2 What the problem encountered by the teacher in teaching using British
Council Animation?
1.6 Hypotheses
H1: Junior High School students taught by British Council Animation gain significantly better mastery of writing skill in narrative text than before.
H0: Junior High School students taught by British Council Animation do not gain significantly better mastery of writing skill in narrative text than before.
1.7 Objectives of the Study
The objectives of this study are: 1
To improve their skill in writing narrative text that can be done by the students by self using British Council Animation as one of the modern
media to tell a story narrative text.. 2
To investigate whether using British Council Animation is more effective in enhancing the mastery of writing skills in narrative text of 8
th
Grade of Junior High School.
1.8 Operational Definition of Variables
According to Hartoyo’s handout, there are two main variables, independent variable X and dependent variable Y. The independent variable is a stimulus
variable or input that affects behavior of dependent variable, whereas the dependent variable is a response variable or output. Thus, the independent
variable X affects the dependent variable Y.
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Therefore, in this research, the independent variable X is the use of British Council Animation and the independent variable Y is students’ skill in
writing narrative. In this research, the constructing operational definitions are student’s
vocabulary and the use of British Council Animation. According to Hartoyo’s handout, constructing operational definition aims to make the variables and other
terms used in the research obvious prior to carrying out the research. This means stating variables in an observable and measurable form, making them available for
manipulating, control, and examination. This research has two groups, they are control group and experiment
group. According to Hartoyo, “A control group is a group of subjects whose selection and experiences are identical in every way possible to the treatment or
experimental group except that they do not receive the treatment or the same treatment”. Experiment group is a of subjects whose selection and experiences
are identical in every way possible to get the treatment, in this case is “British Council Animation” as a media in teaching learning process.
1.9 Significance of the Study
The result of the study is expected to be able to give useful contribution to English teaching, especially:
1 The Junior High School students become interested in study
narrative, and they can improve their writing skill in narrative text.
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