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THE DIFFICULTIES OF STUDENTS TO WRITE NARRATIVE TEXT AT THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 1 LOLOWAU M. Yunus Laia
Jurnal Education and Development Vol 7 No 1 (2019): Vol.7.No.1.2019
Publisher : Institut Pendidikan Tapanuli Selatan

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The objective of this research is to expalain the kinds and the reasons of difficulties in writing narrative text which was devided into grammar,vocabulary,speeling, handwriting, punctuation and layout done by the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Lolowau especially in writing narrative text. In doing this study, the writer used descriptive analysis of qualitative research design. Additionally, in collecting the data document and interview were used. English teacher and students were interviewed to get additional information about the background of students’ knowledge in writing narrative text, and test was given to the students to know the difficulties they made. Furthermore, the participants of the test were 20 of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Lolowau. Both result of interview and test were analyzed to get a comprehensive conclusion. The finding shows that most of students got difficulties in writing narrative text. The classification of difficulties which has been done by the students is grammar, vocabulary, speeling, punctuation and layout and layout except, in handwriting. The result of interview shows that the reasons of difficulties during writing narrative text faced by students were students have not enough knowledge about English structure, lack of vocabulary, students are not interested in learning English or students lack of motivation,the first language influences the learners’ concept about English pattern and the way of reading and writing are different. Knowing the diffuculties and causes of them, it is suggested to English teacher at this school to overcome the difficulties of students to write narrative text.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT THROUGH LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE APPROACH AT THE EIGHTGRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 1 LOLOMATUA M. Yunus Laia
Jurnal Education and Development Vol 6 No 3 (2018): Vol.6.No.3.2018
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This researchaimed to improve the Student’s ability in writing descriptive text through Language Experience Approach (LEA). This research was designed by using Classroom Action Research (CAR) which was done in two cycles. Incollecting the data, observation paper and test were usedas the research instruments. Based on the data analysis,showed that the result of the observation paper of researcher’s activities in meeting I was 68,75 % while meeting II was 81,25% and cycle II in the first meeting was 87,5% while in the second meeting was 93,75%. While the result of students’ observation paper of students activities in cycle I in meeting I was 78,9% while in second meeting was 79,1% and cycle II in the meeting I was 83,2% while in the meeting II was 87,6%. The students’ test result in cycle Iwas 59,5%while in cycle II was 75,46%.Based on the research findings, in implementing Language Experience Approach (LEA) in teaching writing more interesting, effective and efissien in learning English especially in descriptive text. The researcher suggested that the teacher isexpected to teach writing descriptive text through application of Language Experience Approach (LEA) because through this approach, the students’ ability in writing decriptive text can be improved.
DEIXIS IN CHARLES DICKEN’S GREAT EXPECTATION Mohamad Yunus Laia
Jurnal Education and Development Vol 8 No 2 (2020): Vol.8.No.2.2020
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This research aimed to know the types of deixis and how they used in the novel of Charles Dicken’s Great Expectation. The terms of deixis is not familiar to the learners of English although they use it both in spoken and written language. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach. This research is categorized as descriptive qualitative research since the data are taken from words, phrases, and sentences based on deixis theory. Based on the data analysis and discussion are three types of deixis, they are person deixis, place deixis, and time deixis. Firstly, the result shows that person deixis dominates the most by means of emergences 207 times and the percentage is 67.21%. The person deixis is encoded by pronouns either plural or singular which reflect all characters in the novel and the referents could be speaker (first person), addressee (second person) and other participants (third person). In this novel, Pip, as the main character is highly often found since Dicken uses first- person point of view. Secondly, place deixis shows 58 times and the percentage is 18.83%. Demonstrative pronoun and adverb of place definitely encode place deixis which is centralized in and around England. Thirdly, time deixis appears the least from the others, it indicates 43 times and the percentage is 13.96%. Time deixis is symbolized by words and phrase adverb of time. Most referents of time deixis are past events.
STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN PRONOUNCING VOICED AND VOICELESS ENGLISH CONSONANTS Mohamad Yunus Laia
Jurnal Education and Development Vol 8 No 1 (2020): Vol.8.No.1.2020
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This research aimed to identify the pronunciation errors made by the second semester of English Language Education Study Program of STKIP Nias Selatan. This research was a kind of qualitative research. The subject in this research was second class (28 students) of the second semester. Meanwhile, the object in this research students’ error in pronouncing voiced and voiceless English consonants made by second semester and the causes of the errors itself. The documentations of students’ pronunciation and interview were used to collect the data of the research.. The result of data analysis showed that; (1) There are some of the errors that students made in pronouncing voiced and voiceless English consonants based on the manner of articulations, such as: error in pronouncing /ʒ/, /ð/, /θ/ and /ʃ/. Students also made errors based on the rules in pronouncing consonants, it was error in pronouncing silent consonants, double consonants, consonants digraph/other combinations, indeed in pronouncing simple consonants students still made the errors. (2) The factors that causes the students error in pronouncing English consonants were: students’ first language, amount of exposure, phonetic ability, motivations, combinations of English sounds, concept of English sound, curriculum of Indonesian, and the last students’ facilities in learning English. It is recommended that the students to practice English a lot especially in pronunciation, and lecturer should be more active and creative to help the students who have difficulty in English pronunciation.
LEARNING STRATEGIES OF STUDENTS HIGH AND LOW ACHIEVEMENT Mohamad Yunus Laia
Jurnal Education and Development Vol 9 No 2 (2021): Vol.9.No.2.2021
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The aim of this research was to know learning strategies applied by seventh semester students of English Language Education Study Program of STKIP Nias Selatan. This research was conducted by using Qualitative research, Case Study Research, to analyze the learning strategies among students of English Language Education study program of STKIP Nias Selatan. The participants of this research were Seventh semester students of English Language Education Study Program which consisted of 46 students. The questionnaire version 7.0 of Strategy Inventory of Language Learning (SILL) and interview were used to collect data of the research. The data were calculated and analyzed manually and classified it into level of learning strategies. The result of this research showed that seventh semester students of English Language Education Study Program of STKIP Nias Selatan applied all of learning strategies, including memory strategies, cognitive strategies, compensation strategies, metacognitive strategies, affective strategies, and social strategies. Most frequent strategies used by students were metacognitive strategies and memory strategies were in the medium level. After conducting this research, the researcher made conclusion that learning strategies that seventh semester students of English Language Education Study Program of STKIP Nias applied have an impact for their achievement. These results are expected to enhance the students’ knowledge to find out what the learning strategies appropriately for themselves and also enhance the teacher or lecturer knowledge about learning strategies that can help them to teach the students especiallyEnglish students.
DEFINITION PARAGRAPH : PROBLEM FACED BY STUDENTS Impiani Zagoto; Restu Damai Laia; Senadaman Wau; M. Yunus Laia
Jurnal Education and Development Vol 10 No 1 (2022): Vol.10. No.1 2022
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Definition paragraph is a paragraph which defines or explains something. In writing a definition paragraph, a writer should pay much attention to the organization and the language features of the paragraph. The third semester students of English Department of FKIP UNIRAYA, however, faced problems in writing the definition paragraph. This case motivated the writers to do a research to describe what the problems faced by the students are. This research was a kind of qualitative research. The result of the analysis showed that the students’ problems were in elaborating the controlling idea which is stated in topic sentences, and in drawing a concluding sentence. Moreover, the students have problems in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and mechanic in writing. Based on the result, it is concluded that the students are not able to write a good definition paragraph because of the problems faced. Hence, it is suggested that those students’ problems need to be considered in teaching the paragraph.