This research was conducted in the 8th-grade of a Junior High School in Sawit. The subjects of this research consisted of 17 male students and 14 female students. This research was aimed to improve the students’ reading comprehension in English classes and to find the problems that occur when authentic materials are used in reading class. This...

This research focuses on the improvement of students’ participation in English classroom. The objectives of the study are: (1) to describe the implementation of ice breaker games in improving the students’ participation, and (2) to identify the difficulties of students’ participation in class when the method is implemented. Action Research...

The objectives of this study are to: (1) describe teacher’s perception about scientific approach (SA), (2) analyze factors influencing teacher’s perception about SA, and (3) describe how teacher’s perceptions about SA as reflected in English teaching.The techniques of collecting data used in this case study are interview, document,...

The objectives of the research are: (1) to investigate the implementation of the online test using Schoology, and (2) to know the effect of using Schoology in Structure class.The research was conducted in Sebelas Maret University, Central Java province from February 2018-October 2018. It is qualitative research in the form of descriptive case...

Salah satu strategi yang banyak digunakan dan dipandang sebagai keterampilan mengajar yang paling menonjol dalam pengajaran di kelas adalah bertanya (Wangru, 2016). Namun, Zhouyuan (2016) menyatakan bahwa bahkan ketika siswa sudah mengetahui pentingnya keterampilan komunikasi bahasa, sebagian besar dari mereka tidak aktif mengambil bagian dalam...

There is a default assumption that high school students do not need heightened activity to learn effectively, some teachers assume that older students are really learning as they sit listening to the lesson. Active Participation of the students is required in order to reach the objectives of the learning.This research is aimed to (1) identify...

ABSTRACT Tomy Kartika Putra. K2213070. Improving Students’ Pronunciation Ability in Fricative Sounds through Minimal Pair Drill (A Classroom Action Research at the VIII A Grade Students’ of SMPN 1 Jenangan in the Academic Year 2016/2017). A Thesis. Advisor 1: Dra Dewi Rochsantiningsih, M.Ed., Ph.D., Advisor 2: Dwi Elyono, S.S., M.TransStud.,...

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) menginvestigasi faktor-faktor yang  melatarbelakangi kecemasan siswa dalam belajar Bahasa Inggris; dan (2) mengidentifikasi pengaruh kecemasan dalam belajar terhadap perilaku siswa di kelas Bahasa Inggris.  Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif studi kasus. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan April...

In the classroom, teacher’s questions contribute an essential role in the students’ learning process. In this study, the researcher aimed to investigate the types of teacher’s questions conducted by the English teacher in the teaching and learning process and their roles towards students’ learning process. This research is a qualitative...

This research was aimed at studying the implementation of English as a medium of instructionin Mathematics in a Junior High School. The subject of the research was seventh gradestudents of a Junior High School in Surakarta, Mathematics teacher, and principal of the school. This study uses interview, observation, and collecting as data collection...