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IMPROVING WRITING SKILL OF THE TENTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMKN 2 DENPASAR IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 THROUGH ESA COMBINED WITH PICTURE Made Ayu Sarika Pratiwi; I Komang Budiarta; Anak Agung Putri Maharani
Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES) Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021): Volume 1 Number 1 April 2021
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Amongst four English skills, writing becomes pivotal, and students must be capable in thisskill. Writing is a communication form where the writer delivers and arrange ideas into areadable form for a specific purpose. The present research was mainly based on thepreliminary observation towards 32 subjects in the X BDPM 1 class at SMKN 2 Denpasar inacademic year 2020/2021. The results showed that most of the subjects’ writing skill was stilllow. Besides, the present research was aimed at investigating whether or not the writing skillof the tenth-grade students of SMKN 2 Denpasar can be improved through ESA combined withpicture. To achieve the objective, the researcher conducted classroom action research whichwas done in two cycles. Furthermore, the required data were obtained by administering theresearch instruments: tests and a questionnaire. The collected data were then analyzed bycomparing the pre-test and post-tests, which showed significant improvements in the subjects’mean scores from the pre-test to post-tests. Furthermore, the questionnaire results showed thatthe subjects’ positive responses toward the implementation of ESA combined with picture. Itcould be concluded that writing skill of the tenth-grade students of SMKN 2 Denpasar inacademic year 2020/2021 can be improved through ESA combined with picture.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN READING MOTIVATION AND READING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 3 MENGWI IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 Ni Luh Eka Putri Haryani; Dewa Gede Agung Gana Kumara; Anak Agung Putri Maharani
Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES) Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021): Volume 1 Number 1 April 2021
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This correlation study is aimed to find out the correlation between reading motivation andreading achievement of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Mengwi in academic year2020/2021. The sample was chosen by cluster sampling as many as 64 students. Theinstrument used in this study was questionnaire and test; reading motivation questionnaireand reading achievement test. Reading motivation questionnaire is used to know the students’reading motivation while reading comprehension test is used to find out the students’ readingachievement in understanding a text. The obtained data were assessed by using ProductMoment’s formula and analyzed by using SPSS 23.0. Based on data analysis, it showed thatthere is high, significant and positive correlation between reading motivation and readingachievement of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Mengwi in academic year2020/2021. Therefore, it answered the research question that there is a fair correlationbetween reading motivation and reading achievement.
THE USE OF TELL-SHOW COMBINED WITH PICTURE TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF THE TENTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMKN 1 SUSUT Komang Ary Trisna Wahyuni; I Komang Budiarta; Anak Agung Putri Maharani
Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES) Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Volume 1 Number 2 October 2021
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The present study aimed at figuring out whether writing skill of the tenth-grade students of SMKN 1 Susut can be improved through the implementation of tell-show combined with picture. Tell-show was a teaching technique of writing in this study in which the subjects used writing columns during the online learning. The research was primarily based on the preliminary study of 26 tenth-grade students of SMKN 1 Susut in academic year 2020/2021. The research design was classroom action research, and the research was carried out through applying tell-show combined with picture within two cycles. Furthermore, the obtained data were collected by administering tests (pre-test and post-tests) and a questionnaire. The results showed that there was a significant improvement of the subjects’ descriptive text writing ability. The questionnaire also proved that the subjects’ responses toward the implementation of tell-show combined with picture were positive during the online class. In short, the present study clearly showed that writing skill of the tenth-grade students of SMKN 1 Susut in academic year 2020/2021 can be improved through tell-show combined with picture.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN MOTIVATION AND READING COMPREHENSION OF THE EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 3 TAMPAKSIRING IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 Ni Pande Putu Wirayanti; Anak Agung Putri Maharani; Dewa Gede Agung Gana Kumara
Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES) Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Volume 1 Number 2 October 2021
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The present study which made use of an ex-post facto research with correlation design was intended to figure out the significant correlation between motivation and reading comprehension of the eighth-grade students of SMPN 3 Tampaksiring in academic year 2020/2021. The samples of the research consisted of 94 students which were chosen by cluster sampling. The data were collected through administering the research instruments which were in the form of structured questionnaire and short answer task. The obtained data were statistically analyzed by using Pearson product moment correlation and t-test. The results of the data analysis clearly revealed the alternative hypothesis was accepted. In other words, the research findings confirmed that there is significant correlation between motivation and reading comprehension of the eighth-grade students of SMPN 3Tampaksiring in academic year 2020/2021.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF KWL STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENT’S READING COMPREHENSION Fatin Nabila; I Gde Putu Agus Pramerta; Anak Agung Putri Maharani
Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES) Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): Volume 2 Number 1 April 2022
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The study aims to find out the reading comprehension of the eighth-grade students of SMP Dharma Praja Denpasar after being treated with KWL strategy with picture. This research made use a Classroom Action Research which took two cycles: two sessions for each cycle. Pre-test, post-test, and questionnaire were administered for the data collection. The findings revealed that there was a significant improvement of the students' achievement. It was respectively improving from the pre-test 65.33 and post-test 78.23. From the questionnaire that was administered in the last cycle, the students gained positive response in terms of their changing learning behavior towards the application of KWL strategy. Based on the findings, the reading comprehension of the subjects can be improved through KWL strategy with picture.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN VOCABULARY MASTERY AND DESCRIPTIVE TEXT WRITING SKILL OF THE TENTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 KUTA SELATAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 Ni Komang Cahyani Dewi; Ni Made Wersi Murtini; Anak Agung Putri Maharani
Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES) Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): Volume 2 Number 1 April 2022
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This study dealt with the correlation between vocabulary mastery and descriptive text writing skill of the tenth-grade students of SMAN 1 Kuta Selatan in academic year 2021/2022. It made used of an ex post facto research design. There were 32 students who were chosen as the samples which was chosen by means of cluster random sampling technique with lottery system. The researcher used two research instruments such as: cloze test for the vocabulary mastery and written descriptive text for the writing skill. The technique of analyzing data were descriptive statistics and inferential analysis using SPSS 16.0. The data were analyzed by using Pearson-Product Moment and t-test. The data of homogeneity was 0.329 and the data of normality of vocabulary mastery was 0.27 while writing skill was 0.55. Furthermore, it was found that the correlation coefficient obtained is 0.781. It shows that there is significant correlation between vocabulary mastery and descriptive text writing skill.
EXPLORING WRITING INSTRUCTION-BASED PROCESS WRITING APPROACH IN TERTIARY LEVEL OF EFL ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING CLASSROOM Anak Agung Putri Maharani
Jurnal Santiaji Pendidikan (JSP) Vol. 12 No. 2 (2022): Jurnal Santiaji Pendidikan (JSP)
Publisher : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (FKIP) Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar

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Within the 21st century, students are demanded to argue reasonably over massive information that they receive. It is necessitated for the students to filter acceptable and reasonable information for their meaningful learning. Involving 28 sophomores in English Language Education Study Program, a descriptive qualitative research design was utilized, aimed at figuring out the impact of writing instruction-based process approach towards the students’ EFL argumentative writing skill and deciphering their responses toward writing instruction-based process approach. The respondents’ progress in argumentative writing and views were gauged to reach the conclusion. Threefold methods of collecting data were administered; observation, interview, as well as focus group discussion (henceforward, FGD). Afterwards, the data collected were filtered, presented and verified. After analyzing the collected data, it was found that writing instruction-based process approach had good impact on the students’ argumentative writing development. Then, the participants responded positively towards the writing instruction-based process approach.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN READING HABIT AND NARRATIVE TEXT WRITING ABILITY OF THE ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 KEDIRI IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 Ni Luh Putu Rika Wardani; Anak Agung Putri Maharani; I Komang Budiarta
Journal on Studies in English Language Teaching (JOSELT) Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): JOSELT (Journal on Studies in English Language Teaching)
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FKIP Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar

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The study aims at figuring out whether or not there is a significant correlation between reading habit and narrative text writing ability of the eleventh-grade students of SMAN 1 Kediri in academic year 2021/2022. The samples, 60 students total, were selected using the cluster random sampling approach. The researcher employed a questionnaire to determine reading habits and a text construction test to determine the writer's aptitude for narrative texts. Using the SPSS 26.0 application, the researcher examined the data that had been gathered. The data were distributed normally and homogeneous, according to the results of the normality and homogeneity test. Additionally, the rcounted was greater than the rtable at 0.859. This indicates that the two variables had a correlation. The t-test also revealed that the tcounted was higher than the ttable, which was 60.161 > 1.672. Furthermore, based on the data analysis, the researcher concluded that there was a significant correlation between reading habit and narrative text writing ability of the eleventh-grade students of SMAN 1 Kediri in academic year 2021/2022.
Pelatihan English Proficiency Test Berbasis Digital Anak Agung Putri Maharani; Ni Wayan Krismayani; 3Dewa Gede Agung Gana Kumara
WIDYABHAKTI Jurnal Ilmiah Populer Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): Nopember
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Pengabdian kepada masyarakat (selanjutnya disebut PkM) ini dilakukan untuk membentuk pemahaman dan menyebarkan ilmu pengetahuan tentang bahasa Inggris kepada mitra sasaran yaitu para siswa SMP Negeri 2 Kerambitan. Tujuan PkM ini adalah memberikan pemahaman pelatihan dan pengetahuan tentang English Proficiency Test (EPT). Ada tiga metode yang diterapkan untuk melakukan kegiatan yaitu metode ceramah, diskusi, dan praktik/latihan. Hasil evaluasi kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan kemampuan bahasa Inggris dengan rentang presentase 20% -50%. Selain itu, berdasarkan hasil kuesioner, mitra sasaran menunjukan respon positif dimana persentase pernyataan setuju dan sangat setuju dari para peserta mencapai 80% dan 100%. Hasil pelatihan ini telah dapat membentuk pemahaman dan menyediakan pengetahuan baru tentang EPT. Selain itu, guru juga perlu membangun aspek afektif siswa seperti motivasi dan kepercayaan diri mereka dalam belajar bahasa Inggris.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN VOCABULARY MASTERY AND READING COMPREHENSION OF THE EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 2 UBUD Luh Putu Darmayani Pulasari; I Komang Budiarta; Anak Agung Putri Maharani
Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES) Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): Volume 2 Number 2 October 2022
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The present study that used an ex-post facto research with correlation design was intended to figure out the significant correlation between vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension of the eighth-grade students of SMPN 2 Ubud in academic year 2020/2021. The research samples consisted of 38 students who were chosen by means of the cluster sampling method. The data were collected by administering the research instruments in the form of matching cloze procedure tests and short answer task. The obtained data were statistically analyzed by using pre-requisite analysis: normality and homogeneity test and hypothesis testing: Pearson product-moment correlation and t-test. The results of the data analysis clearly revealed the alternative hypothesis was finally accepted. In other words, the research findings have confirmed that there is a significant correlation between vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension of the eighth-grade students of SMPN 2 Ubud in academic year 2020/2021.