- I am Erikson Saragih, a lecturer at Universitas Sumatera Utara. My research interests are linguistics, language education, and ESP.edit
Reading is a complex cognitive process from deciphering symbols to obtaining meaning. Although there is a lot of research on reading comprehension by teachers in Indonesia, there is still very little research on teacher strategies in... more
Reading is a complex cognitive process from deciphering symbols to obtaining meaning. Although there is a lot of research on reading comprehension by teachers in Indonesia, there is still very little research on teacher strategies in reading comprehension to improve students' reading skills. This study aims to understand how teachers practice reading instruction, how they are assessed, and the strategies teachers use when teaching students to read. The research data were analyzed using qualitative data analysis techniques, namely: data collection, data reduction, analysis and data extraction. closing. This study uses qualitative methods and survey design. From the results of the research we have done, observations of teachers by giving questionnaires via a google form, so from these results we can conclude that the average of the 10 teachers we studied emphasized more strategies for giving practice and also reading practice, from both of these things the teacher mentioned that i...
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The study of the disappearance of local languages throughout the world continues to spark the interest of linguists. Even though this fear has been raised in several Indonesian government initiatives, academics have completed a... more
The study of the disappearance of local languages throughout the world continues to spark the interest of linguists. Even though this fear has been raised in several Indonesian government initiatives, academics have completed a comparatively limited study on local language vocabulary in Indonesia, particularly The Panai Malay Language (PML), which continues to decrease in its usage by its speakers. The objectives of this study are to describe the features of archaic vocabularies of the Panai Malay language and to investigate the pattern of Panai Malay language revitalization. The research was conducted using a qualitative research method with the ethnography research design by using 591 vocabularies as research data sources. The results of this study reveal that PML archaic vocabularies are found in 10 domains, namely the realm of family, agriculture, housing, food-beverage, customs, health, marine, human body, clothing, and human nature. The archaic domains of PML vocabularies are...
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The scholar's capability to understand English the fact veritably low in Indonesia. Not only among newcomers similar as the basic or less high academy degree but the capability to understand introductory reading at the high academy... more
The scholar's capability to understand English the fact veritably low in Indonesia. Not only among newcomers similar as the basic or less high academy degree but the capability to understand introductory reading at the high academy position is inversely worrisome. This has led to a lack of further good mortal resources in recent times. For a long time, we've known that English is a foreign language and unexpectedly indeed introductory reading can not be learned at this position. Not to mention that the after generation of Z has made this language a language that's used every day on every occasion. Not only studying and looking for work, this language and the language used in chatting and it's heartbreaking if the scholars' understanding capability is still veritably low. Several factors greatly impact this disability. The first is the lack of words that they've in interpreting the textbook, the second is the lack of training of the textbook to be read either ...
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Reading is an activity of observing written language which aims to gain knowledge or messages conveyed by the author. Many students have difficulty in reading and understanding the reading text. By knowing the factors that cause... more
Reading is an activity of observing written language which aims to gain knowledge or messages conveyed by the author. Many students have difficulty in reading and understanding the reading text. By knowing the factors that cause students' difficulties in reading. This proves that not all students can read well. This is due to the tendency of some teachers not to use teaching strategies appropriately. For this reason, this paper was created to explain what strategies in teaching reading are suitable for teachers to apply to students. The data was obtained by giving a questionnaire in the form of a Google form to 10 respondents who were English teachers who taught in senior high school. The data collection technique of this research is a questionnaire containing 10 questions. The results of the data analysis show that there are several techniques used by teachers in teaching reading strategies, namely Scanning, Skimming, Active Reading, Speed Reading, Structure-Proposition-Evaluat...
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The research aims to find out the strategies used by teachers in teaching speaking to students in secondary school and teachers’ perception about the method. This study involved ten English teachers at several secondary schools in North... more
The research aims to find out the strategies used by teachers in teaching speaking to students in secondary school and teachers’ perception about the method. This study involved ten English teachers at several secondary schools in North Sumatra. To collect the data, researchers use qualitative descriptive methods by distributed questionnaires as research instruments using the google form platform. This research was conducted to find and identify the teachers’ strategies in teaching speaking. Research indicates that the strategies used by the English teacher were information gap, communicative language by real life situation, brain storming, picture storming, discussion, story-telling, role-play, daily integration in learning process, speech and games. Whereas the teacher's response to the strategy produces a positive attitude because their perception answers that the strategy they used was satisfying and effective to help students to improve their speaking skills. The results of...
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Discussion activities can be an effort to improve students' speaking skills in expressing opinions, ideas in discussion. Discussions at school can run well if you stick to the rules of speaking in the principle of politeness. The... more
Discussion activities can be an effort to improve students' speaking skills in expressing opinions, ideas in discussion. Discussions at school can run well if you stick to the rules of speaking in the principle of politeness. The principle of politeness consists of six maxims, namely the maxim of wisdom, the maxim of humility, the maxim of praise, the maxim of generosity, the maxim of agreement, the maxim of sympathy. This study aims to find and describe the principles of politeness used by students when learning is taking place as well as interactions among students and the implications of politeness principles at school. The data source of this research is the conversations between students in discussions and with teachers at SMK. By using the Leech politeness theory. Data collection techniques using recording and transcription techniques. The type of research used is descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The subjects of this study were students of class XI SMK in In...
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This study aims to determine the stylistic study of the novel “Gadis Pantai” by Pramoedya Ananta Toer and its relevance as reading material in high school. The method used in this research is the descriptive method. The research data is... more
This study aims to determine the stylistic study of the novel “Gadis Pantai” by Pramoedya Ananta Toer and its relevance as reading material in high school. The method used in this research is the descriptive method. The research data is in the form of words, sentences, and expressions described to explain stylistic studies in the novel “Gadis Pantai” by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, namely, diction, the figure of speech, images, and their relevance as reading material in high school. The results obtained in this study are the use of diction, namely the connotative word and Javanese vocabulary, there is the use of the figure of speech, namely comparison, contradiction, affirmation, and satire. Controversy figures consist of simile figures, metaphorical figures, personification figures, sinekdoke figures, hyperbolic figures, antonomasia figures, and eponymous figures. The affirmation language consists of ellipsis and repitition figure. The satire language consists of the irony figure and the...
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The success of the learning process is inseparable from the competence of the teacher. As one of the determining factors for the success of learning, teachers are expected to continue to improve competency and literacy by adjusting to the... more
The success of the learning process is inseparable from the competence of the teacher. As one of the determining factors for the success of learning, teachers are expected to continue to improve competency and literacy by adjusting to the times. However, with the end of the Covid 19 Pandemic hitting the world, learning platforms that used to use online learning have been changed back to using conventional learning modes. Realizing this transition, the Community Service Team from the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of North Sumatra conducted pedagogic training and increased literacy for English teachers throughout Toba Regency, North Sumatra Province from 15 May to 31 May 2023 in Balige, Toba Regency. By adopting an Action research pattern, this program was successfully implemented where the training participants consisted of junior high school teachers whose schools were mostly located in remote and isolated areas. The results of this community service program succeeded in ...
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A retrospective study on English teachers' strategies to improve student fluency describes strategies implemented by teachers to enhance student fluency. It is also the most effective strategy for improving the speaking ability of... more
A retrospective study on English teachers' strategies to improve student fluency describes strategies implemented by teachers to enhance student fluency. It is also the most effective strategy for improving the speaking ability of students. Whereas there are many studies on teachers' speaking skills in Indonesia, there are still few studies argue teachers' speaking strategies to improve students' speaking skills. The purpose of this study is to find strategies that teachers can apply to enhance their students' fluency in English and effective strategies that can be used in learning to improve their students' fluency. This research method uses the qualitative research method and survey design. As a research tool, researcher used a questionnaire that was distributed to 10 English teachers who were used as respondents or research subjects by the researchers. The researchers then collected responses from the questionnaire, and from the results of the data collect...
This study aimed to determine the metaphorical song lyrics in English textbooks in senior high school. This research is descriptive qualitative. This research's object is the Metaphor found in song lyrics in English textbooks in... more
This study aimed to determine the metaphorical song lyrics in English textbooks in senior high school. This research is descriptive qualitative. This research's object is the Metaphor found in song lyrics in English textbooks in senior high school. Sources of data in this study are song lyrics found in English textbooks in senior high school. The songs included in the English textbooks are: 1. The world is ours by Alloe Black and David Correy; 2. Heal The World by Michael Jackson; 3. Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson; 4. Shake It Off by Taylor Swift. The method used by researchers is documentation in collecting data and analyzing data. In analyzing the data, the researcher used a Metaphor based on Lakoff and Johnson's theory, namely structural metaphors, orientation metaphors, and ontological metaphors. These are: containers and personifications. The results showed six structural Metaphors, five orientation metaphors, one container metaphor and two personification metaphors. Keywo...
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In language learning, vocabulary mastery is very important, so a comprehensive language learning strategy is needed. Vocabulary is all words contained in a language, students must know vocabulary to produce a sentence. Vocabulary is also... more
In language learning, vocabulary mastery is very important, so a comprehensive language learning strategy is needed. Vocabulary is all words contained in a language, students must know vocabulary to produce a sentence. Vocabulary is also a fundamental element for learning English. Thus, the purpose of the study was to find out whether the strategies and methods that teachers use in junior high school in English learning can improve students' vocabulary or not. The subjects analyzed in the study were English teachers in junior high school. This research uses a qualitative research approach with survey research design in the form of Google forms. Researchers gave 10 related questions about vocabulary assessments conducted by Junior High School English Teacher and then shared with each respondents. The results of this study show that the teacher always use vocabulary in learning English for one semester, the learning resources they use are books, dictionaries and the internet, 80% ...
Proficiency in using a foreign language cannot be separated from mastery of collocation in the target language. Although several previous studies have explored collocations in various forms of oral communication; however, few studies have... more
Proficiency in using a foreign language cannot be separated from mastery of collocation in the target language. Although several previous studies have explored collocations in various forms of oral communication; however, few studies have investigated the context of collocation use and proficiency in collocation use by EFL learners. This study aims to describe the English collocation competence and collocational mistakes of Indonesian (EFL) students. A total number of 50 students from an English education department in Medan, Indonesia, served as the subjects. The research instrument was a 50-item Simple Completion Test that the researchers created themselves. It assessed students' understanding of four different lexical collocations: pure idioms, figurative idioms, free combinations, and restricted collocations. The findings showed that pure idioms were the most difficult for these students, while free combinations posed the fewest number of a challenge. Student performance on...
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The 'turi-turian' folklore is assumed to be a bedtime story for children. Folklore has an essential message as an implied message for the reader or listener. Folklore is the ethnic creativity of traditional communities that... more
The 'turi-turian' folklore is assumed to be a bedtime story for children. Folklore has an essential message as an implied message for the reader or listener. Folklore is the ethnic creativity of traditional communities that maintains the culture and is firm in living traditions that are passed down from generation to generation. This study aims to highlight the local wisdom of the Sipirok tribal community through its folklore. This research uses qualitative research methods with ethnographic design, which includes data collection of folklore texts, data presentation, and drawing conclusions or verification. The data of this research is sourced from the analysis of data from Angkola folklore collected in the book ‘Turi-turn Nihalak Angkola Banggo-banggo’. This research reveals that folklore texts have a wealth of philosophical values that reflect the characteristics of indigenous peoples that have existed from the past until now which are still maintained as wisdom that is st...
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Conditional sentences is complex sentences (compound sentences) formed from a subordinate clause that starts with subordinate conjunction if it is in the conditional form (condition) and the main clause is the result. Studies on... more
Conditional sentences is complex sentences (compound sentences) formed from a subordinate clause that starts with subordinate conjunction if it is in the conditional form (condition) and the main clause is the result. Studies on grammatical errors from student writing have been carried out by many previous researchers; however, research on conditional sentence translation errors is still very rarely conducted. This study aims to find out where students' mistakes in understanding the form of conditional sentence translation from Indonesian to English still often occur and to find the dominant type grammatical error. To achieve these objectives, this study used a qualitative descriptive research method with a research design. Data collection using text containing 30 sentence error types 1, 2, and 3 was conducted online through Google form of multiple-choice, short answers, and long answers. The subjects of this study were 20 7th semester students at the prima Indonesia university....
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Listening comprehension is regarded as one of the most challenging tasks for students and the majority of students struggle to grasp the proposed meaning in TOEFL short dialogue of listening comprehension test items. The utterances in... more
Listening comprehension is regarded as one of the most challenging tasks for students and the majority of students struggle to grasp the proposed meaning in TOEFL short dialogue of listening comprehension test items. The utterances in TOEFL short dialogue test can be analyzed using pragmatic through speech act classification by J. Searle. This study aims to investigate the kind sand the dominant type of speech act in TOEFL short dialogue of listening comprehension test. The study uses a qualitative descriptive approach with a content analysis research design to reach the objectives of this research. The objects were taken through 30 short dialogues in TOEFL listening test items. The results of the study show the distribution of each classification found as the following: 44% for directive, 42% for assertive, 11,5% for expressive, and 1% for commisive. It can be seen that the most dominant type is directive and commissive is less found. The study concludes that test takers must be fa...
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Kosakata sangat dibutuhkan oleh siswa dalam mempelajari bahasa inggris. Banyak siswa yang kesulitan dalam meningkatkan kosakata pada saat mempelajari bahasa inggris oleh karena itu para pengajar harus memikirkan strategi belajar yang... more
Kosakata sangat dibutuhkan oleh siswa dalam mempelajari bahasa inggris. Banyak siswa yang kesulitan dalam meningkatkan kosakata pada saat mempelajari bahasa inggris oleh karena itu para pengajar harus memikirkan strategi belajar yang dapat meningkatkan kosakata siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan vocabulary siswa dengan berbagai strategi yang digunakan oleh guru. Strategi mengajar adalah upaya dan rencana yang dilakukan oleh untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan kosakata siswa. Asep Jihad dan Abdul Haris (2013:11) mendefinisikan � belajar adalah suatu proses yang terdiri dari kombinasi dua aspek, yaitu: pembelajaran difokuskan pada apa yang harus dilakukan siswa, pengajaran berorientasi pada apa yang harus dilakukan guru sebagai penyedia pembelajaran�. Kosakata adalah salah satu pengetahuan dasar dalam belajar bahasa inggris kosakata adalah kumpulan kata yang memiliki makna sesuai dengan konteksnya. Ada banyak strategi mengajar yang dapat digunakan oleh guru dalam mempelajar...
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Listening is one of the most basic skill a person who lives in society need to have. Listening and comprehending words and phrases in their native language is not a problem for most people, but apart from that, every language skill... more
Listening is one of the most basic skill a person who lives in society need to have. Listening and comprehending words and phrases in their native language is not a problem for most people, but apart from that, every language skill requires some training and habituation before it can be used in even the smallest scale of social interaction. Therefore the authors researched two common media of teaching, is music and story. The research aims to prove that these media is still effective and contained a lot of potential for future development. This research collected data essential for the research through an online survey targeted at 10 teachers or lecturers actively teaching English. The results of the research are divided into qualitative and quantitative data and processed separately. The conclusions are then drawn by combining the culmination of both types of data.
A current online learning applied, done to suppress Covid-19 spread rates. An online learning system is implemented through a Personal Computer (PC) or laptop connected to an internet network connection. This study uses a descriptive... more
A current online learning applied, done to suppress Covid-19 spread rates. An online learning system is implemented through a Personal Computer (PC) or laptop connected to an internet network connection. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach. The purpose of this study was to describe the construction of online learning in the field of Indonesian language studies at SD Sutomo 1, Medan. The research subjects were taken as many as 9 people, namely 3 Indonesian language teachers, 3 parents, and 3 students who attend SD Sutomo 1. The object of research is teaching material in online learning which includes writing, reading, and listening. The data determination technique used the Simple Random Sampling method. The research method is a literature study. The data analysis technique used is by collecting data from interviews, observations, documentation, and other sources. The result of this study is that online learning is not as good as face-to-face due to the lack of direct ...
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A number of studies on code-mixing have been extensively researched in educational communication; but few studies have explored the practice of code-switching in preaching, which is the domain of religious communication. The study aims to... more
A number of studies on code-mixing have been extensively researched in educational communication; but few studies have explored the practice of code-switching in preaching, which is the domain of religious communication. The study aims to describe the practice of code-mixing in delivering sermons by pastors who use traditional language (Simalungun) as a medium of delivery. The study used a descriptive qualitative research approach with a survey research design using the google form platform as a research instrument, involving sixty priests as the study participants, using the Simalungun language as a medium for delivering sermons. The results of this study reveal that the motivation to use code-mixing is very important to clarify and facilitate the delivery and understanding of the content of the sermon. The results of this study also reveal the reasons, the dominant preaching genre using code-mixing, the language used in code-mixing, the problems faced in practicing code-mixing, as...
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Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience due to actual and potential tissue damage. One of the non-pharmacological therapies to deal with pain is the back massage technique. The technique can reduce the intensity of pain in... more
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience due to actual and potential tissue damage. One of the non-pharmacological therapies to deal with pain is the back massage technique. The technique can reduce the intensity of pain in postoperative appendicitis patients so that the therapy can provide comfort for the patient. This study aims to explore the effect of back massage technique on reducing pain intensity in patients with postoperative appendicitis. This type of research is pre-experimental using a one-group pre-post design test. The research population included 13 patients postoperative appendicitis at Royal Prima Hospital Medan in 2018. The research samples were drawn by using the Accidental Sampling technique. The research was conducted on March 2018 at Royal Prima hospital Medan. The research data were analyzed using Wilcoxon Test with a significant value of α = 0.05. The patient experienced pain before back massage was provided and after the administration of back ...
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This research was conducted with the aim of finding out the difficulties that were felt by high students in answering reading comprehension questions on the TOEFL test.The method used in this research is qualitative method. This research... more
This research was conducted with the aim of finding out the difficulties that were felt by high students in answering reading comprehension questions on the TOEFL test.The method used in this research is qualitative method. This research was conducted on high school students who had taken the TOEFL test. From the results of this study it was found that the biggest problem in reading comprehension in the TOEFL test was due to the lack of interest in reading high school students so they would feel bored by seeing the text in front of them and it was still difficult for high school students to find the meaning of the text due to lack of vocabulary, and lack of practice to answer questions related to reading comprehension with the lack of practice, they think that the time to answer questions is not enough. So from the research conducted it is expected to overcome these difficulties, high school students must increase their practice of reading comprehension questions both at home and at...
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Diabetes mellitus is the result of the interaction of genetic factors and environmental exposure. Genetic factors will determine the individuals susceptible to DM.Uncontrolled diabetes and over time cause serious damage to many systems of... more
Diabetes mellitus is the result of the interaction of genetic factors and environmental exposure. Genetic factors will determine the individuals susceptible to DM.Uncontrolled diabetes and over time cause serious damage to many systems of the body, especially the nerves and blood vessels. By 2014, 8.5% of adults 18 years and over have diabetes. By 2015, diabetes is a direct cause of 1.6 million deaths and by 2012 high blood glucose is the cause of 2.2 million other deaths. This study aims to determine the relationship of stress levels to elevated blood sugar levels in patients with type II DM in Royal Prima Hospytal Medan. The research design used is correlation (Correlation Study) with Cross Sectional approach. The sample of this research is patient of DM type II disease with sample number 67 respondent using chi-square statistic test. Based on chi-square statistic test can be obtained result of 0,04 that is <0,05 means smaller than value α = 0,05. Thus drawn conclusion there is...
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Contextualizing extrinsic and intrinsic elements of short stories in Indonesian textbooks for primary school levelThe objective of this study is to look at learning indicators and contextualize extrinsic and intrinsic components in three... more
Contextualizing extrinsic and intrinsic elements of short stories in Indonesian textbooks for primary school levelThe objective of this study is to look at learning indicators and contextualize extrinsic and intrinsic components in three Indonesian language textbooks for elementary school students. This study employs a qualitative research approach with a content analysis design to attain this purpose. The findings show that textbooks only use one learning indicator for each short story, although intrinsic (themes, characters, and messages) and extrinsic (social values, moral values, cultural values, and religious values) elements have been effectively balanced in the story. short. Although the results of this study do not represent any analysis of short story content in all primary school textbooks, they are highly valuable for students, instructors, and schools when selecting textbooks and short story content to utilize as teaching resources.Keywords: contextualizing, intrinsic, e...
This study aims to describe the teacher's strategy in teaching speaking skills to the students of SMP Dharma Pancasila Medan. This is done to find out what the teacher uses in teaching speaking skills to special class students at Smp... more
This study aims to describe the teacher's strategy in teaching speaking skills to the students of SMP Dharma Pancasila Medan. This is done to find out what the teacher uses in teaching speaking skills to special class students at Smp Dharma Pancasila Medan, the strategies used by the teacher, as well as the problems and solutions faced in the implementation of teaching and learning. The methodology used in this study is a qualitative methodology. The research subjects were teachers at SMP Dharma Pancasila Medan. Data was collected through a questionnaire with an English teacher. The results showed that the strategy used by the teacher was only a question and answer strategy.Keywords: teacher’s strategies, speaking skills, English teacher.
This research aims to find out the vocabulary assessment strategy used by teachers in assessing students' vocabulary in secondary schools and how the results of applying the vocabulary assessment strategy are to students'... more
This research aims to find out the vocabulary assessment strategy used by teachers in assessing students' vocabulary in secondary schools and how the results of applying the vocabulary assessment strategy are to students' vocabulary skills. This research uses qualitative descriptive \where the data collection uses a questionnaire included in the google form and distributed to 10 English teachers from various schools in North Sumatera. From this research, it was found the vocabulary assessment strategy used by teachers during the examination was to match the word (40%), multiple-choice (30%), fill the blank (20%), and define the word (10%). The vocabulary practice strategies used are memorizing, puzzle games, paper forms, shorting-guided words, reading comprehension, asking and answering methods, conversation, oral tests, and written tests. This research concludes that the vocabulary assessment strategy is used very helpful for students to achieve the targets and 60% satisfa...
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Textbook is an important media because contains learning materials that employed learners to get knowledge through learning process. To support the learning process, the textbook should be appropriate to the 2013 curriculum. This... more
Textbook is an important media because contains learning materials that employed learners to get knowledge through learning process. To support the learning process, the textbook should be appropriate to the 2013 curriculum. This research used content analysis. The objectives of this research are (1) to explain the topics of writing materials in Bahasa Inggris textbook (2) to explain the writing materials written in Bahasa Inggris textbook (3) to explain the relatedness between writing materials and the K13 curriculum. Here, the result of this research shows that (1) The topic of writing material is appropriate to the 2013 curriculum. (2) The form of writing tasks meet as good criteria because the textbook gave good guideline and explanation exactly in social function, text structure and language feature. (3) The writing material in Bahasa Inggris textbook is related to the English 2013 curriculum because the writing material in the textbook have implemented based on the content ...
A Textbook has a big role to make the process of learning and teaching running well. The good textbook will influence on the students’ ability toward the lesson in the classroom. Before getting an explanation from the teachers, the... more
A Textbook has a big role to make the process of learning and teaching running well. The good textbook will influence on the students’ ability toward the lesson in the classroom. Before getting an explanation from the teachers, the students will learn the material first in their homes. It will let them comprehend the material before being explained by their teachers. It will make the learners easily understanding the lesson which is explained by the teachers in the classroom. By doing so, it will not be complicated for the students in mastering each lesson. The purpose of this research is to know whether the textbook integrates all learning skills and to find out whether the textbook gives assessment or self-reflection to the students about each chapter. In order to do this research, the checklist and documentation method is used to investigate the content of the textbook. The result will be shown by using the table and explained clearly to avoid misunderstanding against the reader...
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This study was aimed at investigating the extent to which recount texts in two selected English textbooks meet the recount text criteria and to find out the similarities and differences of the recount texts between the two selected... more
This study was aimed at investigating the extent to which recount texts in two selected English textbooks meet the recount text criteria and to find out the similarities and differences of the recount texts between the two selected English textbooks. This study employed a descriptive qualitative method. The data in this study were four forms of recount texts taken from the two selected textbooks. Data analysis was done through analyzing, displaying, reducing, and drawing a conclusion. The data of this study include the generic structure, social objectives, and linguistic elements. The results of the analysis showed findings as follows: (1) four forms of the recount texts in the English textbooks have met the generic structure criteria, namely orientation, event, and reorientation; (2) one of the four recount texts fulfilled social goals; and (3) the four recount texts fulfilled the linguistic element. In short, the recount texts in English textbooks were similar to in terms of lingu...
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This study was conducted to test whether Semantic Mapping Technique affects midwifery students’ technical vocabularies at the University of Prima Indonesia. Semantic Mapping is a technique of visual for the expansion of vocabularies and... more
This study was conducted to test whether Semantic Mapping Technique affects midwifery students’ technical vocabularies at the University of Prima Indonesia. Semantic Mapping is a technique of visual for the expansion of vocabularies and knowledge extension by displaying in words of categories related to each other. The total of 40 midwifery students in the academic year of 2018/2019 was taken as the research samples by applying two groups for pre-test and post-test experimental research design. The experimental group was taught by Semantic Mapping Technique while the control group was taught by conventional teaching technique of vocabulary. The research data were then analyzed using T-test. In this research, a multiple-choice test was used as the research instrument for collecting data. Both the experimental and control groups were asked to answer 50 test items in Pre-test and Post-test. The research data were then analyzed statistically by using T-test formula with the assistance o...
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The quality of Indonesian nurses promoted to work abroad is greatly affected by their ability to communicate in medical English. A number of previous studies have explored the effectiveness of using digital storytelling in the foreign... more
The quality of Indonesian nurses promoted to work abroad is greatly affected by their ability to communicate in medical English. A number of previous studies have explored the effectiveness of using digital storytelling in the foreign language learning process. However, research on the application of this method to improve communication competence in ESP nursing is still very limited. This research aims to test the effectiveness of using the Digital Storytelling (DST) method on nurses’ English communication competence. Using classroom action research design, with 125 nurses’ samples, the study proves that there is a significant effect on nurses' communication skills (grammatical competence, strategic competence, and sociolinguistic competence). In addition, the majority of the students responded positively to the use of this method, particularly in terms of increasing their confidence in communicating in English in general and medical English in particular. The strength and limi...
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Sitatang Atur atau Parsahap dalam adalah juru bicara dalam upacara adat Simalungun. Dalam pengertian luas, seseorang Sitatang atur memiliki pemahaman yang luas terhadap budaya Simalungun pada umumnya dan adat istiadat khususnya. Ciri... more
Sitatang Atur atau Parsahap dalam adalah juru bicara dalam upacara adat Simalungun. Dalam pengertian luas, seseorang Sitatang atur memiliki pemahaman yang luas terhadap budaya Simalungun pada umumnya dan adat istiadat khususnya. Ciri utama Sitatang Atur adalah mahir berbicara dalam bertutur kata dengan menggunakan bahasa dan unsur seni Sastra Simalungun yang khas. Fungsi utama Sitatang Atur adalah mengendalikan pembicaraan dalam dialog adat dan seluruh rangkaian upacara Adat Simalungun. Tujuan pelaksanaan program IbM ini adalah: (a) Membentuk sarana komunikasi antar kelompok-kelompok Sitatang Atur Horja Adat Simalungun di Kota Medan, (b) meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan Sitatang Atur pemula dalam memimpin upacara-upacara Adat Simalungun, (c) menghasilkan satu buku pedoman pelaksanaan berbagai upacara Adat Simalungun. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan menggadopsi pola pelaksanaan penelitian tindakan meliputi empat tahap, yaitu: perencanaan program, pelaksanaan program, observas...
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Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. It is a form of language processing. Success in this process is measured as reading comprehension. The aim of the researcher is to identify the types of... more
Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. It is a form of language processing. Success in this process is measured as reading comprehension. The aim of the researcher is to identify the types of question reading comprehension of the national examination of the textbook. The form of this research is descriptive by analyzing the reading question in the Sonar Eksplorasi USBN/UNBK’s book 2019. Indicators data are grouped based on qualitative. To maintain the results of research carried out to collect data using descriptive qualitative. Then the data can be seen means out of reading comprehension questions into five types, namely question of literal comprehension, a question involving reorganization or reinterpretation, the question of inference, the question of evaluation and question of personal responses. The question of literal comprehension gets 5 data (5,05%). The next types are the question involving reorganization or reinterpretation it gets ...
This study investigates the features of three e-learning platforms: Moodle, Google Classroom, and Zoom. It provides an in-depth examination of the digital learning media efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. It outlines the advantages... more
This study investigates the features of three e-learning platforms: Moodle, Google Classroom, and Zoom. It provides an in-depth examination of the digital learning media efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. It outlines the advantages and disadvantages of e-learning platforms for English language teaching. The research highlights the potential of authentic e-learning platforms to motivate EFL teachers and students to step up to the challenge. A digital survey which consisted of 36 items, was distributed to determine EFL teachers' impressions of the effectiveness of these platforms. The researchers distributed three questionnaires for each e-learning platform. Each questionnaire consisted of six sections: availability and accessibility, efficiency, information exchange, teacher perception, teacher satisfaction, and E-learning insight during COVID-19. The researchers utilized the Minitab 16 Statistical software to analyze the elicited data and the Cronbach's Alpha values to a...
The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between inner material student book “ When English Rings a Bell “ for grade VIII SMP with Core Competenicies and Basic Cognitive Field 2013 Curriculu and the realm of psychomotor... more
The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between inner material student book “ When English Rings a Bell “ for grade VIII SMP with Core Competenicies and Basic Cognitive Field 2013 Curriculu and the realm of psychomotor learning. This research uses descriptive qualitative content analysis as a research method. Data collected from English student book “When English Rings a Bell” for eighth graders of junior high school. The school was written by the writing team of the Ministry of Education and Culture Indonesia. In this study the material in the textbook is classified based on basic competence three as cognitive domain and basic competence four as psychomotor domain. Data is extracted from the data source and entered into checklist table to make comparisons between material in textbooks and the material needed in the 2013 English syllabus for grade VIII students Junior high school.
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. A Textbook is a reference for teachers and students on learning. (Awasthi, 2006) Says textbooks are learning material for both teachers and students in the learning and teaching process, especially in students for learning activities.... more
. A Textbook is a reference for teachers and students on learning. (Awasthi, 2006) Says textbooks are learning material for both teachers and students in the learning and teaching process, especially in students for learning activities. This study aims to analyze the material and student activity in textbooks. The analysis is focused on the presentation of the materials and assignments written by the students. This research is descriptive qualitative using content analysis. From the aspect of presenting writing material and activities, all writing materials and assignments are in the form of a guide. writing, because students are asked to write responses, in limited length, to the instructions given. This study shows that writing assignments in textbooks are proportionately covered. The findings suggest that independent references to vocabulary and grammar are required for independent study. With written assignment activities presented in the textbook material, students understand b...
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This research was conducted to evaluate the english textbookcontent of 11th grade Senior high school (2017 Revise Edition) Entitled "STOP BULLYING NOW"published by KEMENDIKBUD.This study used descriptive qualitative research... more
This research was conducted to evaluate the english textbookcontent of 11th grade Senior high school (2017 Revise Edition) Entitled "STOP BULLYING NOW"published by KEMENDIKBUD.This study used descriptive qualitative research approach.The data source is 11th grade Senior high school english textbook and used the content analysisto evaluate the English textbook based on standard of KEMENDIKBUD.This study gathered the source data by using checklist instruments,which are consists of Textbook content,Presentation,Languange and Graphic Design.The data analysis resulted from the percentage of fullfilment scoreand gain 95% as the Good CategoryEnglish textbookand have been fulfilled the requirements of KEMENDIKBUD for eleventh grade senior high school.ThisEnglishtextbookEntitled"STOPBULLYINGNOW"itisaqualifiedbookbycontaingoodmaterialsbasedonMAGICConcepttheyareMotivating,AuthenticandAppropriate,GraphicandGraded,Interesting,InteractiveandIntegrated,ContextualizedandCreative.
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This research is conducted in order to improve students’ vocabulary mastery in the easiest way through using words matching game of the first grade students of SMP Santo Petrus Medan. In conducting this research, the researcher used... more
This research is conducted in order to improve students’ vocabulary mastery in the easiest way through using words matching game of the first grade students of SMP Santo Petrus Medan. In conducting this research, the researcher used Classroom Action Research (CAR) as the method of research. This research consisted of two cycles and each cycle consisted of four steps, they were planning, action, observation and reflecting. Each cycle was conducted in three meetings, so the researcher conducted this researcher in six meetings for one month and three weeks. The data were in the form of qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data was analyzed the learning teaching process. The quantitative data was to count the students’ score in pre-test and post-test. The students’ responses showed that they were interested in learning vocabulary through words matching game. Morever, the students’ achievements in pre-test and post-test showed a significant improvement. The students’ averag...
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCE IN ANALYZING INTRINSIC ELEMENTS OF DRAMA TEXTS USING COOPERATIVE MODEL Abstract: The purpose of this research to improve the ability to analyze the intrinsic elements of the drama in students of class VIII-2... more
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCE IN ANALYZING INTRINSIC ELEMENTS OF DRAMA TEXTS USING COOPERATIVE MODEL Abstract: The purpose of this research to improve the ability to analyze the intrinsic elements of the drama in students of class VIII-2 Private Junior High School Nurcahaya Medan using a jigsaw type cooperative learning model. The drama script is an essay containing stories or plays. The drama script is inseparable from the intrinsic element of the drama script. Jigsaw type cooperative learning model is a cooperative learning model where students work collaboratively in small groups consisting of four to six people heterogeneously. This research is a classroom action research, conducted at Private Junior High School Nurcahaya Medan. The stages of the study were divided into two cycles, each of which was implemented within the time allocation of 3x40 minutes. Subjects in this study were 33 students of class VIII-2. The data analysis technique was conducted by a qualitative descriptive...