{"title":"IMPROVING VOCABULARY MASTERY BY USING SHORT STORIES","authors":"Nasria, Muhammad Ihsan, Andi Muhammad Dakhalan","doi":"10.24239/dee.v3i2.56","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24239/dee.v3i2.56","url":null,"abstract":"This research aims to find out whether short stories can be successful in improving students' vocabulary mastery or not. The researcher used quantitative research with experimental design using one-group-pretest-posttest. The sample of this research is class XI IPA 2 students of SMA Negeri 6 Palu that consists of 15 students. This class is taken as the experimental class, and the class is taught by using a short story, specifically about the legend. The selection of samples in this research used purposive sampling. After conducting the test, the researcher got the mean score of the students' pre-test is 48.33 while the average score of the post-test is 74.00. Then the data were analyzed using the t-test formula. The result of data analysis shows that t-count was greater than t-table, t-count = 6.282 and t-table = 1.771 at a significance level of 0.05. It can be concluded that there is a significant improving in students' vocabulary mastery after using short stories as learning materials.","PeriodicalId":113996,"journal":{"name":"Datokarama English Education Journal","volume":"02 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114311797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF GENDER ON ENGLISH USE AT THE THIRD GRADE OF MTSN 2 PALU","authors":"Sri Deva, Nurdin, Khaerudin Yusuf","doi":"10.24239/dee.v3i2.59","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24239/dee.v3i2.59","url":null,"abstract":"The students at the third grade of MTs N 2 Palu have different social context in their life. Since different students in different societies have distinct ways of life, and language to a considerable degree is influenced by culture. The factors above against this background that this study is carried out to examine how the differences in English use of men and women and at the third grade of MTs N 2 Palu. This research discusses about the differences between men and women in using English. Considering the purpose of the research and the nature of the problem, this research was a qualitative-research. To collect the data the researcher used observation, interview, and video recording. The result of this study shows that the difference between the students in using English is influenced by the social context especially in cultural aspect. When the students use English, the accent of each culture follows into their English. It also affects the intonations and accent when they use English. While, the differences between men and women. Women found it easier to adjust their accents and distinguish accents from the culture and accents of the English. While, man found it difficult. So, when using English men are often carried away with accents from their own culture.","PeriodicalId":113996,"journal":{"name":"Datokarama English Education Journal","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130298884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING PICTURE TO IMPROVE SPEAKING ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 1 KEFAMENANU","authors":"Fransiska Densiana Luruk, Merlin Helentina Napitupulu","doi":"10.24239/dee.v3i2.58","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24239/dee.v3i2.58","url":null,"abstract":"Language is a human and non-instinctive method of communicating idea, feeling and desires by means of a system of sounds and sounds symbols. Speaking is a number of impossible from must be selected. Picture is visual representation (of in object or scene or person or abstraction). This study is aim to know whether there is an effect of using picture to improve the speaking ability of SMP Negeri 1 Kefamenanu. The method used to conduct this study is descriptive quantitate method. There were 20 students class VIII in the second grade students of junior high school as the sample of this study. The result of the formula above, it is done through the following procedure check the t-score by using 1 level of significance states in the low of one tailed test. One tailed test used instantly of two tailed is the tendency of the writer in order to match with the result of the two groups. Thus, in accordance the result of the data analysis in this study concludes18 students have got score good 2 students got enough level. Based on the conclusion of data analysis the writer would like to give suggestion for the teacher and the students to pay attention more of the studying about speaking. Confronting with the large class teacher is expected to use a good method particularly communicative method that can help the students to be virtually independent for the spoken language.","PeriodicalId":113996,"journal":{"name":"Datokarama English Education Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129754997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"APPLYING DRILLING TECHNIQUE TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION OF SUFFIX –ED IN REGULAR VERBS","authors":"Cici Fauzia, M. Ihsan, Afifah","doi":"10.24239/dee.v3i2.55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24239/dee.v3i2.55","url":null,"abstract":"This research aims to find out whether drilling technique can enhance students’ pronunciation of suffix –ed in regular verbs or not. The researcher applied true experimental design which involved the experimental class and control class. The population of this research was the eighth-grade students of MTsN 2 Palu; VIII A as the experimental class and VIII B as the control class. The researcher used a cluster random sampling technique. The instruments used to collect the data were tests, recordings, and observation sheets. The pre-test was conducted to measure the students’ pre-ability before obtaining the treatment and the post-test was to measure the students’ ability after obtaining the treatment. The data obtained from the scores of the students’ test were analyzed statistically. The result of data analysis shows that the alternative hypothesis of this research was accepted by regarding to the analysis of tcounted (2.84) was higher than ttable (1.69) by applying 0.05 level of significance with degree of freedom (df) is N1 + N2 – 2 = 29 which means that drilling technique can enhance students’ pronunciation of suffix –ed in regular verbs.","PeriodicalId":113996,"journal":{"name":"Datokarama English Education Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129759361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF ONLINE LEARNING USING WHATSAPP DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC","authors":"Firda, Nur Asmawati, Afifah","doi":"10.24239/dee.v1i1.45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24239/dee.v1i1.45","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to find out students' perceptions of online learning during the covid-19 pandemic by using WhatsApp. This research used quantitative descriptive research. The population of this research was 67 people, while the research sample used was simple random sampling based on the solving formula, so the sample in this study was 57 second semester of the English Tadris Department at UIN Datokarma Palu. The instrument used was a questionnaire. The results of the study indicate that online learning using the WhatsApp application has been going well or it can be interpreted that online learning during the pandemic using the WhatsApp application was very helpful. The percentage obtained in this study is; positive (4.38%), while the negative obtained (4.01%), and neutral (1.59%). Based on the percentages above, we can see that online learning using the WhatsApp application during the pandemic really helped students in the learning process even though they did not have face-to-face classes.","PeriodicalId":113996,"journal":{"name":"Datokarama English Education Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128740976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE READ-ASK-PARAPHRASE (RAP) STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION","authors":"Ali Baba, Ana Kuliahana, Zulfikri","doi":"10.24239/dee.v1i1.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24239/dee.v1i1.46","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this research was to improve students' reading comprehension at the X grade of SMA Negeri 1 Kasimbar. The method applied was the quasi-experimental design with no equivalent control group, the design involved two groups of class. One group was treated as the experimental class, and another class group was the control class. In the experimental class, the researcher applied The RAP strategy and for the control class, the researcher does not apply this strategy. The population of this research was the X grade of SMA Negeri 1 Kasimbar which consisted of 168 students. The sample of this research consisted of 20 students, with the selected date by using the purposive sampling technique, 10 students for X IPA 3 as experimental class and 10 students from X IPA 2 as control class. The instrument used in this research was a reading test. The test was used in the pre-test and post-test. The implementation of this research was to improve the reading comprehension of the students by the (RAP) strategy. The mean score on the reading test before treatment with the (RAP) strategy read ask paraphrase was 60 and after treatment, the mean score was improved by 79.5. It means that the read-ask paraphrase (RAP) strategy to improve students' reading comprehension at the X grade of SMA Negeri 1 Kasimbar is effective.","PeriodicalId":113996,"journal":{"name":"Datokarama English Education Journal","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122901448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING COMIC STRIPS TOWARD WRITING ABILITY IN MAKING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT","authors":"Zul Aini Rengur, Fatima","doi":"10.24239/dee.v1i1.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24239/dee.v1i1.47","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this research is to find out the effectiveness of using comic strip toward writing ability in making descriptive text. The research belongs to experimental research. The population of this research is the eighth grade of SMPN 7 Ambon consisting 210 students. The researchers took 60 students as the samples and the samples were divided into control group (VIII 3) consists of 30 students and experimental group (VIII 2) consists of 30 students. The researchers conducted testing to get the data (pre-test and post-test) in control group and experimental group. The researchers used descriptive and inferential analysis to analyze the data. The descriptive analysis shows that the result of experimental group shows that in pre-test, the mean is 37.20, the standard deviation is 22.69, and the highest category belongs to very poor category with 53.3% (16 students). While in the post-test the mean is 60.60, the standard deviation is 27.47, and the highest category belongs to very good category with 30.0% (9 students). Meanwhile, the result of control group shows that in pre-test, the mean is 43.26, the standard deviation is 28.20, and the highest category belongs to very poor category with 40.0% (12 students). While in the post-test, the mean is 48.16, the standard deviation is 19.12, and the highest category belongs to fair category with 50.0% (15 students). It means the hypothesis is accepted. There is a significance difference between the students taught using comic strip in making descriptive and those taught without using comic strip in making descriptive text in the eighth grade of SMPN 7 Ambon.","PeriodicalId":113996,"journal":{"name":"Datokarama English Education Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126366817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PICTURE SERIES IN TEACHING NARRATIVE READING TEXT","authors":"Rifka S. Mbirongi, Muhammad Ihsan, Ana Kuliahana","doi":"10.24239/dee.v1i1.50","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24239/dee.v1i1.50","url":null,"abstract":"This research aimed at finding out the implementation of picture series in teaching narrative reading text to the eight grade students of MTs al-Khairaat Uemalingku Ampana. This research was qualitative research, the subjects of this research were teachers and students. The data collection methods employed in this study were observation, interviews, and documentation. The data sources used in this study were primary data and secondary data. Data analysis techniques used were data reduction, data presentation, and data verification. The result of this research showed that the implementation of Picture Series in Teaching Narrative Reading Text to the Eight grade Students of MTs al-Khairaat Uemalingku Ampana consists of the following steps: firstly, the teacher trained the students to think and directed them to find answer to problems by playing drawing games. Secondly, the teacher explained the material deeply, such as the step to write narrative text. Thirdly, the teacher distributed some random pictures to the students to short the pictures into a logical sequence and to find out the difference in the learning outcomes that had been achieved by students in learning narrative text. The learning evaluation was carried out at the end of the lesson.","PeriodicalId":113996,"journal":{"name":"Datokarama English Education Journal","volume":"529 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116585537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TEACHING OF SPEAKING USING ASYNCHRONOUS E-LEARNING APPLICATIONS","authors":"Randi, Nurdin, Ana Kuliahana","doi":"10.24239/dee.v1i1.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24239/dee.v1i1.48","url":null,"abstract":"This research aimed to find out the use of asynchronous e-learning applications in teaching speaking and describe students’ perceptions of asynchronous e-learning applications in online English-speaking courses. The data in this research was collected qualitatively by using observation and focus group discussion. The observation was conducted on the use of asynchronous e-learning applications in teaching speaking. The focus group discussions have been done with thirteen students of Tadris English Department, UIN Datokarama Palu, who were taught using asynchronous e-learning in 2020/2021. This research showed that 1) in this asynchronous teaching and learning, lecturer and students use FlipGrid, WhatsApp group, and Google classroom. 2) the students had a positive perception of the use of asynchronous e-learning in online speaking courses, such as independent learning, and becoming more active, whereas the students also have negative perceptions such as lack of interaction and technical support.","PeriodicalId":113996,"journal":{"name":"Datokarama English Education Journal","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126087481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GUIDED QUESTIONS TECHNIQUE IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT","authors":"Fadilah, Zuhra","doi":"10.24239/dee.v1i1.49","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24239/dee.v1i1.49","url":null,"abstract":"This research aims at finding out whether the implementation of guided questions technique can improve the students’ ability in writing descriptive text or not. The researcher applied a quasi-experimental research design which involved experimental class and control class. The population of this research was the second-grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Toribulu. The sample was VIII B as the control class and VIII C as the experimental class that consist of 20 students for each class. The researcher applied the purposive sampling technique. The instrument used to collect the data was test. The pre-test was administered to measure the students’ ability in writing descriptive text before the treatment and the post-test was to measure the students’ ability after the treatment. The data gathered from the test were analyzed statistically. The result of the data analysis shows that the hypothesis of the research was accepted regarding the analysis that the tcounted (2,076) was higher than the ttable (2,0042). The degree of freedom (df) of the table is Nx+Ny – 2 = 20+20-2 = 38 with the level of significance at 0.05. it means that guided questions technique can improve the students’ ability in writing descriptive text.","PeriodicalId":113996,"journal":{"name":"Datokarama English Education Journal","volume":"134 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128959766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}