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Based on the description above, the researcher is interested to study about the implementation of KTSP in teaching English of the second grade
students of Junior High School. The writer tries to describe how well is the implementation of KTSP in the school. The finally yet importantly, the writer also
tries to find out the strengths and the weaknesses of the implementation of KTSP of the school.
B. Problem Statements
In this study, it is better to identify the problems covering the research. To make the study clearer the writer identifies the problems as follows:
1. How well is the implementation of KTSP in Teaching English at the
second year of SMP N 1 Wedarijkasa Pati in the academic year 2008 2009 which is viewed from a the teaching learning activity, b the
teaching materials, and c the evaluation system used in the school? 2.
What are the strengths and the weaknesses of the implementation KTSP in teaching English at the second year of SMP N 1 Wedarijaksa
Pati in the academic year 2008 2009?
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C. The Objective of the Study
This study aims at finding the answer to the questions stated in the problem statements. Thus, the objectives of the study are:
1. To describe the implementation of KTSP in teaching English at the second year of SMP N 1 Wedarijaksa Pati which is viewed from: 1
the teaching learning activity, 2 the teaching materials and, 3 the evaluation system used in the school?
2. To find out the strengths and the weaknesses of the implementation of KTSP at the second year of SMP N 1 Wedarijaksa Pati.
D. The Benefit of the Study
1. For the writer Having finished the research, the writer expects to get additional
information about teaching learning process, especially in teaching English. It is hoped that the writer has better understanding about
teaching learning activity, thus, the writer can prepare to be more creative in teaching.
2. For the English Teachers The result of the study can be used as additional information dealing
with the strengths and the weaknesses of KTSP conducted in teaching English. Furthermore, by knowing the result of the study, the teachers
may maximize the strengths for teaching improvement and minimize the weaknesses for better teaching.
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3. For the stakeholder of the school For stakeholder, the result of the study becomes a reference about how
well KTSP is implemented in the school. Moreover, it can become a useful input to construct a further policy dealing with the teaching
English at the school. The policy may cover various aspects such as setting the objectives, the syllabuses, developing learning, teaching
methodology and developing the procedure of evaluation. 4. For the students
It is hoped that the students become more active in improving their skill while joining English class. It is related to the assumption that
curriculum is a sequence of learning experience for the students so that they can concern more on the English competencies.
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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW
