Definition of Terms INTRODUCTION

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G. Definition of Terms

The followings are some definitions of terms used by the writer in writing this study: 1. Induction and closure technique Induction in English language teaching is activities to create an atmosphere in such a way that students interest will be set upon the topic they are going to learn. It is conducted at the beginning of each learning material Abimanyu, 1984:2. Closure is activities in English language teaching in order to ensure students’ mastery on the skills and material being focused and learned and arise their motivation to learn the skills and materials more. It is conducted at the end of each learning material Abimanyu, 1984:3. Induction and closure technique is a technique of creating a supporting atmosphere for the students to learn at the beginning of the lesson and ensuring the students’ mastery towards what they have learnt in the lesson at the end of it. 2. The effect of induction and closure technique: The effect of induction and closure technique in this study is meant by the result of the technique application towards the students’ learning, whether the technique has positive or negative effect or even does not affect their learning at all. The effect covers the students’ response towards the technique, which is reflected in their involvement in the learning, and also the students’ achievement, which is measured through tests. 7 3. SMK BOPKRI Wates Yogyakarta Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan SMK is a vocational senior high school which gives more advanced formal education than elementary school and junior high school. A vocational senior high school is the continuity from the basic education, which runs a three-year education program Depdiknas, 2007. Different from regular senior high schools Sekolah Menengah Atas; SMA, SMK focuses the students directly to certain fields, the fields that are needed in the working environment in the society. Therefore SMK graduates sometimes are considered to be more ready to enter the working environment since they learn and practice the fields in their schools. SMK BOPKRI Wates itself is a vocational high school which concerns on accounting and office administration. Located in Wates, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, this school is supported by BOPKRI Badan Oesaha Pendidikan Kristen Foundation, a Christian based educational foundation. The graduates of SMK BOPKRI Wates are mostly received as employees in companies either as office administrators, accountants or secretaries. 4. The English Mastery The language mastery is the ability to master a language and produce them creatively based on its rules to express their mind. The mastery of English skills then is the learners’ ability to master the English skills and produce them in order to speak their mind out. In this study itself, the mastery of English also concerned on the mastery towards the topics and materials that the students learned. 8

CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW