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7 SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
IN MASTERING GRAMMAR
A THESIS
by
Mohamad Khodim
SN. 2518012
A THESIS
by
Mohamad Khodim
SN. 2518012
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APPROVAL SHEET
Mohamad Khodim
2518012
Approved by:
Supervisor,
Assigned by:
Dean of FTIK IAIN Pekalongan, Head of English Education
Department of FTIK
IAIN Pekalongan,
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APPROVAL SHEET
Examiner I Examiner II
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SURAT PERNYATAAN
KEASLIAN SKRIPSI
NIM : 2518012
Mastering Grammar” adalah benar-benar hasil karya penulis atas izin Allah,
Yang Menyatakan,
Mohamad Khodim
NIM. 2518012
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Eros Meilina Sofa, M.Pd.
Perumahan Pesona Griya Karanganyar
Karanganyar, Pekalongan
NOTA PEMBIMBING
Kepada
Yth. Dekan FTIK IAIN Pekalongan
c.q. Ketua Jurusan TBIG
di
PEKALONGAN
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MOTTO
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ABSTRAK
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ABSTRACT
This study aims to explore students barriers in mastering grammar also looking
for solutions to overcome the barriers. There are fives students from 7 th semester
of English department of an university in Pekalongan who became participant in
this resarch. In conducting this research, the researcher used qualitative approach
with applying narrative inquery method. Data are collected from semi-structured
interview then researcher analyzed them using theory from Brooker. The result
showed that 7th semester students of English department having barriers in
mastering gramar; they worried in learning grammar (threatening), students’ lack
motivation in learning grammar (benign), and students prefered to learn grammar
with friends/outside class (challenging). Therefore, fun and effective grammar
learning would be a solution to overcome those barriers that should be applied by
teachers/lectures inside class.
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PREFACE
thesis. I hope this thesis will give benefits for all the readers. This thesis is
to choose this topic because the writer found the problem inside his own self. The
grammar and how should lectures or teachers solve the problem. For All the
Thank you.
The Researcher
Mohamad Khodim
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
gives for us. Thank you Allah, you give me a health, you give me your guidence,
Alhamdulillah I was born inside muslim family, thank you Dad (Jayadi)
and Mom (Dasri). Thanks for your support, thanks for your sincereness, and
Thanks Mr. Mutammam, Thanks Mom Eros, and all teachers and lectures who
always teach me in kindness. May Allah grants you all full of mercies.
For all people who always help me, I pray to Allah, may Allah makes easy
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER .......................................................................................................... i
MOTTO ........................................................................................................vi
ABSTRAK................................................................................................... vii
PREFACE .....................................................................................................ix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................. x
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2.1.3 Barriers in Learning Grammar ................................................ 9
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5.1 Summary of the Findings ................................................................. 35
REFERENCES
ATTACHMENT
CURRICULUM VITAE
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
One of the factors that cause anxiety in writing for English Foreign
several reasons. Learning English is difficult enough for them which has
which should be taught or not. In fact, the important of grammar can not
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(Mirazna & Hikmah, 2019). From different side, the experts state;
level (Uibu & Liiver, 2015). On the other hand, although students who
level and in line department, many of them still have difficulties in their
& Alhaisoni, 2017; Muayad, 2018) investigated case related with students
anxiety in learning grammar, but the objects were not English students.
watching their friends’ video in their teaching practise. Beside the lecture
thesis proposal later. From 38 students inside class, there were only 3
students who have courage to show up their work. In the end of lesson, the
lecture gave evaluation for the three students on their writing. Lecture
found that students have barriers in applying grammar into their writing
2021). From this case, the researcher believed that English students of 7th
questions:
sentence from textual source or oral source) (Kolln & Funk, 2009).
students also discover how rules and cultures work inside the language
(Mohammed, 2011).
2012).
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hopefully will give good contribution for English education. Whoever read
they can evaluate their strategies; how should they do teaching or learning
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
will be learned in class such as what are the features inside that
when students just listen and absorb what they have learned
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grammar.
2018).
might not fully active in class discussion but sometimes they prefer
to learn with their friends (Merriam, 2021). And the last there is
benign barrier; students are not eager to learn deep because it does
not give impact to their life (students have low motivation to learn)
which totally different with their original language form. The Last
2017).
translating word by word caused students feel not free to catch the
were EFL students from PBI who randomly selected. Than, there
are also similiar research from Rismasari, 2019 which has result
2016)
formulas which they have learned from teacher. This way is known
language) and than explain what the type of grammar used inside
learning grammar.
be drawn as below:
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Barriers experienced
by the students in
mastering grammar
Solutions
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH PROCEDURE
on the reserach goal; qualitative research is used for find a problem than
mastering grammar which factors that are causing that problem is still
share their stories relate to a case to found problem (Shakouri, 2014) and
method that use stories to investigate a case as focus data. The stories is
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3.3 Participants
participated in this research. They are two males, and three females who
are around 21-22 years old which come from different district and
the urban.
3. Mutiara Female 21 She is one of active
students in class
discussion.
4. Kirana Female 21 She is one of
students who seems
not intersted to join
discussion in class.
5. Citra Female 21 She is one of
students that having
final project (writing
thesis) now.
Table 2 List of Participant
be useful and easy to conduct because researcher can modify the questions
that will appear. Thematic analysis has six phase to do; they are
potential themes, defining and naming themes, and producing the report.
need to share with friend), Benign (students are not eager to learn deep
because it does not give impact to their life) (Brooker et al., 2017). Then,
In this step, the researcher collected the data from participants by using a
semi-structured interview
After collecting the data, the researcher analyzed and interpreted the data
While analyzing the data, researcher also wrote the research to hasten the
writing.
3. Writing
Research
proposal
4. Proposal
approval
5. Seminar
proposal
examination
6. Conducting
and writing the
research
7. Estimation of
thesis
examination
Table 3 Research Schedule
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CHAPTER IV
4.1 Results
Learning Grammar.
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confidence.
lecture.
grammar yet; feeling worries appears when lecture ask her about
helps”. Then, the answer from Citra showed that Citra also has
infront of lecture.
language. On the other hand there were 2 students who have low
motivation in learning grammar. this can be seen from the data that:
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Anton push his self to learn grammar because one factor; it was just
grammar.
more fun when they learn grammar together outside class. This can
what are things that students need in learning grammar which can
motivated them in learning grammar. This can be seen from the data
that:
grammar easily.
4.2 Discussions
with friend), Benign (students are not eager to learn deep because it does
other hand, they still feel worries when their lecture ask them in
was so panic when lecture ask him to write a text in line with
Beside Anton; Jaka, Mutiara, Kirana, and Citra also said the
According to Jaka; Jaka felt worries when lecture ask him to show
the lecture will give lots correction on his work. Kirana adjusted;
2014).
learn more about grammar. In other side, Anton never try to learn
al., 2017). Kirana said; she sometimes try to learn grammar outside
hard lesson to learn for her. Therefore, Anton and Kirana has low
scale group with friends can support students achieving good score
2014). The others students have same idea about that; Mutiara
adjusted that learning grammar with friends become more fun than
grammar with friends; they feel threaten while learn grammar with
their lecture. Those kind of barriers made some students feel not
(Sugiharto, 2005).
2011).
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CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION
learning grammar (benign), and students prefer to having grammar class that
the theory from Brooker, there is one more barrier called Harmful; stressed
grammar must be lineared with their barriers; such as lectures should avoid
students feel threaten, and lectures need to prove their strategies in teaching
learning grammar.
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5.2 Recomendation
evaluate their teaching strategies in learning grammar and looking for the
researcher.
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Anton’s Interview
Nama
Naskah Wawancara
(samaran)
Pewawancara : Sudah berapa lama kamu mempelajari grammar?
Jaka’s Interview
Nama
Naskah Wawancara
(samaran)
Pewawancara : Sudah berapa lama kamu mempelajari grammar?
Nama
Naskah Wawancara
(samaran)
Pewawancara : Sudah berapa lama kamu mempelajari grammar?
Kirana’s Interview
Nama
Naskah Wawancara
(samaran)
Pewawancara : Sudah berapa lama kamu mempelajari grammar?
Kirana : Kalo belajar bahasa inggris kan udah dari tk, grammar
tuh kayanya udah diajarin pas SD, tapi kalo ada
keinginan belajar grammar sendiri selain gara gara
sekolah itu pas liburan mau ke semester 6 kalau nggak
salah. Itu juga cuma sebentar abis itu nggak dilanjutin.
Pewawancara : Contoh grammar apa saja yang sudah pernah kamu
pelajari?
Kirana : Grammar yang diajarin di sekolah sama di kampus,
kalo yang belajar sendiri cuma tenses sama sebagian
part of speech.
Pewawancara : Apakah anda menikmati pembelajaran grammar?
Citra’s Interview
Nama
Naskah Wawancara
(samaran)
Pewawancara : Sudah berapa lama kamu mempelajari grammar?
Gender : Male
Education Background :