It is said that soft skills are needed to have a successful life and career for students and can ... more It is said that soft skills are needed to have a successful life and career for students and can be trained in classroom by conducting collaborative learning. Then, polytechnic students have collaboration learning in their English classroom activity which is useful for their soft skills achivements. However, the students which have different level can have different perceptions on it. This research tries to compare students’ perceptions on their soft skills acquirement in the use of collaborative learning in English classroom in a state polytechnic. The first group is the freshmen, meanwhile the second group is the third grade students of Diploma 3. The study employs a qualitative research design, which is a case study. The data are gained from questionnaire, then observation and interviews are used to triangulate the data. The findings show that the freshmen perceive that they acquire soft skills in 90.9%, meanwhile the third graders are in 84.9%. This concludes that freshmen soft skills acquirement is higher than the third graders. It is recommended that collaborative learning method should be continued to develop the students’ soft skills, and the type of collaborative learning should be more appropriate for different grades of students.
Keywords: Soft skills, Collaborative Learning, English classroom
The word “testing or assessment” has always been a scarry thing for anybody especially students. ... more The word “testing or assessment” has always been a scarry thing for anybody especially students. This perception is worsened by the fact that time allotment of the course is limited and the scope of materials to be covered is overloaded. As a result, the students are overwhelmed, confused, and even frustrated. The paper is a report of a breakthrough syllabus in teaching language testing course resulted from research and development and implemented in a classroom action research to effectively transform such frightening, bewildering, and discouraging nuances to be a conducive teaching-learning circumstance. Theories and concepts underpinning the study as well as research methodology will initiate the paper. The next part of the paper will discuss the so called “a breakthrough syllabus” itself as the focus of the study and its implementation and findings. The paper will not only elaborate some problems that were encountered during the implementation but also will provide some suggestions to anticipate those potential problems in the end part of the paper. The discussion last but not least enlighten every aspect involved in the study.
This research was aimed at investigating the process of improving students’ reading comprehension... more This research was aimed at investigating the process of improving students’ reading comprehension through Student Team Achievement Division Technique and examining the effect of its implementation toward students’ abilities in reading comprehension. This research was designed in 2 cycles at SMK Prawira Pandeglang Banten in the second semester of 2016/2017 academic year. The focus of this research was the improvement of students’ English reading comprehension, whereas the sub-focus was the process of improving students’ abilities in reading comprehension through the Implementation of Student Team Achievement Division Technique. The data was collected from observations and interviews. The students’ reading comprehension was assessed with multiple choices reading test. The research findings have shown that the implementation of Student Team Achievement Division Technique had improved students’ abilities in comprehend the text from 54.2% in the first cycle become 76.25% in the second cycle. Based on the results, it can be concluded that student team achievement division technique can improve reading comprehension of the students of class X SMK Prawira Pandenglang Banten.
This study is to see the improvement of student’s writing skill on recount text for eight grade ... more This study is to see the improvement of student’s writing skill on recount text for eight grade students of MTs Al-Khairiyah Pulokencana by using Inside Outside Circle Technique. The subject of this research is the students of Eight Grade of MTs Al-Kahiriyah Pulokencana which consist of 25 students. The method used in this study is Classroom Action Research (CAR) which the researcher works collaboratively with the observer. This study was conducted following kemmis with the following procedure of the research: Planning, Action, Observation and Reflection. The study carried out in two cycles and each cycle consist of two meetings. The observation and the test were the data gathered in this study. The results in this study indicate that there is improvement of the students’ skill in writing recount text. Most of the students gradually gained good score at the end of the cycle. The score of Minimum Mastery Criteion – Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) of English lesson was 70.00 (seventy). The researcher analyzes the writing component containing content, organization, vocabulary, languge use and mechanics. The mean score in cycle I is 65,36 and the mean score in cycle II is 76. Based on the mean score of both cycle, the mean score in cycle II is higher than cycle I. So there is improvement of writing skill of the second grade students of MTs Al-Khairiyah Pulokencana after being taught by using Inside Outside Circle Technique.
This paper discusses the implementation of WhatsApp as one of the current beneficial devices to a... more This paper discusses the implementation of WhatsApp as one of the current beneficial devices to assist students in communicative language learning. It allows them to engage actively in online conversation and create confidence to use English in daily communication through two forms of conversation such as independent and dependent conversation. The first type assists students in interacting among themselves to discuss curios interesting topics, whereas teachers are not involved in their online dialogues. The later, however, acquire, teacher to guide the whole processes, and they are actively participating in the online discussion. This media can help students build their confidence and motivation to learn. Based on the question are distributed to the subject, it revealed that they felt confident, independence, enthusiasm, and having a positive attitude to learn English using application, hence, WhatsApp is one of the recent technologies that can be used in language teaching.
Keywords: WhatsApp, Conversation, English Language Teaching
ABSTRACT In most common definition a bilingual is a person who is able to speak and understand tw... more ABSTRACT In most common definition a bilingual is a person who is able to speak and understand two languages. Most of us consider bilingualism as something good, an advantage. For one thing, knowledge of another language enables people to communicate with members of other cultures in their own language. This, in turn, provides a means for furthering cooperation and understanding among nations and peoples. Then rise some questions considering bilingualism such as: Is it a good idea to become a bilingual? Just what is a bilingual? Should a young child learn a second language? When should that be? How might learning a second language be affected by the first? These are questions which people and scientists commonly raise. This literature-based article will attempt to provide answers that offer some insight into these questions and other issues related to bilingualism
This paper analyzes experiential meaning in poetry written by William Wordsworth. It applied Hall... more This paper analyzes experiential meaning in poetry written by William Wordsworth. It applied Halliday Systemic Functional Grammar to pinpoint and analyze the occurrences of processes in the poetry. There are five poetry which is taken as the subject on this research. The analysis is conducted based the six processes in transitivity system. The analysis found that there are five processes coded in the poetry of William Wordsworth. They are material, mental, relational, behavioral and existential. It also resulted that the most dominant types is the material process. It’s meant that poetry tells about the poet’s action in expressing of his idea, feeling and showing in life. This finding also shows that William Wordsworth as the poet uses the material process to build the imagery such as personification, simile and metaphor. Related to the findings of this study, the application of analysis experiential meaning can be implicated in writing and reading academic as well as translators, students and instructors involved in writing and reading pedagogy.
Keywords: transitivity, type of process, experiential meaning, poetry.
It is said that soft skills are needed to have a successful life and career for students and can ... more It is said that soft skills are needed to have a successful life and career for students and can be trained in classroom by conducting collaborative learning. Then, polytechnic students have collaboration learning in their English classroom activity which is useful for their soft skills achivements. However, the students which have different level can have different perceptions on it. This research tries to compare students’ perceptions on their soft skills acquirement in the use of collaborative learning in English classroom in a state polytechnic. The first group is the freshmen, meanwhile the second group is the third grade students of Diploma 3. The study employs a qualitative research design, which is a case study. The data are gained from questionnaire, then observation and interviews are used to triangulate the data. The findings show that the freshmen perceive that they acquire soft skills in 90.9%, meanwhile the third graders are in 84.9%. This concludes that freshmen soft skills acquirement is higher than the third graders. It is recommended that collaborative learning method should be continued to develop the students’ soft skills, and the type of collaborative learning should be more appropriate for different grades of students.
Keywords: Soft skills, Collaborative Learning, English classroom
The word “testing or assessment” has always been a scarry thing for anybody especially students. ... more The word “testing or assessment” has always been a scarry thing for anybody especially students. This perception is worsened by the fact that time allotment of the course is limited and the scope of materials to be covered is overloaded. As a result, the students are overwhelmed, confused, and even frustrated. The paper is a report of a breakthrough syllabus in teaching language testing course resulted from research and development and implemented in a classroom action research to effectively transform such frightening, bewildering, and discouraging nuances to be a conducive teaching-learning circumstance. Theories and concepts underpinning the study as well as research methodology will initiate the paper. The next part of the paper will discuss the so called “a breakthrough syllabus” itself as the focus of the study and its implementation and findings. The paper will not only elaborate some problems that were encountered during the implementation but also will provide some suggestions to anticipate those potential problems in the end part of the paper. The discussion last but not least enlighten every aspect involved in the study.
This research was aimed at investigating the process of improving students’ reading comprehension... more This research was aimed at investigating the process of improving students’ reading comprehension through Student Team Achievement Division Technique and examining the effect of its implementation toward students’ abilities in reading comprehension. This research was designed in 2 cycles at SMK Prawira Pandeglang Banten in the second semester of 2016/2017 academic year. The focus of this research was the improvement of students’ English reading comprehension, whereas the sub-focus was the process of improving students’ abilities in reading comprehension through the Implementation of Student Team Achievement Division Technique. The data was collected from observations and interviews. The students’ reading comprehension was assessed with multiple choices reading test. The research findings have shown that the implementation of Student Team Achievement Division Technique had improved students’ abilities in comprehend the text from 54.2% in the first cycle become 76.25% in the second cycle. Based on the results, it can be concluded that student team achievement division technique can improve reading comprehension of the students of class X SMK Prawira Pandenglang Banten.
This study is to see the improvement of student’s writing skill on recount text for eight grade ... more This study is to see the improvement of student’s writing skill on recount text for eight grade students of MTs Al-Khairiyah Pulokencana by using Inside Outside Circle Technique. The subject of this research is the students of Eight Grade of MTs Al-Kahiriyah Pulokencana which consist of 25 students. The method used in this study is Classroom Action Research (CAR) which the researcher works collaboratively with the observer. This study was conducted following kemmis with the following procedure of the research: Planning, Action, Observation and Reflection. The study carried out in two cycles and each cycle consist of two meetings. The observation and the test were the data gathered in this study. The results in this study indicate that there is improvement of the students’ skill in writing recount text. Most of the students gradually gained good score at the end of the cycle. The score of Minimum Mastery Criteion – Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) of English lesson was 70.00 (seventy). The researcher analyzes the writing component containing content, organization, vocabulary, languge use and mechanics. The mean score in cycle I is 65,36 and the mean score in cycle II is 76. Based on the mean score of both cycle, the mean score in cycle II is higher than cycle I. So there is improvement of writing skill of the second grade students of MTs Al-Khairiyah Pulokencana after being taught by using Inside Outside Circle Technique.
This paper discusses the implementation of WhatsApp as one of the current beneficial devices to a... more This paper discusses the implementation of WhatsApp as one of the current beneficial devices to assist students in communicative language learning. It allows them to engage actively in online conversation and create confidence to use English in daily communication through two forms of conversation such as independent and dependent conversation. The first type assists students in interacting among themselves to discuss curios interesting topics, whereas teachers are not involved in their online dialogues. The later, however, acquire, teacher to guide the whole processes, and they are actively participating in the online discussion. This media can help students build their confidence and motivation to learn. Based on the question are distributed to the subject, it revealed that they felt confident, independence, enthusiasm, and having a positive attitude to learn English using application, hence, WhatsApp is one of the recent technologies that can be used in language teaching.
Keywords: WhatsApp, Conversation, English Language Teaching
ABSTRACT In most common definition a bilingual is a person who is able to speak and understand tw... more ABSTRACT In most common definition a bilingual is a person who is able to speak and understand two languages. Most of us consider bilingualism as something good, an advantage. For one thing, knowledge of another language enables people to communicate with members of other cultures in their own language. This, in turn, provides a means for furthering cooperation and understanding among nations and peoples. Then rise some questions considering bilingualism such as: Is it a good idea to become a bilingual? Just what is a bilingual? Should a young child learn a second language? When should that be? How might learning a second language be affected by the first? These are questions which people and scientists commonly raise. This literature-based article will attempt to provide answers that offer some insight into these questions and other issues related to bilingualism
This paper analyzes experiential meaning in poetry written by William Wordsworth. It applied Hall... more This paper analyzes experiential meaning in poetry written by William Wordsworth. It applied Halliday Systemic Functional Grammar to pinpoint and analyze the occurrences of processes in the poetry. There are five poetry which is taken as the subject on this research. The analysis is conducted based the six processes in transitivity system. The analysis found that there are five processes coded in the poetry of William Wordsworth. They are material, mental, relational, behavioral and existential. It also resulted that the most dominant types is the material process. It’s meant that poetry tells about the poet’s action in expressing of his idea, feeling and showing in life. This finding also shows that William Wordsworth as the poet uses the material process to build the imagery such as personification, simile and metaphor. Related to the findings of this study, the application of analysis experiential meaning can be implicated in writing and reading academic as well as translators, students and instructors involved in writing and reading pedagogy.
Keywords: transitivity, type of process, experiential meaning, poetry.
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Keywords: Soft skills, Collaborative Learning, English classroom
Key Words: syllabus, language testing
Keyword: Reading Comprehension Improvement, Student Team Achievement Division Technique, Action Research.
Keywords : Inside Outside Circle, Writing Skill, Recount Text.
Keywords: WhatsApp, Conversation, English Language Teaching
Keywords: transitivity, type of process, experiential meaning, poetry.
Keywords: Soft skills, Collaborative Learning, English classroom
Key Words: syllabus, language testing
Keyword: Reading Comprehension Improvement, Student Team Achievement Division Technique, Action Research.
Keywords : Inside Outside Circle, Writing Skill, Recount Text.
Keywords: WhatsApp, Conversation, English Language Teaching
Keywords: transitivity, type of process, experiential meaning, poetry.