{"title":"Enhancing Learners’ Vocabulary Acquisition by Crossword Puzzle Game","authors":"Juwita Nurul Alda, Shafrida Wati","doi":"10.32505/jl3t.v7i1.2820","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32505/jl3t.v7i1.2820","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed at developing learners’ vocabulary acquisition by using a crossword puzzle game at an English course in Langsa, Aceh Province. It further explored how the technique helped the learners learned and acquired English vocabulary. This study was a Classroom Action Research (CAR) and it applied steps of action research set out by Kemmis and McTaggart, which encompasses planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. 17 learners were selected as the subject of this research purposively. Observation, interviews, and vocabulary tests were conducted to collect the data. The findings revealed that the use of crossword puzzle game developed the learners’ vocabulary acquisition effectively, as whole participants achieved the Minimum Mastery Criterion score (KKM), which was 75, successfully. The proportion of those who reach the score was 35,29% at the first cycle and the number was rose gradually to 100% at the third cycle. The study also found that the implementation of the crossword puzzle promoted an effective language-learning atmosphere. The learners engaged in the learning process and got involved in the activities enthusiastically. It developed the learners’ curiosity to complete the task and enhanced their self-confidence in learning English as they worked in groups. It also provided opportunities for the students to practice the vocabulary and to develop pronunciation.","PeriodicalId":424476,"journal":{"name":"JL3T ( Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Language Teaching)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128579905","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 Influences of Conversation Program at MA Babul Huda Tualang Cut in Improving The Students’ Speaking Skill","authors":"Wirda Maulia","doi":"10.32505/jl3t.v7i1.3131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32505/jl3t.v7i1.3131","url":null,"abstract":"The aimed of this study was to find about the influence of a conversation program in improving students’ speaking skill at Islamic Boarding School Babul Huda. The qualitative method was used in this research by using three techniques; observation, questionnaires and interview in data collecting. The observation was used in order to get information directly about the space, actor, activity, object, act, event, time, goal and feeling of the population. The questionnaires were used to gain more valid and reliable data about the students’ responses about the conversation program. While, interview was used to investigate whether the conversation program influence and improve the students’ speaking skill. The population of this study was only female of the students at MA Babul Huda. Thirty students were taken as the sample of the study. Based on the data obtained, the result showed that the conversation program improved the students’ speaking skill. The conversation program was really influenced the students’ speaking skill in communicating and interacting with one another, moreover, the students explained that after the speaking activity, they could present and share their ideas among the groups confidently.","PeriodicalId":424476,"journal":{"name":"JL3T ( Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Language Teaching)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125982660","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":"Patterns of Consonant Clusters in Word Initial, Medial, and Final Positions in Yemeni Arabic","authors":"Muhammed Jubran AL-Mamri","doi":"10.32505/jl3t.v7i1.2821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32505/jl3t.v7i1.2821","url":null,"abstract":"Yemeni Arabic (YA) has a significant number of consonant clusters in word initial, medial, and final positions. However, their frequency of usage is not uniform. This study aims to investigate the patterns of consonant clusters in word initial, medial, and final positions in YA and also to find out the most and least frequent clusters in terms of their percentage. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used in data analysis in this study. All the words were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). There are features of consonant clusters in Yemeni Arabic which differ from Modern Standard Arabic and some other Arabic dialects. In Yemeni Arabic, there are 29 consonants and 10 vowels, 5 long and 5 short vowels. The maximum number of onset cluster is three (e.g. /∫tsu:q/ “she will drive” while coda cluster is two (e.g. /satˤħ/ “roof”). Furthermore, the maximum number of medial clusters are also two (e.g. /muχ.lsˤu/ “sincere”. The analysis undertaken will throw light on the frequency and percentages of the occurrences of the consonant clusters on the basis of a word list, which is justified with the help of statistical support.","PeriodicalId":424476,"journal":{"name":"JL3T ( Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Language Teaching)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132595094","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 Difficulties in Determining Case in Sentence","authors":"Ruly Adha, Syifa Nishrina","doi":"10.32505/jl3t.v7i1.2836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32505/jl3t.v7i1.2836","url":null,"abstract":"The objectives of this research were to find out the students difficulties in determining types of case and to investigate the reasons why the students had difficulties in determining case. This was a qualitative descriptive research. The subject of this research was the sixth semester students of English Department in IAIN Langsa that consist of 30 students. Documentation, questionnaire and interview were the instruments in collecting the data. Based on the data, the students felt difficult in determining types of case such as accusative, locative, nominative, possessive, agentive, and ablative. It can be seen from the mistakes made by students through documentation and supported by the results obtained from questionnaire and interview. Then, there were several reasons why the students had difficulties in determining case. They were: 1) Many types of case given by a lecturer made the students difficult to remember them. 2) The students were confused with the types of case because a noun phrase can have more than one type. 3) The students felt difficult to distinguish between accusative and dative case. 4) The students did not master English grammar well.","PeriodicalId":424476,"journal":{"name":"JL3T ( Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Language Teaching)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134422404","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}