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Peer Teaching as a Simulation for Communicative Classroom English Rehearsal Atik Rokhayani; Agung Dwi Nurcahyo; Dwi Rukmini; Ahmad Sofwan
Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature Vol 17, No 1: July 2017, Nationally Accredited
Publisher : Soegijapranata Catholic University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (654.361 KB) | DOI: 10.24167/celt.v17i1.1164

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One of the professional competences that should be owned by English teachers is classroom English skill since they have to deliver instructions in various classroom context. Consequently, it becomes a challenge for teacher training and education institutions to prepare their student teachers with good English speaking skills for instructional purposes. Student teachers usually have to complete a teaching internship program for one semester at school so as to engage them in a real situation of teaching experience. In that period of time, they will have to use appropriate classroom language when giving instructions to their students. Therefore, student teachers should be provided enough opportinuties for practicing their classroom English skill. In Indonesian English Education Department there is a compulsory course named ‘micro teaching class’ that should be attended by student teachers before they have a teaching internship program at school. This study aims at describing how peer teaching is practiced by the students of the English Education Department of Universitas Muria Kudus as a simulation activity to use classroom English in delivering classroom’s instruction. The study will explore to what extent this simulation can help student teachers improve their communicative competence in classroom instructional process.
The Problems Encountered by Non-English Department Students in Speaking English Yulia Galuh Tantri; Farid Noor Romadlon; Agung Dwi Nurcahyo
International Journal of Research in Education Vol 3, No 1 (2023): Issued in January 2023
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/ijre.v3i1.12628

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Speaking is one of the difficult English skills for non-English department students. This is because students must understand how to produce good and correct sentences to pronounce. To produce a sentence, they must master a lot of vocabulary and master how to pronounce it. In addition, to be able to master speaking skills, students must also have self-confidence. This research aimed to know the problems encountered by Non-English Department students in speaking English and their causes and to find out the problem-solving encountered by non-English majoring students in speaking English. The researcher used descriptive qualitative research with a questionnaire and an interview to collect the data. The results of this study indicate that almost all students find problems (linguistic and nonlinguistic) in speaking English. Linguistic problems that are often found are a lack of grammar, poor pronunciation, and the last is lack of vocabulary. The non-linguistics are anxiety, shyness & lack of confidence. The factors causing the problem of speaking English in this study were low motivation, habits & mother tongue, lack of practice & opportunity, and fear of making mistakes. To solve the problem of speaking English is to improve vocabulary and pronunciation skills. Some ways to improve it are by listening and singing English songs, watching English movies to understand English sentences, and using Google Translate to look up the meaning of difficult words and how to pronounce them. In addition, to improve their speaking skills, sometimes students also practice speaking in English with their friends or independently.
A Comparative Study of English-Speaking Problem Among Freshmen and Senior English Education Students Ghafira Anatiaz Putri; agung Dwi Nurcahyo; Aisyah Ririn Perwikasih Utari
Prominent Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Prominent: Journal of English Studies
Publisher : Universitas Muria Kudus

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In language education, students develop four language skills: speaking, writing, listening, and reading. Speaking is one of the four language skills. From freshmen to seniors, they all experience difficulties in learning English. Some of the problems may change, some may stay the same, and some may even be more complex than before. The aim of this research is to explore the differences and similarities of speaking problems faced by freshmen and senior students of English Education Department in Muria Kudus University. The methodology of this research was qualitative method. To collect the data, the researcher used questionnaire and interview. The questionnaire was distributed to freshmen and seniors that consisted of 15-20 participant. While the interview was conducted with 2 freshmen and 2 seniors from the questionnaire. Based on the data obtained, there were some similarities of problems such as affective problem, lack of consistent speaking partner, and underutilization of department programs. There were also some differences found such as cause of anxiety, finding opportunity to practice their English, vocabulary knowledge, and grammar knowledge. With that conclusion, the researcher made some suggestion, namely for lecturers to assist students in managing their anxiety and encourage them to optimize the programs provided by the departments. For freshmen to expand their knowledge and practice their speaking more. For seniors to keep practicing their English and expanding their vocabulary and grammar further. For future researcher to use this research as a useful resource in the future. Keywords: freshmen, seniors, speaking problems
Fostering EFL Students’ Speaking Skills through The Pen Pals Project in The Cross-Cultural Understanding Course Intan Nurul Afiqoh; Titis - Sulistyowati; Agung Dwi Nurcahyo
Applied Research on English Education (AREE) Vol 4, No 2 (2026): July 2026
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26714/aree.4.2.2026.13-23

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The Pen Pals Project was exciting and challenging in improving my speaking skills. The pen pals project, which is based on cross-cultural knowledge between countries, is one of the efforts that can be used to enhance students’ speaking skills. However, previous studies have primarily focused on students’ writing skills at the junior and senior high school education levels. This motivates the researcher to further uncover the benefits of the pen pals project in a cross-cultural understanding course that aims to improve speaking skills. This study aims to determine how much the pen pals project can improve students’ speaking ability. It focuses on how much the pen pals project can improve students’ speaking skills. The data were gained from students’ perspectives and experiences during the project. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method. Researchers used a questionnaire concerning scale-based students' perspectives. This study also used semi-structured interviews as a research instrument. The result of this study indicates that a favorable percentage of the pen pals project contributed to improving students’ speaking skills. Student perspectives showed that students could carry out the project with enthusiasm, curiosity, and happiness. This improvement is marked by positive emotional, behavioral, and cognitive engagement. Then, practically, students also experienced improvements in pronunciation, vocabulary, fluency, grammar, and comprehension.Keywords: cross-cultural understanding; engagement; pen pals project; speaking skills
Co-Authors Abdul Rasheed Ahmad Sofwan Aisyah Ririn Perwikasih Utari Atik Rokhayani Dwi Rukmini Farid Noor Romadlon Ghafira Anatiaz Putri Intan Nurul Afiqoh Nuraeningsih Rusiana Titis - Sulistyowati Yaqqob, Nur Syafiqah Yulia Galuh Tantri