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TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION ON CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH IN ENGLISH EDUCATION AMONG ENGLISH TEACHERS IN CIAMIS WEST JAVA Rina Herlina; Asep Dudi Kurnia; Didih Faridah
JALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literacy) Vol 2, No 1 (2018)
Publisher : Universitas Galuh

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This study is a survey- based research about teachers’ perception on classroom action research in English education among English teachers  in  Ciamis.  The objective of  the study  is to investigate how English teachers perceive on classroom action research in teaching English. It varies among English teachers, indeed. Thus, this survey reveals their sight, point of view, and expectation toward classroom action research. Open-ended questionnaire is the only instrument given to 20 respondents during the survey. It consists of 4 questions. Simple random sampling has been applied. All of them are English teachers from elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools and vocational schools in Ciamis. Ten of them are civil servants and the other ten are not. They are from certified and non certified teachers. The survey result shows different English teachers’ perception on classroom action research in percentage display taken from four questions.  Almost all respondents know the function of classroom action research in connection with finding the solution of overcoming some students’ learning problems in the classroom. Some of them have ever made classroom action research and know its procedure. All of them expect the government not to put pressure on English teachers to make classroom action research as the requirement unless they will get sanction due to the fact that it is instructed by the Education and Culture ministry. The conclusion is classroom action research has been a big concern among English teachers in Ciamis. The suggestion then goes to all English teachers to conduct classroom action research as an action to develop their teaching quality not to gain the government reward. Keywords: classroom action research, English teachers, teachers’ perception
QUESTION ANSWER RELATIONSHIP (QAR) STRATEGY IN CRITICAL READING ON NARRATIVE TEXT Wila Suswika; Rina Herlina; Didih Faridah
JALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literacy) Vol 4, No 1 (2020)
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This study figured out the way a teacher implement of QAR strategy in critical reading on narrative text, and investigate students overcome the difficulties in answering narrative text questions by using QAR strategy in critical reading. This study used a case study as a research design. The participant was an English teacher and twenty students of tenth grade in one of senior high school in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia. Several instruments were used to collect the data. The first was classroom observation, it was analyzed by transcribing and drawing the conclusion. The second was an interview with the English teacher, it was analyzed by describing the teacher answer, and the last was students' reflective journal that was analyzed by describing students’ opinions. The result showed that the QAR strategy was helpful for students not only to answer the questions but also to understand the text and can help them in critical reading when answering the narrative text questions. Most of the students argued that to overcome the difficulties in answering narrative text questions by using the QAR strategy, students have to understand the whole text with correctly, they can associate the text with their background knowledge and experiences in their lives.Keywords: Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) Strategy, Critical Reading, Narrative
PELATIHAN BAHASA INGGRIS UNTUK PAGUYUBAN PEDAGANG “KAWARGIAN ADAT” DENGAN METODE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING Dedeh Rohayati; Rina Herlina; Budi Rianto
Abdimas Galuh Vol 1, No 1 (2019): September 2019
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Kebutuhan komunikasi bahasa Inggris sebagai dampak dari program Masyarakat Ekonomi Asean (MEA) semakin tinggi sehingga semua kalangan masyarakat menyadari akan pentingnya meningkatkan kemampuan komunikasi menggunakan bahasa internasional tersebut. Sebagai upaya nyata untuk memfasilitasi kepentingan tersebut, Universitas Galuh melalui kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat telah memberikan penyuluhan dengan pelatihan bahasa Inggris menggunakan metode pembelajarn berbasis proyek. Peserta pelatihan ini terdiri dari para pedagang yang tergabung dalam paguyuban Kawargian Adat. Untuk menunjang kegiatan mereka, pelatihan komunikasi Bahasa Inggris ditekankan kepada kegiatan jual beli.  Adapun sasaran yang ingin dicapai melalui pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah meningkatnya motivasi dan kemampuan para pedagang dalam berkomunikasi menggunakan bahasa Inggris, khususnya mengenai cara menawarkan barang dagangan mereka. Untuk mencapai sasaran tersebut, metode pelatihan berbasis proyek (Project-based Learning) telah digunakan dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini. Dengan adanya pengabdian masyarakat ini, selain motivasi, kemampuan bahasa Inggris anggota paguyuban Kawargian Adat telah menunjukan peningkatan. Setelah dilakukan pelatihan bahasa Inggris dengan metode pembelajaran berbasis proyek, mereka mampu mengunakan ungkapan-ungkapan bahasa Inggris dalam kegiatan jual beli dengan turis asing. Ungkapan-ungkapan tersebut terdiri dari offering something to drink and to eat (menawarkan makan dan minum), stating a preference (menyatakan pilihan), dan stating a price (menyatakan harga). Dengan demikian, peningkatan volume penjualan juga dapat tercapai untuk meraih keuntungan yang maksimal bagi para pedagang paguyuban Kawaragian Adat di daerah objek wisata budaya Ciung Wanara Karangkamulyan Kabupaten Ciamis.