This study examines the role of peer preference in shaping EFL students' speaking performance during classroom interaction. Peer preference refers to students' tendency to select a particular speaking partner during speaking activities. A qualitative case study design was employed, with data collected through a questionnaire distributed to 58 students and semi-structured interviews with six pur…
Oral corrective feedback is an important strategy in improving students' speaking skills, but teachers and students usually have different perceptions of how feedback should be given. This discrepancy can reduce the effectiveness of feedback and slow down student progress, so this study is useful for understanding the perceptions of teachers and students. The research was conducted at SMA Metho…
Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) are increasingly popular and widely played, but their use as an English language learning medium remains under-recognized. This study aims to analyze the role of MMOGs in developing the English language skills of students in the English Language Education Study Program at Sriwijaya University. This study used a qualitative approach with a case study de…
This study aims to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and achievement motivation conducted at SMA Bukit Asam and SMAN 1 in Tanjung Enim using a quantitative approach of correlational type. The population in this study amounted to 670 in Bukit Asam High School and 681 for the total populatio n at SMA Negeri 1 Tanjung Enim. The sample used in the study was 502 students. The data col…
The aim of this research is to determine students’ perceptions towards literary English work through critical comments in Sriwijaya University, academic year 2023/2024, in Indralaya class, The researcher used a questionnaire in forms of close-ended and open-ended questionnaire and employed qualitative descriptive analysis to analyse the obtained data. The collected data will be processed usin…
English is an international language that widely used for communication and instruction in technology. Due to that, it is essential for students to learn English effectively. In addition, learn a new language also need to learn how to pronounce it since a good pronunciation can avoid misunderstanding between the speaker. However, the researcher found that most of second-grade students at SMA Ne…
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This study aims to investigate the reason for students’ anxiety in reading English text aloud and the strategies applied by the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 13 Palembang. A case study of the qualitative research method was applied in this study. Interview through Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was conducted to collect the data related to the reasons of students’ anxiety in reading Eng…
the present study aimed to students' interset in learning English as a foreign language at SMAN 16 Palembang. A total of 300 students in SMA Negeri 16 Palembang were taken as the participants of these present study. 51 items of questionnaire divided into 2 categories: the student interest in learning English (28) and the factors influence of students' interest (23), and 6 items of interview wer…
This study investigated the relationship between personality traits and English proficiency among eleventh-grade students in SMA Muhammadiyah 6 Palembang. Results indicated that extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were positively correlated with English proficiency, while neuroticism and openness were negatively correlated. Moreover, these personality traits could significantly p…
This study aims to find out the learning needs of students in learning English for specific purposes (ESP), their ability to understand HOTS-based English reading texts, and find out the institutional needs. This research was conducted using a mix-method approach with data collection methods using 3 instruments such as questionnaire, reading test, and interview involving 32 students majoring in…
The recognition of English as a lingua franca means that the role of culture in English language education must be re-evaluated to make teaching and learning English include cultural aspects since culture is essential in language. This study analyzes the cultural content in the student worksheets used in Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 1 in Prabumulih. The study utilized a qualitative research desig…
This thesis aimed to know how politeness strategy is managed by the students and lecturers at Speaking for Formal Interaction Class and what dominant kinds of politeness strategy is used by the students and lecturers at Speaking for Formal Interaction Class. The subjects in this research are the 2nd semester students of English Education Study Program in Sriwijaya University who participated in…
The purpose of this study is to know about students' perceptions of the implementation of the discovery learning model in essay writing during their third semester at Sriwijaya University's English study program. The research was carried out at Sriwijaya University. This research used descriptive quantitative research. The sample for this research was 21 students who had completed the essay wri…
This book explores the experiences of working-class women undergraduates at three universities in the North of England. The author examines the women’s identities, choices and emotions in relation to higher education; and how they reframe their constrained university choices to maximise their chances of academic success. Highlighting differences in working-class women’s learner identities, …
This book takes us inside the complex lived experience of being a First Nations student in predominantly non-Indigenous schools in Australia. Built around the first-hand narratives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander alumni from across the nation, scholarly analysis is layered with personal accounts and reflections. The result is a wide ranging and longitudinal exploration of the enduring …
This book explores how to help teachers become better advocates for sexual orientation equality in secondary schools. Examining this issue through the lens of qualitative emancipatory action research, a group of Australian teachers embarked on a journey of teacher advocacy. Critical theory has long highlighted teachers as key players in either challenging dominant social narratives, or else per…
This study focused on determining students’ multimodal literacy level in Literature in ELT subject at English Education study program of Sriwijaya University. Another objective was to explore students’ perspectives on activities that facilitate their level of multimodal literacy in Literature in ELT subject. Hence, a qualitative case-study method was applied to conduct this study. The subje…
In teaching and learning process, especially in school, there are some issues faced by students. One of them is that students are lack of motivation in learning English Language. The problems happen while they do not have interests and spirits in learning English subject in school. In relation to this, the writer conducted a research aiming at finding out the correlation between reward and puni…
Learning a new language such as English in a classroom could be difficult for Indonesian students if they do not understand what the teacher says. The purpose of this study is to learn about students' perception towards the usage of bilingual language by the teachers in an English classroom, as well as to know the strengths, weaknesses and difficulties of learning with bilingual language in an …
Previous studies found that academic motivation has a role in affecting academic performance. Along with that, the experts lately investigate mindfulness as one of the cognitive aspects related to student’s performance during the learning process. This present study aimed to investigate the relations among mindfulness and academic motivation with academic performance in the context of English…