level between childhood and adult, some assumptions about teaching English to children still apply to teaching this group but some assumptions about teaching
adults may also work for them. Different from children, teenagers may demand to know the rules and the meanings in their language. A method that entails
understanding of grammatical rules, such as the Grammar Translation Method may be introduced to this group since they already have capacities for abstraction
as a result”.
1. 2 Reason for Choosing the Topic
The reason why the writer chooses this topic is that learning grammar of foreign language through translation from the languages, Indonesian language and
English is very important and it can be developed through Grammar Translation Method.
Grammar Translation Method has so many advantages for students’ in learning English, especially Causative Verb. From Grammar Translation Method,
teachers can give the instructions by using the students’ mother tongue then directly translate into the Target Language and or from the Target Language into
the mother tongue. The advantages of this method are that the students get secure and familiar with English and they know how to express their idea in the Target
Language without doubt. Being involved in learning grammar using the Grammar Translation
Method, the students can practice or express their idea both in the written way.
The writer would like to emphasize that Grammar Translation Method will affect the students’ achievement of Causative Verb.
1. 3 Research Problems
Through this study, the writer would like to find how Grammar Translation Method is used to improve the mastery of Causative Verb for the
eleventh year students of SMA 1 Tunjungan in the academic year of 20102011.
1. 4 Objectives of the Study
The primary objectives of the study are: a
to find out how Grammar Translation Method used to improve the mastery of Causative Verb for the eleventh year students of SMA 1 Tunjungan in the
academic year of 20102011? b
to find out whether the Grammar Translation Method can be used as a method in improving the students’ achievement of Causative Verb
1. 5 Significance of the Study
The study about the use of Grammar Translation Method to improve students’ mastery of causative form hopefully can be useful to give some
contribution of English language teaching and learning. First, students will be able to improve their achievement of Causative Verb more effective with regard to the
right method for themselves. Second, this research wants introduce to the teachers that Grammar Translation Method is very effective in improving students’
achievement of Causative Verb. And third, this study will increase the writer’s skill in teaching English.
1. 6 Limitation of the Study
