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Research in English and Education Journal
Published by Universitas Syiah Kuala
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Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
READ (Research in English and Education) Journal (e-ISSN 2528-746X) is a peer-reviewed and open access academic journal published by the Department of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It highlights and publishes works in the parameters of English education disciplines with notable attention to English language teaching and learning, linguistics, and literature. This journal accommodates students, lecturers and academicians in these fields as a compass to maneuver their work with broader audiences both within and outside academia. Its end is to offer a plausible and accessible venue for the distribution of their scholarly work into the public, professional, and academic discussion.
Arjuna Subject : Seni dan Humaniora - Bahasa dan Linguistik
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The Analysis of Figurative Language in Tulus Song Nessa Amalia; Dohra Fitrisia; Tengku Maya Silviyanti
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 6, No 4 (2021): December 2021
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This study discusses the analysis of figurative language in Tulus’ songs. The purpose of this research to determine the types of the figurative language contained in the songs. The researcher focuses on the most dominant figurative language. The source is taken from ten Tulus’ song that the title is Sewindu, Sepatu, Teman Hidup, Gajah, Jangan Cintai Aku Apa Adanya, Manusia Kua, Ruang Rindu, Langit Abu-abu, Monokrom, 1000 Tahun lamanya. The research design used in this research is qualitative, research with document analysis as a data collection technique based on Miles, Huberman, Saldana (2014). From the analysis that has been done, it was found 62 figurative languages contained in the ten songs selected in the Tulus’ songs. The figurative language found in this study is categorized based on the Perrine (in Arp, 2012). The data found were hyperbola (17 data), personification (13 data), symbol ( 10 data), simile (7 data), metaphor (5 data), metonymy (5 data), irony (2 data), allegory (1datum), paradox (1 datum), synecdoche, apostrophe, and litotes were not found in the ten of Tulus songs.
Analysis of Figurative Language in Hikayat Aceh Written by Muda Balia Puteri Khalida Zia; Zulfadli A. Aziz; Burhansyah Burhansyah
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 3, No 4 (2018): December 2018
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This research entitled “Analysis figurative language in Hikayat Aceh written by Muda Balia” aims at identifying and analyzing the types of figurative language that has been used in Hikayat Aceh written by Muda Balia. In analyzing the data, the researcher used a descriptive analysis. The data were analyzed based on figurative language theory proposed by Prof. Dr. Nyoman Kutha Ratna, there are 21 figurative languages. The result of this research shows that Muda Balia uses the figurative language to convey and clarify his purpose through his Hikayat. There are 10 types of figurative language found in Hikayat Aceh, they are apheresis, allonym, anti-climax, hyperbole, personification, metaphor, synecdoche, euphemism, simile and antithesis. It was found that apheresis is dominated the whole use of figurative language in Hikayat Aceh.
Using Cartoon Movie to Improve Speaking Skill Suparta Rasyid
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 1, No 2: December 2016
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This study is aimed to find out whether the use of English cartoon movie can improve students’ achievement at second grade of SMU Abulyatama. The samples of this study were 20 students of class 2 IPA2. To collect the data, the writer utilized experimental design one group pre-test and post-test. The instrument used was oral test. The speaking aspects covered in this study were grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. The result shows that the students’ speaking score increased in all aspects. The grammar aspect noted the highest/significant increase because some of students’ achieved very low in grammar before using the movie in learning, but later the significant improvement is on the grammar aspect. It increased from 25 to 44 or 19 points. It explains that the English cartoon movie can be one of the good materials to improve students’ speaking skills, particularly in grammar aspect.
Analysis of Moral Values in Jojo Rabbit Movie Muhammad Irvan Syawal; Bukhari Daud; Iskandar Abdul Samad
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 6, No 3 (2021): August 2021
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This research is a literary study on moral values found in “Jojo Rabbit” movie. A descriptive qualitative was undertaken to investigate the research question in this study. Kinnier’s theory (2000) was used to analyze the data related to the types of moral values of the movie. The subject of this research is “Jojo Rabbit” movie and the moral values are the objects. The results of the study showed that there are three of the four types of moral values found in “Jojo Rabbit” movie, namely ”commitment to something that greater than oneself”; “self-respect with humility, self-discipline, and acceptance of personal responsibility”; and “respect and caring the other”.The most frequent type of moral values used in the movie is “respect and caring the other”. 
The Effectiveness of Using Authentic Englsih Youtube Media in Improving Students’ Oral Reading Irma Zuraini; Asnawi Muslem; Nurul Inayah
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 5, No 4 (2020): December 2020
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This study aimed at finding out whether using YouTube media can sigficantly improve students’ oral reading in three aspects; rate, fluency, and accuracy. A pre-experimental study with one group pretest-posttest design was undertaken by giving the students oral reading test. The sample of this study was 19 students of VIII-1 class of SMP 14 Banda Aceh. The result showed that the students’ oral reading scores were significantly improved from 46.93 in the pre test to 71.45 in the post test. The findings of this study revealed that t-test value was 17,832, while the t-table value was 2.120. It means the t-table value was lower than the t-test value (ts=17,832tt= 2.120). In conclusion, there was a significant improvement on students’ oral reading ability after they were taught by using YouTube. The result, thus, explains that Youtube can also be useful in improving oral reading in EFL classrooms.
The Problems Encountered by Male and Female Students in Learning Speaking Skill Muhammad Naufal; Asnawi Muslem; Endang Komariah
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 2, No 3: August 2017
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the problems faced by male and female students in learning speaking skill which are related with the components in speaking and the factors that cause difficulties in speaking. This study took place in SMP negeri 1 Banda Aceh. The sample in this study was 80 of second grade students (40 for male and 40 for female students). In order to ascertain the problems faced by students in learning this skill, qualitative study design undertaken by using purposive sampling. To collect the data in this study, the researcher used the questionnaire items as a main of instrument in collecting data. To strengthen the result of questionnaire, the researcher asked 4 questions in interview guide to the students in relation to the problems of speaking. The collected data were analyzed by presenting them in the form of narration and following three steps proposed by Miles and Huberman (as cited in Sugiyono, 2012). The research finding shows that all students face problems in speaking. According from male and female students, the most problems that they faced in learning speaking skill were lack of vocabulary, poor pronunciation, not fluent to speak, afraid of making errors while speaking, less confidence to speak, nervous to speak, not accustomed to speaking English, difficult to express words and sentences and accustomed using of native language in daily conversation.
Teaching Speaking by Using Talking Stick Technique Khairunnisa Khairunnisa; Asnawi Asnawi; Yuliana Yuliana
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 4, No 3 (2019): August 2019
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The objective of this study is to figure out whether the use of Talking Stick Technique improves  the second year students of SMPN 14 Banda Aceh in speaking. The population of this study was all the second grade students in this school, and the sample of this study was the VIIIA class which consisted of 30 students. The writer applied quantitative method with one group pre-test and post-test design, in which the students were given oral tests before and after the teaching treatment took place as part of data collection. The writer adopted the procedure of Talking Stick technique by Lie (2008) in teaching speaking for the students. After the treatment and the tests were accomplished, it showed that the students had made better change in their speaking ability. It was proven by the increase of the fluency aspect which some students could reach the category of very good , where no one could reach this category in post-test .Where the mean score of the pre-test was 55.93 then increased in the post-test to become 69.76. Furthermore, the statistic also showed that t-test was 13.83 and t-table 2.045. As the t-test score was higher than t-table, it indicated that the students in the experimental class who were taught by using Talking Stick Technique got better improvement in their speaking skill.
The Implementation of Information Gap in Speaking Irma Aulia Rahmah
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 3, No 1 (2018): February 2018
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This research investigates the implementation of information gap as a technique to improve the speaking skill for first year students of SMPN 2 Banda Aceh. The kind of experiment is quasi experimental design. This study involved two clasess as samples in this research, namely experimental group and control group. The experimental group was taugth by implementing information gap, while the control group was taught by implemeting conventional teaching. The students’ achievement was scored by using pre-test and post-test. To find out the result of this study, the writer used t-test score. The research finding shows that the mean score of post-test of the experimental group after implementing treatment is 95.02, higher than that of the control group, that is 70.6. In this reseearch, the writer took the the critical vaue of 2.704 for t at the level of significance 0.01. The researcher found that the pre-test t-value is lower than t-table (2.09 2.704). Afterward, the result of t-score of post-test is higher than pre-test (22.77 2.704). Therefore it can be concluded that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. It indicated that there is a significant difference between the students who were taught speaking by using information gap and those who were not. In other words, information gap was an effective technique to improve students’ language skils especially in speaking skill.
An analysis of Illocutionary acts in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Movie Fitriani Fitriani; Masrizal Mahmud; Chairina Nasir
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 5, No 3 (2020): August 2020
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An illocutionary act is an act that happens when the speaker utters something to the hearer. The purpose of the current research is to find out the types of illocutionary acts dominantly used in the Fantastic Beast:  The Crime of Grindelwald movie spoken by the main character “Newt”. The source of the data was Fantastic Beast: The Crime of Grindelwald movie and the movie script. The research design used in this study was a descriptive qualitative research with documentation analysis as the technique of data collection. In analyzing the data, the researcher used content analysis proposed by Miles Huberman (1994). The research shows that there were 131 illocutionary acts found in the movie. The findings show representative type is the most dominant used by the main character in this movie with 78 data.  The second place is the directive type with 26 data. And then expressive type with 18 data. Commissive type with 8 data and the last type is declarative with only 1 data. Those 131 illocutionary acts are then categorized as types of illocutionary acts proposed by Searle (1969). The results of these Illocutionary acts enhanced the deep meaning in the utterances of the movie mentioned above and made it understandable.
Using Picture Series to enhance students’ ability in narrative writing Khotimah Khotimah; Bukhari Daud; Burhansyah Burhansyah
Research in English and Education Journal Vol 2, No 2: June 2017
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The objective of this study is to figure out whether the use of picture series can improve students’ ability in narrative writing skill, especially on the content aspect of the third grade students at MTsN Rukoh Banda Aceh. Most of the third grade students at MTsN Rukoh Banda Aceh felt difficult to generate and develop their ideas in writing form. By this reason, the researcher conducted experimental-quantitative research with the pre-test and post-test control group design to the students by using picture series to help them improve their writing. The samples of this study were class XI–1 as the experimental class and class XI-5 as the control class, which were chosen by using random sampling. In this study, the data was collected by means of writing test, consisting of pre-test and post-test. The result of this study showed that the improvement of the experimental class was higher than that of the control class. It was known from the comparison of the improvement of their average score in both classes on the content aspect of writing that is 7.26 in the experimental class and 3.28 in the control class. Besides, the result of the hypothesis testing shows that the score is 0.000 which is lower than 0.05 (0.0000.05), which means the research hypothesis that “the use of picture series can improve the students’ ability in narrative writing skill especially on the content aspect” is accepted.

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