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An Analysis on Factors That Influence Students’ Anxiety in Speaking English Mahdalena Mahdalena; Asnawi Muslem
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 6, No 1 (2021): February 2021
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This research aims at exploring some theories and previous findings related to students' speaking anxiety and identifying the factors and the phenomena that influence students’ speaking anxiety as well as finding out the way students to anticipate reducing their anxiety while speaking English.This research used library research in nature. In conducting the research, the researcher used two theories as the framework of the study. The first theories used by Worde (2003) and the second theory was from Rajitha Alamelu (2019).  The researcher analysed this data using descriptive qualitative. The results of this research found that there were some influential factors that contribute to the students' anxiety in speaking English namely: speaking activities, inability to comprehend, pedagogical practices, error correction, fear of negative evaluation, external factors and internal factors. Meanwhile, several strategies from Kondo and Ying-Ling (2004)used toreduce students' anxiety in learning foreign languages, especially when appearing in front of the class, are preparation, relaxation, positive thinking, making friends, and resigning. Therefore, students are expected to be able to minimize their anxiety and improve their English skills.
The Effectiveness of Using Authentic Englsih Youtube Media in Improving Students’ Oral Reading Irma Zuraini; Asnawi Muslem; Nurul Inayah
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 5, No 4 (2020): December 2020
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This study aimed at finding out whether using YouTube media can sigficantly improve students’ oral reading in three aspects; rate, fluency, and accuracy. A pre-experimental study with one group pretest-posttest design was undertaken by giving the students oral reading test. The sample of this study was 19 students of VIII-1 class of SMP 14 Banda Aceh. The result showed that the students’ oral reading scores were significantly improved from 46.93 in the pre test to 71.45 in the post test. The findings of this study revealed that t-test value was 17,832, while the t-table value was 2.120. It means the t-table value was lower than the t-test value (ts=17,832tt= 2.120). In conclusion, there was a significant improvement on students’ oral reading ability after they were taught by using YouTube. The result, thus, explains that Youtube can also be useful in improving oral reading in EFL classrooms.
The Impact of Using Think Pair Share Technique on the Students’ Speaking Skill Cut Misria; Asnawi Muslem; Yuliana Natsir
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 4, No 2 (2019): June 2019
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This study aims to find out whether the use of Think Pair Share technique can improve students’ speaking skill. This research was conducted at the second grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Simpang Ulim, Aceh Timur, Indonesia. The method of this study was quantitative research (experimental study) with one group pre-test and post test design. The sample of this research was one class at XI MIPA 1 which consists of 20 students. The researcher used an oral test about giving opinion (analytical exposition text) as an instrument in collecting the data. In analyzing the data, the researcher used statistical formula. The calculation result showed that the mean score of students pre-test was 33.75 and the mean score of post-test was 55. Furthermore, the t-score was 8.23 and t-table was 2.093. Thus, the t-score was higher than t-table. It means that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. In this case, applying Think Pair Share technique in learning English Foreign Language had a positive impact for the students to improve speaking skill.
Using Small Group Discussion in Teaching Reading Comprehension Muhammad Ilham Muslim; Asnawi Muslem; Diana Fauzia Sari
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 7, No 1 (2022): February 2022
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The research is conducted to find out whether the use of Small Group Discussion is effective to improve students’ reading comprehension. It also investigates the type of motivation used by the students in learning English. This research employs quantitative method in nature. The population of this research is all the second grade students of State Junior High School 2 Ingin Jaya Aceh Besar.  The samples of the research are 30 students of the Second Grade selected purposively from the previously mentioned population. The instruments used in this research are test and a set of questionnaire. Pre-test of reading comprehension is given before the treatment, while post-test was conducted after the treatments were completed.. Lastly, a set of questionnaire is distributed to the students to see their types of motivation in learning English. The data collected were analyzed using statistical inference.  The results suggested that the use of Small Group Discussion was effective to improve students’ reading comprehension. It was discovered that the Small Group Discussion method is effective in improving the students’ reading comprehension of descriptive text (P-Value of 0,002 (P0,05)). The results also revealed that the students had a stronger integrative motivation (4,10) compared to instrumental motivation (3,76). It can be concluded that Small Group Discussion can improve the students’ reading comprehension and motivation.
The Investigation of Teacher’s Questioning Strategies in Speaking Class Aulia Rusdy; Asnawi Muslem; Muhammad Aulia
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 8, No 2 (2023): June 2023
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This research aimed to discover the questioning strategies that English teachers used in speaking class and why English teachers used the questioning strategies in speaking class at SMP Negeri 5 Lhokseumawe. This research applied a descriptive qualitative method. The data were collected from the observation by video-recording and interview. This study focused on the theory proposed by Wragg Brown (1993, as cited in Irawati et al., 2021). The data were taken from two English teachers at SMP Negeri 5 Lhokseumawe to determine the questioning strategies. In analyzing the data, the researcher used descriptive analysis. This research showed that the teacher used questioning strategies, such as structuring, directing, distributing, prompting and probing, listening to replies and responding, and pausing and pacing. Furthermore, there were two types of questioning strategies the teachers could not use in speaking class: pitching and putting clearly, and sequencing. Moreover, the underlying  reason why the English teacher used the questioning strategies to increase students' activity and to measure students' knowledge about the material.