THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER RIVIEWING IN IMPROVING THE STUDENTS RECOUNT WRITING ABILITY

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER RIVIEWING IN IMPROVING THE STUDENTS RECOUNT WRITING ABILITY

                    CHAPTER  I

                       INTRODUCTION

A.  Background

English is one of the international languages used by many people in the world. English as the first foreign language taught at school from the elementary level up to the university level in Indonesia. Using English is the easiest way to communicate with people from other countries. Because English was obviously as international language involves many aspects in human life, such as politics, socials, cultures, economics, and technology.

For the Junior High School graduates, they are expected to reach at the functional level. In this case, they are expected to be able to communicate or participate in the creation of text in spoken and written in

their daily life. In short, at Junior High level, learners are expected to learn daily expressions, especially fixed expressions and idioms that are needed in daily lives to accompany their actions when playing at school yards, when attending classes, when interacting with their friend, etc.

The purpose of teaching English for SMP students is to develop communicative competence in spoken and written form to achieve the literacy level which can be realized????

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THE USE OF FRONTLOADING STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY

THE USE OF FRONTLOADING STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

A.      Background

Teaching English in our country has been developed extensively because English is an international language in the world. Therefore, Indonesian government has brought it as a local since at the elementary school. In teaching English vocabulary as an element or language is considered as the most important factor in increasing the mastered if the students are still lacking of vocabulary. Vocabulary is a part of language learning that need continuing growth and development by both native and non native speakers long after grammar and pronunciation elementary school until senior high Scholl. In language teaching preparation program in our country, more and attention being given to improve some technique for teaching vocabulary.

Learning vocabulary as a foreign language seems easy but some students feel fear. The teacher of English should find out solution by crating efficient and effective technique of teaching in teaching English vocabulary, besides that, the teachers should establish condition which makes teaching vocabulary possible. The learning will occur within reasonable period of time.

Realizing how important the vocabulary and how difficult students to build up the teachers of English have provided students with rich exciting exercise which are expected to help vocabulary mush be very helpful to improve the students’ ability in English communication. Allen (1997:149) says that vocabulary is very

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USING VISUAL DICTIONARY IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

USING VISUAL DICTIONARY IN TEACHING  VOCABULARY TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

 1.1 Background of the Study

In Indonesia, English is the first foreign language. English has a major position in Indonesian educational system. It is one of the compulsory subjects to be studied in junior and senior high school in today’s Indonesian curriculum. A large number of public and private universities and colleges realizing the demand of producing graduates mastering English. That’s why English is included as one of the subject to be taken in early semester of the study. More over, now there is a preference to teach English at Elementary Schools even in kindergartens.

The students are expected to have skills of language in simple English with emphasis to have speaking skill using selected topics related to their environmental needs such as tourism industry. It is in line with the objectives of learning English at Elementary School as stated in the local content of teaching guidelines that one of the objectives of learning English at Elementary School is that the students are expected

to have skills for listening, speaking, reading, and writing English with the emphasis on mastery of speaking skill for communication using selected topics related to the environmental needs such as tourism and business in Central Java Province.

Teaching children is not same as teaching adults because they have different characteristics and different motivations. In order to make English teaching successful, we have to consider some factors such as the quality of teacher, students’ interest and motivation, the book used and the others. All of them are involved in a teaching and learning process. In teaching English to children, a teacher plays an important role  because he has to give the very basic introduction of the first foreign language. He must be able to know the students’ interest and motivation in learning English. 

Vocabulary is a fundamental requirement that influence students’ achievement in studying English. Without vocabulary there is no communicate, read, and write can be conveyed. So that, it is important to know what the vocabulary is. As follow is the definition or concept of vocabulary by some experts. Good (1973:143) defines that vocabulary as the words having meaning when heard and seen even though not produce By the individual himself to communicate with others and the words are considered essential for minimal use a language.

Techniques are the tools of a teacher. An effective teacher has a multitude of technique and must be able to select the ones, which will be the most efficient in leading the learners to the desired terminal behavior. To reach the success in teaching and learning process, teacher needs some teaching media such as regalia, chart, picture, etc.

The writer believes that by using visual dictionary the students should find vocabulary learning both stimulating and enjoyable. By using visual dictionary, as means of teaching vocabulary, the students will be interested and more enthusiastic in learning vocabulary.  Learning in enhanced, and has more  meaning when students have direct experience beyond the textbook with the material studied. Direct experience not only make for better learning but can bring about much better teaching, because it may involve more

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IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH SHORT STORY

IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH SHORT STORY

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A.    Background

We know  that  the English  language as  means of  international  communication   and it becomes  more  important  nowadays. Therefore the government of Indonesia places this language. In the curriculum not only the secondary schools, senior high school but also at in universities or institutes. English as a foreign language involve four skills in language learning, they are: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Beside the  four language  skills above , reading is importance to students  whose mother tongue  is not  English because they almost  do not opportunity  to hear or to speak  that language so in This  research, the  researcher  will  concern  with  reading skill

Pourkalhor & Kohan (2013: 1) Reading is not just a single skill but a combination of many skills and processes in which the readers interact with printed words and texts for content and pleasure. Through

reading, one can teach writing, speaking, vocabulary items, grammar, spelling and other language aspects. There are some essential goals of reading such as enabling students to understand the world, growing their interests, and finding solutions to their own problems. The use of literature as a technique  for  teaching  both  basic  language  skills  (i.e.  reading,  writing,  listening  and speaking)  and  language  areas  (i.e.  vocabulary,  grammar  and  pronunciation)  is  very  popular within the???????????

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IMPROVING THE STUDENTS RECOUNT TEXT WRITING SKILL THROUGH COOPERATIVE LEARNING METHOD

IMPROVING THE STUDENTS RECOUNT TEXT WRITING SKILL THROUGH COOPERATIVE LEARNING METHOD

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A.    The Background of the Study

Writing is one of four skills in English which skill should be given much attention in teaching language and teach it previously to the students. In order that they are not let behind and can take a role in the modern society. However, the writing skill is a complex and sometimes difficult to teach; it requires mastery of not only grammatical and rhetorical devices but also of the conceptual and judgment element. There are many various skills necessary for good writing composition. It has five general components of main ideas. They are language use, mechanical skill, statement of content, stylistic skill, and judgment skill[1]

There are many reasons why writing is necessary to teach. One of them is to transmit ideas to people, especially to those who are a distance in time and space. Another reason is the writing process help you sort out and organize random thoughts, clarify what you really think and develop ideas. That is why

people want to write because writing can be a media to communicate with others in one community or wider world. If someone can write well, he or she can communicate with a???????????????????

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