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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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<![CDATA[THE EFFECT OF POWER POINT PRESENTATION TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN LISTENING ]]>
<![CDATA[Delima Suri]]>;
<![CDATA[Iskandar Zulkarnain]]>;
<![CDATA[wiki tedi rahmawati]]>
<![CDATA[ EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 1 (2022): Excellence ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[English Education Study Program FKIP Universitas Alwashliyah Medan ]]>
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DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i1.333
<![CDATA[The aim of this research was to find out the effect of power point presentation technique on the students’ achievement in listening. The research was conducted at MTs.S Nurul Amaliyah Tanjung Morawa. A quantitative with experimental was applied as the research design. The population and sample consisted of 60 students. They were divided into experimental group which was taught by using power point presentation and control group which was taught descriptively. Each group consisted of 30 students. The instrument used for collecting the data was essay cloze test by filling missing words. The test was used to obtain the students’ scores for each group. After finding the mean score, the standard deviation, and standard error of both groups, then a statistic t-test was applied. After calculating and analyzing the data, it was obtained that t-observed was 2.29 and t-table was 1.67 at t-critical 0.005 and df=58. Comparing both value, it showed that t-observed was higher than t-table (2.29>1.67) which meant that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. This research concluded that power point presentation technique gave significant effect on students’ achievement in listening.]]>
<![CDATA[THE EFFECT OF PICTURE AS MEDIA TO THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN VOCABULARY ]]>
<![CDATA[Siti Julaiha]]>;
<![CDATA[Diani Syahputri]]>;
<![CDATA[Syafrina Prihatini]]>
<![CDATA[ EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 1 (2022): Excellence ]]>
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DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i1.334
<![CDATA[The objective of this research is to find out the significant effect of applying pictures on the students’ achievement in mastering vocabularies. The research was conducted at MTs. Hidayatullah Tanjung Morawa Medan. The research method used was experimental research design. The total population was 60 students in the seventh grade. There were two parallel classes that were selected as samples by using the cluster random sampling technique. One class was selected as an experimental group taught using pictures as media to master vocabulary and the other was selected as a control group taught using the lecturing method. Each group consisted of 30 students for each. The total sample was 60 students. The research instrument used was multiple-choice tests. Obtaining the mean score, standard deviation, and standard error of both groups, the statistic t-test was then carried out. It was obtained that to=1.681 and ttable=1.67 with df=58 at tcritical 0.05. This value determined that to was higher than ttable or 1.68>1.67, thus, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted, and the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. In a conclusion, there was a significant effect of using pictures as media on students’ achievement in vocabulary mastery.]]>
<![CDATA[INCREASING THE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT BY APPLYING PICTURE STORY GAME OF GRADE X ]]>
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<![CDATA[Sahla Rizqina]]>;
<![CDATA[Iskandar Zulkarnain]]>
<![CDATA[ EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 1 (2022): Excellence ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[English Education Study Program FKIP Universitas Alwashliyah Medan ]]>
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DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i1.335
<![CDATA[This research aimed to elaborate the increasing students’ speaking achievement using picture story game. The research design applied was classroom action research. There were two cycles conducted to accomplish this research. Each cycle was conducted through four phases. The subject was all students of grade X with total number of 30 students. The instruments used for collecting data were speaking test, observation sheet, diary notes, and interview sheets. The techniques for collecting data were orientation test and treatment by teaching the students using picture story game. Data analysis showed that in quantitative data, the mean score obtained in orientation test was 42.6 and none of the students achieved equal or higher than 75 as the passing grade score. In 1st meeting of Cycle I the mean score was 45.6 or 0% of the total students got >75. In 2nd meeting of Cycle I the mean score improved to 54.4 with 2 students (6.66%) obtained score >75. In the 1st meeting Cycle II the mean score kept improving to 72.0 with 14 students (46.66%) got >75. In 2nd meeting of Cycle II the mean score improved significantly to 87.0 with 28 students (93.33%) got >75. The improvement could be seen through the activity in each cycle. Thus, it is concluded that the picture story game increased the students’ achievement in speaking of grade X students.]]>
<![CDATA[THE EFFECT OF MIND MAPPING TO STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN READING COMPREHENSION AT THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP SWASTA AL-MUKMIN ]]>
<![CDATA[Siti Aminah Hasibuan]]>
<![CDATA[ EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 1 (2022): Excellence ]]>
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DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i1.336
<![CDATA[The students of the eighth grade at SMP Swasta Al-Mukmin had difficulty in understanding the text which caused them could not find the main essence of the text. Thus, this research was conducted to know the effect of mind mapping on students’ ability in reading comprehension. This research was conducted using a quantitative quasi experimental design. The sample was divided into two groups, namely experimental group and control group which consisted of 35 students for each. This research used pre-test and post-test in the form of reading comprehension test as the research instrument. The research result concluded that the students who were taught by mind mapping had a better reading comprehension. The data analysis showed the pre-test mean score of experimental group was 55.4 while the control group was 54.5 and the score was increased after applying mind mapping. The post-test mean score of experimental group was 77.7 and 69.5 for control group. The value of mean score of both groups was calculated using T-test. It was obtained the value of T-count was 3.96 while T-table was 1.66 under the degree of freedom 68 and the degree of significance 5%. Since T-count value was higher than T-table value, the hypotheses were proved. Therefore, it is stated that Ha (alternative hypothesis) was accepted and Ho (null hypothesis) was rejected. Based on this research result, it is suggested that the English teachers apply the mind mapping technique since this technique is one of many ways teachers can apply to enhance students reading comprehension of texts easily and efficiently.]]>
<![CDATA[THE EFFECT OF USING BIGBOX APPLICATION ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION OF THE TENTH GRADE ]]>
<![CDATA[Nita Pratama]]>;
<![CDATA[Meida Rabia Sihite]]>;
<![CDATA[Sofia Idawati Lubis]]>
<![CDATA[ EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 1 (2022): Excellence ]]>
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DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i1.337
<![CDATA[The objective of this research was to investigate if BIGBOX application significantly affected students’ reading comprehension at SMK Swasta Yaspenmas Sei Lepan. The research design used was experimental research. The population of this research was the whole students of the tenth grade which were distributed into two parallel classes, namely X-1 and X-2. The sampling technique used was cluster random sampling. It was obtained that X1 was selected as the experimental group and X-2 was selected as the control group. Each class consisted of 30 students, thus the total sample was 60 students. The experimental group was taught reading comprehension using BIGBOX application while the control group was taught in traditional way. The research instrument used was a reading test with multiple choices. The data obtained were analyzed by using statistical analysis of t-test formula. It was found out that the t-observed value was 2.184 and the t-table value was 2.002 at level of significance P= 0.05 and df=58. Based on the value obtained, the hypothesis testing proved that the alternative hypothesis was accepted and null hypothesis was rejected. The research concluded that BIGBOX application effected students’ reading comprehension.]]>
<![CDATA[THE EFFECT OF INTRODUCTORY VIDEOS IN YOUTUBE ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN SPEAKING SKILL OF THE TENTH GRADE ]]>
<![CDATA[Linda Lestari]]>;
<![CDATA[Iskandar Zulkarnain]]>;
<![CDATA[Syafrina Prihatini]]>
<![CDATA[ EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 1 (2022): Excellence ]]>
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DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i1.338
<![CDATA[The purpose of this research was to find out whether introductory videos in YouTube have effect on students’ speaking skill. The research was conducted using experimental research design. The population was the students of grade X at SMKS Muhammad Yaasiin Sei Lepan. The sampling technique used was cluster random sampling. X TKJ 1 was selected as experimental group and X TKJ 2 was selected as control group. Each class consisted of 26 students and the total sample was 52 students. Research instrument to collect the data was speaking test with the criteria of pronunciation, fluency, accuracy, and vocabulary. During the treatment, experimental group was taught using introductory videos in YouTube while control group was taught descriptively. The data obtained namely mean score of post-test in experimental group was 83.46 while 55.0 were the mean score of post-test in control group. Both groups mean score were analyzed using t-test formula. It showed that t-observed value was 11.05 and t-table value was 2.008 with df=50. By comparing both value, it was known that t-observed was higher than t-table (11.5>2.008). Therefore, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. The research concluded that introductory videos in YouTube significantly affected the students’ speaking skill.]]>
<![CDATA[THE EFFECT OF HERRINGBONE TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN READING COMPREHENSION OF RECOUNT TEXT OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE ]]>
<![CDATA[Yusinta Marisca]]>;
<![CDATA[Meida Rabia Sihite]]>;
<![CDATA[Linda Astuti Rangkuti]]>
<![CDATA[ EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Excellence ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[English Education Study Program FKIP Universitas Alwashliyah Medan ]]>
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DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i2.491
<![CDATA[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.]]>
<![CDATA[ROLES OF PARENTS IN ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC ]]>
<![CDATA[Rahmat Bason]]>;
<![CDATA[Meida Rabia Sihite]]>;
<![CDATA[Linda Astuti Rangkuti]]>
<![CDATA[ EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Excellence ]]>
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DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i2.492
<![CDATA[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.]]>
<![CDATA[INQUIRY LEARNING: A METHOD TO TEACH SPEAKING FOR THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS ]]>
<![CDATA[Bahrinda Eka Putri]]>;
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<![CDATA[Linda Astuti Rangkuti]]>
<![CDATA[ EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Excellence ]]>
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DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i2.511
<![CDATA[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.]]>
<![CDATA[QUESTION ANSWER RELATIONSHIP (QAR) STRATEGY: AN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ]]>
<![CDATA[Lokot Lokot]]>;
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<![CDATA[Yunita Mutiara Harahap]]>
<![CDATA[ EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Excellence ]]>
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DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v2i2.512
<![CDATA[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.]]>
