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Senin, 17 Agustus 2015

INCREASING THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY BY USING WORD WALL MEDIA

INCREASING THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY BY USING WORD WALL MEDIA
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
A.    Background
Teaching English in our country has been developed extensively because English is an international language in the world. Therefore, Indonesian government has brought it as a local since at the elementary school. In teaching English vocabulary as an element or language is considered as the most important factor in increasing the mastered if the students are still lacking of vocabulary. Vocabulary is a part of language learning that need continuing growth and development by both native and non native speakers long after grammar and pronunciation elementary school until senior high Scholl. In language teaching preparation program in our country, more and attention being given to improve some technique for teaching vocabulary.
Learning vocabulary as a foreign language seems easy but some students feel fear. The teacher of English should find out solution by crating efficient and effective technique of teaching in teaching English vocabulary, besides that, the teachers should establish condition which makes teaching vocabulary possible. The learning will occur within reasonable period of time.
Realizing how important the vocabulary and how difficult students to build up the teachers of English have provided students with rich exciting exercise which are expected to help vocabulary mush be very helpful to improve the students’ ability in English communication. Allen (1997:149) says that vocabulary is very important in a language, when we learn a language like English; we learn the words of language. Students must continue to learn words as they learn structure as they practice the target language. The vocabulary is needed very to ?????

Minggu, 16 Agustus 2015

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING THROUGH IMAGINATIVE TECHNIQUE AT THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SMA

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING THROUGH IMAGINATIVE TECHNIQUE AT THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SMA
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

A.    Background        

It has been known that English language is the language of international communication. There are four skills that have to be developed in learning language, namelylistening, speaking, reading and writing.Writing ability is the most important skill for most students. Success in studying depends in large part on our ability to write. Writing  skill as evidence and reason for the government to state English as the foreign language taught to Indonesian students from elementaryschool to university levels. Even though methods and technique of English teaching have been improved, but outcomes of the students knowledge is still far from satisfaction.
The students as the second language learners, who are good in writing, are possibly good in other language skills. In writing the passage, a writer can gain new words. The students can enlarge or extend their knowledge in many field or science by writing books or other materials. In fact, writing is the easiest and cheapest way of getting information. We will be able to increase our English anywhere, anytime because writing can be carried out easily without partner.
To improve the students’ achievement at SMA needs hard work. The first thing we have to do is to make them realize about the importance of English. Most of them do not realize about the importance of English that they are not interested in learning it. The English teacher has to try hard to help the students improve their achievement.
The success of English learning depend on materials uses in writing, where it must be suitable with the students’ interest. Through imaginative Technique, the students will be able to improve their language skills. They will learn new words and appropriate expression they will become more sensitive to the correct uses of the language, and they will also learn good diction and ?????????????

THE INCREASING THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH LISTEN-READ-DISCUSS (LRD) STRATEGY

THE INCREASING THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH LISTEN-READ-DISCUSS (LRD) STRATEGY
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A.    Background
Nowadays, science and technology development demands people to increase their knowledge and experience. One way to increase their knowledge and experience is by reading. Reading is one-step to study effectively. Through this step, it can develop our memory, comprehension, and more knowledge for example when the people study textbook, article, short story, and even a novel. Reading can increase our science and give us knowledge information. Reading is an activity with a purpose. Someone may read for many reasons, for instance to gain information and exiting knowledge, or in order to critique a writer’s ideas or writing style.
Reading is one of the basic communicative skill,  but it has very complex process. It can be said that, reading is a process in which reader finds information given by the writer in the written form. In this case, reading can be said as an interactive process, checks, and ask questions about what the text is about. Leonard (1961) states that reading involves nothing more than correlating sound image, that?????

Jumat, 14 Agustus 2015

IMPROVING THE STUDENTS RECOUNT TEXT WRITING SKILL THROUGH COOPERATIVE LEARNING METHOD

IMPROVING THE STUDENTS RECOUNT TEXT WRITING SKILL THROUGH COOPERATIVE LEARNING METHOD
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A.    The Background of the Study
Writing is one of four skills in English which skill should be given much attention in teaching language and teach it previously to the students. In order that they are not let behind and can take a role in the modern society. However, the writing skill is a complex and sometimes difficult to teach; it requires mastery of not only grammatical and rhetorical devices but also of the conceptual and judgment element. There are many various skills necessary for good writing composition. It has five general components of main ideas. They are language use, mechanical skill, statement of content, stylistic skill, and judgment skill[1]
There are many reasons why writing is necessary to teach. One of them is to transmit ideas to people, especially to those who are a distance in time and space. Another reason is the writing process help you sort out and organize random thoughts, clarify what you really think and develop ideas. That is why people want to write because writing can be a media to communicate with others in one community or wider world. If someone can write well, he or she can communicate with a???????????????????

Rabu, 12 Agustus 2015

AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN USING SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT WRITING BY STUDENTS OF SMA

AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN USING SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT WRITING BY STUDENTS OF SMA
INTRODUCTION
In  learning  English,  guidelines  of  School  based  Curriculum  (KTSP)  which  is applied for all school levels in Indonesia lead the students to have real life skills. This  implies  that  teaching  English  stated  in  KTSP  in  particular  is  to  enable students  to  master  the  four  language  skills,  they  are  listening,  speaking,  reading, and  writing.  All  of  these  skills  are  expected  to  be  mastered  by  the  students. Reading and listening are passive skills, it means that the students only receive the material. Whereas speaking and writing are active skills, the students will produce something in their learning.
In writing, the students still have hesitancy about grammar. Since, grammar is the basic  elements  of  an  area  of  knowledge  or  skill,  or  it  is  a  set  of  prescriptive notions about correct use of a language. According to Murcia (1995:4) grammar is essentially about the systems and patterns we use to select and combine words. By studying grammar we come to recognize the structure and regularity which is the foundation  of  language  and  we  gain  the  tools  to  talk  about  the  language  system. Grammar  must  be  learned  by  the  students  who  want  to  learn  about  language.  It will  be  more  effective  to  produce  utterance  based  on  the  basic  structure  which they  know  (Nichols,  1993:  78).  Moreover  in  writing  skill,  the  grammar  is>?????????????