Proceeding Pancasakti International Seminar on English Language Teaching (PISELT)

Proceeding Pancasakti International Seminar on English Language Teaching (PISELT) 2022 “Building Teachers and Students’ Literacies in English Language Teaching “

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On behalf of the International Seminar Committee, we respectfully and proudly present the Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Global Innovation and Trends in Economics and Business with the theme "Policy , Development and Freedom : Strengthening Innovation Through Sustainable digital Transformation for global Challenge” On July 23, 2022, this activity was held in Tegal City, Central Java, Indonesia, online by the Universitas Pancasakti Tegal, We hope there will be many contributions of thought to Building Teachers and Students’ Literacies in English Language Teaching We want to thank the Rector of the Universitas Pancasakti, Tegal, Dr. Taufiqullah,M. Hum., who fully supported this conference; we would also like to thank the entire committee who have worked hard in this conference. Special thanks also go to the extraordinary speaker, Nayef Jomaa, Ph.D (Karabuk
University, Turkey), Dr. Christine Nabor-Ferre (Tarlac Agricultural University, Philippines), Prof Elchin Gashimov (Moscow City University Samara, Russia),We also believe that the contribution of the thoughts of extraordinary speakers can bring change for the better

Enhance Students' Writing Ability Through Internet Meme Pictures for Giving Compliment and Congratulation Expressions

2022-11-27T08:46:02+07:00

This research is aimed to find out whether the use of Internet Meme Pictures gives a positive effect on students’ writing ability or not, especially in learning compliment and congratulation expressions. The total sample taken in this study was 50 tenth-grade students from Al-Irsyad Senior High School Tegal, with 25 students in X MIA 1 as the experimental group and 25 students in X MIA 2 as the control group. The calculation of this research was conducted through SPSS 25. To collect the data, each group was given a pre-test and post-test on writing. The statistical calculation showed that the sig. (2-tailed) value was 0.000 < 0.050. Afterwards, the writer consulted the score in t-table and it revealed that t-count was 13.692, while the value of t-table was 2.064, which meant it proved that there was a positive effect of using Internet Meme Pictures towards students’ writing ability. In a nutshell, internet meme pictures have been proven to be an effective learning media and have a positive effect on students’ writing ability. The writer recommends using internet meme pictures as a teaching media, particularly when teaching writing.

A Descriptive Study on Students Speaking Ability

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The purpose of this research is to figure out the students' ability in speaking English. This research used a descriptive study and data collection using a speaking test. The subject of this research was students in third grade of SMK Negeri 2 Kota Tegal. The research was distributed in two OTKP classes with 18- 20 students in each class. The total sample in this study is 39 students in the OTKP class. The researcher used five aspects of speaking to determine the assessment criteria. The five aspects are pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. The result of the speaking test can be concluded that the speaking ability of OTKP class students for the 2021/2022 academic year is at a good level. This is evidenced by more than 21 (54 %) students who got a good level. In addition, as many as 15 (38%) students also got an average to a good level. 3 students have poor to the average level (8%). From the fifth aspect of speaking, fluency got the lowest score (592). Meanwhile, the aspect that got the highest score is comprehension (634).

The Students’ Respons of Using The Rosetta Stone Application On Speaking Skills (A Case Study at Bimbel Rumah Pintar)

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Learning media provides benefits for learning in the classroom, including increasing student attention and student motivation increasing learning effectiveness and adjusting to the level of student development. The problem statements of this study are (1) What are the Positive Effects of the Rosetta Stone Application on Speaking Skills? (2) How Do the Students Respond to the Use of the Rosetta Stone Application on Speaking Skills? The researchers used qualitative methods, and the instruments of the methods were the questionnaire and interview. Questionnaire The data was given to 30 students of Bimbel Rumah Pintar and the interview session was conducted in one class only, Class 7 consisted of 2 students. This research aimed to know students of Bimbel Rumah Pintar perceptions toward Rosetta Stone App. The first is the conclusion about the positive effect of the Rosetta Stone Application on speaking skills. The researcher concluded based on questionnaire number 5. The results showed that most of the students of Bimbel Rumah Pintar agreed that the Rosetta Stone Application was an application to improve their speaking skills. The second conclusion is that students respond positively to the use of the Rosetta Stone Application on their speaking skills.

The Effectiveness of Digital Picture Series to Improve Students’ Writing Ability in Narrative Text

2022-11-28T05:47:54+07:00

The objectives of this research are to find out whether the use of Digital Picture Series gives a positive effect on students’ writing ability in narrative text and to find out whether there is a significant difference in writing scores between students who are taught by using Digital Picture Series and those who are taught without using Digital Picture Series. It is experimental study. The subject of the study was 72 students of SMK N 1 Dukuhturi, divided into experimental group and control group. The instrument used in this research was writing test about narrative text based on Digital Picture Series. The result of T-test shows that the sig. (2-tailed) value that it is 0.000, which is lower than 0.05 (0.000 < 0.05). It means that there is a positive effect of using Digital Picture Series on students’ writing ability in narrative text and there is a significant difference in writing scores between students who are taught by using Digital Picture Series and those who are not taught using Digital Picture Series. Therefore, teachers are advised to use Digital Picture Series media in the teaching and learning process to improve the students’ writing ability.

Investigating Teacher’s Linguistics Knowledge in Teaching English to Young Learners during the Pandemic: A Case Study

2022-11-28T05:56:58+07:00

Teaching the English language to young learners at the end of the pandemic is a bit challenging for the English teacher because he has to introduce the target language in several different ways. The way that the English teacher is supposed to practice is by implementing his linguistics knowledge. They have to be learned by a language teacher because teaching the language is not only about communication. A language teacher must apply linguistics knowledge when he is teaching language, especially teaching the English language. However, an English teacher who practices his linguistics knowledge to teach young learners is rarely found during the pandemic. This research aimed to investigate the English teacher’s linguistics knowledge in teaching young English learners during the pandemic. This research employed a case study as a part of a qualitative design which included an interview and teaching video of the elementary English teacher. The result revealed that the English teacher only understood and practised three sub-fields of linguistics; phonology, morphology, and semantics in his English classroom during the pandemic. This research’s findings suggest enriching the English teachers’ linguistics knowledge and practising that linguistics knowledge appropriately, especially in teaching young Indonesian learners.

The Use of “Drops” Application and Its Effect on Students’ Vocabulary Achievement

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The purpose of this research is to find out the implementation of the use of the "Drops" Application use on students’ vocabulary achievement, to find out the effectiveness of “Drops” Apps to improve student vocabulary and to find out there is the significance of using the “Drops” application. This research used the True Experimental method which uses 2 classes (30 students in each class) and data collection using a post-test and checklist. From the results of the checklist, it can be concluded that the application of the "Drops" application to students for vocabulary learning is successful. Because almost 78% of students apply vocabulary learning using the "Drops" application. The results obtained showed that the average score of the experimental class was 69.60 and the control class was 59.60. This shows that the average post-test score in the experimental class is greater than the control class. The result of sig (2-tailed) was 0.003 which means the sig (2-tailed) value of 0.003 is smaller than = 0.05 (5%). Thus, there is a significant effect between the use of the "Drops" application on students' vocabulary achievement.

Applying Dongeng Kita Youtube Channel In Speaking Class

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The purpose of this research was to find out whether there is a significant effect on students’ speaking skills who are taught using YouTube and who are taught without using YouTube. The reason is that there are so many students who can not be speaking well. This researcher used quasi-experimental research with the pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The sample of the research was 72 students from X MIPA 3 and X MIPA 4. The researcher divided the sample into two classes X MIPA 3 as the control class and X MIPA 4 as the experimental group. In the calculation of this research, the researcher used SPSS 22. The mean result for the pre-test was 59.56 for the control class and 60.56 for the experimental class, and the mean result for the post-test was 61.33 for the control class and 68.11 for the experimental class. So there are differences in scores pre-test and post-test between the control class and the experiment class. It means there is a significant effect on students’ speaking skills who are taught using YouTube and who are taught without using YouTube. In other words, using Dongeng Kita YouTube Channel could be effective in speaking skills.

An Analysis of Sense Relation in Thesis Abstract of English Language Education Study Program Students Batch 2017 who Graduated in 2021

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An abstract should be explained well so that the readers will understand the content of the writing. Therefore, it is important to know the relationship between the meaning of words when writing an abstract. This study aimed to describe and analyze the sense relation of thesis abstracts that were written by English Language Education Study Program students FKIP Lambung Mangkurat University batch 2017 who graduated in 2021. The method of the research is descriptive qualitative and the subject was the students of ELESP. The researcher has carried out reading and note-taking techniques for data. The findings of the study show that there were seven types of sense relation found the in thesis abstract that was written by ELESP. There are 61 synonyms, 22 hyponyms, 25 homonyms, 39 polysemy, 16 complementarities grade abilities, and 10 relational opposites and there are additional words -s, -ed, found in some words. From the results of the study, it can be suggested that (1) the students of ELESP should understand more about the material of sense relation so that they can easily write their academic papers including thesis abstract, (2) the lecturers should explain more to the students on the importance of using the correct sense relation in writing the abstracts, (3) it is expected that other researchers focus more on the sense relation element in their further research.

Student Perspective on the Use of Kahoot! as a Digital Self-Assessment Tool in Writing Class

2022-11-28T17:11:58+07:00

This study aims to describe the application of Kahoot! as a digital self-assessment tool in the writing class and to determine students’ responses to the use of Kahoot! as a digital self-assessment in the writing class. The approach used a qualitative case study. The instrument used was a questionnaire form containing 11 questions, 5 interview questions and an observation checklist. The findings show that 1 out of 11 questionnaire statements excels on a scale of 4 and 5 because the majority have a positive view. The reason why students respond positively is Kahoot! is considered as a game application or commonly called a game-based educational application that introduces multiplayer activities into the classroom and makes classroom practice or interactive testing simple and fun. The implementation is by using students’ gadgets and the teacher gives directions first and then students can use Kahoot! either at home or at school. The obstacle experienced by students is the limited ability to translate English sentences

An Analysis of the Use of Positive and Negative Politeness in EFL Classroom

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This study aims to find out the types of politeness strategies in EFL classroom interactions between teachers and students, and to know the most frequent types of positive and negative politeness used in EFL classroom interactions. This study applied a descriptive qualitative research design to explore the politeness phenomena, especially positive and negative politeness in EFL classroom interaction. The participants of this study were 2 English teachers and 75 students in three classes at SMP Ihsaniyah Tegal; each class consisted of 25 students. The primary sources of data were observation and documentations—field notes and transcription of audio recording. The transcriptions were analyzed and discussed based on the theory of politeness by Brown and Levinson (1987). The data collection was carried out for five meetings in three classes with two different English teachers. The results of this study showed there were a total of 60 utterances containing four politeness strategies; bald on record strategy, positive politeness strategy, negative politeness strategy, and off record strategy. The most frequent of positive and negative politeness strategy employed by teachers and students in five meetings is positive politeness strategy.

Analyzing A Teacher’s Strategy and Students’ Perceptions in Learning Pronunciation at Eleventh Grade of SMA N 1 Pagerbarang

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This study focuses on the challenges and strategies of teachers in teaching speaking in high school. The purpose of this study is to find out what challenges are faced by teacher and what strategies are used by the teacher, and how students’ perceptions on the strategies that are often used by the teacher. The subjects were an English teacher and 30 students of Class XI MIPA 1 SMA N 1 Pagerbarang in the academic year 2021/2022. This study uses qualitative research method and the data were collected through questionnaire distributed to the English teacher and 30 students. Interviews were also conducted with one teacher and five students from Class XI MIPA 1, and the researchers also did class observations. The results showed that the challenges faced by teachers in teaching pronunciation are the students' lack of confidence and the students' lack of mastery of English vocabulary. The most frequently used strategies by the teacher were role play and storytelling. Students' perceptions of the strategy are also considered positive, seen from the role play strategy with the result frequency value of 11.6 and a percent value of 77.7% in the agree category. The variable perception of the storytelling strategy has a frequency value of 103.8 and a percent value of 69.18% in the agree category. Based on the average results of the questionnaire and the results of interviews with students, the role play strategy is preferred by students compared to storytelling

A Study on Students’ Attitudes towards Peer Review in Online Writing Classes

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Online peer review has been applied in Academic writing classes and it has given a positive impact on the students’ writing skills. Further study was done to find out the students’ attitudes toward online peer review in online writing classes. A questionnaire on students’ attitudes was distributed to 43 students in academic writing classes who are practicing online peer review. The statements in the questionnaire cover their attitude towards online peer review in three aspects: affective strategies, writing processes, and interaction ability. The findings show that the students have a positive attitude towards online peer review. They have a positive attitude toward the aspects. However, the students have a negative attitude shown by one of the statements in social interaction ability. The average students do not see that this online peer review helps them learn about maintaining harmony in pair work.

English Education Students' Perception of Pronunciation Difficulties at Universitas Pancasakti Tegal

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Indonesian students often find problems with pronunciation when they speak in English due to the difference between L1 and L2 and several other factors. This study aims to analyze students' perceptions and to find out the factors that affect students' difficulties in pronouncing English words. This research is qualitative research using a descriptive case study. The participants in this study were 4th semester students of English Education at Universitas Pancasakti Tegal. Data collection is done by questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 27 items divided into 9 categories. The results show that the majority of answers in criteria 1, 6, 7, and 8 are neutral (40%-47%), while the majority of answers in criteria 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9 are agree (47%-63%). The conclusion of this study is that the factors that affect students' difficulties in pronouncing English words are difficulty distinguishing words that have the same pronunciation, the scarcity of practice causes speech errors, a lack of vocabulary mastery causes difficulties in understanding English, regional accents lead to incorrect pronunciation, difficulty pronouncing new words, English vowel inconsistency, and spelling effects on pronunciation.

Comprehending English Medical Journal as Student Admission Requirement Test for Otolaryngologist Candidate: A Guided Reading Approach

2022-11-28T17:28:40+07:00

Reading English journal is one of student admission requirement tests for specialist students’ candidate. However, some difficulties occur in comprehending the text of English medical journal, including among the Otolaryngologist candidates who are mostly clueless in English. Reading a journal text requires high skills in connection with understanding the content of the article. This study seeks to investigate the implementation of guided reading approach as a way to assist the students in comprehending English medical journal encompassing the strategy and the students’ perspectives. Eight Otolaryngologist prospective students at Sebelas Maret University were involved in this study within three weeks. A depth interview was employed to explore their experiences during the learning. The findings indicate that the strategies of guided reading implementation are 1) to separate the learners into two groups, 2) to ask them to read and discuss the text, 3) to proceed them in learning process, 4) to involve them in broadening understanding stage. The students’ perspectives are divided into two; before and after joining guided reading class. These findings signify the guided reading approach assists the learners especially from non-English background to comprehend English journal text.

Students’ Perception in the Use of Subtitled Movie in Enriching English Vocabulary

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This study is aimed 1) to find out the students’ perception in the use of subtitled movie in enriching their English Vocabulary, and 2) to find out whether the subtitled movie can motivate students to learn English vocabulary or not. The participants in this research were 16 students of fourth semester at English Department Universitas Pancasakti Tegal. Qualitative method was applied in this study. The researcher also used triangulation with three instruments. Checklist observation, questionnaire and documentation were used as the instruments to get the data. The finding of this research showed that the students have positive perception in the use of subtitled movie to enrich their English vocabulary. They also feel motivated when using subtitled movie as their learning media because it is enjoyable. Watching subtitled movie can be one of the effective media for the students to acquire a series of new words. Therefore, it is expected for the lecturer to use subtitled movies as the learning media as the students can be more relax during the learning process. For the further study, it is expected for other researchers to explore more about the use of subtitled movies as the learning media to explain additional information.

The Use of Discovery Learning Model and Its Implications to Students’ Speaking Ability

2022-11-28T17:36:12+07:00

The study examines the effects of the discovery learning paradigm on students' speaking abilities in seventh grade SMP N 1 Tegal. The objectives of this research were (1) To find out the use of Discovery Learning Model on students’ speaking ability in grade seventh SMP N 1 Tegal, (2) To find out the implication of Discovery Learning Model on students’ speaking ability in grade seventh SMP N 1 Tegal. This investigation utilized a quantitative methodology. The design of this study was True Experimental with Pretest-Posttest Control Groups. Cluster random sampling was used to choose the samples for the experimental and control groups. The sample consisted of 63 pupils from two classes drawn from the population of seventh-grade students at SMP N 1 Tegal during the academic year 2021/22. This research utilized a speech test and a questionnaire as its instruments. SPSS was used to analyze the data using the t-test technique. The test results indicated that the experimental group scored higher than the control group. The difference between the Post-Test means of the experimental group and the control group is statistically significant (22.56 > 18.32). The results of the questionnaire analysis suggested that the deployment of the Discovery Learning Model for speaking was a success. It may be summarized that the discovery learning paradigm can increase students' descriptive text speaking skills.

The Effect of Using Movie Clips “We Bare Bears” On Students’ Speaking Ability in Learning Giving Opinion

2022-11-28T17:39:11+07:00

This study is focused on knowing the effect of using the movie clip "We Bare Bears" as a medium for learning students' speaking ability in learning to give opinions. The participants in this study were 25 students of class XI MIA III as the experimental group and 25 students of class XI MIA II as the control group at Al-Irsyad Senior High School, Tegal City. This research uses quantitative research methods. the language test was adapted from (Brown, 2004), to determine the level of students' knowledge in students' speaking skills, especially in learning to give opinions through pre-test and post-test (after being given treatment). This quantitative research shows that the use of the movie clip "We Bare Bears" can influence students in terms of speaking ability in learning to give opinions. it can be concluded that the use of movie clip media can influence and have a positive effect on students' speaking ability in giving opinions.

The Effect of Task-Based Instruction on Students’ Speaking Ability

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The purpose of the study is to find out the effect of Task-Based Instruction (TBI) on students’ speaking skill at eighth-grade students of SMP N 01 Kota Tegal. A true experimental design was applied in this study. Two classes were randomly selected for the study as the control and experimental groups. Both groups were given speaking pre-test before treatment to find out their speaking ability. The experimental group was taught through TBI for four weeks, while the control group studied the same material through conventional way. After a series of treatment, students were given a post-test similar to the pre-test to assess the effect of TBI on students' speaking ability before and after the treatment. To determine if the test results were statistically significant or not, the paired T-test was used and the results of the tests showed that the experimental group had improved their speaking ability more than the control group. Furthermore, students responded to a questionnaire. The questionnaire data shows that 60% of students agree that TBI helps them to practice speaking English since they have to perform in front of the class by using a various task instruction. In conclusion, TBI has a positive impact on students' speaking ability.

Students’ Perception on Improving Speaking Skill Through Drama Performance

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This study aims 1) to identify the perception of students’ in improving speaking skills, 2) to recognize the way students improve the speaking skills, 3) to identify the challenges in students’ speaking practice. This study focused on 12 eighth- and tenth-semester students at the English Department of Universitas Pancasakti Tegal. This research employed qualitative methodology. The instrument was a questionnaire based on the Likert scale. Utilization of a questionnaire to gather data. This study revealed that the majority of students viewed the enhancement of their speaking skills through theatre performance positively. Students were able to develop their interpersonal communication abilities through the use of theatre tactics. The answers of students to their speaking skill challenges were positive. Practicing their English-speaking skills through dramatic performance can be a useful approach of learning and practice. Students are therefore urged to utilize dramatic approaches to practice their public speaking. Through dramatic performances, the teacher is required to practice students' speaking skills. This topic is expected to serve as a reference for future research.

The Correlation Between Google Translate Usage and The Interest in Reading English Articles

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The research was conducted in order to find out the correlation between Google Translate usage and the interest in reading English articles of SMP N 13 Tegal academic year 2021/2022. This research is a quantitative correlational investigation. The population of this study consisted of 600 students attending SMP N 13 Tegal during the academic year 2021/2022. The sampling method was stratified random sampling, and 240 students served as samples. Ten statements about Google Translate usage and eight statements about the interest in reading English articles were distributed to students through survey. The data gathered through univariate and bivariate data analysis were processed using SPSS 22. The research finding H1 was accepted, indicating that there is a correlation between Google Translate usage and the desire to read English-language publications. The value of the positive correlation coefficient was 0.272, while the 2-tail significance value was $0. 63.3 percent, or 152 individuals, have a moderate degree of Google Translate usage, and 66.3 percent, or 159 individuals, have a moderate level of interest in reading English articles. 109 students, or 45.4%, have both a high level of Google Translate usage and an interest in reading English articles, whereas only four students, or 1.7%, have both a high level of Google Translate usage and a low level of interest in reading English articles. The research is anticipated to serve as a resource for enhancing performance quality for readers and linked parties.