Mobile Assisted Language Learning: What's up with Whatsapp

Mobile phones are viewed as significant aids to English language learning. Numerous studies have been conducted in different contexts on mobile assisted language learning (MALL) that indicate the benefits of mobile devices for English language learning. During the recent technological years, language learning has been attempted to transform its path from the conventional methods to instrumental applications. Mobile phone provides people to reach and exchange information through chats (WhatsApp). With the rapid increase in the use of mobile devices nowadays, especially smartphones, it is only natural for educators to turn to mobile technology to examine how it can be fully integrated in an educational context to support students’ learning beyond the classroom. This study attempts to solve the lack of communicative learning opportunities by introducing mobile-assisted language learning with Whatsapp. In addition, it tries to investigates the perceptions of students towards the use of Whatsapp as a tool for develop their English writing skill. To achieve the result, a sample of 50 sophomores from the Department of English Education of STKIP PGRI Bandar Lampung, aged 18 to 20 years old. The results suggest that mobile-assisted language learning helps to create language immersion, which effectively motivates the learners further. Therefore, mobile-assisted language learning is promising in English learning for college students

Pelatihan Pembelajaran Menulis Teks Bahasa Inggris Melalui Teknik Dyadic Essay di SMA Adiguna Bandar Lampung

Writing difficulties are often found by students of SMA Adiguna Bandar Lampung in a full essay because students need extensive and complex knowledge. Based on the background above, we took the initiative to propose community service activities in SMA Bandar Lampung through training in learning to write English essay texts using the dyadic essay technique. The training aims to help students develop ideas when writing English essays. By taking part in this training, it is expected that the tenth grade students of SMA Adiguna Bandar Lampung will have an improvement in writing essays in good English. This Community Service activity is specifically aimed at all students of tenth class in SMA ADIGUNA Bandar Lampung, there are 86 students follow this training. Based on observations on the suitability of the schedule and carrying out activities, it can be concluded that this activity runs smoothly. In addition, enthusiasm, high enthusiasm, and curiosity and bias from the participants made the training of each material very effective and efficient

Pelatihan Penggunaan Bahasa Inggris untuk Pariwisata (English For Tourism) Bagi Siswa SMKN 1 Kalianda

This article is a report of Community Service Program aiming at giving understanding and learning experience to the second grade students at SMKN 4 Banjarmasin in using English for tourism. The object of this program is 30 students of Tourism major. One day training program is carried out in form of practicing directly, doing demonstration, simulation, and role play in group. Furthermore, there are four topics to discuss as the material of this program, such as: using some expressions, information, and communication in English under tourism aspect. Generally, this program is well done. The students show their enthusiasm and demonstrate the activity successfully. There are still mistakes they have done in using grammar and pronouncing some English words. However, they show their best efforts running with the material given. Besides that, majority of them are unfamiliar with the specific terms used in English for tourism so that they need to be guided in understanding the meaning of it

MOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING: WHAT'S UP WITH WHATSAPP

Mobile phones are viewed as significant aids to English language learning. Numerous studies have been conducted in different contexts on mobile assisted language learning (MALL) that indicate the benefits of mobile devices for English language learning. During the recent technological years, language learning has been attempted to transform its path from the conventional methods to instrumental applications. Mobile phone provides people to reach and exchange information through chats (WhatsApp). With the rapid increase in the use of mobile devices nowadays, especially smartphones, it is only natural for educators to turn to mobile technology to examine how it can be fully integrated in an educational context to support students’ learning beyond the classroom. This study attempts to solve the lack of communicative learning opportunities by introducing mobile-assisted language learning with Whatsapp. In addition, it tries to investigates the perceptions of students towards the use of Whatsapp as a tool for develop their English writing skill. To achieve the result, a sample of 50 sophomores from the Department of English Education of STKIP PGRI Bandar Lampung, aged 18 to 20 years old. The results suggest that mobile-assisted language learning helps to create language immersion, which effectively motivates the learners further. Therefore, mobile-assisted language learning is promising in English learning for college students

Pelatihan Bahasa Inggris untuk Anak Usia Dini (English for Young Learners) PAUD Mekar Indah Sidomulyo Lampung Selatan

This article is a report of Community Service Program aiming at giving understanding and learning experience to young learners. This activity was held on August 9, 2023. The object of this program is 10 students of PAUD Mekar Indah. One day training program is carried out in form of practicing directly, doing demonstration, simulation, and role play in group. Generally, this program is well done. The students show their enthusiasm and demonstrate the activity successfully. There are still mistakes they have done in using grammar and pronouncing some English vocabularies. However, they show their best efforts running with the material given. Besides that, majority of them are unfamiliar with the specific terms used so that they need to be guided in understanding the meaning of it. At the end of the activity, students are expected to have a fun learning experience appropriate to their age. Kata Kunci: Pelatihan, Bahasa Inggris, Pendidikan Usia Din

Implementation of Active Learning in Improving Student's Exposition Writing Ability

This study aims to determine the implementation of active learning in improving the ability to write exposition students of class VIII MTs Negeri 2 Bandar Lampung, so this research can be used as a reference for one of the learning methods that can be used to improve learning achievement. The method used to achieve this goal, the researcher uses a data collection method where the methods used by researchers to collect data are observing the variables to be studied using interviews, tests, observations, and questionnaires. The results of the study can be concluded that using the jigsaw cooperative learning method can improve learning achievement in Indonesian material about exposition texts in class VIII students of MTs Negeri 2 Bandar Lampung in the 2019/2020 academic year. This can be proven from the pre-cycle of students who completed as many as 12 students with a percentage of completeness of 37.5%. The first cycle of students who completed increased to 20 students with a percentage of completeness of 62.5%. The target of classical completeness criteria is with a percentage of 85% achieved in cycle II with a completeness percentage of 100% with 32 students who complete. Pre-cycle to cycle I an increase of 25%, while the first cycle to cycle II an increase of 37.5%. This Classroom Action Research was declared successful

VIDEO CONFERENCES IN TEACHING EFL: A CASE STUDY OF USING ZOOM

This study discovers a case study using a Zoom video conference to teach English to English Department Students (N=70) in STKIP-PGRI Bandar Lampung, Indonesia. This study aimed to uncover students’ perception of video conference activities' enlightening benefit and determine if Zoom improves writing ability. During the first semester, the instructors conducted 16 meetings in the Zoom conference, including materials and exercises to explore the writing subject. This research exposes the effectiveness of Zoom as an educational platform for teaching English. The researcher utilized open-response questionnaires as a qualitative and quantitative research method consisting of pre-test and post-test to evaluate the students’ writing ability

The Effect Of Using Image Media and Vocabulary Mastery on Narrative Composition Ability in Elementary School Students

The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of using image media and vocabulary mastery on narrative composition ability in Elementary School students. The method used in this study is the experimental method. The population in this study was students in class V of SDN 1 Labuhan in a total of 127 people divided into 3 classes. The classes used as research samples are VA class as experiment, VB class as control and VC class as instrument trial class. The sampling technique in this study is a random sampling technique. The researcher's data analysis uses the t test and an ANAVA variance analysis. The results of this study are (1) there is a difference in the ability to make up narratives of students who learn to use image media and students who learn to use audio media research data shows a score of 2,263 with a significant 0.026 < 0.05, (2) there is a difference in the ability to make up narratives in the group of students who master high vocabulary between learning to use image media and using audio media (sound) Based on calculations, obtained experiments with a significant count of 0.031 and a t table of 1.761 at a significant level of 0.05. Because the calculation > t table and a significant level of 0.031< 0.05, (3) there is a difference in the ability to make up narratives in groups of students who master low vocabulary, between those who learn to use image media and use audio media (sound), and (4) there is an interaction of the use of image media and mastery of student vocabulary with the ability to make up student narratives. Therefore, the researchers concluded that there is an interaction between the use of image media and the mastery of student vocabulary to the ability to make up student narratives