Blooket serves as a technology-integrated educational tool that has the potential to improve students' reading comprehension. This research investigates the effectiveness of using the Blooket platform to support tenth graders in understanding report texts. The writer uses quantitative research methodology and applies pre-tests and post-tests. The research design is a quasi-experimental …
This study was motivated by the low self-confidence of students in speaking English, which often triggers speaking anxiety in the classroom. According to Lazarus and Folkman (1984), coping refers to individuals’ efforts to manage stressful demands, which can be categorized into problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping. Folkman (2010) further introduced meaning-focused copin…
Effective interaction between teachers and students not only supports the delivery of knowledge but also enhances students’ engagement, motivation, and understanding. However, in a real classroom environment, especially in English classes, there are often some challenges such as frequent miscommunication, lack of student engagement, and teacher-centered teaching. Many students struggl…
Writing is one of the important skills that should be taught in senior high school and allows students to express their thoughts clearly, organize ideas logically, and convey information effectively. However, the tenth graders of still find difficulties in learning writing especially in narrative text and the students’ have a low motivation in writing. The result of the writing test i…
ABSTRACT English is widely used in politics trade, and diplomatic activities. It also has an important role in the development of science and technology. That is why in Indonesia as the first foreign language which is taught from the first year of junior high school to academy or university level. There are very methods used in classroom in order to develop good results of English mastery…
ABSTRACT There are many components to teach in teaching English subject. One of them is structure. As far as we know there is a number of teaching processes and among them are the deductive and inductive processes. This paper deals with the teaching of past-tense, one of the structure materials of the second year of SLTP Ma'arif Bandongan throunght the two different processes above. A…
Reading comprehension is vital in learning English, especially for procedural texts requiring step-by-step instructions. Students must analyze and create meaning from these texts to support their academic growth and communication skills. However, challenges such as low motivation and poor comprehension skills still exist, worsened by repetitive learning strategies and a lack of technolo…
This study aims to improve students’ speaking skill and activeness in descriptive text by using Reflection in Practice as a learning strategy. The research was conducted through classroom action research involving seventh-grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Magelang. Both quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques were employed to analyze the data. The result showed an improvement in st…
Listening skill is one of the fundamental aspects of mastering a foreign language such as English. The skill to listen to descriptive text can help students recognize the pronunciation of words in English and gain a deeper understanding of the information they hear. However, many educational sectors have yet to implement training in listening skill, which can hinder students' academic performan…
One factor that may influence how well students achieve in education, particularly in the Introduction to Educational Linguistics course competence is emotional intelligence. The urgency of this research lies in its potential to enhance teaching strategies and student outcomes. Understanding the correlation between emotional intelligence and educational linguistics competence can give i…