Maizarah Maizarah
Islamic University of Indragiri

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A Study on the Students’ Reading Comprehension at the First Semester of Management Program at Islamic University of Indragiri Tembilahan Maizarah Maizarah
Wiralodra English Journal Vol. 2 No. 1 (2018): Wiralodra English Journal
Publisher : Universitas Wiralodra

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/wej.v2i1.21

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The problem in this study was the students’ reading comprehension on the first semester of Management Program at Islamic University of Indragiri Tembilahan. This research only used one variable was reading comprehension. The research method used in this study was a descriptive research. The purpose of this study was to know the students’ reading comprehension on the first semester of Management program at Islamic University of Indragiri Tembilahan. The total of the population used in this study were 163 students, the technique was used to take the sample is random sampling, the sample of this study was 25% from the population were 41 students. In collecting the data, the researcher used a reading test. After the data has been collected, the result of test shows that the students’ reading comprehension was categorized as Average to Good because 59,39 in range 51-75, it is mean that the students should be improve their reading comprehension to be better than it.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING COLLABORATIVE WRITING METHOD TOWARD STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL OF RECOUNT TEXT AT EIGHTH GRADE SMPN 2 TEMBILAHAN Maizarah Maizarah
EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 1 No. 2 (2017): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature and Lingu
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/eji.v1i2.215

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The objective of this study is to find out whether there is any significant effect between writing skill of recount text of students who are taught using Collaborative Writing and those who are taught without it and to find out the effectiveness of Collaborative Writing toward students’ writing skill of recount text at eight grade of SMP N 2 Tembilahan. The writer gave a writing test to gather the data. There were two test; pre test and post test. The formula that was used to analyze the data was t-test. The obtained t-observed was 2.79, whereas the t-table was 2.02 for a= 5%. The t-observed score was higher than the t-table (2.79> 2.02). It was meant that Ha was accepted while Ho was rejected. Since the t-observed score was higher than the t-table, the collaborative writing was an effective method for improving students’ recount writing in SMPN 2 Tembilahan. Based on the finding, the writer assumes that collaborative writing may be used as one of an alternative method in teaching writing of recount text.
READING DIFFICULTIES ON EFL LEARNERS: (A CASE STUDY ON THE FIRST SEMESTER OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF INDRAGIRI TEMBILAHAN) Maizarah Maizarah
EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 2 No. 1 (2018): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature and Lingu
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/eji.v2i1.232

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The problem in this study was the students’ reading difficulties on EFL Learners. This study only used one variable. The research method used in this study was a descriptive research. The purpose of this study was to know the students’ reading difficulties in English as a foreign language at the first semester of Management Program at Islamic University of Indragiri Tembilahan. The total of the population used in this study were 163 students, the technique was used to take the sample is random sampling, the sample of this study was 25% from the population were 41 students. In collecting the data, the researcher used a close-ended questionnaire and an open-ended questionnaire. After the data has been collected, the result of close-ended questionnaire shows that the most problem is faced by the students related to oral reading difficulties is lacking fluency, as many as 31 students (75,6%) say yes. While, the most problem is faced by the students related to reading comprehension difficulties is inability to understand what has been read due to limited knowledge of vocabulary, as many as 28 students (68,3%) say yes. In addition, the result of open-ended questionnaire are: 1) Some of English words are difficult to pronounce and some of English words are not difficult to pronounce, 2) English words can be difficult to pronounce because of the different writing and the way to pronounce it. 3) The difficulty to pronounce the English words was caused by the English word did not use in their daily activity. 4) English words are difficulties to read with appropriate speed, it is caused by the lack practice of reading sentences in English, 5) The difficulties to understand the word or English sentence because the lack of vocabularies. 6) The biggest reading difficulty in English for most of the studetns were difficult to pronounce the english words and difficult to understand the meaning of English words/sentences, 7) the way to overcome the difficulties in their reading were increase the reading practice and memorize the vocabularies.
THE ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING READING SKILL FOR EFL STUDENTS Maizarah Maizarah
EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature and Lingu
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/eji.v2i2.234

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Reading is one of the important skill should be taught by EFL students, because through reading students will get many informations about anything. But, the problem is they complicated to understand the text was given by the teacher. The EFL students getting confuse to comprehend what the information of the reading text that actually wants to be delivered by the writer. It was indicated by the lack of vocabularies, less of background knowledge, and the different of English language structure with their first language or their mother tongue. In this case, the EFL students need an appropriate strategy to solve their problem. The teacher must apply some appropriate strategies to teach reading in order to make the reading activities in classroom become interesting in order to EFL students have the way to comprehend the text easily. Therefore, this article explains some alternative stratetegies that can be applied by the teachers to improve the students’ reading skill.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING COLLABORATIVE WRITING METHOD TOWARD STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL OF RECOUNT TEXT AT EIGHTH GRADE SMPN 2 TEMBILAHAN Maizarah Maizarah
EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 1 No. 2 (2017): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu
Publisher : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/eji.v1i2.215

Abstract

The objective of this study is to find out whether there is any significant effect between writing skill of recount text of students who are taught using Collaborative Writing and those who are taught without it and to find out the effectiveness of Collaborative Writing toward students’ writing skill of recount text at eight grade of SMP N 2 Tembilahan. The writer gave a writing test to gather the data. There were two test; pre test and post test. The formula that was used to analyze the data was t-test. The obtained t-observed was 2.79, whereas the t-table was 2.02 for a= 5%. The t-observed score was higher than the t-table (2.79> 2.02). It was meant that Ha was accepted while Ho was rejected. Since the t-observed score was higher than the t-table, the collaborative writing was an effective method for improving students’ recount writing in SMPN 2 Tembilahan. Based on the finding, the writer assumes that collaborative writing may be used as one of an alternative method in teaching writing of recount text.
READING DIFFICULTIES ON EFL LEARNERS: (A CASE STUDY ON THE FIRST SEMESTER OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF INDRAGIRI TEMBILAHAN) Maizarah Maizarah
EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 2 No. 1 (2018): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu
Publisher : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/eji.v2i1.232

Abstract

The problem in this study was the students’ reading difficulties on EFL Learners. This study only used one variable. The research method used in this study was a descriptive research. The purpose of this study was to know the students’ reading difficulties in English as a foreign language at the first semester of Management Program at Islamic University of Indragiri Tembilahan. The total of the population used in this study were 163 students, the technique was used to take the sample is random sampling, the sample of this study was 25% from the population were 41 students. In collecting the data, the researcher used a close-ended questionnaire and an open-ended questionnaire. After the data has been collected, the result of close-ended questionnaire shows that the most problem is faced by the students related to oral reading difficulties is lacking fluency, as many as 31 students (75,6%) say yes. While, the most problem is faced by the students related to reading comprehension difficulties is inability to understand what has been read due to limited knowledge of vocabulary, as many as 28 students (68,3%) say yes. In addition, the result of open-ended questionnaire are: 1) Some of English words are difficult to pronounce and some of English words are not difficult to pronounce, 2) English words can be difficult to pronounce because of the different writing and the way to pronounce it. 3) The difficulty to pronounce the English words was caused by the English word did not use in their daily activity. 4) English words are difficulties to read with appropriate speed, it is caused by the lack practice of reading sentences in English, 5) The difficulties to understand the word or English sentence because the lack of vocabularies. 6) The biggest reading difficulty in English for most of the studetns were difficult to pronounce the english words and difficult to understand the meaning of English words/sentences, 7) the way to overcome the difficulties in their reading were increase the reading practice and memorize the vocabularies.
THE ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING READING SKILL FOR EFL STUDENTS Maizarah Maizarah
EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature, and Lingu
Publisher : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/eji.v2i2.234

Abstract

Reading is one of the important skill should be taught by EFL students, because through reading students will get many informations about anything. But, the problem is they complicated to understand the text was given by the teacher. The EFL students getting confuse to comprehend what the information of the reading text that actually wants to be delivered by the writer. It was indicated by the lack of vocabularies, less of background knowledge, and the different of English language structure with their first language or their mother tongue. In this case, the EFL students need an appropriate strategy to solve their problem. The teacher must apply some appropriate strategies to teach reading in order to make the reading activities in classroom become interesting in order to EFL students have the way to comprehend the text easily. Therefore, this article explains some alternative stratetegies that can be applied by the teachers to improve the students’ reading skill.