Saiful
Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar,Indonesia

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ENGLISH INTONATION IN READING ALOUD PRODUCED BY THE STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT UNISMUH MAKASSAR Rezkia; Sujariati; Saiful
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
Publisher : FKIP Unismuh Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (812.678 KB) | DOI: 10.56983/jlta.v1i2.236

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This research is aimed to determine the kinds of English Intonation used by students when reading aloud. This research was descriptive qualitative. The population were 20 students at the third semester students of English Education Department in UNISMUH Makassar. The instrument used reading text and recording.The result showed that the English intonation used by students when reading aloud a text was very different and varied and the intonation they used was not only rising and falling intonation but also rising falling intonation in some word. Good and correct intonation is very influential on the comfort and for hearing easy to get the meaning of a text.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENT’S VOCABULARY MASTERY AND READING COMPREHENSION Syahruni Ramadani; Saiful; Awalia Azis
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
Publisher : FKIP Unismuh Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (622.234 KB) | DOI: 10.56983/jlta.v1i2.240

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This study aimed to investigate (1) How student performance in vocabulary mastery (2) How student performance in reading comprehension (3) Is there any correlation between student’s vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension. This research used a descriptive research method. The researcher focused on the correlation between vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension at XI grade MAN Selayar. The number of sample was 24 students and used random sampling technique. The researcher used test as instrument. In addition, the data collection techniques used a questionnaire. The researcher finding was found that the vocabulary mastery of the XI grade of MAN Selayar was categorized into poor. It was indicated by the mean score (82.20) and the students reading comprehension was categorized fair. It was indicated by the mean score (84.64). Meanwhile, the results of the correlation were found with the results of 0.914. From these results it has been concluded that the correlation between vocabulary mastery and reading very strong. Because based on the product moment the correlation value calculation formula is 0.914, and that has included very strong value.
AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS IN WRITING PASSIVE VOICE MADE BY THE SECOND GRADE OF SMAN 9 TAKALAR Juliana Basir; Saiful; Firman
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
Publisher : FKIP Unismuh Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (727.408 KB) | DOI: 10.56983/jlta.v1i2.246

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The purpose of this research is to find out and analysis the students’ problems in writing passive voice made by the second grade of SMAN 9 Takalar. The design of this research was descriptive quantitative research. The total number of the sample was 15 students. The researcher used the purposive sampling technique. The instrument used to get the data was a test and questionnaire with Google Form as data collection tool. Based on the result, the researcher found the percentage of students’ problems in writing passive voice. The researcher found that 13 students with a percentage of 86,67% had a problem writing passive voice in the simple present tense, and 12 students with a percentage of 80,00% had a problem writing passive voice in the simple past tense. The causes that become problems for students in writing passive voice are knowledge and understanding, less practice, and educational background. Finally, based on the findings, it can be concluded that students of the second grade of SMA Negeri 9 Takalar have problems in writing passive voice and three causes that make students problems in writing passive voice.