1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
Some reasons why the writer chooses the topic as the title of the study are: 1
Grammar is an essential language component to develop 4 language skills. 2
The students have problems in mastering English grammar they learn, especially for the basic English tense, the simple past tense.
3 The students generally feel sick and tired; also get bored in learning
English grammar by using a conventional way in the classroom. 4
Chinese whispers and group grid technique are considered as an alternative method to improv
e students‟ mastery of the simple past tense.
1.3 Statement of the Problems
Based on the background of the study that is written above, the problems that the writer will try to solve are:
1 How can Chinese whispers and group grid technique be used in teaching
the simple past tense to the eleventh graders of PGRI 2 Private Vocational School Salatiga?
2 How can the use of Chinese whispers and group grid technique improve
students‟ mastery of the simple past tense?
1.4 Objectives of the Study
The objectives of the study are: 1
to find out how Chinese whispers and group grid technique can be used as a method in teaching the simple past tense to the eleventh graders of
PGRI 2 Private Vocational School Salatiga.
2 to find out how the use of Chinese whispers and group grid technique
improve students‟ mastery of the simple past tense.
1.5 Significance of the Study
On basis of the previous objectives, the significance of the study can be stated as follows:
1 For the students
It is expected that the students can improve their mastery of the simple past tense by using Chinese whispers game and group grid technique.
Furthermore, it is also hoped that these teaching methods can enhance students‟ motivation at the moment they learn English grammar since they
will find out that English grammar is not always difficult to be understood. 2
For the teachers It is expected that Chinese whispers game and group grid technique can be
used as an alternative method or a reference in teaching English grammar, especially for teaching the simple past tense to the students.
3 For the readers
It is expected that the result of this study can give an inspiration for them, and can be used as a reference for those who want to conduct a research in
teaching English grammar.
1.6 Outline of the Report
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