Many students still face challenges in producing high-quality translations. This research is to find out the ability of the third-year students of English department of University of Riau in translating an Indonesian text to English using NAATI Correction Code guide. The researcher used Quantitative research and descriptive approach as the design. It was carried out from August to September 202…
This research focuses on developing an interactive E-Worksheet using Liveworksheets to teach reading recount texts to Grade X students, responding to the limitations of traditional teaching methods. It highlights the need for engaging, technology-based learning tools in line with the Merdeka Curriculum. The E-Worksheet was created and validated through the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Develop…
This research addresses the need for effective instructional media in teaching English descriptive texts to X-grade students. The study aims to develop and validate Liveworksheets as interactive instructional media to enhance student engagement and comprehension. Utilizing the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation) the study included need and curriculum anal…
The aim of this research is to identify the types and meaning of figurative language that found in the Jakarta Post Newspaper that was published on July, 22-26, 2024. The research used qualitative content analysis. The researcher collected the data by non-participant observation, data was collected through documentation techniques. The research found 45 sentence that used figurative language. T…
Code mixing is a common phonemon in societies where two or more languages are used within one sentence. Data was collected through documentation technique because the data source from boy William’s video YouTube channel with guest star actor Reza Rahardian. This research has two objectives. Firstly, the research aims to identify the various types of code mixing in this video using Muysken's t…
Speaking is an important part of everyone's life. This study aims to determine the level of speaking anxiety in the classroom of students of SMP Tunggal Lestari Indragiri Hulu and to find out the factors that influence speaking anxiety on the speaking ability of eighth grade students of SMP Tunggal Lestari Indragiri Hulu. This research uses mixed Sequential Explanatory method, conducted in …
The use of technology in learning is essential in the 4.0 era. However, English learning at SMA Negeri 2 Tambang still relies on conventional methods, especially in teaching procedure text. This makes students less active and affects their learning outcomes. This research aimed to find out the impact of using the Quizizz application, especially the Lesson Mode and Paper Mode features, on the le…
The role of speaking skill as one of the basic skills of mastering English is important to be given special attention, especially for EFL Students. The popularity of ELSA Speak as an application that is widely used to help improve speaking skills has led to a lot of research on the application. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct research with the systematic literature review method to find s…
There are still obstacles faced by teachers in implementing the kurikulum merdeka. The teachers still do not understand the implementation of the kurikulum merdeka, because there is still a lack of socialization or training related to the kurikulum merdeka. However, there are still many other problems that need further research. So this study aims to find out the problems faced by teachers …
This study examines the role of slang in communication and identity formation in the film Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between. The data were analyzed using Pavlik’s (2017) theory of word formation and Zhou and Fan's (2013) framework for the functions of slang, with dictionaries employed to determine the meanings of slang expressions. A qualitative descriptive approach was applied, with …
This research focuses on developing interactive PowerPoint materials using the ADDIE model of development. Employing the Research and Development (R&D) method, the research involved first-semester students from the English Study Program at Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, who were enrolled in a Vocabulary course. Data were collected through a needs analysis questionnaire and expert judgment validat…
This study aimed to investigate the metacognitive awareness listening strategies that students commonly employ in their listening comprehension.. The study used explanatory mixed-method research design. The data were acquired using a questionnaire adapted from Vandergrift (2006) and through an interview. The respondents in this study were fifth-semester students of the English Study Program at …
This pre-experimental research aims to determine the effect of Snowball Throwing on the writing ability of students of SMAN 2 Sentajo Raya. Specifically, this study answers the research question of whether using Snowball Throwing has an effect on the ability of grade X students of SMAN 2 Sentajo Raya to write a descriptive text. This study used a pre-test, treatment, and post-test methodolo…
This research investigates the relationship between teachers' questioning skills and students’ learning motivation at SMKN 2 Pekanbaru. The study is grounded in the understanding that questioning is a critical instructional strategy used to engage students, stimulate their thinking, and assess their understanding. Effective questioning is believed to influence students' motivation to learn, w…
This research aims to determine the figurative language used in poetry by emily dickinson. The theory used to analyze the figurative language in this research is Keraf (2011). The research method used is descriptive qualitative research with literature review to collect data and information about figurative language. Data analysis consists of three parts of activities, namely data condensation,…
This study aims to find out students’ perceptions on the use of songs in Spotify Application on their idiomatic expression activity. The participants of this study were the third semester students of Universitas Riau. This study used quantitative descriptive research design. Additionally, the data were collected through questionnaire with validity and reliability tested using SPSS 27 and also…
This study aims to identify the translation techniques and the most dominant ones used in the subtitle of an animated movie, and to discuss the phenomena found during the research process. The methodology used in this research is a qualitative analysis with a descriptive approach, but a simple quantitative approach is applied to find out the most dominant techniques. The utterances of two main …
This study aims to find the effect of Think, Talk, Write (TTW) strategy on the writing descriptive text ability of SMK students. The study used a quasi-experimental method with two groups: an experimental class taught using the TTW strategy and a control class using the conventional method. The data collection instrument was a descriptive writing test conducted before (pre-test) and after (post…
This research aims to analyze the use of the language of instruction in English language teaching at SMA Negeri 5 Mandau and students' perceptions of the use of the language of instruction. This research used a descriptive qualitative method approach and involved three teachers and fifteen grade XI students selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured intervi…
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…