Bridging the Gaps among Mixed Ability Students to Create Conducive Atmosphere in Learning English through Various Communication Activities

Aminah, Aminah (2016) Bridging the Gaps among Mixed Ability Students to Create Conducive Atmosphere in Learning English through Various Communication Activities. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Makassar.

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ABSTRACT The aim of the research was to get a descriptive account of collaborative communication activities which can bridge the gaps in the view of the students and classroom condition in their point of view which creates conducive atmosphere in learning English. This research applied qualitative explorative research taking the second semester students of English Literature Program at Fajar University Makassar as the purposive sample. The data were collected through online questionnaire, interview and classroom observation. The results of data analysis showed that (1) the collaborative communication activities which can bridge the students’ gaps in their perspectives should be fun and collaborative, the varied activities can be applied alternately in learning interaction and adjusted with the material taught with attractive teaching media. In relation to the gap issue, it was also found that the gap was caused by distinctive personality and personal interests, and (2) there are some classroom conditions in students’ point of view which create conducive atmosphere physically and psychologically in learning English including the good condition of the classroom, the existence of the class attribute, and the other factors namely the lecturer, friends, motivation, and satisfaction. Keywords: Gap, collaborative communication activities, conducive atmosphere, classroom condition

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Subjects: PASCASARJANA > PENDIDIKAN BAHASA - (S2)
Divisions: PROGRAM PASCASARJANA
Depositing User: UPT PERPUSTAKAAN UNM
Date Deposited: 02 Nov 2017 01:06
Last Modified: 02 Nov 2017 01:06
URI: http://eprints.unm.ac.id/id/eprint/3622

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