to improve reading comprehension of English recount texts through predictive strategies in learning English. This study used a quantitative descriptive method. The data from this study were collected from the results of the pre-test and post-test. The subjects of this study were second grade students at the final secondary level consisting of 23 students selected using random sampling with the help of the teacher. The results of the data showed that there was an increase in post-test scores after the Prediction approach was used. This increases with an average score of understanding (32.2%) of the average score in the pre-test, which is 56.9 and the post-test is 84. This shows that the post-test understanding score is higher than the pre-test. The conclusion is predictive strategies are effective for increasing the reading comprehension of class XI students at SMA Negeri 9 Wajo. Therefore, predictive strategies to improve students' reading comprehension skills are very important and useful in the process of teaching and learning English.