Jurnal Edulanguage

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UTILIZING PICTURE CARDS IN ENHANCING STUDENTS VOCABULARY SKILLS

Fransiska Densiana Luruk, Edmundus Bouk, Natalia Manahutu — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 13:15:18 +0000

The purpose of this research was to know whether using picture cards is effective to improve the students’ vocabulary achievement and to analyse the students’ difficulties in learning vocabulary using picture cards. The method used in this study was Pre-Experiment design type one-group pre-test and post-test. The population in this research were 273 students of tenth grade become the sample were 15 students of the Language Class. This study was conducted at SMAS K Warta Bakti Kefamenanu. The instrument that the researcher used was vocabulary test. The research result shows that using picture cards as media in teaching vocabulary could improve their vocabulary achievement. The research findings the frequency and rate percentage of the students’ vocabulary in pre-test from 15 students, there were no students got Excellent, Good, Fair category, 15 or 100% students classified into Very Poor category. While the frequency and rate percentage of the students’ vocabulary in post-test from 15 students, there were 4 or 26.6% students classified into Excellent, 10 or 66.6% students classified into Good, 1 or 6.6% students classified into Fair, there was no students Very Poor category. The researcher concluded that the score and rate percentage in post-test was greater than the rate percentage in pre-test. It means that the students’ vocabulary was improved after treatment by using picture card.

An Analysis of Slang in the Song "Collide" Sung by Justien Skye

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 13:27:53 +0000

Slang is considered a really casual word or expression that can be used in a song to make it more enjoyable and entertaining. Thus, the main purpose of the study was to find out the meaning of slang and to discover the sorts of slang within the verses of Justine Skye's melody "Collide". Qualitative descriptive was the design utilized in the present study. The strategy and centre on substance investigation were utilized in analyzing the information. The examination begins from February 2023 to March 2023. The outcomes of this conducted study informed that the slang word in Justine Skye's melody comprises of a few word arrangements mentioned as 8 clippings, 3 mixings, and 2 coinages. Based on the results of the study, clipping was the most common slang found in Justine Skye's tunes.

A REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST FOR PRE ENGLISH-TEACHER IN INDONESIA

Tantri Sari Safitry — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 15:50:09 +0000

A review of the current literature on English language test proficiency elucidates that much of the existing work either: (i) focuses on the scores of the proficiency test for more students and very few teachers, (ii) finds the correlation between the students' proficiencies with their studies at the campus, (iii) identifies the desirable competencies test to be applied to the students without providing any objective reasons why they need to have those competencies for mastering the English language. This paper scrutinizes the research development of English language test proficiency used for students and teachers, especially the pre-service teachers in Indonesia. Systematically, the article explores two essential aspects: the research development of English language test proficiency and English language test proficiency for pre-service teachers, both aspects focused on Indonesian contexts.

METAPHORS ANALYSIS ON STRATEGIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BOOK WRITTEN BY ROBERT ALAN HILL

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:27:57 +0000

The purpose of this study was to obtain the metaphor analysis on strategic financial management book. The title of the book is “Strategic Financial Management: Part 1”. This book was written by Robert Alan Hill contains of four chapters, and chapter one was conciously selected to be analysed because it introduced the general information about finance as drawn on the book’s title. Having analyzed chapter one in Strategic Financial Management: Part 1, it was found 22 items of conceptual metaphors. The dominantly domain used was about human, finance, war and company.

ANALYZING THE STUDENTS’ABILITY IN READING SHORT STORY BY USING SKIMMING AND SCANNING AT SECOND GRADE OF SMKS KATOLIK KEFAMENANU

Maria Fatima Saijao, Yanuarius Seran, Edmundus Bouk — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The aims of this research are : to point out whether using reading text is effective to analyzing the students’ ability, to identify to what extend using reading text to analized their English reading short story by using skimming and scanning. The research method that use in this study was descriptive quantitative method. This research used on multiple choice and essay test as the instrument. The participants of the study were 40 students from two classes. The study was conducted for the second grade of SMKS Katolik Kefamenanu. There were 15 items which were used as the instrument. The students were read the question from the text to answer based on their choice. The result of this study showed that there were the data that level of ability are very good from twenty-seven students with their score of grammar aspect 3.20. It is followed by vocabulary that level of ability is good with their score 4.20, and their score on pronunciation aspect was 3.25 so that the level of ability is excellent, on the fluency aspect their score was 4.25 with their level of ability is very good.