Machdalena Vianty
English Education Study Program Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sriwijaya University

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AN INVESTIGATION INTO STUDENTS’ PISA READING LITERACY PERFORMANCE AND READING ENGAGEMENT Gita Realita Chintia; Machdalena Vianty; Ida Rosmalina
The Journal of English Literacy Education: The Teaching and Learning of English as a Foreign Language Vol 5, No 2 (2018): The Journal of English Literacy Education
Publisher : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sriwijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36706/jele.v5i2.7245

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Abstract: The objective  of  this  study  was  to  find  out  reading  literacy  performance  and  reading engagement of tenth graders of three public schools in two districts in Palembang based on school location and socioeconomic status (SES). The sample of this study consisted of 254 tenth grade students selected purposively from three public senior high schools in Kemuning and Plaju districts. PISA 2009 Reading Literacy test in English and two questionnaires (reading engagement and SES questionnaires) were used to collect the data, which were analyzed statistically. The finding of this study showed that the students’ PISA reading literacy score in English was 23.39 and it was below the Indonesian Standard of National Education (KKM). It was also at level 3 based on PISA level. In terms of school location, students’ PISA reading literacy score showed significant difference, while in relation to father occupational status which was one of the SES aspects showed that the PISA reading literacy score of the students with white-collar high skilled father and blue-collar low skilled father were different significantly. The results of reading engagement showed that 244 students (96%) had positive attitude toward reading and they stated that they spent 30 minutes or less a day for reading enjoyment as well as have enough time to read online but they rarely spent time reading various types of books in English. In this study, based on school location reading diversity which was one of the aspects of reading engagement showed significant difference.Keywords: effectiveness, genre based approach, teaching English
CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ METACOGNITIVE STRATEGY USED IN WRITING PROCESS AND ESSAY WRITING PERFORMANCE Sarah Suci Hartina; Machdalena Vianty; Rita Inderawati
The Journal of English Literacy Education: The Teaching and Learning of English as a Foreign Language Vol 5, No 2 (2018): The Journal of English Literacy Education
Publisher : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sriwijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36706/jele.v5i2.7247

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Abstract: The aim of this study was to find out whether or not there was any significant correlation between students’ use of metacognitive strategy in writing and their essay writing performance.  Eighty-three sixth-semester students of English Education Study Program of a state university in Palembang got involved in this study. A metacognitive awareness of writing strategy questionnaire and an essay writing test were used as the instruments to collect the data which were analysed statistically by using a correlation nd regression analyses. The finding showed that there was a significant correlation between the students’ use of metacognitive strategy and their essay writing performance. There was also a significant contribution of the metacognitive strategy used to the students’ essay writing performance (70.7%). Keywords: metacognitive writing strategy, essay writing, EFL studnets