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TEACHING STRATEGIES USED BY ENGLISH TEACHERDURING PANDEMIC SITUATION AT EIGHTHGRADE OF SMP NEGERI 1 LAHUSA Rospinta Hulu; Sitasi Zagoto; Restu Damai Laia
Research on English Language Education Vol 3 No 2 (2021): Research on English Language Education
Publisher : Universitas Nias Raya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.57094/relation.v3i2.388

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Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) Pandemic has spread in many countries included Indonesia. As consequence that it was not only activities in the economic sector are limited, world of education was also restricted because of the Covid-19, so the teaching and learning activities cannot be carried out as usual. This was challenge for all of the teachers. There was changed in the teaching and learning situation, teaching and learning system, and the way of convey the material. Therefore, the objectives of this research were to describe teaching strategies used by English teacher during pandemic situation at Eighth Grade of SMP Negeri 1 Lahusa. This research was designed by applying qualitative descriptive. The instruments of data collection were observation and interview. After analyzing the data, researcher found the result. The teaching strategies used by English teacher during pandemic situation, namely: (1) teachers adjusted learning objectives to basic competencies and the students level, (2) teachers selected teaching and learning approach by having good communication and gave motivation for the students, (3) teachers adjusted teaching and learning method to the duration of time and the availability of text books, (4) teachers adjusted norm and minimal success or criteria by finding how many students are interested in the lesson and how many students are capable of learning.
STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN COMPREHENDING NARRATIVE TEXT AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMA SWASTA FAJARMAS BAWONAURU Nasimanis Zebua; Rebecca Evelyn Laiya; Restu Damai Laia
Research on English Language Education Vol 4 No 1 (2022): Research on English Language Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.57094/relation.v4i1.398

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This research aimed at analysing the difficulties incomprehending narrative text at the eleventh grade of SMA Swasta Fajarmas Bawonauru. This research designed by using qualitative descriptive method. In analyzing the data, the researcher used theory of Miles and Huberman; data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The data source of this study was taken from the Eleventh Grade of SMA Swasta Fajarmas Bawonauru. To get the data, researcher use Documentation and Interview technique. The data of this study are difficulties and factors. To examine the credibility of this study the researcher used triangulation. The results of this study found that there were 5difficulties that is (1) Difficulties understanding the meaning of text that given by teacher in the classroom, (2) Difficulties in understanding new words, (3) Difficulties in understanding the purpose of the text, (4) Difficulties in understand language feature of narrative text, (5) Difficulties in understanding grammar in narrative textand factors were 2 that is (1) Limited vocabulary, (2) Teacher explanationthat occurred at Eleventh Grade of SMA Swasta Fajarmas Bawonauru.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY ON NARRATIVE TEXT THROUGH MNEMONIC METHOD AT THE SEVENTH GRADE OF SMP 1 HURUNA Yustina Gulo; Restu Damai Laia; Lies Dian M. Ndraha
Research on English Language Education Vol 4 No 1 (2022): Research on English Language Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.57094/relation.v4i1.401

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This research was motivated by the researcher found many students still lack of vocabulary and difficult to memorize vocabulary. This research aimed to improving the students’ vocabulary mastery through Mnemonic Method at the Seventh Grade of SMP Negeri 1 Huruna.The research was designed in classroom action research (CAR). Observation paper of the researchers’ activities and students’ activities, and test were used as the instrument to collect the data needed. The research did action research in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of two meetings. The result of this action research was that the percentage of researchers done activities in meeting I of cycle I was 73 %, meanwhile in meeting II of cycle I was 83 %. Next, the percentage of students’ done activities in meeting I of cycle I was 69.9 %, meanwhile in meeting II of cycle I was 87.2 %. The average of students’ score in cycle I was 67.3. Furthemore, the percentage of researchers done activites in meeting I of cycle II was 93 %, meanwhile in meeting II in cycle II was 100 %. Next, the percentage of the students’ done activities in meeting I of cycle II 93.6 %, meanwhile in meeting II of cycle II was 94.8 %. The average students’ score in cycle II was 88.1. It was concluded that there was improvement of students’ vocabulary through Mnemonic method. Therefore, the researcher gives suggestion to English teachers to use Mnemonic method in teaching and learning process, because through Mnemonic method the classroom atmosphere becoming live and no boredom in learning English
GRAMMATICAL DEVIATION IN RICH BRIAN’S SONG LYRICS Fisti Julianis Halawa; Sitasi Zagoto; Restu Damai Laia
Research on English Language Education Vol 4 No 1 (2022): Research on English Language Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.57094/relation.v4i1.403

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This research aimed to analyze the types of grammatical deviation in Rich Brian’s song lyrics. This research is designed in qualitative research with descriptive approach. The data of this research is the three lyrics of Rich Brian’s songs, are: Dat stick, Who that be, and Glow like that. The prosecures used during analyzing the data were data condensation, data displayed, verifying and drawing conclusion (Miles, Huberman & Saldana 2014 31-32). Based on the data analysis, it was found that there were six types of grammatical deviation, there are omission, double negation, overgeneralization, deviation of preposition, deviation of verb and deviation of pronoun and the deviation was mostly occured in the lyrics of the songs is omission. The researcher suggests English teachers, student, and readers to use this research as the reference to increase their knowledge about grammatical deviation. Also the readers to use this research as a guidance in conducting the relevant research to sharpen and enlarge their literal development by trying to understand deviation in song lyrics.
QUESTIONING STRATEGIS USED BY ENGLISH TEACHER DURING CLASSROOM INTERACTION AT EIGHTH GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 1 TELUKDALAM Princess Destrry Laia; Senadaman Wau; Restu Damai Laia; Mohamad Yunus Laia
Research on English Language Education Vol 4 No 2 (2022): Research on English Language Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.57094/relation.v4i2.744

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This research aimed at finding and describing types of questioning strategies used by English teacher. This research was designed by using qualitative descriptive method. The instruments of data collection were observation and interview. After analyzing the data, researcher found that the questioning strategies were used by English teacher during classroom interaction. The questioning strategies used were: (1) procedural question, (2) convergent question, (3) divergent question. Furthermore, the purposes English teacher used questioning strategies were: (1) to make sure that the students were in good health and the students’ readiness before starting the lesson, (2) to attract students’ concentration, (3) as effort to achieve the learning objectives, (4) as the stimulus to think critically (5) as the effort to provide opportunities to express the ideas. Therefore, researcher concluded that questioning strategies used by English teacher was to know how far students understood about the material and to make sure whether the learning objectives have been achieved or not. Furthermore, the researcher suggests that English teacher could use questioning strategies to elicit students’ response during teaching and learning process.
SENTENCE STRUCTURE ERROR IN WRITING NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH Impiani Zagoto; Restu Damai Laia; Senadaman Wau
JURNAL MathEdu (Mathematic Education Journal) Vol 6 No 2 (2023): JURNAL MathEdu (Mathematic Education Journal) Juli 2023
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika Institut Pendidikan Tapanuli Selatan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37081/mathedu.v6i2.5452

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Narrative paragraph is a kind of paragraphs that tells events in the order they happened. It can be imaginary or based on the real incident. In writing the paragraph, however, the students made errors in sentences structure. The purpose of this study was to find out the errors made by third semester students of English Department at Nias Raya University. This is was a kind of qualitative research which explained the errors found. The result of this study showed that the sentence errors were on subject-verb agreement, and fragments. Moreover, the students were error in the use of punctuations comma (,) and semicolon (;) in compound sentence. Therefore, it is concluded that leaving out the subject/verb/ both and wrong orders of the grammatical elements of a sentence, and misusing the punctuations cause the error in writing narrative paragraph.
WRITING COMPARISON/CONTRAST PARAGRAPH WITH BLOCK STYLE Restu Damai Laia; Impiani Zagoto
Research on English Language Education Vol 6 No 1 (2024): Research on English Language Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.57094/relation.v6i1.1421

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A comparison/contrast paragraph can be organized into two ways known point-by-point, and block model. The most of fifth semester students of English department at Nias Raya University, however, prefer to organize their writing with block model. The reasons for choosing the model were the purposes of this research. This research was carried out by using qualitative descriptive. The data were obtained through unstructured questionnaire. The result of this research showed that there are three reasons of the students in using block model in organizing the comparison/contrast paragraph; the first is easier to be organized; the next is good for the shorter paragraph; and the last is the similarities or differences between the compared subjects is understood easily. Hence, block organization for a comparison/contrast paragraph is the easiest way for the students to construct their paragraph to be interested writing rather than other style. Therefore, this information can be a consideration for the lecturer in teaching the type of the paragraph.
STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT THE TENTH GRADE TKJ STUDENTS OF SMK NEGERI 2 SIDUAORI Halawa, Asalia; Laia, Restu Damai; Zagoto, Impiani; Wau, Senadaman
FAGURU: Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Keguruan Vol 3 No 2 (2024): FAGURU: Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Keguruan
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.57094/faguru.v3i2.1558

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This research was carried out to investigate the students’ anxiety in learning English at the tenth grade TKJ of SMK Negeri 2 Siduaori. The objectives of this research were to find out the types of students’ anxiety in learning English at the tenth grade TKJ of SMK Negeri 2 Siduaori and to explain the factors contributing to the students’ anxiety in leraning English to tenth grade TKJ of SMK Negeri 2 Siduaori. This research was a qualitative research design and the data were obtained through the classroom observation and interviews. The data were analyzed by using Miles and Huberman’ theory such as data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing and verification. The result of this study showed that the students at the tenth grade TKJ of SMK Negeri 2 Siduaori were experienced the anxiety in learning English. There were two types of anxiety experienced by the students such as state anxiety and trait anxiety. The factors that contribute to the students’ anxiety in learning English such as speaking in front of the class, being called by the teacher, incomprehensible input or unclear explanation, being ridiculed by peers/classmates, inappropriate teaching method, low self-esteem, lack of preparation, students’ beliefs about learning English, English is excessive, and stressful learning experience. The researcher figured out that the sources of these factors do not only come from the teacher but also from the students. Thus, it is extremely important to increase teacher’s awareness since anxiety is the main factor which affects the students’ learning. Knowing the students’ anxiety in learning will absolutely influence the teacher in treating the students properly. The students should respect each others and support each others in growing together and developing skills in the class.
PERAN PEMILIH MUDA DALAM MENINGKATKAN PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT PADA PENYELENGGARAAN PEMILU Telaumbanua, Dalinama; Laia, Mohamad Yunus; Laia, Restu Damai; Wau, Seni Hati
Haga : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Vol 1 No 2 (2022): Haga: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.57094/haga.v1i2.316

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Pemilu adalah sarana kedaulatan rakyat untuk memilih anggota DPR, anggota DPD, Presiden dan Wakil Presiden, dan untuk memilih anggota DPRD, yang dilaksanakan secara langsung, umum, bebas, rahasia, jujur, dan adil dalam NKRI berdasarkan Pancasila dan UUD NRI Tahun 1945. Yang dimaksud partisipasi pemilih adalah kegiatan seseorang atau kelompok dalam bidang politik jelang proses Pemilihan Umum. Partisipasi pemilih merupakan tindakan seseorang yang bersifat sukarela. Perlu dukungan dari berbagai pihak dalam peningkatan partisipasi pemilih. Partisipasi pemilih merupakan faktor yang menentukan keberhasilan Pemilu. Semakin tinggi partisipasi pemilih maka semakin tinggi pula tingkat keberhasilan Pemilu.Pemilih Muda dapat melakukan kegiatan partisipasi dalam bentuk sosialisasi, pendidikan politik bagi pemilih, survei atau jajak pendapat, dan penghitungan cepat. Selain 4 kegiatan partisipasi tersebut, pemilih muda juga dapat melakukan partisipasi dalam bentuk keikutsertaan sebagai anggota PPK, PPS, PPLN, KPPS, KPPSLN, atau petugas pemutakhiran data pemilih; peliputan, pemberitaan, atau publikasi; dan Penelitian atau kajian. Selain itu, pemilih muda dalam melakukan atau bergabung dalam Pemantauan Pemilihan.