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LUNAR: Journal of Language and Art
ISSN : -     EISSN : 25416804     DOI : -
Core Subject : Education,
The subject covers textual and fieldwork studies with various perpectives of English Education, English Education for young, English learning, literature analysis and all studies in the field of learning, education, curriculum and literature.
Articles 82 Documents
Improving Students' Writing Ability by Using Personal Photograph of Seventh Year Students at SMPN 4 Banyuwangi in the 2014/2015 Academic Year Ningsih, Asmiyati
LUNAR Vol 2 No 02 (2018): Language and Art Journal (LUNAR)
Publisher : Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas PGRI Banyuwangi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/ln.v2i02.534

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English plays important role for all aspects because the development of science and technology is mostly transferred through it. English is taught in the forms of speaking, writing, listening and reading integrative. Among the four language skills, writing is considered to be most difficult to master, because it needs continues thinking process for expressing ideas, feelings, or thought in a piece of paper. The research was carried out at SMP 4 Banyuwangi. The subjects of the research are the students of the seventh grade A student. The research method was classroom action research. This classroom action research had two cycles which consisted of four main stages in each cycle. They are preparation, implementation, observation, and reflection of the action. In each cycle, the teaching and learning process were conducted into three meetings which include two meetings of applying method and one meeting for the writing test. In the first cycle the researcher used personal photograph as a media in teaching descriptive text, researcher asked students to describe their personality and their families in the class based on the example that had been given by the researcher. In the second cycle, researcher asked students to describe their friend in photos that was brought by the student in group. The result of preliminary study showed that the main score of the students’ writing descriptive paragraph result was low (M= 49,78). Meanwhile, the standard minimum passing level score in this school is 75. In the first cycle on Monday, 11st May until 16th M a y 2 0 1 5 i n t h r e e m e e t i n g s , t h e r e s e a r c h e r found the mean of the score of the students’ writing was 74,83 with the total score 2694. In the second cycle on Monday 18th May until 25th May 2015, the researcher found the mean of the score of the students’ writing was 79,72 with the total score 2870. Based on that fact, the result of the research shows that the students improve their ability in writing descriptive text by using personal photograph as the media. They are better in writing and arranging the sentences than in pretest. The objectives of the research are firstly to know the improvement of students’ ability in writing descriptive paragraph. The second is to find out how the use of personal photograph to improve the students’ writing descriptive paragraph
The Descriptive Study of the Students Masteri in Song Comprehension of the Eleventh Grade student At MA AL – Imaroh Wongsorejo in the Academic Year 2019/2020 Ariadi; Abdul Halim; Sutami Dwi Lestari
LUNAR Vol 3 No 1 (2019): Language and Art (LUNAR)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/ln.v3i1.1375

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Minister of education recognize the important of English learning to convey ideas out of Indonesia and to absorb external ideas that can be useful for the nation and state. To face it, the curriculum makes English learning as one of the materials in senior high school. Using text in learning process too much makes the students bored and the learning process becomes less interesting. This research was intended to describe the song comprehension of the eleventh grade students at MA Al-IMAROH Wongsorejo in the2019/2020 academic year. The Research design used in this research is descriptive quantitative.The total populations are 54 students. The researcher used one class of the Eleventh grade students at MA AL-IMAROH Wongsorejo in the 2019/2020 academic year by purposive sampling. The number of samples are 28 students from IPA. The data in this research was collected by giving two tests. The tests used in this research are listening test and essay test. This research used quantitative data. The reseacher showed that the average of song comprehension in MA Al Imaroh 68 which are categorized as enough. The vocabulary comprehension and reading comprehension were analyzed statistically in precentage. The precentage of vocabulary comprehension is 75 % and the precentage of reading comprehension is 59%.Based on the result of data analysis of song comprehension, the teacher could know the student’s ability in song comprehensions which is categorized as bad. Because of the students‟ song comprehension which is categorized as bad, the teacher should search the way to optimize the learning media and material. However the song comprehension now becomes one of the materials in curriculum 2013.
A Descriptive Study On Questioning Skill In Past Tense Of The Seventh Grade Students At SMP NU Al-Amnan Bangorejo Dian Agustria Islami; Wulan Wangi; Wiwin Indiarti
LUNAR Vol 3 No 1 (2019): Language and Art (LUNAR)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/ln.v3i1.1377

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The design of this research was descriptive quantitative study. The researcher used reading test as the instrument to get the research data. Population of the research was taken from the seventh grade students of SMP NU Al-Amnan Bangorejo 2015/2016 Academic Year, because there is only one class of the seventh grader. Based on the result of the test, the percentage score of the seventh grade students at SMP NU Al-Amnan Bangorejo are 60% students categorized as poor, 36% students categorized as good and 4% student categorized as excellent. One student who got the perfect score test had no difficulty in making interrogative sentences both using Verb2 and Tobe2. Nine students who got the good category in percentage of students reading test score having problems on the using Tobe2 (was and were) and have to add (–ed) in regular verb form and no (-ed) in irregular verb form. The rest of the 15 students who got poor category, facing problems on making interrogative sentences use Verb2 and Tobe2. Moreover, based on the researcher observation during the test, the rest 15 students did not do the tests independently.
The Influence of Narrow Reading on Reading Comprehension of the Eleventh Grade Students of SMAN 1 Srono in 2018/2019 Academic Year Fatimatus Zhahrah; Tri Mulyati; Wulan Wangi
LUNAR Vol 3 No 1 (2019): Language and Art (LUNAR)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/ln.v3i1.1378

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The use of approach or strategy in teaching and learning process was needed to help EFL students in developing their four skills in English. One of the skills that needs to be developed is reading because reading activities include many things, one of which is reading comprehension. The aim of the research was to find the significant influence of narrow reading on reading comprehension of elevent grade students of SMAN 1 Srono in 2018/2019 academic year. The research design was experimental research and the researcher used one group pre-test and post-test design. Before giving a treatment, the respondents were given a pretest. Then the treatment was carried out for 3 meetings. After that the respondents were given test again as post-test. The researcher used purposive sampling to determine the research area. The reasearch area was SMAN 1 Srono. There were 35 students of elevent science 3 as respondents. It was taken by purposive sample. The data was obtained by using multiple choice test. There were 20 questions about topics, moral value, the characteristics, plot of story, the purpose of narrative text and vocabulary, finding synonim and references. The results of T-test showed that there was significant influence on students’ reading comprehension abilities. The value of T-test was 6,674, while the value of T table at the significant level of 5% and degree of freedom 33 was 2,012. It means that the value of T-tes was higher than the value of T table (6,674 > 2,012). Therefore it can be concluded that the narrow reading had significant influence on reading comprehension of elevent grade students of SMAN 1 Srono in 2018/2019 academic year. Based on the results of T-test, the researcher suggested to the English teacher to apply the narrow reading approach in the reading class to make students are more interested and enjoyable to study. The other reseracher are suggested to do the same research with different grade students, school and research design and use the other genres. It is recommended to make experimental research using two group, experimental group and control group.
The Effectiveness of Pictionary Game on Vocabulary Mastery on The Eight Grade Students of SMPU Al-Anwari Banyuwangi Dita Wiji Lestari; Abdul Halim; Arin Inayah
LUNAR Vol 3 No 1 (2019): Language and Art (LUNAR)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/ln.v3i1.1380

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This research was aimed to get the empirical evidence of the effectiveness of Pictionary Game on students’ vocabulary retention. The method that was used was a quantitative method. The design of this research was quasi-experimental. This research was conducted in SMPU AL-Anwari Banyuwangi. The number of the sample of the research was 50 students of eighth grade. The instrument of this research was tests. The tests were divided into two, there were pre-test and post test The purpose of this research was to measure there is an effectiveness of Pictionary game on the vocabulary mastery of the eighth grade students‟ of SMPU Al-Anwari Banyuwangi in the 2017/2018 academic year. The area of this research was SMPU Al-Anwari Banyuwangi. It was chosen purposively because they have never been taught by using “Pictionary Game” at this school. Another reason was that the permission to conduct this research in this school from the headmaster has already accepted.
The Effectiveness of Using Talking Chips Strategy for Students’ SpeakingAbility of The VIII B Grade At MTs NU Gombengsari in The Academic Year 2017/2018 Sofia Amalia; Yuli Sugianto; Nur Hasibin
LUNAR Vol 3 No 1 (2019): Language and Art (LUNAR)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/ln.v3i1.1381

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There are several skills to master English as international language must be taught in teaching learning process that is listening, speaking, reading and writing. This research explores the experimental research of effectiveness in using talking chips strategy for students’ speaking ability of Eighth B grade at MTs NU Gombengsari in the 2017/2018 academic year. The primary data were taken from pre test and the secondary data were taken from post test. The numbers of respondents are 34 students in the population that uses purposive sampling. The purpose of this research was intended to know the effectiveness of talking chips strategy for students’ speaking ability and to find out the significant different of students speaking ability in vocabulary, pronounciation and independence. In this research, the researcher used the pre test and post test as data collecting method and t-test formula as data analysis. There are 1,65% of the effectiveness of talking chips startegy that had been applied. The degree of value of this research is stated in 32. The result of talking chips strategy is able to increase the achievement of speaking ability. Learning description of speaking ability using talking chips strategy is easier for the students to explore their ideas.
A Descriptive Study of Students’ Writing Abilityin Recount Text Of The Eighth Year Students at Mts Rogojampi Herlina Suci; Wageyono; Arin Inayah
LUNAR Vol 3 No 2 (2019): Language and Art (LUNAR)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/ln.v3i2.1435

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The purpose of this research is intended to draw the students’ writing ability of recount text used by the English teacher in Eighth year student at MTs Rogojampi in the academic year 2017/2018. The general problem of this study is how is the students’ writing ability of recount text used by the English teacher in Eighth year student at MTs Rogojampi in the academic year 2017/2018. The primary data are taken from questionnaire and the secondary data are taken from interview. The respondents of the research are the Eighth year student at MTs Rogojampi in the academic year 2017/2018. The total numbers of respondents are 60 students in the population that uses purposive sampling. In this research, the researcher uses the questionnaire as data collecting method. There are 70,42% mean score of orientation, 76,7% mean score of series of events, 72,9% mean score of re-orientation aspect, 54,58% mean score of grammar, and 54,58 mean score of vocabulary aspects. The result of questionnaire is the Eighth year students at MTs Rogojampi in the academic year 2017/2018 are good enough in writing recount text. It is fair enough to say that the student needs more improvement from the way how they learn English, how to write a good paragraph and also knowing the category of the text, especially conducting to recount text. This research can be used as consideration in selection of writing ability, especially about recount text.
The Effect of Pop-Up Books on The Sentence Writing Achievement of The Eighth Grade Students’ of SMPU Al-Anwari Banyuwangi Intan Tutik Hardiyanti; Tri Mulyati; Abdul Halim
LUNAR Vol 3 No 2 (2019): Language and Art (LUNAR)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/ln.v3i2.1436

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This research was an experimental research. The purpose of this research was to measure there is an effect of pop-up books on the sentence writing achievement of the eighth grade students‟ of SMPU Al-Anwari Banyuwangi in the 2017/2018 academic year. The area of this research was SMPU Al-Anwari Banyuwangi. It was chosen purposively because they have never been taught by using „Pop-Up‟ books at this school. Another reason was that the permission to conduct this research in this school from the headmaster has already accepted. The population of this research was all of the eighth grade students of SMPU Al-Anwari Banyuwangi in the 2017/2018 academic year. The total number of the respondents was 48 students, consisting of 24 students of grade VIII A as the experimental group and 24 students of VIII B as the control group. Based on the result of the data analysis of t-test formula, it can be known that value of t-test is higher than that of the t-critical (2,464 > 2,013). It shows that there is a significant effect of pop-up books on the sentence writing achievement of the eighth grade students‟ of SMPU Al-Anwari Banyuwangi in the 2017/2018 academic year. Based on the result, it is suggested that the students to use pop-up books as a guide in writing simple present tense sentences. Further, the English teachers are suggested to apply pop-up book as media in teaching English to improve the students sentence writing achievement and make them understand the lesson, and the future researchers are also suggested to use these results of the research as information or a reference to conduct a further and better research which focuses on the same problem by using different research design, such as a classroom action research to improve the students writing skill especially for English subject.
Descriptive Study on the Implementation of Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM) in Teaching Writing Descriptive Text to the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Sunan Giri 2 Kalipuro in the 2019/ 2020 Academic Year Tri Wahyuningsih; Yuli Sugianto; Nur Hasibin
LUNAR Vol 3 No 2 (2019): Language and Art (LUNAR)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/ln.v3i2.1437

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The aim of this research was to find out the description of the implementation of Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM) in teaching writing descriptive text to the eighth grade students of SMP Sunan Giri 2 Kalipuro in the 2019/ 2020 academic year. In teaching and learning English, there are many strategies used by the teacher. In teaching writing, one of the strategy can be used is Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM). The design of this research is descriptive qualitative. The research was conducted at SMP Sunan Giri 2 Kalipuro, and the subject of the research are the English teacher and 30 students of eight grade of SMP Sunan Giri 2 Kalipuro. The respondents of the research were taken by using purposive sampling. The researcher took the data by using documentation, interview, questionnaire and test. The researcher analyzed the data of questionnaire by using Likert scale and to analyze the students’ writing test by scoring rubric. The result of the intervew to the English teacher showed that the use of media in teaching and learning process could the students more interested to study English in the class, one of the method was the implemented is Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM). The students’ responses indicate that the implementation of Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM) were very helpful to them in writing desriptive text. More that 50% of the students agree that the method had many benefits in teaching and learning process. The result of the test also showed a good achievement of the students in writing descriptive text. They get 79,4 in the average and 87% in good interpretation percentage. Therefore, it is recomended that PWIM can be used more often by English teacher in teaching English especially in teaching writing descriptive text.
The Descriptive Study on Students’ Anxiety in Speaking Class at English Educational Department of Pgri University of Banyuwangi in the Academic Year 2017/2018 Nunung Ekawati; Wageyono; Abdul Halim
LUNAR Vol 3 No 2 (2019): Language and Art (LUNAR)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/ln.v3i2.1438

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This study is aimed at describing the factors that cause students’ anxiety in speaking class and the strategies used by the students to overcome it. This research is categorized as descriptive qualitative research. It involved all the students of English educational department of PGRI University of Banyuwangi in the academic year 2017/2018 as the subjects of the research. The instruments were the observation sheets, reflection sheets, and a voice recorder. The data were collected through observations and interviews with the students and English speaking lecturer. The researcher also made data categorization before formulating the findings. The findings of the study describe five factors that cause anxiety. The first factor is fear of making mistakes. The mistakes that commonly happened here are on pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. The second factor is the speaking tasks which demands classroom presentation. It is also related to students’ lack of confidence, preparation, and practice. The third is students’ self perceptions. The factor is about students’ thought and estimation towards their own capability in mastering the speaking skill which can influence their speaking performance. The next is gap of competence. The factor is dealing with students’ competence in English compared with others. The last is the role of the English speaking lecturer. It is related to lecturer’ ability to maintain suitable classroom activities for the students because it will affect the psychological condition of the students as well. The study also found some strategies used by students to cope with their anxiety. Those strategies are memorization, cognitive, and affective strategies.