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STUDENTS’ ACQUISITION OF PAST TENSE THROUGH CLOZE EXERCISES: A
CASE STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Devianika Pusphita Wibowo
112007109

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012

STUDENTS’ ACQUISITION OF PAST TENSE THROUGH CLOZE EXERCISES: A
CASE STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS

THESIS

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Devianika Pusphita Wibowo
112007109

Approved by

Thesis Supervisor

Thesis Examiner

Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A.

Hendro Setiawan Husodo, M.A.

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Hendro Setiawan Husodo, MA.

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Students’ Ac uisition of Past Tense Th ough Cloze Exe cises: A Case Study of High School Learners

STUDENTS’ ACQUISITION OF PAST TENSE THROUGH CLOZE EXERCISES: A
CASE STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS

Devianika Pusphita Wibowo
Satya Wacana Christian University
Abstract
This study aimed to describe the students’ acquisition of past tense. The

participants were five students from 3rd grade of senior high school who were
chosen randomly. This research used 10 tests taken from authentic materials
downloaded from the internet. The results of this study revealed that high
school learners did not show a good progress through past tense using cloze
exercise because the scores fluctuated. However some aspects such as learners
did not pay attention of the instruction and lacked understanding with some
regular, irregular verbs, modals, and verb be- influenced the scores.

Keyword: Students’ acquisition, Past Tense, Cloze Exercises

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