By Syamsul Ma'arif, M.Pd
Abstract: Listening, the most frequently used form of language skill, plays a significant role in daily communication and educational process. In spite of its importance, listening ability development has received only slight emphasis in language instruction.Therefore, to make students function effectively as listeners, it is important for EFL teachers to prepare students for successful listening comprehension by emphasizing on implementing successful strategies.Key words: facilitating,...
Improving Students’ Listening Ability by Emphasizing on Students' Acquiring Successful Strategies
Read More
Relative Pronoun
Definition: We use the relative pronouns to refer to a noun mentioned before and of which we are adding more information. They are used to join two or more sentences and forming in that way what we call "relative sentences".
Relative pronouns
Who, Whom, That, Which
whoever, whomever, whichever
For example:People who speak two languages are called bilingual.
* In this example, the relative "who" introduces the relative sentence "speak two languages" that describes or...
DRAMA TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
A. Introduction
The techniques being discussed in this paper are suggested by Vani Chauhan. The development of these techniques is based on the conviction that using drama to teach English in real communication involving ideas, emotions, feelings appropriateness and adaptability. In short, these techniques are believed to provide teachers with a wider option of learner-centered activities to choose and enhance their efficiency in teaching English.
B. ...
elllo #1039 Power and Corruption
Materi listening yang dilengkapi dengan script, difficult vocabularies and idioms. Selamat belajar! klik link dibawah ini
elllo #1039 Power and Corrupt...
Schoolboys Get Five-Finger Discount on Candy
Travis and Paul were best friends and in the ninth grade. They didn’t like anything about school except the girls and the baseball. They were both on the junior high baseball team. Both wanted to be major league baseball players when they grew up.
Klik disini Untuk lanjutan cerita serta latihan soal listeningnya.&nb...
Female Seeks Mature Male (short story to practice listening)
Julia was 12 years old. Her best friend Betsy was 13. Summer was almost over. School was about to start. Julia and Betsy were having lunch at BurgerBoy. Betsy had decided that Julia needed a boyfriend. “But why?” asked Julia. “I’m okay without one. What good is a 12-year-old boy anyway? All they’re interested in is playing baseball or riding their skateboards. Where does a girl fit into that picture?” klick disini untuk suara dan lanjutan cer...
Practical Writing – An Online Interactive Writing Experience
The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language
December 2010 – Volume 14, Number 3* On the Internet *Practical Writing – An Online Interactive Writing ExperienceRonaldo Lima, Jr.
Casa Thomas Jefferson Binational Center, Brazil
<ronaldojthomas.org.br>Process WritingPractical Writing is the name of a six-week, completely online course taught at the binational center Casa Thomas...
Teaching English to Young Learners Using Games
By Khoirotun Nisak
AbstractIt is the fact that children like games so much, elementary school teachers who teach young learners, ought to consider using game in teaching English. By using games, the young learners can practice their skills in using English as a means of communication (listening, reading speaking and writing) that is supported by mastering the language components (vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation). Furthermore, in order to get good results, the teachers should carefully plan teaching and learning activities...
COLLABORATIVE WRITING; STRATEGY PENGAJARAN MENULIS DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN PROSES
Abstrak: Ketrampilan menulis merupakan salah satu skill yang harus diajarkan pada pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Tapi dalam implementasinya skill ini sering diabaikan oleh guru bahasa Inggris dengan berbagai alasan. Terlebih lagi dalam pembelajaran writing guru masih banyak yang menggunakan pendekatan produk (product-oriented) bukan pendekatan proses (process-oriented). Collaborative Writing merupakan strategy pembelajaran writing yang bertumpu pada orientasi proses. Strategy ini telah terbukti dapat meningkatkan kemampuan...
Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL): Karakteristik dan Implementasinya pada Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris
LATAR BELAKANGSejak pertama kali disebarluaskan, CTL dianggap sebagai pendekatan pembelajaran yang paling sesuai dengan kebutuhan untuk membelajarkan siswa sebagai subjek didik yang aktif membangun sendiri pengetahuannya. Ciri khas pembelajaran dengan pendekatan CTL adalah keharusan memberdayakan siswa untuk aktif berpikir dan membangun konsepnya sendiri tentang pengetahuan yang sedang dipelajarinya. Dengan demikian peran guru bukan sebagai “penceramah” atau pengabar suatu informasi agar didengarkan siswa dan dimengerti seperti...
Sertifikasi Guru Untuk Mewujudkan Pendidikan Yang Bermutu?
dr. Fasli Jalal, Phd.
PENDAHULUANPendidikan yang bermutu memiliki kaitan kedepan (Forward linkage) dan kaitan kebelakang (Backward linkage). Forward linkage berupa bahwa pendidikan yang bermutu merupakan syarat utama untuk mewujudkan kehidupan bangsa yang maju, modern dan sejahtera. Sejarah perkembangan dan pembangunan bangsa-bangsa mengajarkan pada kita bahwa bangsa yang maju, modern, makmur, dan sejahtera adalah bangsa-bangsa...
Teaching Analytical Exposition Contextually
Contextual means that material used for the topic is really familiar with the students and they know well the topic (life experience). When I teach writing in form of Analytical Exposition text, I usually use the current topic that they have known well. Using hand phone in the school, for example, I asked their opinion about it. Then I ask them to have a good title for their writing. They usually make a similar title with the model text. For instance, the title of the model...
