Developing Materials of Listening Comprehension for the English Department Students

This article was based on the research on listening classroom held by three researchers or English teachers of IAIN Palangka Raya: Abdul Qodir, Luqman Baehaqi, and M. Zaini Miftah. It was published in Journal on English as a Foreign Language (JEFL) Volume 6, Number 1, March 2016 published by IAIN (State Islamic Institute) Palangka Raya. For more details please click here or visit me in Google Scholar.

ABSTRACT

This study was designed to develop appropriate listening materials based on the needs of users namely the teachers and the students of the English Department of IAIN Palangka Raya. The Research and Development (R&D) design was applied in this study. The research subjects were four listening instructors and the first-semester students (freshmen) who encountered fourteen meetings of this on-going semester.

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Enhancing Writing Skill through Writing Process Approach

This article was based on my research on my writing class. It was published in Journal on English as a Foreign Language (JEFL) Volume 5, Number 1, March 2015 published by IAIN (State Islamic Institute) Palangka Raya. For more details please click here or visit me in Google Scholar.

ABSTRACT

The study is aimed at developing the implementation of Writing Process Approach (WPA) to enhance the students’ skill in writing essay. The study employed Classroom Action Research. The subjects of the study were 15 university students enrolled in the writing class. The data were gained from writing task, observation and field notes. The findings show that the implementation of WPA with the proper model procedures developed can enhance the students’ skill in writing essay.

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