1.3 Statement of the Problem
Based on the reasons that have been stated and the background of the study in the previous part, the research problem in this study is:
Is there any significant difference in the achievement of writing announcement text between the eighth grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Weleri in the
academic year of 20132014 who are taught using Gallery Walk technique and those who are taught using conventional method?
1.4 Objective of the Study
Based on the research problem above, the purpose of the study is to find out whether there is significant difference in the achievement of writing
announcement text between the eighth grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Weleri in the academic year of 20132014 who are taught using Gallery Walk
technique and those who are taught using conventional method.
1.5 Hypothesis
There are two hypotheses in this study. The first hypothesis is the working hypothesis H1: there is significant difference in the achievement of writing
announcement text between the eighth grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Weleri in the academic year of 20132014 who are taught using Gallery Walk
technique and those who are taught using conventional method. The second hypothesis is the null hypothesis Ho: there is no significant
difference in the achievement of writing announcement text between the eighth
grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Weleri in the academic year of 20132014 who are taught using Gallery Walk technique and those who are taught
using conventional method.
1.6 Significance of the Study
This study is expected to give some benefits as follows: 1
Theoretically The findings of the study will give information of a new knowledge about the use
of Gallery Walk technique to improve students’ skill in writing announcement text.
2 Practically
a For students: the application of Gallery Walk technique will make students
interested in teaching learning process. Moreover, it helps them improve their skill in writing announcement.
b For English teachers: the study is hoped to give information about the
appropriate method to improve the teaching learning. c
For the researcher: the result of the study will answer the curiosity about the use of Gallery Walk technique to teach writing announcement text.
3 Pedagogically
The result of the study will give information of knowledge about an alternative teaching method that can be used for improving
the students’ achievement in writing announcement.
1.7 Limitation of the Study
This study focused on the use of Gallery Walk technique in teaching writing announcement text. As it is mentioned in 2006 Competence-Based Curriculum,
announcement text is included in short functional text. In this research, announcement text that was taught for the students was in a short form, not in a
complex form. This study was done in SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Weleri, to the eighth grade students in academic year of 20132014.
1.8 Definition of Term
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