Worksheet: Analyzing Journal Article

Choose 1 journal article relevant to your based on your basic in language skill , literature
or linguistic, and answer the following questions. This assignment is due on Monday, June
8th by 11:59pm.

Your name: Haerul Isra’syah M. S Date: 05-06-2025

Journal Article Title: Strategi Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar

Authors: Masrurotul Ajiza dan Nanik Astuti Rahman

Journal Title: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Vol. 5, No. 2, Januari 2023, pp 215-220

Step 1. What is the purpose/hypothesis/aim/objective of the study?

a. Write down the exact statement in "The purpose of providing learning by providing
which the authors describe what they the four methods above is to obtain the best
were testing. (Hint: This information learning method among them to then be able to
may be provided in the article as a improve students' English skills specifically, and
purpose statement or as a hypothesis). the best method can be used for teaching English
Include quotation marks around the to elementary school students in general."
exact wording and indicate page (p. 215)
number(s).

b. Now describe the purpose of the The purpose of this study is to determine the best
study(as you understand it) in your method in teaching English to elementary school
own words. students with the aim of improving their
proficiency in the language.

c. What was the “gap” in the research This study fills the gap due to the lack of
that the authors were trying to fill by appropriate and effective English learning
doing their study? methods at the elementary school level,
especially after this subject was removed from
the national curriculum. In addition, there are
differences in the abilities and motivations of
elementary school students, which requires
appropriate strategies.
 Step 2. What is/are the major finding(s) of the study?

a. Make some notes about the authors’ “The GTM method is less efficient for use in
major conclusions or findings as English learning. ” (p. 215)
written in the article. Include
quotation marks whenever you use “The Audio Lingual and Total Physical
their exact wording and indicate page Response methods can help students in the
number(s). This response can be a teaching and learning process.” (p. 215)
bulleted list and does not need to be
written in full sentences. “The TPR method is one of the methods most
preferred by students. ” (p. 218)

b. Now write those conclusions (as you Researchers found that the Grammar Translation
understand them) in your own words. (GTM) method was less effective. Meanwhile,
the Audio Lingual and Total Physical Response
(TPR) methods were much more effective and
preferred by students because they were more
interactive and helped in understanding and
memorizing vocabulary.

Step 3. How did the authors test their hypothesis?

a. Briefly summarize the main steps or Researchers taught 17 elementary school

measurements that the authors used in students in Kresna Asri Housing using three
their methods. Try to explain in your methods: GTM, Audio Lingual, and TPR. They
own words as much as possible. observed student participation and conducted a
final evaluation after several months of
implementation.

b. Do the authors suggest any problems The authors cite time constraints as an obstacle
or limitations with their methodology? in dividing students into more homogeneous
Do you see any problems or classes based on grade level, which affects the
limitations with their methodology? delivery of material.

c. How did the authors analyze their Evaluation is carried out qualitatively through
data? What test(s) did they use? observations of student enthusiasm, interactions
during learning activities, and the results of
completing assignments based on audiovisual
media.
 Step 4. How reliable are the results?

a. Do the authors suggest any problems The authors do not mention specific weaknesses
with the study that could lead to other than the technical constraints of class
unreliable results? division. There are no formal statistical tests, so
the conclusions are more descriptive and
qualitative.
Step 5. Based on your analysis, are the claims made in this journal article accurate?

a. Do the conclusions made (about the Overall, the authors' claims are reasonable based
results) by the author make sense to on the methods used.
you? Are the conclusions too broad or
too narrow based on what was actually
done in the study?

b. Based on the accuracy of the However, since there are no quantitative

methodology and the reliability of the measurements or control groups, the results are
results as described in Steps 3 and 4, preliminary and need to be tested further in
do you think the conclusions can be experimental studies.
believed? Why?

Step 6. What is the importance/relevance of this scientific work?

a. Write (in your own words) the This study shows effective English teaching
significant contributions of the methods for elementary school children,
experimental work in this journal especially in non-formal settings. It provides
article as reported by the authors. insight for educators about the importance of an
approach that is appropriate to the age
characteristics of students.
b. b. How is this work relevant for what This study adds concrete examples of the
you want to say in your literature application of varied learning methods in the
review? What does it add? How can it Indonesian context and can be used as a
be used? reference for developing more effective language
learning strategies at the elementary level.

Step 7. How would you summarize this article?

a. Write a one-sentence summary for Introduction: Explaining the background of the

each section in the article problem of low English proficiency of
(Introduction, Materials & Methods, elementary school students and the importance
Results, Discussion, etc.) This should of appropriate learning methods.
form a cohesive paragraph.
Methods: Using three methods (GTM, Audio
Lingual, and TPR) in teaching activities for
several months at Kresna Asri Housing.
Results: The GTM method is less effective,
while the Audio Lingual and TPR methods are
preferred and increase student engagement.

Discussion: The results are compared with

previous studies; TPR and Audio Lingual are
suitable for elementary school children.

Conclusion: The Audio Lingual and TPR

methods are recommended for teaching English
to children.