A Description Of Tenses Use By The 2016 2017 Students of SMP Negeri 2 Medan
A DESCRIPTION OF TENSES USE BY THE 2016/2017
STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 MEDAN
A PAPER
WRITTEN BY
CINDIYOLLA HALIMAH INAFISGA
REG. NO. 142202040
DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM
FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA
MEDAN
2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Approved by
Supervisor,
Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.
NIP.: 19521126 198112 1 001
Submitted to the Faculty of Culture Studies
University of North Sumatera
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for English Study Diploma III Program
Approved by
The chairperson of English Study Diploma III,
Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum.
NIP.: 19571002 198601 2 003
Approved by the English Study Diploma III Program,
Faculty of Culture Studies,
University of North Sumatera
As a paper for the examination board
July 25th, 2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Accepted by the examination board in partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the D-III examination of the Diploma III English Study Program,
Faculty of Culture Studies
University of North Sumatera.
The examination is held on:
July 25th, 2017
Faculty of Culture Studies
University of North Sumatera
Dean,
Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S.
NIP: 19600805198031001
Board of examiners:
1. Dra. Swesana Mardiana Lubis, M.Hum.
…………….
2. Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.
…………….
3.
…………….
4.
5.
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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
I am, Cindiyolla Halimah Inafisga, Reg. No.:14220204, declare that I am the
sole of author of this paper. Except where reference is made in the text of this
paper, this paper contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole
or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for or awarded another degree.
No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main
text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another
degree in any tertiary education.
Signed : ……………………………………
Date
: July 25th, 2017
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COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
Name
: CINDIYOLLA HALIMAH INAFISGA
Reg. No.
: 142202040
Title of paper
: A DESCRIPTION OF TENSES USE BY THE 2016/2017
STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 MEDAN
Qualification
: D-III/ Ahli Madya
Study Program
: English
1.
I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the
discretion of the Libertarian of the Diploma III English Study Program
Faculty of Letters USU on the understanding that users are made aware of
their obligation under law of the Republic of Indonesia.
2.
I am not willing that my papers be made available for reproduction.
Signed : …………………………………
Date
: July 25th, 2017
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Acknowledgement
Bismillahirrahmaanirrahim.
First of all, I would like to thank to Almighty god, Allah SWT for blessing and
giving me health, strength, and case to finish this paper as one of the requirements
to get Diploma-III certificate from English Department Faculty of Cultural
Studies, University of North Sumatera.
Then I would like to express a big gratitude and appreciation. I own enormous
debt to Dr. Matius C. A. Sembiring, M.A. as my supervisor, and Dra. Swesana
Mardia Lubis, M.Hum. as a head of English Department for their guidance to
make this paper possibly finished. Thanks are given to the staffs at Faculty of
Cultural Studies Diploma-III English Department, and I would like to say thank to
my beloved especially to my parents and my friends for all your prayers,
motivation, spirit and help me to finish this paper.
Medan, June 2017
The Writer,
Cindiyolla Halimah Inafisga
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Abstrak
Tulisan ini berjudul A DESCRIPTION OF TENSES USE BY THE 2016/2017
STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 MEDAN. Yang menjadi masalah dalam tulisan
ini ialah ‘Apakah siswa/siswi SMP Negeri 2 Medan yang duduk di kelas VIII
pada tahun akademi 2016/2017 mampu menggunakan tenses bahasa Inggris
(simple present tense, simple past tense, dan future tense). Teknik yang digunakan
untuk mengambil data ialah metode field research, yaitu siswa tersebut digunakan
sebagai sumber data untuk bahan analysis. Data dikumpulkan melalui pertanyaan
sebanyak enam puluh item dengan model pilihan berganda dengan empat pilihan
(a, b, c, dan d). Setiap item yang dikerjakan oleh setiap siswa benar maka
diberikan nilai 1,7. Setelah test selesai dilakukan maka dapatlah dilihat asilnya
bahwa siswa tersebut bisa menggunakan tenses bahasa Inggris tersebut dengan
baik dimana tiga puluh tujuh siswa dari tiga puluh sembilan berhasil mengerjakan
soal tersebut, dan hanya dua orang yang gagal.
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Abstract
The title of this writing is A DESCRIPTION OF TENSES USE BY THE
2016/2017 STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 MEDAN. The method applied to
this writing is field research. The problem of this writing whether the students of
SMP Negeri 2 Medan are able to use the English tenses (simple present tense,
simple paast tense, and future tense). The sample used as the representative is
thirty nine students who are sitting in the class VIII-1. These students are used as
the resources of the data required for further analysis. In collecting the data to
these students given a set of question which is consists of sixty items. The model
of the tes is multiple choice with four possible choices (a, b, c, and d). Every
student who is able to answer one item will be given score 1,7. The answers of the
students were the data to be analysed to find the result of the test. The
interpretation of the data analysed showed that the students of SMP Negeri 2
Medan in the academic year of 2016/2017 are able to use the English tenses.
There are thirty seven students out of thirty nine students are able to use the
English tenses and there are only two students who are not able to answer the
question well.
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Table of Contents
Chapters
Subjects
Pages
1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
Author Declarations
.......................
Copyright Declarations
.......................
Acknowledgements
.......................
Abstrak
.......................
Abstract
.......................
Table of Contents
.......................
INTRODUCTION
.......................
Background of the Study .......................
Problems of the Study
......................
Scopes of the Study
......................
Purposes of Writing
......................
Reasons for Choosing the Topic ................
Methods of Writing
......................
i
ii
iii
iv
v
vi
1
1
3
3
4
4
5
2.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE..
6
3.
3.1
3.2
3.3
THE DESCRIPTIONS
Validity
Reliability
Result of the Test
......................
......................
......................
......................
13
13
16
18
4.
FINDINGS
.....................
23
5.
5.1
5.2
CONCLUSIONS
Conclusions
Suggestions
.....................
....................
...................
27
27
27
REFERENCES
...................
29
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STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 MEDAN
A PAPER
WRITTEN BY
CINDIYOLLA HALIMAH INAFISGA
REG. NO. 142202040
DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM
FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA
MEDAN
2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Approved by
Supervisor,
Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.
NIP.: 19521126 198112 1 001
Submitted to the Faculty of Culture Studies
University of North Sumatera
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for English Study Diploma III Program
Approved by
The chairperson of English Study Diploma III,
Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum.
NIP.: 19571002 198601 2 003
Approved by the English Study Diploma III Program,
Faculty of Culture Studies,
University of North Sumatera
As a paper for the examination board
July 25th, 2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Accepted by the examination board in partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the D-III examination of the Diploma III English Study Program,
Faculty of Culture Studies
University of North Sumatera.
The examination is held on:
July 25th, 2017
Faculty of Culture Studies
University of North Sumatera
Dean,
Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S.
NIP: 19600805198031001
Board of examiners:
1. Dra. Swesana Mardiana Lubis, M.Hum.
…………….
2. Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.
…………….
3.
…………….
4.
5.
Universitas Sumatera Utara
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
I am, Cindiyolla Halimah Inafisga, Reg. No.:14220204, declare that I am the
sole of author of this paper. Except where reference is made in the text of this
paper, this paper contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole
or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for or awarded another degree.
No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main
text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another
degree in any tertiary education.
Signed : ……………………………………
Date
: July 25th, 2017
i
Universitas Sumatera Utara
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
Name
: CINDIYOLLA HALIMAH INAFISGA
Reg. No.
: 142202040
Title of paper
: A DESCRIPTION OF TENSES USE BY THE 2016/2017
STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 MEDAN
Qualification
: D-III/ Ahli Madya
Study Program
: English
1.
I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the
discretion of the Libertarian of the Diploma III English Study Program
Faculty of Letters USU on the understanding that users are made aware of
their obligation under law of the Republic of Indonesia.
2.
I am not willing that my papers be made available for reproduction.
Signed : …………………………………
Date
: July 25th, 2017
ii
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Acknowledgement
Bismillahirrahmaanirrahim.
First of all, I would like to thank to Almighty god, Allah SWT for blessing and
giving me health, strength, and case to finish this paper as one of the requirements
to get Diploma-III certificate from English Department Faculty of Cultural
Studies, University of North Sumatera.
Then I would like to express a big gratitude and appreciation. I own enormous
debt to Dr. Matius C. A. Sembiring, M.A. as my supervisor, and Dra. Swesana
Mardia Lubis, M.Hum. as a head of English Department for their guidance to
make this paper possibly finished. Thanks are given to the staffs at Faculty of
Cultural Studies Diploma-III English Department, and I would like to say thank to
my beloved especially to my parents and my friends for all your prayers,
motivation, spirit and help me to finish this paper.
Medan, June 2017
The Writer,
Cindiyolla Halimah Inafisga
iii
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Abstrak
Tulisan ini berjudul A DESCRIPTION OF TENSES USE BY THE 2016/2017
STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 MEDAN. Yang menjadi masalah dalam tulisan
ini ialah ‘Apakah siswa/siswi SMP Negeri 2 Medan yang duduk di kelas VIII
pada tahun akademi 2016/2017 mampu menggunakan tenses bahasa Inggris
(simple present tense, simple past tense, dan future tense). Teknik yang digunakan
untuk mengambil data ialah metode field research, yaitu siswa tersebut digunakan
sebagai sumber data untuk bahan analysis. Data dikumpulkan melalui pertanyaan
sebanyak enam puluh item dengan model pilihan berganda dengan empat pilihan
(a, b, c, dan d). Setiap item yang dikerjakan oleh setiap siswa benar maka
diberikan nilai 1,7. Setelah test selesai dilakukan maka dapatlah dilihat asilnya
bahwa siswa tersebut bisa menggunakan tenses bahasa Inggris tersebut dengan
baik dimana tiga puluh tujuh siswa dari tiga puluh sembilan berhasil mengerjakan
soal tersebut, dan hanya dua orang yang gagal.
iv
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Abstract
The title of this writing is A DESCRIPTION OF TENSES USE BY THE
2016/2017 STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 MEDAN. The method applied to
this writing is field research. The problem of this writing whether the students of
SMP Negeri 2 Medan are able to use the English tenses (simple present tense,
simple paast tense, and future tense). The sample used as the representative is
thirty nine students who are sitting in the class VIII-1. These students are used as
the resources of the data required for further analysis. In collecting the data to
these students given a set of question which is consists of sixty items. The model
of the tes is multiple choice with four possible choices (a, b, c, and d). Every
student who is able to answer one item will be given score 1,7. The answers of the
students were the data to be analysed to find the result of the test. The
interpretation of the data analysed showed that the students of SMP Negeri 2
Medan in the academic year of 2016/2017 are able to use the English tenses.
There are thirty seven students out of thirty nine students are able to use the
English tenses and there are only two students who are not able to answer the
question well.
v
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Table of Contents
Chapters
Subjects
Pages
1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
Author Declarations
.......................
Copyright Declarations
.......................
Acknowledgements
.......................
Abstrak
.......................
Abstract
.......................
Table of Contents
.......................
INTRODUCTION
.......................
Background of the Study .......................
Problems of the Study
......................
Scopes of the Study
......................
Purposes of Writing
......................
Reasons for Choosing the Topic ................
Methods of Writing
......................
i
ii
iii
iv
v
vi
1
1
3
3
4
4
5
2.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE..
6
3.
3.1
3.2
3.3
THE DESCRIPTIONS
Validity
Reliability
Result of the Test
......................
......................
......................
......................
13
13
16
18
4.
FINDINGS
.....................
23
5.
5.1
5.2
CONCLUSIONS
Conclusions
Suggestions
.....................
....................
...................
27
27
27
REFERENCES
...................
29
vi
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