Langue (Journal of Language and Education)

EXPLORING LEARNER AUTONOMY IN THE CLASSROOM: AN INVESTIGATION AT THREE SELECTED JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN JAMBI

Darwina Darwina, Hilda Royani, Rabiatul Adawiyah — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

This research investigated learner autonomy based on English teachersâ€™ perceptions at three selected junior high schools in Jambi. Its aims were to describe how the teachers perceive learner autonomy and to what extent they promote learner autonomy in the classroom. This research used quantitative approach. The data were gathered through questionnaires involving 4 English teachers of SMPN 17 Jambi, 2 English teachers of SMPN 1 Muaro Jambi, and 4 English teachers of SMP IT AL AZHAR. Participants were asked to answer the questions on the questionnaires which consist of 34 items in total. The type of the questions was close-ended questions. After doing the research the data were analyzed by calculating teachersâ€™ responses to find means score and frequency after that interpreting the results of the questionnaires. The results of this study showed that the teachers perceived learner autonomy is quite high with the overall mean score was 3.88. Learner autonomy were highly and very highly promoted in the classroom through the teachersâ€™ role as facilitator, counsellor, resource, and manager.

THE IMPACT OF WORDS MAPPING TOWARD THE VOCABULARY MASTERY ON YOUNG LEARNERS AT MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH MAUIZATUN HASANAH SCHOOL MUARO JAMBI

Yuzaki Ardan, Failasofah Failasofah — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

In this line the researcher tries to find some important points in this research which can be helpful in the future, the research objectives to be achieved is to find out whether there is Significant impact using words mapping towards vocabulary mastery on young learner at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Mauizatun Hasanah School Muaro Jambi in the academic year 2022/2023.This study is experimental in nature and employs a quantitative methodology with two random groups for the pre- and post-tests. Images or photos are used in quantitative research to determine the current condition, which is then used to inform a descriptive study that provides an explanation of the issue after it has been identified.Data from the experimental class' pre-test show a result of 0,165, whereas data from the control class show a result of 0,174, and data from the experimental class''s post-test show a result of 0,081, as opposed to 0,200 for the control class''s data. All of the data used in this study were normal, it can be said.it can be concluded that word mapping approach was regarded as a useful strategy to enhance the students'' vocabulary mastery in relation to reading, writing, speaking and understanding about the meaning. It was in line with the word mapping strategy's purpose of helping students understand the material more easily while also training them to be more engaged and imaginative.

A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW: ENGLISH SPECIFIC PURPOSE (ESP) FOR POLICE

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

Abstract

Nowadays, the use of systematic review is essential in reviewing many types of research, including English for specific purpose (ESP) research regarding police department. The evidence based of the systematic review integrates best research theoretical data based on expertise. This review systematically explains several journal articles which are contained about ESP for Police. Using two databases, namely Google Scholar and Scopus, 6 articles were extracted out of 62, from 2019 to 2023, with exclusion and inclusion criteria taken into consideration. Generally, this review is valuable for practitioners to know what journal articles are ready to be used in identifying gaps for research in ESP for Police.

TEACHERS' STRATEGIES IN TEACHING ENGLISH DURING THE PANDEMIC AT ONE OF THE ISLAMIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN JAMBI

Failasofah Failasofah, Yanto Yanto, Diniyah Nurulsabila — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

In this research, researchers explore the teachers' strategies in teaching English during the COVID-19 pandemic at one of the Islamic secondary schools in a suburban area in Jambi. In conducting the research, researchers employed a qualitative research design with a case study method. The interview was conducted to investigate teachers' strategies during the irregular educational environment as the effect of the global pandemic. Based on the research findings, teachers often used strategies in English learning classes during the COVID-19 pandemic and utilized video as the learning media. Teachers use these strategies because it is more exciting and easier for students to understand the learning material. Teachers sometimes use several other strategies that are less efficient for online learning.

THE EFL PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' PERSPECTIVES AND EXPECTATIONS TOWARDS MICROTEACHING: A CASE STUDY AT AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, IN A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

RTS. Suaibatul Aslamia — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

Teaching practice in real educational environment is an obligation course for student teacher of teacher training and education faculty. This course is believed to be very significant as authentic experience to create professional educator by training. However, student teacher has to follow microteaching program before teaching practice at school as a set of teaching practice preparation (Ismail, 2011) which provided by university to be qualified pre-service teacher. This study was conducted as qualitative research with a case study approach. It was commonly used to understand peoples' experiences and to express their perspectives (Creswell, 1994). Furthermore, this study used triangulation data sources, consisting of: (1) demographic questionnaire, (2) face-to-face interview, and (3) observation that consisted of video as visual data, to conduct high quality research with an excellent way (Christensen & Johnson, 2008). The first, microteaching gave knowledge about teaching technical steps. This finding was relevant with another research that microteaching provided and developed knowledge of methodological teaching skill (Sen, 2009). However, findings in this study provided very specific technical teaching skill that gained by EFL pre-service teachers during the implementation of microteaching, such as a teacher should design lesson plan before coming to class, besides on lesson plan they had to pay attention with several points like material that would be taught and then decided appropriate steps in teaching that material to student on accurate time allocation. Second, the advantages of microteaching were teaching practice which gave opportunities to smoothness pre-service teachers' teaching skill (Ismail, 2011) which been the most important point of microteaching itself. However, not only well preparation that needed by EFL pre-service teachers to be an educator, but also well teaching was also significant.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF READING PROCEDURAL TEXT LOCAL CULTURE-BASED MATERIAL AT MTS LABOR JAMBI

Duti Volya, Nely Arif — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

This study aims to develop speaking for general purposes teaching materials based on an inquiry-based learning approach in Jambi University English education study program. This inquiry-learning approach-based teaching material was developed to improve students' speaking skills based on the inquiry process. This research is also a form of implementing learning with a project based learning (PJBL) program for listening and speaking courses for general purposes. The subjects of this development research are students of the first semester of the English education study program for the 2020/2021 academic year. They took the Speaking for general purpose course which is offered in the first semester. This research uses a Research and Development approach. The approach used in this research uses three stages, namely the exploration stage which includes analyzing the needs for teaching materials, the prototype model development stage which includes designing the model and testing the model and the validation stage which includes expert validation. (Sukmadinata (2008). The data collected at the exportation stage is speaking for general purpose based on inquiry. The material made is a prototype speaking for general purpose based on inquiry-based learning. In developing the material, researchers use YouTube online as a teaching and learning medium. Developing activities and learning and their assessments as one of the manifestations of student-centered learning (student based learning). Researchers develop a class management system and monitor and evaluate learning. Researchers also reflect on the learning process associated with the results of case methods and project based learning with innovative development of solving a case, increasing student participation in analyzing cases and finding solutions collaboratively. In the case method model, the lecturer provides a description of a situation that requires the actors in the situation to take l certain decisions to solve a problem. Based on the information presented in the case, students choose alternative problem solving that is considered the most appropriate based on an understanding of the problem, analysis and comparison of available alternative solutions.

THE STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE TENTH-GRADE STUDENT OF SMK N 4 JAMBI IN ACADEMIC YEARS 2022/2023

Sheyla Halimatul Adla — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

The purpose of this research is to find out students' difficulties in writing descriptive text. The problem of this research is students' difficulties in generic structure, language features, lack of vocabulary and arranging sentences in writing descriptive text. The objective of this research is to identify the students' difficulties in writing descriptive text. The research was conducted at SMK N 4 Jambi in the academic year 2022/2023. The population of this research is tenth-grade student of fashion class IV. The sample is all of the fashion class IV at the tenth grade and the total number of students is 33 female students. The type of research is qualitative descriptive. The data were obtained by using an online questionnaire by using google forms. Overall, the result of this research is 51% of students have difficulties with language features. While, 57% of students have difficulties in generic structure, which is the same as those who have limited vocabulary in writing descriptive text. Moreover, the biggest percentages are the majority of students have difficulties in arranging sentences to be paragraphs.

Keywords; students' difficulties, writing descriptive text

EFFECT OF USING SONG IN IMPROVING STUDENTS' VOCABULARY MASTERY: A STUDY OF FIRST GRADE STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 4 AIR HANGAT

Ari Setiyadi — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

This study aims to determine the significant effect of using songs to improve students' vocabulary. This research is a type of experimental research. The researcher used a pre-test and post-test between the experimental and control groups. The researcher gave the treatment of teaching vocabulary using songs in the experimental class and without songs in the control class. The participants in this study consisted of 52 students from class A and B. After conducting the pre-test, it was found that the students had problems improving their English vocabulary. Then, the learning results in the experimental class showed a significant increase in the use of songs to increase students' vocabulary. The findings in this study indicate that song can be used as a technique to teach students vocabulary.