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Excellence
ISSN : 2807638     EISSN : 2807210     DOI : https://doi.org/10.47662/EJEEE
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Excellence: Journal of English and English Education publishes research article studying foreign language as main object. Scopes of the journal consist of : - Linguistics: Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Discourse Analysis, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, and Critical Discourse Analysis. - Literature: Comparative Literature, English Literature Studies - Education : English Language Teaching, Language Acquisition, Learning Development Model
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THE EFFECT OF HERRINGBONE TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN READING COMPREHENSION OF RECOUNT TEXT OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE Yusinta Marisca; Meida Rabia Sihite; Linda Astuti Rangkuti
EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Excellence
Publisher : English Education Study Program FKIP Universitas Alwashliyah Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i2.491

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The objective of this research is to find out if Herringbone Technique significantly affects students’ reading comprehension of recount text. The design applied in this research was experimental research. The population of this research was the eleventh grade of SMA Al-Hidayah Medan. There were two parallel classes: XI-A and XI-B. Each class consisted of 30 students; thus, the total number of population was 60 students. The whole population was taken as the sample. Cluster random sampling technique was applied to select the group as the research sample. Class XI-A was selected as experimental group and class XI-B was selected as control group. The instrument used to collect the data was multiple-choice test consisted of 20 items. The data were analyzed by using t-test. It was obtained that tobserved value was higher than that of ttable (3.46 > 2.00) with the degree of freedom df = 58 at the level of significance α = 0.05. It meant that Ha was accepted and Ho was successfully rejected. Thus, it can be concluded that Herringbone Technique significantly affected students’ reading comprehension of recount text.
ROLES OF PARENTS IN ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC Rahmat Bason; Meida Rabia Sihite; Linda Astuti Rangkuti
EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Excellence
Publisher : English Education Study Program FKIP Universitas Alwashliyah Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i2.492

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The objective of the study was to find out the roles of parents in online learning of English subject during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study was conducted at SMK SPP SNAKMA Muhammadiyah Tanjung Anom during academic year 2021-2022. Descriptive qualitative research design was used to figure out the problems, namely (1) parents’ roles in guiding children and (2) how parents’ guide their children in online learning of English subject during the Covid-19 pandemic. The instrument employed in this study was interview sheet. The subjects of the study were the students’ parents and the English teachers. The first problem was answered through the analysis of interview result and found out that there were 5 roles of parents in guiding their children during online learning of English subject. The roles were as an educator (17%), as a driving force (25%), as a role model (0%), as friend (8%), as a supervisor (42%) and as a counselor (8%). The role of parents as supervisor was the dominant role found in online learning of English subject during the Covid-19 pandemic. The second problem was answered as well through the analysis of interview sheet and it was obtained that the parents’ roles in guiding the children in online learning were still low. The students’ parents had low understanding and background education regarding the implementation of online learning by their children.
INQUIRY LEARNING: A METHOD TO TEACH SPEAKING FOR THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS Bahrinda Eka Putri; wiki tedi rahmawati; Linda Astuti Rangkuti
EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Excellence
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i2.511

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The objective of this research was to find out the effect of using inquiry learning method on students’ ability in speaking. This research was conducted at SMK Abdi Negara Binjai. The population of this research was the tenth grade students in academic year 2021-2022. There were 2 classes consisting of 55 students. The sample with total number of 20 students were taken by using random sampling with lottery technique. The sample was divided into 2 groups. Experimental group consisted of 10 students was taught using inquiry learning method and control group consisted of 10 students was taught using conventional method. The instrument for collecting the data was a speaking test. Each group was given a pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The result of this research showed that the mean of post-test in experimental group (51.6) was higher than control group (44.2) and the value of U-observed (25) was smaller than the value of U-table (30). The testing of hypothesis showed that Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. It meant that there was a significant effect on students’ speaking ability taught by using inquiry learning method.
QUESTION ANSWER RELATIONSHIP (QAR) STRATEGY: AN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION Lokot Lokot; wiki tedi rahmawati; Yunita Mutiara Harahap
EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Excellence
Publisher : English Education Study Program FKIP Universitas Alwashliyah Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i2.512

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The objective of this research was to find out the effect of QAR strategy towards reading comprehension on descriptive text. Experimental design was applied in this research. The population and sample of this research were the eighth grade students of SMP Swasta Dwi Tunggal Tanjung Morawa with total number of students was 60. Class VIII-A was the experimental class and class VIII-B was the control class. Each class consisted of 30 students. The cluster random sampling with lottery technique was applied to decide the sample group. The instrument of collecting the data was multiple choice tests consisted of 30 items. To obtain the reliability of the test, Kuder Richardson 21 (KR-21) formula was applied and Biserial Point Correlation formula was used to calculate the validity. The t-test was used for the data analysis and it was obtained that t-observed (8.601) was higher than t-table (2.001) with level of significance 0.05 and df = 58. The hypothesis testing proved that alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. Thus, it was concluded that the Question Answer Relationship (QAR) Strategy significantly affected the students’ reading comprehension on descriptive text.
INCORPORATING DRAMA IN ENGLISH CLASSROOM Syafrina Prihatini
EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Excellence
Publisher : English Education Study Program FKIP Universitas Alwashliyah Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i2.513

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This article attempts to describe using drama to teach students of English classroom. Drama can be one source and effective way to assist students learns English. It uses active teaching and learning activities in the classroom which are likely can motivate and engage the attention of the students. Teaching English using drama is not easy. Drama classroom activities can include role-play, drama games, improvisation, group discussion and individual or pair work. Therefore, teaching English using drama needs serious attention from the lecturer. This article focuses on how to teach English with drama. It is expected that this strategy will give significant improvement on students’ achievement in mastering English language skills.
ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE STYLE IN NOVEL DIALOGUE: THE MAZE RUNNER Lia Hidayati; Diani Syahputri; Linda Astuti Rangkuti
EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Excellence
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i2.514

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Language style can be found in any form such as in daily conversation, magazine, newspaper, short story, novel, etc. Language style may refer to the writing style used by the author or writer as the way or technique chosen upon sentence structure, word choice, and tone. This study took novel entitled The Maze Runner as the source of data. The objective of conducting this study was to analyze the language styles used in the dialogue of the novel. There were 260 pages in total. The data collection was limited only from page 1 to 100. The design used in this study was descriptive qualitative. The data were collected by reading the novel, analyzed the types of language style, and tabulated the obtained data. The steps used to analyze the data such as identified, listed, and classified the types of language style, counted the percentage, obtained the dominant language styles, described the findings, and displayed data in table. There were 126 dialogues which were analyzed. The findings showed that there were 4 types of language style used in the dialogue. They were colloquial, casual, slang, and consultative style. The percentage obtained such as colloquial style with 55 or 44%, casual style with 37 or 29.36%, slang style with 27 or 21.42%, and consultative style with 7 or 5.5%. From this percentage, it was obvious that the most dominant style used by the author of the novel was colloquial style.

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