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Picture Puzzle Media Improves Tenth Grade Students’ Speaking Skill: Media Teka-teki Gambar Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berbicara Siswa Kelas X Nurani, Sevya Dwi Gita; Santoso, Dian Rahma
Indonesian Journal of Education Methods Development Vol. 20 No. 3 (2025): August
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21070/ijemd.v20i3.931

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General background: Speaking skill is a crucial component of English language proficiency and often becomes a major challenge for students due to anxiety, lack of preparation, and limited vocabulary. Specific background: In many classrooms, conventional methods such as repetition or memorization are less effective in encouraging active participation and confidence. Knowledge gap: Limited studies have explored the role of visual and kinesthetic media, particularly picture puzzles, in strengthening students’ speaking performance. Aim: This study investigates the use of picture puzzle media to improve speaking skills of tenth-grade students at SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Porong. Results: Employing a pre-experimental quantitative design with pre-test and post-test, findings reveal a significant increase in students’ average speaking scores from 75.27 to 88.18 after the treatment. Novelty: The integration of picture puzzles as learning media fosters both creativity and confidence, especially for kinesthetic learners, by linking visual storytelling with oral expression. Implications: These results suggest that picture puzzles can serve as an innovative pedagogical tool in EFL classrooms, providing teachers with practical strategies to reduce speaking anxiety and support students’ active communication. Highlights: Picture puzzles improve speaking performance significantly. Media supports kinesthetic and visual learning styles. Reduces student anxiety in oral activities. Keywords: Speaking skill; Picture Puzzle; EFL Classroom; Kinesthetic Learning; Narrative Text
A CDA Perspective of Cultural Contents in the English Junior High School Textbooks Mandarani, Vidya; Purwati, Oikurema; Santoso, Dian Rahma
IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics) Vol 5, No 2 (2021): Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris Samarinda

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21093/ijeltal.v5i2.671

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In the aim to engage the volatile future, Kemendikbud considered developing the textbooks with cultural values imbued for the 2013 Curriculum. This study is a content analysis that seeks to examine the cultural elements found in the English textbooks for junior high schoolers, to discover the evidence of global cultural manifestation in the textbooks, as well as to find out the space given to local culture in the textbooks. The data were collected from the latest revision of ‘When English Rings a Bell’ textbook for both 7th & 8th grade, and ‘Think Globally Act Locally’ textbook for 9th grade. The data then analyzed qualitatively. The findings showed that: (1) social group & social identity dictate the cultural dimension, followed by belief & behavior. While another aspect, such as stereotypes & national identity, social interaction, the life-cycle & socialization, national culture heritage, national geography, national history as well as socio-political institution, are not commonly presented. This idea is in line with the curriculum objectives to facilitate the development of students with proper character, behavior and a strong sense of nationality. In terms of proportionality as shown by cultural dimensions, it is inferred that the English textbooks are on their way to perfection; (2) the existence of the target cultures is still dominant, yet the authors had tried to maintain the initial content of the source culture, as well as (3) the students require to realize the importance of learning culture from their English textbooks & develop their cultural competence and a certain degree of respect, as well as tolerance for others.
THE EFFECT OF PICTURE SERIES IN TEACHING WRITING EXPLANATION TEXT AT SMA DARUSSALAMAH Irmayanti, Nunik; Santoso, Dian Rahma
Journal of Higher Education and Academic Advancement Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024): European Journal of Higher Education and Academic Advancement
Publisher : PT. Antis International Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61796/ejheaa.v1i2.363

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The focus on find out whether there is an impact on students' ability to write explanatory texts using serial picture media. The respondent of picture series in writing explanation text at SMA Darussalamah for eleventh grade is twenty six respondents. The method is quantitative. The researcher used pre-experimental design. Instruments that used the researcher was pre-test and post-test. In the scoring rubric, the researcher knew that the ideal average value was 44.9 while the ideal standart deviation was 11.91. In addition, their scores in writing were getting better over time. The pre – test’s average value was 38.69; and the post-test was 52.08. Additionally, in pre-test, the standart deviation was 10.85. It means that the final results they got was homogenous because the standart deviation is lower than the ideal. Meanwhile, in the post-test, the opposite happened. Their achievement was various because their average score was higher than the ideal average score. Finally, it can be proved that using picture series had an impact on improving students’s writing skills.