Writing skill is essential in learning English, especially for analytical exposition texts. However, many students experience difficulties in writing, one of which is due to the lack of interactive media. Integrating technology such as Trello into the classroom can be an effective solution. Trello offers a visually organized and collaborative platform that enhances student learning through boar…
This research is conducted to address several identified problems in the Academic Reading Course for higher education at Universitas Tidar. Currently, a learning material is used in the Academic Reading Course at Universitas Tidar. Therefore, the existing learning material has not fully addressed the students’ individual needs and challenges. The material used also still lacks practical …
The use of appropriate techniques in writing instruction is important because it can improve the quality students’ writing. One technique that has the potential to improve students’ writing skills is the Think Pair Share (TPS) Technique combined with picture media. The purpose of this research is to analyze the effectiveness of the TPS technique with picture media in improving stu…
Speaking is an essential skill in English language learning, and understanding how students structure their spoken language can provide insights into their grammatical competence. This study examines the grammatical cohesion in students’ public speaking practices, focusing on the use of reference, substitution, ellipsis, and conjunction as proposed by Halliday and Hasan (2014). It is oft…
Reading is an essential language skill for acquiring any language, including English. It is important for students to develop their reading comprehension since it benefits them in all areas of life. Nevertheless, many students encounter problems with reading comprehension, and the teaching strategy employed by teachers often lack engagement. This results in students having low motivation for re…
This study investigates the quality of multiple-choice items in English summative tests during the implementation of the K13 Curriculum and the Merdeka Curriculum at SMA Negeri 1 Kota Mungkid. The research aims to evaluate and compare the test items based on three item analysis criteria: difficulty index, discriminating power, and distractor index. This study used a causal-comparative approach,…
Reading comprehension questions in the textbook are very important for the learning process. Every school adopts a new curriculum called the Kurikulum Merdeka at this time. The Ministry of Education and Culture developed this curriculum. The purpose of reading comprehension questions in the Kurikulum Merdeka is to get students thinking about subjects about the text and to get them to come up wi…
This research began with students’ low ability in recount text writing. One of the factors was the difficulty of students in organizing sentences into paragraphs. Billboard Ranking Strategy was used to overcome this problem. Billboard Ranking Strategy is a ranking based learning strategy that involves group discussion activities in set priorities and justifying choices. This strategy is …
The ability of reading comprehension in explanation texts can help students find ideas, author's purpose, detailed information, the meaning of a word in a text, and implied information in a text. However, based on the observation, the researcher found that most of the students' reading comprehension skills were still low. This is influenced by the way teachers teach and students' engagement. Th…
This study aims to improve students' motivation and writing skill in narrative text by using Pear Deck as learning media. The research was conducted through classroom action research involving tenth-grade students of SMAN 5 Magelang. Both qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques were employed to analyze the data. The results showed an improvement in students' writing skill. Their averag…