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Improving Students’ Speaking Skill Through TPR (Total Physical Response) Technique on Command at Second Semester of STIE-SAK Academic Year 2022/2023 Kartawijaya, Sukarta; Padli, Al; Yelnim, Yelnim
Innovative: Journal Of Social Science Research Vol. 3 No. 6 (2023): Innovative: Journal Of Social Science Research
Publisher : Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai

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The form of this research is classroom action research. The purpose of this research is to know the students’ speaking skill at second semester of STIE-SAK academic year 2022/2023 through TPR (Total Physical Response) technique and to explain the factors influence students’ speaking skill. This research will be done in four phases namely planning, acting, observing and reflecting. This research is done in spiral cycle, there are two cycles in this research. This research is done in STIE-SAK. Speaking isan important part of language, and it is important to be mastered. A we know that, speaking cannot be learned without practice and practice it. It means that to master speaking, student have to speak. So as a teacher, we have to give more activities for the students in the class to use the language by using various ways in teaching.However, based on the researcher’s observation and experiences in teaching English at second semester students of STIE-SAK, there are only a few students who got good score and most of them got low score in speaking English. It meant that there are some problems faced by the students. First, the students’ speaking skill is low. The students do not understand the command from the teacher such as “listen to me, open your book, stand up, etc”. Second, the students are shy to speak in the class, the students mostly kept silent when their lecturer asks them to do something or to say a word in English. Third, they also havea limited vocabulary so they do not understand the instructions given by the lecturer. To solve the problems, it needed an implementation of appropriate model in teaching. There are many techniques that could be used in teaching and learning. One of them was Total Physical Response (TPR). Total physical response is a language teaching built around the coordination of speech and action. It meant that there are speech and action on it. The reason to choose TPR because it can improve the students’ vocabulary, the students uses TPR in speaking and the topic used is based on the syllabus.
The Language Development in 3-Year-Old Children Padli, Al; Marselina, Suci
The Future of Education Journal Vol 4 No 1 (2025)
Publisher : Lembaga Penerbitan dan Publikasi Ilmiah Yayasan Pendidikan Tumpuan Bangsa

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This study examines the language development of children aged 3-4 years. The purpose of this research is to understand how language development occurs in this age group. This study employs a qualitative descriptive approach, with the primary informants being the child’s immediate family members, including parents and siblings. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The collected data were then analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis techniques, including data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions or verification. The results of the study indicate that language development in 3-year-old children encompasses five main aspects. First, the phonetic aspect, which refers to the sounds of language. Second, the morphological aspect, which involves changes in word forms and their relation to meaning and word groups. Third, the syntactic aspect, which concerns the arrangement of words including Subject, Predicate, Object, and Complement to form meaning. Fourth, the semantic aspect, focusing on the understanding of meaning in each word. Fifth, the pragmatic aspect, which involves the polite use of language in accordance with the context of the situation. Overall, almost all indicators of language development in 3-4-year-old children were achieved very well. Only in the pragmatic aspect did the child’s development reach an adequate or moderately developing stage. However, in general, the language ability of 3-4-year-old children can be categorized as excellent or meeting the expected developmental indicators.
Mechanical Errors Made by the Second Semester Students of Stie-Sak in Writing Paragraph Academic Year 2024/2025 Padli, Al
The Future of Education Journal Vol 4 No 7 (2025): #2
Publisher : Lembaga Penerbitan dan Publikasi Ilmiah Yayasan Pendidikan Tumpuan Bangsa

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This research was a descriptive research, it was done at second semester of STIE-SAK academic year 2024/2025. The aim of this research was to analyze students’ mechanical errors made by the second semester of STIE-SAK academic year 2024/2025. The population of this study is all of the second semester students of STIE-SAK. There were six classes of the second semester of STIE-SAK. To limit the population, the researcher needed the sample. The sample of this research was chosen by using random sampling or change sampling. By using random sampling, the researcher got the second semester students of Development Economics Major at STIE-SAK as a sample in this research. After analyzing the data, In conclusion, from the students’ score, it was found that the students’ writing paragraph was failed. The students’ average score was 49 %. From the students scoring criteria, there was no students got A, and there were only 4 students got B, 1 students got C, there were 8 students got D, and most of them or 12 students got E. From the explanation above, it was found that the students made errors in punctuation, capitalization and spelling words. In using punctuation, most of them made errors on it. In using capitalization, most of the students made errors. While in using spelling word, there were any of them made errors on the spelling words.
Students’ Speaking Anxiety in Delivering Speeches in Indonesian: A Study of First-Semester STIE-SAK Students in the 2025/2026 Academic Year Padli, Al; Kartawijaya, Sukarta
The Future of Education Journal Vol 5 No 1 (2026): #2 IN PROGRESS
Publisher : Lembaga Penerbitan dan Publikasi Ilmiah Yayasan Pendidikan Tumpuan Bangsa

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This study employed a descriptive method, which was considered appropriate for describing the current condition of the research subjects. Descriptive research involves collecting data to test hypotheses or to answer questions regarding the present status of the subject under investigation. The population of this study consisted of all first-semester students in the 2025/2026 academic year. The sample was selected using a total sampling technique, in which the sample was taken in groups. The study involved several classes of STIE-SAK students, namely classes 1M1, 1M2, 1M3, and 1M4, each consisting of 36 students. However, the researcher selected one class as the research subject. To collect the data, the researcher used an observation instrument measuring students’ speaking anxiety in delivering speeches in Indonesian. The observation sheet was completed by the students based on their own responses. Based on the analysis results, it was concluded that, in general, students’ speaking anxiety in delivering speeches in Indonesian showed a negative outcome. The response distribution was as follows: 93 (strongly agree), 138 (agree), 125 (undecided), 116 (disagree), and 23 (strongly disagree). The results were then categorized into positive and negative responses. Positive responses included “strongly agree” and “agree,” totaling 231 responses, while negative responses included “undecided,” “disagree,” and “strongly disagree,” totaling 261 responses. Therefore, it can be concluded that students experience difficulties related to speaking anxiety in delivering speeches.