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Transform : Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning
ISSN : 23015225     EISSN : 29859441     DOI : -
Transform Journal is an open-access electronic journal that supports research in the field of Linguistics, Literature, and English Language Teaching. The aim of the journal is to publish academic research on applied linguistics relevant to actual issues and to be a publication platform for original research from academics, researchers, and practitioners. Transform journal is issued four times annually, in March, June, September and December. The focus and scope of this journal include areas of analysis: Linguistics Literature English Language Teaching
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THE EFFECT OF GUIDED READING STRATEGY ON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS™ READING COMPREHENSION Sitompul, Juni Triana
TRANSFORM: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012): March, 2012
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v1i1.371

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This study aims at investigating the effect of Guided Reading Strategy on Junior High School Student Reading Comprehension. The population of this study was the students of SMP Swasta Kristen Immanuel on Jl. Slamet Riyadi No. 1 Medan, fifty eight students from the population was taken as the samples of the research. The sample was divided into two groups. The first group (29 students) as the experimental group, while the rest (29 students) as the control group. The experimental group was taught by using guided reading strategy . The instrument of collecting the data was multiple choice tests. To obtain the reliability of the test, the writer used the Kuder Richardson Formula (KR-21). The result of the study showed that the reliability of the test was 0.733. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula, the analysis showed that the score of the student in the experimental group was significantly higher than that of students in the level of control group at the level of significance 0,05 with the degree of freedom (df)56 the t-observed is 5.33  while the t-table is 1.671.therefore the null hyphothesis (Ho) is rejected and the hyphothesis alternative (Ha) is accept   Key Words: Guided, Reading Strategy, Reading Comprehension  
IMPROVING STUDENTS™ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING REPORT TEXT THROUGH SEMANTIC MAPPING TECHNIQUE Octaria, Ivana
TRANSFORM: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012): March, 2012
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v1i1.372

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This study deals with improving students™ achievement in writing report text through semantic mapping technique. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class VIII-2 SMP Swasta UPMI which consisted of 30 students. The research was conducted in two cycles; first cycle consist of four meetings and seond cycle consists of two meetings. The data have been collecting by using quantitative and qualitative data. The analysis showed that the improvement of students™ achievement in writing report text based on two cycles, namely the mean of cycle I is = 64,66, and the mean of cycle II is = 74, 3. It means that the implication teaching writing through semantic mapping technique can improve students™ achievement in writing report text. Key words : Semantic Mapping Technique, Writing, Report Text
IMPROVING STUDENTS™ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH TWO STAY “ TWO STRAY LEARNING MODEL Harahap, Fitrah Alhaz
TRANSFORM: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012): March, 2012
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v1i1.373

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This study deals with improving students™ reading comprehension through Two Stay “ Two Stray Leaning Model. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class XI-IPA SMA GAJAH MADA Medan which consisted of 28 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and every cycle consisted of four meetings and two meetings. The instruments for collecting data were quantitative data (multiple choice test) and qualitative data (diary notes, observation sheet, questionnaire sheet, and interview). In second competence test 14 % (four students) got 70 points. It means there was an improvement for 14 %. In next competence test 86 % (24 students) got 70 points. The improvement was 72 %. It can be concluded that Two Stay “ Two Stray Learning Model could improve students™ reading comprehension.
IMPROVING STUDENTS™ WRITING ACHIEVEMENT IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT THROUGH QUANTUM LEARNING Sihite, Meni; Sinulingga, Johan
TRANSFORM: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 1 No. 2 (2012): June, 2012
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v1i2.727

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This study deals with the improvement of the students™ achievement in writing descriptive text through quantum learning. This study was conducted by using action research at second year of SMP N 1 Kabanjahe. The sample of this study was just one class namely: VIII-2. The number of this class was 36 students. The research was conducted in two cycles. Cycle 1 consisted of three meetings and cycle 2 consisted of two meetings. There were two kinds of data collected during the study, qualitative and quantitative data. The instrument for collecting the quantitative data was writing test while the quantitative data were gathered through interview, diary notes and observation sheet. Based on the writing test result, the students score kept improving in every test. In pre test, the mean score was 52, 61. In the test of cycle I, the mean score was 63 and the mean score in test of cycle II was 80. The conclusion is that quantum learning can improve the students™ descriptive writing achievement.   Key words: Students™ Achievement, Writing, Descriptive text, Quantum Learning
IMPROVING STUDENTS™ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING HORTATORY EXPOSITION TEXTS THROUGH DICTOGLOSS TECHNIQUE Susanti, Nova; Sinaga, Lidiman SM
TRANSFORM: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 1 No. 2 (2012): June, 2012
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v1i2.728

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This research attempts to improve students™ achievement in writing hortatory exposition text by using Dictogloss Technique. The result showed the improvement of students™ achievement in writing hortatory exposition text. It was found that the mean of the students™ scores in every test was improved. In the first test, the mean was 38.7 and there was 2.3% of the students who got up 75 points (Minimum Completeness Criteria), in the second test, it was 65.1 and 19.04% of the students who got up 75 points, and in the last one, the mean was 79.4 and there was 73.8% of the students who got up 75 points. The students felt enthusiastic, enjoyable, and active in teaching learning process through Dictogloss Technique. The result of the research showed the progress of achievement scores, it can be concluded that Dictogloss Technique gives contribution to improve students™ achievement in writing hortatory exposition text. Keywords: Achievement, Writing, Hortatory Exposition Text, Dictogloss Technique
Improving Grade VIII Students™ Vocabulary Achievement By Using Personal Vocabulary Notes In SMP SANTA MARIA MEDAN Panjaitan, Nova Ivanna; Ginting, Elia Masa
TRANSFORM: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 1 No. 2 (2012): June, 2012
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v1i2.729

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This study attempts to  improve students™ vocabulary achievement by using Personal Vocabulary Notes. This research was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of this study was VIII-B class SMP Santa Maria Medan which consisted of 46 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and each cycle consisted of three meetings. The result showed that the improvement of the students™ scores from the first test in orientation test to the third test in cycle-II test. In the first test in orientation test, the mean was 46.95, in the second test in cycle-I test, the mean was 64.86, and the third test in cycle-II test, it was improved to be 80.45. Based on the diary notes, observation sheet, and questionnaire, it was found that the teaching learning activities ran well. Students were active and enthusiastic during the teaching learning process in the second cycle than the first one. The result of the researcher showed that the use of personal vocabulary notes significantly improved students™ vocabulary.   Keywords: Vocabulary, Action Research, Personal Vocabulary Notes
LEVELS OF FORMALITY IN OBAMA™S INTERVIEW AND SBY™S INTERVIEW Br Karo, Seftyani Fransiska; Tangkas, I Wayan Dirgayasa
TRANSFORM: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 1 No. 2 (2012): June, 2012
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v1i2.730

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This study was intended to describe levels of formality used by Obama and SBY in their interviews.  This  study  was  carried  out  with  descriptive  research.  The  data  were collected with documentary technique and the instrument used was documentary sheet. The data were analyzed by descriptive comparative. The result of the research show that Obama tends to use Casual level (44,78%),  Formal (29,05%), Consultative (26%), and Intimate (0,17%) while SBY tends to use Formal level (49,20%), Frozen (3,16%), Consultative (34%) and Casual (13,83%). So, in speaking Obama is more friendly because sometimes he did  a joke and laugh while SBY is more serious to answer or to response the interviewer™s questions. It is hoped that the result of this study is useful to everyone who wants to study about levels of formality.   Key words : Levels of Formality, Obama™s Interview, SBY™s Interview
Improving Students™ Speaking Achievement by Using Short Movie Media Elizabeth S, Dewi; Sumarsih, Sumarsih
TRANSFORM: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 1 No. 2 (2012): June, 2012
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v1i2.731

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This research concerns on improving students™ achievement in speaking by using short movie media. The objective was to find out the improvement of students™ achievement in speaking. This research was conducted by using action research method. The subject of the research was XI IPA-1 students of SMA Negeri 8 Medan. The numbers of students were sixteen students. They were taught speaking by using short movie media. The instruments used were diary notes, interview sheets, and observation sheets. In analyzing data, the mean of students™ score for the first competency test was 42,5 for the second competency test was 61,25 and for the third competency test was 85 and the total percentage of improvement from the first competency test to the third competency test was 68,75%. The conclusion is that students™ achievement in speaking can be improved by using short movie media. It is suggested that teachers should apply short movie media as one of media to improve students™ speaking achievement.   Key Words: Students™ achievement, Speaking, Short Movie Media
THE APPLICATION OF SYNECTICS MODEL TO IMPROVE STUDENTS™SPEAKING ABILITY IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Tumangger, Masda; Ernidawati, Tjut
TRANSFORM: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 1 No. 2 (2012): June, 2012
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v1i2.732

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This study deals with the application of synectics model to improve students™ speaking ability in senior high school. This reserach was conducted by applying Classroom Action Research with two cycles in six meetings. The subject of this study was a class in the second year students of SMA SWASTA NURUL HASANAH. There were 24 students that participated in this research. The The qualitative data were taken from the diary notes, interview sheet, observation sheet, and questionnaire sheet and the quantitative data was taken from the test result and done in a pre test and the two test. The result of of the quantitative data indicate that the score of  the students imroved from cycle I to cycle II with a pre-test mean of 45.20, the test of cycle I was 46.79  and the test of cycle II was 77.83. The result of based on the data above, it can be concluded that the application of synectics model was significantly improved students™ speaking ability.   Key words: Speaking, Synectics, test, data
IMPROVING STUDENTS™ ACHIEVEMENT IN VOCABULARY BY USING FLASHCARD Marpaung, Amalia; Zainuddin, Zainuddin
TRANSFORM: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 1 No. 2 (2012): June, 2012
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v1i2.733

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This study concerned on improving students ˜achievement in vocabulary by using flashcard. The objective of this study was to found out the improvement of students™ achievement in vocabulary by using flashcard. This research was conducted by using action research method. The subject of the study was VII-4 student of SMA Prayatna Medan, which consisted of 30 students. The instruments of collecting data were quantitative (vocabulary test) and qualitative data (diary notes, and observation sheets). In analyzing, the mean of students™ score for the first vocabulary test was 40.33 the second vocabulary was 64 and the third vocabulary test was 83. The total percentage of the improvement from the first vocabulary test to the third was 100%.The conclusion is the application of flashcard can improve students™ achievement in vocabulary. The qualitative data show that students were enthusiastic and interested in learning vocabulary during the teaching learning process.   Keywords: Achievement, vocabulary, flashcard

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