D. The Conceptual Development of Action
There are many methods used in teaching language. Transformation drill is one of methods in teaching language that may support to produce sentences in
response to cues. It can also be presented by using word card that is to exercise students’ understanding in change a sentence form. Transformation drill was
developed to facilitate in change a grammar sentence form in another form depending on the instruction, for example to change present tense into past tense forms. As one
of various grammatical structures, transformation drill should be taught and practiced in students’ life. By using transformation drill, it is hoped that the teacher will be able
to motivate them to learn and pay attention to the material presented by the teacher, they are able to understanding English grammar well, and it helps students to
understand concept of present tense and past tense forms and it will encourage students to learn English more effectively.
E. The Action Hypothesis
The action hypothesis that proposed in this research is “By using transformation drill in teaching verb I present tense and verb II past tense forms
can develop students’ mastery in using verb I present tense and verb II past tense forms at VII grade students of SMPN 238 Jakarta academic year 2010 2011”.
CHAPTER III STUDY METHODOLOGY
This chapter present the purpose of study, the time and place of study, the method of study, the subject and the object study, the writer’s role on the study, the
research design, the classroom action research procedure, the data and source the data, the instrument of data collection, the technique of collecting data, the technique of
analysis data, the trustworthiness of study, and the criteria of action success.
A. Purpose of Study
The purposes of this study research are; first, to improve students’ ability in verb I present tense and verb II past tense by using transformation drill at SMPN
238 Jakarta, second, to solve the teacher’s problem in teaching verb I present tense and verb II past tense, finally to evaluate the success of teaching learning activities.
B . The Time and Place of Study
This study was carried out from November 2010 – February 2011. The place was at VII.6 students of SMPN 238 Jakarta, academic year 2010 2011.
C. The Method of Study
The method used in this study is Classroom Action Research CAR. According in Geoffrey E. Millis stated that the action research is any systematic
inquiry conducted by teacher researchers, principals, school counselor or other stakeholder in the teaching learning environment to gather information about how
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