Syamsiah Depalina Siregar
Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Mandailing Natal

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Modified Picture Series through Hot Potatoes in Increasing Students’ Reading Comprehension Syamsiah Depalina Siregar
English Education : English Journal for Teaching and Learning Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Padangsidimpuan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24952/ee.v8i2.3234

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This article describes pictures series modified using digital text through Hot Potatoes. Classroom action research is used to discover the process of improving text reading comprehension by modifying serial images using digital text. The classroom action research used consisted of two cycles. The instrument used in this study was a written test in the form of an essay using the hot potatoes application, observation sheets and questionnaires with the help of Google forms and conversations with the help of voice messages on the WhatsApp application. The findings in this article are that in the new normal era, students are faced with new habits of learning with the help of the internet with various applications. Therefore, there is a new climate that emerges in the learning process itself, from refusing to be comfortable with online learning habits. Educators must be more creative in creating learning activities in this network, so as to improve students' learning abilities, especially reading skills.
Using Application Based on Smartphone Android “Hello English” To Increase Students’ English Competency Syamsiah Depalina Siregar; Siti Meutia Sari; Diena Fitria Simamora
English Education : English Journal for Teaching and Learning Vol 8, No 01 (2020)
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Padangsidimpuan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24952/ee.v8i01.2677

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This research was conducted in increasing the students’ English comprehension. They are not English department the students. The using of Hello English Application Based on Android Smartphone available in online or offline, the students can use it in everywhere. The research use action research. Plans made such as the use of Android-based Hello English Application and research instruments as learning support. This action research starts from planning, acting, reflecting and evaluating. It consists of six meetings with 3 cycles. The implementation of learning goes well with starting activities, core activities (introduction and use of Hello English Application(and closing activities (giving posttest question). The first cycle, the students still confused with the app, it might them got low score. At the second cycle, the researcher gave the video tutorial about the app, therefore the students more relax and they got good score. In the third cycle, the students enjoyed with the app and got better score and brave follow the online match in the app. The result showed that there is improvement on the students’ comprehension with English in every meeting. This showed that the use of Hello English Application has an effect of increasing the students’ competency in learning English.