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teaching simple past tense because it can help students not only gain control over grammatical structures, but also develop their oral ability.
G. The Hypothesis of the Research
The hypothesis is the conclusions based on facts and becomes the temporary answer that the validity will be proven. Hypothesis also means
opinion notion that still need to be tested. Based on the theoretical foundation and frame of mind can be formulated on the hypothesis that there
is a difference in student learning outcomes between using Audio Lingual Method and Grammar Traditional Method. In this study, there are two
hypotheses that the null hypothesis H
o
and alternative hypothesis H
a
: a. Alternative hypothesis H
a
Alternative hypothesis H
a
means that there is positive significance difference in the result of teaching simple past tense trough Audio
Lingual Method and Grammar Translation Method. b. Null Hypothesis H
o
Null hypothesis H
o
means that there is not any significant different in the result of teaching the simple past tense trough Audio Lingual
Method and Grammar Translation Method.
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CHAPTER III THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. The Methodology of the Research
1. The Objective of the Research
In line with the formulation of the problem of the research above, the objective of the study is to find the empirical evidence of the
effectiveness of teaching simple past tense using Audio Lingual Method compared to the use of Grammar Translation method.
2. The Place and the Time of the Research
The research was conducted at SMP Islam Al-Fajar which is located on Jl. Aria Putra No.102 Kedaung Pamulang Tangerang Selatan
Banten. The research was carried out from February 19
th
up to March 04
rd
, 2011 for five meeting, consisting of giving pre-test, presenting materials
and giving post-test in the last meeting.
3. The Method of the Research
In this research, the writer employs experiment method. She conducts experiment in two different classes with two different methods. The writer
uses Audio Lingual Method in one class experiment class and Grammar Translation Method in another one controlled class.
