Indonesian Journal of Psycholinguistics

STIMULUS RESPONSE APPROACH USED BY THE TEACHERS IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT SMA NEGERI 5 ENREKANG

Yusmita, Ummi Khaerati Syam, Firman Firman — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This research aimed to find out the stimulus response used by the teachers and how do teachers provide stimulus to students in English learning at SMA Negeri 5 Enrekang.The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative. This research used a semi-structured interview as an instrument to collect the data. This research used ten questions as a data collection instrument. The subjects in this research were teachers of SMA Negeri 5 Enrekang. The research subjects consisted of three teachers.The result of this research show that teachers apply all types of stimulus in the teaching and learning process such as the application the law of readiness, the law of exercise, and the law of effect in English learning. Teachers apply the law of readiness to ensure the readiness of students in receiving material for example by checking student attendance. As for the application the law of exercises was used by teachers to ensure students’ understanding of the material that has been given, for example, by providing questions to be done individually, and the application the law of effect itself was used by teachers to reward students for what they achieved during the learning process, for example giving praise and good grades. The stimulus used was very beneficial to increase their learning motivation, especially in English Learning process.

ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' ANXIETY IN SPEAKING PERFORMANCE IN MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MAKASSAR

Nurmuslimah Qadri, Nurdevi Bte Abdul, Maharida Maharida — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This study aims to determine the factors that cause students' anxiety in speaking performances and to determine the level of student anxiety in speaking performances in 3rd semester students, especially in speaking courses for the intermediate level at Muhammadiyah University of Makkassar.This research is a descriptive qualitative with a case study conducted on 8 students in semester 3. It consists of interviews and checklist observations. Each interview was used to find out the factors that cause students' anxiety in speaking performances. While, the observation checklist was carried out to determine the level of students‟ anxiety in speaking performance.The results of the study indicate that there are 2 factors that cause student anxiety, namely internal factors and external factors. Internal factors and external factors are very influential on students' anxiety on speaking performance. This can be seen from the results of data analysis at the student level in speaking performance. Therefore, it can be concluded that the factors that cause students‟ anxiety in speaking performance were internal and external factors. While at the level of students‟ anxiety there are three types, namely: low level of anxiety, medium level of anxiety and high level of anxiety.

THE IMPACT OF THE GOVERNMENT POLICY STRINGENCY OF LEARNING FROM HOME DURING PANDEMIC COVID-19 ON STUDENTS’ BEHAVIOR IN ENGLISH LEARNING AT SMP NEGERI 2 TANETE RILAU

Anisyah, Andi Bulkis Maghfirah Mannong, M. Arief Paturusi — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana perilaku siswa selama proses pembelajaran bahasa Inggris berlangsung baik dari segi perilaku positif maupun perilaku negatif siswa di SMP Negeri 2 Tanete Rilau.
Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif yang melibatkan satu jenis instrumen dalam pengumpulan data yaitu wawancara. Subyek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 2 Tanete Rilau yang terdiri dari satu kelas. Objek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII.Data dianalisis dengan melihat perilaku siswa selama proses pembelajaran.Dampak yang dialami siswa selama proses pembelajaran adalah dampak positif dan dampak negatif. Dampak positifnya siswa dapat membantu sebagian pekerjaan orang tuanya di rumah, siswa tidak merasa lelah di sekolah. Sedangkan dampak negatif yang dialami siswa adalah tidak pahamnya materi pembelajaran, kurangnya akses internet yang terkadang kehabisan kuota saat pembelajaran.

LECTURER'S STRATEGIES IN TEACHING SPEAKING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Rusmanhadi Takbir, Ratna Dewi, Farisha Andi Baso — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This research aimed to reveal what were the strategies used by the lecturers in teaching speaking during the covid-19 pandemic. This research used qualitative research. The subject of this research was two speaking lecturers who taught at Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar. The instruments of this research were observation and interview. The technique of data analysis used the miles and Huberman model; data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The result of this research revealed six kinds of strategies that were applied by the two subjects. They were; (1) questioning strategy, (2) games strategy, (3) multimedia presentation strategy, (4) reward and punishment strategy, (5) a time token strategy, and (6) drilling strategy.

THE STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS READING COMPREHENSION IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Cindy Ayudhia, Ariana, Hilda Hafid — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The purpose of this study was to determine and find data about the attitudes experienced or felt by students or attitudes that often appear in class in learning English in class. To obtain the data, researchers used a research tool, namely Observation Checklist. This type of research was qualitative using descriptive methods. The subject in this study was a class VIII student at SMP Negeri 2 Bangkala Barat while the object used was 20 students. The results of this study that have been obtained are students' attitudes in English in class, feelings of fear and shame of students including fear of communication or speaking or reading in front of the class. Based on the three aspects of the attitude discussed in this study, researchers found that in the aspect of behavior there were 30% or as many as 6 students who had that attitude, whereas in aspects of cognitive attitudes there were 20% or as many students who had this attitude and aspects Emotional attitude is 90% or as many as 18 students who have that attitude. In addition in this study, researchers used coding techniques to explain the results that had been obtained during the study

THE CULTURAL VALUES OF TENGKO SITURU’ IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AT SMK NEGERI 1 TORAJA UTARA

Viktor Sumarlata, Rachel, Yizrel Nani Sallata, Dan Mangoki — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The purpose of this study was to determine the cultural value of tengko situru' (togetherness) in learning English. It is described in previous research that there is a close relationship between character education, values and culture, where value education cannot be separated from character education as well as culture which is one aspect formation of character education. This research uses descriptive qualitative method. The subjects in this study were four English teachers at SMK Negeri 1 Toraja Utara. The results of the research show that in the process of learning English the teachers introduce and apply the cultural values of tengko situru' in learning English. This can be seen from the interaction of students during the learning process.

A STUDY OF EFL STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ANXIETY AT THE THIRD SEMESTER OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IN MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MAKASSAR

Rizkiani Aulia, Sitti Maryam Hamid, Sulkifli — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This study aimed to find out the factors of students speaking anxiety, the strategies used by students in overcoming anxiety in speaking English and the type of anxiety experienced by students when speaking English. This type of research is qualitative using descriptive method. The sampled in this research are students majoring in English education, semester 3 as many as 8 students. The instrument used in this research are observation and interview. The results of this research showed that there are 3 factors causing students' to feel anxiety, namely 3 students experienced communication apprehension, 2 students experienced test anxiety and 3 students who experienced fear of negative evaluation. The researcher also find out 3 types of anxiety that the students experienced in their speaking anxiety, the most dominant factor is situation specific anxiety, following by state anxiety and trait anxiety. The most dominant strategy used by students is positive thinking following by Preparation, Relaxation, Peer Seeking and Resignation.