Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

ENHANCING THE TENTH GRADERS’ READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH K-W-L STRATEGY WITH TWIN-TEXTS AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN PALEMBANG PERDANA, JOSI EKA PANTARA; MIRIZON, SONI; ZURAIDA, ZURAIDA

Publisher :

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to find out: (1) whether or not there is any significant difference in students’ reading comprehension achievement after they are taught through K-W-L strategy with twin-texts and (2) whether or not there is any significant difference in students’ reading comprehension achievement between the students who are taught through K-W-L strategy with twin-texts and those who are not. The sample of this research was 64 tenth graders of one high school in Palembang, which were divided into control group and experimental group; each group consisted of 32 students. The technique of selecting the sample was purposive sampling. The data were obtained through reading comprehension test and were analyzed by using paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. The result of this study showed that (1) the mean difference in posttest and pretest of experimental group was 12.29 and p value <0.05. It means that there was a significant difference in reading comprehension achievement after the students were taught through K-W-L strategy with twin-texts, (2) the mean difference between posttest of both experimental group and control group was 11.688 and p value <0.05. It means that there was a significant difference in reading comprehension achievement between the students who were taught through K-W-L with twin-texts and those who were not. In conclusion, teaching reading comprehension through K-W-L strategy with twin-texts was effective to enhance students’ reading comprehension achievement.
ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS USED AT BANYUASIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS: BASED ON CURRICULUM 2013 Wahyudi, Agus; Mirizon, Soni; Inderawati, Rita
English Community Journal Vol 2, No 1 (2018): English Community Journal
Publisher : English Education Study Program Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to find out (a) to what extent the English textbooks used by the public senior high schools in Banyuasin matched the requirements of Curriculum 2013, (b) which textbooks met the objectives of TEFL based on Curriculum 2013, (c) what were the teachers’ perceptions of the English textbooks used by the public senior high schools in Banyuasin, (d) what were general qualities found out in the textbooks. Descriptive analytics and quantitative method were used in this research The samples were 22 teachers of English who taught at public senior high schools in Banyuasin. The data were based on (1) documentation, in terms of three English textbooks, (2) three questionnaires were used, a checklist for raters, teachers evaluation, and teachers ideas about general qualities. The results showed that (a) those three textbooks matched the requirement of the 2013 Curriculum, (b) the highest occurrence of the Kemendikbud textbook was 4.33 (good), Bumi Aksara was 3.87 (good), Erlangga was 3.49 (adequate) based on the scale which meant the textbooks met the objectives of TEFL stated in the newest curriculum, (c) teachers’ perceptions of the SMAN English textbooks were positive based on the requirements in the questionnaire of the three textbooks they evaluated, (d) there were some general qualities found out in the textbooks. Then, those three textbooks were recommended to use in the teaching and learning process.
ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS USED AT BANYUASIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS: BASED ON CURRICULUM 2013 Wahyudi, Agus; Mirizon, Soni; Inderawati, Rita
English Community Journal Vol 2, No 1 (2018): English Community Journal
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32502/ecj.v2i1.1009

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to find out (a) to what extent the English textbooks used by the public senior high schools in Banyuasin matched the requirements of Curriculum 2013, (b) which textbooks met the objectives of TEFL based on Curriculum 2013, (c) what were the teachers’ perceptions of the English textbooks used by the public senior high schools in Banyuasin, (d) what were general qualities found out in the textbooks. Descriptive analytics and quantitative method were used in this research The samples were 22 teachers of English who taught at public senior high schools in Banyuasin. The data were based on (1) documentation, in terms of three English textbooks, (2) three questionnaires were used, a checklist for raters, teacher's evaluation, and teacher's ideas about general qualities. The results showed that (a) those three textbooks matched the requirement of the 2013 Curriculum, (b) the highest occurrence of the Kemendikbud textbook was 4.33 (good), Bumi Aksara was 3.87 (good), Erlangga was 3.49 (adequate) based on the scale which meant the textbooks met the objectives of TEFL stated in the newest curriculum, (c) teachers’ perceptions of the SMAN English textbooks were positive based on the requirements in the questionnaire of the three textbooks they evaluated, (d) there were some general qualities found out in the textbooks. Then, those three textbooks were recommended to use in the teaching and learning process.
INTERLANGUAGE ANALYSIS OF SYNTACTIC AND DICTION ERRORS FOUND IN THESES WRITTEN BY MAGISTER STUDENTS Handayani, Rindu; Ihsan, Diemroh; Mirizon, Soni
International Journal of Indonesian Education and Teaching (IJIET) Vol 3, No 1 (2019): January 2019
Publisher : Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (965.125 KB) | DOI: 10.24071/ijiet.v3i1.1713

Abstract

Postgraduate students are expected to show more advanced writing skill than others. However, the writer observed that they still made some errors in their thesis writing. Having reread the theses written by graduate students, Linguistic Surface Category and Surface Strategy Taxonomy proposed by Dulay, Burt &amp; Krashen were utilized to analyze the data. It was found that syntactic errors (89%) such as subject-verb agreement (15.42%), tenses (15.71%), redundancy (13.14%), article (7.71%), and pluralization (6.28%) are the most frequent errors occured. While lexical errors (11%) such as wrong selection of verb (5.14%) and adjective (3.14%) also still made by graduate students. The study revealed that intralingual interference still be the cause of the blunders in writing a thesis.  It is hoped that the present study could  initiate university students to contemplate that self-correction and self-awareness in making errors in scholarly writing are essential. Emphasizing more assignments in academic writing can be applied by the lecturers of higher education know  students’ ability and  train students to write academically. Faculty of teacher training of education should afford students with seminars and workshop  of  academic writing to motivate them to write and enhance their knowledge about academic writing.DOI: doi.org/10.24071/ijiet.2019.030110
STUDENTS’ SPECIFIC COMPREHENSION SKILLS IN ENGLISH BASED ON SCHOOL LOCATIONS, GRADES, AND GENDER Mirizon, Soni; Diem, Chuzaimah Dahlan; Vianty, Machdalena
Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics Vol 7, No 3 (2018): Vol. 7 No. 3, January 2018
Publisher : Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17509/ijal.v7i3.9799

Abstract

Having good English proficiency is a necessity in the 21st century and students’ comprehension skills must be identified before any teaching is done. Studies that investigate students’ comprehension skills have been conducted over years but the one related to students’ specific comprehension skills in terms of their school locations, grade levels, and gender has not been much discussed. This study aims at investigating 355 junior high school students’ specific comprehension skills as measured by 18 assessments of Warncke Informal Comprehension Assessment (WICA) Instruments (Warncke Shipman, 1984) based on their school locations (City-based District—CBD, the district which has all levels of education—ALED, and underprivileged-based district—UBD) of Palembang City, grade levels (7th, 8th, 9th) and gender in a developing country context. The findings show that students’ comprehension achievement is in average level with those from CBD neighborhood have better mean score than those from the other two locations respectively and higher graders have higher achievements. In terms of gender, females is better than that of males. While the highest students’ achievements are on multiple meanings and context and details, the lowest one is on affixes, and the most influential factors on comprehension are school locations and grades. These results lead to the conclusion that students’ comprehension should be enhanced and good school environment provided. It also suggests that the degree of difficulty of the materials match students’ grade-level and students be taught using more innovating strategies to achieve the best comprehension and eventually applicable outcome.   
DEVELOPING LEARNING MEDIA OF RECOUNT TEXTS FOR VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Novita Sari; Soni Mirizon; Rita Inderawati
English Review: Journal of English Education Vol 9, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/erjee.v9i2.4351

Abstract

This study was aimed to develop interactive multimedia of recount texts in teaching English in one Public Vocational High School in Palembang. In specific, this study was intended to see whether or not the developed interactive multimedia had validity, practicality, and potential effect. The subject of the study was the tenth-graders of Multimedia Study Program of the school. This development research applied Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) design. The formative evaluation was done through one to one evaluation, small group evaluation, and field test. The findings showed that the validity mean score of the developed product was 3.71, categorized as very high validity level. The practicality mean score in one-to-one evaluation was 3.69, in small group evaluation was 3.65, and in field test was 81.37, categorized as very high practicality level. The material of the reading test also had potential effect. It pointed out that there were 33 participants (94.28%) out of 35 participants in the test of reading achieved the minimum mastery criterion, which was 71.
CHARACTER BUILDING IMPLANTED IN ENGLISH LESSONS AS PRESCRIBED IN 2013 CURRICULUM Ira Audina Pratiwi; Soni Mirizon; Rita Inderawati
English Review: Journal of English Education Vol 9, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/erjee.v9i2.4371

Abstract

This study aimed at finding out the English teachers’ understanding of character building prescribed in 2013 Curriculum, the integration of character building in English teaching and learning, the reasons teachers apply certain character(s), and the challenges of the integration of character building in English teaching and learning. This is a qualitative study in a case study design. The participants were two English teachers of secondary school in Palembang. The data were collected through questionnaire, interview, observation, and documentation. The data of this study were analyzed qualitatively. The data obtained from the observations and interviews were analyzed through thematic analysis by identifying, classifying, arranging, and clarifying them. Data from documentation were read thoroughly and matched with criteria set. Data from questionnaire were classified based on the frequency of characters taught during classroom teaching. The results revealed that in understanding the character, the teachers were in the level of good and fair. It was found that there were 15 out of 18 characters taught, mostly in implicit manner; only 6 characters were explicitly mentioned in each lesson plan. The reason of applying the characters was due to the characters recommended matched with teaching materials taught. Teachers encountered challenges in determining the recommended character to teach and in managing students’ different characteristics
DEVELOPING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA FOR TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS BASED ON PALEMBANG LOCAL CULTURE Ria Elviana; Rita Inderawati; Soni Mirizon
Indonesian EFL Journal Vol 6, No 1 (2020)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/ieflj.v6i1.2634

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the validity, practicality, and potential effect of the developed interactive multimedia for teaching descriptive texts based on Palembang local culture. With Research and Development (RD) study, this research procedure was adapted from ADDIE model consisted of five phases, i.e. analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. In evaluation phase, formative evaluation which consisted of self-evaluation, expert review, one to one evaluation, small group evaluation, and field test. Formative evaluation was conducted to see the validity, practicality, and potential effect of the product. Validity was evaluated in expert review phase for its content, construct, and media. Based on experts review the result showed that the average score of all aspects of the developed product was 3.58 which can be categorized as very highly valid. The practicality was evaluated in one to one evaluation and small group evaluation. The result showed that the product was very highly practical since the average score in both phases were 3.69 and 3.74 respectively. The potential effect was evaluated in the field test. The product also had very high potential effect after being tried out in the field test as 100 % of the students achieved the minimum mastery criterion which was 75. In conclusion, the developed product was potentially effective to be applied for the tenth grade students.Keywords: development research; interactive multimedia; descriptive texts; Palembang local culture
TEACHERS’ BELIEFS AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES IN TEACHING CONTENT SUBJECTS THROUGH EMI Ulfah Oktaviani; Soni Mirizon; Machdalena Vianty
English Review: Journal of English Education Vol 10, No 1 (2021)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/erjee.v10i1.5399

Abstract

The urge of 4.0 industrial revolutions has made the growth of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in the educational field unbearable. The beliefs of EMI more or less would give a contribution to the teaching and learning process. This study aimed to investigate teachers’ beliefs towards EMI, to find out how the beliefs reflect in their classroom practices, and the challenges that teachers encounter in teaching content subjects through EMI. The qualitative in case study design was applied and questionnaires, observation, and interviews were used to collect the data. The observations and interviews data were analyzed through thematic analysis and the questionnaire data were analyzed by using descriptive statistical analysis. The findings of this study showed that most content subject teachers at SIS Palembang had a strong belief towards EMI. In the classroom practices, it was found that all teachers put into practiced what they believed in teaching content subjects through EMI such as they used English during the class, applied some strategies to illustrate new vocabulary, used prescribed teacher guide books, provided clear and explicit instructions, engaged the students, delivered the content greatly, and rarely did the code switching, The challenges they encountered in teaching content subjects through EMI included language barriers, class discussion engagement, and lesson preparation.
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT MATERIALS BASED ON PALEMBANG LOCAL CULTURE BY IMPLEMENTING LSLC FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND LEARNING Nurlista Iryanti; Rita Inderawati; Soni Mirizon
English Review: Journal of English Education Vol 9, No 2 (2021)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/erjee.v9i2.4361

Abstract

Lesson study learning community (LSLC) is one of the various innovations to make students have a good quality in learning in this 21st-century era. The objective of the study was to produce a learning trajectory in English which can help students in learning descriptive text material through LSLC in the classroom. This study used design research method type validation study. The participants were 32 seventh-grade students and English teachers of SMP Negeri 18 Palembang. The data were collected through interview, observation, documentation, and field notes. The results of the study revealed the teachers did not implement the application of lesson study learning community based on the appropriate stages. Somehow, in the process of lesson study, some difficulties were discovered. From the result of interview and observation, some problems in implementing were still found due to the limitation of the time, and the teacher’s commitment during the implementation. However, the lesson study helps students to understand learning through collaboration.