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The Impact of Duolingo Application on the Seventh-Grade Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Risky, Amelya; Syafi'i S, M.
Indonesian Journal of Integrated English Language Teaching Vol 9, No 2 (2023): : IJIELT VOLUME 9, NUMBER 2, 2023
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau

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The goal of this study was to gather empirical data and examine how the Duolingo application was used by the seventh-grade students at MTSN 4 Rokan Hulu to increase their vocabulary mastery. The students were participated in a quasi-experimental research design and were divided into two groups, the experimental group and the control group. 131 students made up the entire population, and purposive sampling was used to obtain the sample. As a result, VII B served as the control class and VII A as the experimental class. There were 32 students in the experimental class and 30 in the control group. Vocabulary mastery test and observations were served as the data collecting tools. The test was administered twice. By using a significance level of 0.05, the data analysis findings indicate that the value of t-table was 3.476. It is greater than the value of t-table, which is 1.671. In conclusion, using the Duolingo application to improve the seventh-grade students’ vocabulary mastery at the school had a substantial impact.
The Teachers’ Perception of Using Peer Editing Technique in Writing at SMP An Namiroh Pekanbaru Harni, Meylida; Syafi'i S, M.
Journal of English and Arabic Language Teaching Vol 15, No 1 (2024): J/E/A/L/T (June)
Publisher : State Islamic University of Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau

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Perception is a process where the teacher observes something and reacts to it based on facts that are what the teacher sees and fells. Meanwhile, writing is a way to convey ideas, thoughts, and opinion that are in our minds. And peer editing is a technique used to determined abilities, especially in writing. With the teacher’s perception regarding the use of peer editing techniques in writing, the teacher can evaluate the use of this technique and whether this technique is effective in improving  students’ writing abilities. This research aim to find teachers’ opinion regarding the use of peer editing technique in writing at SMP An Namiroh Pekanbaru. This research is qualitative research. This research was conducted in August 2023 at SMP An Namiroh Pekanbaru. The population of this research were English teachers at SMP AN-NAmiroh Pekanbaru who has experience in teaching English. The data collection technique in this reseach used interviews, and two teachers were interviewed. Then the information obtained from the teacher is explained and concluded. The finding obtained show that all English teachers have positive opinion regarding the use of this technique even though there are several obstacles experienced when implementing it. This technique is very useful for improving students’ writing abilities.