This study investigates the illocutionary acts performed by characters in the film "The Social Network" through the lens of Searle’s speech act theory. Focusing on the pragmatic analysis of dialogue, the study aims to identify the types of illocutionary acts present and examine the contexts in which they occur. A qualitative descriptive method was employed, focusing on an in-depth exploration…
This study investigates the grammatical patterns and internal relations found in English conversations between teachers and 8th-grade students in the International Class Program at SMP Muhammadiyah Plus Salatiga. Using a qualitative descriptive design, the data were collected through classroom observation, audio/video recordings, transcripts, and field notes. The analysis employed Halliday & Ma…
This research, using qualitative methods and analysis of politeness strategies by Brown & Levinson (1987), aims to analyze, identify, and explore various politeness strategies in the textbook used at International Class Program (ICP) SMP Muhammadiyah Plus Salatiga entitled Ellevate Teen English Package level 1 by McGraw-Hill. Data was collected using documentation according to Creswell (2013) a…
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of using a tic-tac-toe game in teaching simple present tense to seventh grade students. This study used a pre-experimental design with pre-test and post-test to measure students' learning outcomes in Simple Present Tense. The population consisted all of the seventh grade students of SMPN 7 Salatiga with a total of 221 students and the samples were ta…
This research investigates the correlation between students’ reading habits and writing mastery in recount texts. The objectives of this study are (1) to find out whether there is a significant correlation between reading habits and writing mastery and (2) to analyze the contribution of reading habits towards writing skills of the eighth-grade ICP students of SMP Muhammadiyah Plus Salatiga in…
The objectives of this research are: (1) To know the profile of students’ writing skills for twelfth-grade in SMAN 1 Tengaran (2) To find out how far the direct method through discussion text used in increasing students’ writing skills of twelfth-grade in SMAN 1 Tengaran in the academic year of 2024/2025. This is quantitative research that uses quasi-experimental design with pre-test and po…
This study aims to find out (1) students’ perceptions of the use of English songs as a media in vocabulary learning autonomously and (2) the factors that influence the selection of songs as a media for learning vocabulary autonomously. This study was conducted on English Education Department students at UIN Salatiga on 18-21st February, 2025. This study is qualitative research with case study…
Putri, Retna. 2025. The Effectiveness of the Skimming Technique on Students’ Reading Comprehension in Descriptive Text (A Quasi-Experimental Research at the Seventh Grade Students in the Academic Year 2024/2025). A graduating paper. English Education Department. Teacher Training and Education Faculty. Islamic University of Salatiga. Counselor: 4. Noor Malihah, S.Pd., M.Hum., Ph.D. This study …
Laili, Ade Santi Nur. 2025. The Implementation of Project Based-Learning to Engage Students’ Motivation in EFL writing Class (A Qualitative Study of the Eleventh Grade Students of SMKN 1 Salatiga in the Academic Year 2024/2025). A Graduating Paper. Teacher Training and Education Faculty. English Education Department State Islamic University (UIN) Salatiga. Counselor: Noor Malihah, S.Pd., M.Hu…
This research examines the effectiveness of using YouTube videos to improve integrated English listening and speaking skills among grade 7 students at SMP Negeri 5 Salatiga in the academic year 2024/2025. This study addresses two research problems: (1) The profile of students’ before and after using YouTube videos to improve English integrated listening and speaking skills (2) The effectivene…