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Stimulating Students to Speak English Using Oral Games Group Discussion Sri Fausyia; Andi Muliati; Muh. Tahir
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 1, No 3, July (2022): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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The purpose of this study was to find out whether group discussion of oral games improved students' speaking skills. This research was conducted at SMAN 2 Pangkep. The population in this study were students of SMAN 2 Pangkep with samples selected using a simple random sampling technique. The instrument used in this study was a speaking test which was given as a pre-test and post-test. Based on the results of the average score, the researchers found that the use of the technique of describing pictures in stimulating students to speak English using group discussions of oral games could stimulate students to actively speak. This is evidenced by the post-test results which are higher than the pre-test results (25.83 > 53.89). Then, the researcher concluded that describing pictures can stimulate students to speak English by using group discussions of oral games.
Learning the Simple Past Tense in Narrative Texts: A Study of the Difficulties Experienced by Year 11 High School Students Andi Endah Pratiwi; Chairil Anwar Korompot; Muh. Tahir
Journal of Excellence in English Language Education Vol 1, No 2, April (2022): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education
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This research was conducted to investigate the difficulties experienced by year 11 high school students at SMA Negeri 3 Makassar. The purpose of this study was to describe the difficulties faced by the students in learning the simple past tense in narrative text, the factors that cause the students' difficulties, and students' and teachers' efforts in solving the issues. This research used a descriptive qualitative approach in the form of a case study. The subject of this study was the 11-year social science students, including five males and four females. In this study, data was gathered through interviews and class observations. The results of this study indicate that there are four difficulties faced by the students in learning the simple past tense through the narrative text, such as difficulties in memorizing irregular verbs, having a lack of vocabulary, do not comprehend the teacher's directions, and students are still unsure about how to utilize the present and past tense. These difficulties are caused by several factors, internal and external factors. The internal factors are mind block, interest, lack of motivation, and anxiety while the external factors are game addiction, family, social environment, and facility. All the challenges and their underlying causes may be resolved with the students' intention and efforts.
The Effect of Vocabulary Mastery on Students’ Reading Comprehension Nur Rahmah; Muh. Tahir; Ahmad Talib
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 decide the impact of vocabulary mastery on the reading comprehension of junior high school students. This study utilized a quantitative strategy with simple linear regression analysis. This research data was collected through a test consisting of vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension. The sample of the research was determined using random sampling. There are 59 students from SMP Negeri 2 Pangkajene and 16 students from SMP Negeri 4 Pangkajene. The aftereffects of this study show that there is an impact of vocabulary mastery on students’ reading comprehension. It is clear from the consequences of the computation of the correlation (R) is 0.573 with a coefficient of determination (R Square) of 0.329 which infers that the impact of the independent variable (vocabulary mastery) on the dependent variable (reading comprehension) was 32.9%. This shows that i 0.000 < 0.05. The conclusion is (Ho) is dismissed and (Ha) is acknowledged.
Students Vocabulary Mastery Based on Their Learning Style: Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic Lili Suryani; Sahril Nur; Muh. Tahir
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 significant the differences in students’ vocabulary mastery based on their learning style. This research employed a descriptive qualitative method. The subject of this research was seven-grade students of SMPN 4 Patampanua which consisted of 30 students who were taken by using simple random sampling. The instruments in collecting the data were a questionnaire and a test. The data obtained through the questionnaire was to see students’ learning styles and data from the test was to see students’ vocabulary scores. The research used SPSS to get appropriate data. Based on the research findings, the result showed F-value (F˳) is lower than F-table (Ft), (F˳ < F table). Further, the p-value is greater than alpha (ɑ), (p-value > 0.05). As a result, H˳ is accepted if F-value (F˳) < F-table (Ft) and probability significant (sig.) value > 0.05. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is no significant difference in students’ vocabulary mastery based on their learning styles.