The purpose of this research is to know whether Four Square Writing method can improve students’ writing skill and classroom situation. The writer conducted the research from December 2012 to May 2013 in SMP N 7 Surakarta which consists of two cycles. In doing her research, she collected the data by using several techniques. For collecting...

This research is a classroom action research. The objectives of this research are to find out whether the use of Problem Based Learning can improve students‟ speaking skill and to describe the classroom situation when Problem Based Learning is applied to teach speaking in the English class of the seventh grade of SMP Negeri 1 Jiken. This...

The aims of this research are to identify how the use of children songs can improve the students’ vocabulary mastery and how children songs affect the class situation in teaching and learning vocabulay. The research focuses on solving the problems of the fourth grade students of SD N Polokarto 01 Sukoharjo. The problems are the difficulties...

The fifth grade students in SD Negeri 01 Suruh had low vocabulary mastery. It could be seen from their low motivation in learning English. Besides, it was difficult for them to pronounce, to spell, to understand the meaning, and to use the words. The problems were caused by the teacher who did not take the appropriate technique in teaching,...

This thesis is written to 1) identify whether or not and in what extent YouTube video through KWL method enhance Students’ Reading comprehension, and 2) describe the classmate when YouTube video through KWL method are implemeted in reading class. This study was conducted on the basis of the preliminary study in SMA N 2 Boyolali in which I found...

The aims of this research are 1) to find out whether teaching vocabulary using game can improve students’ vocabulary mastery at the fifth grade students of SDN Mangkuyudan No. 2 Surakarta, and 2) to describe the phenomena happening when games are implemented in teaching vocabulary at the fifth grade students of SDN Mangkuyudan No. 2 Surakarta....

The 5th grade students of SD Kemasan 02 Sawit, Boyolali in the academic year 2012/2013 had problems in mastering vocabulary. It could be seen from several indicators. First, their achievement in vocabulary was low. Second, it was difficult for them to pronounce, to spell and to understand the meaning. The problems were caused by several factors....

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (1) mengidentifikasi sejauh mana penerapan metode Four Square Writing mampu meningkatkan kecakapan siswa dalams; (2) menganalisa situasi kelas ketika metode Four Square Writing diterapkan dalam pembelajaran menulis. Penelitian dilaksanakan di SMA Negeri 1 Ngemplak Boyolali. Subjek dari penelitian ini adalah siswa...

The objectives of the research are: (1) to find out whether or not Think Pair Share improve the students’ writing skill and (2) to describe what happens when Think Pair Share is implemented in the writing classes. The subject of the research was the students of the eighth grade of SMP N 1 Jaten in the academic year of 2011/ 2012. This...

This research investigates the implementation of teaching grammar at SMA Negeri 1 Karanganyar in 2012/ 2013 academic year. The objectives of this research are (1) to describe the English teacher?s views about English grammar and its teaching and (2) to know whether the teachers teach grammar explicitly or implicitly in teaching English. The...