Indonesian Journal of ELT and Applied Linguistics

IMPROVING STUDENT’S WRITING ABILITY THROUGH THE TASK-BASED LEARNING WORKSHEETS MODEL

Rini Putri — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:24:44 +0000

The four language skills that must be mastered by students include listening skills, speaking skills, reading skills, and writing skills. Among the four skills, writing skills are the least possessed by students. This can be seen from the value of the assignments given to students. This value does not meet the minimum completeness requirement of 75. Students only complete sober assignments without want to try as much as possible. This problem was also confirmed by the results of the interviews, which stated difficulties and confusion in understanding the assignments given, and even students had difficulty expressing ideas in written form. The purpose of this research is to improve students' writing skills through the application of task-based learning worksheets model. The research method is classroom action research. The sample used was 25 students, and the data collection technique used was observation and testing. The increase in writing ability occurred in cycle III. The results in cycle III for each indicator were good, as shown as follows: the composition achievement indicators obtained a value of 94%; cohesion and cohesion obtained a value of 98%; style and form of language obtained a value of 93%; mechanics and punctuation obtained a value of 95%; grammar and spelling obtained a value of 90%; and neatness of writing obtained a value of 90%.

The Influence of Tv Show F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Toward English As Foreign Language (EFL) Students’ Speaking Skill

Eisya Dalila Nasution, Yulia Sari Harahap — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:37:35 +0000

This study looks at how Friends, a television program, affects English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' speaking abilities. The study uses qualitative analysis to show how regular comedy viewing improves spoken English confidence, vocabulary, pronunciation, and fluency. Friends offers an immersive learning experience that bridges the gap between academic knowledge and real-world application through its organic dialogues, colloquial language, and cultural situations. The main conclusions show that learners' oral ability is greatly enhanced by imitation strategies such mimicking the speech patterns of actors. The program also lessens speaking fear and promotes cultural knowledge. The study highlights the advantages of integrating real audio-visual materials, but it also points out drawbacks, like the necessity of choosing specific episodes to support learning objectives. The results support the thoughtful inclusion of TV shows.

AN ANALYSIS STUDENTS' ACTION VERB MASTERY IN NARRATIVE TEXT

Ayu Dyah Anggarini, Yugi Diraga Prawiyata — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:06:00 +0000

The research concerns with the discussion to analysis action verb in narrative text. The problem of this research
is “ The lack of capability of the students of SMP IT Rahmat Marendal to analysis action verb? The objective of
the research is to describe lack of capability of the students to analysis action verb. Therefore, the population of
this research is the achievement of the second year students of SMP IT Rahmat Marendal to analysis action verb.
The data were collected by using the test to analysis action verb.
To get the data, the second year students of SMP IT Rahmat Marendal are treated respondents. The population of
this research is the achievement consist of 25 students. The sample of the research, it is taken 25 students. After
analyzing the data, it is found that the result to anlysis action verb, the average score is 84% in categorized
‘good’ and there are 16% score in categorized ‘poor’. In this research, the students of SMP IT Rahmat Marendal
can be able to analysis in narrative text