This study aim to determine whether the use of impromptu speaking has an effect on studens‘ English-speaking ability among the students ofMAN 2 Kuantan Singingi in academic year 2024/2025. This research design was a quasi experimental design with quantitative approach and applied pre-experiment, one group pretest and post-test research design. The isntrument to collect the data we…
This research analyses about the factors contributing to speaking anxiety among third-year students in the English Department at University Riau. It also explores strategies that can help reduce this anxiety and enhance students’ ability to communicate effectively in English. Speaking anxiety is a common challenge faced by learners of English as a foreign language, often stemming from fear of…
This study explores the effect of podcasts on the listening ability of first-grade students at MAN 1 Kuantan Singingi. The research addresses challenges students face, such as difficulty distinguishing English phonemes, understanding stress and intonation, and predicting content. Using a one-group pretest-posttest design, 29 students participated in the study. A pretest assessed their initial l…
This study aims to find out the ability of students in conducting oral presentations. An oral presentation is one of the skills in speaking. This research is descriptive quantitative and has only one variable, namely the students' oral presentation ability. The population of this study was taken from second-year students of one of the English study programs in Riau with a sample total of 34 stu…
As a foreign language, English becomes a difficult subject to be learnt by the students. This fact leads to the used of code- switching both by teachers and students in the classroom. Therefore, code- switching phenomenon in the teaching and learning process in EFL classroom cannot be avoided. It is because most of English teachers believe that code pswitching has several functions in teaching …
Technology plays a significant role in education by facilitating learning processes. This study explores students’ views on the use of Google translate in English Language Learning. The primary issue identified is many students rely on Google Translate when encountering difficulties with vocabulary and long texts. The research employs a mixed-method approach, combining questionnaires and semi…
This study analyzes the digital competence of the English teachers at an Islamic boarding school in Pekanbaru, focusing on six aspects: professional engagement, digital resources, teaching and learning, assessment, empowering learners, and facilitating learners’ digital competence. This research used a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach to understand the challenges and experi…
This study aims to analyze the speaking fluency levels of fourth-semester students in the English Language Education Study Program at FKIP Universitas Riau. Speaking fluency is essential for future English educators, as it reflects language proficiency and supports effective teaching processes. This research uses a descriptive quantitative method to assess fluency based on disfluency indicators…
This research investigates the correlation between listening habits to English songs and vocabulary mastery of the first-year English Study Program students of FKIP Universitas Riau. English songs are increasingly popular and serve as an engaging medium for language learning, offering repeated exposure to new vocabulary, improved pronunciation, and contextual understanding of words. Students wi…
The purpose of this research was to investigate perceptions of English study program students of Universitas Riau on using Twitter for vocabulary acquisition. This research was conducted using a mixed methods approach with a sequential explanatory research design. The population of this research was the second-year English study program students of Universitas Riau. The sample size was 41 stude…
Vocabulary plays an important role in learning English, vocabulary mastery can connect the four language skills such as writing, reading, speaking and listening. Therefore, effective learning media are needed in learning vocabulary mastery, one of which is Netflix. This study aims to determine the perceptions of third-year students of the English Study Program, University of Riau regarding the …
This study aims to identify and interpret various forms of slang and idioms that appear in film dialogue, as well as analyze their function and meaning in narrative and social contexts. The methodology used in this research is qualitative analysis with a descriptive approach. Dialogue in films is analyzed to identify examples of slang and idioms, which are then categorized by type, such as bino…
This research aims to develop an animated learning video focused on vocabulary for jobs and work. The subjects of this study were first-year students majoring in English education at Riau University, totaling 38 students. The researchers applied Research and Development (R&D) by applying the ADDIE model. The instruments used were students need analysis questionnaires, validation sheets fro…
Using an experimental research design, the study sought to determine whether or not the use of flipped classrooms had a substantial impact on the speaking abilities of 11th grade students at SMK Abdurrab Pekanbaru. 183 students made up the research population, while 60 students from the experimental and control groups were chosen at random using a cluster random sampling technique. Speakin…
purpose of this study is to find out is there any correlation between self-confidence and the speaking ability at the third year students of Madrasah Aliyah Al-Qasimiyah Sorek Satu. This research will look at the relationship between students' speaking ability and their sense of self-confidence. According to Hatch and Lazaraton (1991), correlation studies are used to assess the degree of relati…
Technology advancements are important for university especially for the students. This research aims to find out the perceptions of the 8th semester English Department Student on using ChatGPT in teaching and learning process. This research using descriptive quantitative approach, conducted in April 2024 up to May 2024 and located in the Riau University, English Department. English Department S…
The integration of digital tools and cultural content has been explored in every level of education nowadays, yet there are still few studies that have connected it to Riau local wisdom, particularly its tourism destination. This research aimed to develop an interactive learning media based on Riau tourism places for learning descriptive text. This research followed the ADDIE model for its deve…
The Objective of this research is to find out the English vocabulary achievement level of the third grade students in MAN 3 Pekanbaru. The sample of this research was third grade students of MAN 3 Pekanbaru, which consisted of 60 students. The data was collected using vocabulary test namely multiple choice test. The results of this research showed that there were 60 students who participated in…
Students need to understand the meaning of various vocabularies that can support the learning process. With the importance of vocabulary mastery, this study aims to determine the increase in vocabulary mastery in seventh-grade students from the effectiveness of PowerPoint as interactive media. This pre-experimental research used a group pretest and post-test. This test was conducted with 34 stu…
This research aims to develop an interactive PowerPoint for learning vocabulary on ‘Crime and Criminal and Social Media’ material. The research subjects were 39 first semester students majoring in English study program at Riau University. The researcher applied Research and Development (R&D). The research instrument was interview, the research data were analyzed by using material expert val…