The study aimed at finding out the correlation between (1) Students’ learning style in speaking ability of communication and broadcasting Islam major, (2) correlation of learning motivation in speaking ability of communication and broadcasting Islam major, (3) correlation of students’ learning style and learning motivation in speaking ability of communication and broadcasting Islam major. This study was carried out at Communication and broadcasting Islam Major in UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten. The method which is used in this study was the correlational method. The sample was 30 students which were taken by a simple random sampling technique. The instruments in collecting the data were questionnaires and tests. The questionnaire was used to collect the data on students’ learning styles and learning motivation. The technique which was used to analyze the data was Simple correlation and Multiple Regression Correlation which were computed by the Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS). The results of the analysis of the data on this research show that: (1) there is a significant correlation between learning style and speaking ability ρ < α (0.043 < 0.05), (2) there is a significant correlation between learning motivation and speaking ability ρ < α (0.041 < 0.05), and (3) there is a significant correlation between learning style and learning motivation toward speaking ability ρ < α (0.045 < 0.05).

The important role of language learning attitude toward English has been increasingly recognized in developing teaching learning English especially in Speaking. However, only a few studies on the correlation between attitude in language learning and speaking. This study aimed at investigating whether there is a correlation between students' language learning attitude toward English and students' Speaking in Indonesian Senior High School. The research sample consisted of 80 Indonesian students of class XI-AP 1 until XI-AP 3 in the academic year 2016/2017. The research employed ex-post facto design. The data collected through questionnaire and documentation which were analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. It shows that there is a strong correlation between dependent and independent variables. The correlation value of the calculation is 0.776 it means the correlation is at strong grade. Based on the correlation value, it can be found the coefficient determination is 60%, it implies that students' language learning attitude toward English and Speaking Achievement have strong correlation. It can be implied that students' language learning attitude toward English and Speaking Achievement has significant positive correlation at strong grade. It shows that if students have positive language learning toward English the result of their speaking will be good too. The other 40% is not to be discussing in this research.

This research is aimed to improve students’ reading skill and vocabulary mastery through self-access centre at tenth grade students of SMAN 5 Kota Serang. This research was conducted for three months. This study tries to answer the main questions (1) how is students’ learning process of reading and vocabulary through self-access centre? (2) how is students’ learning achievement of reading and vocabulary through self-access centre? The method used in this research was a classroom action research. The action research was conducted in two cycles. Each cycle was consisted of four steps; planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. The data were collected through qualitative and quantitative techniques. The qualitative data were collected by analysing the observation. The quantitative data were obtained from the students score in pre-test and post-test. The study showed that there was improvement on students’ reading comprehension and vocabulary mastery. The mean scores are 53.64 for reading pre-test and 64.92 for vocabulary pre-test. The results of post-test in cycle I show 65.12 for reading post-test and 72.96 for vocabulary. In cycle II, students get 70.88 for reading post-test and 76.36 for vocabulary post-test. The result specifies that self-access centre is successful in improving students reading comprehension and vocabulary mastery.

Abstract This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of facebook towards students’ writing recount text and vocabulary mastery. This paper used a true experimental research. Two classes of eighth grade from SMP Negeri 1 Labuan were selected as the experimental group and control group. Both are consisted 60 students. In the process of experiment, one class has been taught by using facebook, meanwhile the other taught by using conventional media. The research method used the true experimental, technique sampling is random, data collection techniques uses abilities test writing skill and abilities test vocabulary mastery, data analysis is done by statistics MANOVA (Multivariate analysis of variants). The results concluded that: 1) there is a significant effect of facebook towards students’ writing skill and vocabulary mastery multivariate; 2) there is a significant effect of facebook towards students’ writing skill; and 3) there is a significant effect of facebook towards vocabulary mastery. The results of the study imply that there are significant differences between students’ Writing recount text and vocabulary mastery, students group use facebook media with capabilities students’ writing skill and vocabulary mastery group of students who were given conventional learning media. Keywords: facebook, writing recount text, vocabulary mastery