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…
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 …
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Riau, Indonesia Abstract: Technology has significantly influenced various aspects of society, including education. It has been used for teaching and learning activities, it’s possible to student access online materials and exercises. Through the online system, lecturers can conduct learning outside and inside the classroom, so that it…
This study aims to find out the ability level of the second-year students of MAS Yayasan Pendidikan Al-Falah in comprehending descriptive and narrative texts and also to investigate the aspect that is easy to understand (the highest score) of narrative and descriptive texts in students learning at MAS Yayasan Pendidikan Al-Falah. The researcher used a cluster random sampling technique to decide…
This research uses a qualitative method with a narrative type which has the purpose of finding out how SMP Islam As-Shofa Pekanbaru uses the Cambridge Curriculum. Specifically, this research answers research questions about how SMP Islam As-Shofa Pekanbaru uses the Cambridge curriculum and explains the challenges during the implementation of the Cambridge curriculum in English subjects at S…
This research aims to find out the types of discourse markers used in the teacher’s talk and the reasons for the presence of its dominant use. The subject of this study was an English teacher of SMP YLPI Marpoyan. This study used a descriptive qualitative design. The data was gathered through observation, recording, and interview. The data were evaluated using Fung and Carter's (2007) hypothe…
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the potential existence of a statistically significant relationship between students' self-efficacy and their Writing Ability at SMKN 4 Pekanbaru. The study utilized a quantitative methodology and employed a correlational research design. The study encompassed a population of 413 second-grade students at SMKN 4 Pekanbaru. A sample size of 35 pup…