4 CONTOH SURAT LAMARAN PEKERJAAN/ APLICATION LATTER/JOB VACANCY

Teaching Enhance Language Learning by Ratni Juliani
lecturer by Mr Husnawadi
written by Ratni Juliani, an english student of UIN Mataram

Teaching English Grammar By Using English Grammar Application 

by Ratni Juliani

1.      Introduction

Nowdays most students are interested in instructional technology for their learning process. The teachers need a new innovation and interesting atmosphere in order to build their students’enthusiasm in studying English especially grammar. Therefore, the writer chose one of the new innovations in grammar teaching by using English Grammar application in order to  attract the students’ interested and make them feel enthusiastic to learn grammar.

2. Context

 Teaching English Grammar at 3^rd grade of SMA wich followed by 25 students intermediate level. The contextual problems appear from the strategies in teaching and learning Grammar are often frustrated by the disconnect between knowing the rules of grammar and being able to apply those rules automatically in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This complexity may cause the students feel confused and hard to really understand about English grammar, moreover the teacher always explains the lesson conventionally throught a textbook only. This condition makes the students not interested and become unmotivated to study English especially grammar. To solve this problem, This essay will explain the appropriate technology for teaching grammar.

Firstly, this essay will discuss what grammar exactly based on the expert. Hornby in Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English states that grammar is the study of form of word and how they are put together in sentences; the rules about the use of words, as to study English grammar, a grammar lesson and mistakes in grammar ( 1957 : 543 ). It is possible to communicate in speech and in writing without knowledge of grammar (Burton, 1982; 128). Yet we are still bothered with grammar because knowledge of grammar is a  handy tool. Studying grammar gives the benefits and by studying grammar the students would  learn to make up language and be able to apply what they have learned as better speakers, writers and readers.

Beside , In the communicative competence model, the purpose of learning grammar is to learn the language of which the grammar is a part. Instructors therefore teach grammar forms and structures in relation to meaning and use for the specific communication tasks that students need to complete.

3. Technology

English Grammar Application produced by Nitra.education, the technology applying for teaching grammar, is an program or application that has been widely used by the designer to produce professional designs. Among the programs of animation quize. This application is the most flexible and useful program for teaching grammar, both interactive animation and non-interactive animation. This  application is interesting  for the designers to express their ideas into a motion and visual animation. Beside, It  is one of the best offline application to build up students motivation and interested in learning grammar which provided an interesting contents, such as Lesson, Practice, Test Level, and Study Plan. Inside of the lesson, there are 21 grammar materials which following the number of practice session. In addition to Test Level, there are several contents also as follow General Test, Random Q&A, Daily Test, Online Test and Result are available for utilize everytime. On application, the General Test supply ten of questions, different from Random Q&A and Daily test, it has some questions and time in every session. Beside, Online Test provides a lot of questions with each level. Here the students learn grammar from the easy level to the hard level. It aims to give a good mastery of English grammar  to students because English is included in four subjects examined in the national examination for both junior or senior high school. However learning English needs a process, especially for the  Indonesian students because English is a foreign language for them. Students  must know and learn about grammar which has many rules and it should be  reffered to the mechanism on how to use English grammar. The Last content on application is provide Result session which concluding  all of students scores as long as they do the various  test in the class regarding to the instruction from their teacher. This content will show the students’ ability in enhance all of grammar materials when learning process conducted. As a result, this application can help the teacher to teach grammar, for example to explain English tenses with more complex patterns. By using this program, the teacher can use new innovation that is not boring, so the students will be motivated to learn English.

4. Pedagogy

 The instructional approach or theory of teaching  is applying CALL ( Computer Assisted Language Learning ). Wyatt ( 1984 ) states that Computer Assisted Language Learning ( CALL ) is the term used to emphasize the whole range of possible roles that the computer can play. It is developing rapidly in line with the advancement of technology and with the widespread use of computer at home and in school because this application is available use in computer, laptop or handphone.

In the material development, The procedure is that the teachers started applying English Grammar Application in grammar teaching based on the learners’ needs to master English grammar, but not apart from the curriculum guide book. The teachers only give a brief explanation using a textbook and students may open the application to learn another simple and clear explanation with the following exercise. Hence, the students can assesst their abilities and understanding in every material at that time.

5. Justification

( Esti, Nurani. 2009) state that The developed material makes mastering English grammar enjoyable and easier because the application is packaged in fun, attractive, interactive and interesting way for learning.  From this sentences prove that by using this application can help students in mastering grammar. Another, The developed materials are considered as interesting and innovative teaching tools for grammar teaching  students of senior high school (academia, edu.).

In conclusion, the English Grammar application is a tool which can be used to make kinds of fantastic quize, presentation, game, even as an interactive and dynamic teaching tool.  the purpose of using English Grammar Application produced by Nitra.Educaton is to build up  students interested and motivation in learning grammar and to help teachers in  teaching effectively. The designed materials also are well developed. In addition , the developed material can solve the students difficulties in mastering English grammar.