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Journal : UICELL Conference Proceeding

The Influence of Teachers’ Performance in Promoting Effective English Teaching Classroom at State Junior High School Amrina Rosyada; Agustina Ramadhianti
UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA

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Promoting effective English teaching classroom is one of the teachers’ concerns which is positive classroom environment for the sake of achieving success in English teaching and learning process. Beyond the presence of the advanced technology and information, teacher’s performance is still the main variable in promoting the effective English teaching classroom. Thus, the research aims at determining the influence of teacher’s performance to promote the effective English teaching classroom in state junior high school. The teacher’s performance focuses in teacher’s personality and teacher’s language. The effective English teaching classroom is measured quantitatively by applying correlational research design. The method conducts several steps as procedures of investigation in analyzing the data, namely: 1) data collection, 2) data analysis, and 3) data interpretation. Engaged by 71 students of eighth grade and 2 English teachers, findings have shown that there is a significant correlation between teacher’s performance and effective English teaching classroom. The results are hoped to be as teachers’ and students’ contributions in establishing their effective English teaching classroom; gaining their confidence and ability to learn; and use knowledge and skills to interact and to fully participate in education.
Improving Students’ Critical Thinking to Develop Variety Essays through Picture Word Inductive Model Amrina Rosyada
UICELL No 2 (2018): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2018
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA

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Teaching English as a Foreign Language for students in English Education Program sounds less difficult. However, teaching English for Academic Writing that students have to develop their original writings in the form of essays is a great challenge. Most students do not know where to start their writings, how to generate their thoughts, and even how to manage their sentence by sentence in sequence. This study was administered to enhance students’ critical thinking in developing variety essays as the basic writings through Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM). Engaged by 54 students of English Education Program in sixth semester, the study was measured quantitatively and qualitatively with mix method analysis. The PWIM was applied to inductively generate and improve students’ critical thinking comprised in 2 cycles for two different essay genres which were descriptive essay, and compare and contrast essay. Findings showed that there were 41 students in first cycle and 52 students in second cycle, inductively improved their critical thinking and interestingly experienced new process of writing through the use of PWIM.
The Use of Positive Language on ELT to Promote Students’ Writing Competence Amrina Rosyada; Zumrotul Muniroh
UICELL No 3 (2019): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2019
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA

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Teachers’ language is one of the important aspects that contributes on students’ competence in any levels. It promotes students’ engagement in the learning process and also effects students’ output of their learning. It doesn’t prevail only on kindergarten students or primary students, but also on higher level such as college or university level. This research is aimed at determining the use of positive language to promote students’ writing competence in university level. The focus of the research is on writing competence where students face terribly writing difficulties. Engaged by the 3rd semester of 41 students of Basic Writing class in English Education Program, the research was measured statistically in a correlational analysis. Findings show that there is a significant correlation between the use of positive language and the result of the students’ writing competence. Most students show that they need positive language applied in their classrooms, so that they would fully participate in the learning process. Further, the students can reach their best results of their learning and gain their highest competence. Instead of vanish, language as a powerful teaching tool would be demanded by all levels of students for centuries.