4 provides excellent practice in both listening comprehension and memory. TPR
also involves game like movement, reduce learners stress, and create a positive mood for the learners.
Using TPR method is a suitable method for the teacher in teaching imperative sentences, and it will give a solution for the teacher to his problem in
teaching learning activities. Based on the explanation above, the writer wants to conduct the research
about the effort to develop students’ ability in using imperative sentences through
Total Physical Response TPR with entitled “DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING IMPERATIVE SENTENCES THROUGH TOTAL
PHYSICAL RESPONSE TPR A Classroom Action Research in the First Year 1 Class of MTs. Islamiyah Sawangan”.
B. The Identification of the Problem
From the explanation above, the writer can identify some problems occur as follows:
1. Is there students’ achievement in learning imperative sentences through Total Physical Response?
2. Are there any significant differences between Students’ score in pre- test teaching imperative without TPR and Post-test teaching
imperative by TPR? 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using of TPR method in
teaching imperative sentences? 4. How do the students’ feel in learning imperative sentences through
TPR? 5. How does the Total Physical Response develop student’s ability in
using imperative sentences? From those problems, the writer only discusses the last questions. “How
does the Total Physical Response develop student’s ability in using imperative sentences?”.
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C. The Limitation and the Formulation of the Problem
1. The Limitation of the Problem
In conducting this Classroom Action Research, the writer limits the problem to the implementation of Total Physical Response TPR to
develop students’ ability in using imperative sentences at VII grade students of MTs. Islamiyah Sawangan in 20102011 academic year.
2. The Formulation of the Problem
To make the description of this study deeper, the researcher formulates the problem as follow: “Can Total Physical Response TPR
develop students’ ability in using imperative sentences?” In addition “How does TPR develop students’ ability in using imperative sentences?”
D. The Objective of the Study
The general purpose of this study is to evaluate the teaching learning process of the English subject especially in teaching imperative sentences at MTs
Islamiyah Sawangan. More specially, the researcher expects that this paper will be a great help to her and to other people, and this paper can give a better solution in
learning imperative sentences by using TPR method.
E. The Significance of the Study
The results of this study are expected for 3 groups of people. They are: 1. The teacher
The result of this research is expected to enrich the teachers’ knowledge in terms of the teaching English in using TPR method in
teaching imperative sentences at seventh year of students MTs Islamiyah Sawangan.
2. The students This research expected encourages the students mastering the English
lesson and improving their knowledge about imperative sentences, so the students can use imperative sentence in the communication.
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This study expected to give a new knowledge of the further researcher to do the better research of teaching and learning cases.
F. The Organization of Writing
