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PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN BERBICARA MELALUI METODE LANGSUNG DI LEMBAGA KURSUS ENGLISH CENTER System, Administrator; -, I.G. B. Wahyu Nugraha P
Sphota : Jurnal Linguistik dan Sastra Vol 7 No 1 (2015): Sphota
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ABSTRAK Pembelajaran bahasa Inggris di sekolah formal maupun non formal lebih banyak berkutat pada pembahasan struktur-struktur bahasa Inggris saja, sehingga mengurangi kemampuan siswa dalam menggunakan bahasa yang dipelajari dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Oleh sebab itu, ditawarkan metode langsung dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris di lembaga kursus English Center. Hasil dari data kuantitaf menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan metode langsung dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berbicara bahasa Inggris siswa pada level pemula di lembaga kursus English Center. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari hasil yang dicapai oleh siswa pada saat diberikan tes. Nilai rata-rata siswa pada tes awal adalah 30,6% yang dikategorikan masih sangat kurang. Setelah diberikan treatment pada Siklus I, nilai rata-rata siswa meningkat menjadi 47,7% dan masih berada pada kategori kurang. Namun, pada siklus II nilai rata-rata siswa meningkat menjadi 71,3% dan berada dalam kategori baik. Peningkatan ini juga didukung oleh data kualitatif. Siswa mampu berbicara dalam konteks percakapan sederhana. Mereka mampu menggunakan ungkapan-ungkapan dan kosakata tertentu secara komunikatif.   Kata kunci: keterampilan berbicara, peningkatan, kosakata, metode langsung.
STUDY ON THE ABILITY OF STUDENTS IN WRITING NARRATIVE ESSAY System, Administrator; Vony Purnama, I Gusti Agung
Sphota : Jurnal Linguistik dan Sastra Vol 10 No 1 (2018): Sphota
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This study aims to find out the ability of the students in writing a narrative essay and to find out their difficulties in writing it. The students under concern were the second-semester students of academic year 2016 taking the English 2 subject at STIKOM Bali Dual-Degree Program. This study used the theory of Writing particularly Narrative Writing, and theory of English Grammar. The theory of Writing was used to measure the students’ ability in making a narrative writing. The theory of English Grammar was used to measure their ability in using the grammar. The result of this study showed that the highest score and also the lowest score of the students’ narrative writing were in the part of idea of the content. The proficient category was in the part of vocabulary and mechanic, but some of them also need to improve their vocabulary or the varied wording. There were some difficulties faced by the students in writing narrative essay. The first one was in focusing to the idea of the writing, the use of the varied words, and the use of the correct grammar. Then it can be concluded that they need to improve their focus on the idea and in terms of the details, words, and the most important one is in using the correct grammar.    Keywords: narrative writing, ability, difficulty
AFFINITY STRATEGY AND AUTHENTIC READING MATERIALS: AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION System, Administrator; -, Anak Agung Putri Maharani
Sphota : Jurnal Linguistik dan Sastra Vol 7 No 2 (2015): Sphota
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ABSTRACT This research is a classroom action research which aimed at 1) investigating the improvement of the students’ reading comprehension after being treated by Affinity strategy and authentic reading materials and 2) investigating the students’ response about the implementation of Affinity strategy and authentic reading materials towards reading comprehension. For the accomplishment of the research, 41 X IS 2 freshmen of SMA N 7 Denpasar were involved within this research. In garnering the data, reading comprehension test, observation sheet, interview guide, and questionnaire were used as the research instruments. Afterwards, the gained data was analyzed by means of qualitatively and quantitatively descriptive analysis. The first finding of the research is Affinity strategy and authentic reading materials were able to enhance the students’ reading comprehension. It was proven by the mean score gained at the cycle I was 69.65 which was lower than the mean score in cycle II that was 78.75. Both of the mean scores were higher than the mean score of the pre-test which was 63.17. The second finding of the research is that there was a positive response from the students towards the implementation of Affinity strategy and authentic reading materials. This finding was supported by the result of the interview and the questionnaire. The students felt at ease to undergo learning and teaching process within the implementation of Affinity strategy. Affinity strategy assisted the students to construct their knowledge about the passages through connecting their prior knowledge and peers. Moreover, the authentic reading materials provided the students with a real language classroom.   Key Words: Authentic reading materials, Affinity strategy, reading                  comprehension
IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILL OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 8 DENPASAR IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 THROUGH BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY STYLE DEBATE TECHNIQUE System, Administrator; Krismayani, Ni Wayan; Dian Sawitri, Ni Luh Putu
Sphota : Jurnal Linguistik dan Sastra Vol 11 No 1 (2019): Sphota
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Abstract   This classroom action reseach was done in the area of speaking.  It was found that the eleventh grade students of SMAN 8 Denpasar got difficulty  in communicating and delivering ideas. The objective of this study was to figure out whether or not speaking  skill of the eleventh   grade students of SMAN 8 Denpasar in academic year 2017/2018 could be improved  through  British  Parliamentary  Style Debate Technique.  The research was undertaken based on the result of the interview with the teacher who taught the studentt. Pre-test was then carried out, and it was found that the subjects’ speaking skill was low. In order to settle down the problem, British Parliamentary Style Debate Technique was implemented as the technique to improve the subjects’ speaking skill. The study was conducted in two cycles. Furthermore, the result of post- test in each cycle showed that there were significant improvements on the subjects’ speaking skill after British  Parliamentary  Style  Debate technique  was applied. After the treatment of pre-test, the reflection or post-test was administered.   The mean figure of the reflection or post-test scores obtained by the subjects under study in cycle I was 70.52. and cycle  II  was  78.34. In addition, based on the data of the questionnaire, the subjects’ responses towards the application of the technique was positive.  Therefore, it could be concluded that speaking skill of the eleventh grade students of SMAN 8 Denpasar in academic year 2017/2018 could be improved through British Parliamentary Style Debate Technique.   Keywords: Improving, Speaking, British Parliamentary Style Debate Technique
ASIMILASI BUDAYA BALI DALAM GEREJA DI KABUPATEN BADUNG System, Administrator; Chrisma Dewi, Putu; Chris Susanto, Putu
Sphota : Jurnal Linguistik dan Sastra Vol 11 No 1 (2019): Sphota
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Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggali bentuk-bentuk asimilasi budaya yang terjadi di Gereja protestan dan Katholik termasuk didalmnya menggali bagaimana peran asimilasi tersebut dalam pemertahanan budatya dan bahasa. Pernelitian ini bersifat deskriptif – kualitatif dan melibatkan dua gereja yang merupakan gereja mula-mula dan mempengaruhi keberadaan gereja-gereja berikutnya di Bali. Wawancara dan studi pustaka dilakukan untuk menemukan jawaban dalam setiap permasalahan dalam penelitian ini. Asimilasi budaya dalam Gereja Prtestan dan Katholik di Kabupaten BAdung terjadi pada tataran bangunan, pakaian, tata ibadah, dan kegiatan kemasyarakatan. Asimilasi ini berpreran dalam pelestarian bahasa dan budaya Bali, secara tidak langsung bangunan fisik, tata keagamaan serta kegiatan-kegiatan kemasyarakatan yang mengusung budaya Bali akan mempengaruhi generasi muda untuk mempeertahankan nila-nilai dari kebudayaan Bali.   Kata kunci, gereja, asimilasi, budaya