This study aimed at finding the correlation between grit and applied linguistics on the syntax for EFL learners, the correlation between EFL learners’ motivation and applied linguistics on the syntax for EFL learners, and the correlation between grit, EFL learners’ motivation, and applied linguistics on the syntax for EFL learners. Twenty-eight of the students of English education in the sixth semester were selected through simple random sampling. There were two instruments in this research: The questionnaire and the test. The data in this study were analyzed by using SPSS version 22 for Windows. The researcher gave detailed instructions on how to complete the surveys. The findings demonstrated that there is no correlation between grit, and applied linguistics in the syntax for EFL learners. The second hypothesis results indicated that there is no correlation between motivation and applied linguistics on the syntax for EFL learners. The results of the third hypothesis showed that the correlation between grit, EFL learners’ motivation, and applied linguistics on the syntax for EFL learners is not significant. Thus, it is understood that grit, EFL learners’ motivation, and applied linguistics have no full role in learning syntax for EFL learners.
In this globalisation era, native-like pronunciation has no longer become the goal of pronunciatin teaching in EFL classrooms. Instead, intelligibility, more specifically global intelligibility, has become a legitimate goal of pronunciation teaching (Moedjito, 2009). However, researchers and pratitioners have not reached to the final conclusion of what makes EFL speakers' utterances more intelligible. This paper is to report a study investigating factors which made EFL speakers' utterances more intelligible in the context of global intelligibility. In order to achieve the goal, the present researchers used three instruments to collect data: a questionnaire, an in-depth interview, and an assessment of EFL speakers' utterances from the in-depth interview. The quantitative data from the questionnaire and assessment of EFL speakers' utterances were submitted to a Pearson's Product Moment test to assess the correlation coeffcient of each independent variable to intelligibility and to a multiple regression test to examine the predictive power of the independet variables to intelligibility as the dependent variable. Meanwhile, the data of the in-depth interview were qualitatively scrutinised. The results of the data analysis revealed that word pronunciation accuracy might become the most influencing factor which made EFL speakers' utterances more intelligible. In addition to the accurate pronunciation, meaningful vocabulary might crucially account for intelligibility of EFL speakers' utterances. These findings were positively confirmed by the results of the in-depth interview analysis. The major pedagogical implication of the study is that in English pronunciation classes there should be more focus on word pronunciation accuracy in EFL classsrooms.
The purpose of this research was to analyze the students’ difficulties in speaking English especially in introducing them self at MTS NW Al Hidayah Baremayung. Besides, the researcher also wanted know what the students’ difficulties in speaking English and what the factors of students difficulties in speaking English especially in introducing them self. The method of collecting data are observation, recording, and interview. The data were taken from the subject of the research in the form of teaching learning process, interview and recording. The research finding show that the students difficulties in speaking English especially in introducing them self are: (a) the student’s low vocabulary mastery. (b) the students had difficulties in pronouncing certain words because, English words are different between pronunciation and writing. (c) the students were still confused in arranging words. Then, there were still some mistakes in their grammar. (d) the students were often afraid of speaking English because they were worried of making mistakes. They were not confident and nervous when they introducing themselves.
This research aimed at knowing learners’ capability in mastering TOEFL test on reading comprehension part for EFL Learners. It was a descriptive quantitative research. It was conducted at the fourth semester students of EFL Learners as the sample of research. The class consisted of 3 classes and the sampling used of this research was cluster random sampling by lottery the class. The sample was class A consisted of 25 EFL Learners. In collecting the data, the instrument was given in the form of reading comprehension of TOEFL test and it was consisted of 50 items dealing with mastering main idea, mastering explicit implicit information, mastering reference, mastering meaning of word, and mastering inferences. After collecting the data, it was analyzed descriptive statistics by operating SPSS 26 for windows to know the mean score of students’ test. The mean score of the test was 32.3. It was categorized into very low. Therefore, the students of EFL Learners had very low capability in answering TOEFL reading comprehension section. Therefore, it is significantly for the students who have low ability in reading comprehension to mastering the strategies in answering the reading test.
This research aims to know the significant effect of RPT (Repetitive-Practice Technique) in teaching speaking at the tenth-grade students of SMA Al-Hasaniyah NW Jenggik in 2016-2017. This research was designed as pre-experimental with pretest and posttest design. The study population was 27 and 27 as the sample in X chosen by purposive random sampling it means the sample was taken purposively because the sample is representative. Speaking tests and analytical scoring rubric were used to collect the data. Then the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test to test the hypothesis, and it was performed by SPSS 22 for windows. The descriptive statistics analysis showed that RPT (Repetitive-Practice Technique) was effective in teaching speaking ability. It was proven by improving students' scores from 40.89 in Pre-Test and 58.96 in Post-Test. While the result of hypothesis testing using paired sample t-test at significance (2-tailed) value level was .000, it was lower than .05. RPT (Repetitive-Practice Technique) is significantly effective in teaching speaking ability. It was suggested that speaking in RPT (Repetitive-Practice Technique) is suitable for teaching speaking.
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