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Teachers’ Challenges in Teaching English Writing Skills for Visually Impaired Students at Indonesian Special Senior High Schools Prih Febtiningsih; Ardiya; Agung Prasetyo Wibowo
ELT-Lectura Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021): 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.v8i1.5472

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Teaching English at Indonesian special senior high schools is applied based on the curriculum determined by the government. However, there were some problems found in English language teaching for visually impaired students especially in writing. This research aimed to investigate the teachers’ challenges in teaching English writing for visually impaired students. The respondents were taken purposively, namely the English teachers at Indonesian special senior high schools for visually impaired students namely SLB Sri Mujinab, SLB Negeri Pembina and SLB Kasih Ibu. The data for the research were collected from semi-structured interview conducted to get specific information about what challenges encountered by the English teachers teaching writing skills for students with visual impairment. The challenges encountered by the teachers in teaching writing were inappropriateness of curriculum and syllabus with the students’ need, time constraint of teaching, lack of learning media, lack of teaching strategy, inappropriateness of teacher’s qualification, and students’ attitude problem. These challenges made the teachers difficult in teaching English writing. Keywords: Teaching Writing, Visual Impairment, Teachers’ Challenges, English Language Teaching
Analysis of Generic Structure and Grammatical Problem of Students in Writing English Paragraphs in Online Learning at Muhammadiyah University of Riau Prih Febtiningsih; Ardiya
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.v9i1.9410

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The purpose of this research is to find out the generic structure and grammatical problems encountered by the non-English students at Muhammadiyah University of Riau. The data was obtained through students writing task namely writing English paragraphs of descriptive text. The writing task was given through Learning System Management (LSM) of the university named Sikuli. The participants of this research were the Non-English students taking the English subject in the first semester in academic year of 2021/2022 at Muhammadiyah University of Riau. The samples of this research were 4 classes consisting of a number of students for each class taken randomly spreading in eight faculties. They were from Computer Science faculty (40), Communication Science faculty (28), Natural Science and Health faculty (45), and Teacher Training and Education faculty (25). The total number of students are 138. The researchers applied the theory of Gerot and Wignel (1994) and Halliday et al. (2014) from the perspective of systemic functional linguistics. In generic structure, the appropriateness and inappropriateness in formulating identification and descriptions in descriptive text were described. While, in grammatical case, the writing students were analyzed based on the theory proposed by Yarber and Yarber (2010) and Dye (2005). After the data was analyzed, the results were obtained. It was showed that the non-English students at Muhammadiyah University of Riau in writing English paragraphs of descriptive text got serious problem on writing identification (115/83%) as one of the generic structure in descriptive text. In addition, they also encountered grammatical problems such as noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, parallelism, modifiers, subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and capitalization. Based on the numbers and the percentage of the grammatical problems above, it showed that the non-English students at Muhammadiyah University of Riau got serious problem on subject-verb agreement (129 / 14,16%). Keywords: Generic structure, Grammatical problems, Writing English paragraphs, Online learning
Development of Learning Media Using Smart Apps Creator on ”Introducing Oneself and Others” Silphia Rizki; Pahmi Pahmi; Prih Febtiningsih
ELT-Lectura Vol. 9 No. 2 (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.v9i2.10653

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Improving the quality of education will contribute to increasing the level of the quality of Indonesian people, which in turn will impact development itself. Therefore, teaching carried out in schools must guarantee students expand their potential so that it will make students able to develop themselves, including thinking skills. The purpose of the research is to know the development of English learning media using Smart Apps Creator (SAC) for 7th-grade junior high school students: the material of introducing oneself and others. The type of research is Research and Development (R&D). In this study, the population of this research was the seventh-grade students of MTS Muhammdiyah Pekanbaru in the 2022 educational period. The sample was taken from a class in the seventh grade, as the research sample was 36 students. Based on the research results and the development of multimedia products for learning English with this communicative approach, English learning multimedia products can effectively be used as a learning medium. This can be seen from the results of students' tests in their understanding of Smart Apps Creator (SAC) on "Introducing Oneself and Others", which shows an increase in learning outcomes from pretest scores to post-test scores or (N-Gain) scores of 0.69 with the category "very good".
Development of Web-Based Learning Media on “Ability and Willingness Expression”. Silvi Indriani; Prih Febtiningsih; Siti Niah
ELT-Lectura Vol. 9 No. 2 (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.v9i2.10684

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Learning is considered a standard for the success of knowledge transfer through specific processes in learning activities. Information and communication technology development has brought enormous changes to the advancement of education. Along with these developments, learning methods have undergone teaching processes. This type of research is Research and Development (R&D). The study aimed to determine the development of web-based learning media on the ability and willingness expression 8th-grade junior high school students. The results of this beta test are analyzed and used as input to improve the final product. The effectiveness test was carried out on students to determine the learning outcomes after using learning media products. The data analysis technique for web-based products' feasibility uses a Likert scale. The assessment score obtained a value in the Very Good category from the comprehensive test. This web-based learning product is effectively used as a learning media. The results of students' understanding tests on the Ability and Willingness Expression using Web-Based Learning Media can be seen from the results. Which showed an increase in learning outcomes from the pretest score to the post-test value or (N-Gain) score; of 0.71 with the category "very good”.
The Development of Read Riddle Games to Improve Students' Reading Interest Lira Aulia Hakim; Pahmi Pahmi; Prih Febtiningsih
ELT-Lectura Vol. 10 No. 2 (2023): 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.v10i2.14813

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Reading is an important aspect of the Senior High School curriculum, especially in areas where languages were integrated. The curriculum focuses on teaching grammatical awareness, structure, and reading comprehension to help students progress from basic knowledge to higher levels of language use. This study aims to discover the students’ outcomes by developing learning media using Google Site called "Read Riddle Games" for grade X SMA Negeri 2 Pekanbaru. The subject in this study is X MIPA 4 class in 2022/2023 academic year. This study used ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) as the methodology to design and develop a learning media product. The learning media were validated by material expert, media expert and trial with the students. The researcher used questionnaires as the instruments in this study. The analysis of trial with the students using questionnaire with Gain Classification revealed a significant improvement in students' interest in reading after the enforce of the developed learning media with an average of 71% increase in students’ interest in reading. The development of the "Read Riddle Games" learning media has demonstrated high feasibility both in terms of material aspects and media aspects. This finding show that the learning media developed can be used to enhance students' interest in reading, thus contributing to a more effective educational experience.