EDULIA: English Education, Linguistic and Art Journal

Students’ Emotional Enggagement in Reading Comprehension Through Read, Cover, Remember and Retell (RCRR) Strategy

Fahmi Rizqi Arahman, Acep Bahrum Kamil, Sumartra Sumartra — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:29:18 +0000

This research purposes are to find out how the student’s emotional engagement towards in the use of read, cover, remember and retell strategy in Reading comprehension This student uses qualitative research with design case study. In this study researcher conduct research at Indonesia public junior high school in a town in west java. the participant 6 student in one class for collecting data researcher used observation and interview. This research carries four main findings, they are: 1) RCRR strategy crates student interest in reading comprehension in reading comprehension; 2) RCRR strategy creates a positive emotions and enjoyable learning. these findings substantiate the notion that the RCRR strategy not only enhances reading comprehension outcomes but also enriches the emotional dimension of learning. By fostering interest, engagement, and positive emotions, the strategy emerges as a valuable approach in promoting holistic and effective learning experiences within the realm of reading comprehension. As educators seek to optimize instructional methods, the RCRR strategy offers a promising avenue to elevate both student engagement and comprehension outcomes.

Keywords: Cover, Read, Reading Comprehension, Remember and Retell (RCRR) Strategy, Student emotional Engagement

Student's Perception of E-Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic at Nurul Huda

Nia Kurniati, Ivan Teguh Saputra Ritonga, Della Apriyana, Nita Septiani — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:26:01 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled the Indonesian government, via the Ministry of Education and Culture, to enact laws switching from traditional classrooms to online learning environments. This study, which is a collective case study, analyzes survey data regarding students' opinions of their online education during the pandemic. This study involved 71 students from Nurul Huda University Sukaraja's English Language Education Study Program. Using a survey, the opinions of the students regarding online education during the COVID-19 pandemic were noted and documented. This study concentrated on how the students felt about their involvement in the online course, how accessible they felt about the material and assignment delivery, and how they used e-learning platforms to complete their homework at home. Tables and narrative summaries of the findings followed .Additionally, this study found three main issues with the way the Nurul Huda University English Language Education Study Program conducts online instruction. The first concerns the accessibility of the teaching materials, the second the availability of the internet connection, and the third the interoperability of the student devices. Based on the findings, it appears that the primary element contributing to the success of online learning is still accessibility.

Keywords: Covid-19 E-Learning Student’s Perception.

The Used of English-Indonesian Translation Methods in Hans Christian Anderson’s Short Story “Thumbelina”

Farida Repelita Waty Kembaren, Nabila Yun Afifah; Gilang Hizbullah — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study analyzes the translation process used in the Hans Christian Anderson short story "Thumbelina," which was translated into Indonesian by research participants, students. The researcher applied translation theory, which is based on Newmark Theory, in translation analysis procedures. The researcher saw that there were many different approaches showing up in the translation results, therefore we were interested in finding out what kinds of equivalency translation the participants were doing to improve the target language's readability. This study employed a qualitative descriptive approach that incorporates document analysis and observation. As a result, the researcher discovers that the university students employed six different techniques to translate the short story "Thumbelina" into the target language. Literal Method was employed by the five participants the most frequently (87 times). Communicative Method came in second place with a total of 72 instances. However, with just 14 translation methods utilized, Free Translation was the least popular option among the participants. In contrast, the participants employed the word-for-word technique 43 times, the adaptation method 42 times, and the faithful method 26 times. In this case, the students translated the narrative text using multiple approaches. This study is useful for teaching and learning practice as the research highlight the importance of considering target language readability when translating literary works from the source language.

Keywords: Narrative, Newmark, Translation Methods, University Students

English for Tour Guide in Kotagede: A Needs Analysis of a Situational Language Teaching by Considering their Learning Style

Heribertus Binawan, Restu Arini — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 16:06:43 +0000

This research was carried out in Kotagede and the participants in this research were tour guides who worked at the Pendapa Kajengan Kotagede. This study applied the SLT approach or Situational Language Teaching which prioritizes the process of learning a foreign language according to real situations in the field. It applied both quantitative and qualitative to dig out the learning style and the needs for linguistic aspects. The results of this research will give contribution to the best English language teaching method and the most appropriate teaching module. These two things are very important to improve their communication skills with the international tourists. At the end, the increase in English language skills will ultimately affect the quality of their services to the international tourists.

Keywords: ESP, Needs Analysis, Tour Guide

Improving Students’ Writing Skills Using Grammarly Application Media

Leticia Laurenca Anjeli Talan, Dangin Dangin — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:11:48 +0000

As technology advances, education becomes more sophisticated and the level becomes more advanced. The aim of this research is to determine the improvement in students' writing skills using the Grammarly application media. This research is classified as quantitative research using Class Action Research (CAR) design. The participants of this research were 32 students from SMP N 2 GODEAN. Data were collected through pre-test, progress-test and post-test. This study reveals how the media application, namely grammarly, can improve students' writing skills. Research data analysis is descriptive quantitative. The research results show students' writing skill improved by using Grammarly. This application is assumed very useful for use in class and helps students focus more on the material being studied.

Keywords: Grammarly Application, Writing skills

Improving Students’ Writing Skill Using Virtual Writing Tutor: Automatic Corrective Feedback

Salma Viantika, Dangin Dangin — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:21:28 +0000

Technological advances are becoming a superior approach in the world of learning and education. Technology plays an important role in developing improved learning outcomes which are used as media or learning aids. The problem found was the low quality of students' writing skills, after observations students received assessments or feedback that were not detailed. Therefore, the research is to improve the quality of students' writing using the AI-based Virtual Writing Tutor platform. The study uses Classroom Action Research as a research design which is carried out cyclically in teaching research and is followed by increasing participant data results. This research involved 32 class XI students of Indonesian Senior High School for the 2023/2024 academic year. This research found that Virtual Writing Tutor can help improve students' writing performance. This can be seen through the average score which increased from the pre-test, starting from an average of 52.9, then increased in the progress-test to produce 63.2 and increased up to 75.6 in post-test. To find out responses from participants, interviews were conducted with a focus on strengths and weaknesses. Then, from the interview results, it was concluded that there were good impacts and bad impacts on the use of AI-based platforms.

Keywords: Automatic Corrective Feedback, Virtual Writing Tutor, Writing Skill