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LEARNERS’ NEED ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH LEARNING MATERIALS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PALEMBANG Larasati, Finza; Adawiyah, Dita; Yuliani, Sri; Septarini, Dian
English Community Journal Vol 6, No 1 (2022): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v6i1.4455

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The aim of this study was to analyze the learners’ target needs and learning needs for English learning material in the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang. This study used qualitative and quantitative research method through questionnaire and interview. The subjects of this study were 49 Economics and Business faculty students who have taken English subject in their previous semester, three lecturers of English, and three alumni users.  The questionnaire was given to the students and the interview was given to the lecturers of English, and alumni users. The result of this study found that the students need the materials that can help them to understand spoken work-related instruction, conduct job interviews, write proposals (projects, plans, etc.), write a job application letter and personal data, do business presentations, read business letters, understand written work-related instructions, negotiate, read work-related literature, read contract/agreement documents, read email, express opinions at business meetings, write business email, write business letters, write contract/agreement documents, write report documents (meetings/sales/finance, etc.), serve customers orally, and to do business conversations through the phone. Furthermore, it could be highlighted from the result of the collecting data that those objectives of the study should be achieved through listening, reading, writing, and speaking activities. 
THE USE OF THE FLY SWATTER GAME TO TEACH VOCABULARY MASTERY TO THE SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS Marliasari, Sherly; Adawiyah, Dita; Yolanda, Shely; Dirgantara, Erwan; Sulaiman, Mgs
English Community Journal Vol 7, No 2 (2023): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v7i2.7623

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Vocabulary is one of language elements that are needed in learning and communication. The aimed of the study was to find out whether teaching vocabulary mastery using fly swatter game in vocabulary mastery significant or not. The method used quasi experimental method. The population of this research was all the seventh grade’ students of SMP Negeri 6 Palembang with total was 372 students. The samples took out were 68 students from 372 students by using purposive sampling method. They divided into the experimental and control group. The data were collected by using written test, those were pretest and posttest. The result of the test was analyzed by independent sample t-test. The mean in posttest of experimental group was 72.71, it was higher than the mean posttest of the control group which was 58.65. The result of T-Test obtained significance (sig. 2 tailed) was 0.002, which less or lower than 0.05. Since the sig. 2 tailed was less than 0.05, so the null hypothesis Ho was rejected and the alternative hypothesis Ha was accepted. It means that there was significant difference on students’ vocabulary mastery taught using Fly Swatter game than those who are not.