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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HABIT IN WATCHING ENGLISH MOVIES AND VOCABULARY Paula Anastasia; Mawardin M. Said; Maf’ulah
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 11 No. 1 (2023)
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This research aimed to identify the relationship between habit of watching English movie and vocabulary of grade VIII students' at SMP Negeri 6 Palu. It applied correlation research with a quantitative data approach. Students of Class VII-A, which consisted of twenty-five students, were selected as the sample for this research using the purposive sampling technique. The instruments of this research were questionnaires, vocabulary tests, and the SPSS 26th version. The result of data analysis using the correlation coefficient product moment and SPSS 26th indicated the relationship between students' habit in watching English movies and vocabulary is positive in the high category of relationship (0,702) with a significant level (α = 0.05). Then, comparing the value of the r-counted, which is higher than the r-table, indicates that students' habits of watching English movies contribute to their vocabulary. Therefore, students with a high frequency of habits in watching English movies have a higher probability of gaining a lot of new vocabulary.

A STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FLASHCARDS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY Teguh Budiman; Konder Manurung; Maf’ulah
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 11 No. 3 (2023)
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The objectives of this research are to describe how the implementation of Flashcards in teaching vocabulary and to describe how is students’ vocabulary mastery is after the implementation of Flashcards. The study applied qualitative design that implemented the Library Research Method. The data were collected from scientific writings on implementing Flashcards in teaching vocabulary between 2011 and 2021. The scientific writing was found on the internet. The data were analyzed using content analysis based on Wright (1989). There are nine scientific writings as the data. The results of data analysis showed that implementing Flashcards in nine different studies was carried out using many methods. Some researchers refer to expert recommendations using Flashcards. Buttner (2007), Budden (2013), Allen (1983), Read (2013), Wright (1989), and Harmer (2007). All studies show that students' vocabulary increases after applying Flashcards in their research. Flashcards have some impact on students. For example, Flashcards increase students' motivation to learn vocabulary, students easily understand the material, students can make simple sentences, students acquire new vocabulary, students' vocabulary increases, and students can understand the material. The increase in students' vocabulary is caused by several factors, namely the amount of treatment given, class conditions, and the strategies used by the teachers to overcome students' vocabulary weaknesses.

CORRELATION BETWEEN GRAMMAR MASTERY AND WRITING SKILLS OF 4th-semester STUDENTS Randy; Jamiluddin; Maf’ulah
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023)
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The objective of this research is to find out the correlation between grammar mastery and writing skills. The researchers applied a correlational research design. There were two variables in this research, they were grammar mastery as variable X and writing skills as Variable Y. The researchers took the 4th-semester students as the population and the sample of this research. In selecting the sample, the researchers used a random sampling technique. 3 students from each class were taken randomly as the sample of this research. The total sample was 18 students. In conducting this research, the researchers used two tests. The tests were grammar and writing tests. A grammar test measured students’ competence in simple past tense. The test consists of 20 multiple-choice questions. The test is aimed at collecting data on students’ grammar mastery. In the writing test, the students chose one of three topics that were provided in the test’s instructions. The students wrote the text in the form of a recount text. The data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The result shows that the correlation coefficient between students’ grammar mastery and writing skills is 0.630. The result is categorized as substantial or high. It indicates that there is a positive correlation between grammar mastery and writing skills of 4th-semester students of the English Education Study Program of Tadulako University. It means that the students who have good grammar mastery also have good writing skills and the students who lack grammar mastery also have poor writing skills because grammar is one important aspect that influences students’ writing skills. The implementation of this finding in the teaching of writing skills is that the lecturers must find a way to integrate the teaching of writing skills with grammar.

DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT FACED BY THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 PALU Neliyanti; Rofiqoh; Maf’ulah; Anjar Kusuma Dewi
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 11 No. 3 (2023)
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This research aims to find out the difficulties in writing descriptive text faced by the eleventh-grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Palu. The researcherss applied descriptive quantitative design. There were 10 students involved. The instrument of data collection was a writing text. The data were collected by asking the students to write a descriptive text. The findings show that the most difficulty of writing in each aspect was mechanics 77.16% of students, grammar 21.1% of students, vocabulary 1.23% of students and content and organization 0% of students.

IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MA ALKHAIRAAT BIROMARU THROUGH STORY MAPPING STRATEGY Marmumah; Mukrim; Maf’ulah; Darmawan
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 12 No. 3 (2024)
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The reading comprehension of class X1 students at MA Alkhairaat Biromaru. This research uses a quasi-experimental design by applying a nonequivalent control group design. The population was class X1 students at MA Alkhairaat Biromaru consisting of 30 students from two classes. The sample is class IPA as the experimental group and class IPS as the control group. Sample selection was carried out in total. Tests are used to collect data consisting of pre-test and post-test. The test results show that the average pre-test score obtained by the experimental group is 40.47, while the mea pre-test score obtained by the control group is 43.53. Then, the average post-test score for the experimental group is 86.68, while the control group is 67.13; the t-calculated value (4.28) was higher than the t-table value (1.70), which means that the hypothesis was accepted. The T-test tests determine the significance and relevance between two groups of unpaired samples. Based on the research results, using Story Mapping can improve the reading comprehension of class X1 students at MA Alkhairaat Biromaru.

INVESTIGATING ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT OF GRADE VIII STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 18 SIGI Evi Sagita; Mukrim; Maf’ulah; Jamiluddin
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 12 No. 3 (2024)
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This research aims to find out whether the application of descriptive text is effective in improving the writing skills of grade 8 (eight) students at SMP Negeri 18 Sigi. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods. This population is students in class 8 (eight) of Sigi State Middle School, consisting of 100 people. Sample selection was carried out in total. The test was used to collect data consisting of a pre-test and post-test. The test results showed that the average pre-test score obtained was 59.58. After carrying out the post test the results showed that there were 85% of students who were competent and 15% who were not competent. Increasing students' abilities means that the application of descriptive text to grade 8 (eight) students at SMP Negeri 18 Sigi was declared successful.

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING YOUTUBE AS A MEDIA FOR LEARNING Ayuni; Mukrim; Maf’ulah; Aminah
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 12 No. 3 (2024)
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This research aimed to discover students’ perception of using YouTube as a Media for Learning and factors that can contribute to the use of YouTube as a learning media. Qualitative descriptive are used. The subjects of this research were 30 students of class X 7. Questionnaires and interviews were applied to collect data. The questionnaire consists of 30 questions; interviews were conducted as supporting data. Based on data analysis, data from the questionnaire shows that most students agree with the use of YouTube as a medium for learning English. Learning to use YouTube also gives students new experiences in learning and can overcome boredom in monotonous learning. The interview results also showed that students were happy and gained new experiences by using YouTube as a learning medium. The conclusion can be drawn that students agree that using YouTube can overcome boredom in class, increase interest in learning and gain new experiences

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