This research reports an evaluation of the materials and tasks displayed in the textbook entitled English for Vocational High School III designed for the third grade students of vocational high school. The criteria of evaluation is based on the compatibility of the tasks or materials with Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan (KTSP) and the...

This research aims at: 1) identifying whether Blogs improve the writing skill of eighth grade students of SMP N 10 Surakarta, and (2) describing the students’ motivation when Blogs are implemented in the writing class of the eighth grade of SMP N 10 Surakarta. The method used in this research is a collaborative action research which was...

This study is based on the low of speaking skill of the tenth grade students of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Surakarta. The goal of this study is to find out whether the movie discussion can improve students’ speaking skill. This study also describes how the situation in class when movie discussion is being conducted in class. In implementing the...

This research aims at: (1) identify whether and to what extent Read-Pair-Share technique improves students‟ reading comprehension, and (2) describe the class climate when the teacher implements Read-Pair-Share technique in reading activity. The method used in this research was a classroom action research. The research has been implemented...

This study is aimed to find out the correlation between: (1) habit in watching cartoon films and reading skill of the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Sukoharjo in the academic year of 2013/ 2014; (2) lexical meaning mastery and reading skill of the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Sukoharjo in the academic year of 2013/ 2014; and...

ABSTRACT Muhammad Andri Hamdani. K2209063. A Correlational Study between the Students’ Motivation and translation Ability in Reading Comprehension at the Eleventh Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Karanganyar in the Academic Year of 2013/2014. Thesis, Teacher Training and Education Faculty Sebelas Maret University Surakarta. 2014. This thesis...

Buku pelajaran mempunyai peranan penting dalam pencapaian kesuksesan suatu proses pembelajaran. Buku pelajaran membantu guru dan siswa dalam mencapai tujuan pembelajaran. Artikel ini menyajikan sebuah analisis terhadap buku pelajaran bahasa Inggris “Look Ahead” untuk siswa kelas sepuluh Sekolah Menengah Atas. Penelitian ini berfokus pada...

The research aims to find out (1) the improvements of students’ participation when Teams- Games Tournaments is implemented; (2) the classroom situation when Teams-Games Tournaments is applied; (3) how the speaking skills improve; and (4) the advantages and drawbacks of implementing Teams-Games Tournaments in the classroom practice....

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) Mengidentifikasi apakah SQ3R dapat meningkatkan kemampuan pemahaman membaca siswa dalam kelas Bahasa Inggris dan 2) Mengidentifikasi tanggapan siswa dalam penerapan SQ3R untuk meningkatkan kemampuan pemahaman membaca siswa dalam kelas Bahasa Inggris. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode...

The Research Was Conducted From May To June 2013, Which Consists Of Two Cycles. Cycle One Consists Of Four Meetings And Cycle Two Consits Of Three Meetings. Each Cycle Had Five Steps: Identifying The Problem, Planning The Action, Implementing The Action, Observing The Action, And Reflecting The Action. The Research Data Were Collected By Using...