Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 3 Documents
Search

Improving Students’ Reading Skills Through Information Gap Activities Erma Zuriatun; Santi Farmasari; Husnul Lail
Jurnal Pacu Pendidikan Dasar Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Desember 2022
Publisher : PGSD UNU NTB

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22021/pacu.v2i2.291

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of information gap activities to improve students’ reading skills especially skimming and scanning. This study was conducted at the second grade students of SMAN 1 Woja. It was an experimental research using quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test design which were given to the experimental and control group as the participants. The experimental group was XI MIPA 1 which was taught using information gap activities about analytical exposition text, while, the control group was XI MIPA 2 which was taught without using information gap. The result of this study shows that information gap activities has an effect to increase students’ reading skills with the mean score obtained by the experimental group 69.35 which was greater than the control group which was 62.5. The t-test result indicated that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected in which at significance 5% t-test was greater that t-table (to > tt) which was 3 > 1.996 and at significance 1% to > tt which was 3 > 2.652. It means that there is significant effect of information gap activities to improve students’ reading skills. The observation data gained in this research shows that information gap activities provide a cooperative learning environment, help students to remember the information in the text easily, create fun learning atmosphere, and increase vocabulary mastery. The result proved that information gap activities can be the alternative strategy to increase reading skills. Keywords: reading skills, information gap activities, skimming, scanning.
Students’ Perspectives on the Usefulness of ICT-Based Learning by Using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) Amrullah Amrullah; Husnul Lail; Sofia Rahmi Sumayani; Nurul Huda Binti Hamzah
Eralingua: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Asing dan Sastra Vol 7, No 1 (2023): ERALINGUA
Publisher : Makassar State University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26858/eralingua.v7i1.41955

Abstract

Abstract. In this new era, teaching and learning activities have been associated with the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In the context of English language learning, ICT is a resource and tool for supporting students in their learning process. With the use of different English learning activities, ICT offers students a range of sources to obtain authentic content and improve their language abilities. This research aims to analyze the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ perspectives on the use of ICT-based learning in their learning activities and the contribution of ICT-based learning to the learning activities. This is a quantitative descriptive study. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), developed by Davis (1985) and improved version used in ELT classroom activities by Castro (2019) were incorporated in this study.  31 students from the English language Department of University Mataram were the sample of the study. The data were gathered using three instruments which are online questionnaire, interview, and documentation. The instruments used in this study to examine the perspectives of EFL students on ICT-based learning. The findings are analyzed using SPSS, and Spearman's Rho test. This is to determine how closely the two variables (ICT and Learning English} are related. The findings showed that the majority of the students have positive perspectives on ICT-based learning because it is relatively easy to use, and learning activities is significantly correlated with its usefulness. Given that the two variables in the data have a linear relationship and a positive correlation coefficient (0.665).  Thus, it can be concluded that the better ICT quality improves, the better the quality of students' English learning.Keywords: English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Students Perspectives, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
AN ANALYSIS OF SARCASM ON HATE SPEECH UTTERANCES ON JUST JARED INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT Tirta Atma Pasa; Nuriadi; Husnul Lail
Journal of English Education Forum (JEEF) Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021): JAN-JUN 2021
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar

Abstract

This research focuses on how sarcasm on hate speech is used by the followers of Just Jared’s account on Instagram. The purposes are to investigate what maxims are violated in the sarcastic comments made by the IG followers, which violation of maxim is the most dominant, and what factors cause hate speech in the comment. There were 50 comments collected as the primary source of data. The comments were those from the October 2019 to May 2020’s posts. Grice’s theory of maxims that classifies the rules of conversation into the maxims of quality, quantity, manner, and relevance was used to decide whether the comments violated the maxims or not. The results show that the analyzed data were proven to contain violation of the Gricean maxims that included violations of: the maxim of manner (17 comments), the maxim of quality (11 comments), the maxim of relevance (8 comments), and the maxim of quantity (4 comments). Besides single violation, some comments contain mixed violations that included the combinations of: the maxim of quantity and relevance (3 comments), the maxims of manner and relevance (3 comments), the maxim of quality and relevance (2 comments), and the maxim of quality and manner (2 comments). While violation of the maxim of manner records the highest (34%) in the data, combinations of violation of the maxim of quality-relevance and the maxim of quality-manner record the lowest (4.0%). Factors that motivate people to these violations are mostly due to the absence of providing brief, clear, and orderly information in the comments, the cultural value in the western countries that gives people the right and privilege to speak freely, the exaggeration for seeking other people’s attention, and the ego that enhances self-importance among individuals while at the same time diminishing others’.