B. Review of Previous Study
To provide the originality of this research, the writer would like to present the previous research which deal with the student’s attitude toward English
subject. Widyastutik 2005 conducted a research entitled “The relationship between students’ attitude and their achievement at SMU N 1 Salatiga”. The
purpose of her study is to find out whether the students’ attitudes to the English teaching have positive and significance correlation toward English
achievement at SMA N 1 Salatiga. The result of her research is that there is significant and positive correlation between student’s attitude and student’s
achievement. Sari 2006 conducted a research entitled “The students’ attitude toward
Reading III in Trimester I 20052006 in the English department of Satya Wacana Christian University Salatiga”. She focused his study on student’s
attitude toward reading material such as article, book and newspaper. The result of her research is that the student of Trimester I 20052006 in the
English department of Satya Wacana Christian University Salatiga have positive attitude to reading III.
This research related to the same theme that is about student’s attitude to English as the same case of Widyastutik’s research. The objectives of this
research is to find out whether the students’ attitudes to the English teaching have positive and significance influence on English achievement at SMP N 1
Bancak of Semarang Regency. What makes this research different to Widyastutik’s research is subject of research. Widyastutik takes students of
SMU N 1 Salatiga as the subject of research, while the subject of this research is students of SMP N 1 Bancak.
C. Problem of the Study
In teaching learning process is found that English subject is difficult not all students enjoy it because they are not native. Based on the reason above, the
writer wants to investigate students’ attitudes to ward English teaching and its
influence on their English achievement. The research question that guides the research is formulated as follows:
“Does the students’ attitude to English teaching have positive and significance influence on their English achievement at SMP N 1 Bancak of
Semarang Regency?”
D. Objective of the Study
Kategori