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the students paid more attention into teacher s‟ feedback rather than other
feedback. Leki et al. 1991 notes “ESL students greatly value teacher written
feedback and consistently rate it more highly than alternative forms, such as peer feedback and oral feedback in writing conference
s” as cited in Hyland, K and Hyland, F, 2006, p.3.
B. Research Problem
In relation to the background mentioned before, the problem is formulated as follows.
How can teacher ‟s feedback improve the tenth graders‟ grammar accuracy
of simple past tense in narrative writing?
C. Problem Limitation
The study tries to find the teaching strategy which can improve the tenth graders
‟ accuracy of simple past tense in narrative writing in SMAN 1 Depok. The research focuses on improving
students‟ grammar accuracy of simple past tense in narrative writing. This research is limited for the tenth graders of SMAN
1 Depok 20112012 academic year.
D. Research Objective
Considering the formulation of the problem, the objective of the research is to propose how teacher
‟s feedback can improve the tenth graders‟ grammar accuracy of simple past tense in narrative writing in SMAN 1 Depok.
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E. Research Benefits
1. The researcher By doing this research the researcher can obtain the new experience on
impr oving students‟ grammar proficiency. It is expected that the researcher can
help the students to gain their knowledge about simple past tense. Besides, the researcher can find the teaching strategy which is appropriate and suitable to
improve the stude nts‟ grammar accuracy of simple past tense in narrative writing.
2. The teacher The teacher can use the method to improve o
ther students‟ grammar accuracy of simple past in narrative writing. It is expected that the teacher can
help the students to solve their problems by applying the teaching strategy. 3. The students
The students can improve their grammar accuracy and master more about simple past tense. It is expected that the students can understand well about
grammar especially simple past tense. The students can apply the knowledge for the next grade in eleventh grade.
F. Definition of Terms