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ELT-Lectura
ISSN : 23388560     EISSN : 25500724     DOI : -
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ELT-Lectura is a biannual publication journal published in the months of February and August; it presents articles on English Language Teaching (ELT), whether as a second, additional, or foreign language, or as an international Lingua Franca. The Journal links the everyday concerns of practitioners with insights gained from relevant academis dissciplines.
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Rising Students Narrative Writing Skill Through Pictures Series Technique Nursyamsi. H Nursyamsi. H; Nurhuda. H Nurhuda. H
ELT-Lectura Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v3i1.476

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This Classroom Action Research aimed to find out the students’ improvement in writing narrativetext through picture series technique at the eleventh grade of students of SMA Pesantren Putri YatamaMandiri, South Sulawesi. The design of this research consisted of two cycles. One cycle consisted of fourmeetings. It means that there were eight meetings in two cycles. The sample in this research consisted 30students . The instrument are reading test and observation sheet. The result of the students’ reading test in cycle I and cycle II had improve in different scores. There was improvement by students’ writing narrative ability at the end action of cycle II, it was proved by the mean score of cycle I was 60.52 that improved to be 76.51 in cycle II while the standard criteria for the achievement of mastery learning (KKM) 70. They were higher than means score of diagnostic test namely 45.68. This research proved Picture series technique could improve the students‘ writing narrative ability
The Effectiveness of Communicative Purpose Based Approach to Improve Speaking Skills in EAP Setting: A Case Study Ririn Ambarini
ELT-Lectura Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v3i2.477

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English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is an approach in which the content and the learningactivities applied according to the needs of the English learners. This experimental study involved 26students from the fifth semester of Indonesian Language Education Department at University of PGRISemarang. The data were collected using five different instruments; observation, field notes, interviews,documentation, and performance tests. The data were analyzed using t-test formula and compared to t-table. The results of this study indicate that there is significant value between the pre-test and post-test results. The result of the calculation of t-test is 9.97. Because the t-table is 2.04, it can be concluded that the t-test> ttable. The data shows that the result of the t-test is higher than t-table, it means that the accepted hypothesis is a positive hypothesis which says that "Hi: There is a significant improvement of speaking competence in the case of performing the idea of the elements of the story in the folklores after being taught using Communicative Purpose Based Approach.”
Teaching Sociolinguistics with Dialectometry to Identify Language in Contact of Certain Region Vina Fathira
ELT-Lectura Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v3i2.478

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The dialectometry is one way in analyzing language in contact focusing on the similarities anddifferences of language. Linguistics Students in Indonesia were expected to be able in identifying the languagein contact. This study sees Rokan Hulu object to study as one of interesting regencies in Riau Province inIndonesia lies among 3 regions having 3 different ethnics’ languages such as: West Sumatra Province withMinangese language, North Sumatra Province with Bataknese/Mandailing language, and Bengkalis Regencywith Malay language. This study aims at identifying language in contact of using dialectometry. Qualitativemethod employed in this study followed by quantitative method in calculating data. This study was conductedin Rokan Hulu Regency by 21 observation spots. In collecting data, questionnaire of Swadesh consisting of200 words had been recorded, transcribed in phonetic transcription, and drawn in language mapping. Theresult showed that the identification of language in contact by using dialectometry calculation was easy toidentify language in contact. Then, the language in contact in Rokan Hulu Regency was dominated by Malaylanguage and Mandailing language. It means that, there is only one language in Rokan Hulu Regency calledMalay-Mandailing language.
Denotative and Connotative Meaning in One direction’s Songs Lyric: A Semantic Perspective Arsiska Sari; Paramita Kusumawardhani
ELT-Lectura Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v3i2.479

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The purpose of this analysis is to find out some words that contains with connotative anddenotative meaning on specific object in the three one direction’s songs lyric based on Withers and Keami(2003) as the activity in semantic class. The data was taken from the text, found in the three different songslyric:“Hey Angel”, “Long Way Down”, and “Drag me Down” by One Direction in their album “Make in theA.M”. Descriptive qualitative employed as the method in this research. After analyzing the data found fromthe lyrics, this study found that (1) Some lyrics contained with connotative and denotative meaning onreferrring a specific object, (2) Connotative meaning found more dominant compare than dennotativemeaning.
Students’ Ability in Answering Questions of Each Section in the TOEFL M. Fadhly Farhy Abbas
ELT-Lectura Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v3i2.480

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This research is based on the needs analysis as well as to evaluate the students’ ability inanswering the questions in TOEFL. This is done because the score of TOEFL is used as one of therequirement to join thesis exam at English Education Department, Faculty of Teachers Training andEducation University of Lancang Kuning. This research aims at analyzing the students’ ability in answeringTOEFL test. The method employed in this research was quantitative method with descriptive quantitativeresearch design. The population of this research were the students at the 7th semester which were consisted of55 students. All the population became the sample of this research. In this research, the researcher collectedthe data by using the TOEFL test. Then, the result of the test was analyzed by using scoring guideline inTOEFL, then the scores were categorized into some levels of ability. The result of the test showed that thescores obtained by the students were mostly under 450 and categorized into low level ability (ExtremelyLimited User). It can be concluded that the students’ ability in taking TOEFL test is categorized into lowlevel ability.
Using blog to Promote English Skills for EFL Students: The Students’ Perception Budianto Hamuddin
ELT-Lectura Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v3i2.481

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Blogs in many modern institutions have been used to promote English skills in ELT situation. Thisquantitatif study aimed to identify and describes the use of blog to promote English skills for EFL students inPBIG FKIP Unilak. This study based its data from 118 students who attended 4 different classes based-blog.Employing a total sampling technique, the students were invited to fill up online questionnaire. Thequantitative data shows the majority (98%) of the students had a positive perception that blog was very usefuland (97%) effective as a media to promote English language skills. This postive result means that blog can beused as a media of learning to promote English skills among EFL students based on the perception of studentswho have used blog in 4 different classes-based blog in PBIG FKIP Unilak.
Rising Students’ Cultural Awareness and Listening Skill: How to Use English Movies in EFL Classroom Nurhuda. H Nurhuda. H
ELT-Lectura Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v3i2.482

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The importance of teaching English culture through media in the EFL classroom has been discusseda lot and widely recognized. How to use English movies to improve a student’s listening and speaking abilityin Indonesian EFL culture learning classrooms. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, many teachers usemovies in their classes. This study conducted in and through the Al-Amin Library at the University ofMuhammadiyah Makassar, over ninety (90) days. Primary searches will be conducted via the Internet throughEBSCO host with ERIC, Academic Search Elite and Google/ Google as the primary sources. Key searchtopics include “culture learning”, “movie”, “EFL”, and “listening”. A brief review of literature on the studiesof culture teaching strategies employed by EFL learners were conducted. A second review of literaturerelating factors include the importance of cultural teaching, why we choose movies to teach, how should theteachers use movies.
Printed and Audio-Visual Media: Can We Use It in Teaching English? Jennifer Wong
ELT-Lectura Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v3i2.483

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The importance of using mass media in the classroom and finding the ways how to use printed andaudio-visual media were the reasons this article presented. Using long personal experience, in-depth study,surveys and questionnaires this study tries to make the ideas in this article more trustworthy. It is a briefdescription of some practical examples and some tips for novice teachers. This study tends to deal with someof the key issues of using media in the classroom. The following issues are open for discussion: theimportance of Media in general and in education in particular; Media are persuasive and pervasive,newspapers, magazines, radio, television and internet in the classroom, etc.
The correlation Between Motivation and Self-Confidence on Students’ Speaking Performance at Islamic Religion Education Study Program Faculty of Tarbiyah IAIN Kendari Zalili Sailan; Yazid A.R.G Yazid A.R.G; Normawati Normawati
ELT-Lectura Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v4i1.484

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This study aimed to find out: (1) the correlation between motivation and students’ speakingperformance; (2) the correlation between self-confidence and students’ speaking performance; (3) thesimultaneous contributed of motivation and self-confidence toward speaking performance; (4) which variableserves as the better predictor on speaking performance. Population of the study was 520 university students.Samples were determined using, firstly, a stratified random sampling; secondly simple random sampling, theresulting in 84 samples of the second, the fourth, the sixth, and eighth semester of Islamic religion educationstudy program Tarbiyah Faculty of IAIN Kendari in academic year 2015/2016. Data analyzed descriptively byconducting correlational design and multiple linear regressions using the SPSS 22. Data were collected by usingquestionnaires, speaking test and interview. The result finding showed that (1) there was a significant correlationbetween motivation and speaking performance. The contribution of motivation on speaking performance 59,1%,the correlation both of them ,769.** (2) there was significant correlation of Self-confidence on speakingperformance that’s accounts for 74,6%, and the correlation both of them ,864.** (3) motivation and selfconfidencecontributed simultaneously toward speaking performance 79, 5%, R² is 0,795. and the rest 29,1%accounted for the other variable. (4) this can be showed self-confidence is better predictor on speakingperformance than motivation.
The Expansion of Teenagers’ Slang Language Application Found in Batam Suhardianto Suhardianto; Ambalegin Ambalegin
ELT-Lectura Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v4i1.485

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This research is a development of previous research conducted by researchers such as theconstruction of the formation of slang language, the form of slang greetings and adolescent perspective in its usefound in Batam. In the present study, the researchers again conducted a follow-up study of slang in order to findthe spread of adolescent slang use, the social aspects that influenced the use of slang, and the group of slangtypes in the adolescent community. This research is descriptive qualitative research because researchers use datain the form of words instead of numbers taken from the main source and interpreted by instinct and theresearcher's understanding of this research object. In data collection, the researcher will use the methodcompiled by Sudaryanto [1]. At the stage of providing data of researchers using the metode simak with SimakBebas Libat Cakap Technique. At this stage the researcher performs a silent observation and recording the useof slang in teen community. Recorded data will be transcribed in phonemic form and interpreted by the author.At the stage of data analysis the researchers used the Padan Method with basic techniques of Piliah UnsurPenentu (PUP) with pragmatic form. The results of the analysis aim to find out the rules about extending the useof slang in adolescent communities, social aspects that influence the use of slang, and grouping the types ofslang in teenagers in Batam. From the analysis of data collected, it can be found that the expansion of slang usein adolescent community occurs in all aspects of the use of language either written or oral form. In written formcan be found in social media and writing such as facebook, instagram, WA, Twitter, BBM, Path, paper, andLine. In the oral form it is contained in live conversations in a secretly recorded teenage community and also inthe film.

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