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English Education Journal
Published by Universitas Syiah Kuala
ISSN : 20853750     EISSN : 30259789     DOI : -
Core Subject : Education,
Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
EEJ (English Education Journal) is a peer-reviewed and open access academic journal published by the Graduate Program of English Language Education, University of Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It presents the work/research of students and lecturers who are in the program. It is published four times a year in the months of January, April, July and October. The articles are those in the scopes of English language teaching and learning, linguistics, and literature.
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Group work activities for improving speaking skills Abdullah Abdullah
English Education Journal Vol 7, No 3 (2016): English Education Journal (EEJ)
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This study was conducted at SMAN 2 Sigli to improve speaking skills in English through group work activities with the third year students of XII-IPA1 through a Classroom Action Research project. Before this study was conducted, only 25% of the students met the speaking target test or Minimal Grade Criteria (Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal or KKM) which was 75. The researcher and the collaborator worked together in designing a new lesson plan, implementing the actions and making conclusions and reflections. The study was done in three cycles by following action research procedures: planning an action, implementing the plan, observing the action, and reflecting. To collect the data, observation sheets, tests and a questionnaire were used as instruments. The findings showed that group work activities were effective for improving the students’ ability in speaking and the teacher’s performance in teaching speaking as well. From the pre-test the highest score was 80 and the lowest 60 while from the post-test after the third cycle the highest score was 95 and the lowest was 70. This means that most of the students improved a lot in speaking. Also the results from the observations of the teacher, started from 58% and increased to 75% and 86% and for the students from 56% increased to 68% and 84% from the first cycle to the second and then the third cycle. The result of this research also indicates that the students responded very well towards the implementation of the group work activities. Based on these findings, it is suggested that other English teachers should use group work activities for the teaching of speaking English at schools. since they are get better results
Plagiarism in English Academic Writing: Students’ Perceptions Silfiani Silfiani
English Education Journal Vol 9, No 1 (2018): English Education Journal (EEJ)
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This study aimed at investigating students’ views on plagiarism in English academic writing and the factors that lead them to plagiarize. A descriptive quantitative method was used to describe and explain the phenomenon of student plagiarism. A questionnaire was used as an instrument to obtain some data. The data was collected from three classes of semester six university students at Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN or Islamic National University) Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh. The result of the first analysis demonstrated that students perceive some types of plagiarism as more serious than others, ranging from using another author’s whole document, another author’s sentences/paragraphs, another author’s phrases or another author’s ideas. Furthermore, students said acts of plagiarism included: 1) copying statements (from books, websites and/or electronic journals without using inverted comas to show they are quotes, 2) combining and changing various statements from published works of others, 3) buying assignments from senior students/others, 4) using the work of others and using research findings from electronic journals without attribution, and 5) copying all or part of another person’s assignment without proper citations and references. Acts they saw as not plagiarism included copying statements from books, websites and electronic journals using inverted commas, translating sentences from the internet in another language and then constructing one’s own sentences while acknowledging original authors that were the source of ideas. The secondary results showed that students perceived the five major factors of why plagiarism was committed were (i) efficiency gains, (ii) lack of understanding, (iii) temptation and opportunity, (iv) time management and in particular, last but not least (v) LACK OF DETERRENCE POLICIES. Finally, the opinion of students on the factors of why plagiarism is committed is also related to many factors such as students’ past experiences, bad examples from others, thinking no one will know, laziness and wanting to appear clever.
The effect of task-based language teaching on students’ reading comprehension Irfan Irfan
English Education Journal Vol 8, No 1 (2017): English Education Journal (EEJ)
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The aim of this research study was to find out whether there could be a significant improvement in students taught reading comprehension using Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and those taught using the Grammar Translation Method (GTM). In this experimental research, the sample was divided into an experimental group and a control group. The population for this study was 162 second grade students from SMA Negeri 1 Gandapura from which 2 classes were chosen by random sampling. The experimental group had 21 students, while the control group had 23 students. Data was collected through reading comprehension tests. The data was analysed by using an independent t-test assisted by SPSS 22. Based on the t-index from the analysis, it was found that there was a significant difference between the two groups as 0.73 was higher than α = 0.05. Moreover, the t-count was 3.12 which was higher that the t-table which was 2.01. These findings showed that there was a significant difference in achievement between the students who were taught reading comprehension by TBLT and those who were taught by GTM. Hence, the alternative hypothesis was accepted.
The Effect of Using the Two Stay Two Stray Technique to Develop Young Learners’ Speaking Skills and Motivation Annas Annas; Bustami Usman; Asnawi Muslem
English Education Journal Vol 9, No 3 (2018): English Education Journal (EEJ)
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This was a quantitative experimental study with the aim of finding out the result of using the Two-stay–two-stray (TS-TS) technique to develop young learners’ speaking skills, and motivation. The method used was a one group pre-test and post-test design: The instruments were the pre-test, the post-test and a questionnaire. The population was all the middle school students at SMPN2 in Idi Timur, East Aceh and the sample was the second grade students at SMPN2 Idi Timur chosen by using purposive sampling. The students’ achievements were tested by using a test and their motivation was measured by using a questionnaire. A pre-test and a post-test were given before and after the treatment. The results showed that the mean score from the pre-test was 54 and from the post-test it was 66. The result from the t-score was 9.37, while the critical value from the t-table was 2.06 at the level of significance of 0.01 it was 2.78 with 25 degrees of freedom. Since the result from the t-test was higher than the t-table, the alternative hypothesis was accepted. This proved that using the Two-stay-two-stray technique improved the speaking skills of the sample young learners. Regarding motivation, the students’ opinion about motivation in speaking English and the results from their pre-test were contradictory. Based on the answers to some questions in the questionnaire, the students showed lack of interest in developing their English speaking skills: Yet more than 50% of the students said that they practiced continuously so that their English speaking ability would get better. This means that these, students may still not be aware whether they are motivated or not in speaking English.
Implementation of Constructivism Model to Improve Reading Ability to The Second Year Students of MAS Al Zahrah Bireuen Ullya Zainura
English Education Journal Vol 9, No 2 (2018): English Education Journal (EEJ)
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The objectives of this research are to know how Constructivism Model can be implemented in Reading Comprehension, to know the students’ response toward the implementation of Constructivism Model in teaching reading ability and to identify whether the Constructivism Model can improve the students’ reading ability to the second year students of Mas Al Zahrah. The subject of this research was an English teacher who teaches at the second year students and students of XI/B in the 2016/2017 academic year. This is a kind of action research which employs qualitative method in nature. Two cycles were conducted in this research. Each of this cycle consisted of the activities namely planning the action, implementing the action, observing the action, and reflecting. The instruments used in data collection were observation, questionnaire, and test. The result showed that the implementation of Constructivism Model was successful in improving the students’ reading ability. The result of the test in cycle 1 was 66.85 and in cycle 2 was 84.25. It means that the Constructivism Model can be used to improve the students’ reading ability. In addition, the students gave positive response toward the implementation of this model in improving their reading comprehension. It can be concluded that the Constructivism Model can be used in the teaching reading and also give positive effect to the students in learning reading comprehension.
THE USE OF AUDIO VISUAL MEDIA IN TEACHING SPEAKING Feri Kurniawan
English Education Journal Vol 7, No 2 (2016): English Education Journal (EEJ)
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This study focused on teaching speaking skills using Audio Visual Media to year eight students at SMP T. Bustanul Arifin, in Bener Meriah District, Aceh Province. This study compared results of the students’ achievements in speaking before and after using the Audio Visual Media (AVM) method of teaching. The population of this study was 154 students and the sample was 18 students from class VIII-1. The data were analyzed, and the results showed that the average score from the pre-test was 58, while the post-test score was 67, an improvement of 9 points. There was an improvement in four aspects of speaking: Pronunciation improved from 12 to 16, grammar from 12 to 14, vocabulary from 12 to 15, whilst fluency hardly increased at all and comprehension did not improve. Based on the data, pronunciation was the most improved by the AVM method. There was an improvement of the students in speaking after the students were taught by using the AVM method. The results indicate that the students had a positive response to using the AVM as 92% of the responses were positive towards the use of the AVM method for teaching speaking. Therefore, it is suggested that English teachers who have similar problems should try using AVM for teaching speaking.
Taboo Words in Devayan, a Language in Simeulu Island, Aceh Indonesia Muhammad Wiwin; Zulfadli A. Aziz
English Education Journal Vol 10, No 3 (2019): English Education Journal (EEJ)
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The research on taboo words in Devayan has not been conducted yet, and thus, this study investigated the taboo words in Devayan society. This research was a descriptive qualitative study. The technique used was in-depth interview by digging much information from informants about taboo words in the language. The data in this study were analyzed by using Miles and Huberman’s framework (1984), namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion: drawing/verification. The results of this study were (1) taboo words related to sex, (2) taboo words related to the natural function of the human body, (3) taboo words related to the sexual activity, (4) taboo words related to misconduct, (5) taboo words related to deficiency, and (6) taboo words related to animals.
A study of teaching listening Dara Yusnida; Asnawi Muslem; Abdul Manan
English Education Journal Vol 8, No 4 (2017): English Education Journal (EEJ)
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The objectives of this study were to investigate the process of teaching- learning listening at the English Language Education Department of UIN Ar-Raniry in terms of (a) preparation, (b) teaching materials and media used, (c) teaching method/technique/strategy, (d) and evaluation. The subjects of this study were two lecturers who taught listening II classes. The data wase collected through observations, interviews and documentation. The collected data was analyzed and interpreted through qualitative procedures by using data reduction, data presentation, verification and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the two lecturers organized and prepared the lesson plans well before starting the lessons in terms of preparing the listening lessons. However, they did not do the same preparation. The teaching materials were selected from various sources and taken from authentic resources with appropriate media. The teaching methods and techniques used by the English lecturers were various and in accordance with theories for the teaching of listening. In addition, only one lecturer used a scoring guide to evaluate the listening assignments. Meanwhile, the other one used percentage scoring to evaluate the listening tests. Moreover, both lecturers conducted formative and summative assessments when teaching listening. 
QAR Strategy for Effective Teaching of Reading Comprehension Nurhayati Nurhayati; Asnawi Muslem; Abdul Manan
English Education Journal Vol 10, No 1 (2019): English Education Journal (EEJ)
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The objective of study was to investigate the effect of implementation of Question Aswer Relationship(QAR) strategy on teaching reading comprehension at the third year students of MTsN 7 Aceh Besar.This study employed true experimental in which there were two classes taken as the sample, namely a control group which consisted of 21 students and an experimental group that consisted of 23 students. They were taken through random sampling tehnique. In addition, the data were collected through quantitative (pre-test and post-test) and qualitative method (questionaire). The result shows that the mean of the post-test score of the experimental group was 73.69, while the mean of the post-test scores of control group is 65.64. By comparing t-test score with t-table score, it shows that the result of t-test was 3.08, while the result of t-table at a level of significance with α = 0,05 was 2,021. It means that t-test score is higher than t-table score.The results indicate that alternative hypothesis was accepted and the null hypothesis was rejected. Moreover, the students’ responses toward the use of QAR strategy in learning reading comprehension were quite positive(80.9%). Finally, it can be inferred that QAR strategy is an effective strategy in teaching reading comprehension at the third year students of MTsN 7 Aceh Besar.
A Discussion of Learning Maritime English by Utilizing Authentic Video in Speaking Skill Hayatun Nufus; Usman Kasim
English Education Journal Vol 9, No 4 (2018): English Education Journal (EEJ)
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This study describes the utilization of authentic video by maritime English teachers in speaking class, the challenge often faced by the teacher in utilizing authentic video and students’ responses toward utilizing authentic video. The participants of this study were 100 cadets and four maritime English teachers. Quantitative and qualitative methods were employed and obtained from observation sheet, interview and questionnaire. The data result found that: (1) four observed teachers implemented the same way in utilizing video; (2) the teachers did the three phases in video application, such as Pre-Viewing, Viewing and Post-Viewing Activity; (3) there are still lack of activities toward the video material; and (4) there are several problems faced by the teacher in utilizing authentic video are as follows: selecting the video that fits the topic, the limitation of video archive, audio-visual tools and avoiding the ‘nothing new” video syndrome among the students. (5) the students’ responses toward authentic video application was very positive. There are 55 students who chose strongly agree option by means authentic video can give them example of working scope later. 56 students stated that learning English by using video can make their knowledge stay longer. 51 students like learning English by using video. Besides, 69 students stated that their teacher often uses authentic video while teaching English. It is suggested that the teachers should be more creative in utilizing authentic video and participate in workshops related to learning material.

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