Agustinus Lumettu
Porodisa Learning Center Manado

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Teaching Tourism Communication Skills through Guessing Game at Porodisa Learning Center Manado Agustinus Lumettu; Treesje L Runtuwene; Robert D Towoliu
HOSPITALITI DAN PARIWISATA Vol 2 No 2 (2019): JURNAL HOSPITALITI DAN PARIWISATA
Publisher : PolimdoSains

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35729/jhp.v2i2.31

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Although English is taught in all levels of education in Indonesia starting from Primary Education, English command of the majority of students is poor after learning for at least 6 years during the Junior and Senior High School levels or for the total of 10 years for other students who study English starting from the third grade of Elementary School or even for 11 years for those who go to university and have English subject for two semesters. This poor result is, of course, caused by many factors such as the teacher, the student, the curriculum, the facility, the methodology, etc. Considering that methodology might be one of the causes of failure, the researchers applied guessing game in teaching communication skills at Porodisa Learning Center Manado. The objectives of this research are to find out whether Guessing Game (1) is effective to motivate the students to communicate in English, (2) can improve the students’ grammatical command, and (3) can increase the students’ vocabulary. The method used in this research was qualitative method and the data analysis used was descriptive qualitative method. The data were collected through guided interview, observation and documentation while the sample was taken using purposive sampling technique. The results of the research show that: Guessing game is very effective for teaching communication skills. This game can also improve the learner’s grammatical command and it is also useful for increasing the learners’ vocabulary.
Pengembangan Keterampilan Academic English Writing Mahasiswa Semester IV Jurusan Pariwisata Politeknik Negeri Manado Melalui Metode Penerjamahan Agustinus Lumettu
HOSPITALITI DAN PARIWISATA Vol 3 No 1 (2020): JURNAL HOSPITALITI DAN PARIWISATA
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35729/jhp.v3i1.34

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English competence is determined by its grammar mastery, more specifically Academic English Competence. In daily conversation, mastery of grammar is not the key point but in Academic English, the mastery of grammatical sentences is an important aspect. The general objective of this research is to prepare the higher semester students to master Academic English in order that they pass the test for further studies both in domestic and foreign universities as well as pass the test for employment recruitment both in public and private sectors that require good Academic English mastery. The specific objective of this research is to enable the target students to fulfill the requirements for undertaking internship in foreign countries and write internship report in English as well as write the Final Project / Skripsi in English. The method used in developing the students’ Academic Writing Skill is Translation Method since this method provides ample grammatical exercises starting from sentence level translation , paragraph level translation and essay level translation as well as vocabulary practice .Further, the students are given examples of ideas in writing sentences, paragraphs and essays. Finally the students are trained to write tourism topics directly in English without depending on translation. The method of this research is Qualitative method. The results of research show that translation Method is very effective in developing the students’ Academic Writing Skills. The final test average score obtained by the Experimental group is 23 % higher than that of the Control group.