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Ika Apriani Fata
Universitas Syiah Kuala
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Laugh and Learn: Evaluating from Students’ Perspective of Humor Used in English Class Ika Apriani Fata; Endang Komariah; Irfandy Irfandy
AT-TA'LIM Vol 25, No 2 (2018)
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (103.936 KB) | DOI: 10.15548/jt.v25i2.425

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Laughter is an easily reachable way that can be used to erase barriers of communication for educational purposes. The purpose of this paper is to seek out students’ perception of humor added in teaching English and how that humor influenced students’ engagement in English classroom activity. This study employs research instrument of questionnaire and observation concepts through qualitative design. There are 78 students of multi-background: gender, level of intelligence and social background as research participants. These backgroundsareintended to obtain objective perception of the students. The findings revealed that the majority of students believed the teacher’s humor could prevent them from feeling stress of learning English, develop a better relationship between teacher and students, help them remember and understand the lesson, encourage them to be more active in the classroom and ease them in learning English. However there are some obstacles to overcome during humor application that apparently the English teachers need to build a good relationship and mutual trust with students and understand students’ interests, likes and dislikes prior to applying humor, so that the humor would be more likely to be welcomed and it would not cause emotional and psychological impact such as bullying and etc for the students.
Improving Reading TOEFL Score through Note Taking Strategy Nyak Mutia Ismail; Ika Apriani Fata
AT-TA'LIM Vol 28, No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15548/jt.v28i1.668

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There are still a number of less skilled readers in higher degree education where academic texts are staple needs (Hellekjaer, 2009). This study investigated a technique to help students increase their reading ability in TOEFL reading section. A technique named Notetaking technique was implemented during two cycles of classroom action research. There were 3 meetings for each cycle. The participants were 17 Economics students who are taking TOEFL Preparation course at Universitas Syiah Kuala, Aceh, Indonesia. The result from cycle one showed no increase since the average only incline to 38.58. Then in cycle 2, there was a significant increase reaching 45.11 (which is the minimum TOEFL standard for the university). It can be deduced that this technique might not be appropriate for large classes as it demands individual assistance. Besides, a good skill of organizing information is fundamental in this strategy to maximize the students’ effort in answering the TOEFL questions during the test.
Factors Affecting Internship Students’ Speaking Anxiety Asnawi Muslem; Ika Apriani Fata; Inayatullah Inayatullah
AT-TA'LIM Vol 26, No 2 (2019)
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This study is sought to discover the English speaking anxiety factors in class of internship students and to investigate the students’ efforts to cope the problems. This research applied qualitative method in addition research subjects were 30 English internship students of Universitas Syiah Kuala in 2015. The data were collected through questionnaire and interview. Both of the instruments were adapted from (Tum Kunt, 2013). The study discovered that the major factors of students’ speaking anxiety divided into two interrelated groups; psychological and educational factors. Regarding to the psychological factors, the students were anxious and feeling fear of having misunderstanding teachers’ instruction and supervision. The educational factors were reflecting to the current bad performance of speaking skill aspects namely; inaccurate of fluency, inappropriate of vocabulary, inappropriate application of grammar rule, insufficient materials preparation and poor of pronunciation. Nevertheless, 16 internship students who were indicated high level of speaking anxiety used various efforts to solve the speaking anxiety such as; practicing, listening to native speaker’s utterance, reading English texts, memorizing words, keeping using English in class, learning grammar rule, making note, preparing the material and using audio dictionary. This study concludes that everyone has anxiety and it is common, yet this problem could be reduced by doing some efforts
A Study on Teacher’s Experiment and Students’ Development with Listing Technique (LT) in Writing EFL Class Ika Apriani Fata; Usman Kasim; Dian Fajrina; Arief Darmawan
AT-TA'LIM Vol 22, No 3 (2015)
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This paper reports a case study of students’ writing development at state junior high school in Indonesia. The common problems in writing are developing main ideas, vocabulary and grammar subsequently using listing technique is one of the ways to generate ideas. It develops and arranges students’ ideas well. The purpose of this study is to find out whether listing technique can improve students’ writing skill or not with quantitative design. There were 23 students as the sample in which design randomly. The instruments were test and lesson plan. There were two test; pre-test and post-test. The result of test found that there was significant difference of the students’ writing skill between pre-test and post-test after teaching by using listing technique. To prove the hypothesis, the writer used t-score formula. Based on data analysis t-score was 12.5, meanwhile t-table was 2.074. Also, listing technique could improve students’ ability of writing aspects. Therefore, the writer concluded that teaching writing descriptive text by using listing technique gave good effect for students’ writing skill and the ability in aspects of writing; content, vocabulary and grammar. Keywords: Developing writing skill, listing technique, EFLCopyright © 2015 by Al-Ta'lim All right reserved
Investigating EFL Learners’ Perceptions and Practices Using the Indonesia's Prepaid Mobile Application Ruangguru Marhaban, Saiful; Fata, Ika Apriani
AT-TA'LIM Vol 32, No 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15548/jt.v32i2.996

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Ruangguru, one of Indonesia's prepaid applications, has facilitated autonomous learning for students. Ruangguru (henceforth RG) is a mobile application enhances online learning organizations by aligning it with Indonesia's curriculum. RG offered students a platform with distinctive characteristics to support online study in several subjects. The present study examines students' viewpoints on using Ruangguru, one of Indonesia's online learning prepaid platforms, and ascertains its advantages and disadvantages. The current study employed a qualitative methodology, utilizing interviews to collect data. The participants comprised senior high school students from several cities in Indonesia who were enrolled in regular classes, subscribed to RG, and willingly provided their consent by signing a consent form. The findings revealed that RG possesses several benefits, including the ability to set one's own pace, user-friendliness, independent learning, and a flexible platform. It allowed pupils to learn without any limitations on time or location. However, the RG was unable to substitute regular classes with the presence of teachers, the decrease of social interactions in learning, the significant disparity between the wealthy and the impoverished, and the diminishing role of teachers. Ruangguru's primary focus is students' academic achievement. Yet, it is crucial to resolve other notable aspects, such as inadequate feedback, teacher guidance, and lack of peer interaction. As a further recommendation, to evaluate the effectiveness of the RG, it is also recommended that students' achievement and the impact of using RG in the EFL classroom be analyzed and cross-referenced.
Co-Authors Aini, Rahimatul Aisyah, Putri Nabila Andira Riski Alya Aprilya, Annisa Arief Darmawan Arief Darmawan Arifin Syamaun Asnawi Muslem Asnawi Muslem Asnawi Muslem Asnawi Muslem Aziz, Zulfadli Balqis, Syarifah Bukhari Daud Bukhari Daud Burhan, Omar K Burhansyah Burhansyah Burhanuddin Yasin Burhanuddin Yasin Burhanuddin Yasin Burhanuddin Yasin, M.Ed. Bustami Usman Chairina Nasir Daud, Bukhari Dian Fajrina Dian Fajrina Emma Hankinson Endang Komariah Endang Komariah Endang Komariah Endang Komariah Endang Komariah, Endang Fadhilah Muktabar Faisal Mustafa Fajar Fitrian Fredinan Yulianda Hendra Heriansyah Hilda Delavari Husyitiara Husyitiara Ikhwani Ikhwani Inayatullah Inayatullah Irfandy Irfandy Irfandy, Irfandy Ismul Huda Jihan Nurjannah Juniyana, Dwi Karwinda, Sinta Khairi, Ziaul Kismullah Abdul Muthalib Komariah, Endang Lathifah M.Nur Marhaban, Saiful Maulini, Rini Miftahul Jannah Monalisa Ariska Muktabar, Fadhilah Muridhal Muridhal Muslem, Asnawi Muthalib, Kismullah Abdul Naziratun Ulfa Nia Isniati Nurjannah, Jihan Nuzula, Zahra Nyak Mutia Ismail Omar Khalifa Burhan Putri Nabila Aisyah Rahimatul Aini Ratih Pratiwi Rini Maulini Rosnani Sahardin Saidu, Abdulhakim Saiful Marhaban Saiful Marhaban Salmani Nodoushan, Mohammad Ali Saputri, Windy Ilan Sheila Prisilia Silvi Listia Dewi Sofyan A Gani Sri Rahayu Jumiati Ningsih Sri Wahyuni Suci Aroh Syahiman Syahara Dina Amalia Syamaun, Arifin Syamsul Bahri Syarifah Balqis Teuku Mohammad Aulia Usman Kasim Usman Kasim Yulianti Djalaluddin Yulianti Yulianti Yunisrina Q. Yusuf Zahra Nuzula Zulfadli Aziz