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...

This research aims to investigate: 1) whether mind mapping can improve students? ability in writing narrative text and its far improvement; 2) classroom climate when mind mapping is implemented in writing class; 3) the strengths and weaknesses of using mind mapping in teaching writing narrative text to the second grade of SMA Negeri 1 Weru. The...

The objectives of this research are to find out the correlation between (1) grammar mastery and speaking skill; (2) self-confidence and speaking skill; and (3) grammar mastery and self-confidence simultaneously and speaking skill. The research used correlational method. The research was carried out from January to June 2013 at English Education...

This research uses a descriptive qualitative method. The source of data is the manuscript of “The Iron Lady” movie. It is a British biographical film based on the life of Margaret Thatcher, the longest serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century. The film was directed by Phyllida Lloyd. The writer found 92...

The aims of this research are (1) to describe teaching strategies implemented by teacher to students with hearing impairment for effective English teaching and learning in the second grade of Junior High School at SLB YRTRW in 2012/2013 academic year in terms of teaching method and technique, teaching media, source of teaching materials, class...

This research focuses on evaluating writing materials in the textbook “English in Focus” used by second grade students of SMP Negeri 7 Surakarta. The aim of this research is to find out: (1) whether the writing materials are compatible with the School-based Curriculum; (2) whether the writing materials facilitate students’ needs to develop...

The objectives of this research are to find out the correlation between (1) students? emotional intelligence and reading comprehension; (2) student?s vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension; and (3) students? emotional intelligence and vocabulary mastery toward reading comprehension. This researcher uses descriptive research method, with...