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The Implementation Of Metacognitive Strategy To Enhance Students’ Critical Reading Ability Lestari, Febrika Dwi; Sinaga, Nenny Triana; Simarmata, Rina Octavia; Simbolon, Desi
Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Mamangan Vol 12, No 3 (2025): Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Mamangan Accredited 2 (SK Dirjen Ristek Dikti No. 0173/C3/DT
Publisher : LPPM Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/mamangan.v12i3.8532

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It is a universal agreement among scientists that critical reading skill is one of the hardest skill that should be possessed by the student. Meanwhile, there is a prove claimed that the metacognitive strategy gave a major significance in reading ability. This study was intended to discover the use of metacognitive strategy in enhancing students’ critical reading skill. The subject of this study was the students of Nommensen HKBP University. This study applied the reading test and the observation sheets in two different cycles to observe the significant improvement of the students in their critical reading ability. The results showed the improvement of the students’ reading test score during the implementation of the two cycles. Furthermore, the observation sheets showed that the students was becoming interesting and easier in doing the critical reading practice and test that leading the class to comprehend the critical reading skill successfully. Therefore, it is apparent that through the implementation of the metacognitive strategy, students can improve their understanding in the critical reading skill.
AN ERROR ANALYSIS OF USING SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE Simanjuntak, Abdi Putra Arianto; Tobing, Aryo Hans; Simbolon, Desi; Silaban, Tumiar
Journal of English Language Teaching, Literatures, Applied Linguistic (JELTLAL) Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Mey
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.69820/jeltlal.v3i1.306

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This Descriptive text is a type of writing that explains or illustrates people, places, and objects by focusing on their physical characteristics or appearances.This study analyzes students’ grammatical errors in using the simple present tense in descriptive texts. Conducted on 24 second-semester English Education students at HKBP Nommensen University Medan, the research used a qualitative descriptive method and surface strategy taxonomy (Dulay et al., 1982) to classify errors into omission, addition, misinformation, and misordering. The population of this research included all second-semester students of the English Education Study Program at HKBP Nommensen University Medan during the academic year of the study. These students had completed Writing I and were enrolled in Writing II, which covers the use of grammatical structures such as the simple present tense in descriptive writing. Using purposive sampling, one class (Class B) was selected, consisting of 24 students who met the criteria and were deemed suitable for analyzing grammatical errors. The primary instrument was a supervised writing task, where students wrote a five-paragraph (200–300 words) descriptive text about a person, place, or thing within 60 minutes. Their texts were analyzed using the Surface Strategy Taxonomy (Dulay, Burt, & Krashen, 1982), which classifies errors into omission, addition, misinformation, and misordering. For data validity, two grammar experts assisted in reviewing and confirming the identified errors through triangulation. From 263 simple present tense usages, 141 (53.61%) were incorrect. The most frequent error was omission (40%), followed by addition (29%), misformation (18%), and misordering (13%). These findings indicate that students still face difficulties in mastering simple present tense, especially in forming grammatically complete sentences.
Co-Authors Febrika Dwi Lestari Silaban, Tumiar Simanjuntak, Abdi Putra Arianto Simarmata, Rina Octavia Sinaga, Nenny Triana Tobing, Aryo Hans