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IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH KWL STRATEGY I Gusti Agung Putri Wirastuti; Nengah Dwi Handayani; Ni Wayan Dian Utari
Journal on Studies in English Language Teaching (JOSELT) Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): JOSELT
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FKIP Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar

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Reading comprehension is a process of transferring information from the writer to the readers. The subjects of the present study had difficulty in identifying general information, specificinformation, textual meaning, and textual reference of reading texts. The objective of the present study was to find out whether or not reading comprehension of the eleventh grade students of SMA (SLUA) Saraswati 1 Denpasar can be improved through KWL Stragey. Therefore, to achieve the objective of the present study, the researcher administered the research instruments : pre-test, post-test and questionnaire. The students’ mean score had improved significantly from the pre-test was 61.63% to 76.35% in cycle I and 81.58 in cycle II. Based on the result in cycle II, the next cycle did not need to be conducted because the researcher expectation achieved in the cycle II. Besides, the result of the questionnaire indicated the students responded the application of KWL strategy in teaching reading comprehension positively. It could be seen that the result of the questionnaire showed the percentage more than 90% agreed on implementation KWL strategy to improve reading comprehension.
IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY STYLE DEBATE Anak Agung Ketut Rahadinatha; Ni Wayan Krismayani; Nengah Dwi Handayani
Journal on Studies in English Language Teaching (JOSELT) Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): JOSELT
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Speaking is one of crucial language skills that must be mastered by language learners as well as in learning English. In this study, speaking became the main problem dealt by the students especially the eleventh grade students of SMA PGRI 6. The objective of this study was to figure out whether or not speaking skill could be improved by implementing British Parliamentary style debate in the teaching learning process. The results of the post-test in each cycle pointed out there were significant improvements on the subjects’ speaking after implementing British Parliamentary style debate. In addition, the mean figure of the reflection of each cycle, cycle I and II, was 64.93 in cycle I and 76.37 in cycle II. On the other hand, the subjects responded by giving positive responses toward the implementation of British Parliamentary style debate in teaching and learning process. Thus, the present classroom action research showed that speaking skill of the eleventh-grade students of SMA PGRI 6 Denpasar could be improved by implementing British Parliamentary style debate.
BRAINSTORMING AS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' WRITING SKILLS Nengah Dwi Handayani; Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra
Journal on Studies in English Language Teaching (JOSELT) Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): JOSELT (Journal on Studies in English Language Teaching)
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Writing is an important language skill that needs to be developed continuously and intensively to enhance the student's language competence. This study used a classroom action research design conducted in two cycles of learning activities to improve students' writing skills through a brainstorming strategy. This study was conducted in an EFL classroom, and the essential collection was done by administering a pretest, posttests, and a questionnaire. The results showed that the student's writing skills improved significantly in the first and second learning cycles compared to the pretest result. Therefore, the brainstorming strategy is considered to be a very effective strategy to be implemented in the writing classroom. This study suggests that teachers should consider using the brainstorming strategy to improve students' writing skills.
BRAINSTORMING, ACTIVATING, REINFORCING, APPLYING (BARA) AS A LEARNING STRATEGY IN LISTENING COMPREHENSION CLASSROOM Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra; Nengah Dwi Handayani; Dewa Gede Agung Gana Kumara; Ni Luh Putu Sapna Sagita; Ni Putu Dian Adnyani Putri
Journal on Studies in English Language Teaching (JOSELT) Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): JOSELT (Journal on Studies in English Language Teaching)
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Listening comprehension is an important language skill that needs to be developed continuously and intensively to enhance the student's language competence. This study used a classroom action research design conducted in two cycles of learning activities to improve students' listening comprehension through the BARA learning strategy. Indonesian educators developed the BARA learning strategy consisting of four learning stages: brainstorming, activating, reinforcing, and applying. This trial of the BARA strategy in an EFL classroom established the final construction of the BARA learning strategy. Data collection was done by administering a pretest, posttests and a questionnaire. The results showed that the student's listening comprehension improved significantly in the first and second learning cycles compared to the pretest result. Therefore, the BARA strategy is very effective in teaching listening comprehension. This study suggests that teachers should consider using the BARA learning strategy to improve students' language competence.