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APPLYING WORD CHAIN GAME TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY M. Fadhly Farhy Abbas
ELT-Lectura Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
Publisher : Universitas Lancang Kuning

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v1i1.450

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This Classroom Action Research (CAR) aimed to improve the students’ vocabulary mastery by applying theword chain game as a teaching technique. The students of SMPN 20 Pekanbaru particularly at grade VIII.6 were the participants of the research. There were 39 students who were taught by using word chain game to improve their vocabulary mastery. The Findings shows there was improvement of the students’ vocabulary mastery using the word chain game, it can be seen from the students’ score and the learning atmosphere. The data reveals, the students score was 81.2. The data also showing interesting, active, and joyful in the learning process. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that the word chain game can help the students of SMPN 20 Pekanbaru at grade VIII.6 to improve their vocabulary mastery. This research finding implies that the use of the word chain game can be used in learning English particularly in teaching andlearning vocabulary.
Analysis of Students’ Ability in Writing a Research Proposal M. Fadhly Farhy Abbas
ELT-Lectura Vol. 2 No. 2 (2015): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v2i2.467

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This research is based on the needs to investigate the students’ ability in writing a research proposalfor the fourth year students at English Education Department Faculty of Teachers Training and EducationUniversity of Lancang Kuning. This research aims at analyzing the students’ ability of the fourth year students at English Education Department Faculty of Teachers Training and Education University of Lancang Kuning in writing a research proposal. The method employed in this research is qualitative method with survey research design. The total number of population in this research were 132 students. The sample elected were 20 students. Based on the data which have been collected and analyzed, it were found that the students’ ability in writing a research proposal categorized into “middle”. The average score achieved was 67.1. It was categorized into middle. Based on the research finding above, it can be concluded that the students’ ability in writing a research proposal is categorized into middle. This result is in line with the analysis of writing a research proposal using scoring rubric available in this research.
Students’ Ability in Answering Questions of Each Section in the TOEFL M. Fadhly Farhy Abbas
ELT-Lectura Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v3i2.480

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This research is based on the needs analysis as well as to evaluate the students’ ability inanswering the questions in TOEFL. This is done because the score of TOEFL is used as one of therequirement to join thesis exam at English Education Department, Faculty of Teachers Training andEducation University of Lancang Kuning. This research aims at analyzing the students’ ability in answeringTOEFL test. The method employed in this research was quantitative method with descriptive quantitativeresearch design. The population of this research were the students at the 7th semester which were consisted of55 students. All the population became the sample of this research. In this research, the researcher collectedthe data by using the TOEFL test. Then, the result of the test was analyzed by using scoring guideline inTOEFL, then the scores were categorized into some levels of ability. The result of the test showed that thescores obtained by the students were mostly under 450 and categorized into low level ability (ExtremelyLimited User). It can be concluded that the students’ ability in taking TOEFL test is categorized into lowlevel ability.
THE USE OF QUESTIONING THE AUTHOR (QtA) STRATEGY IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN READING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP ISLAM PLUS JANNATUL FIRDAUS PEKANBARU Wahyu Presetyo; M. Fadhly Farhy Abbas
ELT-Lectura Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v4i2.493

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Students at SMP Islam Plus Jannatul Firdaus Pekanbaru had problems in understanding the text when reading process, those were because: the students ought to construct of generic structure of descriptive text namely identification and description. The students ought to comprehend the contents of identification. The students ought to comprehend the contents of description. Then, the researcher tested based-score of reading descriptive text, the researcher found that the students’ mean score was just 68. This research aimed to improve the students’ ability in reading descriptive text by using Questioning the Author (QtA) Strategy. Thus, this research conducted Classroom Action Research (CAR) consisting of one cycles. There were 15 students at Grade VII of SMP Islam Plus Jannatul Firdaus Pekanbaru as the participants of the research. To gain the data, the researcher used four instruments namely: test, observation, field note, and interview. The result of the reading test in cycle 1 (78.33) was better than the based-score. The factors influeced the changing of students’ ability in reading descriptive text were the vocabulary mastery, the condition of the class, and absolutely the strategy used by the teacher in teaching reading. In conclusion, Questioning the Author (QtA) strategy can improve the students’ ability in reading descriptive text.
ANALYSIS OF THE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH TENSES ERRORS Eko Setiawan; M. Fadhly Farhy Abbas
ELT-Lectura Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v5i1.762

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At The First Semester of English Students’ Department at Faculty of Teacher Training andEducation LancangKuning University, the researcher found that the students had a problem inhad grammar error in writing. That was why researcher conducted this research that aimedtoanalyze the English errors faced by the first semester of English Students Department atFaculty of Teachers Training and EducationLancangKuning University.This research wasDescriptive Quantitative Research. The participants of the research were 36 students. Incollecting the data in this research, the researcher used test and interview as the instrument. Theresult of data showed that the students had 176 errors in verb tenses, 8 errors in to be, 5 errors incorrect sentence and 9 in adverb of time with the percentage were 31,38 % in true or falsequestion and 27,5 % in multiple choice test. In conclusion, The students had a lot of errors inapplied verb tense, adverb of time, correct sentence, and to be.
The Effect of Pecha Kucha Presentation in EFL Speaking Class M. Fadhly Farhy Abbas; Shintia Dwi Putri; Marwa Marwa; Herdi Herdi
ELT-Lectura Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v4i1.6157

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This study aimed at finding the significant differences in achievement between the students who are taught speaking by using the Pecha Kucha and those who are taught by using the Picture Series. This study was an experimental research which employed a quasi experimental design of two classes: one as the experimental A group taught using Pecha Kucha, and the other was the experiment B group taught using the Picture Series. Each class had 21 and 20 students. So the total number in the sample were 41 students in second semesters of English Education Department Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lancang Kuning University. The instruments was a speaking test. The data from tests were analyzed by using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The result shows that Asym. Sig. (2-tailed)> Significant level that is 0.314 > 0,05, so Ho is accepted in which the students who were taught speaking through Pecha Kucha achieved a similar performance with the students who were taught speaking through Picture Series. This means that there is no significance difference in achievement between the students in both groups. Furthermore, the students were seen to be more active and creative in expressing their ideas.
Investigating Writing Instrument and Descriptive Paragraph Web-blog based Eva Hartiningsih; M. Fadhly Farhy Abbas
ELT-Lectura Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v9i1.9265

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This qualitative research was conducted to determine the benefits, reasons, experiences, knowledge of students in the development of writing instruments, students' understanding of descriptive paragraphs and Malay culture as local content in the classroom. This research is a survey research conducted in October 2020 and involved 50 respondents in grades VI, VII, IX of SMP Negeri 3 Kabun. To take the sample, the researcher used random sampling technique. The questionnaire is used as an instrument consisting of 17 questions which are then analyzed descriptively with an opinion that has been surveyed by researchers. To answer the researcher's question, the technique used is observation to analyze the completed questionnaire. The findings reveal that stationery is still used in modern times, students can also understand descriptive paragraphs. Students experience an increase in the value of writing descriptive paragraphs while some students are still unable to write descriptive paragraphs, students' understanding of using blog media is very good as a medium of learning and make students more interested so that it fosters motivation, teaching materials will be clearer and can be understood by students and allow students to master teaching objectives better, learning methods will be more varied, not boring students and students doing more learning activities. Riau Malay culture has not yet been applied to local content. If it is applied, it will make students understand the culture will increasingly develop among students.