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Journal : ACITYA Journal of Teaching

Tenth Grade Students’ Ability in Writing Descriptive Text Using Magic Card Nurhayati Nurhayati; Sayit Abdul Karim; Budiarti Budiarti; Suryo Sudiro
Acitya: Journal of Teaching and Education Vol 4 No 1 (2022): Acitya: Journal of Teaching and Education
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (527.895 KB) | DOI: 10.30650/ajte.v4i1.3207

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English language teachers nowadays are challenged to present interesting and innovative ways of teaching English in order to motivate their students to learn. Magic card can be used as an alternative learning medium toward the students’ ability to write descriptive text. The present study attempts to figure out students’ ability in writing descriptive text utilizing magic card and to describe the students’ perceptions about the use of magic card in writing descriptive text. Therefore, a quantitative descriptive research design was applied. Furthermore, to obtain the data needed, a set of test and questionnaire were administered to 36 participants (29 females and 7 males) of the tenth-grade students. The findings revealed that the total mean of students’ ability was categorized into good criteria (84%). It means that the students’ ability in writing descriptive text is significantly improved. Moreover, the results of questionnaire showed that students like using magic card because magic card is an interesting medium which would make students enjoy in studying, active in writing and creative in thinking. Besides, magic card can enrich students’ vocabulary as it promotes students’ creativity.
Students’ Perceptions on the Use of Group Discussion Method towards English Speaking Proficiency Suryo Sudiro; Putri Lisa Anggraini; Metyana Setyorini; Aditama Bagus Antasari; Juhansar Juhansar
Acitya: Journal of Teaching and Education Vol 4 No 2 (2022): Acitya: Journal of Teaching and Education
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (1133.02 KB) | DOI: 10.30650/ajte.v4i2.3273

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The researchers place a great deal of emphasis on the Group Discussion Method since it is necessary for students towards their communication proficiency. Communication is an important element to achieve better understanding among communicators. Therefore, this present study aims to discover students’ perception of using the Group Discussion Method towards their proficiency in English speaking. This research relays on a quantitative descriptive research design using a questionnaire to collect data. The questionnaire was distributed online to thirty-four respondents. The respondents are fifth-semester students of the English Language Education Department of Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta who has learned English speaking using the Group Discussion Method. Data were analyzed using quantitative descriptive perceptions presentation. The research findings indicate that 80% of respondents state that Group Discussions Method is an interactive, friendly, innovative, and interaction-built approach between teacher and students. Besides, it also increases their English speaking proficiency since they are learning in a group where they are required to talk and discuss in English. This research is limited to small-scale respondents; thus, further researchers are recommended to conduct research with wide-scale respondents.