This research is aimed at: (1) identifying teachers? beliefs on the use of authentic materials to teach listening; (2) identifying factors that affect teachers? beliefs on the use of authentic materials to teach listening; and (3) describing how authentic materials are implemented in teaching listening.This research is a qualitative case study...

ABSTRACTThis research is aimed to find out whether: (1) Discovery Learning is moreeffective than Grammar Translation Method to teach vocabulary; (2) studentshaving high self-esteem have better vocabulary mastery than those having lowself-esteem; and (3) there is an interaction between teaching methods andstudents’ self-esteem in teaching...

ABSTRACTTeaching and learning language cannot be separated from teaching and learning its culture. Therefore, it is important for language teachers to have good intercultural awareness in order to be able to teach their students culturally. Intercultural awareness is one of the indicators which is used to identify someone’s awareness of own...

ABSTRACTThis research aims at investigating whether Quantum method is moreeffective than Storytelling method to teach listening; students having high motivationhave better listening skill than those having low motivation; and there is anyinteraction between teaching methods and students’ motivation in teaching listeningskill for the fifth...

This thesis aims to describe 1) whether and to what extent the optimizing of Mind Mapping can improve students’ thinking skill in reading comprehension; 2) the difficulties of the implementation of Mind Mapping to improve students’ thinking skill in reading comprehension.This action research is conducted collaboratively with one of...

Hamza Salem Mohamed. S89130249. 2015. Teachers’ Perception and TheirEmplementation of Learner Centered Approach in Teaching English. Thesis.English Education Department. Graduate School. Sebelas Maret University ofSurakarta. First Advisor: Dr. Ngadiso, M.Pd.; Second Advisor: Dra. DewiRochsantiningsih, M.Ed., Ph.D.The objectives of this study...

Fitriani. 2015. S891308016. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTHENTICASSESSMENT IN ENGLISH INSTRUCTION BASED ON CURRICULUM 2013.A case study at the tenth grade of SMA Tunas Bangsa Aceh Barat Daya in theacademic year of 2014/2015. Thesis. Surakarta. English Education Department ofGraduate Program of Sebelas Maret University. Thesis Consultant I: Prof. Dr....

Rizki Ramadhan. S891302038. 2015. Students’ and Teachers’ Attitudes toward the Teacher’s Corrective Feedback in Teaching Writing of English as a Foreign Language (A Case Study at Surabaya State University of the Fifth Semester Students in the Academic Year of 2014/2015). Consultant I: Dra. Diah Kristina, M.A, Ph.d., Consultant...

The objectives of this study are: 1) to describe and explore the implementation of CBI in Civics teaching and learning process; 2) to identify the extent of implementing CBI to promote English acquisition.This research was conducted at the first grade students in Madrasah Ibtida’iyah International Class Program Nurul Ulum Bojonegoro in the...