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Investigating Students’ Attitudes Toward Writing Assignments Through Social Media E-Portfolio Riki Ruswandi; Wahyu Satya Gumelar; Rifqi Rayhani
Journal of Teacher Training and Educational Research Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024): Agustus 2024
Publisher : Yayasan Sahabat Literasi Edukasi dan Publikasi Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.71280/jotter.v2i1.352

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As technology progresses rapidly, e-portfolio have been utilized by teachers to hone their students’ language skills. Social media is a viable option as a platform for e-portfolio since it has been a part of people’s daily life and learning. It allows students to compile and share their work publicly and they are accustomed to it. It is a great place to learn writing as well. This research focuses on revealing the utilization of weblog-based social media e-portfolio and investigatInstagramnts’ attitudes toward e-portfolio on social media (Instagram), along with finding out the circumstances behind their attitudes. The participants of this study were the students of XI IPA 1 class of SMA Istiqamah Bandung academic year 2022/2023. They were assigned to a personal letter-writing task and interviewed. This qualitative case study aims to discover the students’ attitudes toward writing assignment portfolios in social media since attitude in language learning yields a deciding factor of whether students are going to get engaged in the process or not. The data were collected through an interview, teacher’s field notes, and the collection of the students’ writings. The data is then analyzed through the organization of data, data exploration and coding, data description, findings report, findings interpretation, and validation. The results indicated that students held positive attitudes toward it although not in every category of each attitude aspect. Students expected improvement and managed to be positively engaged in the learning process.
Investigating Of Using Teacher Talk Strategy To Build Students' Participation And Motivation In English Speaking Class Novitasari; Muhamad Arief; Riki Ruswandi; Hamdan Hidayat
Journal of Teacher Training and Educational Research Vol. 2 No. 3 (2025): April 2025
Publisher : Yayasan Sahabat Literasi Edukasi dan Publikasi Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.71280/jotter.v2i3.454

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Speaking English is about practice. A lack of motivation in learning can become a challenge for both students and teachers. Insufficient participation and interaction between teachers and students lead to an ineffective learning process. Communication is the key to connecting the learning process and its outcomes. Teacher talk is a verbal communication strategy that plays an essential role in the ongoing learning process. This research aims to identify the types of teacher talk frequently used by teachers and the factors influencing student participation and motivation in English-speaking classes. This study used a qualitative approach with a phenomenological method as a research design. The participants of this study were English teachers and seventh-grade students from two different private junior high schools, namely SMP KP 2 Majalaya and SMP Nusantara. The data for this study were obtained from interviews, observations, questionnaires, and documentation. The data analysis technique used was descriptive analysis. The results showed that seventh-grade English teachers at SMP KP 2 Majalaya 100% frequently used the categories of praising, encouraging, and asking. Meanwhile, seventh-grade English teachers at SMP Nusantara 100% often use the categories of giving information and criticizing students. The three highest percentages of factors influencing students' participation and motivation in learning English show that 62% of students are happy with the way teachers give responses and corrections. Then 60% of students are happy when the teacher appreciates and encourages students through motivational words and praise. And 55% of students were happy with the way the teacher delivered the material