PTK UNTUK GURU TK

SKRIPSI PTK PENINGKATAN KREATIFITAS ANAK DIDIK MELALUI PERCOBAAN SAINS DI TK

BAB I

PENDAHULUAN

A. Latar Belakang
Pendidikan mempunyai perencanaan yang sangat menentukan bagi perkembangan dan perwujudan diri individu, terutama bagi pembangunan bangsa dan negara. Kemajuan suatu kebudayaan bergantung kepada cara kebudayaan tersebut mengenali, menghargai, dan memanfaatkan sumber daya manusia dan hal ini berkaitan erat dengan kualitas pendidikan yang diberikan kepada anggota masyarakatnya, kepada peserta didik.
Sumber daya manusia yang berkualitas hanya dapat diciptakan lewat lembaga pendidikan, baik pendidikan formal maupun pendidikan non formal. Kedua lembaga ini secara simultan memproses row input untuk dapat lebih cerdas sebagaimana yang diamanatkan oleh Pembukaan Undang-Undang Dasar 1945 Alinea ke empat, "mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa".
Indikator sumber daya manusia yang berkualitas, satu diantaranya adalah munculnya produk kreatif seseorang. Produk kreatif akan muncul bila mana ada motivasi baik motivasi intrinsik maupun

PTK PKn "NUMBERED HEAD TOEGETHER"

SKRIPSI PTK PENERAPAN METODE NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER SEBAGAI UPAYA MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI SISWA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN PKN

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BAB I

PENDAHULUAN

A. Latar Belakang Masalah
Pembelajaran merupakan suatu proses yang melibatkan berbagai komponen, bersifat timbal balik, dan untuk mencapai tujuan yang telah ditetapkan. Pada dasarnya baik tidaknya pembelajaran yang berlangsung sangat menentukan perolehan hasil belajar, yang pada kenyataannya tidak pernah lepas dari masalah.
Masalah proses belajar mengajar pada umumnya terjadi di kelas. Kelas dalam hal ini dapat berarti ruangan yang digunakan oleh guru dan anak didiknya dalam melakukan segala kegiatan yang berkaitan dengan proses belajar mengajar.

PTK BAHASA INGGRIS "PROJECT WORK"

SKRIPSI PTK IMPROVING STUDENTS SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH PROJECT WORK

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study
In this globalization era, English plays a prominent role in the world, where most people use English as a means of communication. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, English is considered as a foreign language (EFL). It has been introduced to educational institutions which is learnt from Junior High School up to university level as a compulsory subject to learn.
As a developing country, Indonesia has been preoccupied with national development and survivals in a strongly competitive world of science and technology. Therefore, Indonesian government admits the important role of English to accelerate the process of state and nation development. English serves as an international language, consequently many communities in many countries in this world use it in every aspect of human life, such as communication, economics, education, science and

PTK "LEARNING ENGLISH USING VIDEO"

SKRIPSI PTK IMPROVING STUDENTS SPEAKING SKILL USING VIDEO

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study
From the 1999 syllabus of vocational school, it can be seen that the school started to teach their students not only English for specific purpose but also general English. The syllabus is designed to fulfill the needs of the students. Graduating from vocational school, most of the students wish to implement the skill they have learned. They have to meet certain requirements in order to get work. One of the requirements is having sufficient skill in foreign language especially English.
Learning English means learning language components and language skills. Grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and spelling are examples of language components. Meanwhile, language skill covers listening, writing, reading, and speaking. Among the four skills, speaking is often considered as the most difficult skill to be learned by the students. Brown and Yule (1983) state that learning to talk in the foreign language is often considered being one of the most difficult aspects of language learning for the teacher to help the students with. Helping the students develop the speaking skill not merely so that they can pass examination but also for more general use when they want to use the English in the outside world. They may need for further study, work or leisure, so that they will not be among the many people who unable to express his idea in English after having studied it for some years.
The teachers, therefore, are challenged to develop various teaching techniques. The variety of

PTK BAHASA INGGRIS "PERMAINAN SCRABBLE"

SKRIPSI PTK PENINGKATAN PENGUASAAN KOSAKATA UNTUK MEMAHAMI WACANA BAHASA INGGRIS MELALUI PENGGUNAAN MEDIA PERMAINAN SCRABBLE

BAB I

PENDAHULUAN

A. Latar Belakang
Dalam era globalisasi sekarang ini, persaingan untuk mendapatkan kesempatan kerja semakin ketat. Hal ini disebabkan oleh persaingan yang dihadapi oleh para pencari kerja tidak hanya orang-orang senegara saja, akan tetapi mereka juga harus bersaing dengan pencari kerja dari negara atau bangsa lain. Di era global dan pasar bebas di mana antara satu dengan yang lain tanpa batas persaingannya. Untuk itu para tamatan sekolah harus mempunyai daya saing yang tinggi untuk memenangkan persaingan tersebut.
Bahasa memiliki peranan sentral dalam perkembangan intelektual, sosial, dan emosional siswa dan merupakan kunci penentu keberhasilan dalam mempelajari semua bidang studi. Bahasa besar sekali peranannya bagi proses berpikir seseorang. Dalam hal ini bahasa merupakan alat berpikir yang utama. Segala macam pengertian, ide, konsep, pikiran, dan angan-angan kita lahirkan dengan bahasa. Dalam kehidupan berbahasa seseorang. Bahasa juga berfungsi sebagai alat komunikasi. Dalam

PTK BAHASA INGGRIS "REFLECTIVE LEARNING"

SKRIPSI PTK THE USE OF REFLECTIVE LEARNING TO IMPROVE STUDENTS MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of Study
Globalization era has come. The acquisition of foreign language especially English as an international language has become more and more important in facing the globalization. In relation to the importance of English, Indonesian government has determined English as the first foreign language to be learned by the students of Indonesia. It is included in the curriculum as a compulsory subject for Junior and Senior High Schools and also Vocational Schools.
Although English is a compulsory subject, the result has not been satisfactory enough yet. In fact, many students have been graduated from their school with minimum ability in using English. It is caused by some factors. One of them is inappropriate technique used by the students' age, while teachers did not pay attention in the aspect of motivation of the students. Whereas motivation is one of important factors which influence the result of teaching and learning process.

PTK BAHASA INGGRIS "BEYOND CENTERS AND CIRCLE TIME METHOD"

SKRIPSI PTK IMPROVING STUDENTS VOCABULARY MASTERY USING BEYOND CENTERS AND CIRCLE TIME METHOD

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study
Indonesians have to master English as an International language either for communicative purpose or for academic purpose. English is used for mastering science and technology. Mastering English as a means of communication and transferring information in this global era becomes important reason for teaching English since the early years of play group and kindergarten.
At the moment the ability of speaking English is really needed on many fields. In Indonesia, English is taught and learnt as a compulsory subject from junior high school until university level. English is learnt in elementary school as a local content and it is also learnt in Kindergarten as a

PTK BAHASA INGGRIS "C T L"

SKRIPSI PTK IMPROVING STUDENTS VOCABULARY MASTERY USING CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study
In recent year, English as a foreign language has been learned by Indonesian learners since they were in Elementary School. At the elementary school, English is taught as local content subject. The importance of English as the key to the international communication and commerce makes it compulsory subject for students from the Junior High School up to the Senior High School.
English vocabulary is one of the elements in teaching English at the elementary school. Vocabulary is the basic competence that must be reached by students in order to get other competencies like reading, writing, listening, and speaking. It is difficult to master the other competences without

PTK BAHASA INGGRIS "FUN ACTIVITIES"

SKRIPSI PTK TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH FUN ACTIVITIES

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study
English has played an important role in the world as a means of international communication. Crystal (in Lee McKey.2000: 7) says that English is rapidly assuming the role of a world language, and no other language has spread around the globe so extensively, making English a truly international language. Thus, the mastery of English is a requisite for a nation to communicate with other nations.
In Indonesia, English is the first foreign language that has to be taught in many levels of education, from the Primary School to the university. In recent years, most of the Primary Schools have begun to introduce English into their curriculum as a local content. It is clearly sated in the curriculum in primary education:
"Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris tidak diwajibkan di sekolah dasar melainkan diselenggarakan sebagai muatan local. Pengajaran Bahasa Ingris di sekolah Dapat di mulai di kelas IV (GBPP MI SD 1995 : P.1)
It is not easy to teach English in the primary school. Teaching English in the primary school is really

CONTOH TEKS REPORT

Beberapa contoh teks report yang digunakan dalam kegiatan penelitian.

HEART

The heart is the most important part of the body. It is the center of life. However, the heart is only as big as a closed hand. ( General Classification)

The heart is a muscle and it beats about seventy times per minute throughthout a person’s life. (Description)

The heart pumps blood from your heart to all parts of your body. The heart is made up of four chambers or small “rooms”. The top chamber are called the right and left auriclesand the botttom chambers are the right and left ventricles. (Description)

REPORT TEXT

Ciri Umum:

(a) Tujuan Komunikatif Teks:

Menyampaikan informasi tentang sesuatu, apa adanya, sebagai hasil pengamatan sistematis atau analisis. Yang dideskripsikan dapat meliputi gajala alam, lingkungan, benda buatan manusia, atau gejala-gejala sosial. Deskripsi sebuah teks report dapat berupa simpulan umum, misalnya, ikan paus termasuk binatang mamalia karena ikan tersebut melahirkan anaknya. Untuk membuat laporan semacam ini, siswa perlu mengamati dan membandingkan ikan paus dengan binatang lainnya yang memiliki ciri-ciri yang sama.
Siswa dapat mencoba membuat teks laporan tentang, misalnya, rumah sangat sederhana, warung

CONTOH TEKS NARATIF BAHASA INGGRIS

Story of Rabbit and Bear

Once upon a time, there lived as neighbours, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit is a good shot. In contrary, the bear is always clumsy ad could not use the arrow to good advantage.

One day, the bear called over the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and came with bear to the other side of the hill. The rabbit was fearing to arouse the bear's anger so he could not refuse it. He consented and went with the bear and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family. Indeed he shot and killed so many that there was lots of meat left after the bear and his family had loaded themselves and packed all they could carry home.