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Journal : Journal of English Language and Education

EFL University Students’ Perceptions of Effective Teaching Grammar Johari Afrizal; Arimuliani Ahmad; Intan Syazwina Salsabila
Journal of English Language and Education Vol 6, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jele.v6i2.177

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This research is taken to identify students’ perceptions of effective teaching grammar with 30 EFL university students as participants. Questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and reflective notes were used to obtain data in this study.  Quantitative and qualitative analysis were used to analyse data, while data from interviews and reflective notes were transcribed. The results of this study showed that the students’ perception of effective teaching grammar in EFL indicated that students agree (96%) grammar is important for them. Most of the participants (more than 90%) prefer learning grammar through memorizing the rule of the language then followed by a set of examples. Other techniques have been mentioned namely listening to music, songs and poem. Learning by participating in real-life situations than developing their grammatical knowledge is also another technique that has been chosen.
The Effect of Using Project Based Learning Method on Students’ Writing Skill Anita Wulandari; Arimuliani Ahmad
Journal of English Language and Education Vol 5, No 1 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jele.v5i1.51

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The objective of this research was to know the effect of using Project-based Learning (PjBL) method on students’ writing skill of second year students at SMAN 2 Tapung Hilir. The design of this research was experimental research which was deal with two variables. The first variable was project based learning method as independent variable and the second variable was students’ writing skill as dependent variable. The sample of this research was 61 students of second year students at SMAN 2 Tapung Hilir. Further, there were two classes of this research. There were experimental class and control class. To obtain the data, the researcher gave the students explanation text as writing test. The data was analyzed by using paired sample T-test through SPSS 22 version program. Based on result shown that towas8.682 and df was 29. It could be analyzed that to is higher than ttable, of 0,05 on the significance rtable(8.682>0.367), that null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected, while the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It can be concluded that there is significant effect of using PjBL method on students’ writing skill of second year students at SMAN 2 Tapung Hilir.
An Analysis of Online Learning in Academic Writing Course During the Covid-19 Pandemic at the Fourth Semester Students of English Language Education of FKIP UIR Lisa Novi Riski; Arimuliani Ahmad
Journal of English Language and Education Vol 6, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jele.v6i2.175

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The abolition of in-person teaching and learning activities policy at universities due to the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a rapid transition from offline to online teaching and learning process. The inequality of internet networks in Indonesia makes this a challenge for lecturers and students. Academic Writing is also admitted by students as hard material. Hence, this study aims to analyze how the implementation of online learning in the Academic Writing course at the English Department of FKIP UIR. The instruments were an online questionnaire and structured interviews for students and the lecturer. The findings of this study found that the implementation of online learning in the Academic Writing course was held synchronously and asynchronously. Various online platforms support the teaching and learning process. However, many students have struggled with bad internet connections, were enabled to focus during the study, and have difficulty understanding materials.
An Exploration of Foreign Language Anxiety and Its Effect to Reading Comprehension Indrayani Winingsih; Fauzul Etfita; Sri Wahyuni; Arimuliani Ahmad
Journal of English Language and Education Vol 6, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jele.v6i2.174

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Foreign language anxiety commonly appears in reading, it causes the brain to engaged with unpleasant feelings that it become difficult to seize new information. Thus, this research aimed to classify the levels of students’ reading anxiety and to find the significant difference in reading comprehension between students with higher level of reading anxiety and lower level of reading anxiety. A descriptive design was employed to conduct this research. The data were collected from the first-year students of English Language Education at a Private University in Riau using adapted Questionnaires from Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Inventory (EFLRAI). The result of this research revealed that 8 or 14% of the students are categorize as low anxious level, then 39 or 66% of the students are categorize as medium anxious level and 12 or 20% of them are classified as high anxious level. Furthermore, according to the results of the Mann-Whitney U Test analysis, it figured out that students with lower levels of anxiety outperform the students with higher levels of anxiety in terms of reading comprehension, with a p value of 0.011.