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Journal of Language Testing and Assessment
Published by Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar
ISSN : 28100468     EISSN : 28095707     DOI : https://doi.org/10.56983/jlta.v2i1.12
Core Subject : Education, Social,
Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences
JLTA 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 1) Research that emanates from or informs campus-community partnerships; 2) Studies co-authored by faculty, students, and/or community partners; 3) Literature and Teaching English as Foreign Language; and 4) Commentary on emerging trends, developments, and/or challenges. The publication of this journal aims to spread conceptual thinking or ideas and the research findings obtained in the field of English Education and Literature.
Arjuna Subject : Ilmu Sosial - Pendidikan
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AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ SUPRASEGMENTAL ERRORS IN READING SENTENCES AT SMA NEGERI 4 JENEPONTO Rindiani; Nurdevi Bte Abdul; Andi asri jumiati
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
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This study aims to identify the errors students in intonation and in stressing the word in sentences. This is descriptive qualitative research. Student audio transcripts and an Oxford dictionary were used to process the data. Participants in this study were students of SMAN 4 Jeneponto X IPA 2 semester 2, totaling 15 people who were selected by random sampling technique. A pronunciation test or oral test was used as the primary research instrument, with recordings as a secondary instrument.The results showed that there were 2 errors in intonation made by students of class X IPA 2 semester 2 SMAN 4 Jeneponto, namely rising intonation and falling intonation errors. Then there is an error in stressing the word in the sentence, which lies in the verbs and adjectives. It can be concluded that the errors made by students are caused by a lack of knowledge and awareness of students in terms of pronunciation, especially suprasegmental sounds.  
AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS IN WRITING PASSIVE VOICE MADE BY THE SECOND GRADE OF SMAN 9 TAKALAR Juliana Basir; Saiful; Firman
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
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The purpose of this research is to find out and analysis the students’ problems in writing passive voice made by the second grade of SMAN 9 Takalar. The design of this research was descriptive quantitative research. The total number of the sample was 15 students. The researcher used the purposive sampling technique. The instrument used to get the data was a test and questionnaire with Google Form as data collection tool. Based on the result, the researcher found the percentage of students’ problems in writing passive voice. The researcher found that 13 students with a percentage of 86,67% had a problem writing passive voice in the simple present tense, and 12 students with a percentage of 80,00% had a problem writing passive voice in the simple past tense. The causes that become problems for students in writing passive voice are knowledge and understanding, less practice, and educational background. Finally, based on the findings, it can be concluded that students of the second grade of SMA Negeri 9 Takalar have problems in writing passive voice and three causes that make students problems in writing passive voice.
THE USE OF MONOLOGUE PERFORMANCE OF SOUTH SULAWESI FOLKLORE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MA ASSALAM TIMBUSENG Malida Ibrahim; Ratna Dewi; Firman
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
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This research aimed to improve students’ speaking ability at the Eleventh Grade of MA Assalam Timbuseng using Monologue Performance of South Sulawesi Folklore. The researcher used Classroom Action Research where the data gained from the speaking test. The subjects of the research were 27 students of the Eleventh Grade of MA Assalam Timbuseng in the Academic Year 2020/2021. The research findings showed that the students’ speaking ability before and after using monologue performance was significantly different. The students’ D-test mean score in terms of fluency was 66.63 while in final test cycle 1 was 71.78 improvement, however it still did not get the standardization score of English subjects (75). Then, the mean score in terms of fluency in final test cycle 1 was 79.89 which mean there was 11.29% improvement from cycle 1 through cycle 2. Furthermore, students’ score frequency in terms of fluency in cycle 1, it can be seen that there are 7 (26%) students got good, 19 (70%) students got fair and 1 (4%) student got poor. Then, the students showed the improvement in cycle 2 which is 9 (33%) students got very good, 17 (63%) students got good and 1 (4%) student got fair. It means that there was a significant improvement of students’ speaking ability after using monologue performance of south Sulawesi folklore. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that digital storytelling was effective to improve students’ speaking ability at the Eleventh Grade of MA Assalam Timbuseng in the Academic Year 2020/2021.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SHADOWING TEACHING TECHNIQUES TO IMROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY AT SMAN 2 SIDRAP Andi Tenri Bali Yahya; Erwin Akib; Ilmiah
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
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This research aimed at finding out students’ speaking ability using shadowing techniques at the First Grade of SMAN 2 Sidrap This research uses pre-experimental research. Researcher have conducted treatment consisting of six meetings. The population of this research is the first-grade students at SMAN 2 Sidrap. Researcher used purposive sampling technique. The research instrument was a speaking test. The research findings indicated that achievement of the first grade of SMAN 2 Sidrap was improved after using shadowing techniques. It was proven by mean score in terms of content in pre-test was 58 and post-test was 77. The improvement of the content was 0.020%. It means that there was significant difference between post-test and pre-test. Based on the research finding, the researcher concluded that teaching English by using shadowing techniques could improve the students’ Speaking ability.
CHALLENGE IN TEACHING ENGLISH DURING LIMITED FACE TO FACE LEARNING AT SMPN 2 TORAJA UTARA Yizrel Nani Sallata; Judith Ratu Tandi Arrang; Arung Sudarso Tombi
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
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The objective of the research is to find out the challenges faced by English teachers during Limited Face to Face Learning. The researcher used qualitative method in this study. The data was taken from 4 (four) English teachers which collected by using snowball sampling. To obtain data, researcher used interview and it was analyzed by using the theory of Miles and Huberman.The results of this study indicate that there are challenges in Implementation of learning with a short time allocation, The use of media in the learning process with a very short time duration, Students study inactive, Adjustment of teaching materials with the specified time, Students' understanding in receiving learning materials is still lacking due to the short allocation of time, Student Behavior Change, The application of learning is not optimal so that the material is not achieved/completed, Short time allocation in guiding students, where the character of students is different, Lack of time allocation in directing, training, and motivating students who are less disciplined ,Lack of time allocation in motivating students to extracurricular activities and other activities, The work of assignments that are not on time and the assessment of many students with a short time allocation, Limited time to evaluate students' lack of knowledge and skill.Based on the above results, the researcher concludes that teachers face several challenges in learning English after the implementation of limited face-to-face learning at SMPN 2 Toraja Utara as mentioned above.
THE ASSESSMENT-FOR-LEARNING TO ENHANCE SPEAKING FLUENCY AT THE FOURTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MAKASSAR Muh. Nahwi Al-Bukhari W. Simbala; Eny Syatriana; Firman
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
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This research aimed to find out the improvement of students’ speaking fluency skill by using Assessment-for-learning approach. The sample of the research was the fourth semester students from UNISMUH MAKASSAR which consisted of 20 students. The sample was taken by using purposive sampling. The research findings showed that the fourth semester students of UNISMUH MAKASSAR had quite low score in pre-test. After treatment, their speaking skill was significantly improved. The result of the research was the mean score of speaking fluency obtained by the students pre-test was 44.75 and post-test was 70.25 with the significant score of the t-test is (0.00) or <(0.05). It means that there was significance difference between before and after giving the treatment. It indicated that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected. It was concluded that the use Assessment-for-learning approach is effective in improving the students’ speaking fluency. Assessment-for-learning approach was one of the approach that can be considered in teaching English in order to help improved the students’ speaking fluency skill.
AN ANALYSIS OF MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN LEARNING SPEAKING SKILLS IN POST PANDEMIC CONTEXT Fitriani Fitriani; Ismail Sangkala; Ika Sastrawati
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
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The aimed of this research was to find out the strategies of male and female students in learning speaking skills during the post pandemic. The method used in this research was qualitative method in the type of phenomenological research. This research used a semi-structure interview as instrument to collect the data. The subjects in this research were 4th semester students of English Education Department, at Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar. The research subjects were 10 students which consist of 5 female students and 5 male students. This research used purposive sampling technique. The results of this research showed that male and female students used all types of strategies; memory strategies, cognitive strategies, compensation strategies, metacognitive strategies, affective strategies, and social strategies in learning speaking during the post-pandemic. The difference only lays the number of male and female students in using the methods of each group strategies and the difference in the method used in the group strategies by male and female students. Female students used each group learning strategies more than male students. Most of female students used memory strategies, cognitive strategies, compensation strategies, metacognitive strategies and social strategies. While most of male students used memory strategies, cognitive strategies, compensation strategies and metacognitive strategies.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE USE OF INTERNET APPLICATIONS IN SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS AT THE FOURTH SEMESTER OF FKIP UKI TORAJA Viktor Siumarlata
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
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The objective of this research is to know about the students’ perceptions of the use of the Internet for application purposes in submitting assignments in the fourth semester of the English Department at FKIP UKI. In this research, the writer used the qualitative method. The instrument of this research is a semistructured interview. The subjects of this research were the fourth-semester students of the English Department of FKIP UKI for the academic year 2017/2018. I used the accidental sampling technique with seven students as my subjects.The results show that internet applications make it easier for students to submit assignments more quickly and can send assignments wherever they are. Some of them say that internet applications as a medium are very helpful in the teaching and learning process. They have a positive perception because the use of internet applications facilitates and also saves time. There is no need to waste time; students are required to be more modern; there is no need to waste paper; and students do not fail science and technology. Some of them, when using internet applications, have problems, like when they do not have data, do not have Android, or when the network is damaged
IMPROVING THE STUDENTS' PRONUNCIATION USING ENGLISH LANGUAGE SPEECH ASSISTANT (ELSA) APPLICATION (A PRE-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 9 MAKASSAR) Muamar Muamar; Hj. Andi Tenri Ampa; St. Asmayanti AM
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Language Testing and Assessment (JLTA)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56983/jlta.v2i2.268

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 This study aims to improve the students pronunciation using English Language Speech Assistant (ELSA) application. this research used pre-experimental research by quantitative method. There were 36 students of SMA Negeri 9 Makassar involved in this research. the test was pronounce word which consist of 40 words for pre-test and post-test.The findings of the study indicated that the English Language Speech Assistant (ELSA) application is significant in improving students' pronunciation. This was proven by the average score pre-test before treatment was 51.94 and the average score after Treatment has given was 63.47, the percentage of the improvement was 22.19%. This means that there is improvement of students' pronunciation.  
Improving Students’ Speaking Skills Through Social Interaction In The Classroom Intang, Andi; Latief, Hasnawati; Prabawati Rum, Eka
Journal of Language Testing and Assessment Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): JLTA:Journal of Language Testing and Assessment
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This research purpose to find out improvement of the students’ speaking skills used social interaction at the eighth grade students of SMAN 5 Selayar. The design of this research used a classroom action research which consisted of two cycles. Each cycles consisted of three meetings. The procedure of this research in every cycle consisted of four phases They had plans to action, observation, and reflection Subject matter for the research of class were the pupils XI which consisted of 20 students. The instrument of this research used interview. The result of students speaking skills in terms pronunciation and vocabulary in D-test, cycle I, and cycle II had improved in different scores. The research demonstrated there were was a significant improvement of the students speaking skills used by social interaction models. This statement could prove by the students’ mean score of diagnostic test was 44, but it had increased to 62.6 in cycle I. And in Cycle II was 77.5. it means that the students’ speaking skills from cycle I to cycle II was classified successful. Social Interaction could improve the students’ speaking skills.

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