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e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society)
Published by Universitas Tadulako
ISSN : 23381841     EISSN : 27212157     DOI : -
Core Subject : Education,
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) is an electronic open-access journal that aims to publish the latest research results in the area of English education from academicians, professionals, and other practitioners at all levels of English education. The journal coverage includes the following: current trends of ELT methodology, curriculum, and material development, language assessment and evaluation, linguistics in education, teacher professional development, and literature in education
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LEARNING STRATEGIES IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT USED BY THE VIII GRADE STUDENTS Lebrina Mundi; Abdul Kamaruddin
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v9i2.1866

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The objectives of this research was to find out the learning strategies in writing procedure text and to know about the students reasons for using those strategies by VIII grade students at SMP Negeri 2 Banawa Selatan. The subject of this research was VIII grade students at SMP Negeri 2 Banawa Selatan which the total number 104 students consist of four classes. 21 students were taken as the sample used simple random sampling. Researcher conducted this research using qualitative research types and data collecting used questionnaire and interview. The result of questionnaire shows that in writing procedure text most of the students use strategies in learning such as cognitive strategies, metacognitive strategies, memory related strategies, compensatory strategies, affective strategies, and social strategies. Based on the result of interview session, it can be concluded that the reasons of the students for using these strategies because they want to write procedure text well. The most dominant used learning strategies by the subjects is cognitive strategy. Majority of the subjects more frequently use this strategy among all of strategies in learning procedure text.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN VOCABULARY MASTERY AND READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT (A CASE TUDY) Maria Noviana Hutabarat; Anshari Syafar
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v9i2.1867

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This study aims to find out the correlation between vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension. Research subjects were selected using cluster random sampling technique, that is taken from the class assigned (VIIIC). Before using the test items, they were tested their validity and reliability. The result of validity and reliability test showed that 15 out of 40 test items were not valid and reliable so they were not used to collect data. Data of vocabulary mastery were collected using essay test while data about reading comprehension were collected using multiple choice test. Data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment coefficient correlation in the SPSS program version 20. The result of data analysis indicated that there is positive correlation between reading comprehension and vocabulary mastery (0.440) with significant level (α = 0.05). This result belongs to the category of moderate or medium correlation according to Best and Khan (0.40 to 0.59). Therefore, the hypothesis (Ha) of this research is failed to be rejected. It means that the greater the English vocabulary students have the better their reading comprehension do.
IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGH CONTEXT CLUES STRATEGY Miftah Dewi Indriana; Aminah Aminah; Anjar Kusumua Dewi
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v9i2.1868

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The objective of this research is to find out whether the use of Context Clues strategy is effective to improve students’ reading comprehension. The population of this research was the eighth-grade students of SMPN 20 Sigi. The sample was selected by using a purposive sampling technique. There were two groups selected, i.e. class VIII B was the experimental group, and class VIII C was the control group. The data were obtained by using a test of reading comprehension. Both groups were asked to do the test twice as pre-test and post-test. The experimental group got the higher score than the control group after the treatment. To get the deviation score, the researchers calculated each student’s pre-test and post-test scores. From the result of the score deviation, the researchers calculated the mean deviation of both classes to get sum-square deviation score. Then, the researchers continued using the result to find out the tcounted using the ttest formula. After analyzing the data, the result showed that the tcounted (4.3) is higher than the ttable (1.686). It indicates that Context Clues strategy is effective to improve reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of SMPN 20 Sigi.
ANALYZING TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AT KECAMATAN Moh Farham; Ferry Rita; Mashuri Mashuri
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v9i2.1869

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The purpose of this research was to investigate the teachers’ strategies in teaching vocabulary to the second grade students of SMP Negeri 1, SMP Negeri 2, and SMP Satap Negeri 1 Kasimbar. The design used was descriptive qualitative. The research subjects were three English teachers teaching vocabulary in three different schools. In collecting the data, the researcher interviewed the three teachers and analyzed the the interviewed results. The results of this research indicate that the strategies used by the three English teachers were different Teacher one used a dialogue strategy, teacher two used showing picture strategy, and teacher three used a question and answer strategy. each of these three strategies has advantages in improving students' vocabulary skills. In addition, the problems faced by the three English teachers in teaching vocabulary to the students in the second grade of junior high schools at Kecamatan Kasimbar also have many factors such as Unstable internet network, lack of student interest in learning English vocabulary, likes to annoy friends in class, most students do not bring a dictionary to school and pronunciation errors. to solve the problems the three teachers Always evaluate the learning given, avoid giving very long assignments, invite students to actively participate, teach note-taking, personal approach, and form groups of students in learning.
ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ABILITY AND DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT Nazly Salsa Billa; Jamiluddin Jamiluddin; Ferry Rita
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v9i2.1870

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This research aimed to identification and analysis students’ ability and difficulties in writing descriptive text. This research used qualitative descriptive methods. The research subject are X grade students of Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Palu. The research took 20 students as sample. This research used interview and test to collect the data. The result of this research shows the students’ ability, the students’ difficulty in writing descriptive text and the factors students’ difficulties in writing descriptive texts. The difficulties are difficulties in generic structure, difficulties in grammar, and difficulties in mechanic, while the factors that cause the students’ difficulties in writing descriptive text are lack of proficiency in the text production skills, and lack of interest in learning English
THE EFFECT OF USING SELF-QUESTIONING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION Nur Azmi; Sriati Usman
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v9i2.1871

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The objective of this research is to find out the effectiveness of using self-questioning strategy on students reading comprehension in the grade eight students at MTs DDI Soni. This research used quasi-experimental design. Research subject were selected using cluster random sampling. The sample of this research was 40 students of the grade eight at MTs DDI Soni. This research used two classes. VIII R.A as experimental class and VIII N.A as control class. The experimental class and control class were given pre-test and post-test, but only the experimental class has given treatment. The mean score of experimental class in pre-test is 34 and post-test is 51,4. While the mean score of control class in pre-test is 37 and post-test is 42,2. Based on the result of the pre-test and post-test, the tcounted of this study is (3,38). In conclusion, the use of self-questioning strategy can improve the reading comprehension at the grade eight studens at MTs DDI Soni.
INCREASING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH THINK-PAIR-SHARE TECHNIQUE Nur Oktaviani; Rofiqoh Rofiqoh
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v9i2.1872

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This study aims to find out whether or not the use of think-pair-share technique can increase reading comprehension of the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Tinombo. This research used a pre-experimental research design. The research population was the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Tinombo which consisted of 147 students. The sample was selected by using a purposive sampling technique. The number of the sample was 27 of class XI MIA 1. The data were collected through pre-test and post-test about reading. The result of this research showed the mean score of the pre-test of the students was 58.44 and the post-test was 85.11. Therefore, the t-counted value (12.59) is higher than the t-table value (1.795). It proves the hypothesis is accepted which means the Think-Pair-Share Technique can increase students’ Reading comprehension.
A STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGLISH SONGS IN TEACHING VOCABULARY MASTERY Nurkhalizah Lembah; Konder Manurung; Mashuri Mashuri
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v9i2.1873

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A song is a type of teaching media that can be used to teach any subject. It can also be used to teach vocabulary because song lyrics contain a variety of vocabularies. The goals of this study are to describe the steps of the implementation of English Song in teaching vocabulary mastery and to describe how successful the implementation of English Song in teaching vocabulary mastery was. The study applied qualitative design that implemented Library Research Method. The data were collected from scientific writing on the implementation of English songs in teaching vocabulary between 2011 and 2021. The scientific writing were found from the library and internet. The data were analyzed using content analysis based on Dale (1992). The results reveal that there are five scientific writings from Widhiastuti (2012), Febria (2015), Gushendra (2017), Bahri (2018), and Sari (2019). The results of the data analyzed show that the implementation of English Song in five different studies by five different experts used different steps in implementing the procedure. One of them was followed the procedure suggested by Dale (1992) which is play the song with no preparation and no hand-outs. Three of them give the materials before the listening selection, and other researcher play the video or singing the song by the teacher. Based on second research question, the vocabulary mastery of students’ improve after the implementation of English Song in the classroom. The researcher conclude that the implementation of English Song in teaching vocabulary mastery has a positive effect because the students’ vocabulary has improved as a result of the research.
AN ANALYSIS OF ERROR IN PRONOUNCING DENTAL FRICATIVE SOUNDS BY THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM Putri Yulianti; Ferry Rita; Zarkiani Hasyim
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v9i2.1874

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This research was aimed to obtain the most problematic dental fricative sounds to pronounce and to determine the factor caused by the students to produce error in pronouncing dental fricative sounds. The researchers applied descriptive qualitative design by purposive sampling technique to choose the participants. There were 15 participants taken from the first-year students of English Education Study Program 2020/2021. The instruments of data collection were documents and interview. The document is in the form of video speaking from the participant, used to analyze students pronunciation and the interview used to decide the factor of students error. The result of the research showed that the frequency of students error were 15 percent in /θ/ sound and 85 percent in /ð/ sound. Most of the students substituted sound /θ/ with /t/ and sound /ð/ with /d/. They made the error because they have interference from their mother tongue. Thus, the most problematic dental fricative sound is /ð/ sound and the error caused by the students is interlingual error.
THE ANALYSIS OF TEACHING STRATEGIES IN READING COMPREHENSION Rabiatul Adawiah; Konder Manurung
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v9i2.1875

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This study is to investigate the strategies mostly applied by teachers in teaching reading comprehension in scientific writing/journal articles. This research formulate from library research used scientific writing (journal articles) 2010 – 2021 and how is the implementation of the teaching strategies in reading comprehension the most frequently used on journal articles. This study used qualitative research design. The data were collected by library research the documentation. The data was collected from journal articles that related with the topic. To collected data is used five steps: 1) Searching valid data and resources relevant with the topic, 2) Finding the key information from the data, 3) Taking notes from the essentials information, 4) Organizing the described data into their classifications, 5) Choosing the topic to be analyzed. Based on the findings from ten journal articles, the researchers concludes that the teaching strategies QARs, Scaffolding, Memorizing strategy, Discussion strategy, Reading Aloud, Question generating, Encouraging the use dictionary, Evaluating comprehension in particular task, Brainstorming and Understanding text .From the ten teaching strategies in reading comprehension researcher found the most frequently strategies used in teaching reading comprehension namely, Question-Answer relationships (80%). In accordance with the statement of Adler (2003) QARs is the effective strategy were used in teaching reading comprehension. Teaching strategies has different ways of learning but has the same goals, which is to help students in understanding reading difficulties.

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