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USING VOA NEWS TOWARDS THE LISTENING SKILL OF THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF MAN 2 MAKASSAR Nur Hazima Bt. Massarappi; Indah Fadhilah Rahman; Andi Asmawati
International Conference on Social and Islamic Studies Proceedings of the International Conference on Social and Islamic Studies (SIS) 2021
Publisher : International Conference on Social and Islamic Studies

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There are many medias can be used in teaching listening skills. VOA News is one of the bestmedia that can make the students’ comprehend the content of listening material. In this study,researchers conduct the research with 2 classes. This research was aimed to examine whether ornot the use of VOA News in teaching listening skill can affect the students’ listening skill at thesecond grade students. The research design used in this research was Quasi-experimental designwith non-equivalent controlled group design. The technique used in taking the sample waspurposive sampling. Data were collected by using instrument with pre-test and post-test. To getthe result, the score of pre-test and post-test was analyzed by using a software called SPSSprogram. The first step in analyzed the data was normality test to know that the sample has beendrawn from a normally distributed population. The second step was paired t-test to calculate themean score, standard deviation, score of t-count and significant (2-tailed). The results showedthat the null hypothesis was rejected which VOA News is not effective to increase the studentslistening skill while the alternative hypothesis was accepted which VOA News is effective toincrease the students listening skill.
Investigating EFL Learners’ Perception of English Journal Article Structure Asmawati, Andi; Indah Fadhilah Rahman; Multazam Abubakar; Suhrah
ELTIES : English Language Teaching for EFL Learners Journal Vol 7 No 01 (2025): Volume 07, Number 01, March 2025
Publisher : Universitas islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

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This study examines the perceptions of EFL learners in the Islamic Education Department regarding reading English journal articles, with a particular focus on affective, cognitive, and behavioural aspects. This study employed a descriptive quantitative method involving 54 respondents. Data were collected via an online questionnaire distributed using Google Forms, which included Likert-scale items. The data were analyzed using simple percentage-based descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that while a majority of students did not have high anxiety in reading English articles, a substantial proportion still perceived English journal articles as difficult. Cognitively, most students understood the purpose and structure of articles, though a smaller group struggled with detailed structural awareness. Behaviorally, students reported benefits such as vocabulary improvement and acknowledged the importance of English journal articles, though only some consistently completed readings or compared article structures. These insights suggest that although students generally recognize the relevance of English journal articles to their academic growth, targeted support is still needed to address specific affective and cognitive barriers to their use.