PEEL (PASER ENGLISH EDUCATION AND LINGUISTIC)

EFL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS BUSINESS ENGLISH POD IN TERM OF THEIR LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS

M Arbain — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a crucial aspect of language education, significantly influencing the field. This study investigates students' and teachers' views on using podcasts in the teaching-learning process. It focuses on students' attitudes towards podcasts in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes and their insights into the benefits and limitations of podcasts for developing language skills. Involving 40 students and 2 teachers from the Islamic University of Kalimantan Muhammad Arsyad Al-Banjari, data was gathered through questionnaires and interviews. Results showed that 80.2% of respondents enjoyed podcasts, with 69.9% agreeing they are enjoyable. Both students and teachers had positive attitudes towards podcast integration, believing it could improve listening and speaking skills while fostering collaboration and creativity. However, challenges in effectively using podcasts were identified, indicating a need for further exploration of best practices.

THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY EXTENSIVE READING (ER) STORYBOOKS AT SMPN 5 TANJUNG REDEB

Fira Magfiran, Yuli Puji Astutik — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The method used in this study is Research and Development using the ADDIE development model. The type of data used in this study is qualitative data. Qualitative data was obtained through interviews, suggestions, and comments which were then described descriptively. The formulation of the problem in this study is to explore how to develop an Extensive Reading Storybook as an additional material to foster students' joy in reading. The purpose of the study was to investigate the development of this storybook and its effective adaptation strategies. The research began by conducting interviews with English teachers and surveys with a small group of students in one class. The results of the needs analysis showed that the majority of students, namely 24 out of 26 students, showed interest in this storybook and felt bored and less interested in reading only in the form of text. Then in expert validation, the results show that the storybook is worth applying, then the results of the implementation show that students are interested and feel enjoy when reading this storybook.

APPLYING AUTHENTIC MATERIAL IN EXTENSIVE LISTENING TECHNIQUE FOR STUDENTS’ PROFICIENCY DEVELOPMENT

Fitriani Fitriani — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Development and innovation of technology that change and make easy our life. Due to concept of teaching English, students taught by using technology with variety of teaching materials including authentic materials in extensive listening that can help students develop their listening fluency in a more enjoyable way. The data from this development study was collected from test and questionnaire which were distributed to 11 students, The results showed that applying authentic materials could help them improve their vocabulary, pronunciation and motivation in learning listening skill. Even though the students even lower level, the authentic materials still suitable for them because they can more practice listening out-side any time and freedom to choose the interesting materials that suitable their level and needed. The purpose of this paper is emphasized primarily on the effective use of the authentic materials in extensive listening and assist for both teachers and students to teach and learn in a better and easier way. Create interesting materials collaborate teaching technique play role in promoting among learners to learn English language in natural way specially in listening skill.

TEACHING SPEAKING FOR ENGLISH YOUNG LEARNERS

Suaibatul Aslamiah — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Teaching speaking is very important for young learners. One of the characteristics of teaching speaking is the process and conveying information to students. Information learning in teaching speaks to the students to be taught and students will also find it easier to motivate themselves in learning if teachers can teach English in a fun way for children. This article aims to study the theory of teaching speaking for children using relevant literature studies in the form of books, books, and journals. In the family of linguistics, it is a communication tool used by humans to think and ideas. In teaching speaking for young learners, there are several strategies that can be used in teaching speaking, difficulty aspect in speaking, activities for speaking.

ENHANCING STUDENTŚ SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGHT TASK-BASED LEARNING: AN ACTION RESEARCH AT THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Siswanto Siswanto — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This research was conducted with the objective of enhancing the speaking abilities of students within the Senior High School. Initial interviews were conducted to assess the students' speaking skills, which revealed that their proficiency was hindered by a lack of language knowledge, resulting in a lack of confidence. The students were unfamiliar with various speaking techniques and often resorted to reading text to convey their ideas, lacking effective speaking strategies. To address this, task-based learning was implemented through an action research approach in an eleventh grade, involving twenty five students. Data was collected from pre-tests, post-tests, interviews, and observations. The results indicate that the adoption of task-based learning significantly improved the students' speaking skills in terms of accuracy, vocabulary, and comprehension. The students successfully completed tasks through three phases of learning: pre-task, task-cycle, and form focus, leading to increased confidence and the ability to assess their own progress in pair and group activities.