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ISSN : 24427608 EISSN : 25027468 DOI : https://doi.org/10.22202/tus

Core Subject : Education, Social,

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The purpose of TELL-US Journal is to promote the wide dissemination of the results of systematic scholarly inquiries into the broad field of English research. TELL-US Journal is intended to be the journal for publishing articles reporting the results of research on English. The TELL-US Journal invites manuscripts within spectrum: English Language Teaching General English Studies Linguistics (Language Studies) Literature (Literary Studies) Usage The TELL-US Journal accepts articles in any English related subjects and any research methodology that meet the standards established for publication in the journal. The primary, but not exclusive, audiences are academicians, graduate students, practitioners, and others interested in English research. Discussions on the latest issues in relation to the above topics are the main spectrum of this journal. Research articles, book reviews, or annotated bibliography are welcomed to be published in this journal. All topics need to be the factual and discussed among the scholars in the field of English language and literature or English Education. The primary criterion for publication in TELL-US Journal is the significance of the contribution an article makes to the literature , i.e., the significance of the contribution and on the rigor of analysis and presentation of the paper. The acceptance decision is made based upon an independent review process that provides critically constructive and prompt evaluations of submitted manuscripts.

Arjuna Subject : Ilmu Sosial - Linguistik dan Bahasa

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IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILIY BY USING CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING suharni, suharni
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 2, No 2 (2016): December 2016
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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari penggunaan strategi Contextual Teaching and Learning terhadap kemampuan menulis siswa. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian experimental dengan populasi siswa kelas VIII di SMPN 31 Padang. Sedangkan, sampel dari penelitian ini adalah kelas VIII.8 sebagai kelas experimental yang dipilih menggunakan Cluster sampling Technique. Dalam mengumpulkan data, peneliti melakukan sebuah kegiatan belajar mengajar selama 8 kali pertemuan. Peneliti memberikan pretest dan posttest kepada siswa dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan menulis siswa sebelum dan sesudah diberikan perlakuan khusus. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa penggunaan strategi Contextual Teaching and Learning memberikan hasil yang signifikan terhadap pencapaian siswa dalam menulis.This research is aimed at finding the effect of using Contextual Teaching and Learning Strategy toward students’ ability in writing. It was an experimental research. The population of this research was students at SMPN 31 Padang, Class VIII. The sample was chosen by using cluster sampling technique. In collecting the data, the researcher used treatment in teaching as long as eight meetings. The researcher gave prestest and posttest to the students in order to know students’ improvement in writing after giving treatment. The result of this research showed that Contextual Teaching and Learning Strategy gave significant effect toward students’ writing ability.Key words: effect, Contextual Teaching and Learning Strategy, students’ writing

Reinterpretation of Ethic Value in Minangkabau’s Superstition Ulya, Ridha Hasnul
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 4, No 1 (2018): March 2018
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This article aims to reveal reinterpretation ethic value of Minangkabau’s superstition especially in the society of Kubuang Tigo Baleh’s superstition. Besides the concepts of superstition, superstition in well-mannered culture and superstition pattern of the society of Kubuang Tigo Baleh are explained. There are four patterns of superstition, namely negative, positive, prediction and witchcraft pattern. However, in the process of pattern meaning the lofty ethic values are framed and considered as local wisdom of the society in Kubuang Tigo Baleh which is appropriate, well-mannered, educated and existence acknowledged as a belief.

IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILL BY USING UPIN AND IPIN ENGLISH VERSION Muzdalifah, Indah; Asril, Elvira
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 6, No 2 (2020): November 2020
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Technology has been part of human life. It can connect to English Language Learning. One of them is video animation, such as serial cartoon Upin Ipin English version. However, it only can be found in YouTube This research aims to find out whether Upin Ipin serial cartoon movie can improve students’ ability in speaking English. The method of this research was using descriptive qualitative research by collecting the data through pretest and posttest and described them into detail explanation. Then they were compared between pretest and post-test. The result is the 48,8 in pretest and 57,77 for the post-test. It means there is an improvement.

PROFILING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION ON COURSEBOOK USED IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Selamat, Ely Heldydiana; Beda, Raimundus; Ekalia, Yulian Juita; Hame, Siprianus
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 8, No 3 (2022): English Education Art
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This study focused on investigating six criteria of a coursebook, these are: content, vocabulary, methodology, visual aids, practice and testing, and objectives.This study employ mixed method research design in which quantitative and qualitative descriptive methods were mixed. The data were obtained through questionnaires and administered to 15 pre-service teachers of English Language Education Program of Unika Santu Paulus Ruteng as the participants of this study. The questionnaire were distributed to pre-service teachers through geogle form. Percentage and mean were calculated by using SPSS software program to describe the overall picture of how the pre-service seachers rated the textbook in terms of six criteria. The result of this study revealed that the pre-service teachers showed a positive response for each criteria that being analyzed in this study. They perceive that Buku Bahasa Inggris Kelas XI had been categorize as a good textbook in terms of content, vocabulary, methodology, visual aids, practice and testing, and objectives.The mean score of each item in this six criteria were over 3,00 which classified as good response. However, there were two items that showed a bad response from pre-service teachers such the presentation of new lexical item which covered only 2,87 and developmental of objectives should need more attention which covered only 2,93. Based on the result of this study, the writer concludedthat Buku Bahasa Inggris kelas xi is a good textbook for senior high school students especially for xi class because it categorize as a good textbook in terms of content, vocabulary, methodology, visual aids, practice and testing, and objectives.

Speaking Tasks Evaluation in Students’ Book Bahasa Inggris for Senior High School Grade X Semester 1 Putri, Dian Mega
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 2, No 1 (2016): March 2016
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Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimana tugas berbicara dalam buku siswa dalam hal pemilihan dan organisasi tugas dan konten tugas. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah ceklis evaluasi awal (pre-evaluation) tugas berbicara dalam buku siswa untuk kelas X semester 1 dari empat evaluator; 2 orang guru Bahasa Inggris, 1 orang dosen Bahasa Inggris dan peneliti sendiri. Ceklis terdiri atas dua indikator evaluasi tugas berbicara; pemilihan dan organisasi tugas, dan konten tugas. Setelah data dikumpulkan, langkah selanjutnya adalah menganalisa data berdasarkan dua indikator tersebut. Berdasarkan analisa data, terdapat dua temuan. Pertama, tugas berbicara dalam buku siswa dalam hal pemilihan dan organisasi tugas tidak memiliki input teks otentik dan artworks yang mencukupi. Kedua, dalam hal konten tugas, tugas berbicara dalam buku siswa kelas X semester 1 tidak memiliki kegiatan individual, berpasangan dan berkelompok yang mencukupi dan seimbang.

THE EFFECTIVENES OF INSIDE-OUTSIDE CIRCLE STRATEGY TOWARD STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY Hannum, Latipa; Ikhsan, M. Khairi; Antika, Rindilla
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 3, No 2 (2017): September 2017
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Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi karena masih rendahnya tingkat kemampuan berbicara Bahasa Inggris siswa kelas VIII MTsS Darul Ulum Yapa Kombang Baru Tapus di Pasaman Timur. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas penggunaan strategi Inside-Outside Circle terhadap kemampuan berbicara siswa kelas VIII MTsS Darul Ulum Yapa Kombang Baru Tapus di Pasaman Timur. Desain dari penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen dimana satu kelas diberikan perlakuan dengan menggunakan strategi Inside-Outside Circle dan kelas lainnya menggunakan strategi Group Work. Data pada penelitian ini dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan tes berbicara yang dinilai berdasarkan rubrik penilaian speaking oleh Brown. Hasil kemampuan berbicara siswa dianalisa dengan menggunakan t-test untuk mengetahui keefektifan strategi Inside-Outside Circle terhadap kemampuan berbicara Bahasa Inggris siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa strategi Inside-Outside Circle dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara siswa kelas VIII MTsS Darul Ulum Yapa Kombang Baru Tapus di Pasaman Timur. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan t-hitung = 2,39 lebih besar dari t-tabel = 1,68 dalam tingkat taraf 0,05. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan strategi Inside-Outside Circle dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara bahasa Inggris siswa kelas VIII MTsS Darul Ulum Yapa Kombang Baru Tapus di Pasaman Timur

DEVELOPING ENGLISH SPEAKING MATERIALS ORIENTED TO BRAIN ACCOMMODATION Rachman, Siti Muthi'ah
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 6, No 1 (2020): March 2020
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The aims of this research are designing the speaking learning materials for seventh grade students of junior high school based on left- and right-brain accommodation, and to find out the appropriateness of the materials developed. The type of this research was Research and Development adapting the model proposed by Dick and Carey. Brain Dominance Test was employed to find out students’ brain dominance. The researcher also used needs analysis to develop the materials. The result of this study was English speaking materials for students oriented on left- and right-brain dominance. In terms of target needs, the students were expected to accommodate their left- and right-brain to obtain their knowledge, ability, and skills to communicate using English. In conclusion, the development of the English speaking materials oriented to left- and right-brain accommodation lead the students’ ability in English speaking.

AN ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ WRITING MOTIVATION AT SMKN 1 BANGKINANG Lestari, Intan Surya; Masrul, Masrul; Rianti, Wida
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 8, No 2 (2022): September 2022
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Low writing motivation is a result of students' lack of interest in writing, their lack of writing vocabulary, and their inability to develop their ideas into written form. There are two types of student motivations: those that come from within the student, known as intrinsic motivation, and those that come from the outside, known as extrinsic motivation. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the writing motivation of students at SMKN 1 Bangkinang Kota. The sample for this study consisted of 36 students in the tenth grade who were majoring in computer and network engineering, with 19 male and 17 female students making up the total. This study employs a quantitative design because it is a suitable method for gathering statistical information to address research questions. The findings demonstrated that SMKN 1 Bangkinang students in the tenth grade had better intrinsic motivation to study English, particularly writing. This is demonstrated by the average intrinsic motivation score (3.76) which is greater than the average extrinsic motivation score (3.31). In other words, they write because they want to be proficient writers.

The Distortion of American Dream as Reflected in Dreiser’s Sister Carrie Yulmiati, .
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 1, No 1 (2015): March 2015
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The writer concerns to analize the distortion of American dream as reflected in Sister Carrie that influenced by the social condition of America at the end of nineteenth century. The writer uses historical and sociological approach in analzinng the data. The primary data were taken from the novel itself and the secondary data, historical background and sociological aspects, were taken from other resources. From historical approach, the writer reviews the context of the time dealing with the story in the novel. From sociological approach, the writer studies about the social condition of America at the end of 19th century that influnced the story in the novel. Sister Carrie is the story of a naive girl who live as the mistress of a man who fell in the social scale as she rose to her success as an actress. From this novel, the writer found that the effect of social changing influnced to American character in getting their dream. This condition were strongly seen in the character of Carrie and Hurswood, as the main characters of this novel. Both of them ignored the Contending of American Dream (equality, commonwealth, community, and generosity). Meanwhile, it was explaied by American Statements as the guidance to get the dream.

AN ANALYSIS OF HUMOUR IN “MARIO TEGUH GOLDEN WAYS” TALK SHOW CJ, Juvrianto
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 3, No 1 (2017): March 2017
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communication. In this case, the researcher analyzed the humour expressions appeared in a famous talk show in Indonesia, Mario Teguh Golden Ways. The research is focused on the types of humour expressed by Mario and the audiences during the show. The method of this study was descriptive qualitative since the researcher intended to obtain the conversations among the keynote speaker and participants. . The data were taken from the video of the talk show. The research subjects of this study are the keynote speaker and participants of the talk show Mario teguh golden ways “how to begin to be a richman” episode. The data collections were done as follows: first, the researcher downloaded the videos and transcribed of The Mario teguh talk show. Second, the researcher observed the videos; compared the videos and the transcriptions. Later, the researcher transcribed the parts of the transcription that contain humour to be analyzed further. The findings show that there are many humourous expressions appeared during the show. There are seven extracts which is divided into three classifications of humour; they are irony, teasing and joking. None of the humour expression can be categorized as banter or language play. All of the humour expression are conceptual humour.

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