This research attempts to reveal the effectiveness of using smartphone video recording as an English learning tool to improve the students� speaking performance and the students� interest in using the tool in speaking learning process. All participants were second-grade students of private boarding school in Makassar, Indonesia. This research was conducted through quasi experimental study design with two groups comprises of 25 students in the experimental group and 25 students in the control group. The instruments were speaking test to collect the data about the students� speaking performance and questionnaire to find out the students� interest. The data collections were then analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics through SPSS Program Version 23.0. The result of data analysis showed that (1) using smartphone video recording was more effective than in-class monologue presentation to improve the students� performance in speaking. It is seen from the significance t test result that reveals the significance value is lower than the significance level; 0.005 <0.05. Furthermore, in relation to the students� interest in using smartphone video recording to learn speaking and (2) it was found that the students� interest in using smartphone video recording was categorized as high. Keywords: Smartphone video recording; speaking performance; interest.

This research was conducted to solve students’ problem in speaking especially the students never practiced to speak each other. The researcher applied the three-step interview technique in improving their speaking ability. The instruments were speaking test, observation sheet and questionnaire. The researcher applied Classroom Action Research. It consisted of two cycles. Each cycle consisted four meetings and four steps. The steps included plan, action, observation, and reflection.The result of the research in the first cycle showed that the students’ achievement and performance were so low. It could be seen from the students’ score in the first cycle was 2.74. the highest score in the first cycle was 4 which were acquired by three students but the highest score at the end of the second cycle was 5.3 which was acquired by 4 students. The lowest score in the first cycle was 1.7 which acquired by one student and the lowest score in the second cycle was 3.3 which was acquired by four students. Based on the data, the researcher concluded that three-step interview technique could increase the students’ ability in speaking. This technique had proven that three-step interview technique was a successful technique to help students in speaking.

The research aimed to finding out the types of vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) used by students of SMK Negeri 4 Makassar, the differences of vocabulary learning strategies used by the students of SMK Negeri 4 Makassar based on their field of study, and whether or not the significant relationship between vocabulary learning strategies and vocabulary size of the students of SMK Negeri 4 Makassar. The research applied correlational research design. Three classes different from three majors; accounting, administration, and tourism, were chosen as the subjects of this research obtained through random sampling technique from the population that consisted of 156 students in the academic year 2016/2017. There were 82 samples in this research. The result of this research was accounting students used metacognitive strategies frequently (m=3.39), administration students tended to use determination strategies (m=3.32), and tourism students applied social strategies frequent (m=3.37), and (3) there was a significant correlation between students’ VLS and vocabulary knowledge based on result where r = .225 categorized as low degree of correlation and p = .042 where p<α (α=.05), it means H0 was rejected.  Therefore, the result indicated that VLS used of students of SMK Negeri 4 Makassar had correlation with their vocabulary knowledge.  The students used vocabulary learning strategies respectively from the most frequent to the least frequent; they are metacognitive strategies, determination strategies, social strategies, memory strategies, and cognitive strategies.

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui keefektifan strategi pembelajaran picture word inductive model dalam meningkatkan kosakata siswa  SMP Guppi Samata kelas delapan pada tahun akademik 2019/2020. Peneliti menggunakan desain penelitian kuantatif dengan metode eksperimen.  Jumlah populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 109 siswa, Adapun sampel yang dipilih adalah kelas VIIIA yang terdiri atas 39 siswa, sampel ini dipilih dengan teknik acak. Untuk instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah tes penguasaan kosakata. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan mean score untuk pre-test adalah 53,52 dan mean score untuk post-test adalah 83,34. Ini membuktikan bahwa ada peningkatan signifikan dalam penguasaan kosakata dengan menggunakan picture word inductive model dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris.