Implementing Blended Learning in Teaching English at Higher Education in Industrial Revolution 4.0

This research aims to find the effect of blended learning toward student’s achievement at higher education. This strategy is expected to contribute to be better in teaching at UPI “yptk” Padang. The research is an experiment which population consists of the students academic year of 2018/2019. Instrument is used in collecting data of this research was treatment materials in the form of blending learning and data collection instruments. The results of this research revealed a significant influence on the students’ achievement.

Teaching Writing By Using Diamante Poetry

This paper describes activities in teaching writing by using literature. The literature is diamante poetry. The purposes of this article are the first provide a theoritical discussion about writing sentence after students conduct a poem and provide a sample of lesson plan for teaching writing sentence by using diamante poetry at Elementary School. Teachers can use diamante poetry strategy to make students be able to write sentence. Because writing is important skill and should be taught from the beginning.

An Analysis of Syntactical Errors and Mistakes Found in English Oral Presentation

When students present oral English presentation, syntactical errors and mistakes will frequently tend to occur. This research is aimed at analysing the syntactical errors and mistakes found in English oral presentation. The sample taken is the students of Economic Faculty in 2018/2019 who were taking Communication and Presentation in English course. This research used qualitative and descriptive methods. The instruments used are the transcription of the oral presentation and interview. The data are analysed descriptively by using the category of syntactical errors and mistakes by Browns (2007) and Corder (1967). The analysis showed that the most common errors and mistakes are in incomplete unit of a sentence, confusion of using part of speech and wrong use of ‘to be’. The result of the study can be used by the lecturer to see the students’ lack of English competency and specify the teaching materials.

Teachers’ Reinforcement on Students’ Behavior in English Teaching Process at the First Grade Sudents of SDIT Padang Islamic School in Academic Year 2018/2019

This study was a descriptive study aimed at describing the implementation of reinforcement used by English teacher to the students on the first grade of SDIT Padang Islamic School, Gunung Pangilun Padang. The subjects of this study were an English teacher and 24 students. The data of this study were collected by observation and interview. The result of this study showed that the English teacher on the first grade of SDIT Padang Islamic School, Gunung Pangilun Padang used various kinds of reinforcement such as verbal, gestural, contact, and proximity reinforcement. Positive and negative reinforcement were consisted by each of those types. For positive reinforcement, the teacher used “good, very good, well done, good enough, that‟s right, nice, smiling, nodding head, thumb up, applause, touching the students, standing next to the students, and sitting close with the students”. For negative reinforcement, the teacher used “sssst, calling students‟ name, giving warning, giving explanation, and putting forefinger in front of the lips”. Besides, the teacher also apply it enthusiasticly.

The Implementation of Classroom Management Principles in Teaching English at Vocational High School 3 Padang

The aim of this research was to find out how the teachers implemented principles of classroom management in teaching and learning process at SMKN 3 Padang during teaching and learning process. This is a qualitative research. The data were the result of observation and interview. The participants of this research were three English teachers of SMKN 3 Padang who teach at grade X, XI and XII. The finding of this research indicates that English teachers at SMKN 3 Padang do not implement almost all of the principles of classroom managements during teaching and learning process. They implemented them in three stages of teaching; such as pre-activity, whilst-activity and post activity. Almost all of the principles of classroom management are implemented in whilst-activity. At pre and post-activity, the teacher only implemented three principles, such as warm and enthusiasm, emphasizing on the positive things and building self-discipline. Moreover, the data shows the teachers’ reasons in implementing classroom management. The reason is increasing students’ motivation and achievement. It can be concluded that the English teachers at SMKN 3 Padang should improve their focuses to the principles of classroom management in teaching English. Hopeful, this research can be a significant contribution for English teachers in teaching.