Ika Handayani
Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University

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The Effectiveness of Peer Tutoring Strategy toward Students’ Reading Comprehension of Descriptive Text Henah Nadia; Siti Suharsih; Ika Handayani
Journal of English Language Teaching and Cultural Studies Vol 6, No 1 (2023): March 2023
Publisher : English Education Department, Postgraduate, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.48181/jelts.v6i1.20601

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The goal of this research is to obtain empirical data about the effectiveness of peer tutoring strategy toward students' reading comprehension. To achieve that goal, this research used a quasi-experimental design involving tenth grade students of SMA Al-Mubarok Serang. The population used was 110 students. The sample consists of 20 students from experimental class and 20 students’ of control class which are selected using cluster random sampling. The results of the post-test revealed that the experimental class was a significantly higher score than the control class. In addition, the results of the Independent Sample T-Test revealed that the value was 0.29, while the alpha (a) was 0.05, which was 0.29<0.05. This is also supported by the results of the effect size test which has a value 2.75 and the category was strong effect (significant). Therefore, it was proven that the use of peer tutoring strategy was effective toward students’ reading comprehension of descriptive text at tenth grade of SMA Al-Mubarok. Thus, the use of peer tutoring strategy is suggested toward students’ reading comprehension of descriptive text.
The Effectiveness of Using Minimal Pairs towards Students' Pronunciation Mastery Bilqisti Rakat; Ika Handayani; Delsa Miranty
Journal of English Language Teaching and Cultural Studies Vol 7, No 1 (2024): March 2024
Publisher : English Education Department, Postgraduate, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.48181/jelts.v7i1.22262

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Pronunciation is essential in communication It can avoid misunderstandings. However, many students have difficulty pronouncing English words. Students in the eleventh grade of SMA Nur El Falah had problems with pronunciation. This research aimed to determine whether minimal pairs is effective towards students’ pronunciation mastery at the eleventh grade of SMA Nur El Falah. This research was located at SMA Nur El in Kubang, Serang District. This research's sample comprised forty-four eleventh-grade students. This research employed a quantitative method using a quasi-experimental with a non-equivalent (Pre-test and Post-test) control group design. The data collecting technique used testing (pre- and post-test), recording, and documenting. The data analysis technique used was statistical calculation analysis using IBM SPSS 25. The findings revealed that minimal pairs was effective towards students’ pronunciation mastery at the eleventh grade of SMA Nur El Falah. It was demonstrated by the value of the Man Whitney-U test that showed 0.000 < 0.05 means alternative hypothesis was accepted. Therefore, this indicated that minimal pairs was effective towards students’ pronunciation mastery at the eleventh grade of SMA Nur El Falah.