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Promoting Reading Comprehension Among English Language Learners: KWLS Technique Surti Milarisa
English Language in Focus (ELIF) Vol 3, No 1 (2020): English Language in Focus (ELIF)
Publisher : English Department, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24853/elif.3.1.31-38

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Reading is a complex linguistic process in which students have a deeper knowledge of how to interpret reading texts. Teachers need some informative methods to stimulate student motivation in the learning process to improve students reading capabilities. Based on the research purpose, the researcher decided to implement the KWLS technique at STIE Muhammadiyah Tanjung Redeb East Borneo. This study was Classroom Action Research (CAR) which covered standardized indicators suggested by Kemmis and McTaggart, including planning, observing, implementing, and reflecting. As the results of this research, it indicated that the technique can provide an opportunity for students to develop their reading comprehension and to meet a minimum standard of passing. After conducting the study, the researcher found that the KWLS technique was very successful in increasing students' reading comprehension. The improvements in the student's passing grade have been revealed or no student with a low score in the second cycle.
The Effectiveness of Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) Toward ESP Students’ Writing Achievement Surti Milarisa
English Language in Focus (ELIF) Vol 1, No 2 (2019): English Language in Focus (ELIF)
Publisher : English Department, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24853/elif.1.2.121-126

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TBLT (Task Based Language Teaching) is an approach to language teaching that provides opportunities for students to engage in the authentic use of the target language through tasks. Writing is a process of formulating and organizing ideas in right words, delivering the writer’s purpose, and presenting them on a piece of paper. The objective of this research is to know the effectiveness of  TBLT (Task Based Language Teaching) toward ESP students’ writing achievement at STIE Muhammadiyah Tanjung Redeb. Based on the research result on SPSS 24 calculation, it showed that t-value was 16,678, while t-table was 2,045 in the 5% of alpha significance level and 32 degrees of freedom (df). Thus, it indicates that the t-value is higher than t-table (16,678>1.693 and can be concluded that there was a significant difference between the two means. In addition, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) of the study was accepted and TBLT (Task Based Language Teaching) was an effective method in teaching writing.