The Effect of Applying Community Language Learning Method on the Students\u27 Achievement in Speaking

This study aims to find out the effect of applying community language learning method on the students\u27 achievement in speaking. The population of the study was the first year student at Man 2 Model Medan. In this study the sample is 50 students where 25 students took as experimental group and 25 students rest was control group. The data of this study was collected by oral test . It was applied in pre test and post test, then the scores were analyzes by using t-test formula. The result of the analysis showed that t-observed value is higher than t-table value ( 3>2.00 ) at the level os significant 0.05 with the degree of freedom 48. It means that there was a effect of applying community language learning method on the students\u27 achievement in speaking

Improving Students\u27 Achievement in Writing Descriptive Text Through Collaborative Writing

The main objective of this study is to know how effective the use of Collaborative Writing in teaching writing descriptive texts is. So this final project mainly aims at determining the effectiveness of using Collaborative Writing in teaching writing descriptive texts. This study was conducted under the consideration that the students often get difficulties in describing something. In order to achieve the objective of the study, the writer designed an action research. The population of this study was the second grade students of SMP Negeri 29 Medan. The number of the subjects of this study was 37 students. During the research, the students becoming the subjects were taught by using Collaborative Writing in teaching writing descriptive texts. There were two cycles in this action research. Each cycle consisted of four phases. Before giving treatments in those two cycles, the students were given pre-test. After each treatment in each cycle, the students were tested. And the last, they were given post-test and questionnaire. The main purpose of conducting it was to find out the validity and the reliability of the test as instrument. The result of this research showed that the students\u27 ability in writing descriptive texts improved after a series of treatments given in the cycles. It can be seen by comparing the means of their tests. The mean score for the pre-test was 53.92, the mean score for test 1 was 70.27, while the mean score for the post-test was 80.08. It is clear that after applying Collaborative Writing in each treatment, the mean of each test improves and gets better. The use of Collaborative Writing technique is one of the ways to make students interest in studying English especially writing descriptive text

Natural Approach

This study deals with improving stuudents\u27 achievement in reading comprehension through natural approach. The objective of this study is to iinvestigate whether there is any significant improvement of the students\u27 achievement in reading comprehension when it is taught by using natural approach. The subject of the study was Grade XI students of Nasrani 3 Private Senior High School (Sekolah Menengah Atas Swasta Nasrani 3) Medan. There were thirty one students. They were taught by using Natural Approach. The instrument for data collection were teacher made test, observation sheet and questionaire. The techniques of data analysis applied were quantitative and qualitative. In analysing the data, the students were given three reading tests namely, Orientation Test, Test Cycle I and Test Cycle II. The mean of the students\u27 score for the first reading test as Orientation test was 51.61 the second reading test as Cycle I test was 66.61 and the third reading test as Cycle II test was 76.61. The total percentage of the improvement from the first reading test to the third was 77.41%. the conclusion is that the procedures of natural approach can improve the students\u27 achievement in reading comprehension. The qualitative data shows that the students were enthusiastic and interested in reading comprehension. It is suggested that teachers should apply Natural Approach as one of the media in improving students\u27 achievement in reading comprehension

Improving Grade VIII Students' Achievement in Reading Descriptive Text Through Reciprocal Teacing

This research attempts to improve students' achievement in reading descriptive text through reciprocal teaching. The instruments for collecting data were multiple choice test as the quantitative data and diary notes, questionnaire sheet, and observation sheet as the qualitative data. In the orientation test the mean scores was 49.17, in the first competence test the mean score was 63.29, and in the second competence test the mean score was 83.69. The improvement also can be seen from the percentage of students' reading comprehension; in the orientation test 0% (0 students) got 75 points. In the first competence test 21.62% (eight students) got 75 points. It means there was an improvement about 21.62%. In the second competence test 78.37% (twenty nine students) got 75 points. The improvement was 56.75 %. It can be concluded that Reciprocal Teaching could improve students' reading descriptive text

Lexical Density Of English Reading Texts For Senior High School

This study deals with the lexical density especially the lexical items of English reading texts in the textbook for senior high school. The objectives of the study are to find out the lexical density especially the lexical items which formed in the reading texts of Look Ahead textbook and the type of genre which has the highest lexical density of the reading texts. This study was conducted by descriptive method with qualitative approach. The data of this research were the English reading texts of Look Ahead textbook for senior high school grade twelve published by Erlangga. The result of the analysis showed that: (1) The lexical items that formed in narrative texts are noun and verb, explanation texts are noun and verb, discussion texts are noun and verb, and review texts are noun, adjective, and verb. This means that narrative, explanation, and discussion texts are formed by two lexical items, they are noun and verb while review texts are formed by 3 lexical items, they are noun, adjective, and verb. (2) The lexical density of explanation texts are 58,42% an 52,05%, review texts are 55,73% and 53,51%, narrative texts are 48,96% and 43,97%, and discussion texts are 47,79% and 42,57%. The highest lexical density of the reading texts is the explanation text with percentage 58,42%. This meant that explanation text is the most difficult text to be comprehended in the textbook. It is suggested that further textbook writers to concern with the lexical density of the reading texts so that the textbook can be used and understood by the teacher and the students. Key words : Lexical Density, English Reading Text

Analisis Perubahan Tutupan Lahan Kabupaten Karo

Land use and land cover is an important component in understanding the interaction of human activities with the environment. Forest management include the planning and supervision in the Karo regency forest becomes very important to do in order to prevent degradation of the forest more severe. The purpose of this study was to quantify changes in land use from 1997 to 2012 and makes predictions extensive land use in 2018 and 2024. This research methods to utilize remote sensing technology and geographic information systems (GIS) and then compare the 5 maps of land use interpretation of Landsat ETM + (1997, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2009 ). Classification results show that the Karo Regency has 11 land cover classes. The equation obtained from the linear regressions used to predict land cover area.The results showed that widespread changes in land cover occurred in dryland farming into rice paddies. Therefore, it is necessary that proper spatial planning in Karo Regency