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Journal : ENGLISH EDUCATION: JOURNAL OF ENGLISH TEACHING AND RESEARCH

Learning Strategies in Speaking Skill Applied by A Student in Second Grade of SMK Pelita Nusantara Kediri Diani Nurhajati; Alfianti Azizah
English Education:Journal of English Teaching and Research Vol 1 No 1 (2016): English Education
Publisher : Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (147.906 KB) | DOI: 10.29407/jetar.v1i1.276

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Most of the students get difficulties when they want to communicate to others. It is caused many factors including the limited students’ vocabularies, pronunciation, the idea that they are delivered, and knowledge of grammar. To increase the students’ speaking ability, they usually apply certain strategies in learning. This research aims to investigate what strategies and how they are applied to solve the difficulties in speaking and increasing the ability of speaking. The subject of research is a student in second grade of SMK Pelita Nusantara Kediri. She is the best student of second grade and she always gets the best ranking. The writer did some observations and interview to get the data. There are two kinds of learning strategies that applied; they are direct strategies and indirect strategies. Direct strategies are language learning strategies that directly involve the target language, and indirect strategies are language learning strategies that support and manage language learning without directly involving the target language. Direct strategies that are applied are memory strategies that reflect very simple principles such as arranging things in order, making association, and reviewing, cognitive strategies that most important strategies are practicing, and compensation strategies which intended to make up for an adequate repertoire of grammar and, especially, of vocabularies. In indirect strategies that are applied are metacognitive strategies which provide a way for learners to coordinate their own learning process, affective strategies that help to regulate emotions, motivations, and attitudes, and social strategies that can help all learners increase their ability to empathize by developing culture understanding and becoming aware of others’ thoughts and feelings. It can be found that the strategies mostly used were cognitive strategies and social strategies. Cognitive strategy used was practicing by repeating, recognizing and using formula and patterns, and practicing naturalistically. Social strategies used were asking questions and cooperating with others.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEACHING ENGLISH BASED ON CURRICULUM 2013 APPLIED BY AN ENGLISH TEACHER OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Nur Andariyani; Diani Nurhajati
English Education:Journal of English Teaching and Research Vol 1 No 2 (2016): English Education
Publisher : Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

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Curriculum 2013 has been implemented by many schools, including a junior high school at Kediri. English teachers, who implement it, must have sufficient knowledge on what to teach, how to teach, and how to assess students’ competence, etc. The idea of implementing this curriculum is that graduates of school levels are able to compete with the graduates from other countries. Students should have communicative competence in English which covers four language skills. Therefore, this research aims at answering the question: “How is the implementation of teaching English based on Curriculum 2013 applied by an English teacher of junior high school at Kediri?” The subject of this research is an English teacher of junior high school at Kediri. It is a qualitative research which focused on the material development, teaching steps, and classroom management. The data was found from observation during teaching and learning process, interview the teacher, and documentation. The result showed that in teaching English the teacher developed the materials by modifying and extending the tasks based on the Richard and Harmer’s theory. Then, in delivering the materials, the teacher tried to implement the scientific approach, although the application was different from the concept from the scientific approach proposed by the government. Furthermore, the teacher also managed the classroom well by applying group works, and setting the comfortable condition in the class during teaching and learning process. Key words: teaching English, Curriculum 2013, materials development, teaching steps, classroom management.
English : English Diani Nurhajati
English Education:Journal of English Teaching and Research Vol 4 No 1 (2019): English Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29407/jetar.v4i1.12908

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The academic goal of teaching in university level is to reach certain learning outcomes. Speaking for Informal Communication is one of the subjects which enable students to describe, explain, negotiate, persuade, and influence other speakers using the target language on certain topics. The lecturers not only have to choose an appropriate teaching strategy to reach the goal, but also to select the suitable materials and activities in order that the students can apply the skills of speaking. One of the strategies is by applying Project Based Learning in which the students must create a project in groups. Through this strategy the students are able to reach the academic goal of teaching speaking and practice to build some qualities in life skill, such as a) awareness of the students’ potency and the values found in the local wisdom, b) cooperative working and communication skill, c) critical thinking, d) academic skill, and e) honesty. Those qualities are very important to equip the students to win the global competition. This research describes how life skills were built through Project Based Learning in speaking class and the students’ perspective on how the qualities of life skills were built through the experience of creating project. It is a qualitative research which observed the process of teaching and learning in speaking class. Besides, in-depth interview to the students was carried out to collect the data on their perspective of those skills. The results show that through the stages of creating the project, that was vlog, the students felt that they got many challenges to create the project. They admitted that the challenges built their life skills.
ENHANCING CRITICAL THINKING IN SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH SEKAWAN-P Diani Nurhajati; Dewi Kencanawati; Rika Riwayatiningsih
English Education:Journal of English Teaching and Research Vol 5 No 1 (2020): Baohuan Zhang
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There are some problems in teaching English faced the high school many teachers and students. Based on the observation in one of good senior high schools, it was found out some weaknesses in teaching English. The teaching process relied on the exercises in the student book. The teaching activity was more teacher center. The teacher never made development on the materials, which were more challenging. As a result, the students were not trained to have critical thinking. This could be seen when the teacher asked questions, they answered using short answer, without any elaboration. This influences the ability of their critical thinking. Actually, graduates of high schools should be equipped with skills to face the Industrial era 4.0. The skills are Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication. All teachers can train those skills when they teach, including English teachers. Therefore, this research aims at describing how the teaching model Sekawan-P can enhance the students’ critical thinking in speaking skill. The study was a Lesson Study (LS) program between an English teacher of SMAN 1 Kediri and three lecturers of Nusantara PGRI Kediri University. They worked together to solve the problems mentioned above using this teaching model. They revised the existing lesson plan and materials, made improvement, and revised the teaching plan. The results show that after they applied Sekawan-P, the critical thinking of the students developed. It can be seen on how they delivered their arguments in speaking skill.
Enhancing Social Awareness through Total Physical Response (TPR) in Teaching English at Elementary School Diana, Melani Wahyu; Wilupi, Anis Yona Tyas; Setiawan, Deni; Nurhajati, Diani
English Education:Journal of English Teaching and Research Vol 7 No 1 (2022): English Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29407/jetar.v7i1.17460

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Teachers must equip students with several skills to face global competition in the 21st century. One of these skills is soft skills, one of which is social awareness. Ideally, teaching English to elementary school students should be child-friendly. Learning English in elementary schools trains students to communicate verbally using English in simple conversations and prepares students for social awareness. This study describes the stages in introducing Social Awareness through Total Physical Response (TPR) to teach English in Elementary Schools. This study used a qualitative approach, and the subjects of this study were the fourth grade, fifth, and sixth-grade students. The researchers collected the data by observing offline learning, interviews, and analyzing learning documents, such as textbooks, teaching media, etc. It was found that social awareness can be trained by selecting learning activities and suitable materials for young learners. The selected materials, such as daily activities, hobbies, and professions, give positive examples for the students. Learning activities such as working in-group groups/pairs and the material related to the current situation can improve students' social awareness, such as understanding the problem, empathy, and organization. It proves that TPR can be used to teach English and train the student's social awareness. Keywords:Social Awareness, TPR (Total Physical Response), English Learning