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AIMS FOR USING FUN GAMES TO IMPROVE THE ESL STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY . Maisarah
Educate Vol 3, No 2 (2014)
Publisher : Universitas Pesantren Tinggi Darul Ulum Jombang

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Maisarah Unipdu – Jombang Inmai5@yahoo.com Abstract This article reveals the reasons why fun games are effective to help the students improve their vocabularies and use the language actively. The use of games can be a good language learning tool. During the games, a student not only competes with other students to achieve the learning goal but also collaborates with the others. This process makes the students do the game as good as possible for the sake of winning. When the games are applied, the students are „forced‟ to speak and they will try to use vocabularies related to the theme of the game. It would be very helpful especially for the students in building their confidence and improving their speaking ability. Moreover, games can be used to help the students of beginning level through the silent period. They facilitate the students through many kinds of learning so that the ESL students can absorb the language very well. Not only the reasons to use fun games in the classroom, this article also shares how to choose suitable games for the students completed with their application in the classroom. Keywords: Fun games, ESL students, speaking ability
THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING SKILL AS THE FOUNDATION TO A GOOD COMMUNICATION . Maisarah
Diglossia: Jurnal Kajian Ilmiah Kebahasaan dan Kesusastraan Vol. 7 No. 2 (2016): April
Publisher : Unipdu Jombang

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Maisarah Universitas Pesantren Tinggi Darul ‘Ulum Jombang  Inmai5@yahoo.com   Abstrak Orang bijak mengatakan bahwa manusia memiliki dua telinga dan satu mulut, Secara filosofis, seseorang harus lebih banyak mendengar daripada berbicara. Dalam komunikasi, orang tidak hanya berbicara, tetapi yang lebih penting, mereka mendengarkan. Ketika seseorang berbicara, yang lain berinteraksi dengan memberikan respon. Respon ini tidak hanya secara verbal saja tetapi juga nonverbal. Sebelum mereka memberikan tanggapan, mereka harus mendengarkan agar dapat memberikan masukan. Masalahnya adalah keterampilan mendengarkan tidak sering diajarkan dalam pendidikan formal. Dalam beberapa hal, kurangnya kemampuan dalam mendengarkan dapat menyebabkan kesalahpahaman. Selain itu, mendengarkan bukanlah aktivitas pasif. Untuk menjadi pendengar yang aktif dapat dilakukan dengan dua cara, yaitu komunikasi nonverbal dan komunikasi verbal. Kemampuan yang baik dalam keterampilan mendengarkan dapat menciptakan dan mengelola hubungan yang baik dan menghasilkan pemahaman yang lebih baik pula. Kata kunci: Keterampilan mendengarkan, komunikasi verbal, komunikasi nonverbal  Abstract Wise people said that human being has two ears and one mouth. Philosophically, people should listen more rather than speaking. In communication, people do not only speak, but more importantly, they are listening. While someone is speaking, the other is interacting by giving responses. The responses are not only verbal but also nonverbal. Before they give responses, they have to listen to be able to give feedbacks. The problem is that, listening skill is not often taught in formal education. In some ways, the lack of ability in listening can cause misunderstanding among others. Furthermore, listening is not a passive activity. Active listening can be done in two ways. Those are nonverbal communication and verbal communication. Good listening skill ability can create and manage a good relationship and generate a better understanding. Key words: listening skill, verbal communication, nonverbal communication