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Journal : Esteem Journal of English Study Programme

MICROSOFT SWAY APPLICATION TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ READING ABILITY OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT Yolanda Rizki Amalia; Hermansyah Hermansyah; Santi Mayasari
Esteem Journal of English Education Study Programme Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): Esteem Journal of English Education Study Programme
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31851/esteem.v6i2.12285

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The research aimed to determine if there was a significant difference in the reading achievement of students who were taught using Microsoft Sway compared to those who were not. A quantitative method with a quasiexperimental design was employed for the study. Data collection involved a pre-test and post-test, while descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. The results showed that the independent sample t-test gave a value of 3.226, which was higher than the t-critical value of 2.000 at a 95% significance level with 65 degrees of freedom. This indicates that the obtained t-value exceeded the expected value from the t-table (t-obtained 3.226 > t-table 2.000). As a result, the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted.
GRAMMATICAL ERROR IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXTS Sulistika Ningsih; Herlina; Santi Mayasari
Esteem Journal of English Education Study Programme Vol. 7 No. 1 (2024): Esteem Journal of English Education Study Programme
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31851/esteem.v7i1.16121

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TThe purpose of this study was to analyze the many kinds of grammatical errors that fall under four different categories—omission, addition, misorder, and distortion—as well as the reasons behind them when producing recount texts. The study employed a descriptive-qualitative research design. The participants were the 24 eighth-grade students from SMP Negeri 45 Palembang who were enrolled for the 2023–2024 academic year. The researcher employed questionnaires and writing tests as instruments to gather data, which was subsequently analyzed. The results revealed that 221 errors total—65 (29,4%) in the Omission category, 41 (18,6%) in the Addition category, 16 (7,2%) in the Misorder category, and 99 (44,8%) in the Misformation category—were committed by the students. When composing recall texts, students most frequently committed mistakes in the Misformation category. The questionnaire's results showed that students were not only interested in producing recount texts, but also, perhaps because of their limited vocabulary, they were not quite aware of how to apply grammatical structures in their writing.