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This study analyzed the writing skills in English expository text. There are five indicators in writing expository text: content, organization, grammar, vocabulary, and mechanics. This study aimed to investigate the students' writing skill on expository text related to the five indicators of English expositorytext and investigated the difficulties in writing English expository text. This research study used a descriptive quantitative research design. The participants were first semester students at English Literature Study Program of Universitas Trunojoyo Madura. The data collected from students' writing expository text test and analyzed by using Heaton’s theory. The result data analysis showed that: 1) 47% of students were average to good in writing content, 2) 51% of students were average to good in writing organization, 3) 31% of students were average to good in using grammar, 4) 36% of students were very good to excellent in using vocabulary, 5) 44% of students were very good to excellent in writing mechanics. This research found some difficulties the students when writing expository text. First, students cannot develop their ideas. Second, students are unable to develop their idea based on topic that they have to explain in expository text. Third, students struggle with grammatical structure of expository text. That means, they have to more understand about the simple present tense. Fourth, they were difficult to select appropriate vocabulary when writing expository text. The last, they miss-spelt words and were unsure of proper punctuation that was causing an error of mechanics.    

Mengingat pendidikan karakter akan berjalan dengan baik jika sistem pendidikan nasional mendapat dukungan yang baik, maka nilai-nilai dalam pendidikan karakter dapat dilaksanakan secara berbeda berdasarkan metode pengajaran guru. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi guru bahasa Inggris SMP dan SMA dalam menyampaikan nilai-nilai karakter dalam pembelajarannya di sebuah sekolah swasta di wilayah Bandung. Dengan menggunakan desain penelitian kualitatif melalui kuesioner, wawancara dalam pengumpulan data, penelitian ini menghasilkan bahwa sebagian besar guru di sekolah menengah telah menerapkan pembentukan nilai karakter dalam cara mereka mengajar, dalam berbagai kegiatan di kelas. Kesimpulannya, meskipun implementasi dari implementasi character building bisa berbeda-beda untuk setiap guru bahasa Inggris, dan kemajuannya tidak dapat diketahui secara instan, upaya tersebut telah dilakukan secara efektif. Oleh karena itu, guru harus terus-menerus mengubah cara mengajarnya agar siswa tidak benar-benar “sadar” bahwa karakter mereka dibangun secara singkat, dan mengabaikannya sebagai pendidikan nilai yang diacu.

This is a descriptive study that examines the Indonesian people's comprehension of NFT and the popularity of NFT (Non-Fungible Token) using qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Since the explosion of Ghozali Everyday's NFT works in Indonesia in 2021, it has been an attraction for the Indonesian people to learn "What is NFT" and "How does NFT work?". The objectives of this study are as follows: (1) to establish the features of popular NFT goods among users; and (2) to assess Indonesian people's aesthetic opinion of the popularity of NFT products. The findings revealed that; first, the aesthetic analysis of The most popular works in the NFT Opensea marketplace have various features, including (a) character selection, (b) picture object capture, (c) style selection, and (d) usage value. It is believed that this research would aid in understanding the situation of the Indonesian people about societal phenomena, particularly NFT (non-fungible tokens), so that they may be utilized as references for the academic community, users, or art watchers with an interest in NFT products.

The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of using picture series on students' speaking skill. The researcher had done at MTSS Nagari Binjai. The problems in this research was caused by several factors. Firstly, students paid less attention to the English teacher. Secondly, they were afraid of making mistake to express ideas. In this research a quasi-experimental design was used by the researcher. The researcher used pre-test and post-test to experimental and control class. The sample was 2A as experimental class and taught by using picture series and 2B as control class and taught without using picture series. To determine the sample, the experimental and control class, the researcher utilized SPSS 20 to examine the data and check for normality and homogeneity. The researcher utilized the t-test formula to test the hypothesis and consulted the results in a t-table with level of significance of 0.05. It was found that there was a significant effect of using picture series toward students speaking skill. Then there was a significant difference between students who were taught using picture series and those who were taught without them. The value of t-calculated in the post-test from the experimental and control classes was greater than the t-table (3.4 > 2.021). The last hypothesis was that teaching with picture series was superior than teaching without picture series in terms of improving students' speaking skill. In the post-test, the mean score of the experimental class was greater than the control class (8.10 > 2.54).

The purpose of this study was to determine the teacher's strategy in teaching speaking. The problem in this study is that students feel unconfident in speaking English and also have a limited vocabulary. This type of research is called qualitative research. The sample for this study is the MTSN 8 Agam teacher. The instruments used in this study were observations and interviews. The results of this study, the strategies used by teachers in teaching speaking are drill, roleplay, simulation, and group discussion.

Bahasa Inggris merupakan bahasa global yang penggunaanya telah diakui oleh masyarakat dunia untuk komunikasi antar bangsa. Dalam bidang bisnis atau usaha, bahasa memiliki peran sebagai alat komunikasi paling penting utamanya dalam berbagai jenis pemasaran. Bahasa yang digunakan dalam memasarkan hasil usaha haruslah bahasa yang baik dan menarik perhatian konsumen karena iklan yang baik dan pemasaran yang baik akan membantu keberhasilan suatu produk. Tujuan dari kegiatan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat ini adalah untuk melatih komunikasi bahasa Inggris untuk keperluan pemasaran di sektor pariwisata khususnya di Kelompok Usaha Bersama (KUB) Batik Batu mangga di kabupaten Kediri. Pelatihan ini menggunakan metode project based learning yang diawali dengan kegiatan presenting dan modelling mengenai English taglines dan speking performance tentang produk yang dijual sesuai dengan gramatika ucapan bahasa Inggris dan juga teks dialog bahasa Inggris tentang transaksi jual beli produk. Peserta pelatihan menyimak dan kemudian mempraktekan bagaimana mendesain English taglines yang menarik dan berlatih menggunakan ungkapan bahasa Inggris mengenai produk yang di jual. Hasil dari kegiatan pelatihan ini diharapkan mampu membawa masyarakat di KUB Batik Mangga di kabupaten Kediri berani mempromosikan dan memasarkan produk batik mereka ke sektor pariwisata internasional baik dalam kegiatan pameran maupun transaksi jual beli secara online.  

This research is entitled “Students' Perception On the Use of YouTube to Develop Their Vocabulary”. The objective of the research is to identify, classify and describe the ways English Students use YouTube to develop their Vocabulary. It is also to analyze and describe students' perception on using YouTube to develop their vocabulary. This research used descriptive quantitative method. The research collected the data using questionnaires and interviews. The sample was 30 students' from the 2022 batch of English Department Faculty of Humanities. Thirty students' responses were collected by online questionnaire with google-form and answers collected by online interview with Whatsapp. The collected data were quantitatively analyzed by percentage formula. Using theory Freeman and Anderson (2011: 250) and to analyze the university students' perception about the use of YouTube to develop their vocabulary base on the theory of Nelson-Smith (2008:32). The results showed that most of the respondents had positive responses about the use of YouTube to develop their vocabulary. Since YouTube can be used both as providing teaching resources and enhancing learning experience. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that University students have positive perceptions on the use of YouTube in the use of media YouTube is considered useful to students, English Department, Sam Ratulangi University Since YouTube can be used both as providing teaching resources and enhancing learning experience. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that University students have positive perceptions on the use of YouTube in the use of media YouTube is considered useful to students at Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Mandailing Natal .

Mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris seringkali dianggap sulit bagi masyarakat Indonesia.  Hal itu terbukti dengan English Proficiency Index Indonesia yang rendah, yaitu menempati peringkat 80 dari 112 negara di tahun 2021. Dengan kondisi tersebut maka pendidikan Bahasa Inggris perlu ditanamkan sejak dini, yaitu sejak usia Sekolah Dasar. Sementara itu dengan memperhatikan karakteristik anak, proses pembelajaran bahasa baru sebaiknya dilakukan menggunakan media yang mudah dimengerti dan menarik perhatian mereka. Penerapan multimedia berbasis mobile diharapkan menjadi solusi agar dapat menarik perhatian anak-anak untuk belajar.  Berdasarkan latar belakang tersebut maka penelitian ini dilakukan untuk merancang sebuah aplikas bantu belajar Bahasa Inggris berbasis mobile untuk anak-anak Sekolah Dasar.  Aplikasi tersebut diharapan dapat membantu anak-anak terutama usia Sekolah Dasar dalam belajar Bahasa Inggris dasar dengan baik, menyenangkan dan mudah dipahami. Aplikasi ini juga diharapkan dapat membantu anak-anak memahami pengetahuan tentang angka, huruf, kalimat sehari-hari, anggota keluarga dan benda dalam Bahasa Inggris, baik secara lafal, pengucapan dan maknanya.

Meningkatnya perkembangan  Pendidikan di Indonesia, membuat persaingan bisnis di bidang Pendidikan semakin ketat, Hal ini mengakibatkan semakin banyaknya peluang untuk mendirikan Lembaga Pendidikan sebagai wadah pembelajaran bagi setiap orang yang membutuhkan. Semakin banyak Lembaga Pendidikan yang berdiri menuntut manajemen lebih cerdik dalam menentukan strategi pemasaran agar dapat memenangkan persaingan yang dihadapi. Hal ini yang melatar belakangi dilakukannya penelitian ini. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui strategi promosi pemasaran yang diterapkan oleh Kind English Course. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif, teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan menggunakan tiga Teknik yaitu observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi.  Hasil penelitian yang sudah dilakukan penulis menunjukan bahwa strategi promosi pemasaran lembaga kursus Kind English Course adalah 1. Strategi pemasaran offline yaitu penyebaran brosur-brosur, pengajuan proposal ke lembaga-lembaga lain seperti sekolah dan dari mulut ke mulut (word of mouth). 2. Strategi pemasaran online yaitu dengan memanfaatkan media online yang ada seperti search engine yang meliputi google dan media sosial seperti instagram, facebook, Tik tok dan whatsapp. 3. Strategi pemasaran dengan word of mouth dan kualitas pelayanan dengan  membatasi jumlah murid dalam kelas di lembaga kursus Kind English Course dapat menambah konsumen di setiap tahunnnya.