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<![CDATA[Students’ Errors In Translating Thesis Abstract from Indonesian to English at English Education Program of Universitas Negeri Padang ]]>
<![CDATA[Fitri Rutami]]>;
<![CDATA[Witri Oktavia]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 12, No 1 (2023) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v12i1.122059
<![CDATA[The purpose of this research is to find out the students’errors in translating abstaract from Indonesian to English at English educations program of Universitas Negeri Padang. The descriptive qualitative method was used in this research. The translation task was used as the instrument of the research.The text that was used by reasercher was thesis abstracts. The results of the study was found with the frequency of 47 times of errors. There are missing word in 11 times (23,4%), word order in 5 times (10,63%), Incorrect word in 29 times ( 61,7%), and the last was punctuation in 2 times of errors (4,25%). The Unkwown word was not found in the data. ]]>
<![CDATA[The Effectiveness of EXO-OLO TASK Learning Model in Improving Students’ English Ability at the Eighth Grade of SMPN 43 Padang ]]>
<![CDATA[Yulia Novia Putri]]>;
<![CDATA[Witri Oktavia]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 12, No 2 (2023) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v12i2.123295
<![CDATA[This research is classified as a quasi-experimental research that is aimed to study whether or not the implementation of EXO-OLO TASK Learning Model does give a significant effect in improving students’ English ability. The study’s population was eighth-grade students at SMPN 43 in Padang. The population consists of 88 students who are classified into three classes. VIII 1 was selected as the experimental class while VIII 2 was selected as the control class through cluster random sampling method. This research was conducted over eight meetings and during school hours. In order to collect the data, the researcher used pre-test and post-test design. The pre-test and the post-test contained multiple choice questions. The result of the data analysis indicated that the null hypothesis (H0) examined in this study could not be accepted because the significant value of the two-tailed paired sample t-test was less than 0.05. The alternative hypothesis (HA), which indicated that the implementation of EXO-OLO TASK Learning Model does give a significant effect in improving students’ English ability, is accepted as the result of this study.]]>
<![CDATA[An Analysis of Students’ Mistakes in Reducing Adjective Clause in Thesis Backgrounds ]]>
<![CDATA[Kindi Naufal Athallah]]>;
<![CDATA[Witri Oktavia]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 12, No 2 (2023) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v12i2.123578
<![CDATA[ Grammar plays a crucial role in research writing, as clear and well-structured sentences are essential for effectively conveying meaning to readers. The objective of this study is to find out the mistakes which the students commonly make in reducing adjective clause in thesis background. The population of this research were English Department of UNP students’ thesis with 50 theses in total. The sample were 50 theses chosen by using total sampling. This research used descriptive research. According to the data found, it can be seen that the most mistake in writing adjective clause reduction made by students is reduction of adjective clause with verb in passive voice with 17 mistakes, followed by reduction of clause with verb in active voice with 3 mistakes made and no mistakes made in reduction of clause with verb in perfect tense because the researcher found no adjective clause reduction with verb in perfect tense made by students. In addition, the percentage of mistakes made by students in reducing adjective clause was 12.12% of 165 reduced adjective clauses found.]]>
<![CDATA[Using Teacher – Made Videos in Learning Speaking ]]>
<![CDATA[Maharatul Prismulanda]]>;
<![CDATA[Witri Oktavia]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 12, No 3 (2023) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v12i3.124781
<![CDATA[Speaking is one of the important skills in learning English. Teacher - made videos are the right method for learning in this digital age, with teachers being able to make videos according to the abilities of their students. The purpose of this study was to investigate what the sixth-grade SMP Muhammadiyah students in Padang thought about using videos made by teachers to teach speaking. SMP Muhammadiyah 6 Padang students contributed to the study's population. The population consisted of 128 students, class VIII 1 was selected to be the sample in this study through the cluster random sampling method. Two sessions were held for conducting this research, and two videos were made accessible. Researchers used a questionnaire with two indicators—perceived effectiveness and perceived interest—to collect data. Students at SMP Muhammadiyah 6 Padang feel that using teacher-produced videos helps them recognize the lessons and increases their interest in learning to speak English, which means the result in this study is very positive perspective.]]>
<![CDATA[Students’ Difficulties in Translating Texts from English to Indonesian and Their Causes ]]>
<![CDATA[Vira Agustin]]>;
<![CDATA[Witri Oktavia]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 12, No 3 (2023) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v12i3.122076
<![CDATA[This study aims to learn and understand the difficulties faced by Universitas Negeri Padang's sixth-semester students who are translating texts from English to Indonesian. The qualitative descriptive research design is used in this study. Guidelines for the test and interview were used to get the data. The participants in this study were chosen by the researcher using cluster random sampling. Participants in this study included 20 sixth-semester English Education students at Universitas Negeri Padang who had taken a translation course and were enrolled for the 2019–2020 academic year. This research result shows that the most common difficulties that faced by students is grammatical meaning with 44,5%. In linguistic factor, 80% or 8 of 10 students felt difficult in translating text. The struggles of the students were caused by a variety of circumstances. The significance of the source text was difficult for the students to comprehend. As a result, it is difficult for them to translate it into the intended text. The finding is that linguistic issues contributed more to the students' difficulties than non-linguistic ones.]]>
<![CDATA[Indonesian EFL Students’ Perceptions on Implementing Differentiated Learning in Learning English ]]>
<![CDATA[Hesti Maulana]]>;
<![CDATA[Witri Oktavia]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 12, No 3 (2023) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v12i3.124763
<![CDATA[The Merdeka Curriculum has just been implemented to resolve Indonesia's long-standing educational issues, specifically the inability of Indonesian students to comprehend simple reading and apply basic math concepts. The two main points highlighted in the Merdeka curriculum are the Pancasila Student Profile Strengthening Project (Projek Penguatan Profile Pelajar Pancasila (P5) and Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL). In order to fulfill the TaRL aspect, differentiated learning is adopted which emphasizes the student-centered learning process and accommodates the different needs of students. This study aims to look at the perceptions of students regarding the implementation of differentiated learning in English language learning. The population of this study were 235 students in tenth grade at SMA Negeri 1 Tilatang Kamang. The samples were 65 students who were randomly selected using cluster random sampling. Descriptive quantitative was used to analyze and describe the questionnaire data. The finding shows (1) learning environment is an important aspect in the successful implementation of differentiated learning strategies in learning English (2) students learn better when given the freedom to learn based on their individual learning profiles (learning styles), learning readiness (abilities), and interests. In conclusion, differentiating content, process, product, and learning environment is an effective and fun learning strategies for students.]]>
<![CDATA[The Effectiveness of EXO OLO TASK Learning Model to Improve Students’ Achievement in English Learning ]]>
<![CDATA[Sherla Chintia Rahmi]]>;
<![CDATA[Witri Oktavia]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 12, No 3 (2023) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v12i3.124805
<![CDATA[The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of EXO OLO Task learning model on students’ achievement in English learning. Participants in this study are science eleventh graders at SMAN 1 Kamang Magek. There are 42 students and classified into two classes. The control group is XI MIPA 1. This class consists of 21 students. The experimental group is XI MIPA 2, consists of 21 students. In this study, the researcher employed total sampling. The study was conducted over eight meetings and the experimental class chosen was XI MIPA 2. The essay test was used as the primary data collection tool. The dataset initially comprised 23 questions. However, during the validity and reliability assessments, three questions were identified as invalid and subsequently revised by the researcher. The two-tailed t-test result indicated a significance value of 0.000, meaning the significance value was below 0.05. Therefore, the null hypothesis H0 could not be accepted and the alternative hypothesis H1 could be accepted. This indicates an enhancement in students' English learning outcomes through the utilization of the EXO OLO Task learning model.]]>
<![CDATA[Students' Beliefs and Strategies In The Use Of Translation In Learning English ]]>
<![CDATA[Fahrezi, M. Gusti]]>;
<![CDATA[Oktavia, Witri]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 13, No 3 (2024) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v13i3.130861
<![CDATA[The purpose of this research was to find out what strategies the students use in employing translation and what are they beliefs about the use of translation in learning English. The subject of this research was students of class K6 from the academic year 2022 at Universitas Negeri Padang. This research was conducted using quantitative methods, using a questionnaire adapted from Ahmad Muzdalifah (2016) as an instrument of data collection. The result of this research shows that the students believe in the use of translation help them with the English skills such as reading, writing, speaking and use strategies for using translation in learning English for reading and speaking. According to the findings, students positively believe in the use of translation as a strategy made extensive use of it when they were studying in their learning process.]]>
<![CDATA[Social Media and English Learning: The Study of Students’ Vocabulary Enhancement at SMK Negeri 3 Padang ]]>
<![CDATA[Yunisa, Nelsi]]>;
<![CDATA[Oktavia, Witri]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 13, No 3 (2024) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v13i3.130346
<![CDATA[Social media can affect people’s life in every aspect by several ways according to the user’s intention and frequency while using it. People could learn, play, and discuss with each other through social media. So, there are not only adult people who are addicted to use social media, but also the students. It could have a relation with learning English, especially learning vocabulary. This study aims to find out whether the students use social media sites to learn in order to improve or increase their English vocabulary. Furthermore, this study objectified among EFL students especially SMK Negeri 3 Padang in Indonesia. The population and the sample will be taken for this study is the students in grade 11 which totally 303 students averagely. In this study, the researcher used questionnaires as a tool. Thus, the result of this study shows that the respondents, students of SMK Negeri 3 Padang, utilize social media for enhancing their English vocabulary knowledge and produce a positive category on perceptions in using social media for learning vocabulary which means that they consider that social media can help them in terms of learning. Although, there are still several challenges faced by the students when learning vocabulary via social media.]]>
<![CDATA[Comparative Study of Students’ Translation Quality Using Printed Dictionary and Post-Editing on Machine Translation Tools from English-Indonesian ]]>
<![CDATA[Wibowo, Maharya Agung]]>;
<![CDATA[Oktavia, Witri]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 13, No 2 (2024) ]]>
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DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v13i2.128627
<![CDATA[This research aims to compare the translation quality produced by students using printed dictionary and post-editing on machine translation tools. Participants in this research were students from K7-22 class who have taken Introduction to Translation Class from English Education at Universitas Negeri Padang, totaling 27 students. This research was conducted by using descriptive quantitative research and using translation test as the instrument. Researcher gave two different texts with the same level. When using a printed dictionary, students showed good level of translation quality, with a score of 2.20. Also, when using post-editing on machine translation tools it produces a higher score of 2.65, which shows that the level of translation quality is very good. It can be concluded that comparing the quality of student translations from the two versions that post-editing on machine translation tools provides better translation quality than printed dictionary. However, in each element, printed dictionary and post-editing on machine translation tools show that the accuracy is same. These two translation versions only help students in terms of acceptability and readability. For accuracy, students need to be improved a lot when translating text because there are still shortcomings when using printed dictionary and post-editing on machine translation tools.]]>
