Anita Sitanggang

This research was intended to find out the types of error in using adjective in writing descriptive text made by the seventh grade students of SMPN 1 BANDAR. This research was conducted at SMPN 1 BANDAR. This research was used quantitative approach and content analysis was employed as the research methodology. The total participants of this research were thirty-three students taken from eight grade of SMPN 1 BANDAR by using purposive sampling. In collecting the data, the researcher used a descriptive writing test. The errors were collected, identified and classified based on Dulay’s (1982) Surface Strategy Taxonomy (SST) which consisted of four types of error namely omission, addition, misformation, and misodering. The results showed that there were four types of errors made by students in descriptive writing, there were: 1) omission (25,80%), 2) addition (22,58%), 3) misformation (25,80) and 4) misordering (25,80%). This research indicated that misformation was the highest error made by students.

Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (PkM) ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kosakata bahasa Inggris siswa di SMP N 2 Bandar melalui penggunaan permainan dan kegiatan interaktif. Dilaksanakan selama dua hari dengan 40 peserta, program ini menggunakan berbagai metode yang menarik, termasuk Permainan Mencocokkan Kata, Bingo Kosakata, Asosiasi Gambar-Kata, dan Permainan Bermain Peran, untuk membuat pembelajaran kosakata menjadi lebih menyenangkan dan efektif. Hasil pre-test dan post-test menunjukkan peningkatan yang signifikan dalam penguasaan kosakata siswa, dengan peningkatan rata-rata 25% pada nilai post-test. Umpan balik kualitatif dari para siswa mengungkapkan bahwa belajar melalui permainan mengurangi kecemasan, meningkatkan motivasi, dan menumbuhkan sikap yang lebih positif terhadap belajar bahasa Inggris. Kegiatan interaktif memberikan konteks untuk penggunaan kosakata, membantu siswa menginternalisasi kata-kata baru secara lebih efektif dibandingkan dengan teknik menghafal tradisional. Studi ini menyoroti potensi pembelajaran berbasis permainan dalam meningkatkan retensi dan keterlibatan kosakata, dan menunjukkan bahwa strategi serupa dapat digunakan dalam konteks pendidikan lainnya untuk meningkatkan hasil pembelajaran bahasa.

This research is aimed in investigating the function of theme of “Umpasa” in Wedding Ceremony of Batak Toba Culture in Pematangsiantar. Theories used in conducting this research were metafunctions, especially textual function for theme functions. Descriptive qualitative and ethnomethodology approach were implemented in this research. Data source was taken from those people who attended the wedding ceremony. The population of this research was the society of Batak Toba people from Pematangsiantar, where all the participants were loved and actived Batak Culture. they are commonly called as king of customs because these people was asked to handle and given a speech in the Toba batak ceremony for example in the wedding ceremony. Sample was any kinds of object which happen in wedding Batak Toba ceremony related to verbal and non-verbal communication Pematangsiantar. Then, the researchers did some procedures in collecting data such as observing, recording, interpreting and generalizing. After carefully analyzing the data, the researchers discovered that the most commonly used types of theme rheme when giving Ulos to the bride and groom during a Toba Batak wedding ceremony are Topical Theme 39, Textual Theme 12, Interpersonal Theme 6, and Ideational Theme is one. Among these, Topical Theme is the most dominant type used in giving Ulos to the bride and groom in a Toba Batak wedding ceremony. This is because, in Toba Batak utterance, people typically use the verb or pronoun in the first position, followed by finite and other structural grammatical elements that differ from those in other languages.

This community service aims to introduce and provide new knowledge, understanding and insights to the students at SMK GKPI 2 Pematang Siantar about TOEFL. There were 25 participants in the socialization activity, consisting of students from class in the lecture session, the researchers gave the participants the opportunity to ask question about the material that had been explained and provided. The lecture session is a session where the researcher provides material regarding TOEFL, namely: understanding TOEFL, types of TOEFL, benefits and uses of TOEFL, how to access free TOEFL practice, TOEFL test costs and places as well as tips and tricks for doing TOEFL test questions quickly and easily via PowerPoint. Meanwhile, the discussion session is a question and answer session between participants and researchers regarding the material that has been presented during the socialization activity. The result obtained from the socialization activity are: (1) participants gain new knowledge and insight about the importance of TOEFL, such as what is TOEFL; types of TOEFL; benefits and use of TOEFL; TOEFL test and location; tips and trick for answer TOEFL question quickly and correctly, (2) the participants were very enthusiastic to take part in this socialization activity.

The significance of reading comprehension in lifelong learning cannot be overstated. It serves as an interactive process that bridges the gap between the reader and the text. Irrespective of the academic level or subject, students must possess strong reading comprehension skills. The assessment and evaluation of students' reading comprehension abilities are integral components of testing. The tests administered to measure students' achievements should strive to provide accurate and reliable information. The purpose of this research is to create a practical, valid, and reliable reading comprehension exam for use in the English Education Department of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at the University of HKBP Nommensen Pematangsiantar. This research uses a quantitative method and carries out at the first semester students, academic year 2023/2024. In the development of reading tests, the preferred format utilized is the multiple choice test. There are 25 items. Relatively speaking that the 9,38 score is relatively high. It demonstrates how the exam appears to be able to distinguish between the test subjects. The reliability of this multiple choice reading comprehension test can be inferred from the KR-21 scores, which stand at 58%. The test's evaluation and the field trial's outcome confirm that the test's results are accurate, dependable, and useful in terms of content.

The goal of this research is to use a picture and a picture learning model to increase student learning interest in harapan pematangsiantar vocational school. The primary goal of this research was to apply the picture and the picture learning model. picture-and-picture learning model as a learning strategy that employs images as learning media, with the images being paired and logically sequenced. The picture-and-picture learning model is a method of learning that employs images that have been paired or sorted into a logical sequence. This type of learning is active, innovative, creative, and enjoyable. This research investigated and determined the application's use to pique students' interest through the use of pictures and the picture learning model. This research employs community service methods in its activities. The researcher uses six steps to examine the data: the first is to send a permit; the second is to form a service implementation team (PKM); the third is to gather teachers in a classroom and teach thematic English materials; the fourth is to divide teachers into several small groups and begin discussion activities; the fifth is to have picture-and-sound learning media distributed to teachers change based on the material and learning topics; and the sixth is to make pictures and pictures that contain vocabulary, pictures, or symbols that are relevant to the topic of discussion as appealing as possible. According to the conclusions of this research, lectures, presentations, modeling, role play, group discussions, discovery learning, and TPR are some of the community service methods used in the activities. With the implementation of these steps, students appear to be very enthusiastic about learning English using the picture-and-picture learning model in conjunction with the use of various learning methods and models, resulting in an improvement in the children's English skills at SMK HARAPAN Pematang Siantar.

The purpose of this research is to determine the types and meanings of slang words used by a podcast from YouTube channel “CURHAT BANG Denny Sumargo”. This research applies Mattiello's (2008) theory about various types of slang words. This research is descriptive qualitative research. The data were taken from captions of podcast that have been uploaded by YouTube channel “CURHAT BANG Denny Sumargo” in October 2022. This research finds that there are six types of slang by Mattiello used in podcast “Gagal bikin anak di Malaysia, air mata Lucinta Luna tumpah disini”, including acronym or initialism, clipping, compounding, reduplicative, variation, and word manufacture and fanciful formation. From six types of slang discovered, acronym is the most used slang on the podcast. On the other hand, the podcast used some clipping, reduplicative, and word manufacture. This research finds that more than 50% of Mattiello’s slang words used in the podcast.

This study compares and contrasts the phonetic systems of English and Indonesian in the lyrics to the song "Heaven." In order to teach students how to pronounce English with Indonesian phonemes, the research aims to compare and contrast the phonemes in song lyrics. Ten English consonant phonemes and ten Indonesian consonant phonemes are the focus of this study. A qualitative technique is used in the descriptive-contextual research methodology. Based on the types of phonemes, the technique design compares the phonemes in song lyrics written in English and Indonesian. The "Heaven" song lyrics, which are made up of 10 consonant phonemes, were discovered to share commonalities between the English and Indonesian phonemic systems. Ten consonants in the lyrics to the song "Heaven" represent the distinctions between the English and Indonesian phonetic systems.

Language is an indispensable communication tool. Language also a means of self-expression, a means of social adaptation in certain environments and situations. Even so, the language is very indistinct, unclear and confusing. This study will compare the consonant between English and Batak Toba language in the conversation about “Education”. This research focused to compare ten consonant in English and Batak Toba Language in conversation. A descrptive qualitative research is used in this research. The technique of analyzing data is by compare ten consonants between English and Batak Toba language in conversation “Education”. The conversation consisting of ten consonants shows the differences between English and Batak Toba Language.