Greetings are expressions used to greet someone based on a certain context. Greetings are often used in everyday communication with the right use. The use of inappropriate greetings in communication can cause misunderstandings and even be considered impolite or harmonious. This study aims to explain the forms of kinship designations and nicknames as well as kinship greetings and non-kinship gre…
Membaca merupakan salah satu keterampilan reseptif yang menuntut peserta didik untuk membaca dan memahami suatu teks. Untuk dapat mengolah informasi dengan baik, peserta didik harus mampu memahami teks yang benar. Kecemasan membaca bahasa asing memiliki efek negatif pada proses kognitif dan perilaku karena di kelas bahasa antara kecemasan fisik, kognitif, dan perilaku adalah gejala yang saling …
English is a foreign language in Indonesia. English is important because it is the international language. During classroom activities, teachers and students switched from English to Indonesian and other local languages. This research aims to analyze code- collected using an observation checklist and recording to gather the data in the use of code switching used by an English teacher of SMA Neg…
This descriptive research aimed to find out the ability of the third-year students of the English study program in paraphrasing a paragraph. 39 students of the third-year students in the English study program Universitas Riau in the academic year 2021/2022 were the sample of this research. The sample was chosen by using the cluster random sampling technique. The data of this research were the p…
In the current era of globalization, the use of language is growing rapidly. The demand for mastering a foreign language is even greater.With the advancements in the current era of globalization, not only English, Japanese is also the language learned by speakers of the language as a foreign language or a second language. These linguistic events will appear in a multilingual society related to …
This study aims to determine the improvement of poetry writing skills with the Think Talk Write model. The method used in this research is a class action research design (CAR). This research was conducted in two phases, which consisted of planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. Data collection techniques used in this study were tests, observations, and interviews.The data analysis te…
This study aims to describe the form of satirical language style used by the interviewees in Mata Najwa's talk show "Jokes in the country of opera", to explain the meaning of the satirical language style used by the speakers in Mata Najwa's talk show "Jokes in the country of opera", and to explain the function of the satirical language style used resource person in Najwa's eye talk show "funny …
This study aims to determine the relationship between mastery of conjunctions and the ability to write expository texts. The class that was used as the experimental subject was class X majoring in accounting and finance at SMK Negeri 4 Pekanbaru. The sample determination method used in this study was the saturated sample method. The sample in this study were 108 students. The data of this r…
TOEFL test is taken to measure someone’ English Proficiency in order to be able to connect to community around the world. TOEFL test is also set as one of requirements for college students for college admission and graduation. This study aimed to find out students’ perceptions toward TOEFL prediction as one of the graduation requirements at Universitas Riau. This study employed descriptive-…
This study aimed to identify and analyze the types and functions of code mixing used by English department students at Universitas Riau in their Twitter accounts. Using a qualitative descriptive research design, 63 students from the classes of 2018, 2019, and 2020 were selected through purposive sampling. Data was collected through observation and documentation techniques, and analyzed using Ho…
The purpose of this quantitative research was to find out the vocabulary mastery of the third year students of SMPN 40 Pekanbaru. The study sample was 35 students. The result of data analysis showed that multiple-choice test 1 was 37.6 and categorized into “very poor level” and test 2 was 57.8 and categorized into “average level”. The conclusion concerning the category classification is…
This study aimed to find out students' perception toward Google Meet in learning english during COVID-19 Pandemic. This study was a quantitative study using survey design. There were 219 English students academic 2019-2022 of University Riau. In this research the writer used a questionnaire as an instrument, there were 30 items of the questionnaire. The questionnaire was adapted and modified fr…
The term "code-mixing" is used in research of bilingual language acquisition to describe a developmental stage in which children mix vocabulary from different languages. That, the objective of the research is to learn what the students think about using code-mixing in the process of teaching, and based on the final result, it seems that the objective has been achieved. his research was designed…
This study aims to develop a valid instructional media using animated video based on Powtoon for the Pre-Intermediate Structure class. This research was conducted to add digital-based learning media to the Pre-Intermediate Structure class. This study used the Research and Development (R&D) research method. The development process in this study used the ADDIE approach model by Sugiyono (2016). T…
This study aimed to determine whether there is a positive correlation between reading interest and reading comprehension ability of the eleventh-grade students of SMAN 10 Pekanbaru. This study used a quantitative method to obtain data from participants. Using random sampling, the writers took 31 students from class XI MIPA 7 at SMAN 10 Pekanbaru. The data were collected using a questionnaire an…
This research investigated discourse markers used in writing theses abstract made by the students of English Study Program Universitas Riau who graduated in 2021. This study was aimed at finding out: a) discourse markers used in theses abstract b) the most dominant types of discourse markers used in theses abstract. This research was a descriptive study. The subjects in this research were 29 th…
This research aimed to find out if there is the effect of intensive reading on vocabulary mastery of students by descriptive text at eleventh grade of SMAN 2 Tapung. This research used quantitative methods. The sample of this research was 30 students of XI IPS 1 class. The research data were collected through Pre-test and Post-test as the research instrument. The test items consist of synonyms …
Reading is an ability that enables people to acquire information while improving their fluency, vocabulary, and general knowledge. Nonetheless, reading for academic purposes is harder than readers imagine. In the development of reading skills, reading attitude was considered to influence student achievement. This research aims to investigate students' attitudes toward reading English. The r…
The problem is the decrease in learning activity and interest in students' writing skills which are still low. This study discusses the effect of audiovisual media on the job application writing skills of class XII students at SMAN 1 Pangkalan Lesung, Pelalawan Regency. The formulation of the research problem is whether there is an effect of audiovisual media on the learning outcomes of writing…
This study aims to explain the aesthetics of language in the Randai Kuantan performing arts in Pangean District, Kuantan Singingi Regency. This type of research is qualitative research using descriptive methods. This research was conducted in Pangean District, Kuantan Singingi Regency. The instruments used were searching, obtaining, and obtaining data by themselves, namely by watching and recor…