Wahyudin Wahyudin
English Education Study Program, Teacher Training and Education Faculty Tadulako University, Indonesia

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PROBLEM FACED BY THE RURAL AREA STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH SPEAKING Zarah Amelia H. Basri; Sriati Usman; Abdul Kamaruddin; Wahyudin Wahyudin
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 10 No. 3 (2022)
Publisher : Tadulako University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (324.041 KB) | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v10i3.3180

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This research focuses on students who live in rural areas in learning English speaking. The objective of the research is to find out the problems in speaking skills and to find out the causes of speaking problems in speaking skills encountered by the eighth-grade students of MTs.Muhammadiyah Tolitoli. MTs Muhammadiyah School was located in Baolan district, Tolitoli regency, in Central Sulawesi. The method of this research is qualitative research method while the sample of this research was the eighth-grade students of MTs. Muhammadiyah Tolitoli was chosen by convenience sampling. Observation, interviews, and Questionnaires were the tools of data collection. Based on the data collected from questionnaires, interviews, and observations, it was found that skill factors are the most dominant problem than knowledge factors. It was found that 80% were problems with lack of confidence, 60% were problems with less motivation, and 60 % had problems with feeling shy in learning English speaking. It is followed by the knowledge factor which means a percentage of 72% the aspect of knowledge in learning speaking, 56% pronunciation, and 52% lack of vocabulary. The causes of speaking problems encountered by the eighth-grade students of MTs. Muhammadiyah Tolitoli is inhibition, environment, and mother tongue used.
INVESTIGATING TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY Trisna Kurniawati; Rifiqoh Rifiqoh; Wahyudin Wahyudin
e-Journal of ELTS (English Language Teaching Society) Vol. 10 No. 3 (2022)
Publisher : Tadulako University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (216.954 KB) | DOI: 10.22487/elts.v10i3.3186

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The purposes of the research are two folds: to find out the vocabulary teaching strategies used by the English teachers at SMP Negeri 6 Palu, and to identify the reasons of implementing the strategies in the classroom. This research used qualitative research design. The participants of this research were three English teachers. In collecting the data, the instruments used were observation and interview. The data were analyzed by using descriptive analysis. The findings showed that there were some teaching strategies used by the teachers in teaching vocabulary. The strategies used by the English teachers in teaching vocabulary were: (1) the use of game like guessing game and dictation (by relying on learning topic), (2) reading textbook, (3) translation (by looking up dictionary), and (4) asking question. The main reason of implementing teaching strategies was, they wanted to make the students active in the class. The basic consideration as an active facilitator in choosing the teaching strategies was to make classroom atmosphere that can make the students interact freely with each other in achieving learning goals