Masagus Sulaiman
English Department, Faculty Of Teachers Training And Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang, Indonesia

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TALKING CHIPS TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE SPEAKING SKILL Sulaiman, Masagus; Hartati, Sri; Anggraini, Anggi
English Community Journal Vol 8, No 1 (2024): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v8i1.7915

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This research aimed at figuring out whether or not it is effective to use talking chips technique in speaking English in descriptive text. This research applied a quantitative research design in line with true experimental research approach and 180 students of 6 classes to be the population and 64 of them were selected as the samples using purposive sampling technique. To collect the data, the researchers used test in the form of oral test. To analyze the data, the researchers used paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. The results showed that The scores of posttest in experimental class was higher than control class with sig 0.00 < 0.05, which means that alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and null hyphothesis (Ho) was rejected. In other words, talking chips technique was effective in teaching speaking English in descriptive text to the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 9 Prabumulih. 
Grammatical Errors on Descriptive Academic Writing Sulaiman, Masagus; Syahri, Indawan
International Journal of Education Research and Development Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): March
Publisher : Yayasan Corolla Education Centre

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52760/ijerd.v2i1.22

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Generally, errors committed by EFL students in learning English at any level of study. This research focuses on university students who are taking Academic Writing course in the third semester. This research is aimed at identifying the types of errors and the dominant one committed by students in descriptive academic writing exercises. The method of the research was qualitative approach. The instrument that the researchers used in this research was through essay writing. There were 24 students were taken as subjects of the research. To analyse the data, the researchers used Error Analysis Method (EAM) based on Surface Structure Taxonomy and percentage error analysis. The findings showed that many students committed errors involving grammatical items in line with omission, addition, misinformation and misordering and the dominant was misordering error. The researchers assume that there were some factors that affects students’ errors such as lack of knowledge and competence in English grammar. In conclusion, error analysis method is such a suitable way to identify students’ errors using simple present tense in descriptive academic writing exercises.
English and Indonesian Nominalization: A Case of Word Classes Sulaiman, Masagus; Syahri , Indawan
International Journal of Education Research and Development Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): October
Publisher : Yayasan Corolla Education Centre

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52760/ijerd.v2i2.26

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This research aims at determining the similarities, dissimilarities, and possible learning difficulties faced by students learning English and Indonesian nominalization as well as the recommendations to TEFL. The qualitative research design was applied. The documentation technique was used to collect the data. To analyze the data, the researchers used a descriptive analysis. The results showed that there were three similarities and four the dissimilarities between English and Indonesian nominalization found. The three similarities were in suffixation, demonstrative pronominal and conversion. While, the four dissimilarities were in affixation, Adjective reduplication, conversion and To-infinitive. The possible learning difficulties faced by students learning English and Indonesian nominalization was suffixation and confixation which were not very familiar with them. The recommendations of this research was as a fundamental teaching guidance in helping English teachers design a better teaching Grammar on nominalization (word classes), in terms of affixation, Adjective reduplication, conversion and To-infinitive. Keywords: Contrastive Analysis (CA), Nominalization, Word Classes
Interactive Vocabulary Technique in Vocabulary Mastery Teaching: A Quasi-Experimental Approach Yuliani, Sri; Hartati, Sri; Sulaiman, Masagus; Saptika; Saputri, Kurnia
Journal of English Education Vol. 1 No. 2 (2023): Journal of English Education
Publisher : CV. Doki Course and Training

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61994/jee.v1i2.356

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Vocabulary is crucial in language learning. Vocabulary is also an important ability to learn to read, speak, write, and listen properly. This research aimed at figuring out whether or not the interactive vocabulary technique was effective in teaching vocabulary mastery to the Seventh-Grade Students of MTs Negeri 3 Muara Enim. Quasi experimental approach was applied in this research. This research involved 81 students of VII.1, VII.2, and VII 3 classes as the population and 54 of them as the sample regarding as control and experimental classes. Pretest and posttest were used to collect the data in line with 35 items of 17 fill-in-the- blank, 10 unscramble letters, 8 multiple choices. The data were analyzed by using Paired t-test and Independent sample t-test. The results showed that the t-obtained was 6.101 at the significant level 0.05 (5%) and t-table was 2.020 which indicated that alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. It means that interactive vocabulary technique was effective in teaching vocabulary mastery to the Seventh-Grade Students of MTs Negeri 3 Muara Enim.
Students' Perceptions of the Javanese English Accents through Extensive Listening Video Syahri, Indawan; Sulaiman, Masagus; Azhari, Abi Musa
Journal of English Education Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024): Journal of English Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61994/jee.v2i1.413

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This research aimed at figuring out the students’ perceptions on the Javanese English accents through extensive listening video and also identifying the challenges occurred within the process of listening to the Javanese English accents both in extensive listening and interactive speaking classes. This research employed a qualitative research design in line with a case study. The participants of this research were the fourth semester students of English Department of STKIP PGRI Lubuk Linggau who took extensive listening and interactive speaking classes. To collect the data, the researchers used a documentation technique in term of giving questionnaires. To analyze the data, the researchers used a percentage analysis. The results showed that most of students had positive perceptions on the Javanese English accent. They perceived that understanding various kinds of English accents could give them many advantages in their learning process and the challenges and difficulties that students identified in listening to the Javanese English accent did not make all of them have a negative perception. In conclusion, understanding various kinds of English accents could give them many advantages in learning English.
Utilizing the One Stays Rest Stray Strategy to Teach Reading Comprehension Sulaiman, Masagus; Larasati, Finza; Lestari, Ade Putri
Journal of English Education Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024): Journal of English Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61994/jee.v2i2.698

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This study aimed at finding out whether or not one stays rest stray technique was effective to teach recount text reading comprehension achievements to the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Muhammadiyah 6 Palembang. This study used pre-experimental method. The samples of this study were 38 persons of the eighth-grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 6 Palembang. The data was obtained from pretest and posttest and calculated by using t-test. The result showed t-obtained was 4.608, higher than the critical value of t-table was 1.689 at the significant level of p<0.05 for two tailed and degree of freedom (df) is 35 which means that Ho (Null Hypothesis) was rejected and Ha (Alternative Hypothesis) was accepted. In conclusion, one stays rest stray technique was effective to teach recount text reading comprehension achievements to the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Muhammadiyah 6 Palembang
LEARNING STYLES AND VOCABULARY MASTERY OF STUDENTS: A CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS Yuliani, Sri; Sulaiman, Masagus; Rizki, Vania Fidela; Hartati, Sri; Septarini, Dian
English Community Journal Vol 8, No 2 (2024): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v8i2.9266

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This study was aimed at determining whether or not there was a significant correlation between learning style and vocabulary mastery of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 11 Palembang. This research employed correlational design and 34 students used as the sample of this study. To collect the data, the researchers used tests and questionnaires. To analyze the data, Pearson product moment correlation was applied. The results based on correlation coefficient showed that there was no correlation because the correlation coefficient (r-obtained) of -0.224 was lower than (r-table) 0.334. Yet, the results based on the interpretations of the correlation value showed that there was low correlation because r-obtained was -0.224 within the correlation value of 0.200-0.400. In conclusion, there is correlation between learning styles and vocabulary mastery of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 11 Palembang
Students’ Perceptions on the Use of PowerPoint Presentation as Learning Media in EFL Classroom Yuliani, Sri; Sulaiman, Masagus; Dirgantara, Erwan; Restania, Mela
International Journal of Language Teaching and Education Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): Volume 5, Issue 1, July 2021
Publisher : Universitas Jambi, Magister Program of English Education Department

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22437/ijolte.v5i1.34510

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The objective of this study was to know the second semester students’ perceptions on the use of PowerPoint in EFL classroom. The researchers used a qualitative method in this study, and the sample of this study was the second semester students at English Education Study Program Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang. The researcher collected the data by using questionnaire and analyzed the data by using percentage analysis. There were five questions out of twenty statements, such as agree, strongly agree, rarely, disagree, and strongly disagree. The results showed there were 80% questions that the students dominantly chose “agree”, 15% questions to “rarely”, and the “disagree” point had the highest percentage (21.43%) in the item “students prefer lesson without PowerPoint”. In addition, there were 69.05% students dominantly responded ‘agree’ that PowerPoint can gain their English skills. It means that the second semester students had positive opinions and perceptions about the use of PowerPoint presentation as learning media in EFL classroom.
Cross-Linguistic Insights into Idiomatic Expressions: A Case of Human Body Idioms in English and Indonesian Sulaiman, Masagus; Syahri, Indawan; Fadhilah, Mutiara
Journal of English Education Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Journal of English Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61994/jee.v3i1.950

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Idiomatic expressions are essential parts of natural language use, helping speakers express complex ideas, emotions, and cultural values more effectively. However, they can pose difficulties for language learners due to their figurative nature and cultural dependency. This study aimed at finding out the similarities and differences between English and Indonesian idiomatic expressions. of human body. In this study, the researchers used a qualitative research design. The documentation technique was used to collect the data from primary and secondary data sources related to English and Indonesian Idiomatic expression books and journal. To analyse the data, thematic analysis was applied. The results showed that there were seventeen similarities in terms of nine in meanings and eight in forms, as well as six differences in word choices in terms of three in meanings and three in forms.  In conclusion, the similarities between English and Indonesian idiomatic expressions. of human body make no problems for students to learn English and Indonesian idiomatic expressions. Yet, the differences between English and Indonesian idiomatic expressions. of human body make students difficult to learn English and Indonesian idiomatic expressions.
USING CROSSWORD PUZZLE GAMES IN INCREASING THE SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS' VOCABULARY MASTERY Sulaiman, Masagus; Hartati, Sri; Tarmizi, M.; Septarini, Dian
English Community Journal Vol 9, No 1 (2025): English Community Journal
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v9i1.9343

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The problem of this research was whether crossword puzzle games effectively increase seventh-grade students' vocabulary mastery at MTs Al-Hidayah of Muara Telang. This research aimed to determine whether crossword puzzle games effectively increase seventh-grade students' vocabulary mastery at MTs Al-Hidayah of Muara Telang. This research used a pre-experimental design. The population of this research was the seventh-grade students of MTs Al-Hidayah of Muara Telang, with a total of 67 students. The sample of this research was 33 students selected through total sampling. The data obtained were analyzed by using a matched t-test for a manual calculation. The result of the t-test calculating in the pre-test and post-test class paired sample t-test showed that the mean was 26,96970, the standard deviation was 12,74383, the standard error mean was 2,21842, the lower was -31,48846, the upper was 22,45093 of t obtained was 12,157. On the other hand, Crossword Puzzle Games effectively increased vocabulary mastery among seventh-grade students at MTs Al-Hidaya of Muara Telang.