ing, particularly writing, and they involve complex cognitive processes, which makes them more challenging to master. Students often face difficulties in generating ideas, retaining vocabulary, and developing coherent narrative structures such as orientation, complication, and resolution. Therefore, teachers need to apply suitable learning techniques, such as the Guided Repetition Technique (GR…
Reading is a fundamental skill for language learning and academic success. Many junior high school students struggle with narrative texts due to limited vocabulary, unfamiliar topics, and difficulty identifying key details. The main challenge is their inability to fully comprehend narratives, which is exacerbated by unclear text identification and inconsistent teaching strategies. Thi…
Writing is one of the most essential productive skills in language learning; however, many students still face difficulties in writing descriptive texts due to limited vocabulary, poor grammar mastery, lack of motivation, and low self-confidence. To address these problems, this study aims to improve students’ motivation and writing skills in descriptive text by implementing the Differentiated…
English is explicitly the main language of communication between countries, both in diplomacy and business. However, many students still face difficulties in understanding English narrative texts, especially in identifying structure, moral values, and language features, which affects their reading comprehension. This problem is mainly caused by limited vocabulary, low motivation, and …
Grammar is an important component in English learning that enables students to form meaningful sentences. However, many students still struggle to understand grammar. Based on the observation conducted at SMP Negeri 2 Secang, three main problems were found: students’ difficulty in understanding grammar, lack of variety in teaching methods, and limited technological facilities. To over…
This study was initiated by a fundamental problem in descriptive writing, in which tenth-grade students at SMAN 1 Selomerto demonstrated low writing skills. This deficit was caused by students' difficulties with visualising objects, generating ideas, and with technical problems such as grammar, vocabulary, and organisation. The main obstacle also stems from conventional teaching media, …
Speaking is a foundational component of English mastery, it often presents a significant obstacle for students due to lack of confidence and limited practice opportunities in the classroom. Fostering speaking proficiency is crucial for students' academic and social success. This study was motivated by the low speaking ability of eighth-grade students’ at SMPN 3 Secang, specifically in…
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Video-Assisted Learning (VAL) using English subtitles in improving the reading comprehension of news item texts among twelfth-grade students at SMK Citra Medika. The research addressed the issue of low student engagement and comprehension with Modeled teaching strategy. A quasi-experimental design was employed, involving 70 students divided i…
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…