This research aims to identify the types of metaphor found in Coldplay’s selected songs. This is descriptive qualitative research. The lyrics used in this research were Coldplay’s selected song lyrics. There were 45 collected data from the lyrics. Structural metaphor appears 31 times, orientational metaphor appears 8 times, and ontological metaphor appears 6 times. Based on the research fin…
This reserach aimed at finding out the most common problems in writing experienced by the third year students of English Study Program FKIP Universitas Riau. This research is a descriptive quantitative with survey and the population of the survey is 110 third year students of English Study Program FKIP Universitas Riau. A questionnaire was used to collect the data to find out most common proble…
This study aims to develop audio-visual media in learning recount text for grade 10 MAN and to find out the level of validity of the media that has been developed. The lack of available media and students' disinterest in the learning process, which makes them less engaged in class, are the driving forces behind the development of learning media audio-visual. This research uses development resea…
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive research was to identify the strategies of compliment responses to the EFL learners of the English Study Program of Universitas Riau. This study applied the theory of Holmes (1988) and Farenkia (2012) as supporting idea to analyze the types of compliment responses. The participants of this research involved 32 EFL participants of the English Study Pro…
Throughout the academic year, students employed various strategies for acquiring new vocabulary. Unfortunately, it is still unknown which strategy is applied more frequently. The purpose of this study is to investigate the type of vocabulary learning strategies used by students of the English Department at Universitas Riau. This research used a quantitative research method, and 93 undergraduate…
This research is a correlational-research which is intended to find out whether there is a significant correlation between students’ habit in watching English YouTube videos and their listening skills of the third-semester students of English Study Program FKIP UR. The samples were 40 students selected through the cluster random sampling method. The data were collected using online questionna…
This research aimed to find out the ability of the second year students of State Junior High School 21 Pekanbaru in identifying quantifiers. The sample of this research was two classes of the second year students that were chosen by using cluster random sampling technique. The population of this research was 78 students. The researcher conducted the test as instrument to gain the data about stu…
This study aims to determine the level of student anxiety in learning English in class XI at SMA Negeri 1 Rengat and the factors that cause it. This research is a mixed study that combines both quantitative and qualitative research. By using a cluster random sampling technique, 32 students from class XI science 1 were selected as participants. Data were obtained through questionnaires and s…
The objective of this research was to find out the students' knowledge and problem in vocabulary mastery. This research used a quantitative method. The sample for this research consists of 38 students of first-year students. The researcher used two instruments which were a test and a questionnaire. The vocabulary test results found that the students' vocabulary knowledge got a mean score of 59.…
The objective of this research is to develop interactive learning media for narrative texts at SMK Telkom Pekanbaru and to know the validity of interactive learning media for narrative at SMK Telkom Pekanbaru. This research used research and development method. This development used type of research is ADDIE model. Data analysis technique in this research used needs analysis questionnaire a…
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Si Belmi game in improving students' speaking skills in spoken recount in terms of their pronunciation and hesitation. This study used a pre-experimental design with quantitative methods. The instrument used is a monologue test, both pre-test and post-test. Data collection consisted of six meetings. The first meeting was a pre-…
speaking. In listening students often get difficulties to catch what they listen whether it is from native speaker or not in doing listening activities. To increase the listening ability, the students should practice effective listening activities and other subject that is able to influence the skill. The students should apply some ways to motivate themselves in order to improve their ability i…
This research aimed to find out the difference between male and female eleventh-grade students of Senior High School 12 Pekanbaru in vocabulary learning strategies and also to know the most and least common vocabulary learning strategies used by them. The sample of this research was taken by using the quota sampling technique. The number of students was 40 males and 40 females. The data was col…
The objectives of this study were to perceive vocabulary mastery of students, reading comprehension of students, and whether there is a correlation between these two topics. The data were taken from 29 students in the second year at SMK Abdurrab. The tests were employed to quantify two variables, namely vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension. The statistical analyzes were performed with S…
The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between reading habits and reading comprehension in a recount text among 10th grade students at SMK Abdurrab Pekanbaru. The low student comprehension capacity was predicated on the research problem of capturing information included in complicated reading materials. And students have reading habits and reading speed is quite low. As a re…
The purpose of this research found the perception of students on online English learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The researcher conducted sample testing in two classes, namely X IPA 3 and XII IPA 2, at SMA Negeri 1 Peranap. This research is descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The data was collected through a questionnaire using a Google Form shared in the WhatsApp group of …
This research identifies students’ perspectives on using VTC applications as a platform for English teaching & learning in English Study Program, Riau University. The objectives of the research are to describe: students’ thoughts, impressions, and experiences during the VTC learning period and students’ profiles in terms of using videoteleconferencing applications from the students’…
As one of the kinds of literary genres, short story can be applied in language classroom. The use of literarture in the form of short story can build the enjoyable and attractive for the students. The aims of this study was to find out the ability of the sixth semester students of English Study Program FKIP Universitas Riau in analyzing short story. There were 33 students of 6A English Study Pr…
This descriptive research aimed to find out the ability level of the second-year students of SMA Negeri 2 Tebing Tinggi in writing a formal invitation letter. The subjects of this study were the second year students of SMA Negeri 2 Tebing Tinggi who were selected by using the cluster random sampling technique. 25 students employed in this study used the Writing Test. The results of the data ana…
The objective of this research was to find out students' perceptions on the use of group discussion through zoom meeting in speaking class during online learning. This research uses Descriptive approaches to quantitative methods. The sample for this research included 80 students from the English department, Universitas Riau who experienced in the use of group discussion through zoom meeting in …