Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Riau, Indonesia Abstract: This study investigates strategies used by university English department students to overcome their speaking anxiety. It applied an explanatory sequential mixed method. The selected samples of the present study were 71 out of 109 population. Two main instruments used to collect the data were a questionnaire and…
This study investigates cyberloafing among students in English Study Program, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, focusing on how students use digital devices for non-academic purposes during class. The aims of this study are to assess the level of cyberloafing and identify the reasons why do students engage in cyberloafing. The total number of the sample was 71 students for the quantitative stud…
The purpose of this research was to determine whether there is a significant effect of Listen- Read Discuss strategy of second grade students of SMA 4 Pekanbaru in comprehending explanation text. This research is a quantitative research using pre-experiment design. The population of this study was grade XI students totaling 594 students, while the number of students who became the research samp…
Bahasa merupakan alat penting dalam interaksi sosial, dan tiap komunitas menggunakan ragam bahasa yang berbeda. Salah satu fenomena dalam penggunaan bahasa adalah disfemisme, yaitu ungkapan atau kata yang memiliki makna kasar, tidak sopan, atau berkonotasi negatif. Dalam masyarakat Desa Igal, Kecamatan Mandah, Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir, disfemisme sering digunakan dalam komunikasi sehari-h…
Penelitian ini mengenai efektivitas Ludo Word Game (LWG) dalam meningkatkan penguasaan kosakata bahasa Jepang siswa kelas XI SMK Kansai Pekanbaru. Berdasarkan hasil pengamatan peneliti pada saat proses pembelajaran bahasa Jepang, menunjukkan bahwa siswa mengalami kecenderungan konsentrasi belajar yang kurang, dan penguasaan kosakata yang rendah, yang mengakibatkan rendahnya angka ketuntasan sis…
The problem based learning model can have a high impact when applied to learning activities. Then in this research, researchers used a paired sample t-test, to find out how big the influence of the problem based learning model was. In hypothesis testing, the data used are the results of the students' pretest and posttest in the experimental class. Based on the results of data processing with th…
This study aims to describe the types of audience responses contained in a collection of Lesti Kejora songs by Adibal Sahrul on the 3D Entertainment YouTube column in the period June - December 2024. Until 2023 Adibal had created six songs for Lesti Kejora, in this study the three songs with the highest comments from the six songs were chosen as the object of research. The three songs include K…
Semantik merupakan salah satu cabang dari ilmu linguistik yang menelaah lambang- lambang atau sebuah tanda-tanda untuk menyatukan makna, hubungan antara satu makna dengan yang lainnya, dan pengaruhnya kepada manusia dan masyarakat. Bentuk dari ekspresi makna dapat merangsang penafsiran yang lebih dari satu makna terutama penggunaan idiom dalam kalimat. Idiomatik pada penelitian ini merupakan…
Learning to read poetry in grade X of high school has a learning objective, namely that students are able to read poetry with appropriate intonation and methods, conventional learning provides challenges in maintaining student interest and involvement, so learning media are needed that can help teachers present interactive learning so that learning objectives are achieved with significant learn…
This research aims to explain the expressions with positive and negative connotations found in the language of football commentator Valentino Simanjuntak at the AFF U-19 event. The data for this research are language units meaning positive and negative connotations in the language of football commentator Valentino Simanjuntak at the AFF U19 event, namely in the Indonesia vs Philippines match on…
This study aims to determine and describe the level of poetry writing ability through Malaikat Juga Tahu short story transformation of class XI SMA Negeri 5 Pekanbaru. This study was conducted at SMA Negeri 5 Pekanbaru with a sample of 80 class XI students. The duration of the study lasted for 10 days from 6 to 15 August 2024. The data collection methods used were observation and tests. Data an…
This research examines the form, meaning and function of slang language in the talk show Bercanda Tapi Santai (B.T.S.) on YouTube Trans7 Official. The research method employed is descriptive qualitative with a sociolinguistic approach. The data were derived from 16 episodes of the B.T.S. show and analyzed by the tenets of Roman Jakobson's theory of language variation and function. The findings …
Poetry, as a part of literature, has the potential to enhance students' literacy skills, but conventional teaching methods are sometimes ineffective in fostering students' interest in poetry. Therefore, this study aims to develop multimodal learning media for teaching poetry in the digital era, tailored to the needs of Junior High School (SMP) students. This research employs the Research and De…
This research is entitled The Effectiveness of Index Card Match (ICM) Learning Media on Japanese Vocabulary Skills of Grade 11 Students of SMA N 1 Tilatang Kamang, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. This type of research is a pre- experimental research involving one experimental class with the aim of determining the effectiveness of Index Card Match (ICM) learning media on Japanese language learning o…
This study aims to identify and analyze the difficulties students face in writing descriptive texts. Using a qualitative method, data was collected through a Likert scale questionnaire and a written test involving 25 respondents at the Junior High School. Based on the analysis, it was found that students experience difficulties mainly in five aspects: content…
English is an international language that is widely used in today's globalized world as a means of communication. In Indonesia, English is used in every formal education setting, from elementary school to university. However, it can be challenging for language learners to practice their English in a natural environment because most of students spend very little time in class and only sometimes …
The research aimed to analyze the difficulties in reading comprehension that were faced by tenth grade students at MA Diniyah Puteri Pekanbaru and the factors that cause the students’ difficulties in reading comprehension of descriptive texts. The research was conducted a mixed-methods approach with a sequential explanatory design to collect data. A reading test is for collecting quantitative…
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…
Penelitian ini membahas tentang metafora batu dalam ungkapan: analisis semantik kognitif. Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi penggunaan objek “batu” dalam ungkapan. Adapun rumusan masalah yang terdapat pada penelitian ini yaitu, apa saja jenis dan makna metafora batu dalam ungkapan? Dan apa saja bentuk skema citra pada metafora batu dalam ungkapan?. Sedangkan tujuan pada penelitian ini untuk …