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Journal : Journal of English Language Teaching

The Use of Word Mapping to Activate Students’ Verbal Participation in Teaching Speaking at Tour and Travel Department of Vocational High School Vischa Mansyera Pratama; An Fauzia Rozani Syafei
Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 7, No 2 (2018)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Padang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (730.701 KB) | DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v7i2.9762

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This article aimed to describe the use of word mapping technique in teaching speaking for Tour and Travel Department Students of Vocational High School. Word mapping is a technique in teaching speaking that can engage students to speak intensively and to share their ideas in a fun way. This technique can be done by group and individual. Word Mapping is a technique that can motivate the students to share their ideas and speak in the teaching and learning process in describing tourism object and tourism destination. Word Mapping is a suitable technique that can be used in teaching speaking to tour and travel department students in vocational high school. It is an important technique that improves the way to record information, supports ideas, and enhances creative problem solving as they hold information in a format that the students’ mind finds easy to remember and quick to review. It makes easier for the students to share their ideas in speaking. Therefore, students will more active in teaching and learning process and give the good response to the material and topic that is taught by the teacher.
The Challenges of Writing Academic Article: Voices of Higher Education Students Violintikha Harmawan; Vischa Mansyera Pratama; Rahmi Fadilah
Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 12, No 2 (2023)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Padang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24036/jelt.v12i2.120892

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Academic writing is commonly characterized as scientific writing which is portrayed as an organized research practiced and utilized by researchers at higher education level. The purpose of the study is to investigate the challenges faced by students in the process of writing an academic article. This present study is a qualitative research that explores the voices of three higher education students toward challenges in writing an academic article. The data were analyzed descriptively and were divided into three big themes. The findings showed that the main challenges faced by students during the process of writing an academic article are grammatical structure, paraphrasing and organizing ideas. It is suggested that the teachers’ or lectures’ roles and support in process of writing is very important in order to build students’ motivation.