Research Problem Problem Limitation

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1. The Eighth Grade English Teachers of Junior High School

For the eighth grade English teachers, the designed materials are expected to help them in providing materials in teaching English grammar. This research is offering teachers with a different way of language learning. Thus, it gives teachers more knowledge to design grammar materials using group activities. It can also be a recommendation for them to encourage the students in mastering English grammar through interesting activities which have been suited with their interest and needs.

2. The Eighth Grade Students of Junior High School

For the eighth grade students, this research is expected to help them to be better in learning English grammar so that they can write good and accurate texts. The designed materials give them activities which are interesting. Besides, it makes them more enthusiastic in learning. It is hoped that students will reduce their grammar mistakes in their future writing.

F. Definition of Terms

To clarify the title of the research, it is better to define some terms which are important in this research.

1. Grammar

Nunan 2003 defines grammar as a set of rules specifying the correct ordering of words at the sentence level p. 154. According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 2000 grammar is “the rules in a language for changing the form of the words and joining them into sentences p. 559.” In this research, 10 grammar is the rules of forming sentences to be an acceptable English language form which is needed by the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Jogonalan to compose writing passage of a certain type of text. In other words, it can be defined as the language features of a text which have to be considered and implemented to produce a writing composition.

2. Instructional Materials

Dick and Reiser 1989 define instructional materials as the materials which are designed for teaching instruction para. 3. The word instructional materials in this research mean unit materials which focus on activities to teach grammar to the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Jogonalan. The instructional materials of this research are based on the topics which the students need are interested in.

3. Writing

Cohen 1990 states that writing is one of four macro skills and constituted as a compulsory subject which mainly focuses on the expression of idea in grammatical correct sentences p. 105. Moreover, Tiedt 1989 defines writing as a method of expressing idea about any subject contents p. 1. The subject content of this research is the topic of English for the eighth grade of junior high school in the even semester. In this research, writing means an activity to produce a composition about certain text that has been decided by the standard and basic competences of English for junior high school level. Because the focus of this research is designing even semester grammar instructional materials which elaborate narrative and recount text, the students must use and implement the