B. Statement of the Problems
Based on the background described above, the writer conducts a study concerning on using smart solution method in teaching gerund at the twelfth
grade Senior High School students of PRIMAGAMA Pisangan-Ciputat, the writer has a big question about Smart Solution itself. The general question
of this study is: “Is teaching Gerund at PRIMAGAMA Pisangan-Ciputat by using SMART Solution Method really effective?”. This main question can be
described into specific question as follows: 1. How is the teaching procedure of Smart Solution Method at
PRIMAGAMA? 2. What is the advantage of using Smart Solution Method?
3. Is Smart Solution Method really effective in teaching Gerund?
C. Purposes of the Study
1 To describe more about the teaching procedure that using SMART Solution Method at PRIMAGAMA
2 To describe more the advantages of using SMART Solution Method. 3 To describe whether teaching Gerund by using Smart Solution Method
really effective.
D. Scopes and Limitation of the Study
The scope of this study focuses on using SMART Solution method in teaching gerund by a few information about participle at twelfth grade
Senior High School students of PRIMAGAMA Pisangan-Ciputat. Teaching learning English at PRIMAGAMA Pisangan-Ciputat includes many aspects,
so it is out of question if the study has to cover them all. To make it deeper, the problems will be limited by some points: 1 The teaching procedure of
Smart Solution Method, 2 The advantages of using Smart Solution Method, 3 The effectiveness of using Smart Solution Method in teaching gerund.
E. Significance of the Study
The results of the study are expected to provide useful information about the using of Smart Solution Method in teaching gerund at PRIMAGAMA
Pisangan-Ciputat. It is expected that these results can contribute to all students conduct with the UN Test. For Head Office of PRIMAGAMA, it can be an
evaluation tool to measure quality of Smart Solution method in teaching learning process. The tentor that joins with PRIMAGAMA Pisangan-Ciputat
can take an advantage from it as an information above various teaching grammar strategy and they can evaluate whether this strategy better or not to be
applied in the class room. And for the further researchers, it can be as a reference for who are interested in conducting similar studies in the next time.
F. Operational Definitions