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Linguistics and Elt Journal
ISSN : 23392940     EISSN : 26148633     DOI : https://doi.org/10.31764/leltj
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Linguistics and ELT Journal (p-ISSN 2339-2940 | e-ISSN 2614-8633) is published twice a year in the months of June and December. The purpose of LELTJ is to disseminate information and facilitate understanding among those people who are concerned with English language teaching and linguistics, emphasizing theoretical and empirical studies. This journal is administered by English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Mataram.
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The Use of Schematic-activation Strategy in Teaching Young EFL Learners Reading Comprehension Etika Ariyani
Linguistics and ELT Journal Vol 6, No 1 (2018): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (258.359 KB) | DOI: 10.31764/leltj.v11i1.744

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Reading is one of the important skills that the students have to master. However, many students have difficulties in comprehending the reading text. To solve this condition, the researcher used schema activation strategy to help students understand reading comprehension. The purpose of this research was to investigate whether the use of schema activation strategy is effective or not in teaching reading comprehension at the second-grade students of MTs Tarbiyatul Mustafid in academic year 2017/2018. This study was quasi-experimental design using two classes were VIII B class was taken as an experimental class, and VII-A was taken as control class. The population of this research involved 60 students from the second grade in MTs Tarbiyatul Mustafid Batu Simpang. By using purposive sampling, the researcher took the students as a sample. In collecting the data, this study used pre-test, treatment, and post-test as the data collection procedure then followed by analyzing the data by using the t-test formula. Then the result of statistical analysis of t-test in this research was 2.85. It was higher than critical values for t- table in the degree of freedom (df) of 58 is 2.021(0.05%) and 2.704(0.01%). The researcher concludes that mean score before and after teaching by using schema activation strategy has a difference. It means the alternative hypothesis (ha) was accepted. The use of schema activation strategy in teaching reading comprehension at the second-grade students of MTs Tarbiyatul Mustafid Batu Rimpang is effective.
The Us of Dice Game in Teaching Vocabulary for Young Learners Humaira Humaira
Linguistics and ELT Journal Vol 5, No 1 (2017): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (236.043 KB) | DOI: 10.31764/leltj.v9i1.735

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Dice games is a cube (often with corners slightly rounded), Marked on each of its six faces with a different number of circular patches or Pits called pips. Based on the purpose of this research to find out whether the use of Loaded Dice Game can increase or not the students’ Vocabulary mastery at the fourth-grade students of SDIT Anak Sholeh Mataram in the school year 2016/2017. In this research, the writer used quasi-experimental research (pre-test and post-test design) with the population was 111 of 4 classes, and the sample was 58 students by using cluster sampling. The writer took two classes as samples, they are Malik class as an experimental and Khuzaifah class as a control group. To collect the data, the writer used multiple choices items with 20 numbers items. The finding of this research from the value of t-test was 5.01 higher than the value of t-table in the significance level 95% (1.67) and at the confidence level 99% (2.39). The value of t-test is higher than t-table, it means that the hypothesis alternative (Ha) is accepted. So, the writer can conclude that the use of Loaded Dice game can increase the students’ vocabulary mastery at the fourth-grade students of SDIT Anak Sholeh Mataram in the school year 2016/2017.
The Speaking Difficulties Encountered by Non-English Students in Language Classroom Rima Rahmaniah; Asbah Asbah
Linguistics and ELT Journal Vol 6, No 2 (2018): December
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (163.83 KB) | DOI: 10.31764/leltj.v12i2.749

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This research, entitled “The Difficulties Encountered by Non-English Department Students in Speaking English,” was a study at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Muhammadiyah University of Mataram. It was conducted to investigate difficulties encountered by Non-English Department students in speaking. The participants were 15 students from the second semester of Indonesian Department Muhammadiyah University of Mataram. It also aims to investigate the factors which are face by Non-English department students in Speaking English. This research used descriptive quantitative approach. Based on the data from test the difficulties encountered by a second-year student of Indonesian department are first was from the grammar aspect, there were 80% of students almost entirely inaccurate expect in stock phrases. Second, fluency aspect, there were 73% speech is very slow and uneven except, for short or routine sentences. Third, it is the pronunciation aspect; there were 73% of students gross error, and very heavy accent makes understanding difficult require frequent repetition. Fourth is from the vocabulary aspect there were 60% of students their vocabulary limited to basic personal and survival areas. The last it is from comprehension aspect there 55% of students understand only slow, very simple speech on common social and touristic topics; requires constant repetition and rephrasing. Factors were faced by Non-English department student in speaking English there are two factors, from internal factors and external factors. Internal factors such as they are a quiet person; they are hard to learn, difficult to remember vocabulary, difficult to pronounce the word, lack of grammatical mastery, they are lazy to memorize vocabulary, they are lack of confidence and fear of making a mistake. From external factors, they are seldom speaking English in the class, and their environment is not used English, and they prefer to use their mother tongue.
An Analysis of Grammatical Error By Facebook Users: A Study at Students of English Department at Muhammadiyah University of Mataram in Academic Year 2015-2016 Muhammad Hudri
Linguistics and ELT Journal Vol 5, No 1 (2017): June
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This study entitled An Analysis of Grammatical Errors Based on Facebook User at the Group of English Department Program at Muhammadiyah University of Mataram in the academic year 2015-2016. This research focused on the purpose of investigated kinds of grammatical error made by facebook user. The method used a descriptive qualitative method where the instrument employed to collect the data. The total number involved in the group of English Department UMM were 136 members who are consisted of 10 lectures and 126 students. As a result of this study, the researcher found out four kinds of errors were classified into Omission error, Addition error, Misformation error, and Misordering error. The highest rank of their error was Omission and Misformation error (16,4%), the second rank was Addition error (10,8%), the lowest rank was Misordering error (2,8%). These errors were mostly caused the members did not realize the errors of the language they have made.
The Educational and Religious Values on Bimanese Tradition Custom of Rimpu Tembe; A Study at Sambori Village Ilham Ilham
Linguistics and ELT Journal Vol 5, No 1 (2017): June
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Rimpu is the typical dress of womenofBimanese formed from a traditional sarong woven. The use of Rimpu done by one of the holes or the end of the sheath wrapped around the head so that only the visible face for women who are married (RimpuColo) and just looking eyes for the girl (RimpuMpida). Rimpu is local wisdom and becomes part of the wealthofBimanese Islamic culture that needs to be preserved. The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of RimpuTembetraditional custom of Bimanese toward the educational and religious values at Sambori village. The method of this study is a qualitative method and the data was collected by using observation, interviews, documentation, and recording. The result the shows that Educational values that can be obtained from Rimpu are when women wear Rimpu for their activity must be when they traveling or meeting with male and others. Rimpu can protect women from the lust of the opposite sex. Religious values of RimpuTembe is the moral values, faith and sari'ah, because of their body Islamic beliefs.
Investigating the Effect of Blended Learning Activity in Teaching Reading at Second Grade Senior High School Humaira Humaira; Asbah Asbah
Linguistics and ELT Journal Vol 6, No 1 (2018): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (322.722 KB) | DOI: 10.31764/leltj.v11i1.745

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Blended learning has been growing in popularity as it has proved to be an effective approach for accommodating an increasingly diverse student population while adding value to the learning environment through the incorporation of online teaching resources. This study aims to investigate the effects of The use of blended learning techniques in teaching reading at the second-grade students of Man 2 Model Mataram In Academic Year 2017/2018. The purpose of the study is to know the effect of using Blended Learning technique in teaching reading at the second-grade student of Man 2 Model Mataram. The research method was quasi-experimental research with nonequivalent control group design. The population of the research was of the conducted of two classes as the sample; Experimental group (XI IS 2) and control group ( XI IS 1 ). XI IS 2 was taught by using Blended learning technique of reading while XI IS 1 was taught without Blended learning technique of reading. The researcher gave reading the test to gather the data. The formula that used to analyze the data was t-test. It is supposed to know the significant difference between students’ score in the experimental group and control group. Based on the computation of the t-test formula, it was found that the mean score of the experimental group was 14,21 and the mean score of the control group was 8,42 after analyzing the data,
Speech Acts Analysis on Teaching and Learning Process Used by the Teacher in MAN 2 Mataram in Academic Year 2016-2017 Yulia Isnaini
Linguistics and ELT Journal Vol 5, No 1 (2017): June
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This study was aimed at finding out Speech Acts Analysis on Teaching andLearning Process used by the Teacher in MAN 2 Mataram in Academic year 2016/2017. The method of this research is qualitative research The data of this research were the utterances performed by the Teachers of MAN 2 Mataram. The research instrument was the researcher himself. Participant is the subject from which the data obtained (Arikunto, 2010: 172)The Researcher’s participant actively classification speech act by the Teachers on teaching and learning process.T he instrument of data by using video camera and observation. To analyze the data Based on Louis (2005:181). This study used observation and video recording as an instrument of data collection, the researcher applied coding system. In this research, there are two validity principles applied by the researcher. The results of the research show that there are three classifications of speech act performed by the Teachers in the aching and learning process . The results of the research show that there are three classification of speech act performed by the Teachers in the aching and learning process. they are 4 data of locutionary act , 30 data of Illucotionary act, 7 data of Perlocutionary act . So the total of data were 41 data of speech act are used By the Teachers in MAN 2 Mataram.
The Use of Picture in Teaching Degrees of Comparison Lukman Lukman; Ilham Ilham
Linguistics and ELT Journal Vol 6, No 2 (2018): December
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (317.808 KB) | DOI: 10.31764/leltj.v12i2.750

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The objective of this quantitative study is to investigate whether there any influence of using a picture in teaching degree of comparison or not and to know the students’ responses at the second year students of SMP Negeri 9 Mataram in academic year 2014/2015. The population of this study was taken from all the second year students. The writer chose two classes to compare by using the technique of taken sample “cluster random sampling.” The first class as the experimental class (A class) was taught by the degree of comparison through pictures. The second class as a control class ( B class) was taught without pictures. While 34 students of the experimental group and 34 students of the control group. This study used an experimental study with a quantitative method — the data collected procedure by test and questionnaire. The writer gave the pre_test, the treatment, the post_test, and the questionnaire. After collecting and calculating the data, the writer found out that the experimental class gains a high score than the control class. Based on the result, the means scores of A class was 25 while the B class was 16. Moreover it was found that the value of t_test was higher than t_table, where t_test 2, 5 ≤ t_table = 2, 0 (0, 5% or 95%). The finding showed that there any influence of using the picture in teaching comparison degrees. The picture increases students’ responses to learning degree of comparison the class and also given good influence concerning students’ skill in mastering the subject of comparison degrees. It showed by students’ responses of the data from the questionnaire that more than half of students answer yes with percentage was 73%. It means that the picture has a great contribution for students in learning comparison degrees. Therefore, it can be concluded that Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected.
An Analysis of Illocutionary Acts of Hillary Clinton’s Concession Speech to Donald Trump in Presidential Election Muhammad Hudri; irwandi Irwandi
Linguistics and ELT Journal Vol 6, No 1 (2018): June
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Illocutionary Acts is what the speaker wants to achieve by uttering something, and illocutionary acts is an utterance which has a particular conventional force. About this, illocutionary acts in Hillary Clinton’s speech is interesting to be analyzed. The purpose of this research is to analyze the types of illocutionary acts found in Hillary Clinton’s concession speech to Donald Trump. The writer used descriptive qualitative research. The main research instrument was the writer herself supported by the data analysis sheet. The data analysis was performed by categorizing the data based on Searle’s categorization of speech acts (2005) which include assertive, directives, commissives, expressive and declarative speech acts. Each category was thoroughly observed to find the answer of the research questions. The final step was presenting the data and making a conclusion in reference to the findings of the research. The research findings show that the types of illocutionary acts found in Hillary Clinton’s concession speech to Donald Trump consist of assertives, directives, commissives, expressives and declaratives. Assertions have the highest frequency of occurrence 13 types (36.1%). It is followed by directives, commissives, expressives and declaratives which occur 9 types (25%), 3 types (8.3%), 9 types (25%) and 2 types (5.6%) respectively. The dominant illocutionary acts in Hillary Clinton’s speech are assertives. Assertation showed the highest frequency of assertives. So, the total of data were 36 types of illocutionary acts founds in Hillary Clinton’s concession speech to Donald Trump.
The Use of Testing, Demonstrating, Practicing, and Revising (TDPR) Technique to Improve Students' Ability in Pronouncing Plosive Consonants Rima Rahmaniah
Linguistics and ELT Journal Vol 5, No 1 (2017): June
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Testing, Demonstrating, Practicing and Revising (TDPR) technique is a technique which includes testing, demonstrating, practicing and revising activities to know and improve the students’ pronunciation ability. Deriving from the importance of pronunciation, the main purpose of the current study is to investigate the use of Testing, Demonstrating, Practicing and Revising (TDPR) technique to improve the students’ ability in pronouncing plosive consonants. Based on the purpose of the study, a series of classroom activities with TDPR technique was done. In gathering the data, the researcher applied a quasi-experimental research method. Pre-test and post-test were distributed to 72 students of SMKN 1 Praya Tengah. The result of the study has revealed that there was a significant difference between the mean of pre-test and the post-test, t-test 5.10 ˃ t-table 1.994, it means that the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected meanwhile alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. It proved that the TDPR technique can improve students’ ability in pronouncing plosive consonants.

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