This thesis is written based on the research that had been done by the writer as an English teacher in SMA N 2 Boyolali. This thesis aims to (1) describe whether guided writing can improve writing skill of class X2 students at SMA N 2 Boyolali in the academic year of 2011/2012; and (2) describe the class situation when guided writing is...

The fourth grade of SD Negeri II Watuagung in the academic year of 2011/2012 had problems in mastering vocabulary. It could be seen from several indicators: first, their vocabulary score was low. Second, the students did not have motivation during teaching-learning process. To overcome the problems, the researcher designed an action...

ABSTRAK The objectives of the research are (1) to identify to what extent the use of games improve vocabulary mastery at fourth year students of SD NegeriDemakan 01, and (2) to describe the class climate when games are implemented in the class. The preliminary research showed that the students had problems in vocabulary mastery. The indicators of...

This research is aimed at finding out: (1) Whether the implementation of TAI to the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Jaten can improve the students’ reading skill; and (2) What happens to the class situation when TAI is implemented in improving student’s reading skill. The method used in this research was a collaborative action...

This research is a classroom action research. The objectives of this study are to know whether storytelling can improve the students’ speaking ability or not and to know what the students’ responses when storytelling is implemented in teaching speaking. The problem highlighted in the research is the low level students’ speaking ability...

This research aims at (1) identifying whether or not Facebook notes can improve students’ skill in recount text writing; and (2) describing what happens when Facebook notes is implemented in the writing classes. This research used a classroom action research method. The research was conducted in two cycles at the VIII C grade students of SMP...

The objectives of this thesis are to identify whether the implementation of Inquiry Based Learning improves students’ writing ability or not and to identify the strengths and weaknesses of Inquiry Based Learning implementation. The action research was conducted in two cycles. Every cycle consisted of four steps: planning, action, observing...

ABSTRACT The objectives of the research are: (1) to describe the errors varieties in constructing reported speech of eleventh grade students in SMA Negeri Gondangrejo Karanganyar. (2) to find out the highest error frequency students made in constructing reported speech. (3) to describe the factors influencing the students‟ error in...

The objectives of the research are: (1) to identify whether and to what extent the use of storytelling improve students’ writing skill; and (2) to describe the class situation when storytelling is implemented in writing class. The preliminary research showed that the students had problems in writing elements: organization, contents, grammar,...

Tujuan dari penelitian ini yang pertama, untuk menemukan apakah penggunaan direct interview type meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara siswa. Kedua untuk menemukan apakah ada kelebihan dan kelemahan ketika menerapkannya dalam kelas kemampuan berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris. Peneliti melaksanakan penelitian ini pada bulan September 2011...