Class Room Action Research in English Language Learning

Zulfikri Betyar Rasuan

doi:10.32923/edugama.v5i1.965

Abstract

Research activities is common for a lecturer because it is a compoulsary term. Research in English Language or English learning is a scientific activity that aims at investigating the rules that work in the process of English learning. Research activities in English learning cover four steps: observing, describing, analyzing, and explaining. The way of each step is done depends on the nature of the data and the objective of the research. Classroom Action Research (CAR) for English Learning aims at developing a certain instructional strategy to solve practical instructional problems in English classrooms. Each English learner is basically able to learn English provided that he or she is given the appropriate help as each learner has his or her own style and strategy of learning. CAR for English Learning aims at discovering learning-teaching strategies that match learners’ style and strategies in learning English. CAR is done in several cyles each of which is repeated in the following cycle if the result is not satisfactory yet with the better revised lesson plan. Each cycle begins with lesson planning, implementing the plan, observing the implementation, and reflecing or evaluating the process and the result of the implementation. The result of the reflection determines the following cycle.

Highlights

English languange is compoulsary subject in Indonesia, it was learnt by students and people for their fluency of English language
Researching together Class Room Action Research in English Language... | ZULFIKRI BETYAR RASUAN | It is helpful to carry out action research with a colleague or group of colleagues
The English Learning Research (ELR) Class Room Action Research product is an English learning strategy / technique that can solve the learning problems faced by teachers in the classroom

Summary

INTRODUCTION

English languange is compoulsary subject in Indonesia, it was learnt by students and people for their fluency of English language. Research activities that aim to understand patterns, systems, rules, or relationships between variables that exist on the object of research, with quantitative data, such as the example of the relationship between English learning achievement of junior high school students with the sex above, can be done in one time cycle / cycle (invest, describe, analyze, and conclude). With CAR activities, the English teacher tries to solve practical problems in the English learning process encountered by developing certain strategies or techniques. These practical problems include: How to increase students' courage in speaking English in class with learning techniques with drawing media? There are some steps that should be done by researcher . they are :

Reflect

Explore

Researching together

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CONCLUSION