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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN ENGLISH LEARNERS’ MOTIVATION AND THEIR ENGLISH PROFICIENCY Ilma, Ridha
English Community Journal Vol 2, No 1 (2018): English Community Journal
Publisher : English Education Study Program Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

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This study tried to find out the correlation between motivation and English proficiency of EFL learners. The sample consisted of two hundred and six students of the fourth semester of Law Faculty of Sriwijaya University. This study used correlational study. The instruments to collect the data were questionnaire of English learning motivation and TOEFL Test The result showed that: 1) there was no significant correlation between students’ motivation and their English since the significant level (sig. 0.071) was higher than 0.05, 2), students’ motivation did not contribute significantly to their English proficiency, the contribution was only 0.2% because the students had different motivation to join English classes. Theresults of this study can be used by lecturers, learners of English, and other concerned parties to concern more about motivation in relation to English proficiency.
TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION BY USING K.W.L GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TECHNIQUE TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF BINA JAYA PALEMBANG Ria, Nita; Ilma, Ridha
English Community Journal Vol 1, No 2 (2017): English Community Journal
Publisher : English Education Study Program Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

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This study aimed to find out whether or not there was any significant difference in reading comprehension between the eighth grade students of Bina Jaya Junior High School Palembang who were taught by using K.W.L graphic organizer technique and those who were not. Seventy-two eighth graders were the sample of the study.The writers did an experimental method by using quasi-experimental design to the two groups of students. The VIII.3 class became the experimental group and the VIII.2 class was the control group. A reading comprehension test was an instrument to collect the data. The result found that the significant level was 0.000 < 0.05, so that (Ha) was accepted and (Ho) was rejected. So, there was a significant difference on students’ reading comprehension between the eighth grade students of Bina Jaya Junior High School Palembang who were taught by using KWL Graphic Organizer and those who were not.
Cultivating Local Culture Awareness by Using InsideOutside Fishbowl to the Students of Tridinanti University Palembang Ilma, Ridha; Manurung, Jenny Elvinna
UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA

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Local culture provides a sense of identity for rural communities and residents. This study aimed to describe the improvement of local culture awareness by applying inside-outside fishbowl to the students of Tridinanti University Palembang. Seventeen people of sixth semester students of English study program became the sample of the study. The researchers used a classroom action research as a method of study. This study consisted of two cycles; cycle I and cycle II. Test and observation were used to collect the data. Data calculation showed that there was a significant improvement on students’ local culture awareness, the mean score in cycle I was 67.47 and the mean score in cycle II was 82.35. In other words, the local culture awareness was improved by using inside-outside fishbowl.
TEACHING WRITING IN RECOUNT TEXT BY USING PLEASE STRATEGY TO THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Noviani, Imelda; Ilma, Ridha
JURNAL DIDASCEIN BAHASA Vol 4, No 1 (2018): November
Publisher : UNIVERSITAS TRIDINANTI PALEMBANG

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Writing is one of the four major skills and it is important because it needs a number of activities: setting goals, generating ideas, organizing information, selecting appropriate language, making a draft, reading and reviewing it, then revising and editing. The objective of the study was to find out whether or not there was any significant difference on students’ writing skill in recount text between the tenth grade students who were taught by using PLEASE strategy and those who were not. The population of the study was tenth grade students of SMAN 11 Palembang in the academic year 2016/2017. In doing the study, the writer did the experimental method by using quasi-experimental design to the two groups of students. The X IPA 5 class became the experimental group and the X IPS 2 became the control group. The two classes were chosen because they had the same level of competency in learning English. A test was the instrument for collecting the data. The test was administered twice, as the pre-test and post-test. The result showed that PLEASE strategy had a significant effect on the students’ writing skill.Keywords: writing skill, PLEASE Strategy.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN ENGLISH LEARNERS’ MOTIVATION AND THEIR ENGLISH PROFICIENCY Ilma, Ridha
English Community Journal Vol 2, No 1 (2018): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v2i1.1002

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This study tried to find out the correlation between motivation and English proficiency of EFL learners. The sample consisted of two hundred and six students of the fourth semester of Law Faculty of Sriwijaya University. This study used correlational study. The instruments to collect the data were questionnaire of English learning motivation and TOEFL Test The result showed that: 1) there was no significant correlation between students’ motivation and their English since the significant level (sig. 0.071) was higher than 0.05, 2), students’ motivation did not contribute significantly to their English proficiency, the contribution was only 0.2% because the students had different motivation to join English classes. Theresults of this study can be used by lecturers, learners of English, and other concerned parties to concern more about motivation in relation to English proficiency.
TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION BY USING K.W.L GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TECHNIQUE TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF BINA JAYA PALEMBANG Ria, Nita; Ilma, Ridha
English Community Journal Vol 1, No 2 (2017): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v1i2.767

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This study aimed to find out whether or not there was any significant difference in reading comprehension between the eighth grade students of Bina Jaya Junior High School Palembang who were taught by using K.W.L graphic organizer technique and those who were not. Seventy-two eighth graders were the sample of the study.The writers did an experimental method by using quasi-experimental design to the two groups of students. The VIII.3 class became the experimental group and the VIII.2 class was the control group. A reading comprehension test was an instrument to collect the data. The result found that the significant level was 0.000 < 0.05, so that (Ha) was accepted and (Ho) was rejected. So, there was a significant difference on students’ reading comprehension between the eighth grade students of Bina Jaya Junior High School Palembang who were taught by using KWL Graphic Organizer and those who were not.
THE INFLUENCE STUDENTS’ LEARNING STYLE PREFERNCES TO THEIR SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT Ilma, Ridha; Ria, Nita
English Community Journal Vol 3, No 2 (2019): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

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This study aimed to find out whether or not there was a significant correlation between students’ learning style preference and their speaking achievement. The data were collected by distributing questionnaire sheets and testing a speaking achievement test for 55 students. It used correlational study. There were two kinds of variables in this study, predictor and criterion variables. The predictor variable was students’ learning style preference (x), and the criterion variable was students’ speaking achievement (Y). The sample was divided into two groups; experimental and control group. There were 30 students for experimental group (VIII.6) and 25 students in a control group (VIII. 1). Pearson product moment coefficients correlation and regression analysis were used to find out whether or not there was a significant relationship between students’ learning styles preference toward speaking achievement of SMPN 12 Palembang. Only students’ learning style in the pre-test of the experimental group was significantly correlated to their speaking achievement. It was also supported by the regression analysis, learning style preference gave 19.4 % contribution to speaking achievement. The speaking test of post-experimental, pre-control, and post-control group was not correlated significantly to learning style preference. And contribution also vice versa. Those three scores from the speaking test did not contribute significantly to learning style preference.
Pelatihan Penulisan Serta Publikasi Artikel Luaran Kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat di STEI Al-Furqon Prabumulih Amalia, Shynta; Amrina, Rizqy Dwi; Saputra, Eko; Desvitasari, Deta; Amalia, Hariana; Ilma, Ridha; Husnaini, Husnaini
Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Bina Darma Vol. 4 No. 2 (2024): Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Universitas Bina Darma
Publisher : DRPM-UBD

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Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PKM) yang dilakukan oleh Tim Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang bertujuan untuk mengembangkan keterampilan penulisan artikel ilmiah sesuai standar jurnal PKM dan meningkatkan pemahaman anggota institusi mengenai manfaat publikasi hasil kegiatan PKM. Dalam pelaksanaannya, melibatkan mahasiswa dalam kegiatan pengabdian memberikan dampak positif dalam pengembangan keterampilan dan nilai pribadi mahasiswa siswa. Melalui materi pelatihan dan praktik, anggota institusi diharapkan mampu menghasilkan artikel ilmiah yang berkualitas dan memiliki dampak positif bagi masyarakat. Evaluasi akhir menunjukkan bahwa pelatihan ini berhasil memberikan manfaat dan pemahaman yang lebih baik terkait penulisan artikel ilmiah dan publikasi hasil kegiatan PKM.
Zoom Cloud Meetings: Online Learning Media in Listening Maskana, Nurul; Ilma, Ridha; Manalulaili, Manalulaili
ENGLISH FRANCA : Academic Journal of English Language and Education Vol. 6 No. 2 November (2022): ENGLISH FRANCA : Academic Journal of English Language and Education pr
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Curup

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Zoom Cloud Meetings is a web-based learning platform that was utilized during the COVID-19 epidemic as a learning tool. The purpose of this study was to find out what students at UIN Raden Fatah Palembang felt about utilizing Zoom Cloud Meetings as a medium for learning and listening during the epidemic. A qualitative case study research technique was used in this study. The participants in this study were third-semester EFL students from UIN Raden Fatah Palembang's English education study program, with four students employing a deliberate sample using maximum variance sampling. The data was gathered using a semi-structured interview with open-ended questions. The theme analysis approach was used to analyze the data. The study's findings revealed the following benefits and drawbacks of using Zoom Cloud Meetings for listening skill development: (1) the influence of the first language on listening skills, (2) Zoom Cloud Meetings features, (3) internet connection, (4) security issues, (5) time limitation, (6) lack of vocabulary mastery, (7) homophone words, and (8) prior knowledge about the topics. As a result, the study's findings revealed the following benefits and drawbacks of using Zoom Cloud Meetings in learning to listen: the influence of the first language on listening skills, Zoom Cloud Meetings features, internet connection, security issues, time constraints, lack of vocabulary mastery, homophone words, and prior knowledge about the topics. 
GRAMMATICAL ERROR ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY WRITING Saputri, Nur Kholiza Eka; Ilma, Ridha; Dalilan, Dalilan
English Community Journal Vol 7, No 2 (2023): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v7i2.6764

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This research aimed at finding out: (1) the type of grammatical error by using categories of surface strategy taxonomy written by the fifth semester students in their academic essays; and (2) the most frequent type of grammatical error by using categories of surface strategy taxonomy written by the fifth semester students in their academic essays at one of state universities in Palembang. The method of this research was a descriptive quantitative method. The data were collected from 34 essays that were written by the students. The researchers used students’ writing sheets as the instrument. In this case, all types of grammatical errors were classified and described based on the taxonomy of grammatical errors regarding omission, addition, misformation, and misordering. In analyzing students’ errors, the procedure of error analysis was applied. They were identification, description, and explanation. Based on the result of the analysis, there were 257 grammatical errors found in the students’ argumentative essay. It was found that the students made 110 (42.80%) errors of omission, 72 (28.01%) errors of addition, 70 (27.23%) errors of misformation, and 5 errors (1.94%) of misordering. Thus, it can be concluded that omission error was the highest, while error in misordering was the lowest.