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EXPLORING EFL STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN MICROTEACHING CLASS (A CASE STUDY OF SIXTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM OF PATTIMURA UNIVERSITY) Letsoin, Juliana; Lekawael, Rosina; Hukom, Salmon
Pattimura Excellence Journal of Language and Culture Vol 4 No 2 (2024): Pattimura Excelence Journal of Language and Culture
Publisher : Pattimura University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30598/PEJLaC.v4.i2.pp71-86

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The aims of this research were to identify the difficulties faced by EFL students in microteaching class, to find out the most significant difficulties and the strategies to overcome the difficulties faced by EFL students in microteaching class for sixth semester students in the English Education Study Program of Pattimura University. To obtain information from EFL students, this research used explanatory mixed method involving questionnaires and interviews to collected the data. The questionnaires are used to answer the identifying students and interviews are used to answer strategies used by students in microteaching classes. The participants of the research were from 37 students of class A in the sixth semester class students of 2020 in academic year 2023/2024, at English Education Study Program, Pattimura University. The results of questionnaires showed that difficulties face by EFL students as prospective teachers in the procedural category 45%, managerial category 65%, psychological category 55%, instructional category 41%, and professional category 29%. While, the result of the interview and questionnaire also showed that most of the EFL students’ difficulty in managerial category. Based on questionnaire result 65% EFL students as prospective teachers had difficulties in managerial category namely difficulty in planning advance the contents of the material, difficulty in explaining the material to the participants, difficulty in managing the classrom, difficulty in using series of teaching strategies according to strategy planning and material and difficulty in controlling the class activity. While, based on interview result students mentioned that they had difficulties also in managerial category namely difficulty in using series of teaching strategies and explaining the material. The strategies that EFL students used to overcome their difficulties based on interviews results are more practice, time management, discuss with the lecturer and friends, watching videos on the internet/YouTube, and learn more. Most of them always practice more to overcome their difficulties in microteaching classes.
Survey on the Use of Project Based Learning Model in Teaching Speaking at SMPN 2 Ayamaru Binnendyk, Sophia; Hukom, Salmon; Hukom, Salmon; Bilmona, Hanafi; Lewier, Christian Albert
MATAI: International Journal of Language Education Vol 5 No 1 (2024): MATAI International Journal of Language Education
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Kabupaten Kepulauan Aru

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30598/matail.v5i1.16555

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Project Based Learning (PBL) has implemented as a teaching model in English class. This study aims to explore teacher’s and students’ perception on the use of PBL in speaking class. The study used descriptive qualitative research. It was carried out at SMPN 2 Ayamaru, and the sample of the study is an English teacher and three students. In collecting the data, the researchers used interview. There were six questions for teacher and five questions for students. The results show that both teacher and students had positive impression about the use of PBL in speaking class. The teacher used PBL because its characteristics were appropriate with speaking as tool of communication. PBL can help students in improving their speaking ability, besides PBL also promotes team and collaborative work among students. In doing a project, the students can give feedback toward language barriers when their mates did mistakes. The teacher also can provide feedback. Lastly, the students feel more confident in presenting the project because in PBL, the students did more practice in groups.
Survey on the Use of Project Based Learning Model in Teaching Speaking at SMPN 2 Ayamaru Binnendyk, Sophia; Hukom, Salmon; Hukom, Salmon; Bilmona, Hanafi; Lewier, Christian Albert
MATAI: International Journal of Language Education Vol 5 No 1 (2024): MATAI International Journal of Language Education
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Kabupaten Kepulauan Aru

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30598/matail.v5i1.16555

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Project Based Learning (PBL) has implemented as a teaching model in English class. This study aims to explore teacher’s and students’ perception on the use of PBL in speaking class. The study used descriptive qualitative research. It was carried out at SMPN 2 Ayamaru, and the sample of the study is an English teacher and three students. In collecting the data, the researchers used interview. There were six questions for teacher and five questions for students. The results show that both teacher and students had positive impression about the use of PBL in speaking class. The teacher used PBL because its characteristics were appropriate with speaking as tool of communication. PBL can help students in improving their speaking ability, besides PBL also promotes team and collaborative work among students. In doing a project, the students can give feedback toward language barriers when their mates did mistakes. The teacher also can provide feedback. Lastly, the students feel more confident in presenting the project because in PBL, the students did more practice in groups.