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ETERNAL: English Teaching Journal
Published by Universitas PGRI Semarang
ISSN : 20865473     EISSN : 26141639     DOI : -
Core Subject : Education,
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) is published twice a year in the month of February and August ISSN 2086-5473 (Print) and ISSN 2614-1639(Online). It presents articles on English language teaching and learnings, literature and research. The contents include analysis studies, application of theories, research reports, material developments and reviews.
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DISCOVERY LEARNING AS A METHOD TO TEACH DESCRIPTIVE TEXT IN BUILDING STUDENTS’ CHARACTER: A CASE OF SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 3 ULUJAMI Dwiningsih Feriyanti
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2014): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v5i2.2148

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Discovery learning is a method which recomended in 2013 curriculum. This method allows the students to seek the information and construct their knowledge by doing some activities. Since 2013, Indonesia conducted new curriculum. There are three recommended methods in this curriculum including Discovery learning.Discovery learning is the suitable method in 21th century. The studentsmust be active learners. This method not only make the students academic enhanced but also this method can make the students have a good attitude by doing all the process of using this method in teaching and learning process. The students was very enthusiatic learning using discovery learning.Learning using Discovery learning continuosly could help the students in building their character
IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT USING BUBBLE MAP OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP IT HIDAYATUL MUBTADIIN DEMAK Dwi Janarko
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2014): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v5i2.2143

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The main objectives of this research are: (1) to describe how the teacher apply Bubble Map as media in teaching decriptive text; (2) to know the students’ interest in learning descriptive text before being taught by using Bubble Map; (3) to know the students’ interest in learning descriptive text after being taught by using Bubble Map as media. This study is qualitative research. The population of the research is the seventh grade students of SMP IT Hidayatul Mubtadiin Demak in the academic year 2013/2014. 30 students of the seventh grade is the population and the sample. In the first meeting, the students were taught descriptive text without by using Bubble Map as the media. In the second meeting, the students were taught descriptive text by using Bubble Map as the media.The instruments to take the data are observation sheet, questionnaire, and interview. From the observation sheet, the data shows that students became more active in class when taught using Bubble Map. The transcript during the learning activity dialogue proves the data. The questionnaire was given to the students. The questionnaire results 93.3% students are interested in studying descriptive text by using Bubble Map. The interview was asked to the teacher. It results that the teacher knows that their students involved active more in studying descriptive text by using Bubble Map
AN ANALYSIS OF THE COHERENCE OF READER’S LETTERS IN THE JAKARTA POST NEWSPAPER Indah Wika Kusuma Wardani Pratiwi
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2014): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v5i2.2149

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The objectives of the study are: 1) to find out how coherent of the texts in reader’s letters of Jakarta post newspaper. 2) to find out the coherence markers found in the texts. 3) to find out the dominant coherence markers found in the texts.ance it just collected and analyzed the data then drew a conclusion based on the data without taking into general conclusion. The data analyzed were 5 texts of reader’s letters of Jakarta Post newspaper which published on May 2014. The instrument of this study was documentation in the form of reader’s letters texts in Jakarta Post newspaper published on May 2014.The analysis of the texts was based on the logical order and transitional signals used. The result of the analysis showed that the reader’s letter texts in the Jakarta Post newspaper have logical ideas that arranged orderly and the transitional signals used were appropriate with its function. So, it can be concluded that the texts were have good coherence. Coherence markers found in the texts were in the type of coherence relations which functioned as temporal sequence, cause-effect, similarity, condition, contrast, elaboration, example, and violated expectation. The dominant coherence markers found were the coherence markers which include in the type of temporal sequence, cause-effect, similarity, condition and contrast relation. The coherence markers make the texts more coherent because it helps to make the communication clearer for the readers. The writer has some suggestions for English lecturers and the readers. The writer suggests the English lecturers to use reader’s letter texts of English newspaper as the examples in teaching writing, especially about coherence of the texts. Moreover, the readers can use this result of the study as the reference in studying writing. Thus, the readers can make the coherence writing that readable and can be understood easily by the others
THE USE OF SPONTANEOUS GROUP DISCUSSION (SGD) TO TEACH WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT: A CASE OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP 1 Reni Lestari
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2014): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v5i2.2144

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This study focuses on the use of Spontaneous Group Discussion (SGD) in writing descriptive text. The objectives of the study are (1) to find out students’ writing ability in descriptive text taught without using Spontaneous Group Discussion (SGD), (2) to find out students’ writing ability taught using Spontaneous Group Discussion, (3) to find out whether there is any significant difference of students’ writing ability in descriptive text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kesesi taught without using Spontaneous Group Discussion and taught using Spontaneous Group Discussion. In this study, the researcher used true experimental design by post test control and experiment group design. The eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kesesi were the population of this study. By using cluster random sampling as a technique to take sample, the researcher chose students of VIII A and VIII B as samples. VIII A in which consisted of 36 students was chosen as experiment class. While VIII B in which consisted of 37 students was chosen as control class.Essay text was the instrument for collecting data. Post test was used by the researcher to find out whether there is any significant difference of students’ writing ability in descriptive text who given treatment trough Spontaneous Group Discussion and without using spontaneous Group Discussion as treatment.Based on data analyses, the researcher found that the mean score of experiment class was higher than the mean score of control class (79, 64 > 74, 22). In addition, the independent sample t-test of both classes showed that the result of t-test value was 2,301 and t-table on significance degree (5%) was 1, 688. It shows that t-test value was higher than t-table value (2,301 > 1, 688). By the result, the researcher concludes that there was significant difference of students’ writing ability in descriptive text taught without using Spontaneous Group Discussion and taught using Spontaneous Group Discussion.Based on the result of the study, SGD can be recommended for English teacher, the students and the readers that may be useful to be used as an effective technique for teaching learning process in descriptive text. Besides using Spontaneous Group Discussion as technique in teaching English, the teacher should be more creative so that can give variation teaching especially in writing descriptive text. For the students, they should do more practice in learning writing descriptive text so that they can master writing descriptive text.
THE CONFLICTS IN THE DRAMA SCRIPT LOVE BEFORE BRAINZ ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEL ENTITLED WARM BODIES BY ISAAC MARION AS MATERIAL FOR TEACHING DRAMA CLASS Anugrah Cahyo Hudi
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2014): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v5i2.2150

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The main purposes of the final project are finding out the conflicts happen in the drama script “Love before Brainz” adapted  from the novel entitled Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion as material for teaching drama class, finding out the most dominant conflicts in the drama script and discusses the contributions of the final project in English language teaching. Library research is used in this final project. Library research points out not on the result, but on the process. The writer deals with some books that are available in the library. The information is obtained by reading books, searching internet and other references related to the subject matter. To analyze the conflicts in the drama script “Love before Brainz”, the writer reads the play script in order to understand the content of it many times. After analyzing the conflicts in the drama script, the writer finds the most dominant conflicts and the contributions of this study in English language teaching. From this drama script, the writer knows that the most dominant conflicts is man versus man. Because the conflicts happen between R (zombie) with Julie, Julie with her father (colonel Grigio), and R with Julie’s father
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS FILM AS A TEACHING MEDIA TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN SPOKEN NARRATIVE TEXT: A CASE OF TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 GUBUG Amelia Jenri Fourtina
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2014): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v5i2.2145

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This final project focuses on Alvin and the Chipmunks film in spoken narrative text to improve students’ speaking skill. The objectives of this study are (1) to find out the students’ speaking ability before being taught by using Alvin and the Chipmunks film in spoken narrative text, (2) to find out the students’ speaking ability after being taught Alvin and the Chipmunks film in spoken narrative text, and (3) to find out whether or not there is significant difference of the students’ speaking ability before and after being taught using Alvin and the Chipmunks film at storytelling. In this study, the population was the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Gubug in the academic year 2013/2014. The number of the population was 324 students classified into 9 classes. Cluster sampling is used in taking the sample. 69 students are selected as sample out of 324 students that consist of 36 students from class Xi as the experiment group and 33 students XH as the control group. Experiment research was used here to get the data. The pre-test is given to the students on both of groups. After that, the difference treatments are given in experimental group. At the end of the research, the post-test is given to both of groups. In experiment group, the students retell the story of Alvin and the Chipmunks after watching the film and in control groups the students retell without watching the film in front of the class. The mean score of the experiment group 72.08 was higher than the mean score of the control group 65.455. The t-test application to the scores of two groups showed that the valuable (9,67) is higher than t-table (1.996). It can be seen that there is a significance difference speaking ability of the tenth grade students of SMA N 1 Gubug after being taught using Alvin and the Chipmunks film. To overcome these problems, the researcher offers some suggestions. For the school, the school should give good facilities and many media for teaching and learning process. For the teacher, the teacher should give variation teaching especially using media in spoken narrative text to improve students’ speaking skill. For the students, the students have to do more active, confident, and practice to practice speaking English
AN ANALYSIS OF HUMOR IN J.M BARRIE’S PLAY “THE OLD LADY SHOWS HER MEDALS” ON EFL LITERATURE CLASS Muhammad Nafi Annury
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2014): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v5i2.2151

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People tend to find beauty in their life. They create such as painting, dance, music, literature and etc. As one of arts forms, literature is different from other forms of art. It is work writing. People read it for pleasure. They do it in order to know about human life, including its problems, customs, habits, ambition and desires.      The data of the study was taken by some following procedures: 1) quoting, means that the writer quoted the dialogue and the stage directions of the play which contains humorous expressions. 2) classifying, means that the writer classified the data into the five groups according to the types of humor such as “wit”, “sarcasm”, “satire”, “irony”, and “repartee”.     For the analysis the writer used aspects of drama or play to analyzing it. The aspects of play which is used in analyzing the data are synopsis, characterization (how the characters are described and how they behave), and the language (how the characters speak and how humor is reflected in the play). The writer attempted to understand the meaning of the play and how the expressions of humor employed in the play. He identified sentences that represent characters’ feeling and expressions.             Last but not least, the writer used descriptive analysis method. Since the descriptive method is used in the literal sense of describing situations or events. The writer used the descriptive analysis to report the result of the analysis from the data taken. In this case he described expressions of humor which are found in the play
TEACHING VOCABULARY USING REALIA AND USING WORD CARD TO THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MA AL-FAIZIN BANGSRI JEPARA Ummi Hidayatun Nikmah
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2014): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v5i2.2146

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The aims of this research are: (1) to what extent is the students’ vocabulary mastery taught using realia, (2) to what extent is the students’ vocabulary mastery taught using word card, and (3) is there any difference in vocabulary mastery between the students taught using realia and those taught using word card.In this research the writer used experimental quantitative research. The population of this research consists of 150 students. The sample of this reserach class X.1 used realia and class X.2 used word card. The instrument of the research was test.According to the calculation, the result showed that t-test obtained > t-table. The result obtained 1,84 in significance 5% with db = 29. It was consulted into t-table in significance level 0,95, t test (1,84) is higher than ttable (0,95). It means that there is a significant difference between teaching vocabulary using realia and word card of the tenth grade students of MA Al-Faizin Bangsri Jepara. The sudents taught realia class have big influence than the students taught using word card because using realia made the students more interest and easy to understand in teaching vocabulary mastery process
AN ANALYSIS OF IDEATIONAL MEANING IN THE EVERGREEN SONGS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEACHING NARRATIVE TEXTS Erni Yuhriyah
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2014): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v5i2.2147

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This final project is aimed at analyzing Ideational meaning in the Evergreen Songs. The objectives of the study are (1) to identify the ideational meaning realized in Evergreen songs, (2) to find out the processes that appear in Evergreen Songs, (3) to find out the clause types that appear in Evergreen Songs, (4) to know the dominant process type found in Evergreen Songs, (5) to find out the result of research in teaching narrative texts.In conducting the research, descriptive qualitative is used in this study because it just collects the data and writes the conclusion based on the analysis of the data. The object of the study is Evergreen Songs Lyrics. The song lyrics have been taken as a sample. Unit of analysis of this study is clause. The researcher is the instrument in this qualitative study. To collect the data, documentation method is applied. The techniques to analyze the data are: determining the song lyrics, identifying the processes based on ideational meaning analysis including participant, process, and circumstance, grouping the types of process from each clause to get dominant process of the song lyrics, and reviewing and discussing the result of the result of the research findings.The research of this study is presented based on the research findings. The ideational meaning of Evergreen songs is realized by participant, process, and circumstance. The dominant process employed in this song lyrics is material process (33,7%). The participants, which are mostly used, are actor and goal. And circumstance of time is dominantly used in the texts. Finally, some suggestions are (1) the result of this research can be used by the English learners to enhance their understanding about metafunction especially ideational meaning, (2) the research can be used by lectures as additional reference in teaching narrative texts and Systemic Functional Grammar, (3) the result of this research can be used by new researcher for understanding the messages are organized in ideational meaning analyzes deeply
THE USE OF VIDEO PRESENTATION TO CREATE A GOOD ATMOSPHERE AND DEVELOP STUDENTS’ SENSORY PREFERENCES WITHIN EXTENSIVE READING CLASS Fariska Pujiyanti; Frida Unsiah
ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2014): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/eternal.v5i2.2142

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In Extensive Reading class, students are often asked to present what they have read. However, when it comes for them to present the material, oral presentation seems to be a common choice.  When some students present their material, the rests wait for their turn. The uneasy atmosphere is created when they are waiting. Challenge is taken as how to create a good atmosphere in class. This challenge triggered the writers to conduct a small research on creating a lively Extensive Reading class by video presentation. The respondents of our research were 35 students who took the subject. Sensory preferences of four dimensions of learning style that are likely associated with L2 learning by Ehrman and Oxford (1990) become the basismethod of this research. In this method, students are asked to read and make summary on the reading materials in the form of video. Based on the questionnairres given, the students admitted that they were more interested to have video presentation than just a common oral presentation because the class is more lively and the students’ sensory preferences are developed.

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