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British: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
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British: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris publishes academic articles that recognize successful engaged learning depends on effective partnerships between students, faculty, community agencies, administrators, disciplines, and more. The journal invites submission of Studies co-authored by faculty, students, and/or community partners; Literature, Linguistics, translation and Teaching English as Foreign Language. The articles must be written in English. British: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris is published twice a year in June and September by English Literature Department, Cultural Sciences Faculty, Muhammadiyah University of Gorontalo. The publication of this journal aims to spread conceptual thinking or ideas and the research findings obtained in the field of Literature and English Education.
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THE ROLE OF BALADA CENDERAWASIH TRADITIONAL DANCE OF PAPUA Sri Winarsih
British : Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris Vol 9, No 1 (2020): Juni 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31314/british.9.1.27-36.2020

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Balada Cenderawasih is a traditional dance of Papua which is performed by a group of dancers in the costumes resembling beautiful Paradise birds. The dance is often performed in many important events in Merauke. This study aims to find out the role of Balada Cencerawasih as a kind of ballad from Papua beyond an art show. Two subjects were studied; the dance and the owner of traditional dance studio. Through overt observation over the dance, and semi structured interview with the owner of traditional dance studio, it was collected the data and were analyzed using Spradley qualitative model. The study shows the roles of Balada Cenderawasih are as; 1) Cultural identity; through the motions, language and symbols; 2) Regional wealth, both material and cultural heritage; through the show includes costumes, musical instruments and the dancer attributes; and 3) Environmental protection; through the values include moral, religious and education.Keywords: balada cenderawasih, ballad, role, traditional dance
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IMAGINATIVE TECHNIQUE IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILITY ON DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE SECOND GRADE OF MTs. MUHAMMADIYAH SIDOMULYO Agus Salim Lamusu
British : Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris Vol 9, No 1 (2020): Juni 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31314/british.9.1.37-47.2020

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The aim of these research was to get the data how Imaginative Technique Method can improve students’ writing ability on descriptive text at second grade MTs. Muhammadiyah Sidomulyo with target achieved 75% from number of students at second grade average 70. The research is class room research (CAR). Subject of this research is students’ second grade. The instruments of this research are test and observation sheet. The technique of analysis got by formula total students’ completeness divided total students’ multiplied one hundred percent. The result of this research point out Imaginative Technique method can improve students’ writing ability on descriptive text at second grade. This research carried out in two cycles where each cycle consists from two meeting. Cycle I grade average of students get 69.2 and cycle II grade average of student get 75.4. Keywords: Writing Ability, Descriptive Text, Imaginative Technique.
DUOLINGO AS AN EDUCATIONAL LANGUAGE TOOL TO ENHANCE EFL STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN WRITING Alvons Habibie
British : Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris Vol 9, No 1 (2020): Juni 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31314/british.9.1.13-26.2020

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Duolingo is one of the modern applications that facilitate acquiring a second language.This research aims at invesitigating students’ motivation in writing through Duolingo as one of educational language tool. This study used descriptive qualitative method to explore and describe the phenomenon. Subjects of this study were 40 students of English department, which consisted of 10 male and 30 female. Data collection techniques in this study were interviews, while the data analysis techniques in this study were data reduction, data presentation, and  conclusions. The study revealed that the use of Duolingo application was quite effective to enhance the students’ motivation in writing. This study showed that Duolingo is an app where every beginner can start learning a second language as it motivates him / her to keep on making progress. Nevertheless, Duolingo also needs improvement to cover more vocabulary, grammar rules and languages, especially English, since it is the lingua franca of the world.
SEMANTIC ANALYSIS IN ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL HANDBOOKS salmia - syarifuddin; Irmawaty - Hasyim
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31314/british.9.1.1-12.2020

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This paper aims to uncover semantics meaning found in the literary work in the English handbook of high school using a semantic approach. This study applied a descriptive qualitative method. The data in this study were phrases, sentences, and clauses that allegedly contain implicit and explicit meanings. The literary work analyzed were taken from three (3) handbooks for high school student. The results of the study showed the discovery of various types of semantic meanings in literary works found in the English handbook as teaching materials. The types of semantics meaning found in the English Handbook for high school were literal and non-literal meaning. These meanings did not appear together in one literary work, but it is spread in the literary works found in the English handbooks.
GOOGLE CLASSROOM AS LEARNING PLATFORM IN TEACHING WRITING Ahmad Syafi'i
British : Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris Vol 9, No 1 (2020): Juni 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31314/british.9.1.48-64.2020

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Technology today has played a major role in the field of education especially with the adaptation of World-Wide Web and fast internet networking such as 4G and 5G. Since traditional teaching activity is seen not more enough to support the students’ learning of English especially in the EFL context where the English are commonly used at school, university, or college educators have combined face to face interaction with an online course in blended learning. The Google Classroom is a networks platform for interaction among teachers and students, collaborate, share and evaluate homework, grades, class discussions, notices, and evaluations. Its objective is to help educators use social media power to customize the classroom for all students. Awareness of the positive potentials of this learning style will allow Google Classroom to introduce a mixed learning approach in the classroom. The post would discuss how Google Classroom facilitates English classroom teaching and learning writing. The argument continues with Google Classroom presentation and the idea of mixed education using Google Classroom. Then it continues with the application of this platform into actual teaching writing context and its outcome. Furthermore, the researchers will also discuss the current and future challenges of Google Classroom in ELT writing for EFL learners as well as teachers
TEACHING STUDENT’S READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH PICTURE OF NARRATIVE TEXT Ahmad Mustamir Waris; Srifani Simbuka; Nikmala Nemin Kaharuddin; Eka Putra Monoarfa
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31314/british.9.1.%p.2020

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This research aims to find out the benefits of teaching reading comprehension through picture of narrative text and to find out the problems of teaching reading comprehension through picture of narrative text. The researcher used qualitative method by using observation, interview and documentation to collect the dat. During the study, the researcher employed three steps of actions. The first action is to observe the students and teachers and the last action is to collect documents from the teacher. The result shows that the benefits of pictures motivate the students to read, help students in learning, useful in teaching and learning process makes students easily to do exercise and improve students’ standard completeness score which stated as KKM 76. While the problems is the story of the text which is too unfamiliar; the students get difficulty in thinking, they do not understand the meaning of the text, unfamiliar words, and they have a poor reading technique. The main cause of the problems is the lack of vocabulary. Keywords: reading comprehension, narrattiv text, and picture
STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ANXIETY OF ENGLISH FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) CLASS AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF MAN 1 BITUNG Nur Halimah; Lies Kryati; Indah Wardaty Saud; Yulia Maulida Putri Kowaas
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31314/british.8.2.%p.2019

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This research aimed to find out the level of students’ anxiety in speaking and the causes of students’ speaking anxiety in EFL class. The respondent of this research was the eleventh grade students of XI Science in MAN 1 Bitung which were consisted of 29 students. In this study, the researcher used descriptive qualitative method by using observation, questionnaire and interview to collect the data. During the implementation, the researcher utilized three steps of actions. The first action was to observe the students during their English class, the second action was to give the students questionnaire and the last action was to interview the students and the teachers. The level of anxiety was investigated through questionnaire adapted from Foreign Language Class Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). The result showed that 3% (one student) had high level of speaking English anxiety, 56% (sixteen students) had moderate level of speaking English anxiety and 41% (twelve students) had low level of speaking English anxiety. It means that most of the students experienced moderate anxiety when they speak English in class. The findings revealed that the causes of that situation including lack of English knowledge, lack of vocabulary, lack of practice, lack of confident, worried about making mistakes, worried being laughed at and afraid of being called arrogant. Therefore, it is important for the teacher to encourage and motivated the students and uses some techniques and games to help the students decrease their anxiousness. 

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