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Teaching Vocabulary by Using English Kid Songs for the 3rd Grade Students of Linguistic Class Program (LCP) at MI Muhammadiyah 1 Pare – Kediri Image
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Teaching Vocabulary by Using English Kid Songs for the 3rd Grade Students of Linguistic Class Program (LCP) at MI Muhammadiyah 1 Pare – Kediri

English cannot be separated from vocabulary learning, because it is a very important aspect in language skills in addition to aspects of speaking, listening and writing. In this case, the vocabulary is not only used for communication it can also improve English skills such as writing, speaking and listening skills. Lacking vocabulary is the reason why English is difficult to master. The students have been studying English for long time with the several methods, but they do not have an adequate vocabulary in English. Descriptive qualitative method is used by the researcher as research design. This research is intended to find out the descriptive outcome of the collected data and the interpretation of which as the conclusion to know how the curriculum, syllabus and implementation of teaching. The response of students toward the teaching of vocabulary process was consist of three terms, they are students' difficulties, students' perception on teaching learning process, and the advantages which can be taken by following this class. The first was about students' difficulties, students had the problem in pronouncing and memorizing the vocabulary. The second was about their perception in teaching learning process. Generally the students enjoy this program because the teacher always asks the students to sing a song together. The students really like learning while singing a song. Even though they had some problems in the class; they liked this program because it gave them advantage to prepare themselves to build their vocabulary. By following this program, it increased their knowledge about vocabulary. Key word: Teaching Vocabulary, English Kid's Song.
Varied Assessments Used to Measure Students\u0027 Achievement in Introduction to Literature Class Image
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Varied Assessments Used to Measure Students' Achievement in Introduction to Literature Class

This paper reported types of assessments and assessment practices used in Introduction to Literature (ITL) class. Looking at the context and the purpose of the assessment, the principles of classroom learning are to be applied in planning, constructing and administering the tests. The test was also constructed to contain a representative sample of the course, the relationship between the test items and the course objectives to keep up with the content validity. The test has two forms of assessment as dealt in learning contract that are spoken and written forms. The results of students' assessment can be categorized into several categories: the first category is the students who have good achievement both in spoken and written performances; the second one is for category which the students have great range of different between spoken and written performances; the third category is the students who have the little range of differences between spoken and written performances; and the last category is the students who have got fair achievement both in spoken and written performances.
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The Teaching of Academic Writing (A Case Study at Kresna English Course Pare) Image
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The Teaching of Academic Writing (A Case Study at Kresna English Course Pare)

The aim of this study to describe the teaching process of academic writing at Kresna English Course, the students‟ response toward the teaching of academic writing, and the tutor‟s solution for the problems faced by students. To collect data from the field the researcher used interview, observation, documentation, and questionnaire. The result of this study showed that the teaching process of academic writing program at Kresna English Course had been supported by handbook. The material was taken from Gramedia‟s book, the media used were whiteboard and marker, the method used was direct or natural method, the technique used was tutorial (one to one technique), and the evaluation was carried out on Friday the second week. The students had problem in constructing idea and developing writing in English. These problems increase their motivation to follow this program because it gives them a clear picture of how to define a key idea and then develop it. From student problems, tutors provide solutions by giving them tutorial (one-to-one teaching techniques) and discussions to improve their understanding of writing.
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