Ch. Evy Tri W
English Language Education Teacher Training and Education Faculty Slamet Riyadi University, Surakarta

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THE USE OF GIST STRATEGY IN READING COMPREHENSION Agnes Budi Tyas Mekawati; Ch. Evy Tri W
English Research Journal : Journal of Education, Language, Literature, Arts and Culture Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020): English Research Journal
Publisher : English Education Department Slamet Riyadi University Surakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33061/erj.v5i1.4469

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The objectives of the research are as follows : (1) To know whether using GIST strategy can improve the reading comprehension at the eighth grade students of SMP Saverius Sragen in the Academic Year of 2019/2020. (2) To know how far the implementation of GIST strategy in teaching and learning reading in narrative text at the eighth grade students of SMP Saverius Sragen in Academic Year 2019/2020. The researcher conducted a Classroom Action Research at the eighth grade students of SMP Saverius Sragen from January to February 2020. The subject of the research was the students of VIII A which consisted of 20 students. The research was concerned on improving students‟ reading comprehension using GIST strategy. It consisted of 2 cycles. Each cycle consisted of two meetings which was 80 minutes for each meeting and every cycle ended by post test. Each cycle had four steps: planning, action, observation and reflection. In collecting the data, the researcher used observation, interview, documentation, and tests(pre-test and post-test). The result of cycle 1 showed that some students had lack of vocabulary and also still had difficulties in finding the main idea, the implicit information and the meaning of difficult words in a text. Therefore, cycle 2 showed that the use of GIST strategy for students had lack of vocabulary and difficulties in finding the main idea could improve the students‟ reading comprehension. The students‟ mean score in pre-test was 50.25, post-test I was 66.75, and post-test II 76.80. Based on the result of the research, it could be concluded that “The use GIST (Generating Interaction between Schema and Text) strategy can improve students‟ reading comprehension in narrative text at the eighth grade students of SMP Saverius Sragen in 2019/2020 academic year especially in class VIII-A”. Key word: Reading Comprehension, GIST Strategy, Classroom Action Research.
THE USE OF LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE APPROACH IN WRITING SKILL Andika Krisna Mukti; Ch. Evy Tri W
English Research Journal : Journal of Education, Language, Literature, Arts and Culture Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020): English Research Journal
Publisher : English Education Department Slamet Riyadi University Surakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33061/erj.v5i1.4471

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The objectives of the research are : 1) to find out whether Language Experience Approach (LEA) can improve students‟ Writing Skill on Narrative Text; and 2) to find out the implementation of LEA in teaching and learning writing at the eighth grade students of SMP N 16 Surakarta in 2019/2020 Academic Year especially in class VIII D is. The research was conducted at SMP N 16 Surakarta. It was conducted from October, 22th 2019 until January, 23rd 2020. The subject of the research was the students of class VIII D. In implementing the teaching and learning process, the researcher divided the research into two cycles. There were 2 meetings in cycle 1 and cycle 2. All meetings ended by Post-Test. Every meeting consisted of 5 steps : observing, questioning, exploring, associating, and communicating. In collecting the data, the reseacher used Test and Non Test. Tests included Pre-Test and Post-Test. Non Test included observation, interview , data analysis and documentation. In analyzing the data, the researcher used quantitative data and qualitative data . The result of Cycle 1 showed that some students were still less on organizing idea, vocabulary,language in use, content, and mechanics. Therefore, Cycle 2 showed that the use of LEA for organizing idea, vocabulary,language in use,content, and mechanics could improve the students‟ Writing Skill. The students‟ mean score in pre-test was 44.85, post-test 1 was 60.29, and post-test 2 was 73.08. And the t-test of cycle 1 was 8.56, and the t-test of cycle 2 was 10.65. Based on the result of the data from pre test, post test 1 and post test 2, it could be concluded that “The use of LEA can improve students‟ Writing Skill on Narrative Text in SMP N 16 Surakarta in 2019/2020 Academic Year, especially in class VIII D. So, LEA is a good and fun learning strategy for teaching and learning process. Key word: Writing Skill, Language Experience Approach (LEA) , Classroom Action Research.