This study aimed to determine students' perceptions of using QuillBot paraphrasing tool to avoid plagiarism in thesis writing. This study used a qualitative method of narrative inquiry type. Participants recruited in this study were final-year English education students at a private university. Research data was taken using student diaries and interviews. Data analysis used thematic analysis. T…
This study aimed to find out the perceptions of English education students in using social media as a learning resource, based on their previous experiences, this research used a qualitative method with a case study approach. Data was collected through in-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) involving ten 8th semester students from a private university in Indonesia. Data was analy…
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 study investigated students' perceptions of teachers' teaching styles in language classes at a vocational high school in Indonesia. The purpose of this research was to explore how students perceive and respond to different teaching styles used by English teachers. This study used a qualitative research method with a case study design. The research data were collected through semi-structure…
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…
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…
This study aimed to get students' perception of using Mobile Games as media for self-directed vocabulary learning. This study applied qualitative research methods specifically case study design. Data were obtained from semi-structured interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). The data were analyzed using three-step analysis process by Miles, Huberman & Saldana (2014) which included data cond…