The Problem of the Research The Objective of the Research The Significance of The Research

do the research in this school by using the inductive method in teaching simple past tense. Based on the rationale and the background of the research above, a research entitled “The Effect of Using Inductive Method in Teaching Simple Past Tense Achievement Through Narrative Stories on the Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 2 Sukodono Lumajang” was conducted.

1.2 The Problem of the Research

Based on the background above, the research problem was formulated as follows “Is there any significant effect of using the Inductive Method in Teaching Simple Past Tense th rough Narrative Stories on the Eight Grade Students’ Simple Past Tense Mastery at SMPN 2 Sukodono Lumajang ? ”

1.3 The Objective of the Research

The objective of this research is to know whether or not there is a significant effect of using the inductive method in teaching simple past tense through narrative stories on the eighth grade students ’ simple past tense mastery at SMPN 2 Sukodono Lumajang.

1.4 The Significance of The Research

The results of this research are expected to be useful for the researcher, the English teacher, the students and the future researchers. 1.4.1 For the Researcher The result of this research is expected to be useful for the researcher to get an experience to conduct an experimental research by teaching simple past tense by using the inductive method. 1.4.2 For the English Teacher The result of this research is expected to be useful for the English teacher as one of the strategies to be used in teaching grammar to increase the students understanding of grammar mainly simple past tense. 1.4.3 For the Students The results of this research are expected to be useful for the students to learn grammar, especially simple past tense effectively by using the inductive method to get a better understanding of it. The students are expected to learn and do analogical thinking to find out the rule by themselves from the examples given. 1.4.4 For the Future Researchers The result of this research is expected to be useful for the future researchers as information and a reference to conduct a further research with a similar topic or problem by applying another research design, such as a classroom action research to improve the students grammar mastery at other schools with different subjects. 6

CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW AND HYPOTHESIS