Mothers' Views from Underprivileged Families in Preventing School Dropout Rates in Surabaya during Pandemic

During the covid-19 pandemic, mothers have essential roles in the children’s education process. The online learning system makes mothers, as teachers and parents, provide learning assistance so that children do not drop out of school. A long time before the pandemic, the Local Government of Surabaya had a mentoring program to reduce the dropout rate. However, the program was suspended indefinitely during the covid-19 pandemic. This research aimed to identify mothers' views from underprivileged families in providing learning assistance during the covid-19 pandemic, which was usually carried out by mentoring volunteers before. This research design was descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques conducted in the form of interviews and documentation. Then, the collected data were analyzed using Creswell's hierarchical linear model. The results showed that mothers experienced various difficulties assisting children without a mentoring program from the Local Government of Surabaya. Busyness as career women and the lack of education from the mothers have the potential for children to be vulnerable to dropping out of school. Heretofore, mothers' involvement in alleviating the problem of dropping out of school has received little attention from the Government. Therefore, hopefully, this research contribution can provide the required information in family-based education services improvement during an emergency due to the outbreak

Snowball Throwing: An English Learning Method to Teach Descriptive Writing

Writing is a powerful multipurpose tool that helps us discover and  explore more fully what we are thinking so that we learn as well as express our feelings and thoughts. One of reason that students lazy to written something because the methods are used by their teacher.  Most of them still used direct learning method (extracurricular learning), the students were bored and they are did not enjoy when teaching learning process. So, that is why, in this study the writers try to use snowball throwing method to help students in learning descriptive writing. The data collection methods which used in this study are observation checklist and questionnaire checklist. Observation used to find out the implementation snowball throwing on students writing in descriptive text. The questionnaire was used to know the students’ responses after being taught descriptive text by using snowball throwing method. This study reveals that the highest aspect score of observation checklist in first observation is less, but in the second meeting, the writers found that highest aspect score of observation was good. Based on data questionnaire checklist, the writers found that the highest students’ responses were good. Based on this result data resource above, the writers concluded that the students could master writing after they were taught using snowball throwing in writing descriptive text. Finally, the writers suggested that the students had to practice their writing skill in many times. Besides, teacher had to have an interesting method in teaching writing descriptive text

The effect of zimmer twins as digital storytelling on students’ writing narrative text

The objective of the research to compare of Zimmer twins website tool as digital storytelling than use nondigital in writing text narrative on students writing ability at the eleventh grade of MA  Yayasan Sirojul  Islam Sukolilo 2018/2019 academic year. Zimmer twins media is an animated movie maker based on the website for the students to create their short stories in movies with many emotion, etc. The sample of this research the Eleventh of MA YASI those are XI- 1 class as the experimental class, and the X1-2 class as the control class consisted of 20 students. The method in this research was a quantitative method. In addition, the design used  was quasi-experimental research, and the instrument used a test. The research was taken by using non-random sampling. Moreover, this research was conducted through the following procedures: giving pre-test, applying treatments and giving post-test. The data analyzed and processed by using the statistic data calculation of ANCOVA by SPSS 23 program. The significant was shown by the students post-test mean in experimental class is 76.55 and the mean post-test in control class is 70.55. The result of the statistical hypothesis testing found from p-value was 0.000. It is lower than the level significant of 0.05. If p-value ≤ from the level significant 0.05. It means that H1 was accepted and H0 was rejected. In conclusion, Zimmer twins media can be effective as media teaching to writing ability of narrative text at the eleventh-grade students of MA Yayasan Sirojul IslamSukolilo.The objective of the research to compare of Zimmer twins website tool as digital storytelling than use nondigital in writing text narrative on students writing ability at the eleventh grade of MA  Yayasan Sirojul  Islam Sukolilo 2018/2019 academic year. Zimmer twins media is an animated movie maker based on the website for the students to create their short stories in movies with many emotion, etc. The sample of this research the Eleventh of MA YASI those are XI- 1 class as the experimental class, and the X1-2 class as the control class consisted of 20 students. The method in this research was a quantitative method. In addition, the design used  was quasi-experimental research, and the instrument used a test. The research was taken by using non-random sampling. Moreover, this research was conducted through the following procedures: giving pre-test, applying treatments and giving post-test. The data analyzed and processed by using the statistic data calculation of ANCOVA by SPSS 23 program. The significant was shown by the students post-test mean in experimental class is 76.55 and the mean post-test in control class is 70.55. The result of the statistical hypothesis testing found from p-value was 0.000. It is lower than the level significant of 0.05. If p-value ≤ from the level significant 0.05. It means that H1 was accepted and H0 was rejected. In conclusion, Zimmer twins media can be effective as media teaching to writing ability of narrative text at the eleventh-grade students of MA Yayasan Sirojul IslamSukolilo.

Desain Materi Ajar Bahasa Inggris Untuk Promosi Pariwisata Madura

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is an English language learning that incorporates elements of learner specific needs and the context of the work environment. ESP for Madura Tourism Promotion has not been developed concretely for Tourism course in English Education Department STKIP PGRI Bangkalan. Madura's growing tourism potential and attracting many domestic and foreign tourists need to be addressed carefully in the preparation of indigenous human resources in its management. This study aims to develop teaching materials specifically to prepare students of the English Education Department  STKIP Bangkalan PGRI to be able to equip themselves in communication and tourism management competencies with the language of instruction in English. Teaching materials produced through the needs assessment process involving many parties. In data collection related to communication competencies such as what is needed in the management and promotion of Madura's tourism. The R & D model used is systems approach model with ten sequences of stages available. In the material development stage, researchers also implemented expert validation by involving two expert lecturers in the related fields, namely curriculum and instructional materials development and tourism management. To obtain empirical validation, researchers conducted trials in the class so that learning design revisions were obtained if there were perceived less precise. The teaching materials will become appropriate and professional teaching materials and can be produced to improve the quality of  human recource in the tourism sector. Abstrak English for Specific Purposes (ESP) merupakan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris yang memasukkan unsur kebutuhan khusus pembelajar dan konteks lingkungan kerja. ESP untuk Promosi Pariwisata Madura belum dikembangkan secara konkret dalam mata kuliah English for Tourism di program studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris STKIP PGRI Bangkalan. Potensi pariwisata Madura yang kian berkembang dan banyak menarik wisatawan domestik dan mancanegara perlu disikapi dengan cermat dalam persiapan SDM penduduk pribumi dalam pengelolaannya.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan materi ajar yang khusus untuk mempersiapkan mahasiswa program studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris STKIP PGRI Bangkalan untuk mampu membekali diri dalam kompetensi komunikasi dan manajemen pariwisata dengan bahasa pengantar bahasa Inggris.Materi ajar yang dihasilkan melalui proses needs assessment yang melibatkan banyak pihak dalam pengambilan data terkait dengan kompetensi komunikasi seperti apa yang diperlukan dalam pengelolaan dan promosi pariwisat Madura. Model R&D yang digunakan adalah systems approach model dengan sepuluh runtutan tahapan yang ada. Dalam tahapan pengembangan materi, peneliti juga memberlakukan expert validation dengan melibatkan dua dosen ahli dalam bidang yang terkait, yaitu curriculum and instructional materials development dan tourism management.Untuk mendapatkan empirical validation, peneliti melakukan uji coba di kelas sehingga diperoleh revisi desain pembelajaran apabila dirasa ada yang kurang tepat. Materi ajar yang dihasilkan nantinya akan menjadi bahan ajar yang tepat dan profesional dan bisa diproduksi secara massal untuk membantu meningkatkan kualitas SDM Madura dalam bidang pariwisata

Podcasts: Improving Students’ Extensive Listening Skills

Podcasts is one of the technologies that can be used as an effective media to teach students’ listening skill, especially extensive listening. This research aims to know the effectiveness of using podcasts application in teaching extensive listening. The method in this study used quantitative research. The design of this research was pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test design. It involved the Eleventh Grade Students of SMA Negeri 2 Bangkalan as the subject of the research. In this research, the data were obtained toward the results of listening tests. The research was started by giving pre-test, treatments, and post-test to experimental group. The data of the tests were analyzed by using Paired Sample T-Test. The results showed the significant difference between pre-test and post-test, It indicate that the value of significance (Sig. 2-tailed) is 0.002 lower than 0.05. The results of the statistical hypothesis testing showed that the P-value lower than α (0.002<0.05), it means that Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. It can be concluded that podcasts application is effective and brilliant media that can be suggested to be used on teaching listening

Investigation of the Effectiveness of Intensive Reading (IR) with Authentic Materials on Students’ Reading Ability toward English Proficiency Test for Students of STKIP PGRI Bangkalan

The current research investigates the effect of online intensive reading (IR) on students’ reading ability on English proficiency test. Besides, students’ perceptions on the use of online intensive reading were also studied. A number of credible journals indexed in SCOPUS are used to support online intensive reading. Eighty students are involved in this study into two groups in which 40 students to be assigned as experimental group and 40 students to be assigned as control group. Students’ perceptions on online intensive reading were investigated after questionnaires had been spread. In addition, independent sample t test was used to find out the score difference between the experimental group and control group. A significant difference was found in the gained score difference between the experimental group with online intensive reading and control group with non-online intensive reading in which p value .000< significance .05. in addition to the findings, It was found that students attained overall good perceptions toward reading journal articles related to suitability, reading pace, and motivation The result of this research is on educational implication that teaching reading with online intensive reading is found effective.&nbsp

A Vygotsky's Sociocultural Approach to Understanding Pre-service English Teachers for Professional Development (a Study at STKIP PGRI Bangkalan)

The Pre-service teacher program is a compulsory subject at STKIP PGRI Bangkalan with the aim of giving students a real experience to do the learning process in class. Pre-service teacher program itself is divided into 2 courses, namely Pre-service teacher program I (where students are trained to make learning plans on campus followed by microteaching) and Pre-service teacher program II (where students are actually deployed to schools for real teaching practices. This research aims to analyze the extent to which the Pre-Service Teacher Program  has contributed to the development of professionalism of prospective teachers or preservice teacher professional development from the perspective of Vygotsky's sociocultural theory. The perspectives to be used in this study are genetic law of development, zone of proximal development, and mediation. Students as prospective teachers must develop themselves in this practicum before they become real teachers (in-service teacher). There are three pre-service students involved in this study in different schools. The data was obtained through document collection, mainly lesson plans, and through interview. The results show that there is an apparent progress in between the two courses of preservice teacher program in terms of pedagogical skills. The mediation between mentor teacher and lecturer supervisor opened a great opportunity for sharing knowledge and ideas in teaching. The pre-service teachers were benefited through sharing of in-service teachers' experiences, whereas the in-service teachers were benefited through pre-service teachers' fresh ideas in teaching