This study examined the mediating effect of reading strategies on the relationship between personality traits and reading comprehension achievement among eleventh-grade students at SMA YWKA Palembang. A quantitative research design was employed involving 85 students. Data were collected using the Big Five Personality Questionnaire to measure personality traits, a reading comprehension test, and…
Integrating technology is essential for preparing future educators. Podcasting, especially in English education, enhances learning by developing communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. It engages learners, fosters creativity, and promotes active participation. Understanding pre-service teachers' experiences with podcast creation is key to optimizing its use in teacher educatio…
Penelitian ini berjudul "Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Quantum Reading Terhadap Kemampuan Siswa Memahami Teks Eksposisi Kelas VIII SMPN 15 Palembang". Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran quantum reading pada siswa kelas VIII SMPN 15 Palembang. Permasalahan pada penelitian ini adalah apakah ada pengaruh model pembelajaran Quantum Reading terhadap kemampuan siswa d…
The reading process can be difficult and complicated or easy for some students. The students who have a bad experience in learning English might be have less interest in learning English and end up by not adopt reading English as their habit. This study aimed to identify the students' reading interest levels and find out the factors affecting the students' reading interest at SMP Negeri 2 Lempu…
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is used as a requirement to graduate in almost all universities in Indonesia. The use of a test measuring students’ English proficiency for the academic matter is also applied at Sriwijaya University, which is called USEPT or University of Sriwijaya English Proficiency Test. The objective of this study was to investigate the strategies that the st…
Readability is a measure of how well and how simply the readers achieve the meaning from a text. Educators have used the term readability to describe all the text features that influence how people read and understand a book. The purpose of this study were to find out the readability of the texts and find out whether the readability of English reading texts match with the reading level of the s…
Difficulties in Comprehending English Narrative Text of the Ninth Grade Students of SMPN 1 Tanjung Batu ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to find out: (1) the students’ achievement in reading narrative text, (2) the difficulties faced by the ninth grade students of SMPN 1 Tanjung Batu in comprehending English narrative text, (3) the factors causing the difficulties faced by the ninth…