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Analysis on Reading and Writing Section of Test Items in 2009/2010 English National Final Examination (UAN) for Junior High School Students Musarokah, Siti; Bharati, Dwi Anggani Linggar
ETERNAL Vol 1, No 2 (2010): Agustus Vol 1 No 2
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ABSTRACT This paper attempts to analyze the test items in the English National Final Examination (UAN) for Junior High School Students in the academic year 2009/2010. This study aims at analyzing the compatibility of the test items of package A in reading and writing section of English National Final Examination for Junior High School Students with the standard of graduate competence and the cognitive domains used in the test. The data were collected by using documentary method, while in analyzing the data the writers focused on matching the compatibility of the test items with the Standard of Graduate Competence and identifying the cognitive domain used. From the analysis, it was found that the test items of package A in reading and writing section of English National Final Examination 2009/2010 were in line with the Standard of Graduate Competence (SKL) arranged by the government. The cognitive domains in reading section mostly used level of comprehension. The cognitive domains in writing section used the application and the synthesis level.   Key words: analysis, test items, national final examination
Analysis on Reading and Writing Section of Test Items in 2009/2010 English National Final Examination (UAN) for Junior High School Students Siti, Musarokah; Linggar Bharati, Dwi Anggani
ETERNAL Vol 1, No 2 (2010): Agustus Vol 1 No 2
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ABSTRACT This paper attempts to analyze the test items in the English National Final Examination (UAN) for Junior High School Students in the academic year 2009/2010. This study aims at analyzing the compatibility of the test items of package A in reading and writing section of English National Final Examination for Junior High School Students with the standard of graduate competence and the cognitive domains used in the test. The data were collected by using documentary method, while in analyzing the data the writers focused on matching the compatibility of the test items with the Standard of Graduate Competence and identifying the cognitive domain used. From the analysis, it was found that the test items of package A in reading and writing section of English National Final Examination 2009/2010 were in line with the Standard of Graduate Competence (SKL) arranged by the government. The cognitive domains in reading section mostly used level of comprehension. The cognitive domains in writing section used the application and the synthesis level.   Key words: analysis, test items, national final examination
Implementation of Scientific Approach in English Teaching at SMPN 1 Gringsing Batang Luluk Fatwiana Muslimah; Ngasbun Egar; Siti Musarokah
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 8, No 2 (2017): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v8i2.2831

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This research aimed: 1) to identify the implementation of scientific approach in English teaching at SMP N 1 Gringsing, 2) to identify the problems faced by the teachers and students implementing scientific approach in English teaching, and 3) to know the teachers’ solutions of the problems. The method used in this final project is descriptive qualitative. The writer used observation sheet and documentation gotten by recording the activities, and the lesson plan of the teachers in collecting data. The result of the analysis shows: 1) the implementation of scientific approach in teaching learning process at SMP N 1 Gringsing Batang is running well, although the five steps are not working well because the time was not enough to finish all of steps of scientific approach in one meeting. 2) the problems in teaching learning process were divided into two parts.  The first was problems of the teachers. Here, the first teacher often forgot to give apperception in the opening step as stated in the lesson plan. The teachers found the students were less active in learning process of questioning step. Moreover, the teachers gave same instruction in exploring and associating step by giving same questions but different pattern (written and orally). Then, the teachers were lack in the media of teaching learning process, so it made students bored. The second was problems faced by the students that they were being nervous, afraid, or ashamed if they made a mistake in arranging the question or sentence, and show their work. Sometimes they felt difficult when they found new vocabularies. 3) there were some solutions made by the teachers to solve the problems. They corrected the students’ pronunciation and wrong sentence. The teachers let students to open their dictionary to find the meaning of difficult words. Furthermore, they gave motivation to the students that they should be more active in the teaching and learning process. In addition, the teachers gave punishment by giving questions to students who did not focus in learning process and the students were asked to write what they had learnt on that day in “My Journal”. It was to know the students’ development. Finally, the teachers should improve the techniques in learning process, so the students can receive the material easily.
PROMOTING LEARNER AUTONOMY THROUGH SELF-ASSESSMENT IN WRITING CLASS Muhammad Islakhul Huda; Siti Musarokah; Andreas Bambang Prabowo Kusumo Adi
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 11, No 2 (2020): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v11i2.7561

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In the 2020 era, the corona pandemic has caused many impacts throughout the country that are very broad in all fields, including education. Learners and lecturers are no exception affected by the pandemic, and always strive to be able to carry out teaching and learning activities that can cover deficiencies in the field. Based on the current complex learning and living background, this article discuss the autonomous learning mode of College English learners, puts forward the discussion of constructing strategy from self-assessment to improve autonomous learning mode of college English in writing classess. In discussing this article, the writer used theoretical review and qualitative document methods which were observations, data collection, data processing, revisions, and documentation. Then, it can be concluded that the results of research on self-assessment can improve learner autonomy so that learners can get the ease from online writing classes during the pandemic and in the future from direct methods (face to face) learning more beneficially
Analysis on Reading and Writing Section of Test Items in 2009/2010 English National Final Examination (UAN) for Junior High School Students Musarokah Siti; Dwi Anggani Linggar Bharati
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 1, No 2 (2010): Agustus Vol 1 No 2
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v1i2.183

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ABSTRACT This paper attempts to analyze the test items in the English National Final Examination (UAN) for Junior High School Students in the academic year 2009/2010. This study aims at analyzing the compatibility of the test items of package A in reading and writing section of English National Final Examination for Junior High School Students with the standard of graduate competence and the cognitive domains used in the test. The data were collected by using documentary method, while in analyzing the data the writers focused on matching the compatibility of the test items with the Standard of Graduate Competence and identifying the cognitive domain used. From the analysis, it was found that the test items of package A in reading and writing section of English National Final Examination 2009/2010 were in line with the Standard of Graduate Competence (SKL) arranged by the government. The cognitive domains in reading section mostly used level of comprehension. The cognitive domains in writing section used the application and the synthesis level. ?é?á Key words: analysis, test items, national final examination
Using Technology in English Teaching of Pre-Service Teachers in 4.0 Industrial Revolution Era Maria Yosephin Widarti Lestari; Siti Musarokah; Asysyifa Dinar Prashanty
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 11, No 1 (2020): February
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v11i1.6072

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The study aims at knowing the use of technology in teaching learning process of pre-service teachers of English Study Program of Universitas PGRI Semarang. The subjects of the study are the eight semester students which are Pre-service teachers of the English Study Program of Universitas PGRI Semarang in the academic year 2018/2019. The instrument used in the study is questionnaire. The techniques used in the study are sharing the questionnaire to the eight semester students through WhatsApp to know what kinds of technology used by them are and interview to know how their perception of the use of technology in teaching learning process is. The qualitative data are analyzed by reducing the data, classifying the data and drawing conclusion. The result of the study shows that Pre-service teachers tend to use same kinds of technology in teaching learning process, and they have an opinion that technology is really important for the teachers and for students.
COVID 19 MEMES AS A TEACHING TOOL: ITS IMPLEMENTATION FOR TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT Shania Salma; Faiza Hawa; Siti Musarokah
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 12, No 1 (2021): February
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v12i1.8308

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This study is an attempt to reveal the implementation of Covid 19 memes in teaching descriptive text for secondary high school students in Tahunan Jepara. In addition, this study also aims to find out the problems the students face during the process of implementing the memes for teaching writing. Since Covid 19 pandemic hinder everyone to gather in a period of time, so it is possible for the researchers to process this research online. It means that the distribution of instrument for collecting the data is done online. The data for this descriptive qualitative study were taken from both the students and the English teacher. 32 students were involved in this study. Questionnaire was distributed to students to gain some information related to the problems they experienced during the process of learning, while indirect interview was given only to the teacher to know how he or she implemented the Covid 19 memes for teaching descriptive text. The data were then processed by elaborating them descriptively. Then, the researchers did data reduction, data display and as final step the researchers draw conclusion of all. The results showed that Covid 19 memes inspired the students for ideas for writing descriptive text. It was exactly 88% students said so. While the rest of 12% said otherwise.  Related to the problems in learning using Covid 19 memes, 78% students did not have any problems with it. While the rest of it said that they had problems in naming the terms (13%), in understanding the meme’s content (6%), and in elaborating ideas in English sentences (3%)
Analysis on Reading and Writing Section of Test Items in 2009/2010 English National Final Examination (UAN) for Junior High School Students Siti Musarokah; Dwi Anggani Linggar Bharati
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 1, No 2 (2010): Agustus Vol 1 No 2
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v1i2.181

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ABSTRACT This paper attempts to analyze the test items in the English National Final Examination (UAN) for Junior High School Students in the academic year 2009/2010. This study aims at analyzing the compatibility of the test items of package A in reading and writing section of English National Final Examination for Junior High School Students with the standard of graduate competence and the cognitive domains used in the test. The data were collected by using documentary method, while in analyzing the data the writers focused on matching the compatibility of the test items with the Standard of Graduate Competence and identifying the cognitive domain used. From the analysis, it was found that the test items of package A in reading and writing section of English National Final Examination 2009/2010 were in line with the Standard of Graduate Competence (SKL) arranged by the government. The cognitive domains in reading section mostly used level of comprehension. The cognitive domains in writing section used the application and the synthesis level. ?é?á Key words: analysis, test items, national final examination
DIRECTIVES SPEECH ACTS ANALYSIS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY OF THE EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS HUSNUL KHATIMAH IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012 Rayda Ary Ana; Siti Musarokah
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 3, No 2 (2012): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v3i2.2241

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The utterances produced by people have speech acts, especially in the English teaching learning process. One of them is directive speech acts. Thus, this study aimed at identifying the directive speech acts and its functions in teaching vocabulary of the eight grade students of MTs Husnul Khatimah in the academic year 2011-2012. This study was carried out under a descriptive qualitative method. The data of this study were taken from the eighth grade students. The sample of the study was 30 students. The writers conducted the study in one meeting when the class was studying vocabularies in a recount text. The data were collected by recording the utterances produced by the teacher and the students. Then, the writer transcribed the record of the data. It was analyzed by identifying directive speech acts of the utterances and describing the functions of the directive speech acts. The writers found that there are twenty directives speech acts during the teaching learning process. All of them are imperatives or commands. The teacher uttered twenty-three orders to the students, while the students uttered one request to the teacher. The teacher directive speech acts have functions as a command, permission, prohibition and encouragement to the students.
Charade Game: Does it Impact Students’ Writing Ability? Abdullah Al Azhar; Entika Fani Prastikawati; Siti Musarokah
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 14, No 1 (2023): February
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v14i1.13677

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Modern English instruction must show a developing strategy to motivate and inspire pupils. Introducing games into the teaching and learning process is an option for reducing student boredom. The game of Charade is one alternate teaching strategy that can be used to teach English writing and improve students' writing skills. This study utilized the Charade game as a teaching method for writing. Utilizing a pre-test and post-test, a quasi-experimental research method was implemented. 30 students were assigned to each of the control and experimental groups, for a total of 60. After a series of interventions, students' writing skills were assessed. The outcome of quantitative data analysis was performed using SPSS 25. Compared to the control group, the experimental group demonstrates a considerable change and improvement in writing skills. The significant improvement of the experimental group demonstrates the efficacy of the Charade game as a method for teaching writing.