This is an English department thesis, this study is about the teaching functional text in
junior high school. The writer's reasons in choosing that topic are that the
writer has great interest in functional text and student difficulty in learning
grammar. This paper
entitles teaching functional text to improve student ability in
grammar.
CHAPTER
I
INTRODUCTION
This chapter deals with the background of the study, reason for choosing the topic,
limitation of the problem, statement of the problem, the objectives of the
study, significance of the study, and
organization of the study.
A.
Background
of The Study
English
is an international language and used as the medium of information flow on
science, technology, and culture as well. As we are in developing country we
should try to be able to speak English to make a good relationship with other
countries in the world. Therefore, we can master science, technology and
culture around the world to face the competition in the global era. By
mastering English, it is easier for us to make a good relationship with other
countries. In education field, English has function as a means to communicate
in the daily communication, to get knowledge, to make interpersonal
communication, to share information, and to enjoy language lesson in English
culture.
In
Indonesia, English is taught in junior high school and Junior high school, even
in Elementary School. Studying English is not a new thing for the students of Junior
high school. Although English is not the new thing for Junior high school
students. In fact, they still get many difficulties in studying English.
Suppose, it is because English is not the Indonesian native language. It is
difficult for the students to understand the different grammar, pronunciation,
and culture of English.
The
language skills to achieve are divided into two forms of language: oral and
written English. In this case, listening and speaking are oral language; reading and
writing are written
language. They are
as medium of communication.
In the 2006 English curriculum of Junior high
school, one of the objectives of the English teaching-learning process is to
make the learners achieve and develop the communicative competence both in
speaking and in writing. They are hoped to have competence in the 2006 English
curriculum. However, most students of Junior high school in Indonesia have a
low mastery in reading and writing skill.
There are many materials given in Junior high
school, one of them is about genre. There are seven genres which are taught to
the students of Junior high school. The genres are narrative, recount,
anecdote, report, procedure, explanation descriptive text.
Grammar
is the system of a language. People sometimes describe grammar as the
"rules" of a language; but in fact no language has rules*. If we use
the word "rules", we suggest that somebody created the rules first
and then spoke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like
that. Languages started by people making sounds which evolved into words,
phrases and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages
change over time. What we call "grammar" is simply a reflection of a
language at a particular time.
Do we need to study
grammar to learn a language? The short answer is "no". Very many
people in the world speak their own, native language without having studied its
grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word "grammar".
But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is
"yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly and more
efficiently." It's important to think of grammar as something that can
help you, like a friend.
When you understand
the grammar (or system) of a language, you can understand many things yourself,
without having to ask a teacher or look in a book.
Teaching
Functional Texts To Improve Student ability in grammar for Junior High School
is one of the method of teaching grammar. This activity takes on some key
characteristics, and simple.
B.
Reasons
for Choosing The Topic
Some reasons why the writer chooses the topic Teaching
Functional Texts To Improve Student ability in grammar for Junior High School as
follows :
a. The
writer has a great interest in functional texts because the contains of grammar
need more learn by teacher and students
b. The
writer also has an interest in one of the problem in junior high
school students. That is the lack of grammar ability.
school students. That is the lack of grammar ability.
c. The
writer wants to help the students of Junior High School in learning grammar by
using functional texts
C.
Limitation
of The Problem
There
are many English components in Junior High School that have been taught by the
teacher. Nevertheless, in this study the writer just limits in Teaching
Functional Texts To Improve Student ability in grammar for Junior High School
D.
Statements
of The Problem
Based on the background and
limitation of the problem, the writer formulates the statements of the problem
as follows:
1. How
to teach functional texts to improve student ability in grammar for Junior High
School?
2. What
are the advantages and disadvantages of watching cartoon video in Junior High
School students?
E.
Objectives of The Study
In relation to the statement of the
problem, the objectives of the study can be stated as follows:
1. To
describe how to Teaching Functional Texts To Improve Student ability in grammar
for Junior High School
2. To
find out what the advantages and disadvantages of teaching functional texts to
improve student ability in grammar for Junior High School
F.
Significances
of The Study
The writer hopes this study can be
useful for readers especially for teacher and also students. The significances
of this paper are as follows:
1. For
teachers
This
paper can enrich them of teaching grammar that can be used to make the process
of teaching and learning enjoyable. The teachers who teach at Junior High
School, For
students of Junior High School. This study will help students of Junior High
School to comprehend grammar by learn functional texts.
2. The writer
Because the writer wants to be
a good prospective teacher, so it is hoped that the writer can grasp additional
knowledge about the suitable method in teaching English especially in Junior
High School and improve the writer’s knowledge in education.
G.
Organization
of The Study
This
paper consists of four chapters. They are Chapter I, Chapter II, Chapter III,
and Chapter IV. Chapter I is Introduction. This chapter deals with the
background of the study, reason for
choosing the topic, limitation of the problem, statement of the problem, the
objectives of the study, significance of the
study, and organization of the study.
Chapter
II is explains about student in general
concept of teaching and learning, the Functional Texts, general concept
of structure and grammar, and importance of structure
Chapter
III is Discussion. It discusses how to Teaching Functional Texts To Improve
Student ability in grammar for Junior High School
Chapter
IV is Conclusions and Suggestion.
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