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Fresh Graduate Students’ Difficulties in Writing Research Articles Cindi Fitri; Wisma Yunita; Zahrida Zahrida
Edu-Ling: Journal of English Education and Linguistics Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): December
Publisher : English Education Study Program Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32663/edu-ling.v5i1.2235

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Writing research article is one of requirement for a student’s university to be fulfilled before graduate. However, writing research article is not easy for the student. This research aimed to find out the difficulties in writing research article, the cause of the difficulties in writing research article and the way to overcome the difficulties in writing research article. The respondents of this research were 4 fresh graduate students who graduated in 2020 and the data ware obtained through interview. This research used descriptive qualitative method by using the procedures from Miles and Huberman (1994). The result of this study shows that the difficulties in writing research article were in finding references and struggle in using correct grammar, the worry about feedback from the readers was the cause of the difficulties and the fresh graduate had their own solution to overcome the difficulties in writing research article. In conclusion, the fresh graduate of the English Education Study Program of Bengkulu University faced various difficulties in writing research article and had cause of the difficulties in writing research article, but they had solution to deal with such difficulties.
Improving Students' Writing Ability by using Inquiry-Based Learning Model Kasmaini kasmaini; Zahrida zahrida
ENGLISH FRANCA : Academic Journal of English Language and Education Vol 6, No 1 (2022)
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Curup

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29240/ef.v6i1.4117

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The purpose of this study is to use an inquiry-based learning paradigm to improve the writing skills of FKIP UNIB undergraduate English education students This is a three-cycle classroom action research study. The participants in this study were 39 third-semester students. There are 3 instruments used in collecting data, namely observation, checklist, and test. The results of the observations showed an increase in understanding of the application of inquiry-based learning models from cycles one, two, and three. While from the checklist, it was seen that there was an increase in student activity from the first cycle to the third or last cycle. from the third instrument used to see the progress of students' writing skills, it can be seen that in cycle one the average student scores are 75 and 79 at the end of cycle 2 and 83.5 in the last cycle. From the three instruments above, it can be concluded that this inquiry-based learning model can increase the writing skills of English Education Study Program third-semester students, FKIP UNIB. 
MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN READING COMPREHENSION PADA MATA KULIAH ACADEMIC READING MENGGUNAKAN STRATEGI SENTENCE DECOMPOSITION Zahrida Zahrida; Elfrida Elfrida
Wacana: Jurnal Penelitian Bahasa, Sastra dan Pengajaran Vol 19, No 2 (2021): Wacana, Vol. 19 No. 2, Juli 2021
Publisher : Universitas Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/jwacana.v19i2.17130

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Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas yang dilakukan dengan menerapkan Sentence Decomposition pada mata kuliah Academic Reading. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menginvestigasi apakah strategi Sentence Decomposition dapat meningkatkan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam memahami reading text. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada mahasiswa semester III program studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Bengkulu yang sedang mengambil mata kuliah Academic Reading. Jumlah peserta dalam penelitian ini adalah 43 orang. Penelitian ini terdiri dari dua siklus dan setiap siklus terdiri dari 3 pertemuan. Fase-fase penelitian meliputi perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah tes, lembar observasi/ceklis, dan modul. Hasil tes siklus 2 pada penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa yang memperoleh nilai lebih atau sama dengan 70 meningkat menjadi 86% atau meningkat sebanyak 14% dibandingkan hasil tes siklus 1. Hasil ini mengindikasikan bahwa indikator kesuksesan telah tercapai yang berarti strategi Sentence Decomposition terbukti dapat meningkatkan kemampuan mahasiswa memahami teks.
Students’ English Structure and Written Competence Palentja Etta Tilana; Wisma Yunita; Zahrida .
Journal of English Education and Teaching Vol 3, No 2 (2019)
Publisher : Universitas Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (330.464 KB) | DOI: 10.33369/jeet.3.2.180-194

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This research aims to investigate the students’ English competence, the highest percentage of students’ mistake and their difficulties in responding to the TOEFL structure and written expression sections. All of the 6th semester students of the English Education Study Program of Universitas Bengkulu who had passed all structure courses were involved in this research. The data were collected through a TOEFL test and an interview. The results show that majority of the students’ English competence was poor. It also reveals that the most difficult topic in grammar section was redundancy. There were two factors that affected the students’ performance in redundancy, ambiguity and the interference of first language. In contrast, gerund and infinitives were the easiest topic in grammar section. Simple rules and the most common expression were contributed to the students’ performance in gerund and infinitives. In responding to structure and written expression section there were four factors that influenced students’ difficulties, poor understanding of grammar, less focus, lack of practice and limited vocabulary.
THE EFFECT OF CLUSTERING TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILITY Sumartini .; Hilda Puspita; Zahrida .
Journal of English Education and Teaching Vol 2, No 2 (2018)
Publisher : Universitas Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (257.524 KB) | DOI: 10.33369/jeet.2.2.83-92

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The research was aimed to investigate whether clustering technique can affect students’ writing ability. The research was conducted at the first year students of Senior High School number 8 Bengkulu. In conducting the research, the researcher applied a quasi experiment method with MIA 2 and MIA 1 as the sample. MIA 2 as an experimental group that consist of 24 students was taught by using clustering technique and MIA 1 as a control group that consist of 26. They were taught by conventional technique. Both of the groups were given pre-test at the beginning, the post test at the end of the treatment. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula. From the culculation, the reseacher found that t-count was 2.07 and t-table was 2.01. For T-count of organization was 2.56, t-count of content was 3.62 and t-count of coherent was 3.47. Since t-count was higher that t-table, it means H1 was accepted. So, it can be concluded that clustering technique affects students’ writing ability. In spesific, clustering technique improved students’ content, organization, and coherent text.
Students’ Ability in Translating Narrative Text FromBahasa Indonesia Into English in The Fifth Semester at The English Education Study Program of Universitas Bengkulu Umi Rosyidah; Zahrida Zahrida; Gita Mutiara Hati
Journal of English Education and Teaching Vol 4, No 4 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/jeet.4.4.597-610

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The objective of this research is to find out the students’ ability and the students’ problem in translating narrative text from Bahasa Indonesia into English in the fifth semester at the English education program of Universitas Bengkulu. This research was descriptive quantitative approach. The population of the research  was the students’ from the fifth semester of English education study program. The samples were 49 students. The data of this research were collected by using test and interview.The data analysis was done by using Waddington range for students’ translation score table (2001).  The result of the research showed that, the percentage of students’ ability in translating narrative text from Bahasa Indonesia into English was 61.22 % in level 3. It means that more than half of the sampels were in adequate level. Based on the interview the students’ problem in translating narrative text from Bahasa Indonesia into English was mostly in lexical and grammatical. Overall, the fifth semester students of English education study program of Universitas Bengkulu were able to translate the narrative text from Bahasa Indonesia into English
Discourse Markers in Argumentative Essay by the English Education Study Program’s Students of Universitas Bengkulu: A Cross-sectional Study Khamidah Nurman; Safnil Arsyad; Zahrida -
Journal of English Education and Teaching Vol 3, No 1 (2019)
Publisher : Universitas Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (331.572 KB) | DOI: 10.33369/jeet.3.1.29-41

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This research is aimed to find the most frequent type of discourse markers used in the argumentative essay and the differences in its use written by the first, third, and fifth semester students of English Education study program of Universitas Bengkulu. The documentation technique and checklist are used in this research. Thirty two argumentative essays written by English Education Study Program’s students were analyzed by using mix method quantitative and qualitative, along with descriptive approach. The results showed that the most frequent type of discourse markers used by English Education students is additive markers (58%). And the students have different amount of discourse markers in their writing where the third semester students used more discourse markers than the other two group of students (148). It is highly encouraged for English Education instructors to take teaching discourse markers specifically into account. It is also suggested for future researchers to further analyze the correct use of discourse markers in the argumentative essay written by English Education Study Program students of Universitas Bengkulu.
The Effect of Guided Question Technique on Students’ Writing Ability in Descriptive Text Rizka Indriani; zahrida .; Mei Hardiah
Journal of English Education and Teaching Vol 3, No 2 (2019)
Publisher : Universitas Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (311.406 KB) | DOI: 10.33369/jeet.3.2.216-229

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The objective of this research is to find out whether or not there is a significant effect using guided question technique on students’ writing ability in descriptive text. This research is a quasi experimental design. The population of this research is the seventh grade students at SMPN 3 Kota Bengkulu. The sample in this research are about 60 students divided into 2 classes, VII 2 consists of 30 students as the experimental group and VII 3 that consist of 30 students as the control group. The treatment is given only for the experimental group. The data are collected by using two writing tests: pre-test and post-test. The result of the research showed the mean score of experimental group (31.34) was higher than mean score of control group (23.35). This indicated that the guided question technique could give a significant positive effect to the students’ writing ability in descriptive text.
Types of Lexical Cohesion in Song Lyrics of The Greatest Showman Movie Soundtrack Album Sebrina Wijayanti; Zahrida Zahrida; Mulyadi Mulyadi
Journal of English Education and Teaching Vol 6, No 2 (2022)
Publisher : Universitas Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/jeet.6.2.222-234

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This research aim to finds out types and the most dominant of lexical cohesion used in the song lyrics The Greatest Showman movie soundtrack album. The methodology of this research is descriptive quantitative method. The objects of this research are 5 song lyrics in The Greatest Showman movie soundtrack album namely “A Million Dreams, Never Enough, This Is Me, The Other Side and Rewrite The Stars. The data were collected by using observation sheet and table checklist. The collected data were analyzed by using statistical formula. The result of this research showed that:1. All types of lexical cohesion namely repetition, synonym, superordinate, general words and collocation were found in the song lyrics The Greatest Showman movie soundtrack album. 2. The most dominant type of lexical cohesion is Repetition. It was concluded that repetition occurred dominantly because the composer or writer want to tell the reader and listener that the focus of discourse is in the words which have been repeated to emphasize certain meanings in order to attract attention listeners and to enhance beauty in songs.
Pronunciation Recognition of –ed Ending Words by the Students of English Education Study Program of the University of Bengkulu Khinanti Giantari; Syafrizal Sabarudin; Zahrida Zahrida
Journal of English Education and Teaching Vol 4, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/jeet.4.2.278-293

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This research concerned with the English Education Study Program students’ recognition in pronouncing –ed ending words and the English Education Study Program students’ recognition of different enrollments. This research was a descriptive quantitative research. In this research, form of –ed ending pronunciation test of written sentences was used. The words used in the test items which consist of 40 questions. The data of this research was analyzed by using qualitative and quantitative method. The results of this research shows that the recognition of the English Education Study Program students in pronouncing –ed ending words was low with 46.6 of the average mean score. It confirmed the previous study on the ability in pronouncing morphophonemic or –ed ending words by Ningrum (2019) which conducted in the same place. Furthermore, comparison of the test result among three enrollments of samples shows that different mean score of first and third semester is 1.6 points. It is similar to the different mean score of the first and fifth semester students is 1.4 points. While, the different mean score of the fifth and third semester students is 3 points. It can be concluded that there are not any significant differences between them.