The use of translating activity as a means of language learning as well as a teaching method has received different compliments and criticism throughout English as Foreign Language (EFL) long history. Even though translating activity has been less preferred by teachers and educators, most students, on the other hand, are believed to frequently use translation to help them to learn certain langu…
This research investigated senior high school students' speaking problems at an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia. This research was conducted using a survey design by applying a paper-based questionnaire as the instrument to collect the data. The population of the research subject was 67 students of the eleventh-grade senior high school. The data was analyzed by using Microsoft Excel 2016. …
This research aimed to investigate teachers' perceptions about how an English teacher implements bilingualism in offering and suggesting materials. This research used a qualitative approach as a research design and was conducted at a private high school in Indonesia. The participant was an English teacher who reflected her use of bilingualism in teaching English in the eleventh grade of senior …
A pre-experimental design with one group pre-test and post-test was used in this study to determine whether there is any positive or negative effect on students' vocabulary mastery after they are taught using English songs. The population was 39 students with 21 females and 18 male from the eighth grade of an Islamic junior high school. A written vocabulary test and a field note were used in th…
This study explores how teaching multimodal narrative text through popular animated films increases students' understanding and helps teachers contextualize learning. This research was implemented at a high school level. The participants were 25 high school students. The researcher also recruited 4 students to reflect on their learning experiences through popular animated films. Besides, studen…
English proficiency can be seen from the richness of the vocabulary mastery by the students. This research aims to improve students' English vocabulary skills using flashcards media. This research was carried out on first year students at Islamic junior high schools in Indonesia. This research used quasi experimental design consisting of an experimental class and a control class. The population…
This study explores the relationship between students' vocabulary mastery and writing ability of the ninth grade Junior High School at an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia. This research aimed to get empirical evidence of the students' vocabulary mastery in relation to their writing ability. The population of this research was 81 students from four classes which contained 7A, 7B, 8A and 9A. …
This research aims to investigate the influence of the role play game on student's speaking skill. The study used a pre-experimental design with single-group pretest and post-test combined with self-assessment to determine whether role-playing instruction had a beneficial or detrimental impact on students speaking ability. The population were twenty-eight students with twelve male and sixteen f…
This research aims to investigate the influence of the role play game on student's speaking skill. The study used a pre-experimental design with single-group pretest and post-test combined with self-assessment to determine whether role-playing instruction had a beneficial or detrimental impact on students speaking ability. The population were twenty-eight students with twelve male and sixteen f…