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The Use of Magoosh Application to Enhance EFL College Students’ Vocabularies at English Department Indri Elsa Adrianti; Leni Marlina
Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 11, No 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v11i2.117300

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There are some ways to enhance students’ vocabularies. One of them is using online applications, Magoosh Application. This study is to determine the efficiency of utilizing the Magoosh application in enhancing the vocabularies of students in the English Department of UNP. An experimental research design will use in this study to investigate the extent to which the use of these applications. Also, the instrument of data collection technique are tests and a questionnaire. The respondents in this study were 20 students of English  Department of Universitas Negeri Padang. They were given pre-test before using Magoosh and post-test after using Magoosh. Then, followed by giving 15 questions for questionnaire. The results showed that there is an improvement from the pre-test to the post-test after the students use Magoosh application. The improvement is 24.53%. The pre-test and post-test proved to be higher in the final test. It can be concluded that using the Magoosh application can improve students' vocabulary. Moreover, from the satisfaction of the students it shows that 63% of the respondents agree that Magoosh helps them to enhance their vocabularies. Thus, the implementation of Magoosh application is usually recommended to be an exciting technique in coaching gaining knowledge of method to inspire the students in vocabulary.
An Analysis of EFL College Students’ Anxieties in Listening and Reading Skills at English Department FBS UNP Hidayatul Fadhilah; Leni Marlina
Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 11, No 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v11i2.117293

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This study aims to compare the level of foreign language anxiety in listening and reading skills of EFL students in English language education study program and English language literature study program at  FBS UNP. This research employed the following questionnaires as the research instruments: Foreign Language Listening Anxiety Questionnaire (FLLAQ) adapted from Marzec-Stawiarska (2013) and Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Questionnaire adopted from Azhari Muhlis (2017). The results of this study indicated that the majority of the English language education program students and English language literature program students of UNP have a high level of foreign language anxiety in listening and reading skills. To accomplish a better learning outcome, it is strongly advised that students become aware of their anxiety and deal with it through a lot of practice, peer-to-peer support, and optimistic thought. Furthermore, teachers can be more innovative in making language skills classes more enjoyable and relaxing for students to accomplish better learning outcomes.
The Use of Anecdote Stories to Enrich EFL College Students' Vocabularies and to Reduce Their Reading Anxiety Elya Haviza; Leni Marlina
Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 11, No 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v11i2.117245

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This study uses quasi-experimental methods. The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of Anecdote Stories To Enrich EFL College Students’ Vocabularies and To Reduce Their Reading Anxiety At English Department. The population of this research were EFL Students’ At English Department UNP. The research sample was 45 students which were divided into two classes which are 25 students from class K’2 and 20 students from NK’1. This study's instrumentation consisted of a pre-test and post-test vocabulary test with 100 short answer questions, as well as a reading anxiety test. The results of those tests were obtained after analyzing the data with SPSS 26 for Windows' Paired sample T-test. It shows the mean of pre-test  and post-test score in K’2 classes were 51,20 and 56,00. Meanwhile the mean of pre-test and post-test score in the NK'1 classes were 47,90 and 52,90. Moreover,  pupils’ result for students anxiety after conducted reading anxiety test in form of pre-test and post-test indicated that are 4% rising score in agree point  while pre-test was 41% and post-test was 45% in K2 classes. In NK2 classes, the differences can be seen in strongly agree point, with 4% rising score from 5% strongly agree to 9% strongly agree. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that students who learn through anecdotes as teaching medium do better than students who learn through conventional media. Moreover, reading anxiety of the students decrease because a lot of them have self-confident to answer the post-test in reading anxiety test after conducted the anecdote. The level's significance is 0.05, which is higher than the significance test, which is 0.000 with a degree of 5 percent. Moreover, it is also found that the anecdotes can reduce EFL students’ reading anxiety at Universitas Negeri Padang especially in English major classes.
The Use of English Children’s Literature to Enrich EFL College Students’ Vocabularies and Reduce Their Reading Anxiety at English Department UNP Juni Asnita; Leni Marlina
Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 11, No 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v11i2.117297

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This study aims to identify the application of the use of English children's literature, especially short stories to enrich students' vocabulary mastery. The population of this research is EFL College Students in the English department of UNP academic year 2021/2022. Sampling was done by using a random sampling method. The number of samples in this study was 40 students. Data was collected through a questionnaire. This research is descriptive quantitative design research with a quantitative approach. Based on the results of the study, the pre-test value in the K3 class was 553.7 and the post-test value in the K3 class was 583.5. The results of the normality test of the data on the pre-test and post-test for the K3 class were normally distributed with a pre-test sig value of 0.069 and a post-test sig value of 0.078. In class K4 the average score of the students in the pre-test was 566.2 and while the post-test average score for the K4 class was 613.4. The results of the normality test of the data in the pre-test and post-test for class K4 were normally distributed with a pre-test sig value of 0.200 and a post-test sig value of 0.200. The results of the t-test carried out are the value of Sig. (2-tailed) is 0.024 < 0.05, there is a difference in the results of the pre-test and post-test. For the K3 class anxiety reading, the pre-test average score was 85.5 and the post-test average was 91.4. In class K4 for anxiety reading, the pre-test score was 90.5 and the post-test score was 85.5. The results of the pre-test and post-test reading, the value of Sig. (2-tailed) is 0.045 < 0.05. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the use of English children's literature, especially short stories can be a solution to increasing vocabulary and decreasing reading anxiety for EFL college students' at the English Department of UNP.
An Analysis of Quantity Maxim Violation in Movie Richard Kletter & Michele Samit Stolen by My Mother: Kamiyah Mobley (2020) Lusi Adelia Herman; Leni Marlina
English Language and Literature Vol 11, No 1 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/ell.v11i1.116261

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Inability to reach the effectiveness in using maxim makes it turns into misunderstanding of communication.  It is called violation of maxim. This study is aimed to seek quantity maxim violation performed by characters in Richard Kletter and Michele Samit’s movie Stolen by My Mother: Kamiyah Mobley (2020) This research was descriptive qualitative analysis. The data were collected from utterances of the characters and then were analyzed by using Grice’s theory (1975).  The result of this study shows that all characters violated the quantity maxim in 18 times, with different categories of violation.  The most dominant category of quantity maxim violation is when the speakers talk too much and give too short contribution in conversation (55%). The other categories quantity maxim violation in the movie are Uninformative (27%) and Circumlocution (16%). Meanwhile, another category is Repeat Certain Word, it does not exist in the movie. Cooperative Principle, Quantity Maxim, Violation of Maxim
Expressive Language Used by Autistic Main Character in Please Stand By (2017) Movie Reza Augusti Putri; Leni Marlina
English Language and Literature Vol 11, No 1 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/ell.v11i1.115140

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People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulty using language in communication. The language of autism sufferers in expressive language disorders includes phonological disorders, syntactic disorders, semantic disorders, and pragmatic disorders. The purpose of this study was to determine the types of expressive language disorders used by the main character in the movie Please Stand By (2017). The method of this research was descriptive qualitative because this research describes the phenomenon of expressive language disorder in the Please Stand By (2017) movie. The source of data used in this research is the script from the movie. Once collected, the data are categorized and analyzed based on their respective categories. In this research, the researcher found that Wendy exhibited several symptoms of a type of expressive language disorder, namely semantic disorders and pragmatic disorders. This disorder can be seen from the symptoms shown by the main character through her speech. 
Gender-Based Compliments Used by Judges in America’s Got Talent 2019 Puji Arifti Hanifah; Leni Marlina
English Language and Literature Vol 11, No 3 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/ell.v11i3.118532

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Humans use a variety of communication methods to convey their messages, including apologies, requests, complaints, and compliments. Different communication traits apply to men and women. There are variations in their methods of compliment expression due to the differences in their communication styles. Culture and language are inseparable. The compliment is inextricably linked to culture as a component of language. Their cultural background has a big impact on how they complimented people. The study's analysis of the judges' complimenting styles during the 2019 season of America's Got Talent is its main focus. The study examines the subject, methods, purposes, and syntactic structure of compliments. A qualitative descriptive methodology used in this study. The information was the praise the judges gave to each finalist in their comments. 72 compliments were gathered from America's Got Talent. The results indicate that male judges were more likely to give compliments than female judges. Regarding compliments, the performances of the finalists received more compliments, from male and female judges than from them on other topics. In their delivery of compliments, male judges tended to employ explicit techniques than female judges, but females were more likely to use implicit techniques. In the context of compliments, male judges typically use them to show admiration or approval for someone's work, appearance, or taste, whereas female judges typically use them to replace thanks, greetings, congratulations, and apologies. Finally, judges who were male or female were more likely to compliment others using the phrase PRO is (really) (a) ADJ NP and PRO is/are/was/were more often when making compliments. They are more likely to use impersonal compliments. In conclusion due to the topic, techniques, purpose, and grammatical structure of compliments, there are some variances and similarities in the praising behavior of men and women.
The Effect of Childhood Trauma in Joseph Moldover’s Novel Every Moment After (2019) Angellisa Pratami Salman; Leni Marlina
English Language and Literature Vol 11, No 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/ell.v11i2.117791

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This article is an analysis of the issue of the effect of childhood trauma in Joseph Moldover's novel entitled Every Moment After (2019). The issue at hand is the extent to which this novel depicts the consequences that arise and affect a person's personality after experiencing childhood trauma, as well as the contribution of literary elements such as characters, conflicts, and settings that rely on text-based interpretations to reveal these consequences. The goal of this analysis is to examine how well the novel depicts the effect of childhood trauma on a person's daily life and affects their mental health and mental illness. The analysis is based on Sigmund Freud's (1957, 1990) literary theory of repression and the unconscious mind. The result of the study, there are two impacts that develop after suffering childhood trauma that affect their mental health, such as anxiety and guilt. Anxiety that is owned by the character makes him afraid of dealing with other people, so it interferes with the character in interacting with other people. The guilt that the character also has makes him someone who always blames himself and even makes the character want to end his life. Therefore, this analysis shows how childhood trauma greatly affects a person's life and makes them have some mental illnesses.
Figurative Language in Poetry for Children Selected by Sylvia M. Vardell (2020) with Family and Friends Theme Anggelina Putri; Leni Marlina
English Language and Literature Vol 12, No 1 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/ell.v12i1.119901

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 Figurative language is a way of conveying a message using the beauty of language. The use of figurative language is usually found in casual conversation, novels, poems, song lyrics, speech, and poems. This study aims to investigate the types of figurative language in selected children’s poetry compiled by Sylvia M. Vardell (2020). This research focused on the types of figurative language and the meaning of those figurative lines. The method of this research is the descriptive qualitative method.  The object of this research is the figurative lines from selected 5 poems with family and friends theme. The researcher also made a conclusion about the most frequent types at the end. To achieve the goal of this research, the researcher employed the theory from Laurence E. Rozakis (1995) about the types of figurative language. Thus, from 43 data, the findings show that there are 12 occurrences of hyperbole, 18 occurrences of metaphor, 1 occurrence of simile, 2 occurrences of ambiguity, 5 occurrences of personification, 3 occurrences of synecdoche, and 2 occurrences of allegory. The researcher finds a conclusion about the most dominant type in this research, which is metaphor.
The Analysis of Figurative Language Used in The Islamic Song Lyrics of Palestine by Irfan Makki Xfaldo Amora Kelbi; Leni Marlina
English Language and Literature Vol 12, No 2 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/ell.v12i2.123037

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Figurative language uses words in unconventional ways, deviating from their usual meaning and order. This study focuses on symbolic language in Islamic song lyrics, specifically those by Irfan Makki from Palestine. It aims to analyze the different types of figurative language and their significance in the lyrics. Employing a descriptive qualitative method, the research centers on metaphorical phrases in Makki's Islamic song lyrics. By using H. M. Abrams' (1999) theory on figurative language types, the research identifies 3 instances of hyperbole, metaphor, and personification, 2 instances of metonymy and symbol, and 1 instance each of allusion, irony, and simile among the 15 data samples. The most prominent types found are hyperbole, metaphor, and personification.