Along the development in educational researches, multiple teaching and learning strategies were applied and also developed properly to respond issues on student difficulties based on the condition in the classroom. Different strategies would also have different impact on students motivation and also learning achievement based on the effectiveness of the strategy that was applied by the educator…
Writing skills are one of the four essential abilities needed to master the English language. Based on the writer's observation, student motivation for writing remains low, especially in writing narrative texts. The pre-cycle test results show that the students have poor motivation, and the average writing score is still below the standard (KKM) of 75. The writer applied the Power of Tw…
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…