Fitrawati Fitrawati
Universitas Negeri Padang

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The Ability of The Fourth Semester Students in Constructing Passive Voice in Writing Explanatory Essay: A study at the English Department FBS UNP Padang Rima Yunita; Hermawati Syarif; Fitrawati Fitrawati
English Language Teaching and Research Vol 1, No 1 (2017)
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This study is aimed to describe the ability of the fourth semester English department students at UNP, who are registered in 2015/2016 academic year, in constructing passive voice in writing explanatory essay. This study is also aimed to find out grammatical problems in constructing passive voice. This is a descriptive quantitative research. Proportional random sampling technique was used to determine the sample. The data were collected by using writing test with four alternative topics, one of which should be chosen. Students were asked to write passive sentences in their essay. Based on the findings of the research, it was found that students’ ability in constructing passive voice is in average level. There are four common grammatical problems identified from the students’ writing, which are grammatical problems related to the use of auxiliary be (22%), the use of past participle verb (46%), the agreement of subject and auxiliary (20%), and the choice of voice that should be used to construct the sentences (12%). V1, Ving, and incorrect form of past participle verb were used to replace the use of past participle verb in students’ passive sentences. In addition, incorrect forms of auxiliary and missing auxiliary were found to be the students’ problem. It was also found that students constructed active voice for sentences that should be written in passive voice since it is the subject that must receive the action. Key words/phrases: passive voice, explanatory essay, ability
The Practicality of Self-Study Web-Based Platform of English Proficiency Course at English Department of UNP Radev Muhammad Aziz; Fitrawati Fitrawati
Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 12, No 4 (2023)
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Before implementing a web-based learning platform, it is crucial to assess its practicality. This study aims to know the practicality of the use of self-study web based for the students studying English Proficiency courses at English Department of UNP. Descriptive quantitative research design was used for this study. The respondents in this study were the seven classes of the English Proficiency course offered by the UNP English Department during the academic year 2023. They were given 20 questions to know the practicality of the platform. The results showed that the web-based platform does exceptionally well across the board, gaining a very practical (3.35) use of the product. With usability, accessibility, and adaptability scores of 3.44 (very practical), 3.38 (very practical), and 3.36 (very practical), respectively, it is evident that its design is user-friendly and inclusive, catering to a wide variety of people. The platform excels in relevance and feedback, which are both scored as extremely practical at 3.29 and 3.44, respectively, highlighting its importance in providing contextually suitable material and strong assessment mechanisms. Integration and efficiency are assessed as practical at 3.18 and 3.26. Furthermore, the platform has very practical scores of 3.42 and 3.34 for cost-effectiveness and solid technical support, respectively. All things considered, this web-based platform provides a user-centric, efficient, and successful solution, which makes it a very sensible option for users.
The Effectiveness of K-W-L-A (Know, Want, Learned, Affect) Strategy in Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension at Senior Islamic High School 4 Agam Suci Wahyuni; Fitrawati Fitrawati
Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 12, No 4 (2023)
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This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the K-W-L-A strategy on students' reading comprehension at Man 4 Agam. It is a quasi-experimental study. A test was utilized as a tool by researchers to collect data. There were 30 questions, however 3 of them were found to be invalid following the validity and reliability tests. The researcher corrected the invalid questions so they could be used again. Eleventh-grade student social studies at MAN 4 Agam took part in this research. There are 40 students consisting of two classes. The control group is eleventh-grade social 1. This class consists of 20 students. The experimental group is eleventh grade social 2 which consists of 20 students. Paired sample t-test research results, the K-W-L-A strategy significantly improved the reading comprehension abilities of the students. With a significance value smaller than 0.05, namely 0.000. This shows that pupils' reading comprehension skills can be considerably improved by effectively implementing the K-W-L-A approach. 
Correlation between anxiety and critical reading ability of Indonesian English as a Foreign Language students Fitrawati Fitrawati; Erdiana Erdiansyah; David D. Perrodin
JPPI (Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia) Vol 9, No 1 (2023): JPPI (Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia)
Publisher : Indonesian Institute for Counseling, Education and Theraphy (IICET)

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This study investigates the possible relationship between reading anxiety and the critical reading ability of tertiary EFL students majoring in English education at a state university in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Thirty-two students were selected utilizing convenience sampling as the research sample. By employing a correlational approach, the instrument used for this analysis was a TOEFL test consisting of 30 questions to measure students' ability to read critically. In addition, a questionnaire was also developed based on the theory of experts composed of 20 statements used to measure students' reading anxiety. Pearson product-moment correlation was used to investigate the relationship between reading anxiety and students' critical reading ability. The study found that 1) most students experience anxiety at the intermediate level, 2) the level of students' critical reading ability is at the average level, and 3) there is a significant relationship between students' reading anxiety and critical reading ability. The results imply that the reading anxiety students experience correlates to their scores in critical reading, leading to a significant effect of reading anxiety on students' critical reading skills.