Journal of English Development
Vol. 3 No. 02 (2023): Journal of English Development

The Know-Want-Learn (KWL) Strategy in English Learning of Junior High School Student: English

Aditya Ridho Fatmawan (Universitas Triatma Mulya Bali, Indonesia)
Dwi Mahya Sari (SMP N 2 Gunung Labuhan Lampung, Indonesia)
Desty Endrawati Subroto (Universitas Bina Bangsa, Indonesia)
Nurmadina Hs (Universitas Handayani Makassar, Indonesia)
Desy Liliani Husain (Universitas Halu Oleo, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Jun 2023

Abstract

The aim of teaching foreign language is defined in terms of four skills. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It clearly shows that the purpose of teaching English is to enable students to master the four skills. The objective of this research were to know whether KWL strategy improve students’ narrative text reading ability, teachers’ performance, and students’ participation during the teaching-learning process at 27 Students eighth grade of Junior High School Student. To see the teachers’ performance and students’ participation (Teaching Learning Process), qualitative data was used (interview and observation sheet). Meanwhile, quantitative data (students’ score) was used to know students' ability to read narrative text (Learning Product). This research was conducted at Junior High School students of Gunung Labuhan Lampung. The subject of this research was students of class Eighth Grade. This research used classroom action research (CAR). The action research was done in two cycles. Each cycle was done in three meetings. Each cycle consists of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. Based on the result of the cycles from pre-test data, students passed grade 37%, which increased in every cycle as follows, Post Cycle 1 got score students passing grade 44,4%. In Post Cycle II got score students passing grade 81,5% and from the observation sheet result, 90% were active during the teaching-learning process and 81% students gain score 70 or more. Referring to the research, it concluded that KWL strategy improved students’ narrative text reading ability, teachers’ performance and students’ participation during the teaching-learning process.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jed

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal of English Development invites submissions of previously unpublished articles that address English language-related issues within Linguistics, applied linguistics, applied teaching, English as first, second and foreign language, language design and development, language testing and ...