The Effect of Using E-Mar Application with Android Based System on Students’ Maritime English at Maritime Program of Politeknik Negeri Bengkalis

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to
investigate significant differences of students’ ability
in learning English for Maritime by using E-Mar
Application. E-Mar Application is one of application
which is made and used with android based system.
The aspects in E-Mar Application contains of
materials to be memorized is glossaries of Maritime.
Those are studied about terminology of Spelling
Letters in Maritime, Ship Organization, Types of
Ship and Main Parts of Ship. The study of the
research is a quasi-experimental research where
pretest and posttest design are given in this
research. The sample of this research is the second
semester students of Maritime Department at
Politeknik Negeri Bengkalis. There are experimental
class (Nautical) and control class (Port and Shipping
Management) by totaling 44 students. The data
collected by using E-Mar Application in learning
Maritime English. The result of this research
showed that there is significant effect on
implementing the treatment of E-Mar Application
with Android based System on students’ learning
Maritime English for Experimental Group where
students’ mean score of experimental class is 82.78
who were taught by E-Mar Application and students
in control class is 63.54 who were taught by
conventional teaching. E-Mar Application is a good
alternative to help students in learning Maritime
English.