The study aimed to identify (1) the specific language learning strategies used by adult EFL learners at Pusat Kegiatan Belajar Masyarakat (PKBM) in Karanganyar and (2) how they choose learning strategy so they are able to achieve the preferred competencies. To this aim, five adult EFL learners at Karanganyar District were selected based  on their...

This research aims at: (1) improving the students? speaking skill by using Mind Mapping; and (2) describing the classroom situation when Mind Maps are implemented in teaching speaking skill.The method used in this research is a classroom action research which was conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of planning, acting, observing, and...

AbstrakThis thesis is written to: (1) identify how to implement Numbered Heads Together (NHT) technique with picture series as the teaching media in teaching writing, (2) identify the students’ response and the classroom situation after implementing Numbered Heads Together (NHT) technique with Picture Series in writing class, (3) identify...

AbstrakMost of eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Kebakkramat in the academic year of 2015/2016 had problems in writing skill. It is because they had no ideas what they had to write. They also had problems in organizing the text, using appropriate vocabulary, generating grammatically correct sentences, and using appropriate mechanics. To...

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) menginvestigasi strategi belajar Bahasa Inggris yang digunakan oleh para siswa yang berprestasi rendah; dan (2) mengidentifikasi seberapa jauh kesadaran para siswa berprestasi rendah akan penggunaan strategi belajar Bahasa Inggris.Penelitian Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif studi kasus. Penelitian ini...

AbstrakThis research is aimed to: (1) investigate the extent the textbook “Bahasa Inggris Kelas X SMA/MA/SMK/MAK” potentially facilitates the implementation of scientific approach based on Curriculum 2013. (2) investigate the expected roles of teacher and students in teaching and learning process according to the textbook “Bahasa Inggris...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana teknik Round Robin dapat meningkatkan partisipasi siswa dalam pembelajaran bahasa Inggris dan kondisi  kelas  ketika  teknik  Round  Robin  diimplementasikan  di  kelas  IX  PK sebuah SMP di Surakarta pada tahun ajaran 2017/2018.Penelitian  ini  dilaksanakan  di  kelas  IX PK ...

This study was aimed to find out: (1) whether there is a significant difference in speaking skill between students taught using Information Gap Activities and those taught using Role Play; and (2) whether Information Gap Activities is more effective than Role Play to teach speaking. The research method used in this research is an experimental...

AbstrakThe objectives of this research are to find out: (1) the conditions needed for effective implementation of Three-Step Interview in improving students’ learning motivation in speaking; (2) in what degree Three-Step Interview enhances students’ learning motivation in speaking.This study is qualitative research and was carried out from...

ABSTRACTThe objectives of this research are: (1) To know whether the use of Teams Games Tournament (TGT) Technique can improve the students’ participation in speaking or not and (2) To describe the difficulties in the class during the implementation of Team Games Tournament (TGT). This study used a classroom action research design.The research...