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English Community Journal
Published by Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang
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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THE KNOWLEDGE OF VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES PRACTICE FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS Gumartifa, Asti; Saputri, Kurnia; Yuliani, Sri
English Community Journal Vol 4, No 2 (2020): English Community Journal
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v4i2.3016

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Vocabulary is the first step that must be memorize by learner in speaking English as a foreign language. There are two kinds of vocabulary learning strategies which are breadth vocabulary (recognition) and depth vocabulary (recall).  In enhancing L2 vocabulary knowledge students need the awareness of learning strategies used. The active students use learning strategies can increase language skills, self confidence and learning motivation in learning activity process. Learning strategies instruct students to learn independently, responsibly, and actively. Thus, students tend to be more confident and motivated when applied learning strategies in the daily learning process. Besides, teacher ought to teach and motivate students to apply students’ some learning strategies accordingly. Finally after implementing learning strategies, students and teachers need to evaluate the progress students’ vocabulary regularly.
TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY BY USING FABLES STORYTELLING TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 1 PALEMBANG Hartati, Sri; Ardila, Meri
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v4i2.3043

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This research, entitled "Teaching English Vocabulary by Using Fables Storytelling to the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Palembang". The problem of this research was "is it effective to teach English vocabulary by using Fables Storytelling to Eighth Grade Students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Palembang?". The objective was to find out whether or not it is effective to teach English by using Fables Storytelling to Eighth Grade Students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Palembang. The method was a pre-experimental design. The population was all the students in the eighth-grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Palembang that consisted of 132 students from four classes in the academic year 2017/2018. The total sample consisted of 33 students. The sample was convenience sampling. The technique for collecting the data was multiple choice that was pre-test and post-test. It consisted of 40 items of multiple choice. This research used t-test that run by SPSS 17.0 for windows program to analyze the data. The finding of the result of t-test was 3.192. The critical value in ttable was 2.03951 so that 3.192 > 2.03951. It indicated that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. It meant that it was effective to teach English vocabulary by using fables storytelling to eighth-grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Palembang.
ENHANCING STUDENTS WRITING SKILL TO WRITE DESCRIPTIVE TEXT USING PEER REVIEW AND FREE WRITING TECHNIQUES Sartika, Dewi; Arriyani, Nurfisi
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v4i2.3039

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The main purpose of this study was to see whether the use of peer review and free writing techniques was effective in improving students’ writing achievement in learning English as a Foreign Language. A non-randomized control-group pretest-posttest design was used. Out of the tenth graders SMA YPI Tunas Bangsa Palembang, 60 students were taken as the sample. There were three groups, each of which consisted of 20 students. The data were collected by asking students to write a composition that was evaluated by using Conventional Standard Written English rubric containing six aspects namely content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. The data obtained were analyzed using one-way ANOVA. The findings showed that the two techniques were effective in improving the students’ writing achievement because the students were guided to check their friends' work and were encouraged to elaborate more ideas that they wanted to write freely.
THE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF USING EXTENSIVE READING MATERIAL BASED ON CEFR FRAMEWORK Fithriani, Luthfia; Paradisca, Methy Lina; Sugiarto, Intan Choirunisa; Drajati, Nur Arifah
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v4i2.3050

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Extensive Reading is an activity to read a text-based on someone's interest, and it is an effective method to improve reading skills. Nowadays, the university promotes Extensive Reading to boost students’ interest in reading along with improving reading skills. The purpose of this research is to investigate the students’ perception of using material Extensive Reading based on the CEFR Framework. This research using the qualitative method and collecting the data through SHOWeD. The participants in this research were 14 EFL college students of University in Indonesia who are following the Extensive Reading class for 16 meetings in 4 months. The result finds out that the students have positive perceptions toward Extensive Reading based on CEFR as material in reading.
THE USE OF ICT IN RELATION TO THE PARAGRAPH WRITING ACHIEVEMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM STUDENTS AT SRIWIJAYA UNIVERSITY Simamora, Melisa Kristina; Inderawati, Rita; Hayati, Rita
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v4i2.3040

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Technology has spread throughout the world and has been used by the world community in the 21st century era. The use of technology is integrated into almost all aspects of human life, including education in paragraph writing. The objective of this study was to find out whether or not there was any significant correlation between the use of ICT and paragraph writing achievement. The sample of this study was 75 fourth-semester students of English Education Study Program at Sriwijaya University. The sampling technique used was total sampling method. In collecting the data, two kinds of instruments, the use of ICT tools questionnaire and paragraph writing achievement were used. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to analyse the data. The correlation coefficient (Pearson Correlation) was 0.591, it means the degree of the correlation was fair correlation and the result of Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient showed that there was a significant correlation between the use of ICT and paragraph writing achievement because p-value (0.000) was lower than (0.05).
AN ANALYSIS OF PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HOMEWORK IN IMPROVING ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT Saputri, Kurnia; Larasati, Finza; Febriyani, Martina
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v4i2.3041

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The main purpose of this study was to identify students’ parent perceptions on the importance of homework in improving English achievement of eighth grade students at SMP Bina Bhakti Abab. The subjects of this study were all of the students’ parents of eighth grade students at SMP Bina Bhakti Abab. The study used mixed method through questionnaire as a research instrument and documentation. The questionnaire was to identify and get the information on the importance of homework for their children and the questionnaire was divided into eight points, (1) Parents’ role construction (2) Parents’ self-efficacy (3) School invitations (4) Teacher invitations (5) Child invitations (6) Parental time (7) Parental energy and (8) Parental knowledge and skills. The total of the result of each points showed that: Parents’ role construction 343 (Agree) and 287 (Strongly Agree), Parents’ self-efficacy 111 (Agree) and 99 (Strongly Agree), School invitations 32 (Disagree), 32 (Somewhat Agree) and 42 (Agree), Teacher invitations 111 (Agree) and 56 (Strongly Agree), Child invitations 33 (Agree) and 25 (Strongly Agree), Parental time 42 (Disagree) and 48 (Agree), Parental energy 24 (Disagree) and 36 (Agree), and Parental knowledge and skills 74 (Agree) and 54 (Strongly Agree).
USING DIRECT METHOD IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION Yuliani, Sri; Astria, Henni
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v4i2.3268

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The objective of  this research was to find out whether or not it is effective to teach reading comprehension through direct method to the eighth grade students of the State Junior High School 44 of Palembang. This study used a quasi -experimental method where the way of this method compare of two groups namely the experimental group and control group. The differences between them were in experimental group given treatment by using direct method; meanwhile in the control group was not given treatment. The population of this study was all  the eighth grade students of the State Junior High School 44 of Palembang. There were nine classes or 332 students, and two classes or 74 students were taken as the sample of the study by using  purposive non random sampling. In collecting the data, the researcher gave the test. The number of questions are 20 items.  The test was given twice namely, pretest and posttest. The items of the test in the post-test were exactly the same as those in the pre-test. It was calculated by using SPSS 16.0.  From the result of the research, It  indicated that  the students’ average score of the post-test in experimental group was 80.81 and the students’ average score of post-test in control group was 72.84. The result of statistical analysis between experimental group and control group t-obtained should be higher than t-table (0.279). Furthermore the result of the students’ score in experimental group and control group (value t-obtained) were 4.462. Since the value of t-obtained was higher than t-table, so that the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It can be concluded that teaching reading comprehension through direct method to the eighth grade students of the State Junior High School  44 of Palembang was  effective.
LEARNING MODELS AND MEDIA EMPLOYED BY 7th GRADE ENGLISH TEACHERS Nurmantara, Loga; Inderawati, Rita; Suganda, Lingga Agustina
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v4i2.3042

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Learning media and model are increasingly available in this 21st century era. However, many English teachers have not devised the sophisticated tools for learning.The aim of this study is to highlight the learning media and models used by English teachers to the 7th grade students in SMP Negeri 2 Sungailiat in the aspects of planning, implementing, and evaluating. Descriptive qualitative was used to get the data.The participants of this study were three teachers of SMP Negeri 2 Sungailiat who taught the 7th Grade Students. The instruments used were documentation, observation, and interview. The instrument of were adapted based on the Teacher Competency Assessment Tool (Instrument Penilaian Kemampuan Guru), and the result of documentation and observation were classified into four criteria. The findings showed that the teachers used learning model such as direct learning model and cooperative learning model. Meanwhile, the learning media used by the teachers were pictures, real object, whiteboard, textbooks, and example of written texts. The result of data analysis of documentation were classified  that the three teachers made a learning plan included in the Good category  with the final score 68%, and the result of observation were classified that the three teachers in carrying out learning activities included in the Good category with the final score  60%.

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