ABSTRACT Andita Destiana Winahyu. K2209006. OPTIMIZING STUDENTS‟ JOURNAL TO ENHANCE STUDENTS‟ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH (A Classroom Action Research at the Eighth Grade of SMPN 14 Surakarta in the Academic Year 2013/2014). A Thesis. Surakarta. Teacher Training and Education Faculty. Sebelas Maret University. 2013. This...

The objectives of this research are to investigate (1) the appropriateness of word choice and its features written by students and (2) the causes of errors performed by the students in terms of the appropriateness of word choice in their written texts. The research is a descriptive qualitative research, carried out from March to June 2013 at...

This research aims to: 1) investigate whether word games can improve students‟ vocabulary mastery and its extent of enhancement; 2) describe classroom climate when word games are implemented in teaching vocabulary. The method used in this research was action research. The research was conducted in two cycles at the fifth grade of SD Negeri...

The objectives of this research are to find out whether there is a correlation between (1) student‘s habit in listening to English songs and writing skill; (2) student‘s vocabulary mastery and writing skill; and (3) student‘s habit in listening to English songs and vocabulary mastery toward writing skill. The study uses descriptive research...

This study is to investigate whether there is a correlation between: (1) habit in watching English movies and listening skill; (2) vocabulary mastery and listening skill; (3) habit in watching English movies and vocabulary mastery toward listening skill. This correlational study used 35 students of the second semester students of English Education...

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah: (1) untuk mengetahui apakah dan sejauh mana penerapan kegiatan curah ide dalam meningkatkan penguasaan kosakata siswa dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris dan (2) untuk menjelaskan situasi kelas pada saat kegiatan curah ide diterapkan di dalam kelas. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan...

The aims of this research are to find out: (1) whether there is a significant difference in reading comprehension achievement between the students taught the top-down technique of reading and those taught the bottom-up technique of reading; (2) whether the top-down technique of reading is more effective than the bottom-up technique of reading....

This research was conducted to know whether picture series can improve students’ speaking skill. It also aimed at describing the classroom situation when picture series was implemented in speaking class. The problems can be identified as follows the students’ English speaking skill was still low, the students were passive and reluctant to...

This study investigates the spoken language errors of the mathematics teachers of Designated International Rating School. It aims to find the types of errors, the frequency of errors, and the sources of errors that the mathematics teachers made in their spoken language during mathematics teaching learningprocess. The research method employed...

The purpose of this research is to identify: (1) whether Group Investigation can improve students’ writing skill; and (2) the class condition when writing lesson using Group Investigation Method is carried on. The method used in this research was classroom action research. The research was conducted in two cycles at the first grade students of...