Tense Through Pictures at Even Semester of Eight Grade Students at SMPN 2 Pamulang”.
B. Statement of the Problems
Based on the background described above, the writer conducts a study concerning the use of pictures in teaching the present continuous tense to increase students’ grammar
comprehension at eight grade students of SMPN 2 Pamulang. The general question of this study is “How can pictures enhance the students’ comprehension in grammar well?” This
main question can be formulated into more specific questions as follows: 1. How well is the teaching preparation made by the English teacher in teaching the
present continuous tense? 2. How does the teacher apply pictures in teaching the present continuous tense in the
classroom? 3. What advantages and disadvantages of using pictures in teaching the present
continuous tense? 4. How well is the students’ improvement in learning the present continuous tense by
using pictures?
C. The Objectives of the Study
In line with the statement of the problems, the purposes of the study are as follows: 1. To describe how well is the teaching preparation made by English teacher in
teaching the present continuous tense. 2. To describe how does the teacher apply pictures in teaching the present continuous
tense in the classroom. 3. To know the advantages and disadvantages of using pictures in teaching the present
continuous tense. 4. To know the students’ average improvement after using pictures in learning present
continuous tense.
D. Significance of the Study
The results of this study are expected to give useful information about the use of pictures in teaching the present continuous tense to develop students’ comprehension at the
eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Pamulang. Besides, these findings can contribute to all people who are involved in improving the quality of English education, such as the school
principal, the teachers and the further researcher.
As a decision maker, the school principal can use this study to evaluate about using the visual media, especially pictures in teaching learning process. For the teacher, it can be
used as information about various teaching strategies. It is hoped that the teacher can develop their creativity in applying various media in teaching. And for the further
researchers, it can be used as a reference for who are interested in conducting similar studies in the future.
E. The Scope and Limitation of the Study
