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USING COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING (CLT) APPROACH THROUGH SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION AS A DEVICE TO STIMULATE THE STUDENTS TO SPEAK IN ENGLISH Muhammad Astrianto Setiadi
EXPOSURE : JURNAL PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS Vol 1, No 2 (2012): Exposure
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (320.242 KB) | DOI: 10.26618/exposure.v1i2.774

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This study was conducted to find out whether or not the using of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Approach through Small Group Discussion effective to stimulate the students to speak in English than the conventional way, and also to improve the teacher awareness to use an effective approach in teaching English, especially in teaching speaking skill. This study employed a Pre-Experimental research method with One Group Pre-test and Post-test Design. The data obtained from the test was analyzed quantitatively and then it’s result was compared with the questionnaire to know whether the students interested in learning speaking by using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Approach or not. The mean score obtained from Pre-test was 2, 84 and post-test were 6, 01. The data showed that the student’s speaking skills in post-test were higher than the pre-test. The data obtained from questionnaire showed the mean score 78, 67. It means that the students were highly interested in the application of speaking materials through Communicative Language Teaching Approach through small group discussion.Keyword: Communicative Language Teaching Approach, Small Group discussion, speaking.
IMPROVING THE STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH MIX FREEZE GROUP STRATEGY Sujariati Sujariati; Muhammad Astrianto Setiadi
EXPOSURE : JURNAL PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS Vol 4, No 1 (2015): Exposure
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (803.734 KB) | DOI: 10.26618/exposure.v4i1.915

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This study attempted to explain the improvement of students' reading comprehension in terms of precise information about the text pertaining to the text's key ideas and order of facts, as well as creative reading of the text pertaining to the text's characters and conclusion. To explain the improvement, the researcher employed classroom action research (CAR), which was carried out in two cycles of four meetings each. This investigation was conducted with the second-grade students of SMAN 1 Bontomarannu, a total of 35 individuals. According to the research findings, the adoption of the SMAN 1 Bontomarannu) Strategy significantly improved the students' reading comprehension in terms of particular information and creative text interpretation. It was demonstrated by the cycle I mean score of 60.69. It was deemed acceptable, then upgraded to 73.38. In cycle II, it was evaluated as satisfactory. They are greater than the diagnostic test's mean score of 50.7, which is considered inadequate. Therefore, the students' reading comprehension improved in terms of precise knowledge about the text pertaining to primary concepts and order of details, as well as creative reading of the text pertaining to character and conclusion.
STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS AND MOTIVATIONS TO CONTINUING STUDY AT THE ENGLISH EDUCATION OF MAGISTER PROGRAM IN MAKASSAR Muhammad Astrianto Setiadi; Reskyani Reskyani; Sahril Sahril
EXPOSURE : JURNAL PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS Vol 11, No 2 (2022): Exposure
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26618/exposure.v11i2.9321

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This research aims to find out the problems and also the motivations of students experience or face when they want to continue their studies in the English education of magister program at the State University of Makassar. In this study, the researchers used a method in which the method was a descriptive qualitative method. Meanwhile, the researchers conducted this research in the English Education magister program at the State University of Makassar. Then the respondents in this study totaled 30 students, they were students in the fourth semester English education program. The data in this study were taken directly from the sample by the researchers using several questions where the questions were open-ended questions given by the researchers to the respondent. Then the data were transcribed and analyzed by the researchers.The findings in this study were based on research problems students’ problems and motivations to continue studying at the English education of master program at the State University of Makassar, namely 1) The researchers found that there were six problems faced by students while they were learning English of magister program in State University of Makassar. The problems were: 1. The problem of student academics, 2. Student administrative problems, 3. Student problems with their lecturers, 4. Student financial problems, 5. Student time management problems, and also 6. Student facility problems, 2) the researchers also found 5 types of motivational backgrounds of students in continuing their studies in the English education of the magister program, and the types were: 1. Student quality motivation, 2. Student career motivation, 3. Student economic motivation, 4. Student social motivation and finally 5. Motivation is based on their family.