The objectives of the study are (1) to find out the differences of sound system between BanyumasDialect of Javanese (BDJ) and English; and (2) to describe how BDJ influence students’ English pronunciation. This study usesqualitative descriptive method. It is carried out in November 2013 at SMA Negeri 1 Cilacap. The population of this study was...

The aims of this research are (1) to describe the types of code-switching used by teachers in TEFL teaching and learning process; (2) to find out the reasons that motivate teachers to switch the code in TEFL teaching and learning process; and (3) to find out the functions of code-switching used by teachers in TEFL teaching and learning...

This research uses a descriptive qualitative method. The source of data is the dialogue script of “Up” film. “UP” film is a film produced by Pixar Animation Studio and distributed by Walt Disney Picture in 2009 with Pete Docter, Bob Peterson and Tom McCarthy as the writer of the film story. The goals of this research are 1) to identify the...

Strategies, Qualitative Research. This study was aimed to find out the types of communication strategies used by the learners of Sragen Bilingual Boarding School Sragen (SBBS) year X and to figure out the most learning types used by the learners. The subject of the study was 20 members of ECC Students (English Conversation Club) of Sragen...

This research aims at identifying whether the use of Talking Chips improves student’s participation in English class, and what happens in class when the technique is implemented, and also identifying the strengths and weaknesses of Talking Chips when it is implemented to improve the student’s participation in English class. The method...

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...