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Minggu, 13 September 2015

A Comparative Study on Using Picture Series and Cartoon Movie toward Students’ Writing Achievements in Narrative Text at the Second Grade Students


A Comparative Study on Using Picture Series and Cartoon Movie toward Students’ Writing Achievements in Narrative Text at the Second Grade Students
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
In  this  chapter  presented  the  introduction  of  research.  It  covered background  of  the  research,  research  problems,  objectives  of  the  research, research  hypothesis,  significance  of  the  research,  scope  and  limitation  of  the research, definition of key terms, and organization of the research.
A.  Background of the Research
English  is  an  International  language.  It  is  important  for  us  to  understand and  master  English.  It  is  used  as  the  medium  of  information  flows  on  science, technology,  and  culture  as  well.  In  Indonesia,  English  is  taught  in  junior  high school and senior high school, even in Elementary School. Studying English is not a  new  thing  for  the  students  of  junior  high  school  before.  But,  in  fact  they  still have  many  difficulties  in  studying  English.  As  we  know  that  English  is  not  the Indonesian  native  language.  It  is  difficult  for  the  students  to  remember  all  the words in English and to understand when someone is speaking English.
The  language  skill  to  be  achieved  is  divided  into  two  parts  of  language function,  namely  oral  and  written  English  as  a  mean  of  communication.  In  this case,  listening  and  speaking  are  oral  language;  reading  and  writing  are  written language.  However  for  the  students,  the  written  one  is  the  most  difficult  skill  of language. It is caused that Indonesia people prefer speaking to ????????.

Sabtu, 12 September 2015

Improving Students’ Speaking Ability Through Problem Solving Technique


Improving Students’ Speaking Ability Through Problem Solving Technique
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
This chapter present background of the study, formulation of the research problem, the purpose of the study, significant of the study, definition of the key terms and organization of the study.
A.    Background of the Study

English is one of international languages. English is the language which is used by most countries in the world. It functions as a means of communication for many activities amonggovernments over the world. Besides, English is used as science of knowledge,new invention in field of modern technology, pharmaceutical, medical,etc.
English has four basic skills they are speaking, listening, writing, and reading. In this section, the writer focuses on speaking skill because speaking is the most important skill that should be mastered by students in order to communicate in English fluently. The four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are all interconnected. Proficiency in each skill is necessary to become a well-rounded communicator but the ability to speak is the most significance way to reflect thoughts, opinions, and feelings to have an interaction or communication with other people.
In this case, the students must study hard to master speaking and the teacher should create good atmosphere in class. However, it is contrary to the real situation in class. In fact, the English instruction in some Junior ???????