This research paper reports the evaluation of the materials of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills presented in the textbook entitled “English Zone” used for the first year student of senior high school. It develops the skills suggested by the School Level-Based Curriculum (KTSP 2006). Besides, this thesis also presents the...

Thesis. Surakarta. English Education Department. Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University, 2013. The research is aimed at (1) describing the process of teaching and learning English for students with hearing impairment in the second grade of senior high school of SLBB YRTRW Surakarta in the academic year...

This research aims to: (1) find out the types of errors on the surface strategy made by the eighth grade students of SMP N 1 Mojolaban; (2) find out the percentage of errors on the surface strategy in descriptive text writing made by the eighth grade of SMP N 1 Mojolaban; and (3) find out the causes of errors made by the eighth grade students...

This thesis is written to: (1) identify whether the use of Numbered Heads Together (NHT) can improve students’reading skill’, and (2) describe the class situation when the teacher implements Numbered Heads Together (NHT) in reading activity. The research was conducted from March 15th 2012 until July 5th 2012 at the eight grade of SMP...

This research aims at: (1) identifying whether Directed Reading- Thinking Activity (DR-TA) improves the students’ reading comprehension, and (2) describing the students’ motivation when DR-TA is implemented in the English class of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Ngadirojo. The method used in this research was a Classroom Action...

The objectives of the research are: (1) to identify whether and to what extent STAD method can improve students’ learning English motivation; (2) To describe strength and weakness of implementing STAD in this research. The method used in this research was a classroom action research. The research was conducted in two cycles at the VIII-B...

Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University, 2012 The objectives of this research are finding out: (1) The improvement of the students‟ vocabulary mastery through crossword puzzles and (2) The effect of teaching learning process when teaching vocabulary by using crossword puzzles is done. The action research was...

This research aims at: (1) identifying whether and to what extent WebQuest Technique improves students’ reading comprehension, and (2) describing the class climate when the teacher implements Web Quest Technique in reading activity. The method used in this paper is a collaborative action research. This research has been implemented within...

This Is A Psychological Study On The Play “The Zoo Story” Written By Edward Albee. The Study Focuses On The Character Peter Who Experiences A Psychological Problem Of Frustration. The Objectives Of The Study Are To: (1) Find The Causes Of Peter’s Frustration; (2) Describe How Peter’s Frustration Develops; (3) Identify The Kinds Of...