Wacana: Jurnal Penelitian Bahasa, Sastra dan Pengajaran

HOTS IN EXERCISE OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK AT SMPN 24 KOTA BENGKULU

Novia Eka Pangesti — 2026-01-26

This research aimed at determining the the distribution and the highest frequency of the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) based on the revised edition of Blooms Taxonomy in the exercises of English textbook entitled Buku Bahasa Inggris “Think Globally Act Locally” SMP/MTS Kelas IX (Kurikulum 2013) for 9^th grade students that use at SMPN 24 Kota Bengkulu. The researcher used the descriptive qualitative method. The researcher used 106 exercises of the English textbook as the data sources and the checklist table for collecting and used the Miles and Huberman’s theory for analyzing the data to find the result of the study. The result showed that the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) gained differently among skills of HOT and the English Textbook has no gradation or uneven, the author did not emphasize the distribution HOTS according to the students' level of thinking in each exercise in each chapter of the English book Furthermore the highest frequency of HOTS in this study belongs to the C6 (Creating). Therefore, it is suggested that teacher should choose the exercises in English Textbook that appropriate for the students’ need and level. For the author of English Textbook, need to pay attention to the gradation of distribution for each cognitive level in order to produce English textbooks that are appropriate to the level of education and thinking level of students.

AFFECT IN COMMENTS ON SENSUAL CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: AN APPRAISAL STUDY

Isyroof Rizq Zaftika — 2026-02-04

Social media is now a means of communication, information search, and interaction. One of the most widely used platforms is social media X. On this platform, users can not only share information but also freely upload various types of content, including photos and videos. The content published is also very diverse, ranging from general topics to explicit content, including vulgar and even pornographic material, without any strict restrictions from the platform. One example is the X social media account of June Liu, an adult actress from China with more than 1.7 million followers, making her one of the most influential figures in the digital world. Through this platform, users can participate in discussions by commenting on each post. In these interactions, affective expressions often appear, reflecting a wide range of emotions, both positive ones that show appreciation or pleasant emotional responses and negative ones that show dislike or unpleasant emotional responses. Affect itself is one of the components in the Appraisal system that refers to the expression of emotions in language, either directly or indirectly. In this study, data in the form of Mandarin comments were collected using purposive sampling and analysed using content analysis. The results of the study show that two types of affect emerge, namely: (1) positive affect with the categories of happiness, security, and satisfaction, and (2) negative affect with the category of dissatisfaction.

PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARANTHINK TALK WRITE (TTW) DALAM MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS TEKS DESKRIPSI SISWA KELAS VC DI SDN 101766 BANDAR SETIA

Yuni Hajar — 2026-02-08

Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan siswa sekolah dasar dalam menulis teks deskripsi melalui penerapan model pembelajaran Think Talk Write (TTW). Latar belakang penelitian ini muncul dari masalah rendahnya keterampilan siswa dalam mengembangkan gagasan serta menyusun tulisan yang logis dan sistematis. Metode yang digunakan adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) dengan pendekatan kualitatif, dilaksanakan di kelas V-C SDN 101766 Bandar Setia. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, kuesioner, dan dokumentasi, kemudian dianalisis dengan langkah-langkah pengurangan data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan yang signifikan, yaitu dari rata-rata 77,91% dengan kategori "cukup baik" sebelum tindakan, menjadi 88,56% dengan kategori "baik sampai sangat baik" setelah penerapan TTW. Pelaksanaan model TTW terbukti efektif dalam mendorong siswa untuk berpikir secara mandiri, terlibat dalam diskusi antar teman sebaya, dan mengekspresikan ide dalam tulisan yang lebih terstruktur. Selain itu, model ini juga membantu meningkatkan rasa percaya diri, kerjasama, dan keterampilan berpikir kritis. Berdasarkan temuan ini, TTW dapat dianggap sebagai salah satu strategi pembelajaran yang sesuai dengan Kurikulum Merdeka, khususnya dalam mengembangkan keterampilan berbahasa di tingkat sekolah dasar.

CORRELATION BETWEEN READING INTEREST AND ENGLISH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SIXTH SEMESTER EFL INDONESIAN STUDENTS

Zefri Asrianza — 2026-02-09

This study aims to investigate how is reading interest and English academic achievement as well as the correlation between reading interest and English academic achievement of English Department study program students at the University of Bengkulu. The population of this study was students of the English Department Study Program at the University of Bengkulu with a sample of 35 students. This research is correlational research with quantitative methods, and uses questionnaires and documentation as instruments. The results of this study are, the reading interest of students in semester 6 of English education was quite high, as could be seen from a total of 88% of the 35 samples who had a reading interest score which is categorized as high. For English Academic Achievement, the majority of students have scores that are also high, namely 97% of the 35 samples are categorized as having very high scores. For the correlation between reading interest and English academic achievement, a strong correlation was obtained with a score of 0.556607. It also shows if Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. Moreover, several suggestions for teachers, students and future researchers are addressed in the present study.