ABSTRACTThis research aims at: (1) improving the students’ writing skill using Think-Talk-Write combined with Mind Maps; and (2) describing the classroom situation when Think-Talk-Write and Mind Maps are implemented in teaching writing skill.The method used in this research is a classroom action research which was conducted in two cycles. Each...

ABSTRACTThis study investigates the use of teacher’s code switching as teaching strategy in the teaching of English at SMK Ristek Nguntoronadi in the academic year of 2016/2017. It is aimed at 1) investigating the types of code switching and code mixing used by English teachers in foreign language classroom, (2) investigating the factors...

ABSTRACTThis research aims to: (1) investigate the conditions which should be met in order that WMG can be implemented effectively in improving students’ vocabulary mastery and (2) identify to what extent WMG can improve students’ vocabulary mastery and give positive classroom situation in class VII C of SMP Negeri 3 Sidoharjo in academic year...

ABSTRACTThe objectives of this study are (1) to identify the characteristics of good English teacher from students’ perspectives; and (2) to describe what extent those perspectives affect students’ learning motivation.This research was qualitative study. The subject was six students in one of SMA Negeri in Karanganyar. The data were taken via...

ABSTRACTThe aims of this research are to find out the correlation between (1) grammar mastery and writing skill; (2) self-esteem and writing skill; and (3) grammar mastery, self-esteem, and writing skill.The method used is quantitative method that is correlational study. It is conducted at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Tawangmangu in...

ABSTRACT The aim of the study is to find correlation between (1) students’ speaking habit and speaking skill; (2) vocabulary mastery and speaking skill; (3) students’ speaking habit and vocabulary mastery toward speaking skill.This is a correlational method. Correlational research is a kind of quantitative research. The population was class A...

ABSTRACTThe objectives of the research are : (1) to find out the locutionary types of the utterances produced by the English teacher in the classroom interaction (2) to find out the purposes of the utterances produced by English teacher in the classroom interaction.This is a descriptive, qualitative research. The techniques used to collect the...

ABSTRACTThe aims of this study is to find out: (1) the implementation of critical reading strategies in the academic writing course; and (2) to what extent critical reading strategies support the students in writing course.The method which is used in this study is the case study that is included as the quantitative research. The population of this...

ABSTRAK            Penelitian deskriptif ini dilakukan untuk mendeskripsikan: (1) Jenis strategi kesopanan yang dipakai oleh guru dan siswa dalam interaksi kelas (2) Alasan yang mempengaruhi guru dan murid untuk menggunakan strategi kesopanan dalam interaksi kelas.            Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di English Language...

ABSTRACT    The objective of this research were to identify: 1) whether the English textbook “Bahasa Inggris” has applied the scientific approach of 2013 Curriculum or not and 2) to what extent the scientific approach based on 2013 Curriculum  could be implemented  with the English Textbook “Bahasa Inggris” .    This research was a...