The study investigated the comparative effects of brainstorming and clustering techniques on university students’ achievement in the third semester of STIBA - IEC in East Jakarta. The researcher generated three questions concerned with the effectiveness of each strategy in improving students’ writing ability and the effectiveness of the clustering over brainstorming technique. In the in…

Of the four language skills, listening is the most difficult skill to master for students in the context of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Students often face difficulty in recognizing words spoken by native speakers of English in cassettes, CDs, TVs, and most of all in live conversations or talks. This is due to the fact that in natural English speech and talks words are linked with …