This study set out to determine (1) whether Jazz chants can improve students’ speaking competence; and (2) the strengths and the weaknesses of the implementation of jazz chants to improve the students’ speaking competence. This research was conducted to the third semester students of English Department, teacher training and education faculty...

This objective of this research is to identify whether: (1) Concept Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) is more effective than Direct Instruction (DI) to teach reading manual text at the Eleventh Grade students of Light Vehicle of SMKN 2 Sampit in the Academic Year of 2012/2013; (2) the students who have high reading interest have better reading...

This research aims at establishing whether: (1) Team Project Technique is more effective than Guided Writing to teach writing skill; (2) the students having high creativity have better writing skill than those having low creativity; and (3) there is an interaction between teaching techniques and students’ creativity in teaching writing skill...

This research is aimed at finding out whether; (1) Team Development model is more effective than Self-Regulated Strategy Development Model in teaching writing to the seventh grade students of SMP 39 Purworejo; (2) the seventh grade students of SMP 39 Purworejo having high self-concept have better writing skill then those having low self-concept;...

The objectives of this research are to know whether grammar translation method is able to improve students’ reading ability and to find out the strengths and weaknesses of grammar translation method when it is used to teach reading. The research method applied in this research is class action research in two cycles in which each cycle starts...

vi ABSTRACT Vita Vendityaningtyas, S890809215. 2013. Improving the Students’ Writing Ability by Using Peer Exchange (A Classroom Action Research at the Third Semester of English Department Students of IKIP PGRI Madiun in the Academic Year of 2010/2011). Thesis. Surakarta. English Education Department, Graduate School. Sebelas Maret University....

This study aims at (1) finding out whether audiovisual aids can improve students’ vocabulary mastery and (2) discribing classroom climate when audiovisual aids is implemented in the class. The preliminary research showed that the students had problem in recognize and memorize the words, pronouncing the word correctly, use the words in a...

The objectives of the research are to investigatewhether: (1) Simulation Technique is more effective than Cooperative Script Technique to teach speaking for Informatics program students of STT RRI Malang in the Academic Year of 2012/2013; (2) students with high creativity have better speaking skill than the students with low creativity; (3) there...

This research aims at finding out whether: (1) CIRC Method is more effective than Direct Instruction Method to teach reading skill ; (2) the students who have high interest have better reading skill than those who have low interest; and (3) there is an interaction between teaching methods and students‘ interest for teaching reading...