Sri Handayani
English Language Education Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Slamet Riyadi University

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THE USE OF STORY COMPLETION TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL Aisah Mahartika; Sri Handayani
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.v5i1.4470

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Speaking skill is necessary skill which very important in conversation with others. It means that people need to master speaking skill. The aim of the research was to know whether Story Completion can improve students’ speaking skill at the tenth grade of MAN 1 Surakarta in 2019/2020 Academic Year. The method of the research was classroom action research which consist of two cycles. Each cycle consisted of planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. The test was oral test and the non-test were observation, interview, and documentation. While, to analyze the data was used t-test. The result of this research showed that the implementation of Story Completion was succsessfully improve students’ speaking skill. The mean score of pre-test was 55,38. Meanwhile in the post-test 1 in cycle 1, it improved to 66,5. In the post – test 2 the score had improved to 79. To try the significance result of teaching and learning speaking in first and second cycle, it was used t-test. The result showed the t-test between pre-test and post-test 1 was improved, while the t-test between post-test 1 and 2 also improved. It can be concluded that Story Completion was appropriate to improve students’ speaking skill in teaching and learning process. Keywords: Story Completion, Classroom Action Reseach, Speaking Skill.
The Use of Listen - Read – Discuss strategy to Improve Students Reading Comprehension Arie Pawestri Regita Cahyani; Sri Handayani
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.v5i1.4472

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The research aims: (1) to know how can Listen Read Discuss strategy implemented effectively in improving the students’ reading comprehension at 8th Grade Student of SMP N 1 Colomadu in the academic year of 2019/2020, and (2) to know how far the improvement the students reading comprehension using Listen Read Discuss Strategy at 8th Grade Student of SMP N 1 Colomadu in the academic year of 2019/2020. The researcher conducted a classroom action research at the eighth grade of SMP N 1 Colomadu from September to November 2020. This research was conducted in class VIII D which consisted of 31 students with 17 boys and 14 girls. The research concerned in improving students’ reading comprehension on narrative texts using Lisen Read Discuss Strategy. The research consisted of two cycles. The procedure of action research consisted of planning, implementation of the action, observation, and reflection. In collecting the data, the researcher used observation, interview and document. In analyzing the data, the researcher used quantitative and qualitative data analysis. The result of this research showed that Listen Read Discuss strategy can improve students’ reading comprehension on narrative texts at eighth grade of SMP N 1 Colomadu. The improvement can be seen from the result of the test. It was 63.96 in pre-test, then it became 74.83 in post-test 1 and it became higher in post-test 2 (80.32). The result of post-test 1 and post-test 2 were higher than the minimum score KKM in that school which was 75.0. Besides, the student participated actively in teaching and learning process. From the result above, it can be concluded that Listen Read Discuss (LRD) Strategy can improve students’ reading comprehension at the eighth grade of SMP N 1 Colomadu. Keywords: Classroom Action Research, Listen Read Discuss (LRD) Strategy, Reading Comprehension.