Limitation and Formulation of the Problem Significance of the Study Organization the Skripsi

In addition they can support their children in learning new language by giving informal English language instruction such as English language course, private course, or other institution. Sending their children to informal English language instruction, parents have expectation that their children get English skills and competences. Attending informal institution, children can improve their language skills and can develop their ability. Many informal institutions offer various program to learn new language for their students from basic to advanced level. However, it is not enough because the children also need their parents to help their education. Parents need to be involved in their children’s education not only during early childhood, but also throughout the school years. Parents are also essential in supporting learning at home, at school, and in the community. According to Evaries Rosita’s opinion 6 , “It is important for parents to know that education takes place not only in school but also at home.” Educational responsibility is on parents. Nowadays parents have misinterpretation about education Parent’s responsibility to educate their children is mostly taken by formal and non-formal educational institution or it may be taken all. It makes parent’s control weaken and schools lessen parent’s authority on their children. Most of them thought their responsibility has been given to the school. They do not realize that education takes place at home, in school, and in the community. Moreover, Evaries Rosita wrote: Parents’ role in their children academic success cannot be underestimated. Parental help should be seen as a powerful force that can assist children in knowing and then developing their potential. Lamentably, parental involvement in the education of children seems not to be considered a top priority. This is especially true when parents are engaged in their everyday business. Being preoccupied with daily routine, parents often don’t have sufficient time to spend on regularly monitoring their children’s academic achievement. Based on the above background, the writer is eager to hold a research under the title “PARENTS’ INVOLVEMENT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON STUDENT ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT A Correlation Study at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Tangerang II Pamulang”.

F. Limitation and Formulation of the Problem

To avoid misunderstanding and to clarify the problems, it is important to set some limitation of the problems. The research is focused on parents’ involvement in learning English as motivator, 6 Evaries Rosita, “Parents’ Role in Lighting a Fire”, Jakarta Post, 3 Jun. 2007, p.23,col. 1 advocate in economy, monitor, and model. The writer will also limit this problem of the discussion on the student English achievement in the odd semester in second grade of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Tangerang II Pamulang. The formulation of the problem in this writing is “Is there the influence of parents’ involvement on student English achievement?”

G. Significance of the Study

The result of this research is expected to be an input for parents and teachers in gaining parents’ involvement on student English achievement. Parents and teachers should know that there are some factors affecting the achievement. One of the factors is environment condition. Parents can provide a learning condition to support their children’s in learning English. The writer hopes this will be useful for them who are interested in parents’ involvement and the research also will enrich and improve their knowledge and skill.

H. Organization the Skripsi

This skripsi consists of five chapters and each chapter has some sub-chapters, as follows: The first chapter is introduction, which consists of four parts: background of the study, limitation and formulation of the problem, significance of the study, and organization of the ‘skripsi’. The second chapter will be focused on the discussion of theoretical framework. It is divided into four parts: English achievement, parents’ role on students education, conceptual frame and hypothesis. The third chapter is encompassed about Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Tangerang II Pamulang profile. The fourth chapter is research methodology and research finding. Research methodology discusses objective of the research, time and location, method of the research, population and sample, technique of collecting the data and technique of data analysis. Research finding explains about data description, data analysis, and test of hypothesis and interpretation of data analysis. The last chapter consists of two parts: conclusion and suggestion. The conclusion here is taken from the evaluation above in chapter four and the suggestion based on the result of research.

CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK