This study aimed to determine whether there is a positive correlation between reading interest and reading comprehension ability of the eleventh-grade students of SMAN 10 Pekanbaru. This study used a quantitative method to obtain data from participants. Using random sampling, the writers took 31 students from class XI MIPA 7 at SMAN 10 Pekanbaru. The data were collected using a questionnaire an…
This research investigated discourse markers used in writing theses abstract made by the students of English Study Program Universitas Riau who graduated in 2021. This study was aimed at finding out: a) discourse markers used in theses abstract b) the most dominant types of discourse markers used in theses abstract. This research was a descriptive study. The subjects in this research were 29 th…
This research aimed to find out if there is the effect of intensive reading on vocabulary mastery of students by descriptive text at eleventh grade of SMAN 2 Tapung. This research used quantitative methods. The sample of this research was 30 students of XI IPS 1 class. The research data were collected through Pre-test and Post-test as the research instrument. The test items consist of synonyms …
Reading is an ability that enables people to acquire information while improving their fluency, vocabulary, and general knowledge. Nonetheless, reading for academic purposes is harder than readers imagine. In the development of reading skills, reading attitude was considered to influence student achievement. This research aims to investigate students' attitudes toward reading English. The r…
The purpose of this research is to analyze and classify metaphors in newspapers to add vocabulary that is rarely found to help students in the learning process. The research was conducted at the Riau University Library, Pekanbaru, Riau. This research was conducted from August 2021 to September 2022. This research used qualitative research and data collection was carried out by researchers. Thes…
The objective of this study was to find out the level of students’ ability in writing descriptive text at the first-year students of international class of MAN 2 Kota Pekanbaru. The research design of this study was descriptive research that focused on quantitative approach. The students’ writing ability was analyzed according to the analytic scoring rubric by Brown (2007). The sample of th…
This research aimed to find out the correlation between the self-directed learning and reading comprehension of the fifth-semester students of the English department of FKIP Universitas Riau. The researchers used a descriptive quantitative method as the data approach. The samples of this research were 74 students from the fifth-semester students of the English department of FKIP Universitas Ria…
This research used descriptive-quantitative design which aims to find out the vocabulary knowledge level of the second year students of SMAN 1 Kuantan Mudik. The sample of this research was class XI MIPA 3 of the second year students of SMAN 1 Kuantan Mudik who were chosen by using cluster random sampling technique. The number of the students was 32 students. The students were given The Updated…
Pendidikan Abad 21 merupakan pendidikan yang mengintegrasikan antara kecakapan pengetahuan, keterampilan dan sikap, serta penguasaan terhadap Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK). Kecakapan tersebut dapat dikembangkan melalui model dan metode pembelajaran berbasis aktivitas yang sesuai dengan karakteristik kompetensi dan materi pembelajara (Silviyani et al., 2019). Kecakapan yang dibutuhkan…
This paper discusses a study that focuses on discussing the effectiveness of online learning for students of the English Education Study Program in learning Listening Comprehension 3 courses in online learning. This research is a quantitative descriptive study involving 118 English Department students taking the Listening Comprehension 3 subject at the Universitas Riau. The sample was selected …
The objective of this research is to find out writing anxiety of the second semester students’ at English study program of FKIP UR. The design of this research is quantitative method. The participants of this study were 50 students of class B. The researcher chose the sample randomly. The researcher uses two kinds of questionnaires as the research instruments. The first questionnaire is adapt…
This study is intended to find out the students’ perceptions on online English learning during the covid-19 pandemic at SMAN 1 Kubu Kabupaten Rokan Hilir. In the past three years, online learning has become one of tremendous instructional processes which has been in trend over the world, including Indonesia. This research used descriptive quantitative approach. A Likert-scale questionnaire wa…
This study aims to determine students' perceptions of the use of WhatsApp for learning English in SMP Islam As-Shofa and the differences between male and female perceptions about use Whatsapp. This research is a quantitative descriptive study involving 2 classes totaling 50 students. The instrument used is a questionnaire to get data easily during the pandemic. Data collection was carried out b…
E-module as a learning tool is a new experience for English students. Therefore, it is important to know how they perceive the implementation of an electronic module in the Semantic class in the English Study Program. This study aims to investigate English students’ perception of the implementation of the E-module in Semantic class at the English Study Program. The design of this research is …
The 21st century is a century that is full of challenges. Advance in technology that are increasingly developing make humans have to be ready to accept various kinds of changes. Various competencies needed by students in the current era of globalization are often referred to as 21st century skills, and the concept of education is known as 21st century learning. Based on the times, the current a…
This research aims to analyze the types of metaphors used and contained meanings contained in a collection of poems by William Blake. A metaphor is a part of figurative language that compares one thing to another. The researcher used a descriptive employed in study qualitative method to identify a collection of classic poetry by William Blake. The researcher uses the theory of Lakoff, George, a…
This study is about the use of idiom in a novel entitled Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children.The aim of this study is to find out whether or not idioms are found in the novel, the type of idiom based on Chris’ theory (2021), and the meanings of idioms found in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. The object of the study was the English idiom in the novel Mi…
This research aims to find the correlation between grammar mastery and argumentative essay writing ability of the seventh semester students of English Study Program of FKIP Universitas Riau. This research is a correlational study. The sample of this research is one of three classes of the seventh semester students of English Study Program that were chosen by using cluster random sampling techni…
This research aimed to investigate the use of Instagram as a medium to improve students’ vocabulary, the way students improve their vocabulary through Instagram. The subjects of this study were the second-year students of the English Study Program, Faculty of Teachers Training and Education, Universitas Riau (2020 batch). This study used a descriptive quantitative research method with the clu…
This research aims to find out the correlation between social media usage and reading ability of the English department students at University of Riau. The research design was descriptive correlational that focused on the quantitative approach. The population of the research is the third year students of English department with 73 students involved as the research samples. To collect the data, …