Significance of the Study Outline of the Report

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1.5 Significance of the Study

This study offers significant points to consider, such as those mentioned below: 1 Theoretically: the result of this study can enrich the study of discourse in relation to language acquisition, particularly in the field of speech functions acquisition by elementary level children, since there is little research conducted using children as the object; 2 Pedagogically: the result of this study can be used by English teachers, especially those who teach English for children, as the consideration to pay attention to the linguistic features that might be used by their students to realize the speech functions. However, this result may also be used by English teachers teaching English for non-children learning English for the first time, especially relating to what role an English teacher may perform in helping the non-children students.

1.6 Outline of the Report

This thesis report comprises five chapters and are organized in the following form: Chapter I is Introduction. This chapter presents background of the study, research question, limitation of the study, objective of the study, significance of the study and organization of the thesis. Chapter II is Review of Related Literature, which provides theories related to the topic of the research. The theories used in writing the thesis are functionalist 11 approach to language, speech function, mood of clause, language acquisition, Vygotsky’s theory of child’s language and thought, and communicative competence. Chapter III, Procedures of Investigation, which presents the research design, objects of the study, procedure of data collection, procedure of data analysis, and reliability and validity of the data. Chapter IV, Findings and Discussion, gives in-depth analysis and discussion of the problems. Chapter V, Conclusion and Suggestion, ends the thesis by summarizing some points that can be drawn from this study and offering some suggestions that can be applied in teaching English in general. 12

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE