The objective of this research is to find out whether there is a correlation between (1) reading interest and reading skill; (2) grammatical competence and reading skill; and (3) reading interest, grammatical competence simultaneously and reading skill. The study was carried out from June to August 2013 at SMA Negeri 1 Karanganyar. The population...

This research aims at: 1) identifying how the use of Comic Strips can improve students’ writing skill; and 2) describing the classroom climate when Comic Strips is implemented in the writing class. The method used in this research is a collaborative action research which was conducted in two cycles at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri...

The objectives of the research are: (1) to identify whether guided writing can improve students’ skill in writing; (2) to identify the improvement in classroom situation of using guided writing in teaching and learning process. The method used in this research was classroom action research. This research conducted at class XI IPS3 students of...

This research uses descriptive qualitative method. The sources of data are the manuscript and video of “Avatar” film. It is an epic science fiction film made by Lightstorm Entertainment and released by 20th Century Fox on December 18, 2009. The film is written and directed by James Cameron. The goals of this research are 1) to identify the...

The objectives of the research are to identify whether the use of authentic material improve the students’ listening skill in English class and to describe the classroom situation when authentic materials are implemented in this research. The method used in this research was a collaborative action research. The research was conducted in two...

Losari Surakarta in the Academic Year of 2012/2013). A thesis. Surakarta. Teacher Training and Education Faculty. Sebelas Maret University, 2014. The objectives of the research are: (1) to describe whether or not the use of Macromedia Flash 8 can improve vocabulary mastery at the class V of SD Negeri Losari in the academic year of 2012/2013;...

This research aims at: (1) identifying whether Storytelling can improve the students’ vocabulary mastery or not, and (2) describing the class situation when Storytelling is implemented in the English class of the fourth grade of SD Negeri 7 Wonogiri. The method used in this research is a Classroom Action Research (CAR). The research was...

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...