Abstract: Micro teaching is a training method designed to improve a prospective teacher's ability and basic skills in teaching. Micro teaching provides micro teaching skills that are designed to support prospective teachers to develop and improve their teaching skills in a controlled and supportive environment. Micro-teaching skills are essential tools in teaching toolkit. Basically, micro-teac…
This research discusses the use of Google Translate for writing assignments, focusing on students' perceptions. The intended demographic for this study consists of students enrolled in English language studies programs. The aim of this research is to determine the perception the second year of English Study Program students towards the use of Google Translate for writing assignments. Specifical…
: Enhancing students' reading comprehension in English is crucial for effective communication. Many students in Indonesia face challenges in comprehending narrative texts. This action research aimed to improve reading comprehension among second-grade students at SMAN 1 Pangkalan Kuras by implementing the Peer-Assisted Learning Strategy (PALS). The study combined professional development with ex…
Discourse markers have become an important part of communication since their function as one of the interaction features in achieving a coherent discourse. They can function as indicators of the discourse structure by giving an initial signal to a new topic and marking the speaker's attitude towards what has been said. Therefore, discourse markers become an interesting topic to be used as a…
This SMK PGRI Pekanbaru study assessed the feasibility and student response of employing personalized digital comics to boost students' enthusiasm for learning. To gather feedback, the development approach expert validation sessions. The outcomes demonstrated how much better student comprehension and engagement were due to the digital comics. Because of their technological and presentationa…
Technological advances seek to develop a supporting tool in the scope of education to become an important basis. Quillbot, which is a paraphrasing tool, has the ability to help students write. The purpose of this article is to find out how students perceive Quillbot as a paraphrasing tool in writing. The research results show that students have a positive perception of the existence of Quil…
This research aims to determine the significant effect of using animation movies on junior high school students. The subjects of this study were second-grade students in class VIII-1 at SMP N 1 Singingi. A quantitative research by using pre – pre - experimental research design methodology was employed. Data were collected through documentation and vocabulary tests. The study revealed a notabl…
This research aimed to find out students’ perceptions on the implementation of English camp program to improve their speaking skill of MAN 2 Kuantan Singingi. The sample of this research was taken by using the purposive sampling technique that from the 9th generation of english camp program at MAN 2 Kuantan Singingi. The number of sample was 40 students. The data were collected by using a que…
This study aims to analyze the types, functions, and students’ perception of code-switching (hereafter, CS) used by English teacher during teaching-learning at a private school in Pekanbaru, Riau. The subjects of this study were an English teacher of ESL classes and 72 ESL students in the academic year of 2023/2024. This research is a mixed-method study with a qualitative descriptive de…
This study emphasizes the importance of reading comprehension skills taught to first-year students at SMAN 2 Tambang. Understanding text genres is crucial. The research aims to enhance reading comprehension and text analysis skills through the Discovery Learning method. A quantitative approach was used, with data collected numerically and analyzed using SPSS. A quasi-experimental design wa…
This research aims to find out the types of Directive Speech Acts by the main characters “Puss in "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" movie and analyze the types of directive speech act that are most dominant used in the movie. The research utilized a qualitative descriptive research approach to qualitatively collect and interpret data for analyzing speech acts, employing the documentation techniq…
The purpose of this research is to find out the difficulties faced by the fourth-semester students of English Study Program of Universitas Riau in speaking skill. This research used descriptive quantitative method. In collecting data, the researcher used a closed questionnaire and 5 point Likert-scale to determine the factors that cause students' difficulties in speaking. The survey consists of…
This pre-experimental research aims to evaluate its efficiency in improving students' vocabulary acquisition at SMPN 8 Rupat. Specifically, this study answers the research question of how effective the mnemonic strategy is in improving students' vocabulary acquisition abilities. This study used a one-group pretest-posttest methodology. A total of 19 students from class VIII A were selected …
This study aimed to identify and analyze the types and functions of code mixing used by Maudy Ayunda on her YouTube channel. Using a qualitative descriptive research design, 15 videos from Maudy Ayunda’s YouTube channel were selected through purposive sampling. Data was collected through observation and documentation techniques, and analyzed using Hoffmann’s (1991) theories to determine the…
Vocabulary is a basic component of learning English, especially for beginners. Word Wall media offers an engaging and fun way to enhance vocabulary mastery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of word wall media on students' vocabulary mastery in the seventh grade of SMPN 8 Rupat. The research applied a quasi-experimental design, with two classes as the experimental and con…
This study aimed to find out the Perceptions of English Study Program Universitas Riau Students on Online Learning as the Impact of COVID-19. The research method is descriptive quantitative research. Random sampling technique was applied to decide the sample as the participants. The instrument of this research was a questionnaire categorized into four components of students’perceptions on onl…
Metaphors enrich literature teaching by enhancing students' understanding of language and evoking emotions. The research, "Types of Metaphor in Tennyson’s Poetries for EFL Learners," aims to find out types of metaphor in Tennyson’s poetries for EFL learners. The researcher serves as both the data collector and interpreter in qualitative research, acting as a reporter for the research re…
This research aims to find out the students’ problems and the factors that cause students’ problems in writing descriptive text. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative. The researcher used written tests and questionnaires as instruments. The population in this study were third grade students of SMPN 1 Tebing Tinggi. School year 2022/2023. The sample was class IX.4…
This research aimed to identify the women’s language features used by Kamala Khan in the TV series Ms. Marvel (2022) based on the theory of women’s language proposed by Lakoff (1975). It was conducted using the descriptive qualitative method. To collect the data, the researcher watched the TV series several times and noted the utterances Kamala Khan produced that used women’s language fea…
This study aimed to find out how students use ofDeepL Translation Tool as reading comprehension at FKIP Universitas Riau. Random sampling technique was applied to decide the sample. There were 40 students as the participants. The instrument used was a questionnaire categorized into 3 components of perception on the use of DeepL Translation such as absorption, understanding, and evaluation. The …