improvement of the students’ writing through quantum learning method

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A.    Background

In Indonesia, English is taught as foreign language. Because English is very important to learn, our government makes decision that English must be taught in the school to improve the skills of the students in learning English.  Language as the primary and most highly elaborated form of human symbolic activity. A.A. Hill (1958:9). Within this communicative function, they are informational function, expressive function, directive function, aesthetic function and phobic function.

Wilkins (1974: 1) gives a definition that language is a system of spoken and written that enables humans to communicate and interact with each other, although not the only from communication among

improvement of the students’ writing through quantum learning method

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A.    Background

In Indonesia, English is taught as foreign language. Because English is very important to learn, our government makes decision that English must be taught in the school to improve the skills of the students in learning English.  Language as the primary and most highly elaborated form of human symbolic activity. A.A. Hill (1958:9). Within this communicative function, they are informational function, expressive function, directive function, aesthetic function and phobic function.

Wilkins (1974: 1) gives a definition that language is a system of spoken and written that enables humans to communicate and interact with each other, although not the only from communication among

improvement of the students’ writing through quantum learning method

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A.    Background

In Indonesia, English is taught as foreign language. Because English is very important to learn, our government makes decision that English must be taught in the school to improve the skills of the students in learning English.  Language as the primary and most highly elaborated form of human symbolic activity. A.A. Hill (1958:9). Within this communicative function, they are informational function, expressive function, directive function, aesthetic function and phobic function.

Wilkins (1974: 1) gives a definition that language is a system of spoken and written that enables humans to communicate and interact with each other, although not the only from communication among

improvement of the students’ writing through quantum learning method

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A.    Background

In Indonesia, English is taught as foreign language. Because English is very important to learn, our government makes decision that English must be taught in the school to improve the skills of the students in learning English.  Language as the primary and most highly elaborated form of human symbolic activity. A.A. Hill (1958:9). Within this communicative function, they are informational function, expressive function, directive function, aesthetic function and phobic function.

Wilkins (1974: 1) gives a definition that language is a system of spoken and written that enables humans to communicate and interact with each other, although not the only from communication among

Words Chains Games to increase the student’s vocabulary mastery

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1  General Background of the Study

Language obviously plays a very important role in human life. People speak language to convey messages, to show their feeling or to ask questions (Finocchiaro, 1973:6). Not only is it a means of communicating thoughts and ideas, but it forges friendship, cultural ties, and economic relationships.   

Language, of course, is knowledge, and in our world today knowledge is one of the key factors in competitiveness.  Brain and knowledge are what create the prosperity and growth we tend to take for granted. There are many languages spoken by people all over the world. One of them is English, which is spoken by people in most countries in the world. For the last few years, millions of people across the world, who share common interests, are able to communicate with each other and exchange ideas. Not only are

THE USE OF PEER INTERVIEWING TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS SPEAKING ABILITY AT THE SMA X

CHAPTER I

INTODUCTION

A.Background

English as foreign language involves four skills; they are speaking, writing, reading and listening. In teaching English, those skills must be served integrate as much as possible. One of those language skills that influence the language ability is speaking. Teaching speaking is considered to be difficult among the four skills. Chastain in Reski (2010: 1) states that learning to speak is obviously more difficult. It means that more effort is required by the students and various interesting activities are also required by the teacher. Furthermore, he states that it is not enough for the students to hear or to listen speech only. The teacher will need to give the

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FISHBONE TECHNIQUE AND READING COMPREHENSION

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.      Background

English is an international language. In facing the free market era its role will be more seriously felt. The era is known as a mega-competition, in which competitors have to possess the pre-requirement of being able to use English as communication means. It is the striving for understanding all aspects of global existence through information exchange. We cannot keep the science development and global technology development in balance, without the mastery of English. There are some books, some recent researchers, some new articles, some written mass medias, and some other information in website, that are commonly presented in English. Thus, the English mastery is more helpful to the process of knowledge acquisition, especially in the