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STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING: AN APPROACH TO DEVELOP SPEAKING SKILL IN EFL CLASSROOM Larasati, Finza
English Community Journal Vol 2, No 1 (2018): English Community Journal
Publisher : English Education Study Program Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

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This paper brings to light, the importance of an approach in learning speaking; a student centered learning approach. The researcher pays so much attention on this approach caused the necessity of students in globalization era that required them to master the English especially in terms of communication. A key issue here is whether what happens in a speaking classroom is concerned with “teaching speaking”. Student-centered learning is focused on the student’s needs, abilities, interests, and learning styles with the teacher as a facilitator of learning. This classroom teaching method acknowledges student voice as central to the learning experience for every learner. The relationship between student-centered approach and the speaking skill is relevant. This approach creates learning by doing situation. The students can develop their speaking skill through the realization of tasks, which are devised along with the students and taking into consideration their needs and characteristics.
STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING: AN APPROACH TO DEVELOP SPEAKING SKILL IN EFL CLASSROOM Larasati, Finza
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.v2i1.1004

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This paper brings to light, the importance of an approach in learning speaking; a student centered learning approach. The researcher pays so much attention on this approach caused the necessity of students in globalization era that required them to master the English especially in terms of communication. A key issue here is whether what happens in a speaking classroom is concerned with “teaching speaking”. Student-centered learning is focused on the student’s needs, abilities, interests, and learning styles with the teacher as a facilitator of learning. This classroom teaching method acknowledges student voice as central to the learning experience for every learner. The relationship between student-centered approach and the speaking skill is relevant. This approach creates learning by doing situation. The students can develop their speaking skill through the realization of tasks, which are devised along with the students and taking into consideration their needs and characteristics.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ HABIT IN WATCHING ENGLISH MOVIE AND LISTENING ACHIEVEMENT (BY FOURTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PALEMBANG) Rositasari, Tri; Larasati, Finza; Yunensi, Yunensi
English Community Journal Vol 3, No 2 (2019): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

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The objective of this study was to find out the correlation between students’ habit in watching English movie (X) and listening achievement(Y) by fourth semester students of Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang There were 47 students taken as the sample of this study who were determined by using purposive sampling technique. The collected data was analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and the instruments used were students’ listening scores and questionnaire of students’ habit in watching English movie. Subsequently, the research finding indicated that there was low correlation between students’ habit in watching English movie and listening achievement. It proved by the obtain (0.212) which lower than r table (0.2845). It considered that alternative hypothesis (Ha) in this research was rejected and the null hypothesis (Ho) which stated that there was no correlation between students’ habit in watching English movie and their listening achievement accepted. In conclusion, there was low correlation between students’ habit in watching English movie and their listening achievement.
AN ANALYSIS OF PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HOMEWORK IN IMPROVING ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT Saputri, Kurnia; Larasati, Finza; Febriyani, Martina
English Community Journal Vol 4, No 2 (2020): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

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The main purpose of this study was to identify students’ parent perceptions on the importance of homework in improving English achievement of eighth grade students at SMP Bina Bhakti Abab. The subjects of this study were all of the students’ parents of eighth grade students at SMP Bina Bhakti Abab. The study used mixed method through questionnaire as a research instrument and documentation. The questionnaire was to identify and get the information on the importance of homework for their children and the questionnaire was divided into eight points, (1) Parents’ role construction (2) Parents’ self-efficacy (3) School invitations (4) Teacher invitations (5) Child invitations (6) Parental time (7) Parental energy and (8) Parental knowledge and skills. The total of the result of each points showed that: Parents’ role construction 343 (Agree) and 287 (Strongly Agree), Parents’ self-efficacy 111 (Agree) and 99 (Strongly Agree), School invitations 32 (Disagree), 32 (Somewhat Agree) and 42 (Agree), Teacher invitations 111 (Agree) and 56 (Strongly Agree), Child invitations 33 (Agree) and 25 (Strongly Agree), Parental time 42 (Disagree) and 48 (Agree), Parental energy 24 (Disagree) and 36 (Agree), and Parental knowledge and skills 74 (Agree) and 54 (Strongly Agree).
A BLENDED LEARNING IN ICT USED FOR IMPROVING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING Gumartifa, Asti; Larasati, Finza; Aurelia, Syafira
PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education) Vol 3, No 6 (2020): VOLUME 3 NUMBER 6, NOVEMBER 2020
Publisher : IKIP Siliwangi

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The technology of information and communication (ICT) has evolved in the sector of education. Many elements have dramatically changed exponentially over the past three decades. It can modify and simplify the development of learning activities. Thus, Google Classroom will provide a blended learning platform in the education aspect. Google Classroom provides various things simpler for teachers to conduct learning practices effectively and efficiently, not the expected learning just in class, but even outside the classroom. It is revolutionizing schooling, thus the combination of mixed-method learning is also needed by each school. The advent of blended is among the most significant outcomes of the revolution. Learning which incorporates the essence of face-to-face and ICT use is needed in the era of 4.0. This article discusses existing theories, and empirical evidence relating to the essence of blended learning and Google Classroom in ELT. This research is used to create teachers’ broad mind widely to the use of Google Classroom as the blended course in English Language Teaching.
Improving Reading Comprehension Through Small Group Discussion Adawiyah, Dita; Larasati, Finza
Jurnal Simki Pedagogia Vol 3 No 6 (2020): Volume 3 Nomor 6 Tahun 2020
Publisher : Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

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Teaching technique is needed by every teacher in transferring knowledge to the students. It was a great role for the result of the teaching. This study aimed to to find out the significant difference in reading comprehension achievement between the students who were taught by using small group discussion and those who were not. The population was all the eleventh-grade students of SMA Negeri 9 Palembang which consisted of six classes with total number of 232 students. The total sample of the study was 74 students. Purposive sampling technique was used in collecting the sample. This study used experimental method with the type was quasi-experimental. The researcher collected the data through narrative reading test. The writer used the Statistical Package for the Sosial Sciences (SPSS) program to analyze the data to find out the way or the strategy in teaching reading comprehension through small gorup discussion. The first measurement used pre-test, the second used post-test. The experimental group was given treatment and the control group was not. The result showed that the students in experimental group performed better than the students in control group. It could be stated that improving students’ reading comprehension through small group discussion was more significant than conventional way to the eleventh garde students of SMA Negeri 9 Palembang.
LEARNERS’ NEED ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH LEARNING MATERIALS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PALEMBANG Larasati, Finza; Adawiyah, Dita; Yuliani, Sri; Septarini, Dian
English Community Journal Vol 6, No 1 (2022): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

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The aim of this study was to analyze the learners’ target needs and learning needs for English learning material in the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang. This study used qualitative and quantitative research method through questionnaire and interview. The subjects of this study were 49 Economics and Business faculty students who have taken English subject in their previous semester, three lecturers of English, and three alumni users.  The questionnaire was given to the students and the interview was given to the lecturers of English, and alumni users. The result of this study found that the students need the materials that can help them to understand spoken work-related instruction, conduct job interviews, write proposals (projects, plans, etc.), write a job application letter and personal data, do business presentations, read business letters, understand written work-related instructions, negotiate, read work-related literature, read contract/agreement documents, read email, express opinions at business meetings, write business email, write business letters, write contract/agreement documents, write report documents (meetings/sales/finance, etc.), serve customers orally, and to do business conversations through the phone. Furthermore, it could be highlighted from the result of the collecting data that those objectives of the study should be achieved through listening, reading, writing, and speaking activities. 
The influence of means ends analysis (MEA) model on grammar achievement Tri Rositasari; Finza Larasati; Dwi Rara Saraswaty
English Review: Journal of English Education Vol 9 No 1 (2020)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

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The objective of this study was to find out the influence of MEA learning model on students’ grammar learning achievements. The participants were the third semester students of English study program, UM Palembang in academic year 2019/2020 which amounted to 40 students. This study was a quantitative research. This study used pre-experimental method. The research design used two groups pretest post-test design. The researcher conducted several steps to analyze the data; first, data from pre- and post-test results were analyzed to find averages obtained from the control and experimental group. Second, the data obtained by the control and experimental group were compared statistically to determine differences in grammar test scores between the two groups using paired sample tests. Third, the data obtained from the second step were compared statistically to find the significant differences in the grammar values between the two groups by using paired sample t-tests. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the experimental group before the treatment was carried out in the learning process based on the pretest value was still not good, but when the treatment has been carried out, the student post-test results showed a very good improvement. For the control group, there were no favorable changes (significant) between the pre- and post-test result scores, because both of them showed the same results, which were not good.
Indonesian EFL Students' Perception towards Online Learning during Covid 19 Pandemic Finza Larasati
Journal on Teacher Education Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Journal On Teacher Education
Publisher : Universitas Pahlawan

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Penelitian ini menyoroti gambaran bagaimana mahasiswa EFL memandang penggunaan platform pembelajaran daring selama pandemi covid-19. Metode survei digunakan peneliti untuk melakukan studi deskriptif kepada 88 responden (mahasiswa EFL Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang (UMP)). Kuesioner tertutup digunakan sebagai instrumen. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa Mahasiswa EFL UMP memiliki persepsi positif terhadap pembelajaran daring di masa pandemi Covid-19. Mereka mengaku E-learning cocok digunakan dalam situasi masa Pandemi Covid 19. Lebih lanjut, mereka menjelaskan bahwa pembelajaran secara daring memudahkan mereka dalam mengerjakan tugas karena mereka mudah mengoperasikan platform/aplikasi. Meski demikian, mereka tidak mempermasalahkan gagasan untuk tetap menggunakan E-learning setelah pandemi Covid 19 berakhir. Hal ini disebabkan oleh beberapa masalah yang dapat muncul selama E-learning seperti; koneksi internet lambat dan mahalnya biaya pembelian kuota. Kemudian, mereka mengklaim bahwa E-learning tidak dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar mereka, baik untuk kinerja maupun kemampuan bahasa mereka. Kesimpulannya, Mahasiswa EFL UMP sepakat bahwa E-learning layak digunakan selama masa Covid 19, namun mereka tetap menganggap bahwa hal itu tidak lebih baik dari metode konvensional dimana guru dan siswa dapat bertemu dan berkomunikasi secara langsung dalam waktu yang bersamaan. dan tempat.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE USE OF E-LEARNING IN THE ENGLISH SUBJECT Munalia Munalia; Kurnia Saputri; Finza Larasati; Gunawan Ismail
ELP (Journal of English Language Pedagogy) Vol 7 No 1 (2022): ELP (Journal of English Language Pedagogy)
Publisher : Universitas Mahaputra Muhammad Yamin

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36665/elp.v7i1.585

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The objectives of this study were to find out students’ perception about E-learning in English Subject to the Tenth Grade Students’ Madrasah Aliyah Darun Najah Bangun Jaya and to find out strengths and weaknesses in using E-learning faced by the Tenth Grade Students’ Madrasah Aliyah Darun Najah Bangun Jaya. This study used a mix method by using questionnaires and open-ended questionnaires. The researchers used total sampling and the sample was 69 students. The data were collected through an online questionnaire distributed through Google Form and WhatsApp application. For analyzing the data, the researchers used a percentage analysis formula. Based on the result of the questionnaire, 36 students or 52.2% had negative perception of E-learning in English subjects, 31 students or 44.9% had positive perception and 2 students or 2.8% had neutral perception. It could be concluded that the Tenth Grade Student of Madrasah Aliyah Darun Najah Bangun Jaya has negative perception on E-learning in English subject. The result of the open-end questionnaire found that the strength in using the WhatsApp application is that it is easier to submit the assignment. E-learning can eliminate hesitation / unconfidence to practice English, and interaction and communication between teacher and students better. The weakness in using E-learning was students are difficult to understand the material given. They faced limited internet access and the time was not flexible, so that learning activities became ineffective.