Listening is one of the four basic English language skills and an important part of effective communication. Listening means understanding meaning, capturing information, and remembering what is heard. However, many students struggle with listening skills due to monotonous learning strategies. Therefore, the writer provides a note-taking strategy using audiovisual folklore to enhance listening …
The Merdeka Curriculum highlights writing as one of the essential competencies students must master. In Phase D (Grades VII–IX of SMP/MTs), students are expected to express ideas and experiences through coherent, well-organized paragraphs with varied yet simple sentence structures that include essential information and supporting details. Nevertheless, writing remains one of the most challeng…
Writing is one of the important skills taught in junior high school. Ninth grade students, in particular, are expected to develop strong writing skills. The teaching of procedural writing in junior high school should emphasize active participation, contextual learning, and creative expression so that students can produce well-structured, clear, and coherent texts. However, observations in the n…
The ability to understand descriptive texts plays an important role in helping students identify the main idea, reading purpose, author's intent, information details, and word meanings, whether synonyms or antonyms. However, based on observations, the writer found that most students' reading comprehension abilities were still considered low. In fact, many students show a lack of interest in rea…
Reading comprehension is one of the essential skills in learning English because it enables students to understand and interpret written texts effectively. However, many students still struggle to comprehend texts, especially when they encounter unfamiliar vocabulary or complex sentence structures. The fix-up strategy is a technique used by teachers to assist students who are having difficulty …
In the current educational era, mastering English vocabulary is one of the important skills for elementary school students, as it forms the foundation for reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The selection of learning media becomes one of the important aspects. The spinning wheel learning media integrates interactive and engaging activities. In addition, the spinning wheel media allows st…
Writing is one of the most challenging skills in English learning because it requires students to develop ideas, organize them coherently, and use appropriate vocabulary and grammar. In reality, many seventh-grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Mertoyudan have difficulties in writing descriptive texts, especially in finding ideas, mastering vocabulary, and applying grammar rules correctly. Previous l…
This research aims to examine the effectiveness of a combined Role-Playing and Reciprocal Teaching strategy in improving the speaking skills of 10th-grade students at SMK Citra Medika Kota Magelang. The study was backgrounded by the challenges in implementing the Kurikulum Merdeka, where students often struggle to retain material despite engaging in enjoyable learning processes, coupled with sp…
Validity stands as the most fundamental principle in language assessment, ensuring that a test accurately measures what it is intended to measure. Content validity is a crucial aspect that ensures test items align with specific learning objectives. However, it was observed that student teachers often overlooked the importance of content validity in the tests they designed, leading to a potentia…
Understanding the difficulties students face in reading comprehension is essential for improving learning outcomes. Classroom observations and prior research revealed that many seventh graders at SMPN 10 Magelang struggled with descriptive texts, with 65% scoring below the passing grade. Conventional strategies such as lectures and text-based learning strategies dominated instruction, resulting…