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…
Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) defines the transitivity system as a framework for analysing entire clauses, extending beyond the traditional focus on verbs and objects. It plays a significant role in the language learning process, as many texts used in educational contexts are constructed based on principles of transitivity. Clauses are examined regarding who performs an action, what is …
This research was conducted to develop a teaching material in the form of a student LKPD to enhance seventh graders’ descriptive writing skills. Writing, particularly descriptive writing, is one of the essential language skills required in the English curriculum. However, many students find it difficult to write descriptively due to a lack of vocabulary, limited exposure to models, and l…
As tourism destination, having an internationalization vision means that it is necessary to provide the standard facility, such as English proficiency. Moreover, staffs in tourism destination are required to be able to communicate in English to have interaction with foreign visitors. However, staffs in TKL Ecopark do not have adequate English proficiency. There is also no English learning sourc…
Listening is one of the skills that should mastered by students in learning a language. However, in reality, many students in Intensive Listening class still have difficulty in the listening process. It is caused by the lack of implementation of the right learning strategy. This research focused on the use of the PORPE strategy in teaching students’ listening skill. This study aims to (1…