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English Community Journal
ISSN : 2549009     EISSN : 25797378     DOI : -
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English Community Journal is a journal of English Education Journal of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang. English Community Journal includes articles of English Education and published in twice a year, march and September. English Community Journal focusses on teachers, lecturers, students, reseacrhers who consentrate in English Education. Writing articles focusses on English Community Journal template.
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USING DICTOGLOSS TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL Huda, Moh. Choirul; Rahadianto, Piping
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v3i1.1696

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This study is aimed at upgrading the students’ writing skill by employing Dictogloss technique as the teaching technique in writing class. The setting and participants were the eleventh grade students totally 20 students at MA Sunan Giri Gondang. The design of this research is a classroom action research consisting 4 steps, such as planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The data collection methods were writing test, interview to teacher and student, observation, field notes, and questionnaire. The findings show that the students’ writing skill got improvement after being taught using Dictogloss technique. The score mean increased from 66,9 (preliminary study) to 74,3 (Cycle 1) to 77,6 (Cycle 2). It can be concluded that the implementation of Dictogloss technique can improve the students’ writing skill.
EXPLORING AND IDENTIFYING TECHNOLOGY-BASED DYNAMIC LEARNING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA IN ACADEMIC WRITING Inderawati, Rita; Petrus, Ismail; Jaya, Hariswan Putra
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v3i1.1697

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Technology has been a new concept of learning in this digital era which brings positive response to students and lecturer. This current study focuses on the use of various social media that facilitate students to learn English. The aim of this research is to explore and to identify the use of Facebook in academic writing courses that perpetually developed to be a dynamic way of learning through a blended learning in terms of mobile learning. The 2nd semester students of 2017/2018 as the research subject who took Academic Paragraph Course. By utilizing mix-method through observation, documentation, questionnaire, and interview, this study explored and identified the language learning through social media. The result of the study was that the English learning especially academic writing could be categorized as a dynamic learning with exact rich connections in Facebook group account which was utilized both online and offline mode of learning with various learning models appropriate to the 21st century English learning where a dynamic interaction amongst lecturer and students happened by collaborating, communicating, thinking critically, and creating through self/peer assessment and a series of dynamic learning.
USING SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING ACHIEVEMENT ON NARRATIVE TEXT Arisman, Rizal; Haryanti, Irda Sriyanti
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v3i1.1698

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Objective of this research was to find out significant difference of reading achievement between students who are taught using Small Group Discussion and those are taught using conventional method. The research used quantitative approach by applying quasi experimental design of nonequivalent group design. Population of this research was the grade eight students of SMP Negeri 2 Pasarwajo in school year of 2017/2018. Number of populations were 118 students. Samples of this research were class VIII.A as experimental class which consisted of 30 students and VIII.B as the control class which consisted of 29 students. Instrument of this research was test and it was analyzed using Independent Sample T Test. This research concludes that there was a significant difference of reading achievement between the class whom is taught by using Small Group Discussion method and the class whom is taught by using conventional method.
MAXIMAZING TEACHER ROLES IN SHAPING SELF-DIRECTED LEARNERS Agustiani, Indah Windra Dwie
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v3i1.1694

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This paper attempts to offer some efforts that can be applied or employed by teachers  in teaching learning activities to shape self-directed learners. It encompasses some theories about roles of teachers, roles of learners, the definition and characteristics of self-directed learners,the advantages of self-directed learning, and some possible tips of shaping self-directed learners. Some roles of teachers  are discussed in this paper to highlight that  teachers do not only teach and give some materials to be learned by their  learners but have great tasks, like  to be  a monitor of students learning, motivator, organizer, and controller of pupil behaviour,provider of accurate language models,counselor and friend, needs analyst,material developer, and evaluator (Richard :1990:4). Hence, a teacher must encourage learners to take on greater degree of responsibility for their own successful learning (Hedge, 2000:34) and a teacher must motivate and help the learners to gain and develop the executive control of their  learning strategies especially metacognitive strategies to teach them how to learn (Joyce,etal:  2009:16).Thus, some roles of learners become important to be included in this paper to assert that the burden of learning cannot be merely puored on the teacher but the learners  have some roles need to be contemplated for the success of teaching and learning.  Therefore, the integration of teacher - learner  awareness toward their roles in teaching learning process can be effectively shaped to generate self-directed learners.
TEACHING READING COMPREHENSIN OF SPOOF TEXT BY USING JIGSAW LEARNING MODEL TO THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMA NEGERI 13 PALEMBANG Yuliani, Sri
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v3i1.1699

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The objective of the study is to find out whether it is effective or not using jigsaw learning model in teaching reading comprehension of  spoof text to the eleventh grade students at SMA Negeri 13 Palembang. In this study, the researcher used experimental method. The population of this study is all the eleventh grade students at SMA Negeri 13 Palembang with the total numbers of students was 392. Therefore, the sample of the study is 72 students consist two classes,namely: 36 students for control group and 36 students for experimental group. The sample was taken by using non purposisve random sampling method. The data collected by using written test consist of 30 questions and the type of questions is multiple choice.  The result of the test was analyzed by using t-test which were pair sample t-test and independent sample t-test was known as: mean of post test in expermental group was 72.22 higher than past test mean score of control group was 58.64. Furthermore, the result of t-obtained was 6.132 and t-table was 2.030, it shows that t-obtained was higher than t-table. From the explanation above, there were significant difference between the experimental group that have been taught by using jigsaw learning model and control group that was not taught using treatment. It means that, Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. It was concluded that it was effective of using jigsaw learning model to teach reading comprehension of spoof text to the eleventh grade students at SMA Negeri 13 Palembang.
CULTURE SHOCK AMONG FOREIGN STUDENTS: A CASE-STUDY OF THAI STUDENTS STUDYING AT UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PALEMBANG Sulaiman, Masagus; Saputri, Kurnia
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v3i1.1695

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The phenomenon of culture shock has some impacts on  foreigners (i.e. psychological impact and intellectual impact), especially for foreign students studying in a new country. This research  is aimed at figuring out the dominant aspects of culture shocks faced by the three Thai students studying at Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang and how they cope with it. Descriptive-qualitative method was used in this research.To collect the data, the researchers used interview and questionnaire. Coding technique was used in analyzing the data. The results showed two dominant aspects of culture shocks found, namely: academic shocks (i.e teacher’s role and attitude, poorly organized program and classroom organization, and local students’ attitude). and social shocks (i.e.women-men relationship, community bonding, habits in social gathering). Generally, the three Thai students coped with the shock by preparing mental and psychology, as well as learning academic destination.
ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEM IN A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND BY FLANNERY O’CONNOR Hani, Mohamad
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v3i1.1700

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This study aims to describe the problems of social problems contained in the short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor. This research applied descriptive qualitative. The data source is the short story which title is "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor. The results of this study are: (1) Family disorganization, due to lack of communication and lack of social relations within the Bailey family, (2) Crime, the Misfit who came out of the prisoner all members of the Bailey family, (3) Social status, the grandmother who is selfish and does everything she can to maintain social status and people's views on her. On the basis of the results, it has been concluded and by using the sociological aspect that the social problem events in the story can be a lesson and improve understanding and interpretation in communicating and socializing in life. This study is hopefully more useful for readers of literary books, especially the work of Flannery O'Connor and writers.
THE USE OF GENRE-BASED APPROACH TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL IN NARRATIVE TEXT AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA ETHIKA PALEMBANG Haryanti, Haryanti; Sari, Farnia
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v3i1.1693

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Objective of this research was to find out significant difference of reading achievement between students The objective of this study was to find out whether or not there was a significant improvement in students' skill in writing narrative texts after they were taught by using Genre-Based Approach. The method of this study was experimental design. The experimental group received a genre-based approach while the control group received the conventional method. The population was the eleventh-grade students of SMA Ethika Palembang. The sample was 60 students which was selected by cluster random technique . The data collection was a writing test. The data were analyzed by using paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. It indicated that there was a significant difference in writing skill between the students who were taught using GBA and those who were not.  Based on the result of data, it was interpreted that all aspects of writing are increased after taught by using GBA Approach. The best-achieved writing aspect was style and quality expression. It assumed the use of words: phrases, sentences, and paragraphs in expressing the ideas were clear and effective in writing style. Further, the study provided evidence for the effectiveness of using the genre-based approach in improving the students' writing skill in narrative text. 

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