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Journal : BABASAL English Education Journal

Implementing Authentic Materials to Improve Reading Comprehension Octasary, Magvirah; Lakuana, Nurhaida; Mbau, Anitha Thalib
BABASAL English Education Journal Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023)
Publisher : English Education Study Program

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32529/beej.v4i1.2474

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The aim of this research is to measure the implementation of authentic materials in improving students’ reading comprehension of the eighth grade students at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Sausu. This research used quasi-experimental design.  It treated two classes namely experimental and control class. This quasi experimental research took 34 students of grade VIII B for the experimental class and 32 students of grade VIII A for the control. In choosing class to be a sample, this study used purposive sampling technique. This study used research instrument to collect data, namely questionnaire items and test. The result of data analysis indicate that the students’ mean score of the posttest is 66.9 in experimental class is higher than the mean score of the control class 52.5. It means that the students’ reading comprehension is improved because of  implementing the authentic materials since the mean score of pretest is significantly different from the mean score of posttest. In conclusion, the implementation of Authentic Materials can improve students’ reading comprehension.
The Effect of SQ4R Method to the Improvement of Critical Reading Comprehension Octasary, Magvirah; Lakuana, Nurhaida
BABASAL English Education Journal Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32529/beej.v4i2.2845

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This research aims at proving that the use of SQ4R method improves the critical reading ability of the grade XI MIA of MAN 1 Sausu. The method used in this research was quasi-experimental research design. The sample of the research was selected by using purposive sampling technique, in which the researcher intentionally chose grade XI MIA 2 as experimental class and XI MIA 4 as control class. The instruments of data collection were questionnaire items, interview items and tests. The data were analyzed by using t-test statistical and descriptive methods. Based on the results of the tests, the mean score of the experimental class is 80.38, while the mean score of the control class is 71.  Furthermore, based on the result of questionnaire, there were 96% students decided the implementation of SQ4R method had given contribution to improve their thinking and reading critical ability, then considered that the practice of SQ4R method was very effective for them. In other words, applying SQ4R method affects students’ critical reading comprehension of the grade XI MIA of MAN 1 Sausu
EFL Students' Pronunciation Improvement through Speech Lakuana, Nurhaida; Octasary, Magvirah; Mukmin, Mukmin; Maheri , Selis
BABASAL English Education Journal Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): -
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32529/beej.v5i1.3216

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The objectives of this research are to find out whether using speech can improve the students’ pronunciation at the eleventh grade of SMA N 10 Pulau Taliabu or not. The researchers used speech as a medium to improve the students’ pronunciation in this research. They employed pre-experimental research with one group for pre-test and post-test. The research population was the eleventh-grade students of SMA N 10 Pulau Taliabu. The sample of this research was all of the students at the eleventh-grade that consist of 30 students. Then, the data were analysed statistically. According to the findings of the research, the use of speech is effective to improve the EFL students’ pronunciation at the eleventh grade students of SMA N 10 Pulau Taliabu. This result is proved through the  t–counted (19.17) was higher than the t-table (1.70113) by applying 0.05 level significance and degree of freedom (df) 29.