https://ejournal.unira.ac.id/index.php/jurnal_elitte/issue/feed The Ellite of Unira 2026-02-01T19:53:41+00:00 Evha Nazalatus Sa'adiyah Sy evhasy11@gmail.com Open Journal Systems The Ellite of Unira is a journal of English language teaching, linguistics, and literature. The Journal provides in-depth research and analysis in various areas, including English language teaching (methods, strategies, teaching media, assessment, etc.), English Linguistics (phonology, syntax, morphosyntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, etc.), and English literature (including comparative studies and the implementation of literature in English language teaching). It publishes the issues twice a year, January and June. https://ejournal.unira.ac.id/index.php/jurnal_elitte/article/view/2839 The influence of English club activities to understand the reading of procedure texts at classroom learning of SDN Mimbaan IV Situbondo 2026-02-01T19:44:13+00:00 Mohammad Arief Wahyudi arwah74@stkippgri-bkl.ac.id Mohammad Kurdi Wijaya kurdi@stkippgri-bkl.ac.id Ihwan Firmasyah ihwan@stkippgri-bkl.ac.id <p><em>To improve the quality of education, a well-planned learning system is needed, including extracurricular activities such as English clubs, which help students increase their knowledge and language skills outside of class hours. The research focused on third-grade students at SDN Mimbaan IV Situbondo who had difficulty understanding procedural texts due to their limited vocabulary. Getting the solution above, the researcher introduced program English club activity, so appear the statement like: Is there any significant effect </em><em>of English club activities to understand the reading of procedural texts at third grades students of SDN Mimbaan IV? To answer these questions the researcher used quantitative in pre- experimental that consisted of 15 students in one classroom. From the analyses data, </em><em>the results of the One-Sample t-Test showed a Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.000, less the an 0.05. The post-test mean was 91.60, with a mean difference of 16.600 compared to the reference value of 75. Because Sig. &lt;0.05, H₁ is accepted and H₀ is rejected so there is a significant effect of English club activity to understand the reading of procedure texts at the Third Grades Students of SDN Mimbaan IV. So,</em><em> the conclusion that </em><em>English club activity has a significant effect to understand in reading of procedure texts at the Third Grades Student of SDN Mimbaan IV Situbondo.</em><em></em></p><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--> 2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 mohammad arief wahyudi https://ejournal.unira.ac.id/index.php/jurnal_elitte/article/view/2936 TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION USING A COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH TO CLASS VII STUDENTS AT MTS DARUSSALAMAH BARUH SAMPANG 2026-02-01T19:44:15+00:00 Miftahur Rohmah rohmahmiftahur27@gmail.com Yuliarsih Yuliarsih yuliarsih@unira.ac.id <p class="Default"><em><span lang="IN">This research aims to find out how to overcome students' reading comprehension using a communicative approach to class VII students at MTs Darussalamah and to find out student responses in teaching reading comprehension using a communicative approach to class VII students at MTs Darussalamah. This research is a qualitative research. Data collection was obtained through classroom observations, interviews, documentation. The research results show that teachers use this communicative approach in students' reading comprehension with descriptive text material. Student responses in teaching reading comprehension to seventh grade students at MTS Darussalamah were that students showed high interest in learning English using a communicative approach. They feel enthusiastic and active in learning English. Students also feel attracted to the communicative approach, they find this media fun and easy to understand. Apart from that, the teacher succeeded in showing positive performance during learning by using a communicative approach.</span></em></p><!--a=1--> 2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Miftahur Rohmah, Yuliarsih Yuliarsih https://ejournal.unira.ac.id/index.php/jurnal_elitte/article/view/2935 The Implementation of English Guessing Game to Students’ Speaking Skill at 8th Grade of MTsN Pademawu Pamekasan. 2026-02-01T19:44:16+00:00 Muhammad Darrin Zuhri darrin@students.unnes.ac.id <p> </p><p>The aim of this research to find of How is process the implementation of guessing game to student speaking skill in 8th grade of MTsN Pademawu Pamekasan. The approach to this research uses a qualitative research approach. Qualitative research is a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people and observed behavior. Qualitative research is research that produces analytical procedures that do not use statistical analysis procedures or other data quantification methods in the form of words, images and not numbers. Therefore, research reports will contain data quotations to provide an overview of the presentation of the report. The use of guessing games can develop students' speaking skills. Because in the learning process students are required to actively speak, that is, students are able to answer descriptions on picture word cards, students' speaking skills will also increase. makes students interested in learning English, helps develop cognitive abilities and can train students' speaking skills teachers.</p><p><strong>Keyword:</strong> Implementation, Guessing Game, speaking skill</p><p> </p> 2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Muhammad Darrin Zuhri https://ejournal.unira.ac.id/index.php/jurnal_elitte/article/view/2938 GAP BOARD AS AN ALTERNATIVE MEDIA TO MOTIVATE TEACHING STUDENTS (PRE-SERVICE TEACHER PERCEPTION IN TEACHING MEDIA) 2026-02-01T19:53:00+00:00 Yunita Hariyani yunitahariyani@stkippgri-bkl.ac.id Tera Athena teraathena@stkippgri-bkl.ac.id Rendra Kusuma rendra@stkippgri-bkl.ac.id This research employed a qualitative descriptive approach aimed at providing a comprehensive and detailed description of learning phenomena using everyday language. The study examined students’ perceptions of the use of Gap Board media in the learning process. The findings indicate that the Gap Board is perceived as interesting, challenging, and effective in enhancing student motivation, learning activities, and overall learning experience. The dominance of <em data-start="589" data-end="596">agree</em> and <em data-start="601" data-end="617">strongly agree</em> responses across all indicators suggests a positive student response to learning that integrates visual elements, challenges, and active engagement. Furthermore, the challenging elements embedded in the Gap Board contribute to increased learning motivation, supporting intrinsic motivation theory, which posits that enjoyable yet challenging activities foster sustained interest and engagement.<!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--> 2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Yunita Hariyani