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THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR LEARNING ENGLISH Rahmawati Dwi Handayani; Muh Syafei; Aisyah Ririn Perwikasih Utari
Prominent Vol 3, No 2 (2020): Prominent : Journal of English Studies
Publisher : Universitas Muria Kudus

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v3i2.5381

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abstract. The objective of the research is to find out the kinds of social media used by fourth semester students of English Education Department of Universitas Muria Kudus for learning English. The researchers used descriptive qualitative research and the data was collected by the use of questionnaire. The participants are 50 students of English Education Department of Universitas Muria Kudus. The result showed that social media the students use for learning English are YouTube (94%),, Instagram (72%0, WhatsApp (62%), Twitter (32), Facebook (30%), Line (10%), Manwha (6%), Telegram  (2%), Google (2%),  Tik Tok (1%), Cake English App  (1%), Quora (1%) and Discord (1%)
THE STUDENTS’ LEARNING STRATEGIES IN INCREASING SKILLS Ahmad Syaifurrohman Chilmy; Sri Endang Kusmaryati; Aisyah Ririn Perwikasih Utari
Prominent Vol 3, No 1 (2020): Prominent : Journal of English Studies
Publisher : Universitas Muria Kudus

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24176/pro.v3i1.4704

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Learning strategy is an individual way or specific behavior in action of getting and processing information to make them comfortable in learning situations to improve their progress in learning proccess. This study aims to identify the direct and indirect learning strategies of the students of Muria Kudus University. This is a qualitative descriptive research conducted in the third semester of Muria Kudus University English Education Department Teacher Training and Educational Faculthy. The subjects of this study were the third semester students in the academic year 2016/2017. The result indicates that the students prefer to use indirect learnings strategies with average score = 3.4822 than direct learning strategies with average score = 3.2987. The direct learning strategies that students used to increase their English skills were cognitive strategies with the average score = 3.3765, the compensation strategies with the average score = 3.3738, and the memory strategies with the lowest average score = 3.1460. Indirect learning strategies used by the students was social stratgies with the average score=3.5976, the metacognitive strategy with the average score=3.573, and the afective strategies with the average score = 3.2761.