English Education Study Program Students Research Articles

Perception Of Teaching Skills Development Through Kampus Mengajar Program By English Education Study Program Students Of PGRI Silampari University

This research aimed to describe the perception of English education study program students at PGRI Silampari University regarding the development of their teaching skills after participating in the Kampus Mengajar program. This research used a qualitative approach in a qualitative descriptive research design. The research subjects were 15 students of the English Education Study Program at PGRI Silampari University who had participated in the Kampus Mengajar Program batches 4, 5, and 6. The data collection technique used was an open-ended questionnaire. Data obtained from the questionnaire was analyzed using three techniques, namely identification, description, and conclusion. The results of this research showed that students who took the Kampus Mengajar program were able to make good planning and preparation before teaching, present lessons that matched the desired learning outcomes, manage time well and effectively, create a positive classroom climate, enforce class discipline by setting clear and consistent rules, assess student progress properly, and reflect on and evaluate teaching well to develop future teaching skills. In conclusion, students' teaching skills increased after participating in the Kampus Mengajar Program.

An Error Analysis in Using Adjective Order at English Education Study Program Students of IAIN Manado

This study aims to determine the proportion (frequency and percentage) of errors and dominant errors in the composition of adjectives. This study focused on the analysis of misordering errors based on the Surface Strategy Taxonomy by Dulay in the use of adjective order. The research methodology in this study was a quantitative descriptive method. The respondents of this study were 20 second semester students of the English Education Study Program at the Manado State Institute of Islamic Studies with the academic year 2021/2022. The researcher used a test as an instrument to collect data. The following test was in the form of; Rearrange Words and Multiple Choices. In the meantime, the data analysis procedure applied in this study was collecting a sample, identifying error based on the sequence of adjectives by Frank theory, describing the results, and evaluating the errors. The research findings show that students at second semester of English Education Study Program have errors to identify the appropriate order of adjectives in the sentence. In addition, researcher found that there were 520 frequencies of misordering errors with an error percentage of 50.0%. Rearrange words test have 272 frequency of errors (52.3%) and Multiple Choices test have 248 frequency of error (47.7%). In short, the dominant error based on the test is Rearrange words, with a total misordering error which is 272 errors and its’ percentage 52.3%. The most dominant errors in adjective order item is Shape with a total frequency of 52 out of 80 total errors with 13% error percentage. The research implications is students can be aware in using more adjectives with correct ordering especially when use adjective shape.

Encouraging Literate Students to Embrace More Literacy Behaviors

Being literate is not merely able to read and write a language. Schools and classes are calling themselves as having a literacy program so as to facilitate their students with literacy behaviors. Hence, students are mostly literate only with the materials from school. They tend to read and act like literate students at school where the teachers are around. However, whether they are truly literate through other literacy behaviors is another question to ask and will be answered in this article. As seen that the purpose of this article is to know whether students considered themselves as literate students as well as to describe their literacy behaviors. It is stated earlier that literacy behaviors are not only related to reading and writing, whereas those will be stated more clearly in this article. The target respondents of this article to fulfill the data were the English Education Study Program students of Universitas PGRI Wiranegara. They were given an online questionnaire and answered several questions related to their knowledge and self-evaluation about literate and literacy behaviors. The result shows that they are aware of being literate students and, interestingly, they have various subjects and activities referred to literacy behaviors. Through realizing the students’ literacy behaviors, teachers/lecturers will be able to design certain materials and assignments which are in the area of students’ comfort as well as not neglecting the need for challenges.

STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN SKILL BERBAHASA INGGRIS PADA MAHASISWA PRODI PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS

In general, the purpose of this study is to find out how the responses of English Education study program students to strategies to improve english language skills. This study collects data through library research, which is the collection of written sources derived from articles that are relevant to the topic discussed. Reading short texts in english repeatedly, listening to various things such as music, radio, and news in english, writing personal notes, interacting and communicating verbally with others in english, note-taking skills, watching movies and YouTube with english subtitles, writing argumentation essays, and presentation assignments, are all discussed in this study as strategies for developing english language skills of English Education study program students. The strategies and their implementation are expected to help students improve their english language skills and abilities to meet the students' own expectations, which is the conclusion of this study.

EFL students’ readiness to have online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic among undergraduate students

This study aimed to analyze the readiness levels of EFL students of the even semester of the English Education Study Program of Sultan Agung Islamic University to have online learning. This research was a descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The method used was a survey method. The data were collected through a closed-ended questionnaire. Ninety-seven English Education Study Program students in the academic year 2021/2022 participated in this research. It was found that computer and internet literacy had a mean of 25.53, which was moderate. While self-directed learning was at a low level with a mean of 24.74, and motivation of learning was also at a low level with a mean of 24.41. It means that the students could use computers, laptops, and smartphones to complete course assessment tasks and facilities available on campus. It reported that students could not manage difficulty to present high performance on online learning to work independently. Besides computer and internet literacy and self-directed learning, motivation to learn was another factor that affected students' readiness. It found that during Covid-19, many students did not have high motivation to learn.

Relationship between Learning Motivation and Students' Learning Achievements in English Education Study Program at Nahdlatul Ulama University of Blitar

The purpose of this research is to ascertain the relationship between learning motivation and academic achievement in second semester students of the English Education Study Program at Nahdlatul Ulama University of Blitar. The design of this research is correlational quantitative. Interviews, documentation, and questionnaires were used to gather the data. The results of the validity analysis showed that as many as 25 questions were declared valid without exception, while the degree of validity ranged from 0.404 to 0.771. The reliability results show a coefficient of 0.915 and it is declared reliable. Chi-Square test and an analogous Fisher Exact test are used in data analysis. Of the 31 respondents, there were 17 students with high motivation (54.8%) and 14 students (45.2%) with low motivation. Students with cum laude GPA as many as 24 respondents (77.4%) and very satisfactory GPA as many as 7 students (22.6%). The outcome of the statistical test has a p-value of 1,000 (p > 0.05). This indicates that there is no relationship between learning motivation and academic achievement among second semester English Education Study Program students at Nahdlatul Ulama University of Blitar.

Rhetorical Structure of Method Sections of Postgraduate Thesis in English Education Study Program Students

The method section of a thesis is crucial because it conveys the information upon which the study's validity is ultimately evaluated. The method section describes the procedure, instruments, design, data acquisition, and data analysis, among other components. Students may encounter several obstacles when composing a thesis, including the rhetorical issue. This study examines the rhetorical structure of the methodology section of a graduate thesis. This investigation employed a fundamental content analysis with quantitative methodology. The data was collected from 50 English education postgraduate theses at the University of Bengkulu. The results indicate that five Moves occurred in the thesis with varying frequencies. Moves 2, 3, and 4 occur most frequently, followed by Move 5, with Move 1 occurring least frequently. Furthermore, this research presents fifteen communicative purposes as Steps. 2 Steps are Obligatory (M2S1 and M3S2), 5 Steps are Conventional (M2S2, M2S3, M3S3, M4S1, M4S2), 7 Steps are Optional (M1S1, M3S1, M4S3, M5S2, M5S3, M5S4, M5S5), and 1 Step is non-obvious (M5S1). In conclusion, this study provides information about the rhetorical structure of the method sections of a thesis in order to heighten students' awareness of the significance of the three Obligatory movements in the method section. Students can use the framework or model presented in this study to present important information and construct a strong argument in the methodology section.

Comparing The Clear Pronunciation: Which Accents Teacher Should Teach More?

Pronunciation is a part of speaking skills which can be directly and clearly observed and known. When someone speaks in English, the person who’s listening will immediately identify the pronunciation of that person as well as the mistakes they made. The main problem is understanding the pronunciation of different accents because students don't fully understand accents and pronunciations from different regions. The aims of this study are: to identify the abilities of English Education students at the State Islamic University of Sumatra Utata in terms of pronunciation from different regions and to identify the difficulties faced by English Education students at the State Islamic University of North Sumatra in learning pronunciation. The research data used descriptive qualitative data. The instruments are notes and a device such as a handphone for the audio. The subject is English Education Study Program students at the Faculty of Teaching and Education, State Islamic University of North Sumatra. While the implementation time is April 21-27 2023. The result is the American accent has the clearest pronunciation with the main reason being taught more since elementary school than the British English accent which is rarely even never taught by the teachers. Teachers should teach the British English accent more due to a lot of students don’t understand the British accent pronunciation to decrease students' difficulties when they face listening tests with a British English accent.

Students’ Voices: Poster Session as an Alternative Way of Teaching Writing

This study aimed to investigate the students' participation and the student's perceptions of the use of poster sessions in essay writing classes. A qualitative method was applied in this study. The study respondents were third-semester English Education Study Program students who took an essay writing class. Sixty-third-semester students from two classes were selected randomly to participate in the study. The participants consisted of 30 students. The reason for choosing the third-semester students was that they have studied Paragraph Writing in the previous semester. In other words, they have basic writing skills. Data was collected using classroom observation notes and semi-structured interviews. The study indicated that students were comfortable, confident, and continuously engaged in learning essay writing. The result further revealed that all students showed positive perceptions of the use of poster sessions. They felt enjoyed and satisfied in learning essay writing by using poster sessions. They thought this was a new way to learn writing using poster sessions. They showed their interest in learning. They not only improved their skills in essay writing but also improved their oral skills. It was recommended that further researchers examine students' writing ability using poster sessions and identify other aspects that foster students` success in a poster session.

Penerapan Konsep Peeragogy dalam Pembelajaran Tenses pada English Meeting Club Program Studi Tadris Bahasa Inggris

Learning English especially tenses is still a scary thing to learn for most students. However, the English Education Study Program has a forum that provides space for students to actualize themselves in practicing to become peer tutors, namely the English Meeting Club. The purpose of this study is to find out the application of the concept of peeragogy in learning tenses at the English Meeting Club in the English Language Education Study Program. The method used in this study was descriptive qualitative with a sample of English Education study program students consisting of 3 (three) batches. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews and documentation with data analysis using the theory of Miles and Huberman. The results obtained from this study are related to the concept of applying peeragogy in learning tenses at the English Meeting Club of the English Education Study Program, namely the teacher (mentor) is a student of English Education Study Program who every week has been arranged in turns by presenting different tenses themes. Material presentation techniques were dominated by discussions and games. In addition, the teacher also provides tricks and tips that make it easier for students to better understand tenses material. The presentation of this material is also not only done in the classroom, but is carried out outside the classroom, both in the afternoon and at night.

THE EFFECT OF THE ONLINE LEARNING PROCESS AND INDEPENDENT LEARNING PROCESS ON IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT

This study aims to determine the effect of the online learning process and independent learning on improving student achievement in the NPM English Education Study Program 2018, 2019, and 2020 FY 2020/2021 FKIP USI during the Covid’19pandemic. The dependent variable of the study is the online learning process and independence study. The research was conducted on students of the 2018 NPM English Education Study Program, 2019, and 2020 T.A 2020/2021 FKIP USI. The research population is 50 people. The sampling technique uses the saturated sample method, so that all members of the population participate in the observation. This study uses primary data and secondary data. Primary data was collected using a questionnaire, while secondary data was collected through documentation review. Data analysis using multiple linear regression analysis method. The results of the analysis show that the online learning process has a positive and significant effect on increasing student achievement in the NPM English Education Study Program 2018, 2019, and 2020 FY 2020/2021 FKIP USI during the Covid’19pandemic. While learning independence has no significant effect on improving learnin g achievement. NPM 2018 English Education Study Program students, 2019, and 2020 FY 2020/2021 FKIP USI during the Covid’19pandemic.

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS PERCEPTION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE TOWARDS ONLINE LEARNING SYSTEM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Online learning is a system based on formal teaching with the help of electronic devices and used internet connection to facilitates more flexible distance learning and a vast network to connect. Online learning has been carried out in universities in the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to determine the correlation between students' perceptions and academic performance towards the online learning system during the COVID-19 pandemic of English education study program students at Indo Global Mandiri University Palembang. quantitative method used in this study with a correlational design to analyze the data. The sample was students majoring in English Education intake 2018, 2019, and 2020. Seventy-eight students from three intakes of English Education students participated in this study. The data sources used by the researchers are graphs of student academic performance and a questionnaire. This research shows that student's academic performance is not much impacted by their perception of online learning. Based on Malik and Singh (2016) Academic performance can be influenced by internal and external factors, such as; Motivation, Economics, Social, and Family. Therefore, students, lecturers, and educational institutions must synergize in improving services, communication, and online-based education systems to benefit more from online learning systems.

IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTY IN WRITING EXPOSITORY ESSAY

This study aims to identify English Education Study Program students’ writing problems and how they solve them in expository essays. Whether the problems that occurred may the students solve or not. The subjects of this research were 8 students of English Education Study Program. The research was a case study approach by applied qualitative. The instruments used to collect the data were tests and interviews. The result of data analysis showed that students struggle with generating ideas, vocabulary grammatical elements such as tenses, subject-verb agreement, spelling, and sentence structure while writing in English. To overcome those problems, students browsed on the internet to find other references, Grammarly to correct grammatical errors, and an electronic dictionary to translate Indonesian terms into English Terms. This implies that the students need to work on selecting the appropriate language for the subject of their writing.

Reading for Students in English Language Education Programs

Reading is one of the literacy skills needed in facing the challenges of the 21st century. Moreover, as a student, one who is an agent of change must have broad insight. The purpose of this study was to determine the reading interest of English Education study program students in the second semester of the academic year 2021/2020. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative. The number of research samples using random cluster sampling was 116 students. From the results of statistical calculations, it was found that the mean value on the reading material indicator was more excellent at 2.68, meaning that reading material was the factor that most influenced students' reading interest. However, the reading material that students prefer is entertainment, such as story books and books containing romantic stories. In addition, reading has not become a student hobby. This is also indicated by the time they spend reading, which is only less than one hour. So, it is suggested that lecturers can continue to motivate students to foster students’ interest in reading, one of which is with a reading assignment system, then review and make a summary of the book that has been read. Reading material is the factor that most influences students' interest in reading. The types of books commonly read by students are entertainment books such as storybooks and books containing romantic stories. The time students read books every day is less than one hour. Reading has not become a hobby for students. The intensity of student visits to the library is rare, either during breaks or every day.

The Correlation Between Students’ Perception of Google Translate and Their English Writing Skill

The aim of this research was to find out the correlation of students’ perception of Google Translate and their writing skill. This research was a correlational research. The population of this research was the Fourth Semester English Education Study Program Students of Universitas Bengkulu. The samples were taken by using total sampling. There were 74 students as the samples from two classes of Paragraph Writing subject. There were two research instruments used in this research, Questionnaire and Documentation of student writing score. In analysis data, the researcher used Correlation Product Moment formula developed by Carl Pearson and the researcher using statistical analysis program SPSS. Based on the data analysis, it was found that the r-count was 0.469. It means that the correlation between the students’ perception of Google Translate and their writing skill was moderate. As a result of this, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. Since r-count 0.469 was higher than the r-table 0.296, the correlation was significant. Based on the research finding, it can be concluded that there was a moderate correlation between students’ perception of Google Translate and their writing skill. It means that Google Translate was not a really dominant factor that affects writing skill of the fourth semester students of the English Education Study Program of Universitas Bengkulu.

The Effect of Community of Inquiry on The Collaborative Skills of English Education Students

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Community of Inquiry learning model on collaboration skills in English Education study program students. A quantitative approach was used in this research and this research was designed using a quasi-experimental design approach. The method used in this research is a quasi-experimental method by comparing two groups treated using the Community of Inquiry model and traditional learning that is usually done by lecturers. The analytical technique used is to compare the two groups with statistical tests. The results of the analysis test show that there is an effect of the Community of Inquiry learning model on collaboration skills in English Education students. Students who receive treatment with the Community of Inquiry learning model have better collaboration skills than the class control

Challenges in Translating Indonesian to English and English to Indonesian of Narrative Texts (A Study of English Education Study Program Students at UIN Raden Fatah Palembang)

The objective of this study is to find out about EFL student teachers’ challenges in translating Indonesian to English and English to Indonesian of narrative texts on Translation Subject at UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. This research used qualitative case study approach. In order to gather the data, the researchers did interview to four EFL student teachers of 2018, and the researchers used thematic analysis to analyse the data. According to the results, it was found that there were four challenges faced by all participants. All of students felt challenged in translation process because they were lack of vocabulary in target language, limitations due to grammatical differences between the source language and the target language, pragmatic problems, and culture-specific concepts.

PRONUNCIBOT: TELEGRAM PRONUNCIATION DICTIONARY FOR EFL LEARNERS

Learning English pronunciation is sometimes confusing because of its irregular forms. What we see in the written form is not the same as how it is pronounced. This study is aimed to develop the online pronunciation dictionary for EFL learners that can be accessed easily using Telegram feature named Telegram bot. The pronunciation dictionary developed here named Pronuncibot. It is a research and development (R&D) method with some custom procedure from Gall, Borg & Gall those are pre-research, research planning, media developing, expert validation, revising, try out, test and final design. The subject of the study was the English Education Study Program students. The results showed that in the process of the development of Pronuncibot, there were some revisions need to accomplish this bot, one of them was completing the two major accents. For the field testing, it was shown that there were some improvements from students’ pronunciation before and after using Pronuncibot. It can be shown in pronouncing some available words and menus like past verbs, animals and homophones. Furthermore, from questionnaire results, it was shown that students were agree that the use of Pronuncibot can assist their pronunciation practice. In conclusion, the development of this bot can provide students’ learning flexibility as the hope of digital learning goal

Grammar in Spoken Discourse: A Need Analysis of English Education Study Program Students

This research investigated the need analysis of Grammar in Spoken Discourse for the English Education Study Program. The objectives of this research were to find out: the current learning condition in teaching grammar at the English Education Study Program of University of Bengkulu and the needs for Grammar in Spoken Discourse course. This research used a mixed-method design. One hundred and fourteen students on fourth semester engaged as the correspondent of the questionnaire while four grammar lecturers were selected as the participant of interview. To gather the data, the questionnaire and interview were deployed and were further analyzed by using simple statistical of data analysis. The findings found that in the current conditions in learning grammar at English Education Study Program of University of Bengkulu already meet with the students’ needs in area of method, media and evaluation of learning. Then, Quantifier, Comparison, Form of Other, Stating Preference, How to Connect Ideas, Gerund, Infinitives, Modal Auxiliaries, Expressing Ability; Advice, Necessity, Requests, and Suggestions were materials needed for Grammar in Spoken Discourse course. There is difference between current learning situation and need analysis result for Grammar in Spoken Discourse in the context of material. The material prepares more contextual. Text which is related to the topic material of learning was prepared in order to enrich students’ knowledge.
 Keywords: Grammar in Spoken Siscourse, Need Analysis, Teaching Grammar

A Study on Speaking Anxiety of English Education Study Program Students at the University of Palangka Raya

English-speaking anxiety is a specific phenomenon in the context of English language learning which has debilitating consequences on EFL learners’ speaking skills if the condition is severe. Focusing on this issue, this study was intended to describe the levels of speaking anxiety of English Education Study Program’s fourth-semester students who are taking Advanced English-Speaking Course at University of Palangka Raya. To obtain the objective, the data were collected through observation, questionnaire, and documentation. The result of data analysis revealed that the participants mostly experience a moderate speaking anxiety level because their average number of speaking anxiety signs as observed is 2, and their average FLSAS score from the questionnaire is 53.83. As evidenced by the data distribution, 15 participants (42.9%) have a moderate level, followed by 14 participants (40.0%) who have a low level and 6 participants (17.1%) who have a high level. Furthermore, it can be inferred that the higher the level of speaking anxiety is, the lower the speaking score they have. Concerning this result, it is suggested that the lecturers should formulate teaching strategies to help students reduce their speaking anxiety. Likewise, students should be active in finding ways to alleviate their speaking anxiety level.