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The seall
ISSN : 27217116     EISSN : 27217124     DOI : -
Core Subject : Education,
jurnal peer-review yang diterbitkan oleh Program Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, STKIP Al Maksum Langkat. Jurnal ini terbit rutin dua kali setahun pada bulan April dan Desember. Jurnal ini akan menerima artikel yang tidak diterbitkan oleh jurnal lain. Ruang lingkup jurnal berfokus pada pendidikan bahasa Inggris, linguistik dan sastra dalam bahasa Inggris.
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Communication in speaking class: Perceptions and attitudes of students Stkip Al Maksum muhammad hassan; Tiara Aulia; Sinta Wulandari
The Seall Journal Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): December 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55263/the seal.v4i1.389

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This study looked at the impact of communicative activities on students' speaking abilities and challenges in communitive language teaching (CLT) classrooms. Classroom action research (CAR) was taken into consideration as the research design in this study. A quantitative technique was applied in this study. The researcher wanted to improve the students' speaking abilities using communicative activities from the Communicative Language Teaching Method. Ten cycles, each lasting ten weeks, were used to divide up the teaching and learning process. Stages of the cycle are Planning, Action, Observation, and Rofection. In general, kids preferred classroom activities that encouraged healthy competition and high levels of participation. Following the interventions, students reported significantly higher levels of satisfaction with their speaking ability, proving the value of speaking classes. Different student views on using communicative activities were statistically significant. Key words : CLT, speaking
The Effect of Classroom Interaction on Conversation Performance of EFL Learners in Binjai Ratih; Fernando De Napoli Marpaung
The Seall Journal Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55263/the seal.v1i2.417

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The objective of this study was to find out the significant difference before and after the students being treated by classroom interaction strategy in speaking class. The researcher used quantitative method and pre experimental design to analyze research problem. This study was conducted to the second grade students of SMAN 6 Binjai on 21th July until 5th August 2020. The data were collected through a speaking test, the test was consists of expressed argumentative text. Firstly, students had to express their opinions about the phenomenon surrounding without being given treatment. In this test, the researcher gave the topic about social media. Secondly, the students expressed their opinions after treatment. The treatment was the researcher teach the students how to expressing opinion, asking other people’s opinion and saying agreement. The test was given to measure the students’ speaking skill after treatment. The researcher investigated the data and collected the score pre- test and post-test based on the scoring system. In analyzing the data, the researcher calculated the data used t-test, the researcher checked the normality of the data using Liliefors test to find out whether the distribution of data was normal, and so the researcher used t-test to clarify whether or not his hypothesis is accepted. The research findings showed that was a difference before and after the students being treated classroom interaction in speaking class. The result of the data showed that = 8,374 was greater than = 2,924. It proved that the result of post-test was better than the result of pre-test. In order to find out the significance of the improvement between pre-test and post-test, t-test was applied. After having the test of significance, the result of pre-test showed that the average score of pre-test was 67. Whereas, the averages score of post-test were 73. From the data showed, the result of the post-test in speaking test was better than the result of pre-test. From the result, it could be concluded that there are the significance of the improvement from pretest and post-test Keywords: classroom interaction, speaking skill
The Effect of English Camp Program in Public Speaking of STKIP Al Maksum Students Muhammad Hassan; Sara Frimaulia; Ega Salsabhyla ZR
The Seall Journal Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): December 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55263/the seal.v2i2.419

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The objective of the research is to improve speaking skill of English House Course students through English camp strategy. This was an pre-experimental research using one group on pre-test and post-test design, the population of this research was the students of English House Course which has 80 students. Because the total number of the population was big enough, the researcher took 20 samples and applied random sampling technique; it means that one class of the population were taken as samples and the data was analyzed into percentage, mean score analyzes and the value of the t-test. The result of the data analyzes shows that the students’ achievement on the pre-test was 71,7 and post-test was 86,1. This shows that English camp is a good strategy in English learning process at the students of English House Course Langkat. After analyzing the data by using the t-test formula, the result of the t-test value (11,86) was greater than t-table value (2,093). This indicated that the hypothesis of research is accepted. There is a significant Influence of English camp program towards the students’ achievement in English learning process. The researcher does English camp in English House Course Langkat Kabupaten Enrekang for five days and it gives positive effect of students’ skill in speaking. All item of learning achievement able to improve the students’ speaking skill. Keywords: Speaking Skill; English Camp
An Analysis of STKIP AL MAKSUM Students' Attitude Towards Native and Non Native English Speaking Teachers Elisa Haddina; Venika Sutrisna
The Seall Journal Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): December 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55263/the seal.v2i2.420

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There was an argument that native English teachers have many advantages than non-native English teachers and students preferred native to non-native teachers; however, the argument had to be assessed. Many researchers had been exploring students’ perceptions of native and non-native English teachers worldwide in formal education institutions. This study aimed to explore students’ perceptions of native and non-native English teachers in a non-formal education institution. This was a qualitative study based on a descriptive approach conducted using three instruments: close-ended questionnaire, semi-structured interview, and documentation. The study revealed that native and non- native English teachers had their own specific roles in the Indonesian context. Students needed native more than non-native teachers because the latter were bilingual having the same mother tongue as them, and they enabled a successful learning process because of the effective learning strategies they shared. Also, non-native teachers helped students deal with difficulties and challenges in their learning process Keywords: Perception, native English teachers, non-native English teachers
Teaching Vocabulary Through Cartoon Films For Toddlers By Using Mind Mapping Technique Sara Frimaulia; Irhamni
The Seall Journal Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): December 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55263/the seal.v2i2.421

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This paper intends to explore the connection between vocabulary development and cartoon movies, specifically focusing on how cartoon movies can be effectively utilized to teach vocabulary. Vocabulary encompasses a collection of words that convey a wide array of meanings. Cartoons, although primarily designed for children's entertainment, can also serve as valuable educational tools. With the objective of establishing the correlation between cartoons and education, the author has produced a research paper titled "Enhancing English Vocabulary Acquisition for Junior High School Students through the Use of Cartoon Movies." The primary goal of this paper is to contribute to the English learning process of children, specifically targeting those aged seven to fourteen. The paper delves into the utilization of cartoon movies as a means to facilitate the learning of English vocabulary among children. The central focus of this study revolves around investigating the instructional approach of employing audiovisual materials, particularly cartoon movies. The paper adopts a survey methodology to collect data on the effectiveness of employing cartoon movies to enhance the English vocabulary of first-year junior high school students.The findings of this study affirm that cartoon movies, exemplified by works like "Animal Song for Children," can indeed serve as a potent medium to foster the development of English vocabulary among children. Keywords: Vocabulary, Cartoon Movies, Media Teaching.
Error Analysis In Writing Descriptive Text In The First Semester Of Social Science Students Of STKIP Al Maksum yusrah; Syafii
The Seall Journal Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): December 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55263/the seal.v2i2.422

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Writing as a productive skill is important for students to express their ideas. However, students conducted errors in the productive skills. Therefore, this study is intended to find out types of errors made by students in written English. This study employed the qualitative method where the Error Analysis was implemented. The subject of this study is students in first First Semester of Social Science Students of Al Maksum and the object of this study were the errors found in written English. The population of this research was all of students in first semester which consists of 90 students from all study programs where 25 % of the populations were taken as the sample. To collect the data, written tests were conducted. The written test shows the percentage of writing errors, including omission errors, which is 58.38%, misformation errors with a total of 16.48%, misordering error 13.89%, and addition of 11.26%. The errors were found when students omitted 'to be' as main verb. Second, students tend to add 'to' after modal auxiliaries such as 'can' or 'will'. Third, misformation errors happened when students could not form the verb correctly. Last, the misordering errors were produced when students put words randomly. Consequently, it was discovered that the errors made by students were impacted by their native language, and this is the interlanguage Keywords: error analysis, Surface Structure Taxonomy, writing.
An Analysis of Teacher’s Strategies in Teaching Speaking Donny Adiatmana Ginting; Yusrah; Damayanti
The Seall Journal Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55263/the seal.v1i2.424

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Speaking plays an important role in communication. This study is aimed at analysing teacher’s strategies in teaching speaking skill at SMP Negeri 2 Binjai. This study is conducted to show the types of teaching strategies in teaching speaking, the problems and solutions were faced by the teacher in learning process. This study is a qualitative study. The subject of the study is the teacher at SMP Negeri 2 Binjai. Interview was used in this study to collect the data. The technique of data analysis was interactive model analysis that is adopted from Yin, those are: compiling, disassembling, reassembling, interpreting, and concluding. The result showed that question and answer strategy was the only technique used by the teacher in teaching speaking. Its became the appropriate strategy due to the number of students in the classroom and the limited time in English learning. The problem faced by teacher in teaching speaking was a huge number of students in a class made him hard to control their speaking ability. Then, as a foreign language in Indonesia English becomes hard to learn by the EFL learner due to the lack of vocabulary. The solution of the problems is giving more English practice to the English learners and create students in group discussion. Keywords: Teacher’s Strategies, Speaking.
The Students' Grammatical Mistakes in Writing Narrative Text Maitri Ramadhani; Windy Mutiara Ananda
The Seall Journal Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): April 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55263/the seal.v1i1.425

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Students made errors in writing narrative text. Two reasons why students made errors were because less grammar mastery and confuses to differentiate the verb. This writing is to find out the grammatical errors. The method of research is descriptive quantitative. The process of data is analyzed by reading students’ writing first, identifying, classification, tabulating, describing, and taking conclusion about the errors. After analyzing the data, it was found that students made errors in omission, addition, misformation, and misordering categories. The highest frequency of item error was in using a verb tense with a total of 61 errors. Meanwhile, the lowest frequency of item errors was in using adverbs and adjective with a total of 6 errors. The total of the errors was 204. Keywords: Conjunction; Article; To be; Verb Tense; Pronoun.
The Effect of English Fun Camp Program in Public Speaking of STKIP Al Maksum Students Sara Frimaulia; Reza Aulia Azmi
The Seall Journal Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): April 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55263/the seal.v4i1.426

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The purpose of this study is to find out the influences of the English Fun Camp towards student’s speaking skill. The study was conducted by qualitative research methods. The participants of this study were 20 PTI students at STKIP AL Maksum Langkat. The research data was gathered by interview. In collecting the data, the interviewees were selected by using purposive sampling. The 20 selected participants had joined at English Fun Camp. The result showed that the English Fun Camp was able effect on public speaking. It can be seen from how they mastering a lot of vocabulary, pronunciation and fluency in speech, grammar and comprehension ability and establishing self-confidence. These components are interrelated to improve speaking skill for students, so the students can face the various challenges they worry about speaking. So based on the data, it can be concluded that English Fun Camp has a significant influence on enhancing students speaking skill and treat student’s confidence to be better keywords: english fun camp, public speaking
Implementation Of Quizizz-Based Learning Media In General English Lessons In The Stkip Al Maksum Elementary School Teacher Education Study Program Supriadi
The Seall Journal Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55263/the seal.v1i2.463

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This study investigates the utilization or implementation of Quizizz, an internet-based questionnaire platform, as an instructional tool for general English courses in the STKIP AL Maksum Primary School Teacher Education Study Program. The objective of this study is to examine the media planning procedure, its execution, and the determinants that impact the utilization of Quizizz. This study employs a qualitative descriptive methodology and collects data through triangulation techniques, including documentation, interviews, and observation. Quizizz is a game-based learning platform that enhances student engagement and offers adaptable assessment alternatives, according to the literature review. The results of studies indicate that Quizizz has a beneficial impact on student motivation by enhancing the relevance and interest of the learning process. In spite of this, obstacles associated with technological infrastructure must be taken into account in order to achieve maximum efficacy. This study enhances comprehension regarding the incorporation of technology in English education, placing particular emphasis on the significance of cutting-edge learning tools like Quizizz in contemporary educational advancements. Key words: Quizizz, Media, General English.