Speaking proficiency is a key component of communicative competence in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. Despite studying in an English-focused academic setting, many students in the English Study Program at Universitas Riau still face challenges in using English for oral communication. To investigate this issue, the study employed a descriptive quantitative research design c…
This study addresses the integration of digital technology in English language teaching, focusing on podcast applications as an alternative platform for speaking practice. The research was conducted at a Junior High School in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, using the Think-Pair-Share (TPS) strategy as a pedagogical approach. A mixed-method research design was applied, combining quantitative and qualitati…
This study examined students' ability in reading descriptive text. This research was conducted at SMAN 5 Pekanbaru. The research method used in this study used quantitative method approach. The purpose of this study was to determine students' reading ability in understanding descriptive text. The research participants were students of class X6 which amounted to 42 students. The data collect…
This research aimed to investigate students’ perceptions of ice-breaking activities used by English teachers during the teaching process at SMAN 10 Pekanbaru. The study employed a quantitative descriptive design with a questionnaire as the main instrument, consisting of 25 items distributed to 162 students. The questionnaire covered five sub-indicators: classroom atmosphere, focus and concent…
This study aims to investigate the perceptions of fourth-semester students of the English Study Program at Universitas Riau toward watching English movies as a medium to improve vocabulary knowledge. Vocabulary plays an important role in language proficiency; however, many students experience difficulties in improving it through traditional classroom methods. To address this issue, English…
This study investigated the correlation between students’ motivation in reading motivation and their reading ability at SMK IT Al-Izhar Pekanbaru. A quantitative correlational research design was employed. The research design used was a quantitative correlational design. The population consisted of 41 first-year vocational high schools’ students, selected through a total sampling techni…
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The objective of this research was to find out the difficulties and strategies of second-year English Study Program students at FKIP Universitas Riau in comprehending journal articles. This research employed a descriptive quantitative research design and involved 76 students from classes 4B and 4C, selected through cluster random sampling. Data were collected through a questionnaire using …
This study explored English teachers’ experience in utilizing slides presentation tools to enhance English teaching at SMAN 8 Pekanbaru. Specifically, it examined how slides were employed to organize lessons, support comprehension, manage classroom activities, and motivate students. A qualitative case study was conducted with five purposively selected teachers, and data from semi-structur…
This study investigated the first-year English Study Program students’ perceptions of using ChatGPT in improving their writing skills at Universitas Riau. A quantitative descriptive design involved 39 students from Class 2A with prior ChatGPT experience. Data were collected using a 30-item Likert-scale questionnaire covering five indicators: idea development, organization and structure, l…
This research investigates the refusal techniques employed by multicultural English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students at Universitas Lancang Kuning, paying special emphasis to the effects of multicultural, gender and perception. This research was qualitative research by analysing the research problem in more depth and interpreting and describing using relevant theories. Drawing on Beebe et a…
Academic procrastination has become a pervasive challenge in higher education, particularly among postgraduate students facing cognitively demanding tasks like thesis writing. This study was initiated based on preliminary findings that many English Master’s students at FKIP Universitas Riau struggle with delaying academic tasks, often due to internal and external pressures. Students cite…
This study aimed to explore students’ perceptions of the Duolingo application's role in speaking ability among students of the English Study Program at Universitas Riau Batch 2023. Using a descriptive quantitative method, data were collected through a structured questionnaire distributed to 76 active Duolingo users. The questionnaire, adapted from Alkathiri (2019), focused on six indicators: …
The research entitled “An Analysis of Students’ Ability in Writing Descriptive Text at SMKN 1 Pekanbaru” by Reza Silviawati aimed to analyze the writing skills of tenth-grade students in composing descriptive texts in English. The study was motivated by the increasing importance of English as a global language and Indonesia’s low ranking in the English Proficiency Index (EPI) in 20…
This research was conducted to find out the effect of digital comic on the students’ mastery in English simple present tense. This research used quantitative research with pre-experimental design. One-group Pretest-Posttest was used as the research design. In this design, one group of students was selected in order to measure their level of progress before and after the treatment. 23 students…
This study aimed to analyze the types and meanings of conceptual metaphors of love found in Olivia Rodrigo's song lyrics from the SOUR album. This research uses Lakoff and Johnson's (2003) Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) which classifies conceptualmetaphors into three types, namely orientational metaphors, structural metaphors, and ontological metaphors. This research uses a qualitative method…
This research investigates the correlation between students’ mastery of past tense and their ability to write recount texts at the tenth grade of SMKN 1 Pekanbaru. The study is based on the premise that grammar, especially verb tenses, is fundamental to effective writing, particularly in recounting past experiences. Using a quantitative descriptive design, the researcher collected data f…
This study investigates the correlation between vocabulary mastery and the ability to write descriptive texts among Grade X students at SMAN 2 Dumai. The research aims to determine the extent of students’ vocabulary knowledge, their proficiency in writing descriptive texts, and whether a significant relationship exists between the two variables. Employing a quantitative correlational res…
This research discusses the use of figurative language in the Netflix series Adolescence in 2025. The aim of this research is to identify the types of figurative language used in the spoken dialogue of characters in the series, with a focus on Jamie Miller and other significant characters. The research method used is qualitative descriptive with a content analysis approach. The data consist of …
Figurative language is part of the semantic. As we know that with semantic we can know the true meaning in a song. Figurative language is language which employs various figures os speech. This analyses the figurative language are used in Ricky Montgomery’s song lyrics. It is expected that the result of this study will be useful for the students of linguistics since this study is done base…