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JURNAL SMART
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SMART: Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics ISSN: 2356-2048, e-ISSN: 2356-203X a peer-reviewed, scientific journal published by Language Centre STKIP Muhammadiyah Pringsewu Lampung in collaboration with Asosiasi Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris (APSBI). The journal publishes both conceptual and research-based articles within the fields of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. Its scope encompasses English language teaching and learning, English language teachers' training and education, Asesment Language, Translation, vocabularies, Curriculum, semantics, syntax, syllabus discourse, english skills, teaching method,structure pragmatics, sociolinguistics, morphology, psycholinguistics. It published biannually in the months of January and August.
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PEER EVALUATION TO TEACH SEMANTICS Syaputri, Wuri
JURNAL SMART Vol 2, No 2 (2016)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26638/208.203X

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This study begins from the problem of student’s confidence to express their knowledgein order to support their understanding the references in learning semantics. Theobjective of this study knows the significance of achievement process in Semanticsclass. The technique of this study is using peer evaluation to conduct semantics class.Method of the study is using classroom action research with questionnaire, test anddocumentation during the semester. The result showed the raising reaction of thestudents’ confidence in expressing their knowledge. It was proven by the gain of thestudents score in cycle 1 and 2.Keywords: Semantics, Peer Evaluation, Achievement
TECHNIQUES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY AT THE FIRST GRADE SD CITRA BANGSA SCHOOL PRINGSEWU Noviarini, Tiara
JURNAL SMART Vol 3, No 2 (2017)
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Abstract This study reports on research results aimed at investigating the techniques used by a teacher and techniques employed implemented to be teach vocabulary to students, as well as students’ responses in employing those techniques. Interview, observation, and documentation were carried out to collect the data. The findings indicate that the teacher applied various techniques with various responses in teaching vocabulary. In teaching vocabulary, the teacher mostly employed Repetition drill, vocabulary networks, guess the word, guess the picture, and sing a song. It is relevant to procedure of techniques in teaching English vocabulary. Most of the students of first grade give positive response, they were very enthusiastic and motivated by the techniques used by the teacher.  Keywords: Teaching techniques, vocabulary, presenting vocabulary.
LOCAL CULTURE STORIES AS ALTERNATIVE READING MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS (A CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR HIGH AND LOW INTEREST) Al Amin, Ahmad Fitri
JURNAL SMART Vol 3, No 1 (2017)
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This study aims to examine the effectiveness of contextual learning using local culture based stories to improve the skill in reading comprehension especially for narrative texts for students with higher and lower interest in MTs Nahdlatul Muslimin Kudus. The study was conducted using factorial design with two research groups and two control groups. The participants of this study were two classes. The number of subjects was 30 in a class. The data were collected by using a pretest and a posttest. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for analyzing the tabulated data. The result shows that there was a significance improvement between pretest and posttest in both control and experimental group with the level of significance 0.000. This means both methods are effective in improving the students’ reading skills both for the students with higher and lower interest. The analysis of covariance shows that there was no significant interaction between the contextual learning using local and non-local culture based stories, students’ interest, and reading comprehension skills with the level of significance 0.380.
STUDENTS’ SELF ESTEEM IN SPEAKING ABILITY MR, Elvira Rosyida
JURNAL SMART Vol 2, No 2 (2016)
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One of principle of communicative competence is the students know how to uselanguage according to the setting and the participants. Actually, to be able to speaktarget language, the students ar not only expected to have a great ability in grammar,vocabulary, or writing, but how brave they express their idea and use target languageto others. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate students’ self esteem to theirspeaking ability This study was carried out at Hadist major at the fourth semester ofIAIN Raden Intan Lampung. The researcher used questionnaire, test, and interview.The data collected were analyzed quantitatively, and described to know clearly theprocess which was occurred during the research. The results indicate that students’self esteem influence their speaking ability.Key Words: speaking, self esteem, communicative competence
BABBLING STAGE CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE ACQUISITION ON RURAL AREA LAMPUNG Suhono, Suhono; Sari, Yeasy Agustina
JURNAL SMART Vol 3, No 2 (2017)
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Abstract The aim of this research analyzed the phonological structure of babbling by children subject in eight months age on rural area Lampung. Specificaly, understanding the children’s language acquisition process in order to know the best way to help the children acquire their language ability maximally. The objectives of this thesis were: to describe the phonological structure of babbling which have the dominant of phonetic in babbling stage, to describe the dominant of phonetic consruction in babbling stage and the dominant phonetic on all data. This Research was qualitative research. The subject of this research was the children on different rural area Lampung. The researchers used triangulation technique and observations method in collecting the data. The result show that the dominant of phonetics construction in babbling was vowels (V), it have 30 frequency in all of data. It means that the subject more able to produce vowels in their acquisition language in babbling process.  Key words: Babbling Stage, Rural Area Lampung,Children’s Language Acquisition
THE EFFECTS OF LOGICAL THINKING AND VOCABULARY MASTERY TOWARDS STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION AT STATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN EAST JAKARTA mulyadi, mulyadi
JURNAL SMART Vol 3, No 1 (2017)
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ABSTRACTThe aim of this research is to find out and analyze empirically the effects of logical thinking and vocabulary mastery towards students’ reading comprehension. Research method used was survey. The observed population of this research is twelfth grade students from SMA Negeri 88, SMA Negeri 98 and SMA Negeri 106 in East Jakarta.The sample was taken through simple random sampling and 60 students as samples of this research. For collecting data, the instruments used in this research were tests (multiple choices) to measure Logical thinking, vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension.  The data then was analyzed by using descriptive statistics, multiple correlation coefficient, and determination coefficient and regression analysis. Previously, the requirements test has been accomplished before analyzing the data, such as normality and linearity test. The result of this research explained that there is significant effect of logical thinking and vocabulary mastery concurrently toward students’ reading comprehension with correlation coefficient 0,901 and determination coefficient 0,812 or 81,2%. The regression equation is stated Ŷ=17.894+0.543X1+0.386X2. The result has also shown Fobserved =122,732 > 3,16 (Ftable) and Sig= 0,000 < 0,05.Partially, there is significant effect of logical thinking towards students’ reading comprehension. The result has shown the score of Sig = 0,000 < 0,05 and ttest = 4,324. There is significant effect of vocabulary mastery towards students’ reading comprehension. The result has shown the score of Sig= 0,000 < 0,05 and ttest = 3,924.Keywords: Logical Thinking, Vocabulary Mastery and Reading Comprehension
WASHBACK OF THE ENGLISH SECTION OF COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM ON THE STUDENTS’ PRODUCTIVE AND RECEPTIVE SKILLS Wulandari, Fitri Wulandari
JURNAL SMART Vol 2, No 2 (2016)
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Exam plays a powerful role in educational system and exerts significant washback onstudents’ learning. Washback, the impact of exams on education in general andlanguage examining in particular, has become a popular area of study withineducational research. This paper focuses on the washback effects of college entranceexam on students’ productive and receptive skills in STKIP MuhammadiyahPringsewu Lampung. The main concern of the study was to investigate the impact ofcollege entrance exam on productive and receptive language skills in STKIPMuhammadiyah Pringsewu Lampung. 53 first year students at English EducationDepartment in the academic year of 2015-2016 of STKIP Muhammadiyah PringsewuLampung attended the study. A 26-item questionnaire was designed and administeredto 53 students. The data were analyzed using statistical analysis including descriptivestatistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation). It has been found outthat the exam has some negative effects on students’ language productive andreceptive skills on the first year students at English Education Department of STKIPMuhammadiyah Pringsewu Lampung. Some changes to exam that might be gratefulare discussed in the last section of the paper.Keywords: washback effect, college entrance exam, students’ productive skills
PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN EVOKING STUDENTS’ WILLINGNESS TO CREATE BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY IN CLASS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Kayyis, Rahmatika
JURNAL SMART Vol 3, No 2 (2017)
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Abstract This research has a purpose to report the implementation of Project Based Learning (PBL) as a teaching method to evoke students’ willingness in creating business in entrepreneurship class.The research used qualitative approach which involved the case study method. In doing the project, 62 students of STKIP Muhammadiyah Pringsewu was divided into 31 pairs. The technique of collecting data by using questionaire of motivation in creating bussiness by Utoyo. The results showed that PBL evokes students willingness and creates students independency in using their talent in creating bussiness. Keywords: Entrepeneurship,  Project Based Learning, Bussiness.
THE USE OF RIDDLES GAME TO TEACH SPEAKING TO THE STUDENTS Episiasi, Episiasi
JURNAL SMART Vol 3, No 1 (2017)
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The objective of this study was to find out whether or not it was significantly effective to use Riddles Game to teach speaking at the eleventh grade students. The method applied was pre-experimental method with one group pre-test and post-test design. The sample was 29 students which taken through cluster random sampling. The writer used oral test as technique for collecting the data. The data obtained were analyzed through four techniques : (1) The mean students’ score in the pre-test was 56.25, (2) The mean students’ score in the post- test was 75.96, (3) The result of normality test in the pre-test was 6.79 and in the post-test was 8.73 and (4) The result of matched t-test was 7.61, which was higher than 1.701 value of the table with the degree of freedom (29-1) 28 with 5% signficant level for one tailed test. So, the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It means that, it was sigificantly effective to use Riddles Game to teach speaking.
ENHANCING THE LISTENING MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ELEVENTH GRADERS BY USING DRAMA MOVIES VIEWING TECHNIQUES Suramto, Suramto
JURNAL SMART Vol 2, No 2 (2016)
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The present study aimed to investigate whether or not there was a significant differencein students’ listening motivation and achievement after they were taught by dramamovies viewing technique. The objects of the study were 60 eleventh graders. A quasiexperimental design was used in this study.Data were collected by using motivationquestionnaire and listening achievement tests. The results showed that the students whowere treated by drama movies viewing technique achieved higher mean score inlistening motivation (80.57) and listening achievement (81.46). Drama movies viewingtechnique also gave contribution in listening motivation (31.9%) and listeningachievement (61.8%).Keywords: drama movies viewing techniques, listening motivation, and listeningAchievement.