A STUDY ON THE USE OF MEDIA IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO YOUNG LEARNERS

Vocabulary is one of the important points of English learning. It is one of the language components and as a base of a language. That is why vocabulary building should be given to children.Getting much vocabulary is better because they will have stronger base in learning and simple vocabulary is the best choice for children ( colour, number, fruit and so on). In addition, in teaching learning process, an English teacher for the elementary level is plays a very important role, because he/she is the most influential person in the classroom. They can support the success of the teaching and decisions to be made. Each decision involved a challenge to the skills or accessing a new situation and coming up with new problems.Furthermore, the efficiency of the use of media depend on how well a teacher determined and manipulated the good media for children

Survei kemampuan teknik dasar permainan sepakbola SMA Negeri 4 Wajo Kabupaten Wajo

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kemampuan teknik dasar sepakbola SMA Negeri 4 Wajo Kabupaten Wajo. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif dengan variabel mandiri. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa SMA Negeri 4 Wajo Kabupaten Wajo. Dengan jumlah sampel penelitian 30 orang yang dipilih secara ramdom sampling. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah teknik analisis deskriptif (persentase) dengan menggunakan sistem SPSSI Versi 16.00. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data, maka penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa: (1). Siswa yang memiliki tingkat penguasaan kemampuan menyundul bola(heading)dalam permainan sepakbolapada siswa SMA Negeri 4 Wajo Kabupaten Wajo memiliki dasar yang baik, (2). Siswa yang memiliki tingkat penguasaan kemampuan mengoper dan menghentikan bola (passing dan stooping)dalam permainan sepakbolapada siswa SMA Negeri 4 Wajo Kabupaten wajo memiliki dasar yang baik, (3). Siswa yang memiliki tingkat penguasaan kemampuan menggiring bola(dribbling)dalam permainan sepakbolapada siswa SMA Negeri 4 Wajo Kabupaten Wajo memiliki dasar yang baik, (4). Siswa yang yang memiliki kemampuan teknik dasar menendang bola ke sasaran (shooting) dalam permainan sepakbola pada siswa SMA Negeri 4 Wajo Kabupaten Wajo memiliki dasar yang cukup, (5). dari 30 sampel penelitian yang memiliki kategori baik sebanyak 6 orang (20.0%), kategori cukup sebanyak 21 orang (70.0%), kategori sedang sebanyak 3 orang (10.0%), serta tidak ada siswa SMA Negeri 4 Wajo Kabupaten Wajo yang memiliki tingkat kemampuan kurang dan kurang sekali. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa kemampuan teknik dasar bermain sepakbola SMA Negeri 4 Wajo Kabupaten Wajo dominan berada pada kategori cuku

Tema-Tema Fantasi Dalam Komunikasi Kelompok Muslim-Tionghoa

The objective of this study was to analysis themes of fantasy in the Muslim-Chinesecommunications groups in the city of Makassar. The method used for the analysis method Bormann(1985) borrow on how to do a fantasy theme analysis. Bormann suggests that researchers shouldbegin with gathering evidence related to the manifestation of the content of communicationmessages as stated below: by collecting evidence related to the manifest content of the communication.“Manifest content of the message is at the core of the evidence needed to conduct theanalysis includes a fantasy theme” patterns of characterizations, of dramatic situation and actions,and of setting”. Research results are the themes of fantasy-Chinese Muslim groups, including:Virtue Prayer, the theme of Islamic Anti-Violence fantasy, and fantasy themes Nature ofGod's knowledge. Fantasy themes can help members of the Muslim-Chinese interpret socialinteraction and create a reality in the group and share the theme fanatasi-Chinese Muslim groupscarried out to establish, maintain, and create empathic communication. The goal is to increasethe commitment to the use of symbols so that they can empathize and have an identity that setsit apart from other groups, for example, using a symbolic gesture to equalize the group membersthought through what he thinks, says and does. The pattern of shared fantasy themes that arecommunicated between the members in developing a common interpretation of their experiencewith the interpretation of joint use of symbolic cues

Shopee Marketplace Promotion on TikTok: AIDA Model Study on the Impact of Purchasing Behavior of Young Women in Makassar City, Indonesia

This study analyzes the impact of young women’s purchasing behavior on user activity driven by Shopee marketplace promotions on TikTok. This study adopts the Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action (AIDA) model to evaluate purchasing behavior. A quantitative, cross-sectional survey method was employed, involving 283 female adolescent respondents from Makassar City. This study utilizes the AIDA model to assess the independent variables, namely frequency, duration, and consistency, and their influence on the dependent variable, the purchasing behavior process. The findings reveal that purchasing behavior, as measured through the AIDA model, has a positive and significant effect on Shopee marketplace promotions on TikTok. The result of the hypothesis test confirms that Shopee marketplace promotions on TikTok social media influence the product purchasing behavior process. This study further explores various Shopee promotion strategies on TikTok, including discounts, flash sales, cashback offers, free shipping, and product codes. This study offers a new perspective on investigating popular e-commerce platforms in Southeast Asia, particularly among young digital-native consumers. The practical implications suggest that online marketplaces can utilize social media promotions to drive purchases through diverse and engaging promotional strategies

The implementation of contextual teaching and learning in teaching English

The main purposes of this study are (1) to describe the implementation of contextual teaching and learning (CTL) in teaching English, and (2) to investigate the teacher’s difficulties in implementing CTL in teaching English at the seventh grade students of SMPN-1 Palangka Raya. It was used qualitative method. The subject of this study was an English teacher of SMPN-1 Palangka Raya. It was used observation, interview and documentation to collect the data, and for data analysis it was used data reduction, data display, and conclusion. The findings show that (1) the implementation of CTL implemented by the teacher was through some components of CTL which were applied more frequently than others. The questioning, learning community, and modeling were frequently applied. (2) The problems faced by the teacher were the condition of the students who still made some noise, the large amount of students in the class, little attention from the students, and the shyness from the students to speak up

ANALYSIS OF DA'I COMMUNICATION SKILLS TOWARDS THE MUSLIM CONVERTED KAROMBA COMMUNITY

Da'wa communication skills are needed in preaching to the converts community because the conditions of converts are different from those of Muslims in general. The success of this da'wa can be achieved if converts as the target of preaching carry out the da'wa message conveyed by the preacher. The research objective was to map the preachers' da'wa communication skills to the converts in Karomba, Pinrang district. This study used a qualitative approach and case study methods, so the primary data were in-depth interviews and observations. In addition, this study uses inductive data analysis. The study results indicate that the preachers apply three da'wa communication skills to the converted Muslim community to support da'wa's success. First, the skills to produce messages, especially messages of faith and morals. Second, the skills to receive and convey messages, mainly using local languages. Third, the skills to interact with the converts community through sharia consultation activities. This research is necessary because the findings of this study can serve as a guide for preachers to increase preaching success, especially preaching to converts

Manipulasi Identitas Etnik Jawa Dalam Komunikasi Antarbudaya Di Kota Makasar

Intercultural communication takes place along with different cultural background, habit,norms and customs that is making adjustment to each other. This adjustment involves a contextof the manipulation of ethnical identity thatdirectly effecting a process of intercultural communication.This study focuses and aims to determine the pattern of Java ethnic identitymanipulationwhen they leave their region of origin and then to adapt and interact with a new culture, that isBugis-Makassar in Makassar. This study was conducted using qualitative research method withphenomenological approach. The resultinforms us that the pattern of Java ethnic identity manipulationin intercultural communication is tend to preserve ethnical identity involving accentor dialect. The pride of being a Javanese, speaking Bugis-Makassar tribal language fluently andunderstanding the customs of Bugis-Makassar are effort to adapt. The manipulation of ethnicalidentity is combination of the dynamics of inter context relationship and the result of construction.Intercultural Communication in doing the identity manipulation ofJava ethnic remainingthe “Javanese-ness”, still firm while they are associating broadly with the other ethical identities.It functions ascharacter and role of the individual to consider himself as a part of certainsocial position to be acceptable