JETA (Journal of English Teaching and Applied Linguistic)

THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURE IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR TEACHERS IN BULELENG

GEDE AGUS JUNIARTHA — 2024-06-30

The objective of this study is to determine the significance of culture in the teaching of English as a second language for teachers in Indonesia specifically in Buleleng regency. This study employs a blend of qualitative methodologies and library research. Specifically, one teacher from SD N 1 Kaliuntu serves as an informant to provide answers for the inquiry conducted in this research. The findings indicate that culture plays a crucial role in the instruction of English as a foreign language, as it can inspire students by demonstrating how the language is utilized in their home country. Teachers, as facilitators in education, are also responsible for incorporating culture into every instructional process. This ensures that students learn in alignment with the prevailing reality.

IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH CONTEXT CLUES STRATEGY

ENY DWI MARCELA — 2024-06-30

This study aims to enhance students' reading comprehension through the use of context clues. This research focused on first semester English Education major students at STKIP PGRI Bandar Lampung. It comprised of 20 students. This study employed Classroom Action Research (CAR) in two cycles. The researchers collected data using both tests and non-tests. This study employed both formative and summative tests. During non-testing, researchers used observation sheets and field notes. The researchers analysed the data using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The study found that using context clues effectively improves students' learning and reading comprehension. In cycle 1, 8 students passed the exam with a percentage of 40%, while 12 students failed with a percentage of 60%. It improves in cycle two, with 16 students passing (80%) and 4 failing (16%). It may be concluded that using the context clues approach delivers positive learning effects. The mean score of total score in cycle 1 was 6.34 while in cycle 2 the mean score was 7.68. The improvement of students’ learning activity from cycle 1 to cycle 2 was 0.58. The context clues strategy successfully improved the learning activity and reading comprehension of first semester English education students at STKIP PGRI Bandar Lampung in 2023/2024.

DEIXIS USED IN THE MOVIE “TOY STORY: LAMP LIFE” BY DISNEY

RULIK SETIANI — 2024-06-30

This research is a deixis analysis which is one of the sciences of semantics. This study aims to classify deixis, to find the dominant deixis in movie, and to discover is there any deixis that cannot found in the movie. This research use qualitative descriptive strategy as the method. Researchers used a movie from Disney entitled "Toy Story: Lamp Life" as a medium for researching deixis. There are 5 types of deixis; person deixis, time deixis, place deixis, discourse deixis, and social deixis. Through the analysis process, it was founded 4 deixis but 1 deixis or social deixis is not founded, researchers used qualitative research method. After researchers classify the data, researchers found the dominant deixis in the movie "Toy Story: Lamp Life" is person deixis, and the deixis did not find is social deixis. Based on the result of the analysis, it is concluded that the movie has so many deixis that the students can use it to be a media to learn deixis in semantic learning.

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL THROUGH SNOWBALL THROWING TECHNIQUE

PURNA WIRATNO — 2024-06-30

This research has the aim to improve students' writing skill through Snowball Throwing Technique and determine whether its implementation increases students' learning activities. This research used a Classroom Action Research (CAR, there are both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data was analyzed using the mean statistical formula, while the qualitative data was analyzed descriptively. The findings of improvement in students' learning activities, as indicated by the mean scores of students' learning activities in Cycle 1 (7.06) and Cycle 2 (7.81). Moreover, the writing test results showed an increase in the mean score from Cycle 1 (69.4) to Cycle 2 (79.5), with an improvement of 10.1 points. So, it can be concluded that the Snowball Throwing Technique can improve students' learning activities and writing skill at tenth-grade students of SMAN 8 Bandar Lampung in the academic year of 2023/2024.

ANALYSING TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES FOR EFL CLASSES IN TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS IN THE MERDEKA CURRICULUM

KADEK ERNA YATININGSIH — 2024-06-30

English as a foreign language should be taught in Indonesia, both formal and informal, as it is essential for competing in this globalisation era. The study proposed to (1) analyse the strategies applied by teachers in the Merdeka curriculum during the learning and teaching of EFL learners and (2) analyse students’ perception towards teachers’ strategies. It focused on analysing an English teacher and three students who role as the research subject. The study was specifically conducted at SMK Restumuning through a qualitative approach. The data were obtained qualitatively with a questionnaire, observation and documentation. The obtaining data were analysed and described qualitatively. The findings revealed that teachers applied two teaching strategies; autocratic teaching strategies and democratic teaching strategies. Students also perceive positively on teachers’ strategies during English learning in the Merdeka curriculum. Conclusively, autocratic and democratic strategies are appropriate for teaching English in vocational high schools.