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Muhammad Arbain
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EXPLORING THE ROLE OF MOTIVATION IN ENHANCING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ORAL PERFORMANCE IN EFL CLASSROOMS Fitra Ramadhani; Muhammad Arbain; Hartatya Novika
Intensive Journal Vol 3, No 1 (2020): April
Publisher : Universitas Islam Kalimantan Muhammad Arsyad Al Banjari

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31602/intensive.v3i1.2902

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This research is intended to find out the factors influencing the university students’ motivation in learning English speaking skill, and the efforts carried out to motivate the university students to speak English. The design employed in this research report belongs to descriptive research. The result of research finding concerning with some factors influencing the university students’ motivation in learning English speaking skill shows that students’ age gender has the highest percentage (97%), frequency of attendance and degree of students’ interest to oral expression (89%) and Students’ gender distribution(81%), whereas particularly dealing with students’ opinions about the most used teaching strategies (‘using materials (videos and music)’ and ‘group/pair work’) has the lowest percentage (21%). Meanwhile the result of research finding concerning with the strategies carried out to motivate the university students to speak English, degree of teaching strategies’ use has the highest percentage (99.9%).
THREE HIDDEN PROBLEMS FACED BY SECOND YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ON LISTENING SKILL Hartatya Novika; Muhammad Arbain; Yudha Aprizani
Intensive Journal Vol 3, No 1 (2020): April
Publisher : Universitas Islam Kalimantan Muhammad Arsyad Al Banjari

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31602/intensive.v3i1.2901

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This research is aimed at identifying the second-year university students’ perspective on the problems encountered in listening comprehension particularly dealing with listening task, effect of the problem and context. The design employed in this research belongs to descriptive research. 50 second-year university students were selected voluntarily. The research result showed problematic uses in which EFL learners have difficulties understanding listening text while the native speakers with varied and non-familiar accents. Besides, they were not able to understand meanings which are not pronounced clearly.