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Journal : JLE: Journal of Literate of English Education Study Program

How Does an Introverted Personality Affect Students' Writing Abilities? Sahid, Suardi; Dasra, Mini Enggelina Papua Putri; Hasyim, Ruslan
JLE: Journal of Literate of English Education Study Program Vol 4 No 2 (2023): Volume 4 Number 2 December 2023
Publisher : Universitas Islam Ahmad Dahlan (UIAD)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47435/jle.v4i02.2235

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Personality is considered as one of the internal factors that has an impact on students' ability to learn languages. This research explores the impact of personality type on their English writing abilities, with a focus on Introverts. The test aims for objectivity, clarity, and precision, with formal notes and adherence to conventional academic structures and grammatical rules. Qualitative descriptive were used in this research. The sample for this research was students of the Seventh Semester English Language Education Writing Class of 2022/2023 at the University of Papua. The instruments used to collect data were the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) Test and Interview. Researchers use purposive sampling where the sample to be interviewed must have a high percentage of introverts. To find out, researchers distributed the MBTI test link to 20 samples. Of the 20 samples who took the MBTI test, there were 9 samples who were classified as introverts. furthermore, from the 9 samples, the researcher chose 4 samples to be interviewed. The results of this research reveal that every student who has an introverted personality does not necessarily have good writing skills, but the habits of students who have an introverted personality such as reading non-fiction or fiction books and writing stories about everyday life can help the students to improve their writing skills
English and Its Difficulties: An Analysis of Student Responses Sahid, Suardi; Murianty, Riana; Manilet, Badaria
JLE: Journal of Literate of English Education Study Program Vol 5 No 2 (2024): Volume 5 Number 2 December 2024
Publisher : Universitas Islam Ahmad Dahlan (UIAD)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47435/jle.v5i2.3255

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The purpose of this study was to determine the difficulties in learning English on the eighth-grade students at Advent Junior High School Manokwari. The research design utilized, a mixed-method design to identify students' difficulties and how students overcome the difficulties when learning English. There were 21 students as participants obtained using purposive sampling technique. The place of this research was Junior High School of Advent Manokwari. The research data were collected through survey and interview using questionnaire and a list of questions as instrument. The collected data were analyzed using percentage, descriptive statistic and content analysis. The finding shows that based on the mean score, most of the students had a positive enough perspective that learning English is difficult. The result of questionnaire was also confirmed by the result of interview that the students’ faced difficulties in learning English, due to the lack of inspiration to learn English, difficult to pronounce English word, feel shy about speaking English, fear of making a mistake, lack of English vocabulary, do not know meaning in English conversation, and students cannot arrange English words to make sentences. This study will help the teacher in understanding how students overcome their difficulties when they learn English and in finding effective ways of learning to deal with the problems that students face.