A STUDY ON ENGLISH CLUB AT INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE FORUM (ILF) AS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY IN LANGUAGE LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
Keywords:
klub bahasa inggris, ekstrakurikuler, pembelajaran bahasaAbstract
Nowadays, students find English club as one of the several ways in improving their English, especially in spoken form. They use English club as their media to improve their English. The aim of this study is to investigate kinds of activities or programs at International Language Forum (ILF) as extracurricular activity in language learning at University of Muhammadiyah Malang and the benefits of joining the club for the students. This study employed both qualitative and quantitative research method. Data were collected using questionnaire and interview. Result of the study reveals that there are four programs organized by ILF; they are “NEO” (Newbie Early Orientation), “Debating Class”, “Sharing Culture” or open discussion, and English Fiesta or debate competition. The main activity on the club focused on debating class. Those activities help students to practice their English often outside the classroom. The finding also showed that there are some benefits for the students by joining English club; they are to improve their speaking ability, enrich students’ vocabulary, improve students’ pronunciation, and the last is improving students’ critical thinking. From the findings, it indicated that joining extracurricular activity or English club helped students improving their language learning.
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