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STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING PAIRED CONJUNCTION IN SIMPLE SENTENCE Marini Marini; Melda Yeni; Samsul Amri
J-Shelves of Indragiri (JSI) Vol 1 No 2 (2020): J-SHELVES OF INDRAGIRI (JSI)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/jsi.v1i2.1056

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The goal of this research is to know the students' ability in using paired conjunction in a simple sentence. Based on the limitation of the problem, the researchers limit the problem in using paired conjunction just focuses on the use of not only ..... but also, both ..... and, either ..... or, and neither ..... nor. Before doing the research, the researchers observed to know the number of classes in the eighth grade of SMP PGRI Tembilahan. The number of eighth-grade students just consists of one class, namely Class A. The population of this research was all of the eighth-grade students because the sample of population less than 100 the researcher used total sampling technique. The researchers used a quantitative method to get the data needed. The research instrument is tested and collected by students’ test scores where they were asked to identify the paired conjunction in a simple sentence with the total correct paired conjunction (30). So that, each correct paired conjunction was scored by 3.3. Based on the result of the test, the mean score of their ability in using paired conjunction is 70.62. It is categorized good level, which includes in the interval 61-80. Where there are no students who got in a very good score, five students obtained a good score and there is no gained in enough, poor, and very poor score. So, based on that explanation, it can be concluded that their ability in using paired conjunction in the simple sentence at eighth grade of SMP PGRI Tembilahan include in the average was enough and understanding to use paired conjunction.
IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILL OF REPORT TEXT USING FINDING MISSING INFORMATION TECHNIQUE AT THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MA SHABILAL HUDHA SUNGAI EMPAT Ana Setiawati; Melda Yeni; Sri Erma Purwanti
J-Shelves of Indragiri (JSI) Vol 2 No 1 (2020): J-SHELVES OF INDRAGIRI (JSI)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/jsi.v2i1.1477

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This study aims at improving students' speaking skills in using English with the approach of finding missing information techniques in the report text in the tenth grade of MA Shabilul Hudha Sungai Empat. In learning English, especially those that focus on their learning abilities, making these they become brave enough to express or not dare to use and communicate using English is because they feel ashamed of their classmates and their habit of using mother tongue conversation. This research is a classroom action research, where the implementation time is one month or four meetings starting from April 13, 2019, to April 24, 2019, with participants in the tenth grade MA Shabilul Hudha Sungai Empat totaling 30 students in the data collection process; the researcher used tests to students in the form of report texts and the form of observations of students and teachers. The field data analysis results obtained students' value in the first cycle test with an average value of 68.07, so this study used two cycles for the assessment of students' speaking skills. In the second cycle test, the average score was 75.84; in other words, the study using learning methods finding missing information techniques to improve the speaking skills of tenth graders Shabilul Hudha Sungai Empat can improve students' speaking skills. Therefore, using learning methods to find missing information techniques is useful for improving students' speaking skills.
STUDENTS’ SELF EFFICACY IN SPEAKING ENGLISH Desma Ayuni Lestari; Melda Yeni; Sri Erma Purwanti
J-Shelves of Indragiri (JSI) Vol 2 No 1 (2020): J-SHELVES OF INDRAGIRI (JSI)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/jsi.v2i1.1478

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The purpose of this research is to determine how students' self-efficacy in speaking English at the second grade of computer and network engineering in SMKN 01 Kempas. This research is categorized as descriptive research. It was done at second grade of computer and network engineering, consisting of 30 students, 17 male, and 13 female. The instrument used was a questionnaire. After the data collected, the results obtained are the percentage of students' self-efficacy in speaking English from 37.50% to 67.85% of students studied online due to the corona pandemic, only 21 students participated in answering the questionnaire. one student has a low category,13 student have a medium category, and three student have a good category.
A STUDY ON THE STUDENT’S LEARNING STRATEGIES IN READING COMPREHENSION AT ELEVENTH GRADE OF IPS OF SMA TRI TUNGGAL PULAU BURUNG Desmita Wulandari; Melda Yeni; Samsul Amri
J-Shelves of Indragiri (JSI) Vol 2 No 1 (2020): J-SHELVES OF INDRAGIRI (JSI)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/jsi.v2i1.1479

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The primary purpose of this study was to determine students' learning strategies in reading comprehension. This research was conducted at the eleventh grade of IPS of SMA Tri Tunggal Pulau Burung. This type of research is descriptive and uses total sampling techniques in determining research samples. This study's population was 53 students, and researchers took 30 students from them to be sampled in this study. Data collecting techniques use questionnaires from the questionnaire to find out the strategy in reading it. Then, this research shows that the value of students strategies in reading is mean values with result of cognitive strategies 37.93 % at Low category, metacognitive strategies 33.5 % at Low category, socio-affective strategies 33.2 % at Low category. From this study, it can be concluded that the students learning strategies in reading comprehension at the eleventh grade of IPS of Tri Tunggal Pulau Burung are in a low category. Findings showed that the students use cognitive strategies in reading comprehension at the eleventh grade of IPS of SMA Tri Tunggal Pulau burung.
THE FACTORS OF STUDENTS’ SILENCE IN THE ENGLISH SPEAKING CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE AT ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMKN 1 TEMBILAHAN Anjas Pratama; Sri Erma Purwanti; Melda Yeni
J-Shelves of Indragiri (JSI) Vol 2 No 2 (2021): J-SHELVES OF INDRAGIRI (JSI)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/jsi.v2i2.1556

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The phenomenon of silent students often occurs in the learning process of English, especially in English speaking classes, where students do not respond to the teacher when the learning process is running, so this interferes with the smooth learning process. This study aims to determine the factors that cause students to be silent when learning in English speaking class and determine the dominant factor in the eleventh grade of SMKN 1 Tembilahan. This research is a quantitative descriptive study. This research instrument uses a questionnaire that contains 20 statements. Moreover, the total population is 459 students, and the total samples taken 25% of the total population, as many as 116 students. The sampling technique in this study was random sampling. The sample used in this study was the 11th-grade students of all departments in the SMKN 1 Tembilahan school. Based on calculating students' responses to 20 questionnaire statements, it was found that ten factors caused students to be silent when learning English. They are inadequate vocabulary, the inability to manage vocabulary, lack of understanding of English grammar, unconfident in their abilities, afraid of making mistakes, lack of pronunciation, feeling nervous while speaking, getting difficulty in understanding English material, afraid of being criticized, and feeling embarrassed to speak in front of the class. While the dominant factor comes from the indicator (students' proficiency), which has 4 points, the first point is that grammar understanding is still lacking, then the second point is a lack of self-confidence, and for the third and fourth points, they have the same point which is about vocabulary. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the ten statements above are the factors that cause students to stay silent in learning English and the dominant. They come from the indicators (students' proficiency) in the eleventh grade of SMKN 1 Tembilahan, as the researcher explained above.
A STUDY ON STUDENTS’ SCANNING ABILITY IN READING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT SECOND YEAR OF SMPN 1 TEMBILAHAN Rusnida Rusnida; Melda Yeni
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
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/eji.v1i2.224

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The main purpose of this study was to know the students’ scanning ability in reading descriptive text. This research was conducted in the second year of SMPN 1 Tembilahan in November 2016. It was a descriptive research and used random sampling technique in selecting the sample. The total of the population in this research were 201 students and the researcher took 100 students or half of them to be the sample in this research. The data were collected by using a test in multiple choices. By the test, the researcher got the result that the students are able to find out the name of persons, numeric data, and the name of the place in reading descriptive text with the total mean score is 82.3 or in Very Good category level. The mean score of students’ scanning ability in reading descriptive text is different in each indicator, the students’ scanning ability in finding out name of person in reading descriptive text was 73.39, the students’ scanning ability in finding out numeric data in reading descriptive text was 83.14, and the students’ scanning ability in finding out name of place in reading descriptive text was 89.95. As a conclusion, by scanning the students understood and were able to find out the name of the person, numeric data, and the name of the place in reading descriptive text.
FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS’ LISTENING COMPREHENSION AT THE FOURTH SEMESTER ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM OF UNISI TEMBILAHAN Mukhdar Mukhdar; Melda Yeni
EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 3 No. 1 (2019): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature and Lingu
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/eji.v3i1.467

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This research was done because the researchers found that most of the students' listening comprehension of the fourth semester was low. Therefore, the researchers decided to conduct research about factors that causing it. So that the researchers want to find out students' listening comprehension factors at English study program of UNISI. This aim was achieved through a descriptive qualitative design. The sample of this research was the students of the fourth semester of English Study Program of UNISI. They consist of 13 students. They were chosen by using total sampling technique. By conducting this research, the researcher found that there are three factors influencing students’ listening comprehension at the fourth semester of English Study Program of UNISI, they are reduced form, colloquial language and rate of the delivery. It can be interpreted that their low result in listening to English monologue text was because of those factors.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON LISTENING TO ENGLISH MONOLOGUE Melda Yeni
EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 1 No. 1 (2017): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature and Lingu
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/eji.v1i1.492

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Perception toward a material taught in the classroom is crucial to be investigated in which it influences the result of learning. The objective of this study is to identify students’ perception of listening to English Monologue in the fifth semester of English Study Program of UNISI. This aim was achieved through a descriptive qualitative design. The sample of this research was the students in the fifth semester of English Study Program of UNISI Tembilahan. They consist of 25 students. By conducting this research, the researcher found that students’ perception of listening to English monologue in the fifth semester of English Study Program of UNSI is categorized into less level. It can be interpreted that listening to monologue is difficult. Therefore, based on this result, the researcher assumed that the students’ low result is caused by their less perception of listening to monologue.
STUDENTS' SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING IN LISTENING CLASS Melda Yeni
EJI (English Journal of Indragiri) : Studies in Education, Literature, and Linguistics Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): EJI (English Journal of Indragiri): Studies in Education, Literature and Lingui
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32520/eji.v3i2.602

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the purpose of this research is to know the level of students’ self-directed learning at the second semester of English Study program of Islamic University of Indragiri. It is achieved by conducting a quantitative study. Questionnaire was distributed to 23 students to get the result of the research. The questionnaire was using Guttmann Scale. The result of this questionnaire revealed that students’ self-directed learning in listening class relies on low level.
Students’ Self-Regulated Learning in English Classroom Melda Yeni; Maizarah Maizarah; M. Ridhwan
ELT-Lectura Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021): ELT-Lectura Studies and Perspective in English Language Teaching
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/elt-lectura.v8i1.5596

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This paper aims to explore English students’ self-regulated learning and its factors. A quantitative survey method using total sampling techniques was administered toward 118 eleventh-grade students of SMAN 1 Tembilahan Hulu-Riau. The data were collected directly using a Likert scale questionnaire derived from a careful examination of the works of literature. The data then analyzed using a descriptive mean formula and further interpreted qualitatively to answer the formulated questions. The results showed that students’ self-regulated learning in the English classroom is at the “enough” level. This result was influenced by four factors, namely: The support of environment, technology, confidence, and a desire to learn independently.