IMPROVING STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION OF ALVEOPALATAL SOUNDS BY USING ENGLISH SONGS

The title of this research paper is “Improving Students’ Pronunciation of Alveopalatal Sounds by Using English Songs”. This research was conducted at SMK Negeri 2 Baleendah. Due to pandemic of Covid-19, the research was conducted online by using WhatsApp and Google Classroom. The purposes of this research were to identify the effectiveness of songs in improving students’ pronunciation ability of alveopalatal sounds and find out the students’ responses toward the use of songs in learning alveopalatal pronunciation. The research applied a pre-experimental research method, then used one group pretest-posttest design to conduct the research. The study then chose 30 students of XI Tata Boga 4 as the sample for experimental group. The instruments used in this research were pre-test, posttest and questionnaire. The data from pre-test and posttest were analyzed and calculated. According to the result of calculation, the value of t-observer was 7.015, then the freedom was 29 at the level of significance 0.05 for two tailed test is 2.045. Based on the calculation of t-observed, it was higher than the t-table. In other words, there was a significant different score before and after the treatment. Therefore, the method of the research is effective. Then, the result of questionnaire showed that the students gave positive responses toward the use of songs in learning alveopalatal pronunciation and they felt enjoyed, pleasant and motivated. They were able to pronounce alveopalatal words, but they still needed efforts to get used to. The conclusion of this research is the implementation of songs in learning alveopalatal pronunciation can give a significant effect to the students. It is effective to make them interested, enjoyed and comfortable in learning pronunciation. By using song, they are not only able to improve pronunciation, but also improve listening skill and vocabulary mastery

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TEAMS GAMES TOURNAMENT (TGT) MODEL IN IMPROVING ENGLISH VOCABULARY MASTERY

This research paper is entitled “The Effectiveness of The Teams Games Tournament (TGT) Model in Improving English Vocabulary Mastery (A Quasi-experimental study done in the seventh grade students of Junior High School)”. The aims of the research is to know whether or not there is significant difference in the students’ scores before and after the treatment by using TGT learning model for improving student’s English vocabulary mastery and to find out the students’ responses through the use of TGT learning model in improving their vocabulary mastery. The population of this research is the seventh grade students of Margahayu 1 junior high school which consists of ten classes from seventh grade. The writer take 32 students as the sample of the study. In this study there are two groups, the experimental group and the control group. The sample of this research are class VII-A as experimental group and VII-B as control group. In obtaining the data, the writer uses pre-test, post-test and questionnaires. From the computation of pre-test and post-test scores result shows that with the degree of freedom (df)= N1 + N2 – 2 = 32 + 32 - 2 = 62, at P = 0,5 of two tailed, the critical value of t is 1.998. The result of pretest is 0.8125 lower than the critical value of t (t-table) 1.998 (0.8125 < 1.998). It means that there is no significant difference between in english vocabulary mastery between theexperimental group and the control group before treatment. After the experimental group was given the treatment, the t-observed value is 4.106. So t-observed was higher than of t-tbale (4.106 > 1.998). It means that there was significant difference between TGT learning model and the conventional method in improving English vocabulary mastery to seventh grade of Margahayu 1 junior high school. It also supported by the students’ response in questionnaires. The result showed 32 students (78% of the students) agreed that TGT learning model helped them to understand meaning and increase vocabulary, to remember new vocabulary, to help each other in the learning process, and TGT learning model helped them in improving English vocabulary mastery. This means that the students’ responses about TGT learning model are positiv

TEACHING READING SKILLS THROUGH JENGA GAMES

The paper is entitled “Teaching Reading Skills Through Jenga Games” ( Pre-Experimental Study Done in The Second Grade of Junior High School). This research focused on finding out Jenga Games can improve the students’ reading skills. The subject of this research were second grade students of MTs Negeri 1 Bandung. The population of this research is the VIII-A grade of MTs Negeri 1 Bandung, with the 30 students. In conducting this research, the researcher collected the data from the class that was carried out through pre-test, post-test and questionnaire. The result of this result showed that teaching reading skills through jenga games was effective. The result showed that in significance degree of 0.05, the value computation is (7.741 > 2.045 ). It means that t0 (t-observation) is higher than tt (t-table). It could be said that t-test was higher in the than t-table. So, the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. The result showed that the through Jenga Games for teaching reading descriptive text is effective. It means the jenga games technique improve the students reading skills descriptive text in second grade of MTs Negeri 1 Bandung. And the result of questionnaire showed that most students’ agreed that using Jenga Games improve their reading skills, this also means that they gave positive responses. They like, feel fun and easier in using Jenga Games to improve their reading skills.Keywords: Jenga Games, Reading Skill

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ LISTENING ABILITY AND THEIR SPEAKING SKILL

The research study entitled “The correlation between students listening ability andspeaking skill”. This correlation study done in the first semester of regular of EnglishEducation Study Program at Bale Bandung University 2019/2020 academic yearconsisted of 27 students. The research questions of this research (1) Is there anycorrelation between students’ listening ability and their speaking skill? (2) If there iscorrelation it is high, moderate, and low? To answer the research, the researcher usedPearson Product Moment. It was found that the derived t = 5.071 is greater the tablecritical value of t = 2.060, at p = .05 with df = 25 (5.071>2.060). It was proved by theresult of the analysis that the r value is 0.213. The result of this research showed thatthere correlation between students’ listening ability and their speaking skill. And thecorrelation is low between students listening and speaking skill

THE USE OF PICTURE IN TEACHING THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

This paper entitled “The Use of Picture in Teaching The Present Continuous Tense”. It is about use of pictures in teaching verb-ing in present continuos tense. It is written as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for taking Sarjana Pendidikan Degree. This pre-experimental research is done in the eighth grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 6 Baleendah, With df= N-1= 27-1= 26, at p= 0.05 of two tailed, the value of t-table = 2.056. As the derived t is bigger than that of the t-table (2.257>2.056), Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted, stating that there is significant difference in students’ mean scores before and the after the treatment using pictures in the eighth grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 6. The mean of post-test is significantly higher than the mean of pre-test. This means that the picture in teaching the present continuous tense to eight grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 6 is effective. Students of SMP Muhammadiyah 6 Baleendah give a positive response toward use of picture. Therefore the writer concluded that eighth grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 6 Baleendah like learning verb-ing using pictures

TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES OF ENGLISH TO INDONESIAN SUBTITLES BY ANITOKI IN THE MOVIE WEATHERING WITH YOU

The study is entitled Translation Techniques of English to Indonesian Subtitles by Anitoki in the Movie Weathering with You. The research aims to classify of translation techniques and describe the quality of translation proposed by Molina and Albir (2002) and Nababan and Sumardiono (2012). The research uses descriptive qualitative research. The object of the study is Weathering with You Movie. The researcher analyzed the collected data and found 532 data of sentences taken in this movie. There are sixteen of translation techniques found in this research study. They are: 1) Adaptation, 2) Amplification, 3) Borrowing, 4) Calque, 5) Compensation, 6) Description, 7) Discursive Creation, 8) Established Equivalence, 9) Generalization, 10) Linguistic Amplification, 11) Linguistic Compression, 12) Literal Translation, 13) Modulation, 14) Reduction, 15) Substitution, 16) Transposition. Then, the researcher also found the translation quality assessment in accuracy, acceptability, and readability. It can be concluded that the translation quality in the Movie Weathering with You is accurate, acceptable and readabl

Studi Pendahuluan: Perancangan Web SIG Pendukung Keputusan Untuk Penentuan Lokasi Hutan Kota Balikpapan

Balikpapan adalah salah satu kota besar yang berada di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur dengan luas wilayahmencapai 843,48 KM2.. Berdasarkan RTRW Kota Balikpapan 2012-2032 pemerintah kota ini telah menetapkan52% sebagai kawasan hijau dan 48% kawasan terbangun. Penelitian ini bertujuan membuat studi pendahuluanmengenai perancangan WebSIG pendukung keputusan untuk penentuan lokasi RTH Kota Balikpapan.Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode survey mendalam untuk melihat kondisi RTH Kota Balikpapan sertawawancara dengan responden key-person untuk mengetahui metode pengelolaannya. Penelitian inimenghasilkan deskripsi keberadaan RTH Kota Balikpapan serta analisis pendahuluan terhadap penerapanmetode Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) pada kriteria penentuan lokasi hutan kota