The Implementation of Hello English Application as English Learning Media to Teach Speaking Skill in Tourism Major at the Tenth Grade Students at SMK Negeri 1 Karanganyar

This research aims to describe the implementation of the Hello English application as English learning media used by English teachers in teaching speaking skills in class, identifying the responses given by students to Hello English application that the teacher applied as English learning media to teach speaking skill, and describe the advantages and disadvantages of the Hello English application as learning media to teach speaking skillfrom the perspective of teacher and students. The method used in this research is qualitative description research, techniques in data collection through observation, interview and documentation. Thisresearch uses a theory from Hymes (1970) as a reference in finding and analyzing the implementation of Hello English application as English learning media to teach speaking skill.The subjects of this research were teacher and students. Based on data analysis, the results of this study indicate that in applying the material, the teacher divides the learning process by three parts such as pre-teaching, while teaching includes observing the step; question and answer step; gathering information or trial step; step of association or information processing; the communication step, and post-teaching. The students responses toward theimplementation the method that teacher used is good and positively, because during the teaching learning process, the students can enjoy and understand fluently

Speech Act of Directive Utterances in Sherlock Holmes “Scarlet”

SUMMARY Anthien Bhinthamie, A320110036. "Speech Act of Directive Utterances in Sherlock Holmes “Scarlet”". Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. Research Paper. 2015. The objective of the research is to describe forms and intention of directive utterance. The data source is Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet novel. The object to be analyzed are speech act of directive utterances in Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet novel. This research is descriptive qualitative research. The writer uses documentation as the method of collecting the data in this research. The method of documentation are reading the novel, signing the directive utterance, and gathering the data. The result of the research shows that: First, the writer finds three kinds of directive form, they are: declarative sentence, imperative sentence, and interrogative sentence. The imperative sentences are divided into two categories: imperative sentence ended by exclamatory mark and ended by full stop. Second, the roles of directive utterance are classified into four types: command, requesting, suggestion, and invitation. Keywords: directive utterance, pragmatic, speech ac

An Analysis Of Focus Group Discussion Strategies To Enhance Public Speaking Used By Muhammadiyah English Debating Society(MEDS)

This study aims to describe the implementation of Focus Group Discussion (FGD) used by Muhammadiyah English Debating Society at Muhammadiyah University, Surakarta, identify difficulties experienced by the students and find solutions to overcome the difficulties. Researcher used qualitative descriptive methods with a phenomenological approach. The subjects in this study are 10 students from MEDS members. Technique for collecting data uses observation and interviews. The results of this study indicate that there are 8 FGD implementation steps used by MEDS including 1) Prepare for the meeting, 2) Making themes, 3) Begin the meeting, 4) Facilitator/Speaker Giving materials, 5) Facilitator/Speaker Giving motion, 6) Discussion/ Prepare argue, 7) Practice, 8) Evaluate. Problem faced by students have been classified by researcher into 4 parts, namely: 1) Motion Problems, 2) Timing Problems, 3) Self-Problems, 4) Minimum Facility. Student solutions to face difficulties based on their experienced include: 1) Motion problems are asking speaker or friends, looking for information on the internet, studying in various fields. 2) Timing problems are maximizing time well, thinking fast, reading a lot and give extra time to students who cannot follow the exercise on schedule. 3) Self-problems are think positively, open minded, and be diligent in practicing. 4) Minimum facility is trying to adjust the situation. The conclusion of this research is Focus Group Discussion can be a training method to enhance public speaking

Comparative Error Analysis In Writing Recount Text Made By The First And The Third Semester Students Of English Department UMS 2014/2015 Academic Year

The objectives of the study are to describe the types of error made by the first and the third semester students of English Department UMS 2014/ 2015 academic year and to find the similarities and the differences of the types of error which are made by the first and the third semester students of English Department UMS 2014/ 2015 academic year. This study is qualitative research. The data are taken from all interlanguage errors which are made by the student’s writing recount text. The technique for analyzing data is by exploring, reducing, categorizing, and checking the data validity. The results of this study are: (1) the types of error which are found on the first and the third semester students are morphological error and syntactical error. Syntactical error is the most types of error, which has appeared, (2) the similar types of error that are made by the first and the third semester students is morphological and syntactical error, (3) the differentt types of error happened in the syntactical error only. There were some types of error that made by the first semester students but the third semester students did not, namely in omission of indefinite article (a/ an), omission of introductory THERE as subject, verb II is used after ‘modal’ form, misplace of conjunction, omission of phrasal verb, omission of preposition in the sentences, and wrong arrangement of phrase

The Importance Of Social Skill In Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess Novel (1904): A Sociological Approach

The major problem of this study is how the importance of social skill is reflected in A Little Princess novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The objective of this study is to analyze the novel based on its structural elements and to describe the importance of social skill in the novel based on the sociological analysis. In analyzing A Little Princess, the writer uses qualitative method and sociological approach. The data sources consist of primary data and secondary data sources. The primary data source is A Little Princess novel and the secondary data sources are the other sources related to the analysis such as books of literary theory, the author’s biography and the other relevant information. The method of the data collection is library research. The technique of data analysis is descriptive analysis. The outcome of the study is shown in the following conclusions. First, from the structural analysis of the novel, Burnett describes that children need to learn about the basic of social skill, such as greeting and asking, starting a corversation, giving opinion or response, etc. The theme of the novel also gives emphasi that people should be aware of the way of treating others and should appreciate and respect each other as well as they respect themselves. Second, based on sociological analysis, it shows that there is a close relationship between A Little Princess novel and social realities of English society in the early twentieth century

Personality Of King George VI In Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech Movie (2010): A Psychoanalytic Approach

Her study investigates personality of King George VI reflected in The King’s Speech movie viewed from psychoanalytic approach. Her research is aimed to analyze personality of King George VI viewed in character of King George VI based on psychoanalytic perspective and analyze the movie based on its structural elements. In achieving the objectives, the researcher uses descriptive qualitative method as the type of the research. The object of her study is The King’s Speech movie by Tom Hooper. The data sources are the primary data and secondary data. The primary data are the movie itself and the secondary data are the other data which have relationship with the study, such as some biography of the author, the books and other relevant information. In collecting the data, the researcher uses documentation method and the technique of the data analysis is descriptive analysis. Based on the psychoanalytic analysis, in The King’s Speech, Tom Hooper describes how the personality of King George VI is one of causes the story become interesting, because he has an interesting personality. He is a kind person who can give influence for the audiences because King George VI has good personality, even though he has stammer, but he is very responsible for his duty. Structure of King George VI’s personality shows interesting conflict between id, ego, and superego. It can be seen from King George VI has done in this movie, such as when King George VI’s superego pressures id to be a king although he knows that he never wishes to be king of England. He knows the limitations he has. He has stammer but he always strives to recover his stammer

A Descriptive Study On Teaching Vocabulary For The Fourth Grade Students Of SD N 03 Bejen, Karanganyar In 2011/2012 Academic Year

This research aims at describing the process of teaching-learning vocabulary for the fourth grade students of SD N 03 Bejen, Karanganyar. It is conducted to describe the process, goal, material, the method of teaching vocabulary, problems faced by teacher and problems solving applied by the teacher at SD N 03 Bejen, Karanganyar. The objectives of the study are to explain the process of teachinglearning vocabulary at fourth grade students, to identify the problems faced by teacher in teaching vocabulary and to classify the strategies implemented by teacher to solve the problems. This research paper belongs to descriptive qualitative research. Data of the research are taken from event, informant, and document. The techniques of collecting data are the interview, observation, and documentations. The result of analysis shows that the goals of teaching vocabulary are to improve and develop students’ vocabulary. The method applied by the teacher is Grammar Translation Method and Direct Method. The teacher faces several problems in teaching vocabulary such as class management, students’ different ability in acquiring vocabulary, and different motivation of the students. The problem solving applied by the teacher are by using group work to manage the number of students that overload and giving advices and motivation about the importance of activity in vocabulary class

Strategies For Teaching Reading At The Second Grade Of Mts Muhammadiyah Blimbing In 2015/2016 Academic Year

The questioning in reading class is important because it encourages the student to learn more and practice. Questioning is one parameter and helps the teacher to know how far the students get their reading comprehension. In general this study aims to mention and describe of strategies used by teacher in teaching reading comprehension and to describe types teacher’s questions of strategies in teaching reading comprehension of MTs Muhammadiyah Blimbing in 2015/2016 academic year. The type of this research is descriptive qualitative research. The writer collects the data by observing the teaching learning process, conducting interview with teacher and students, and taking documentation during teaching-learning process.The technique for analyzing data is data reduction, data display, and conclusion. The results of this research show that: 1. Teacher’s strategies used by teacher in teaching reading comprehension in MTs Muhammadiyah Blimbing in 2015/2016 academic year in this study are: memorizing, question answer relationship, game and discussion. 2. Types teacher’s questions of strategies in teaching reading comprehension of MTs Muhammadiyah Blimbing in 2015/2016 academic year asked by the teacher show that in all the three lessons, yes/no questions, referential question and closed & display questions were rarely or even never asked. However, the referential questions themselves will not make students produce longer responses unless the teachers are able to encourage their students to elaborate further and rather than just accepting those brief and syntactically less complex responses