This research is aimed to find out whether: (1) there is any significant difference in reading skill between the students taught using Snowball Throwing Method and those taught using Direct Instructional Method; and (2) which group has better reading skill, the group taught using Snowball Throwing Method or the one taught using Direct...

ABSTRACTThe objectives of this research are to identify the contribution of sociolinguistic competence in communicative language teaching.This research belongs to qualitative research with the type of library research. The researcher collected the theories of sociolinguistic competence and communicative language teaching from several books,...

AbstrakThis research was conducted because the students faced problems in reading comprehension. This research aims at: (1) improving the students’ reading comprehension using Think-Pair-Share; and (2) describing the students’ participation when Think-Pair-Share is implemented in improving their reading comprehension.The study is a classroom...

AbstrakThe objective of this research is to identify: 1) whether the use of Four Square Writing Method (FSWM) in teaching writing can improve the students’ writing skill; 2) whether the use of Four Square Writing Method can improve the class situation; 3) the strengths and the weaknesses of teaching writing using Four Square Writing Method.  ...

AbstrakThe objectives of this study is to find out and describe about (1) teacher’s belief about Grammar Translation Method in English teaching learning activity and (2) the practice, realization, and the factor of teacher’s belief about Grammar Translation Method in English teaching learning activity.This research was a qualitative study. The...

AbstrakThe objectives of this study is to find out the correlation on (1) creativity and writing skill; (2) grammar mastery and writing skill; and 3) creativity and grammar mastery simultaneously and writing skill.This study used correlational method with quantitative approach. The population was all the fifth semester students in a University in...

AbstrakThis research aims to find out about: (1) teacher’s understanding about scientific approach in English teaching and learning activity (2) the implementation in the class and the problems that appear. This research was a qualitative study. The subject was an English teacher of a senior high school in Banyudono. The data were collected...

AbstrakThe aims of this research are to investigate: (1) whether there is a significant difference in grammar mastery of writing between the students taught using audiolingual method and those taught using task-based learning; and (2) whether the students taught using audiolingual method have higher grammar mastery of writing than those taught...

AbstrakThe objectives of this research are (1) to describe whether the implementation of group discussion can improve students’ participation in English class, and to find out how far the improvement can be achieved,and (2) to identify the strengths and weaknesses in implementing group discussion in the English class during this research.  ...

AbstrakThe objectives of this study are (1) to identify whether there is correlation between Students’ self-esteem and writing skill; (2) to identify whether there is correlation between Students’ vocabulary mastery  and   writing   skill;   (3)  to   identify  whether  there  is correlation between students’ self-esteem,...