EFL Secondary Students Research Articles

Implementing Vocabulary Journals through Digital Narrative Text for EFL Secondary Students in Learning General Vocabulary

Four fundamental language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing are important skills for EFL secondary school students to develop it. Learning English requires fundamental knowledge of vocabulary since it influences these abilities greatly. However, vocabulary instruction is often overlooked in traditional language learning strategies. On the other hand, the use of digital narrative texts, such as videos, provides a modern approach to facilitating students in general vocabulary learning. This study explores the integration of vocabulary journals with digital narrative texts to enhance vocabulary acquisition among EFL secondary students specifically in junior high school students. This study used action research and involved 25 students from a junior high school in Karawang. Data collection methods included vocabulary journal logs, observations, interviews, and reflective journals. The findings revealed that vocabulary journals significantly assist students in understanding and retaining new vocabulary, enhancing overall language comprehension. Students expressed positive attitudes towards this method, highlighting its engaging and interactive learning strategy. This study concludes that combining vocabulary journals with digital narrative texts effectively supports vocabulary acquisition, making learning more enjoyable and impactful. This approach fosters deeper understanding and long-term retention of vocabulary, improving students' language skills and academic performance. The findings suggest that this innovative strategy could be beneficial in educational settings.

Exploring Efl Secondary Students’ Engagement In Reading Classroom Through Literature Circle

In reading classroom, students are required to comprehend text. One of its requirement is engagement as it is successful things in learning. However, one of recommended strategy is literature circle. Because a literature circle is strategies guide students to a deeper understanding of what they are reading through structured discussions about texts and books, and help students practice and develop the skills and strategies of being good readers. This study aims to investigate the students’ engagement of literature circles during the reading classroom. This is qualitative research with case study as a research design. To obtain data, observation, and interview were used for this research and then the obtained data was analyzed through thematic analysis. This research takes place in one of public junior high school in Telagasari and took several students from one class to interviews. There are three steps in the literature Circle, such as group discussion about books, they read books and discuss with the group and then find unfamiliar word. So we can solve the problem and find out the meaning of the word.

The Impact of Using Visual Grammar on Iraqi EFL Secondary Students’ Performance

This study sheds light on the aspect of visual grammar, which it’s teaching in Iraq has not received any attention in educational institutions or within the classroom curricula, so it aims at measuring the impact of using visual grammar on EFL secondary students’ performance.

Reflecting on EFL Secondary Students’ Reading Habits and Perceptions of Young Adult Literature to Promote Reading for Pleasure and Global Citizenship Education

One of the challenges faced by language teachers is promoting students’ reading for pleasure while also helping them confront world issues. Introducing Young Adult Literature in the EFL classroom can be of great help in this sense. However, it is not easy to select the most appropriate texts and topics, as teenage students’ reading preferences are still not well known. Against this background, we administered an online questionnaire to Austrian, Italian, and Hungarian students to explore their reading preferences and habits. In this article, we report the results of this questionnaire and draw some pedagogical implications.

A Case Study of Developing a Blended Reading Program Using Process Drama for Korean EFL Secondary Students

A Case Study of Developing a Blended Reading Program Using Process Drama for Korean EFL Secondary Students

A Case Study of Developing a Blended Reading Program Using Process Drama for Korean EFL Secondary Students

A Case Study of Developing a Blended Reading Program Using Process Drama for Korean EFL Secondary Students

Speaking Up: A Comprehensive Investigation of EFL Secondary Students' Speaking Skill Problems in Indonesia's Islamic School Context

This study aims to explore the problems encountered by EFL secondary students in learning speaking skills in the context of Islamic schools in Indonesia. The study employed a descriptive qualitative method and used observation, interview, and questionnaire as data collection instruments. The findings revealed that the problems encountered by students in speaking skills can be categorized into fourgroups: language problems, mental problems, personal problems, and education problems. Language problems included mother tongue interference, poor pronunciation, poor grammar, unnatural spoken English, slow speech, and limited vocabulary. Mental problems included nervousness, shame, low confidence, and lack of ideas. Personal problems consisted of attitude, laziness, environmental effects, and cultural gaps. Finally, education problems included the technique and method of teaching, facilities in teaching-learning, and limited use of media. The results of the study underscore the importance of speaking instruction for EFL learners and the need for teachers and researchers to consider language learners' speaking needs in the context of teaching and learning English. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on EFL speaking instruction and provides implications for teachers and researchers in designing effective language teaching programs.

The Effectiveness Of Using Cubing Technique In The Iraqi EFL Secondary Students' Composition Writing, Vocabulary, And Meta-Cognitive Awareness

The Effectiveness Of Using Cubing Technique In The Iraqi EFL Secondary Students' Composition Writing, Vocabulary, And Meta-Cognitive Awareness

Exploratory Interview Study About Teacher Strategies in Encouraging Secondary Students Participation in EFL Writing Classroom

This research paper exploring teachers' strategies in encouraging EFL secondary students to participate in writing classes. The researcher conducted research in one of the public schools in district Karawang and appointed one of the teachers at the school as a participant. In this research, researcher employed qualitative design with the research method Interview Study. The researcher collects data using Semi-structured Interviews and documentation analysis. In addition, the data obtained were analyzed by researcher in several stages so that the findings could be identified. The findings show participant uses six strategies in encouraging EFL secondary students to participate in writing classes, namely, Building Motivation and Confidence in Learning Writing, Using English as a Classroom Language, Using Technology in Learning Writing, Mandatory Using Dictionary, Interweaving Assessment and Teaching, Proper Time Management.

STUDENTS' PROBLEMS IN WRITING ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT IN EFL CLASSROOM CONTEXT

Writing is perceived as the most challenging skill among other productive skills in English language learning. This preliminary study aims at revealing problems encountered by secondary EFL students writing analytical exposition. Employing students' writing and interviews in qualitative manner, 25 second-year EFL secondary students in Bandung, Indonesia, were purposefully involved. Result indicated that students encountered three major problems in writing their analytical exposition; cognitive, linguistic, and psychological problems. Cognitively, most students had limited knowledge of the topic, problems with the structure of the text, the mechanism for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, and difficulties in sharing ideas due to limited English vocabulary. Linguistically, students frequently encounter the two most challenging areas: vocabulary and grammar. Psychologically, students often found difficulties starting writing, lack of interest, laziness, and confusion in deciding sentence structures. Further discussion of the results is recommended to take into consideration to determine the appropriate treatment for the follow-up research.

Foreign Language Enjoyment as a mediator between Informal Digital Learning of English and willingness to communicate: a sample of Hong Kong EFL secondary students

ABSTRACT Based on Fredrickson’s (2001) broaden-and-build theory, this study investigates how Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE; consisting of teacher appreciation, personal enjoyment, and social enjoyment) mediates the relationship between Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) and EFL secondary students’ willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC) inside and outside the classroom. We collected survey data from 308 EFL Hong Kong secondary students who lacked any international experience (ages 12–18). After controlling for demographic data, the results show that teacher appreciation, personal enjoyment, and social enjoyment all mediate the relationship between IDLE and L2 WTC inside the classroom, while personal and social enjoyment mediate the link outside the classroom. A closer look reveals that personal enjoyment, rather than social enjoyment or teacher appreciation, plays a larger role in mediating the relationship. Practically, these findings shed light on the underlying mechanisms by which IDLE and different aspects of FLE can potentially improve the L2 WTC of Asian EFL learners who primarily learn and practice English in the classroom. These findings have implications for future interventions aimed at enhancing L2 WTC by increasing L2 enjoyment in EFL learners.

The Effects of Task-Based Instructions on Secondary Students' Reading Performances

The study's goal is to cast light on the impacts of task-based instruction on the reading comprehension of EFL secondary students. The process was undertaken in a middle school in Kien Giang province in 2022. Reading pre-test and post-test data were first employed to gather research data from more than 70 students in a Secondary school. The post-tests were conducted after the pre-tests for five weeks. Then the data was converted into an excel version to be processed. Research results reveal that task-based instruction positively influenced learners' reading performances. The mean scores from the reading post-tests are relatively higher than those of the reading pre-tests. It can be inferred that students who participated in the treatment could improve their reading capability. Thus, having said that teachers used the TBI appropriately, they could scaffold their students' reading performance in particular and boost students' reading competency as a whole.

ENHANCING EFL LEARNERS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH SQ4R METHOD AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS

This study is intended to investigate how EFL secondary students’ reading comprehension can be enhanced through the SQ4R method. The design of this study was classroom action research which involved 31 students from class IX-A of one secondary school in Samarinda, Indonesia. Two instruments were used in this study, i.e., an observation sheet and a reading test. The observation data were qualitatively analyzed using the provided checklist, while the data from reading test was quantitatively analyzed by having percentage analysis and categorizing the results into score levels. The results revealed that the implementation of the SQ4R method could enhance the students’ reading comprehension achievement. Quantitatively, 18 students (58%) out of 31 passed the KKM (minimum completeness criteria) in cycle 1; meanwhile, in cycle 2, 27 students (87%) out of 31 students passed the KKM. In addition, problems faced by the collaborator-teacher can be solved by the dynamics happening in the two cycles, which results in the betterment of the teaching and learning process using the SQ4R method. The reflection from the two cycles showed that SQ4R can improve EFL students' reading comprehension. As the method's impacts develop, teaching and learning quality changes.

Attitudes of Palestinians EFL Students Towards the Use of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Technique in Teaching Reading Comprehension

Reading comprehension plays a crucial role in developing the reading skills. Therefore, reading comprehension is one of the most significant skills of all the four linguistic abilities, towards better effectively communication in classroom. Subsequently, the English Language (EL) teachers should consider and find different teaching methods in their classrooms in order to improve the language abilities of their learners in the classrooms such as Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Technique (JCLT) through changing their methods, materials and overcoming the traditional way of teaching English language. The aim of the study was to investigate Palestinians EFL secondary students’ attitudes towards the use of JCLT in teaching reading comprehension. In addition, the study adopted fully quantitative research design to collect data through the self-designed questionnaire survey that distributed randomly on a sample of 1094 Palestinians EFL secondary teachers in 2019-2020. The collected data were analyzed and treated statistically using SPSS.24. The results of the study showed that Palestinians EFL secondary students have positive attitudes towards using jigsaw cooperative learning technique as a tool in the EFL teaching. The recommendation and suggestion for studies were suggested in light of the findings.

The Effect of Project-Based Learning Model on Persuasive Writing Skills of Saudi EFL Secondary School Students

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of project-based learning model on persuasive writing skills of Saudi EFL secondary students. The design of the study was quasi-experimental approach using pre and posttest for control and experimental groups. Participants were consisted of (59) students of third grade secondary school, randomly divided into two groups: experimental group consisted of (30) students and control group consisted of (29) students. Experimental group was taught using project-based learning while control group was taught using the traditional method. All participants were tested using the pre/post persuasive writing performance test before and after the intervention. The difference between the posttest's mean scores of the control and experimental groups were calculated using independent samples T-test. The result showed that there was a significant difference between the posttest's mean scores of the control and the experimental groups in favor of the experimental group. It was concluded that participants’ level of persuasive writing performance significantly developed after receiving the explicit project-based learning model.

Role of L2 Motivational Self System on Willingness to Communicate of Korean EFL University and Secondary Students.

This study investigated the role of the L2 motivational self system on L2 willingness to communicate (L2 WTC) by Korean EFL university and secondary students. Drawing on a purposive sampling technique and an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, quantitative data (105 university and 112 high school students) were first collected and analyzed. Then, qualitative data (one focus group discussion with nine participants and five in-depth individual interviews) were collected and analyzed to further explain quantitative findings. Results showed that high school students, who exhibited stronger ideal L2 self and ought-to L2 self, had a higher level of L2 WTC inside and outside the classroom. In contrast, university students, who exhibited a stronger sense of ideal L2 self, had a higher level of L2 WTC in both communicative settings. While high-stakes English tests still seem to shape EFL secondary students' motivational mindset (ought-to L2 self), this study also suggests that pedagogical supports, such as offering performance-based English tasks, cultivating one's ideal L2 self image, and encouraging production-oriented English activities in out-of-class digital environments, could enhance contemporary students' L2 WTC in test-oriented EFL countries.

A Cognitive Thinking Integrated Strategy to Develop EFL Creative Reading Skills of Secondary Stage Students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a cognitive thinking strategy on promoting EFL secondary students’ creative reading skills. The quasi-experimental design was adopted and a pre-posttest was utilized to compare the participants’ creative reading skills. Sixty four EFL secondary students were randomly assigned to experimental (n=32) and control (n=32) groups. Creative reading skills which integrated in this research were fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration. Each skill included some sub-skills. The researcher prepared a creative reading skills checklist to determine the appropriate creative reading skills for secondary stage students, a pre-posttest to enhance students’ comprehension, and a rubric to correct it. The results of the posttest indicated that the cognitive thinking strategy has a positive and significant influence on secondary students’ creative reading skills. Preliminary experimental results indicated that the proposed cognitive thinking strategy could be useful in developing creative reading skills.

How Visual Thinking Strategies Using Picture Book Images can Improve Korean Secondary EFL Students’ L2 Writing

This research aims to explore whether guided visual artwork discussions called Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) using picture book images can benefit and enhance Korean EFL secondary students’ L2 writing. Incorporating content analysis, this research examines how carefully guided artwork discussions can enhance visual understanding, critical thinking skills and interpretive L2 writing skills. The L2 writing samples of the focal students revealed that they were able to think based on visual clues. The discussions were led by the teacher who pointed out significant visual elements and allowed time for the students to explore diverse ideas. The focal students were able to piece together the jigsaw of the images and articulate their thoughts in English, during which time they learned to take risks and to make mistakes in using a foreign language. Their critical comments and improved L2 writing suggest how critical/aesthetic thinking skills can be developed through continued visual practices in a secondary EFL setting.

The Effects of Internet Reciprocal Teaching on EFL Students'''' New Literacies of Online Comprehension and Self-Efficacy

This study examined the effects of Internet Reciprocal Teaching (IRT) on improving EFL secondary students’ new literacies of online research and comprehension and self-efficacy on Internet. 133 students were assigned randomly to two experimental groups (n = 68) and two control groups (n = 65). The experimental groups’ students received Internet reciprocal teaching instruction for 12 weeks; meanwhile, the control groups received regular reading instruction. Two formats of Online Reading Comprehension Assessment (ORCA) were used to assess students’ reading comprehension before and after the experiment. A survey for Internet use was also administered to measure changes in students’ frequency of Internet use and self-efficacy on Internet before and after the treatment. Independent samples t-test results of the ORCA posttest showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups on the overall online reading comprehension and its four sub-skills in favor of the experimental groups. Moreover, comparing the results of the experimental and control groups on the survey after the experiment revealed that students of the experimental groups outperformed students in the control groups in self-efficacy on Internet but not on the frequency of Internet use. Pearson product-moment formula indicated that there was a significant relation between self-efficacy and reading comprehension. In addition, readers’ self-efficacy was different with their proficiency levels. The study demonstrated that IRT has positive effects on improving students’ new literacies of online research and comprehension as well as their self-efficacy on Internet use.

한국 중등 학생들의 영어학습 동기모형과 변화: 종단연구

The purpose of this study was to explore how motivational factors affect Korean EFL secondary students’ motivated learning behavior using structural equation modeling (SEM). It further examined differences in the internal structure of L2 motivation over time. A total of 489 secondary school students participated in the study. Data were collected at two time points during an academic semester: in the beginning and at the end of the semester. Results of the SEM showed that students’ ideal L2 self was the strongest determinant of their motivated learning behavior at both time points for middle school students, whereas for high school students, ought-to L2 self had the strongest direct and significant impact on their motivated behavior in learning English throughout the semester. It was also found that both middle and high school students’ perceptions about the international posture of English and their parents’ involvement in English learning made indirect effects on their motivated behavior. Pedagogical implications and research suggestions are discussed.