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Journal : ELTIES (English Language Teaching for EFL Learners)

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH THE INTERACTIVE COMPENSATORY MODEL Nurul Izzah; Siti Azisah; Sitti Nurpahmi
ELTIES : English Language Teaching for EFL Learners Vol 3 No 2 (2021): Volume 3, Number 02, September 2021
Publisher : Universitas islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/elties.v3i2.20128

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This research aimed at improving the students' reading comprehension of the first grade at Wahdah Islamiyah Makassar junior high school, which contains 25 students used a learning model called the interactive compensatory model. This research used Classroom Action Research (CAR) with two cycles. Each cycle consists of steps to planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The data had collected by the form of quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data obtained by analyzing the observation checklist result, while quantitative data obtained through score processing used a particular formula. This research’s findings proved that applied the instructional model called the interactive compensatory model successfully improved students' learning abilities, especially in reading comprehension. The test results in the first cycle, was 1,660 or 66,4% and increased to 2,120 or 84,8%. In the first cycle, 14 students (56%) out of 25 students got the point under the minimum standard score (KKM), while those who reached the minimum standard (KKM) score were only 44%. However, after being given treatment in the second cycle, it was seen that 100% of the students exceed the minimum standard (KKM) score. The observation checklist results showed that students’ participation in the first Cycle increased in the second cycle. They became more active and dared to expressed their opinion.
THE ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ CHALLENGES TO THESIS WRITING AT UIN ALAUDDIN MAKASSAR Citra Dwi Safitri; Siti Azisah; Muhammad Jabal Annur
ELTIES : English Language Teaching for EFL Learners Vol 3 No 2 (2021): Volume 3, Number 02, September 2021
Publisher : Universitas islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/elties.v3i2.21013

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Thesis writing as one of final year students’ assignment is not a simple work. It involves hard work and effort to complete. This research addresses issue of the students’ challenges to thesis writing among the eighth semester students of English Education Department at UIN Alauddin Makassar. The research questions were asking about the challenges faced by the eighth semester students to thesis writing of English Education Department at UIN Alauddin Makassar and the causal factors of the challenges faced by the eighth semester students to thesis writing of English Education Department at UIN Alauddin Makassar. Descriptive qualitative design was used in this research. The subject of this research consisted of 30 students of English Education Department intake year 2016. The subjects were chosen purposively including several criteria. The data of this research was obtained from two kinds of instruments, namely interview with supporting data from questionnaire. The data analysis technique in this research used three steps, they are identification, classification, and explanation. The result of this research showed that the students mostly encountered challenges and delays in their thesis writing process. The challenges were: lack of availability of the references and resources related to the students’ thesis topic, lack of students’ skills in research methodology, as well as lack of students’ knowledge related to the guidelines for writing scientific paper. Moreover, the challenges that the students encountered divided into two affecting factors, namely internal factor and external factor. The internal factors of the students’ challenges are the students’ academic skill related to research methodology and guidelines for writing scientific paper; and the students’ self-confidence. Whereas, the external factors that influencing the students’ challenges are, the availability of the research references, research supervisor, as well as respondents.
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES USED BY THE SUCCESSFUL TOEFL TEST-TAKERS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT UIN ALAUDDIN MAKASSAR Ryni Dewi Wahyuni; Siti Azisah; Muhammad Jabal An Nur
ELTIES : English Language Teaching for EFL Learners Vol 4 No 1 (2022): Volume 4, Number 01, March 2022
Publisher : Universitas islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/elties.v4i1.25114

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This research aimed to know the language learning strategies that used by the successful TOEFL test-takers of English Education Department UIN Alauddin Makassar. The research design of this study is descriptive qualitative. The subject of this research consisted of 5 students of English Education Department academic year 2015. In determining the subject of this research, the researcher used criteria that the students must achieve TOEFL score 500 that undertaken TOEFL once or twice. This research used interview instrument with supporting data from document. The result showed that the successful test-takers applied several learning strategies in TOEFL. The learning strategies that the successful test-takers used are compensation strategies by guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words, metacognitive strategies by setting goals, Affective strategies by giving self-encouragement, memory strategies by grouping some new words in a certain group to make easy at remembering the words and using keyword and imagery to help remember new words, cognitive strategies by make summary about TOEFL materials and watch and read books about TOEFL, and social strategies by practice TOEFL with friends and do peer correction.