THE USE OF TALKING STICK TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL (A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH ON X MIA-2 STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 KESAMBEN)

Keywords: speaking skill, talking stick, narrative text.In Indonesia,English is considered as a foreign language.Itis just taught in formal education, but it is not used for communication in real context. Speaking is the most important skill in English language learning, since language learners are regarded to be successful if they can communicate fluently. Based on the preliminary study that has been conducted by researcher, it confirmed that most of X MIA-2students of SMA Negeri 1 Kesamben found difficulties in speaking. Regarding to this phenomenon, researcher proposed a teaching technique named talking stick to improve students’ speaking skill. The objective of the research is to describe how talking stick can improve students’ speaking skill of X MIA-2 students of SMA Negeri 1 Kesamben.By using classroom action research design, researcher implemented talking stick to solve the students’ problem in speaking skill. The talking stick is used in teaching narrative text. Researcher uses recorded oral test, questionnaire, interview guide, observation checklist and field note as the instruments. This research was conducted in one cycle that consists of three meetings.The result of the research showed that there is a significant improvement of students’ speaking skill afterthe implementation of talking stick. The improvement can be seen from the achievement of the two criteria of success. The first criterion is if the students’ mean score of post-test gain more than 5 points from the students’ mean score of pre-test. It is established that the first criterion was accomplished since the students mean score of post-test was 9,43 points higher than the mean score of students’ pre-test, from 66,86 on pre-test become 74,19 on the post-test. The second criterion of success is when there were more than 60% students could pass minimum standard score of English that is 75. This is achieved since the students that could pass minimal standard score of English was 64,86%

Pemanfaatan Platform Digital dalam Pemasaran Produk Perikanan dan Kelautan

Fisheries and marine products are major contributors to Indonesia's maritime economy, but their contribution to GDP and the welfare of coastal communities is still low. Fishermen as the main actor in this industry have limitations in terms of technology and marketing of their products. The presence of information technology in the marketing of fishery products is an urgency for improving fishermen's welfare. Aruna Indonesia is a startup that connects fishermen as individuals and cooperatives with end buyers through the use of Information Technology (IT). Fishermen place their products on the Aruna Indonesia website so that end buyers can order products online. The establishment of Aruna Indonesia is seen as a solution to the distribution chain problems for fishery and marine products. The purpose of this study is to analyze the empowerment of fishermen as Aruna Indonesia's partners in marketing fishery and marine products and to analyze how significant the use of digital platforms to the marketing of fishery and marine products to support fishermen's welfare. This study used a qualitative method with a case study approach and data collection was carried out through interviews and literature study with the research subjects of the Aruna Indonesia team and fishermen as Aruna’s partners. The use of digital platforms can simplify and enlarge the marketing of fisheries and marine products by empowerment carried out by Aruna Indonesia and improve the welfare of fishermen as well

Debunking the normalisation of sexual violence on screen through #MeToo movement: The case of Hollywood films

This study examines the denormalisation of sexual violence against women in the #MeToo movement-themed Hollywood films. The strong presence of the social-political #MeToo movement in the past decade has influenced Hollywood films. The movement plays a major role in increasing public awareness of how devastating sexual abuse is against women and in challenging the current patriarchal system in society. This study uses descriptive research methods and adopts thematic analysis to critically analyse the denormalisation of sexual violence against women in Hollywood films with the #MeToo movement as their theme. This research used three Hollywood films as the units of analyses: On the Record, Athlete A, and Bombshell. This study found that these films are essential in denormalising sexual violence against women on screen. The findings show the three important characteristics shared among these three films. First, they shed light on the existence of the power imbalance between the perpetrators and victims. Second, they show the transformation of female victims of sexual violence into feminist figures. Last, they denormalise sexual abuse. The findings benefit academics who are interested in movie and gender studies as well as practitioners who promote gender equality and women’s rights.Keywords : Hollywood film; the #MeToo Movement; Sexual Violence; Denormalisation of Sexual Violenc