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Lastri Wahyuni Manurung
Department of English Education, Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Medan, Indonesia

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IMPROVING THE STUDENT’S ABILITY TO USE GRAMMAR THROUGH THE TRANSLATION METHOD AT SMP NEGERI 10 MEDAN Lidia Afriani Sitanggang; Lastri Wahyuni Manurung; Fenty Debora Napitupulu
Jurnal Scientia Vol. 12 No. 04 (2023): Education, Sosial science and Planning technique, 2023, Edition September-Nov
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This research aimed to find out the improvement of students’ grammar mastery by using translation method activities. This research was conducted by using Classroom Action Research (CAR). The sample in this research were the second grades of SMP NEGERI 10 MEDAN which consist of 32 students. This research conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of planning, action, observation and reflection. Both cycles were carried out in two meetings. The data was collected by quantitative data and qualitative data. The quantitative data was taken from the results of grammar scores in pre-test, post-test I and post-test II. While qualitative data was taken from questionnaire and observation results. The results showed that there was an improvement on the students’ grammar mastery. It can be seen from the mean score of the students’ pre-test which was 40,78 and the mean score in post-test I was 64,53. In post-test II, the mean score increased to 81,40. In addition, there were 2 students or 6,25% from 32 students passed the Minimum Completeness Criteria (KKM) in the pre-test, while in post-test I there were 12 students or 37,5% from 32 students passed the KKM and 26 students or 81,25% from 32 students passed the KKM. Furthermore, the results of observation and questionnaire showed that students gave positive responses to the use of translation method in learning. Translation method is able to improve students’ grammar mastery.
THE EFFECT OF DICTATION AS A TECHNIQUE ON THE STUDENTS’ LISTENING COMPREHENSION ABILITY TO THE FIRST GRADERS OF SMP HKBP PADANG BULAN MEDAN Lidya Agustina Tambunan; Lastri Wahyuni Manurung; Nurhayati Sitorus
Jurnal Scientia Vol. 12 No. 04 (2023): Education, Sosial science and Planning technique, 2023, Edition September-Nov
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Dictation technique is a practice that improves pupils' phonetic knowledge, listening comprehension, and writing abilities. Dictation technique was used to improve students' listening comprehension ability. The objective of this study was to find out whether the dictation technique have effect the listening comprehension ability of first graders of SMP HKBP Padang Bulan Medan. A quantitative experimental research design was used in this study. The population of this study were first graders of SMP HKBP Padang Bulan Medan, totaling 30 students, with a sample of 15 students for each class. Students were divided into two groups, namely the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group was taught using dictation technique, while the control group was taught using conventional methods. The instrument used to collect data was a fill in the blank test which was then divided into pre-test and post-test. Data were analyzed using the t-test formula. The results of the analysis show that t-count is greater than t-table (3.02 > 1,69) at a significance level of 0.05 with degrees of freedom (df) 28, meaning that there is a significant influence of the use of dictation technique on students' listening comprehension ability achievement.