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STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
USING GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
IVANA ARLENE WELLINGTON
112010100
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
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STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
USING GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
IVANA ARLENE WELLINGTON
112010100
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
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STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
USING GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
IVANA ARLENE WELLINGTON
112010100
Approved by:
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COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in
any course or accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or any diploma in any
university. To the best of my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material
previously published or written by any other person except where due reference is
made in the text.
Copyright @2014. Ivana Arlene Wellington and Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A.
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means
without the permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English
Department, Faculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian
University, Salatiga.
Ivana Arlene Wellington:
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PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
As a member of the (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic
community, I verify that:
Name
: Ivana Arlene Wellington
Student ID Number : 112010100
Study Program
: English Department
Faculty
: Faculty of Language and Literature
Kind of Work
: Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive
royalty free right for my intellectual property and the contents there in entitled:
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN LEARNING ENGLISH USING GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free rights, SWCU maintains the right to copy,
reproduce, print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a
retrieval system or database, transmit, broadcast, barter, or sell my intellectual
property, in whole or in part without my express written permission, as long as my
name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in
: Salatiga
Date
: February 20, 2014
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STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
USING GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES
Ivana Arlene Wellington
Faculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University,
Salatiga – Indonesia.
Abstract
Group work activity has been very popular nowadays because it gives the students
chance to speak more, to share ideas, to overcome the problems given, and to
think critically. Many research conducted by many experts show that it gave
benefits and positive impacts to the students. However, no research presented the
students’ perceptions about group work activities. Thus, this study focused on the
students’ perceptions about group work activities. The participants were 60
students of Satya Wacana High School. The study shows that most of the
participants had the same perspective toward group work activities and most of
their attitude toward it was positive. Although most of the students felt that group
work activities gave them positive impacts, yet, some students saw it differently.
When it came to the problems they encountered in doing group work activities,
most of them responded that many students were not actively involved in the
group work activities. The participants also stated that group work activity was
not very effective because it required a lot of time.
Key Words: students’ perceptions, group work activities, benefits, problems.
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USING GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
IVANA ARLENE WELLINGTON
112010100
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
i
ii
iii
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
USING GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
IVANA ARLENE WELLINGTON
112010100
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
iv
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
USING GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
IVANA ARLENE WELLINGTON
112010100
Approved by:
v
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in
any course or accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or any diploma in any
university. To the best of my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material
previously published or written by any other person except where due reference is
made in the text.
Copyright @2014. Ivana Arlene Wellington and Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A.
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means
without the permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English
Department, Faculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian
University, Salatiga.
Ivana Arlene Wellington:
vi
PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
As a member of the (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic
community, I verify that:
Name
: Ivana Arlene Wellington
Student ID Number : 112010100
Study Program
: English Department
Faculty
: Faculty of Language and Literature
Kind of Work
: Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive
royalty free right for my intellectual property and the contents there in entitled:
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN LEARNING ENGLISH USING GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free rights, SWCU maintains the right to copy,
reproduce, print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a
retrieval system or database, transmit, broadcast, barter, or sell my intellectual
property, in whole or in part without my express written permission, as long as my
name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in
: Salatiga
Date
: February 20, 2014
vii
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
USING GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES
Ivana Arlene Wellington
Faculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University,
Salatiga – Indonesia.
Abstract
Group work activity has been very popular nowadays because it gives the students
chance to speak more, to share ideas, to overcome the problems given, and to
think critically. Many research conducted by many experts show that it gave
benefits and positive impacts to the students. However, no research presented the
students’ perceptions about group work activities. Thus, this study focused on the
students’ perceptions about group work activities. The participants were 60
students of Satya Wacana High School. The study shows that most of the
participants had the same perspective toward group work activities and most of
their attitude toward it was positive. Although most of the students felt that group
work activities gave them positive impacts, yet, some students saw it differently.
When it came to the problems they encountered in doing group work activities,
most of them responded that many students were not actively involved in the
group work activities. The participants also stated that group work activity was
not very effective because it required a lot of time.
Key Words: students’ perceptions, group work activities, benefits, problems.
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