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EFL Students' Anxiety in Speaking English: Factors and Strategies Masrurotul Ajiza; Arum Putri Rahayu; Setiawati; Tri Rohani; Dini Deswarni
Journal of English Language Learning Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024)
Publisher : English Language Education Department, Universitas Majalengka

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31949/jell.v8i1.8502

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Anxiety has a big role in affecting students' performance in learning English, especially in speaking class. This study aimed to answer three questions: (1) the anxiety level the EFL students got in a speaking class, (2) some factors influence it, and (3) some strategies that can be used to minimize the level of students’ anxiety. This research used a qualitative approach by adopting a questionnaire as an instrument. The participants of this study were 113 students; 68.1% female and 31.9% male students; from 4 different universities in Indonesia from different departments (an English and non-English departments). The results of this study showed that the student’s level of anxiety was still high which was affected by internal and external factors. Those factors tended to decide the level of their anxiety. In addition, this study also showed some suggestions that can be used as strategies to minimize the level of the student’s anxiety.
The Effect Of Using Project Based Learning Method On Students’ Reading Comprehension At The Eighth Grade Students of SMPS IT IDBS Pinggir Dini Deswarni; Laili Fauziah
Jolly Journal of English Education Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Jolly: Journal of English Education
Publisher : Unit Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Hubbulwathan, Duri, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63435/jjee.v3i2.194

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This research was carried out to find out The Effect of Using Project Based Learning Method Toward Students' Reading Comprehension at the Eighth Grade of SMPS IT IDBS Pinggir. The population consisted of 102 eighth-grade students, and 51 students were selected as samples through cluster sampling. Class VIII Sabar (25 participants) was assigned as the experimental group, and class VIII Jujur (26 participants) as the control group. This research used a quasi-experimental method with pre-test and post-test design. The instrument was a multiple-choice reading comprehension test based on indicators of narrative text understanding. The results showed a significant improvement in students’ reading comprehension taught using the Project Based Learning method. The average post-test score of the experimental group was 78.60, while the control group scored 60.46. The Independent Sample T-Test result showed a significance value (Sig. 2-tailed) of 0.001<0.05, indicating that the null hypothesis was rejected. Thus, it can be concluded that the Project Based Learning method significantly improves students’ reading comprehension at the eighth grade of SMPS IT IDBS Pinggir.