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Published by Universitas HKBP Nommensen
ISSN : 24429384     EISSN : 24603244     DOI : 10.51622
Core Subject : Education,
Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
This research researches on The Explora . It is interested to publish qualitative and quantitative researches. It focuses on the impact of a teaching method to the achievement of the learners on a specific subject matter. It is also interested on the linguistic characteristic of the English language of the learners such as linguistics, language in teaching, language education, and literature. The purpose of this journal is to distribute the hottest information from the classroom instruction to the English teaching community at all levels. Article manuscripts are submitted to the editorial board for double blind review before their publication
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The Effectiveness of Roundtable Technique to Teach Writing Descriptive Text for Students with LowSelf-Efficacy Maja, Adi
The Explora Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021): April 2021
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Self efficacy is someone’s belief of his capability to complete a task or to perform something. Zimmerman and Martinez-Pons, as cited in Kitikanan and Sasimonton (2017: 4) say, “Students with high self-efficacy tend to learn and achieve more than those with low ones”. In other words, when someone has high self-efficacy, his/her effort to do writing will be better and it is assumed that their writing achievement will be better as well. On the contrary, students with low self-efficacy often have lower score of writing than the students with high self-efficacy. Then, many techniques work well for only students with high self-efficacy. This study was designed to see whether or not Roundtable technique is effective tobe used to teach writing descriptive text for the students with low self-efficacy. The research was done at SMA N 1Panyabungan. This was an experimental research design with 51 students in the population. The students were spread in three classes which consist of 17students in each class. Two classes were chosen as the sample by using cluster random sampling technique. One class was the experiment class, and the other was as control class. Students’ self-efficacy was tested by using questionnaires. Then, they were grouped into students with high and low self-efficacy. After that they were given treatment. The data were then collected after the treatment was given by administering writing test. The students’ writing achievement scores were analyzed by using t-test formula and the level of significance used was 0.05(5%).After being calculated, the value of t-observed was 2.975, whereas the t-table was 2.306. Consequently, Roundtable technique was effective to be used to teach the students with low selfefficacy to write descriptive text at Al Azhar Islamic Junior High School 32 Padang.
The Students Difficulties in Understanding of Active to Passive Voice at X Tm1 SMKN 2 Panyabungan Lubis, Arjun
The Explora Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021): April 2021
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Grammar is a study about how to make and arrange the sentence. It is an integral part of languages and is very important for the learner. Moreover, the active and passive voice form should be studied to improve our English skills. However, presently students' are sometimes uninterested in the concept of active and passive voice form. This study aims to determine the high substantial the students' obstacle in transforming active to passive voice form at X TM1 SMKN 2 Panyabungan. This research conducted a qualitative way, the source taken at X1 TM SMKN 2 Panyabungan. Data collection is observation, interviews, and documentation techniques. The analysis results reveal the high dominant students' obstacles in determining the subject, using verb3, putting verb be, and obstacles found in the past continuous form. Based on this research finding, the researcher decides that few students' have an adequate understanding of passive voice. However, more students require extra effort to learn and practice grammar to be master and capable of active and passive voice form.
The Effect of Applying Drill Method on In Teaching Students’ Writing Ability Harahap, Fitri Rahmadani
The Explora Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021): April 2021
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This research was aimed to develops teaching writing by using drill method as method in teaching writing descriptive paragraph. This study was conducted applying Nana Sudjana (1989:86) theory. The research took place at MTs.Swasta IRA Medan. The sample consisted of class VII. The instruments employed in this study experimental research which consist of pre-test and post-test.. The findings of the study were the quality of the developed technique as media viewed from theexperts is very good (88 %). Most students gave positive responses. Most students said that the method was interesting and it could help them to write descriptive texts easily. The results of the test show that the method improved their ability in writing descriptive paragraph (average score: 80, 12).The scoring system was based on five aspects; namely content, organization, vocabulary, language use, mechanics. Therefore, the writer suggests that English teachers develop method as one of the creative way to improve the students’ ability in writing descriptive texts.
The Effect of Using Somatic Auditory Visual Intellectual (SAVI) Method on students’ Achievement in Writing Analytical Exposition Text Andika, Jefri
The Explora Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021): April 2021
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This study deals with the effect of using Somatic Auditory Visual Intellectual (SAVI) method on students’ achievement in writing analytical exposition text. The objective of thestudy is to find out whether SAVI method significantly affects the students’ achievement in writing analytical exposition text or not. This study was conducted by using experimental group and control group. The population of the study was the students of grade XI of SMK Taman siswa Medan in the academic year 2015-2016, where there were 2 classes of XI Administrasi Perkantoran writer taught by applying lecturing method and at XI Administrasi Perkantoran 2 taught by applying SAVI method with the sample by purposive sampling. The data of the study were obtained from the students’ score of writing test. The writer used Pearson Moment Product formula. They were two data used in this study. They were pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed by applying t-test formula. After analyzing the data, the result of the study showed that tobserved (2,81) was higher than t-table (0,05) (t-observed > t-table) at the level of significance of a = 5% and at the degree of freedom (df) = 0,5. it can be concluded that applying SAVI method significantly affects on the students’ achievement in writing analytical exposition text or in the other words the hypothesis is accepted.
An Error Analysis of Grammatical Features in Report Text by The Eleventh Grade Students of Accounting Major at Smk N 1 Jorlang Hataran Manurung, Nomita
The Explora Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021): April 2021
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This study is purposed to describe the errors in grammatical features of report text. In addition, this study is also aimed to describe the possible causes of those errors. This study applied the descriptive qualitative approach in which the data was obtained from the report texts that were written by the eleventh grade students of accounting major in SMK N 1 Jorlang Hataran. The data were collected by using students’ report texts and questionnaires. The data then were analyzed by identifying the errors first, then describing the errors, and the last explaining the errors. The errors that occurred in students’ texts are errors in verbs, sentences, prepositions, articles, agreements, pronouns, modifiers, and tenses. The result of the study indicates that the students made 541 grammatical errors which were classified into: 37,15% errors in verbs, 18,85% errors in noun, 15,15% errors in sentence, 11,27% errors in preposition, 7,76% errors in article, 4,06% errors in pronoun, 3,51% errors in modifier, and 2,21% errors in tenses. The students’ errors were caused by 31,23% ignorance of grammatical rules, 28,09% incomplete application of rules, 15,89% false concept hypothesized, 13,86% interference of interlingual transfer, 9,05% wrong communication strategy, 1,84% over-generalization
The Effect of Using Chain Story Technique In Writing Descriptive Text For The Grade Students of SMP Negeri 14 Medan Pakpahan, Yohana Serepina
The Explora Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021): April 2021
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The study focused on finding out the effect of applying Chain Story Technique in writing descriptive text. The chain story technique is a technique which is used to make writing class more interesting. this technique is suitable use in writing activity. It can help teacher in teaching learning process and can help students to understand quickly to make summary of the text. The population of the research was the eight grade students of SMP NEGERI 14 MEDAN. There were fourtyeight students of the eight grade as the sample of the research. This study was conducted with two randomized class namely experimental class and control class. The experimental class was taught by applying Chain Story Technique, while the control class was taught without Chain Story Technique. The instrument of collecting the data was writing test. The data were analyzed by using reliability (KR21) and t-test formula. The calculation shown that the mean score of studentsin experimental class is 8,45 and the mean score of control class who are taught without Chain Story technique is 3,25. It can be concluded that the mean score of experimental class is higher than control class. There is a significant difference scores between experimental group and control group. Based on research finding, it is concluded that t-observed is higher than t-table. T-obs> ttable (p=0.05) 8.813>1.679. it means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. Chain Story Technique significantly affects on the eight grade students of SMP NEGERI 14 MEDAN in writing descriptive text. It is suggested the English Department Students, lecturer and all of people to use this strategy.

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