The purpose of this study is to investigate students’ ability in speaking before and after using Direct Method in learning English. The method in this research was experimental quantitative method by using quasi experimental design with one group pretest-posttest model. The design only saw students’ achievement in speaking before and after using Direct Method. The object of the research was English Department students. They were randomly selected. The technique of collecting the data was done through observation and the data were gotten from the students when they did oral communication. The instrument in this research was oral test. The result of this study shown that the use of Direct Method could improve students’ ability in speaking. It was proved from the students’ average was higher after using Direct Method. The data in this research had normal distribution. Based on data analysis by using T-test was gotten that tcount = 7,14 at the significant level = 5% and dk (n-1) = (40-1) =39 was gotten ttable = 1,82. So, tcount > ttable. It proved that Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. It’s meant that there was a significant difference between students’ ability before and after implementing Direct Method.
This research finds from need analysis that covers students background, goal, necessities, lacks, wants and learning needs, a new design of English writing materials is vitally needed. The developed writing materials are validated by two experts; teacher and lecturer. Teacher scored 87.3 and lecturer scored 79.3. This score of validation means the English writing material developed by scientific approach are suitable for learning process for early post covid pandemic.
This study aimed to see the result of students�s achievement in reading narrative text with applyaing Contextual Redefinition Strategy. The population of the study was the elevent grade students of SMA N 8 Medan on 2019/2020 with the total number is 180 students. Two classes were taken as the sample they were IX IPA 4 and IX IPA 5. The experimental group was taught by using Contextual Redefinition while the control group (IX IPA 5) was taught by using conventional method. The instrument of collecting data was multiple choice test. The data were analyzed by using t-test. Based on the data, it was found that the students� score improved from pre-test and post-test in experimental class. The result shoe that t-observed is higher that t-table value (2.9> 1.671) at the level significance 0,05 and the degree of freedom is 58. Therefore, it can be concluded that the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and alternative hypothesis (Ha) ia accepted. Based on the research result, there is a significant effect of using Contextual redefinition strategy in eading Narrative test of Eleventh Grade Students� at SMA N 8 Medan.
Rhetorical approach is a tool that can be used to analyze essay writing. Not only to analyze but also to help us making an essay. By using rhetorical, the writer can narrate, describe, classify, and give example. This research discusses about the structure and the difficulties of tertiary learners in essay writing based on rhetorical approach. The sample of this research was tertiary learners and they became the source of the data in the research. Writing test was used as the instrument in the research. Here, the researcher asked the tertiary learners to write an essay. Then, analyzing the data based on rhetorically approach. The result of the study showed that 55,56% tertiary learners are able in writing an essay based on the rhetorically approach. And Based on the analysis, the researcher found tertiary learners’ difficulties in essay writing, namely grammar, vocabulary, cohesion and coherence, misspelling, developing and organizing idea, and arranging or building sentences are still based on first language.
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