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ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching
Published by Universitas Negeri Semarang
ISSN : 22526706     EISSN : 27214532     DOI : https://doi.org/10.15294
Core Subject : Humanities, Education, Social,
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The aim of this journal is to promote a principled approach to research on language and language-related concerns by encouraging inquiries into relationship between theoretical and practical studies. The journal welcomes contributions in such areas of current analysis in: first, second, and foreign language teaching and learning; language in education; language planning, language testing; curriculum design and development; multilingualism and multilingual education; discourse analysis; translation; clinical linguistics; literature and teaching; and. forensic linguistics.
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THE BENEFITS OF USING DIALOGUE JOURNAL WRITING FOR IMROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING OF PERSONAL LETTER
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3 No 1 (2014)
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v3i1.3967

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This study aims at investigating how dialogue journal writing benefits students’ writing of personal letter and how significance the resulted improvement is. Personal letter is important for it is used by people in their daily lives in diverse forms. Meanwhile, dialogue journal is chosen as the method for it is powerful to bridge learners’ needs of supplementary learning times and a private student’-teacher’s interaction. The research design of the study is mainly qualitative. However, quantitative analysis is still used to reveal students’ overall writing proficiency and the significance of students’ improvement. The five writing aspects mentioned by Brown (2004) are used as the basis of both analyses. The qualitative analysis attempts to describe how the students perform the aspects in their writing. Meanwhile, the quantitative analysis tries to assess students’ performance of the aspects by giving each aspect a score realization according to the criteria outlined in Brown’s rubric of writing assessment. The results of the analysis show that students’ writing improves all the aspects quite well. The biggest improvement lies in the content aspect. Majority of students’ earlier writing fails to address the topic of writing. Nonetheless, all of their final writing has already addressed the topic correctly. Meanwhile, the aspect of style and quality of expressions seems to undergo the least improvement. Some vocabularies are still found to be incorrectly used. However, students’ later writings exhibit a better sentence variety realized through the use of various cohesive devices. The improvement unfolded in the qualitative analysis is supported by the findings of the quantitative analysis of which all of the twenty students improve their writing scores in the final test. Some scores are even elevated quite significantly. The improvement of the five aspects presented in students’ later writing has turned the writing to be more communicative. Therefore, the mastery of the aspects is very beneficial. Since all the five aspects belong to the micro and macro-skills of writing, the teaching of these skills is then imperative to be given.
COMPARISON BETWEEN USING AUTHENTIC SONG LYRICS AND PICTURES AS MEDIA TO TEACH STUDENTS’ WRITING COMPETENCE OF NARRATIVE TEXT
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3 No 1 (2014)
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v3i1.4001

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This final project is a quasi experimental research aiming at investigating any significant difference of students’ achievement in writing narrative texts which are taught by using authentic song lyrics and the one who are taught by using pictures with an assumption that these media can help them to interpret the content of the course. The subjects of the study were the eleventh graders of Semarang State Senior High School 2 in the academic year of 2013/2014. There were two groups which were given different treatments. The first group was the experimental group consisting of 34 students that was taught by using “authentic song lyrics” as media and the second group was the control group consisting of 34 students that was taught by using “pictures”. In conducting experimental research, there were two classes that were used, XI Natural Science Program 11 as the experimental group and XI Natural Science Program 9 as the control group. Both groups were given pre test, treatments, and post test. In analyzing the data, normality test, homogeneity test, and t-test were used. The results of the study showed that the “authentic song lyrics” media which was applied in creating narrative text gave contribution in helping them write narrative texts. The data proved that there was a significant difference between the experimental and the control group achievement. Based on the statistical analysis, it could be seen that the students’ post-test in the experimental group was higher than the control group. The mean of the experimental group improved than the control group. The t-value for two means of post-test was 3.333; meanwhile the critical value at α = 5% was 2.035. It proved that there is significant difference between the experimental group which was given “authentic song lyrics” media and the control group which was given “picture”. It can be concluded that the “authentic song lyrics” is more effective than “pictures” to help the students in writing narrative texts.
THE MAINTENANCE OF IMPLICATURES IN THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF DIALOGUES IN THE NOVEL “THE LAND OF FIVE TOWERS” (A Descriptive Qualitative Study)
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3 No 1 (2014)
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v3i1.4004

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This final project is about the implicatures found in the source novel entitled “Negeri Lima Menara” written by Ahmad Fuadi that are translated into English by Angie Kilbane entitled “The Land of Five Towers”. In understanding the novel, implicature seems harder to be understood since implicature means something beyond what is stated; it may emerge many interpretations. Besides, the implicatures in this novel actually contain the point or message of the novel. So, it is essentially needed for the readers to understand those implicatures for understanding the novel. The objectives of this project are to describe the maintenance of implicatures in the English translation of dialogues in the novel “The Land of Five Towers” and to explain the achievement of the equivalence in meaning. This project was designed as descriptive qualitative. It means that descriptive interpretation was used for examining the data on this research so that the conclusions were based on that interpretation. The object of this project is the utterances containing implicatures that were found in both the Indonesian text as the source text and English text as its translation. Documentation method was used to collect the data in this research. The data was in the form of printed text in the novel, both Indonesian and English versions. In analyzing the data, observation method was done in six steps; they were listing, identifying, classifying, tabulating, interpreting, and drawing conclusion. The findings of this project are from 780 utterances that are stated in these novels, 40 of them are found as utterances containing implicatures. Those utterances flout one of the maxims that Grice stated, whether it flouts maxim of quality, quantity, relevance, or manner. The percentages of them are as follows: there are 11 (27.5%) utterances flouting maxim of quality, 7 (17.5%) utterances flouting maxim of quantity. In addition, there are 6 (15%) utterances flouting maxim of relevance and 16 (40%) utterances flouting maxim of manner. Moreover, for keep maintaining the implicatures, they are mostly translated literally and the translator keeps using some cultural and religious terminologies for keep showing the cultural and religious situation in the translated novel. Furthermore, the meaning equivalence is mostly achieved since the original and the translated novels have the same meaning of the implicatures. By considering them, it can be concluded that the implicatures are mostly maintained when they are translated into English because the meanings and conditions of those implicatures can be similarly understood like what are stated in the ST.
TEACHING WRITTEN ANNOUNCEMENT THROUGH GALLERY WALK TECHNIQUE (An Experimental Study of Eighth Grade Students at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Weleri, Kabupaten Kendal, in the Academic Year of 2013/2014)
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3 No 1 (2014)
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v3i1.4007

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The objective of this study was to find out whether there was significant difference in the achievement of writing announcement text between the eighth grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Weleri in the academic year of 2013/2014 who were taught by using Gallery Walk technique and those who were taught by using conventional method. To meet this objective, an experimental research design called pretest-posttest control group design was applied. The research was carried out at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Weleri. The subjects of the research were two classes. The experimental group was the students of VIII-A which consisted of 28 students and was taught by using Gallery Walk technique. The control group was the students of VIII-B which consisted of 28 students and was taught by using conventional method. The data of the research were obtained from the writing test on pre-test and post-test. Based on the pre-test analysis, the value of tvalue was 0.38, while the value of ttable was 1.67. Since the value of tvalue was lower than the ttable, it meant that there was no significant difference in the students’ achievement of writing announcement text between experimental and control groups on pre-test. Meanwhile, based on the post-test analysis, the value of tvalue was 1.76. Compared with the value of ttable, 1.67, the tvalue was higher than the ttable. It meant that there was significant difference in the students’ achievement of writing announcement text after the treatment was given where the students’ achievement in experimental group was higher or better than the control group. The result above indicates that the use of Gallery Walk technique in teaching writing announcement text brought about significant improvement.
THE USE OF KUNG FU PANDA FILM SERIALS TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3 No 1 (2014)
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v3i1.4009

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This final project is about the use of films as learning media to improve the writing skill of narrative text at eleventh grade students of SMA N 1 Banjarnegara in the academic year of 2013/2014. This study aimed at knowing the difficulties faced by the students and the extent of the Kung Fu Panda Film Serials implementation on the improvement of their writing skill in creating narrative text. To achieve the objectives, an action research was designed and carried out through preliminary observation, formative observation, and post observation. The subject of this research was 34 students of class XII social 2 of SMA N 1 Banjarnegara. I used writing tests, observation checklist, and questionnaire as the instruments for collecting the data. There were six meetings in this research. First meeting was used for conducting pre-test, second, third and fourth meeting were used to conduct cycle 1 and formative test, and fifth and sixth meeting were used to conduct cycle 2 and post-test. The results of the study, after analyzed and described qualitatively, showed a significant improvement of the students’ achievement. The students’ writing skill improved in all writing aspects: grammar, vocabulary, mechanic, relevance, and fluency. The result of the observation sheet showed that after learning narrative texts using Kung Fu Panda Film Serials, the students became more cooperative, active, and the class become more joyful. The analysis of the questionnaire showed that the students gave positive responses towards the use of Kung Fu Panda Film Serials as media in their learning.
THE USE OF PROBLEM BASED LEARNING TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3 No 1 (2014)
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v3i1.4011

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Senior high school students are expected to have a good speaking skill, meanwhile their ability to speak English is very low especially in term of fluency. Therefore, teachers need an alternative method to teach speaking skill that is called Problem based Learning. The objective of this study is to know the application of problem based learning as teaching method in improving students’ speaking ability and students’ achievement in speaking English. The action research was carried out in some steps. Those steps were pre-elimination test, conducting the cycles starting with planning, acting, observing, reflecting, and post-test. As data collection instruments, I used observation sheets, questionnaire, interview, and self and peer assessment of the students. The implementation of this method was reflected in the classroom activity, students self and peer assessment, questionnaire, interview, and observation sheets.  The result of the study showed that there were significant improvements of students’ speaking ability after being taught by problem based learning. They also enjoyed the activities in class by having a discussion, sharing, and cooperation with their friends. In addition, the students gave positive opinion, response, and interest toward the implementation of problem based learning method. Therefore, the students’ speaking ability was increased. Based on the result above, it can be concluded that this method gave positive contribution to the improvement of the students’ speaking ability. This method is beneficial to help the students to learn to speak English in more enjoyable way.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANIMATION VIDEO ENTITLED “THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF” TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ LISTENING SKILL OF NARRATIVE (An Experimental Research of Eighth Year Students of SMPN 1 Kejobong in the Academic Year of 2013/2014)
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3 No 1 (2014)
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v3i1.4013

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English is not an easy subject to learn. The reason is the quality of human resources or the teacher is still low. They have to teach and deliver their knowledge to the students, but they cannot deliver it well if they do not master English. They also have to be creative. Teaching will be more attractive if the teacher can deliver the materials in fun ways. This final project mainly aims at determining the effectiveness of using a video with texts in teaching listening for the eighth grade of junior high school students. The subject of this study was the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Kejobong in the academic year of 2013/2014. The number of the subject was 60 students. The design of this study was experimental study. The data were gained by administering pre-test and post-test of listening test.  By using cluster random sampling, students of VIII E were taken as the samples of the experimental group and the samples of control group were the students of VIII G. In the pre-test, the mean score of the experimental group was 58.60, while the control group was 57.30. The result of post-test of the experimental group was 67.30 and the control one was 60.90. There was an improvement between the results of pre-test and post-test’s score. That meant that the medium was effective enough to be used in teaching listening of narrative. From the calculation of t-test, the result was 1.84 while the t-table with degree of freedom (df) 58, rounded up to 60 at 5% significance level was 1.67. Because the t-test was higher than the t-table (1.84>1.67), it can be concluded that using video with English texts was effective for teaching listening of narrative. An animation video can be made as a medium in teaching listening. The students will not get bored in the learning process because video is such an interesting medium which provides audio and visual that can grab the students’ interest. The teacher should consider animation videos in teaching listening because it is easy to understand the story by watching the animation videos which provides audio and visual.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SNAKES AND LADDERS GAME TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ MASTERY OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE IN CONSTRUCTING RECOUNT TEXTS (A Quasi-Experimental Research of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 2 Demak in the Academic Year of 2013/2014)
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3 No 1 (2014)
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v3i1.4015

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This study concerns with the use of snakes and ladders game as a medium to improve students’ mastery of simple past tense in constructing recount texts. The purposes of this study are to show whether snakes and ladders game gives contribution to improve the students’ mastery of simple past tense in constructing recount texts and to find out whether snakes and ladders game gives the significant difference or not. Quasi-experimental research was used. The population of this study was the eighth grade students of SMP N 2 Demak. The experimental group consisted of 30 students and the control group also consisted of 30 students. There were four meetings during the experiment. Before the experiment was conducted, a pre-test was given to both groups. A post-test was given after the experiment was done. To find out the significant difference statistically, t-test formula was used. Before applying the formula, the data were checked by using normality and homogeneity. The result shows that the data have normal distribution and homogeneity. The result of t-test is 3.41, for α = 5% with df = 58, t-table = 2.002. It means that the t-value is higher than the t-table (3.41 > 2.002). The purposes of this study are achieved because the students’ mastery of simple past tense in constructing recount texts improve. Then, the t-value of the post test is higher than the t-table; it means that the use of snakes and ladders gives the significant difference. In fact, based on this study the use of snakes and ladders game is effective and applicable enough as a teaching medium to be used in improving the students’ mastery of simple past tense in constructing recount texts.
ERROR ANALYSIS ON THE USE OF TO BE AS AUXILIARY AND LINKING VERB IN THE STUDENTS’ RECOUNT TEXT (A Case of the 8th Grade Students of SMP N 19 Semarang in the Academic Year of 2013/2014)
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3 No 1 (2014)
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v3i1.4021

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This final project was conducted to analyze the students’ errors on the use of to be as Auxiliary and Linking verb on the students’ recount text that made by eight grade students of SMP N 19 Semarang in the academic year of 2013/2014. This study has three objectives; i.e. to identify errors, to find out the most frequent errors and how to avoid errors on the use of to be as auxiliary and linking verb. The population of this study was eighth grade students of SMP N 19 Semarang. This study used purposive random sampling and one class had been taken as the sample under the consideration that the number of the sample was about 10% - 15% from the population. I chose class 8B which consist 31 students, but only 28 students could participate on the research. This study used qualitative research method in analyzing the data since the aim of the study is to identify errors, to find out the error, type and how to avoiding error on the use of to be as Auxiliary and Linking verb. In gathering the data, I conducted the instructions for the students’ free writing using some topics that had been prepared before the research on 10 may 2013. To find out the errors, I used the error taxonomy according Dulay, Burt and Krashen (1980:50). I classified the errors into 4 types that are Omission, addition, misinformation and misordering. The result showed that 11.3 % from the total findings belongs to errors on the use of Auxiliary verb which consisted of 8.1 % in misinformation types and 3.2 % in omission types and 88.7 % from the total findings belongs to errors on the use of Linking verb which consisted of 45.2 % in misinformation types, 20.9 % in omission types, 19.4 % in addition types and 3.3 % in misordering types. After analyzing and counting the data, I found out that the most frequent errors were errors on the use of Linking verb which were dominated by misinformation types.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SEMANTIC MAPPING STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS` VOCABULARY MASTERY
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3 No 1 (2014)
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v3i1.4023

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of semantic mapping strategy to improve students` vocabulary mastery. The research design of this study was a quasi experimental design. The population was the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Batang in the academic year of 2013/2014. The samples consisted of 72 students, which divided into two groups, they were experimental group and control group. In order to collect data about students’ vocabulary mastery improvement and responses toward the implementation of semantic mapping strategy, the writer used vocabulary test and questionnaire. During the treatment, students in experimental group used semantic mapping strategy, while students in control group used wordlists strategy. In the pre test results, the mean score of the experimental group was 62,91 and the control group was 63,19. However, there was improvement in post test results. The analysis of the test result showed that the students` improvement of experimental group was higher than control group. In the post test, the mean score of the experimental group was 82,08 while the control group got 76,38. Based on statistical analysis by using t-test formula, indicated that the t-test was 3,29 and t-table was 1,99. It means that t-value was higher than t-table (3,29 >1,99). As a result, there is a significant difference in vocabulary achievement between the students who are taught by using semantic mapping strategy and those who are taught by using wordlists strategy. Based on the result of this study, the writer concluded that semantic mapping strategy is more effective to be implemented in teaching vocabulary to improve students` vocabulary mastery than wordlists strategy.

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