Papers by Muhammad Yahrif
Education, Language, and Culture Journal, Apr 5, 2023
The objective of this study is to find out the influence of crossword puzzle method to improve th... more The objective of this study is to find out the influence of crossword puzzle method to improve the students' vocabulary mastery. This research is quasi-experimental as the design that used two group pretest and posttest. It means that there were an experimental class and a controlled class which were given pretest and posttest. There were 40 students of class VII of SMPN 4 Pujananting of Barru as the sample in this study. The instrument of this research was a written test, to score the students' vocabulary mastery on pretest and posttest. The result of this research showed that there was a positive effect of the result of students' vocabulary mastery after using crossword puzzle method. Based on the result of the calculation process the researcher gained that in pretest had a mean of 59,05 and the posttest had a mean of 82,20 of experimental class. Based on the finding of this study, it can be concluded that using of crossword puzzle method in improving students' vocabulary mastery is quite success. And after conducting the research and calculating the data, it could be stated that it was effective of using crossword puzzle method on students' of improving vocabulary mastery. Students' vocabulary mastery got a higher score.
Education, Language, and Culture Journal, Dec 30, 2023
Technological developments in this modern era have made many people accustomed to using technolog... more Technological developments in this modern era have made many people accustomed to using technology that is fast and easily accessible anywhere as an information space, especially in the world of technology. One of the information technologies used by researchers in this research is online social media, namely the YouTube application media. This research aims to determine the impact of YouTube English videos on students' listening skills at SMA Negeri 10 Gowa. This research is quasiexperimental research using the Control class and the Experiment class. The sample for this research consisted of 30 Experiment class students and 30 Control class students at SMA Negeri 10 Gowa. The results of this research show that the post-test results for the Experiment class have an average score of 78.50 and the pre-test is 69.07, while the post-test for the Control class has an average score of 51.57 and the pre-test is 34.97. The results of the data were analyzed using the Paired t-test, which showed that Sig. (2-tailed) was 0.000 lower than 0.05 so that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected. These results show the Impact of YouTube Videos on Listening Skills Student. Based on the results of this research, it can be concluded that the YouTube application media is effective and has an impact on the listening skills of class X SMA Negeri 10 Gowa.
Best Practices in Promoting Students’ Reading Habit in Extensive Reading Class
Al-Ishlah, Sep 19, 2023
Pendampingan Implementasi Kurikulum Meredeka Melalui Pelatihan Komite Pembelajaran Sekolah Penggerak
ABDI SAMULANG Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, Jul 9, 2023
ABDI SAMULANG: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
Manajemen pengelolaan organisasi merupakan salah satu hal yang sangat penting untuk mencapai tuju... more Manajemen pengelolaan organisasi merupakan salah satu hal yang sangat penting untuk mencapai tujuan, visi, dan misi organisasi. Pengelolaan organisasi yang baik akan membuat organisasi berjalan dengan baik. Tapi adanya pandemi Covid-19 menyebabkan perubahan dalam tatanan keorganisasian. Hal ini berdampak pada beberapa organisasi kemasyarakatan tidak berjalan baik. Salah satu organisasi kemasyarakatan yang berdampak itu adalah LSM New Generation Club (NGC). Para pengurus LSM NGC kesulitan dalam melaksanakan semua kegiatan yang sudah direncanakan menjadi kegiatan online atau pembatasan dengan izin tertentu. Melihat hal tersebut, maka perlu adanya pelatihan pengelolaan organisasi pada lembaga swadaya masyarakat New Generation Club (NGC) di masa pandemi Covid-19. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini menggunakan metode pelatihan secara online. Diharapkan dengan adanya pelatihan manajemen pengelolaan organisasi ini, para pengurus LSM NGC mampu melaksanakan semua kegiatan-kegiatan walaupun da...
Abdi Samulang, Jan 14, 2024
JMM (Jurnal Masyarakat Mandiri), Apr 9, 2023
Penulisan artikel ilmiah masih menjadi hambatan bagi para mahasiswa untuk menyelesaikan studi akh... more Penulisan artikel ilmiah masih menjadi hambatan bagi para mahasiswa untuk menyelesaikan studi akhir mereka. Umumnya mereka kesulitan untuk menulis dan mempublikasikan naskah mereka karena mereka belum terlatih atau bahkan mereka tidak perna mempublikasikan tulisan mereka ke journal online. Oleh karena itu, mahasiswa perlu diberikan pelatihan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan, pemahaman, dan kompetensi mereka melalui pendampingan penulisan artikel ilmiah. Tujuan dari kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini adalah untuk memberikan pengetahuan, pemahaman, dan peningkatan kompetensi mahasiswa khususnya mahasiswa yang terhimpun dalam organisasi IPMIL Luwu Raya. Mitra pada kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah organisasi IPMIL Luwu Raya dan Enlish Community of Megarezky Kota Makassar Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan, yang terdiri dari 35 peserta. Adapun bentuk kegiatan pengabdian ini terdiri dari (1) Persiapan; (2) Pelaksanaan; dan (3) Evaluasi. Untuk mengukur ketercapaian tujuan kegiatan pengabdian dilakukan instrument soal pretest dan posttest. Berdasarkan hasil yang diperoleh bahwa terjadi peningkatan nilai rerata pretest yang awalnya 38 menjadi 83. Seluruh peserta (100%) memperoleh peningkatan skor nilai pretest-posttest. Tim kegiatan pengabdian menyimpulkan bahwa kegiatan pelatihan dan pendampingan penulisan artikel ilmiah dengan pemanfaatan aplikasi Publish or Perish dapat meningkatkan kemampuan dan pemahaman mahasiswa dalam menulis artikel ilmiah.
Journal of languages and language teaching, Jan 20, 2023
Contextual teaching and learning is one of the outstanding approaches that can help students unde... more Contextual teaching and learning is one of the outstanding approaches that can help students understand the meaning of teaching materials based on personal, social, and cultural contexts. Due to this, students can have the knowledge and skills to actively build their understanding of the materials. Therefore, this study aims to find out the effectiveness of contextual teaching and learning in improving students' reading comprehension at SMP Negeri 2 Mappakasunggu Takalar. This study involved 56 students of seventh-grade students. This study used a quasi-experimental with two classes, the experimental class, and the control class. Data was collected through a reading test that was given to students before and after giving the Contextual Teaching and Learning method. In analyzing the data, the researchers used the SPSS version 22. The results of data analysis showed that the post-test mean value was 26.04 compared to without using CTL or conventional in the control class, the post-test mean value was 23.71. In addition, the calculation results of the SPSS version 22 application showed that the value of the t-count calculation was 2.3. Compared with table df = 54, namely (2.0) the significance level was 5%, t count > t table, then Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. In other words, accept the alternative hypothesis (Ha) and reject the null hypothesis (Ho) to test both variables. From the results of hypothesis testing, it was proven that There was a significant effect between the use of contextual learning.
ABDI SAMULANG: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
Pelatihan penulisan artikel ilmiah merupakan salah satu hal yang sangat penting diketahui oleh ma... more Pelatihan penulisan artikel ilmiah merupakan salah satu hal yang sangat penting diketahui oleh mahasiswa semester akhir. Publikasi artikel ilmiah merupakan salah satu syarat yang harus dipenuhi oleh mahasiswa semester akhir sebelum mereka maju untuk ujian akhir. Tapi berdasarkan observasi awal dengan beberapa mahasiswa semester akhir, ternyata masih banyak diantara mereka tidak tahu cara penulisan artikel ilmiah. Bahkan ada diantara mereka beranggapan bahwa penulisan artikel ilmiah sama dengan penulisan tugas makalah biasa. Berdasarkan temuan tersebut maka perlu diadakan pelatihan penulisan artikel ilmiah pada mahasiswa semester akhir. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini menggunakan metode deskriptif. Diharapkan dengan adahnya pelatihan penulisan artikel ilmiah ini dapat membantu mahasiswa semester akhir untuk menulis dan mempublikasikan artikel ilmiah mereka, sehingga mereka dapat memenuhi salah satu pra syarat kelulusan studi mereka. Training in writing scientific articles is one of ...
Using Jeopardy Strategy to Improve the First Semester Students’ Vocabulary at Pikih Program of Uin Alauddin Makassar 2014/2015
The objective of this research was to find out whether or not the use of Jeopardy Strategy can im... more The objective of this research was to find out whether or not the use of Jeopardy Strategy can improve the students` vocabulary at the first semester of PIKIH Program of UIN Alauddin Makassar 2014/2015. This research employed quasi experimental method with two groups pre-test and post-test design. There were two variables; they were independent variable (the use of Jeopardy Strategy in teaching vocabulary) and dependent variable (the students` vocabulary). The population of this research was the students of PIKIH Program of UIN Alauddin Makassar 2014/2015 which consisted of 1670 students of 67 groups. The sample of the research consisted of two groups by using purposive sampling technique. The researcher took the forty-two group as experimental class and the thirty-nine group as control class. The instrument of this research was a written vocabulary test used in pre-test and post-test. The result of the data indicated that there was a significant difference between students’ post-te...
REiLA : Journal of Research and Innovation in Language
This study investigates the effectiveness of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach ... more This study investigates the effectiveness of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach in enhancing Indonesian EFL secondary learners’ narrative writing skills and the perception of Indonesian EFL secondary schools toward applying the CTL approach. This study employed a quasi-experimental design with fifty-two eleventh-grade students as participants. The participants were divided into two groups; An experimental group received the CTL approach, and a control group received the conventional way. This study utilized a pre-posttest and perceptional questionnaire. Nonparametric tests (i.e., Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon test) were run to analyze the data in this study. The Man-Whitney U test indicated a significant difference between the mean score for the experimental group with the CTL approach and the control group without the CTL approach (9.86 > 10.12). Meanwhile, the Wilcoxon test illustrated that the leading score of the pre-test (10.14) and the post-test (16.05) ...
Basic Grammar in Speaking
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The Effectiveness of Using Mind Mapping Technique in Teaching Recount Text to Increase the Students’ Writing Ability
Kumpulan Artikel Pendidikan Anak Bangsa, Nov 16, 2021
Listening TOEFL-Like Test1 is considered very necessary to have global competitiveness, especiall... more Listening TOEFL-Like Test1 is considered very necessary to have global competitiveness, especially by students of undergraduate English education study programs as a prerequisite for the completion of their study program. The purpose of this PKM is to help students dare to take the TOEFL test and master English skills actively in preparation for facing global competition in the future. The method used in this community service activity is to use a descriptive method, namely using a discussion approach, question and answer, and practice as well as problem solving related to the skills contained in the listening session. In addition, to determine the students' initial ability, a listening test will be carried out, then a pre-test will be carried out. After the training is over, a post-test will be conducted to measure the students' listening skills after attending the training.
Journal of English Educational Study (JEES)
This research aimed at finding out the integration of CIRC technique, authentic materials, and on... more This research aimed at finding out the integration of CIRC technique, authentic materials, and online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, to enhance students writing ability, especially for procedure text. The objective of the research was junior high school class IX in Gowa South Sulawesi, which had 40 students. In this study, researchers used mix method namely explanatory research (quantitative and qualitative method). For quantitative analysis, researchers applied experimentally group by using pre and post-test. For qualitative analysis, the participants had to answers an open-ended questionnaire related to their perspective of the treatment session. The result of the quantitative data analysis showed that the percentage of students' results post-test was higher than pre-Test, which achieved 97.5 % in post-test. The result of the t-test value showed that the combination of CIRC technique, authentic materials, and online learning, affected positively students writing abilit...
IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature
The aims of this study are to assess students’ perception of listening materials used in the list... more The aims of this study are to assess students’ perception of listening materials used in the listening class of the English education program at the Megarezky University of Makassar. Students' perception of the use of listening materials is beneficial in order to understand and improve listening material especially in the English education program at the Megarezky University of Makassar. This researcher was used a qualitative approach to collect data through questionnaires and interviews. The participants of this research were 10 students of the English education program in the 2020/2021 academic year. The technique of analysis covers students' perception related to the general perception of listening material that they received in the first and second semester in listening courses. The finding indicated students have positive opinions of the listening materials used in class. However, there were some positive feedbacks and some potential problems with the use of listening ...
Using Unscripted Role-Play Teaching Activity to Improve Students’ Speaking Ability
In learning English, most of the students think that English is a difficult skill. Given that, th... more In learning English, most of the students think that English is a difficult skill. Given that, the writers want to improve the students’ speaking skills in English by using the Unscripted Role Play Teaching Activity. The data from classroom action research is collected by quantitative data (oral test) as main data and qualitative data (notes and documentation) as supporting data. The outcomes show that students have improved in English. It proves by ab average score that the students achieved in cycle 1 and cycle 2. In Cycle 1, the average score was 63.28 with 11 students (31.42%) achieved the standard minimum score whilst the average score in Cycle 2 is 78,28 with 30 students (80.71%) achieved the standard minimum score. In conclusion, the unscripted role-play teaching activity has improved the students’ speaking ability. Keywords : Unscripted, Role Play, Language Competence
RESWARA: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
kegiatan English camp merupakan salah satu gagasan yang inovatif untuk meningkatkan kepercayaan d... more kegiatan English camp merupakan salah satu gagasan yang inovatif untuk meningkatkan kepercayaan diri mahasiswa dalam berkomunikasi menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan motivasi dan kepercayaan diri anggota atau pengurus UKM English Community of Megarezky (E-COMER) Universitas Megarezky Makassar dalam berbicara bahasa Inggris melalui kegiatan English Camp. Kegiatan outdoor yang dilakukan sebagai kegiatan latihan berbicara di luar kelas dikenal dengan kegiatan English camp. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini berlangsung selama 3 hari 3 malam. Setelah itu mahasiswa telah mempelajari teori dasar dalam berkomunikasi menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengabdian ini adalah mentransfer ilmu, praktik/latihan berbicara, memotivasi, dan memecahkan masalah. Temuan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan English Camp dapat membantu mahasiswa dan pengurus UKM English Community of Megarezky dalam ...
The Implementation of Roleplay Activities to Get Students Speak
This study aimed to elaborate the implementation of Role-play activities to get students speak mo... more This study aimed to elaborate the implementation of Role-play activities to get students speak more in the class. The subjects of this research were second grade students of SMA Tutwuri Handayani Makassar which consist of 26 students. This research applied qualitative case study, conducted collaboratively to elaborate the implementation of Role-play activities in English class. The focus of the research were the implementation of role-play activities during the class in relation to how those activities were implemented in the class and some important points in teaching in the class. There are six role-play activities conducted in the class during the research. The six role-play activities are shopping role-play, visiting the doctor role-play, making a phone call role-play, dining out role-play, lost and found role-play, and detective role-play. These role-play activities were considered successful to make students practice more speaking since they were very excited in the class and ...
ETERNAL (English, Teaching, Learning, and Research Journal)
The article aims at finding out students’ learner identity and difference through English Club M... more The article aims at finding out students’ learner identity and difference through English Club Meeting at Megarezky Universitas. This research investigated twenty members of English Club Meeting of Megarezky University (E-Comers) who come regularly and five respondents for interview. The method of this research is used observation, field note, and interview. The data collecting were analyzed by presented, analyzed, discussed and interpreted. The result of this research categorized four factors in order to understand learner identity, motivation, learning strategies, learner autonomy, and cross linguistic influence. In motivation, students are motivated due to the value of group community, students’ personal goal, and senior members’ role. While in learning strategies; coping and communication strategies are appeared on this research. Talking about learner autonomy, it is revealed that students’ control is the most effective strategies. So, it can be concluded that cross-linguistic ...
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