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Using Local Short Stories to Improve Students’ Vocabulary
Sariana Sariana;
Syarifuddin Dollah;
Ahmad Talib
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 1, No 1, January (2022): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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The objective of the research was to find out whether or not the use of local short stories could improve students’ vocabulary. This research involved 25 students in grade IX.B of UPTD SMPN 6 Barru. This sample was taken using the purposive sampling technique because the observation showed that students lack vocabulary achievement and have low motivation to learn English. This pre-experimental study employed a one-group pretest-posttest design; the treatment of this research consisted of four meetings in the class. The data were collected through vocabulary tests before and after giving local short stories as treatment in four meetings. The pretest and posttest results were analyzed using SPSS version 25. It showed a significant improvement after local short stories were applied in the treatment, proving that the students’ experimental post-test mean score of 79.92 was higher than their pretest mean score of 41.84. This indicates that local short stories can improve students’ vocabulary achievement.
The Implementation of Reflective Teaching through Students’ Feedback in Teaching English at MTsS YMPI Rappang
Ayu S;
Syarifuddin Dollah;
Chairil Anwar Korompot
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 1, No 4, October (2022): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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This study aimed to find out the implementation of reflective teaching through student’s feedback in teaching English at MTsS YMPI Rappang and find out the obstacles that teachers at MTsS YMPI Rappang face in doing reflective teaching through students’ feedback. This research includes qualitative research with descriptive qualitative. The subject of the research is an English teacher of MTsS YMPI Rappang that implements reflective teaching through student’s feedback. This study uses purposive sampling. The data was collected through interview and observation. The data was collected by means of reduction, data display and draw a conclusion. Based on the finding of research, the researchers found that the teacher implemented reflective teaching through students’ feedback in 4 steps, namely data collection, data analysis, reflection, and plan for action. The obstacle that the teacher at MTsS YMPI Rappang faced in doing reflective teaching through students’ feedback is time because he has to provide time to teaching in the school, teaching in his English course, and providing time as teacher guidance and counseling.
The Correlation Between Self Confidence and Speaking Ability of the Tenth Grade Students’ of SMAN 3 Enrekang
Arya Priyangga Sumardi;
Syarifuddin Dollah;
Syarifah Farahdiba
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 1, No 4, October (2022): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether those two factors significantly correlate with one another. With a total of 315 students in the tenth grade at SMAN 3 Enrekang, the population of this study was composed of 32 of those students. Purposive sampling was used to choose the sample. This study uses a quantitative correlational research design. The Sirchi (2021) questionnaire was used to obtain the data on self-confidence, while the monologue exam was used to collect data on speaking skills. The SPSS 25 program was used to analyze the data for this study. The study's findings suggest that there is a strong relationship between students' self-confidence and speaking ability because the correlation analysis between the two variables indicated a significant value (0.00) and a Pearson correlation (+0.55). The conclusion of this study is that students should be encouraged to pay more attention to their self-confidence because it can impact their ability to talk.
Using Make A Match Method to Improve the Students’ Reading Comprehension at SMP Negeri 2 Bantaeng
Surya Annysa Litha;
Syarifuddin Dollah;
Amirullah Abduh
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 1, January (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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The objective of this research was to find out whether using the make a match method improves the students’ reading comprehension. This research took place at SMP Negeri 2 Bantaeng. The population of this research was the students of SMP Negeri 2 Bantaeng. The researchers used a simple random sampling technique. The instrument of this research was a reading test which was administered as a pre-test and post-test. Based on the result of the mean score, the researchers found the use make a match method can improve the students’ reading comprehension. It was proved by the result of the post-test which was higher than the result of the pre-test (60.60 > 76,40). The result of the t-test concluded that the students taught using the make a match method got better scores after treatment by using make a match method. Then, the researchers concluded that using make a match method can improve the students’ reading comprehension, especially in literal comprehension and inferential comprehension.
Retelling Story through Picture Series to Improve Speaking Skill the Eleventh Grade Students of SMAN 6 Pangkep
Hardianti Hardianti;
Syarifuddin Dollah;
Geminastiti Sakkir
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 1, January (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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This study aims to (1) find out whether there is an improvement in the speaking skill of students through retelling stories using picture series and (2) find out whether there is an increase in speaking skill through using picture series on vocabulary, and pronunciation. The population of this research is the eleventh-grade students of SMAN 6 Pangkep given by the school. A speaking test was used as an instrument to collect data in this study. The research design used in this research is a pre-experimental, which is one group pretest-posttest design with the sample from class XI MIA, which consists of 19 students using cluster random sampling technique. The mean score of the post-test was 7.00 and which is classified as a very good score, while the standard deviation was .745. The researchers analyzed the data quantitatively by using inferential statistics SPSS 26. The results of the data analysis showed that using retelling story through picture series can improve students' speaking skill. It can be proven by the acquisition of significance value (2- tailed) was 0.000 less than 0.05. It means H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. So, it can be concluded that the use of retelling story through picture series improves the speaking skill of the eleventh-grade students of SMAN 6 Pangkep.
The Correlations between Students’ Reading Habits and Pronunciation Ability at the Eleventh Grade of SMA Negeri 20 Pangkep
ita Purnama Sari;
Syarifuddin Dollah;
Amra Ariyani
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 2, April (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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This research aimed to determine the student’s reading habits and pronunciation ability and the relationship between their reading habits and pronunciation ability. A correlational research design was used in the research. Twenty-eight students from the eleventh grade at SMA Negeri 20 Pangkep were chosen using the cluster random sampling technique as the sample group for this research. This research used a questionnaire to learn about the reading habits of the students and a pronunciation test to assess their pronunciation abilities. The findings of this research show that: (1) the eleventh-grade students at SMA Negeri 20 Pangkep had often category reading habits (Repeat reading English text twice or more). (2) The students' pronunciation abilities are good-categorized, and (3) the correlation between students’ reading habits and pronunciation ability was positive because r calculation = 0.924 was higher than the value of r table = 0.329, which means that the H0 of this research was rejected and H1 was accepted. Therefore, it can be concluded that there was a significant correlation between the students’ reading habits and pronunciation ability in the eleventh grade of SMA Negeri 20 Pangkep.
The Use of Story Pyramid Strategy to Improve Reading Comprehension of the Students in SMP 2 Sungguminasa
Muh. Djakkir;
Syarifuddin Dollah;
Ahmad Talib
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 3, July (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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This study is the pre-test and post-test that aimed to know the effect of using the story pyramid strategy to improve reading comprehension. The research design was pre-experimental. The population of this research was the Eighth-Grade students of SMPN 2 Sungguminasa, and the total population was 28 students. The sample of this research was class VIII. The research instrument was a reading test consisting of 15 items in the form of multiple choices. The technique of data analysis used a purposive sampling technique. Based on the results of the study, it is known that the posttest mean score (78.75) is greater than the pre-test means score (42.86). The result is that T-count (20.346) is greater than the t-table (2.064). This means that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. It is concluded that there was an effect of using story pyramid strategy to improve reading comprehension of the students in SMP 2 Sungguminasa.
Factors Affecting Students’ Motivation to Learn English at SMA Negeri 1 Soppeng
Safitri, Risna Sinta;
Dollah, Syarifuddin;
Munir, Munir
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 2, No 4, October (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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The purpose of this research is to find out what factors influence students’ motivation to learn English. This research took place at SMA Negeri 1 SOPPENG. The participants of this study were students of SMA Negeri 1 SOPPENG in class X.3. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method with the aim of sampling techniques to select participants. This research instrument is a questionnaire and interviews. Based on the results of the questionnaire, the researcher found data on students who liked and did not like learning English. Based on the results of the interviews, the researcher found data about what factors influenced the students' motivation to learn English. Furthermore, the researchers concluded that there were several internal and external factors that influenced students' motivation to learn English at SMA Negeri 1 Soppeng. The researcher found that there were two factors, namely positive factors and negative factors, which came from within the student and from outside the student. For factors from within students, there are two positives, namely to facilitate communication and also to facilitate entry into tertiary institutions, while for negative factors there are also two factors, namely, English is a difficult lesson and also from how students feel while studying. For external factors, there are two factors, namely family environmental factors and school environmental factors.
The Eligibility of the Speaking-Skills Materials for 11th-grade Senior High School Students
Safitri, Dian;
Dollah, Syarifuddin;
Korompot, Chairil Anwar
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 3, No 3, July (2024): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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DOI: 10.26858/joeele.v3i3, July.65706
The aims of this study are to determine the appropriateness of the English speaking-skills material with the criteria for good material established by Cunningsworth (1995) and Mukundan (2011). This research uses a qualitative approach with a qualitative descriptive research design. The subjects of this research were 11th-grade English materials at MAN 1 Maluku Tengah, an English teacher and seven 11th-grade students at MAN 1 Maluku Tengah. Data was collected using assessment checklists and interviews. The evaluation checklist was carried out offline at school and filled in by an 11th-grade English teacher and the researcher. Interviews with students are used to obtain information about students' needs regarding the English speaking-skill learning materials. Meanwhile, interviews with the teacher were conducted to obtain additional information regarding the English learning materials that she used. The research results show that the suitability of the English speaking-skills material with the overall criteria for good material is 86.15%. The highest percentage of criteria was “aims and approach”. The criteria have 95.8% because all the materials were in accordance with the learning objectives, syllabus and curriculum. Meanwhile, the lowest percentage of the criteria was “design and organization”. This is because the material is still lacking in design so the criteria just have 62.4%. From the research findings, the researcher concluded that the English speaking-skills material meets the standard criteria for good material by Cunningsworth (1995).
Students’ Strategies in Understanding Reading Section of TOEFL
Rahmadani, Arvya;
Dollah, Syarifuddin;
Sakkir, Geminastiti
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 3, No 2, April (2024): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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This study aimed to find out the students’ strategies used in the reading section of TOEFL. This research design used qualitative research with qualitative descriptive. The population of the research was English Literature students in the academic year of 2020 at Universitas Negeri Makassar. The sample was 22 students used purposive sampling to gain the data. The data was collected using a questionnaire and Interview. In this study, the researcher analyzed data using reduction, display, and draw a conclusion. Based on the research results, the researcher found that there were some strategies used by students to overcome their problems in understanding the reading section of TOEFL. The result showed students used reading the questions before reading the text, making notes or summarizing while reading the TOEFL test, preparing before the test by familiarizing with English texts, and using skimming and scanning techniques. In conclusion, the survey results regarding the Reading Section in the TOEFL test for Universitas Negeri Makassar students clearly illustrate the challenges faced and the strategies implemented.