Journal of Foreign Language and Educational Research

The Effect of Instagram on Senior High Schools Students’ Vocabulary

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This research investigates how Grade XI senior high school students utilize Instagram for vocabulary enhancement and the platform's impact on their language proficiency. Employing a qualitative approach, the research uses interviews to gather data from Grade XI students. Findings reveal that students actively engage with diverse content on Instagram, employing strategies like dictionary apps and Google Translate to understand new vocabulary. Instagram's visual and interactive nature, coupled with incidental learning opportunities, significantly contributes to vocabulary development, as evidenced by students' increased confidence and active use of new words in their communication. The study concludes that Instagram serves as a valuable tool for incidental vocabulary learning, complementing traditional methods. It suggests further research into the long-term impact of Instagram on vocabulary retention and the development of pedagogical frameworks for integrating Instagram into language learning.

Using Songs in Teaching English at Senior High School: Students’ Perception

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The Songs can provide attractive and instructional media in learning activities. The song has been designed to motivate students to participate in English teaching and learning. The study aims to identify the students' perception of using songs in teaching English. Interviews are conducted as the research instruments to get students' perceptions of English songs in teaching English. The interviews show that most students feel English songs are very helpful for them in improving their Speaking skills. They also feel that the English songs they listen to have the power to encourage students' motivation to learn. Correct pronunciation and learn English more deeply. In addition, the beauty of the tone and rhythm of the music also makes students feel happy and relaxed. They also feel that by listening to the lyrics of English songs carefully, they can easily get information about the correct pronunciation from native speakers. It makes them enthusiastic and increases their interest in learning.

An Analysis of Secondary EFL Teachers’ Strategies in Applying A Scientific Approach to Teaching English

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This descriptive qualitative research aims to describe the procedures used by teachers in teaching English with a Scientific Approach, to know teachers’ strategies in applying the Scientific Approach, and the challenges and solutions used by teachers to overcome problems that exist in applying the Scientific Approach. The research subjects were 3 English teachers at SMPN 13 Palu. Data were collected from interviews with teachers, observation of the teaching and learning process, and teacher lesson plans. The research findings show that (1) English teaching procedures in the scientific approach taken by the teacher consists of observing, asking, associating, experimenting, and communicating; (2) The challenges teachers face in applying the Scientific Approach are: lack of student motivation and students' interest in English lessons; (3) The strategies used by teachers to overcome problems in applying the Scientific Approach are: motivating students to be more active in learning, creating a conducive classroom atmosphere, creating varied learning methods, asking some stimulating questions about the material, providing comparisons the material, and translating difficult words that are found students.

A Study on the Implementation of Story telling in Improving Students Speaking Skill

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This study makes a unique contribution to the field of language education by describing how the implementation of storytelling techniques enhances students' speaking skills. It also explains how students' speaking skills improve after the implementation of storytelling. The study uses a qualitative design that applies the Library Research Method. Data were collected from scientific papers on the implementation of storytelling in improving students' speaking skills between 2018 and 2023. Scientific papers were found in libraries and on the internet. Primary data were obtained from an e-book by Ellis, G., & Brewster, J. (2002), entitled "Tell it again!" Meanwhile, secondary data were obtained from six journal articles by Kaet (2023), Pratiwi (2023), Gonçalves (2019), Hardianti (2019), Tambunan (2018), and Megawati (2018), as well as a thesis by Sabila (2022). Through a comprehensive analysis of the seven studies presented above, it is evident that the use of storytelling techniques in teaching English significantly contributes to improving students' speaking skills. Despite using different approaches and activities, all of them show that the use of storytelling has a positive impact on students' ability to speak English.

Writing Performance of the Eleventh Grade Sinor High School Students

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This study aims to measure the writing ability of eleventh-grade students at SMA Negeri 1 Parigi. A descriptive qualitative research design was used. The research subjects consisted of 10 eleventh-grade students at SMA Negeri 1 Parigi. Data were analyzed from students' writing worksheets. The researcher analyzed and described the students' descriptive texts based on content and organization aspects. The study results showed that the majority of students' writing (60%) was at the good level, 20% at the very good level, and the rest at the poor level. These findings indicate that students are able to write descriptive texts well in terms of content and organization. Based on these results, it is recommended that teachers maintain the writing teaching strategies that have been implemented.

English Education Students’ Experience in Using Learning Management System

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This research was conducted to investigate students' experiences with using the features in the Learning Management System (LMS). The subjects of this research are fourth-semester students from the English Education Study Program at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Palu. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods. The instruments used were questionnaires, interviews, and observation checklists. Questionnaires are used to guide researchers in administering questionnaires to students or subjects. Furthermore, the interviews are used to strengthen the results obtained from questionnaires administered to students by researchers. The final instrument is an observation checklist. The researchers conducted observations on students directly in the classroom and outside the classroom. The research results show that the LMS features most frequently used by students are the notification feature, the assignment upload feature, the attendance list feature, the search feature, the change account feature, and the 'My Class' feature. Meanwhile, there is a student response to the current LMS display, namely that it needs to be improved for the convenience of future LMS users.