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Anxiety about English Public Speaking in the Students of English Education Department Dwi Ajeng Tristanti; Wariyati
Education & Learning Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)
Publisher : Medan Resource Center

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (378.88 KB) | DOI: 10.57251/el.v3i1.664

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Speaking in spoken English is the act of conveying information or expressing thoughts and feelings. This study described how to analyze students' speaking fear in English Public Speaking at eighth semester Muslim Nusantara University Al-Washliyah Medan English Education Department. The qualitative research method was applied in this study. The researcher employed observation, interview, and questionnaire to gather the data. Three main stages of data analysis were used by the researcher: data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing verification. Following a study of the data, the researcher came to the following conclusions about speaking fear among students at eighth semester Muslim Nusantara Al-Washliyah Medan English Education Department: First, the researcher discovered that the following factors contributed to students' speaking anxiety in English Public Speaking: self-prediction of fear, illogical faith, oversensitivity to threat, anxiety sensitivity, incorrect attribution of body signal, and low self-efficacy. Second, students' lack of speaking confidence in English, fear of making mistakes when speaking, nervousness when the teacher asks them to speak up, and shyness to perform in front of the class are the causes of students' speaking anxiety.
Improving Students’ Ability in Writing Procedure Text by Using Project-Based Learning at Second Grade Students of SMA Swasta Al-Washliyah Tanjung Morawa Intan Sari; Nurhafni Siregar; Wariyati
Education & Learning Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)
Publisher : Medan Resource Center

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (300.806 KB) | DOI: 10.57251/el.v3i1.891

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This research was conducted to improve students' ability in writing procedure text using project-based learning. The formulation of the problem is: “Does the use of project-based learning improve the students' ability in writing procedure text”. The aims  of the research is: “To find out whether the use of project-based  learning improves the students' ability in writing procedure text”. In this research, the subject of the research were the grade XI-1 students at SMA Al-Washliyah Tanjung Morawa  in  2021/2022 academic  years  which  consists  of  30  students.  In  carrying out  this  research,  the  researcher  used  classroom  action  research  (CAR)  as  a research  method. The researcher  used  the  Kemmis  and  Mc  Taggart  model. The researchers  and  English  teachers  collaborated  onthis  research.  Researchers  as teachers  and  teachers  as  observers.  This  research  was  carried  out  based  on research  procedures,  namely  planning,  action,  observation,  and  reflection.  This research  consisted  of  two  cycles.  One  cycle  consisted  of  two  meetings.The instruments used for  get data were interview guidelines, questionnaire, test, and field notes. To analyze student scores, the mean of students, the class percentage, and percentage of  students'  improvement formulas  are used. The results  of the research  using  project-based  learning  showed  that  there  was  an  increase  in students'  ability  in  writing  procedure  text.  Students  get  grades  gradually  until students  get  good  grades.  The  minimum  completeness  criteria  score  (KKM)  in English subjects is 75. The average score of students on the pre-test is 61.13. The average score of students in post-test one is 69.06 and there are 40% of students who can get the KKM score. The students' mean score on post-test two was 78.4. And there are 83.3% of students who can get the KKM score. This means that the research has succeeded in achieving the success criteria, namely 75% of students get the KKM score. In addition, there were very positive responses from students and teachers regarding the use of project-based learning.So, it can be concluded that project-based learning can improve students' ability in writing procedure text