NOUN PHRASE CONSTRUCTION FOUND IN REPORT GENRES IN THE FIRST YEAR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ TEXTBOOKS

ABSTRACT
NOUN PHRASE CONSTRUCTION FOUND IN REPORT GENRES IN FIRST
YEAR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ TEXTBOOKS. Name: Diah
Mawarni Ayuningsih. Final Project. English Department. Languages and Arts
Faculty. Semarang State University
This thesis analyzes about types of Noun Phrase construction. Based on the
Standar Isi, Senior High School students are hoped to get informational level. It
means that the students are expected to create report texts. In creating text it is
important to the students to know about the structure or grammar. Written text needs
correctness of grammar, lexical density and also punctuation. To create a good report
text which has lexical density students can do it by learning construction of noun
phrase.

DEVELOPING STUDENT’S NARRATIVE WRITING THROUGH FAIRY TALES

ABSTRACT
Riyatun. 2007. DEVELOPING STUDENT’S NARRATIVE WRITING
THROUGH FAIRY TALES (An Action Research at Year VIII of SMPN 38
Semarang in the Academic Year 2006/2007). A Final Project. English
Department. Languages and Arts Faculty. Semarang State University. First
Advisor: Dra. Helena I.R.A, M.A., Ph.D. Second Advisor: Dra. Sri Suprapti,
M.Pd.
This study was conducted based on the considerations that according to the
Government Regulation Number 19 Year 2005 formal English teaching is
emphasized on reading and writing in which the goal of every plan in teaching
and learning process is writing.

A CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ MASTERY OF PAST TENSE AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING RECOUNT

ABSTRACT
Hidayah, Tias Evi. 2007. A Correlation Between Students’ Mastery of Past Tense
and Their Achievement in Writing Recount: The Case of the Eleventh
Year Students of SMA I Weleri in the Academic Year of 2006/2007. Final
Project. Undergraduate Program of English Department Semarang State
University. Advisors: I. Drs. Januarius Mujianto, M. Hum., II. Rohani,
S.Pd., M.A.
Key words: Correlation Study, Mastery of Past Tense, Achievement in Writing
Recount.
The ability to write recount, which constitutes communicative competence,
requires another supporting sub competences. The past tense should be acquired
in order to be able to write recount well.

JANE EYRE, A PORTRAYAL OF BRITISH MIDDLE CLASS WOMEN IN THE 19th CENTURY AS REFLECTED IN CHARLOTTE BRONTE’S NOVEL “JANE EYRE”

ABSTRACT
There are many advantages of reading a novel. One of them is to share
experiences with the characters of the novel. Further, hopefully people can learn
something about life from the characters.
This thesis is about a portrayal of a middle class woman. This study is
aimed at analyzing the character of Jane Eyre and to find out the British middle
class women condition in the 19th century through education and profession. The
study will be limited into the main character, Jane Eyre and the setting, which has
a relationship to the main character. For the discussion, the writer used method of
research and method of approach. The Objective approach was used to analyze the
character of Jane Eyre and the setting of the novel, which took place in the 19th
century. Sociological approach certainly made the discussion clearer.

HOMOSEXUALITY IN JAMES BALDWIN’S NOVEL “GIOVANNI’S ROOM”

ABSTRACT
ISTIQOMAH, LIA. 2007. Homosexuality in James Baldwin’ novel Giovanni’s
Room. Final Project. English Literature. Semarang State University.
This study analyzes about the effect of homosexuality in someone’s life in his
society. This final project is aimed at analyzing the major theme in the novel; finding
out the impact of the homosexuality toward the doers; and knowing the treatment of
the society toward homosexuality.

GRAMMATICAL ERROR ANALYSIS in STUDENTS’ RECOUNT TEXTS

ABSTRACT
Haryanto, Toni. 2007. Grammatical Error Analysis in Students’ Recount Texts.
The Case of the Twelfth Year Students of SMA N 1 Slawi in the Academic Year
of 2006/2007. A Final Project.
Learning English becomes more and more important nowadays since we
know that English is one of the international languages which can be used to
communicate around the world. In Indonesia, English is learnt as a foreign
language. Learning a different language is sometimes difficult since the target
language has different elements compared to the native language. These
differences sometimes cause students to make errors when using it.

GENDER INEQUALITIES IN MALE-AND-FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS FOUND IN ARUNDHATI ROY’S NOVEL THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS

ABSTRACT
Hidayah, Nufikha. 2006. Gender Inequalities In Male-and-Female Relationships Found in Arundhati Roy’s Novel The God of Small Things. Final Project. English Literature. Semarang State University.

STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN USING SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS

ABSTRACT
This final project is a study about students’ errors in using simple present
tense in descriptive text made by the eighth year students of SMP N 2 Brebes. Almost
students consider writing is the most difficult skill than others. Therefore, the students
often make errors, and also when they use simple present tense in descriptive text.
This study was conducted under the consideration that simple present tense plays an
important role in writing a descriptive text.

DICTATION AS A TESTING DEVICE OF LISTENING: ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERROR

Abstract
Anggareni, Dian. 2007. Students’ Errors In Dictation As A Testing Device Of
Listening: The Case Of The Fifth Grade Students Of SDN Slawikulon 03
In The Academic Year Of 2006/2007. Final Project. English Educational
Program. Bachelor’s Degree. Semarang State University. Supervisors. 1.
Drs. Warsono,M.A. II. Dra. Sri Suprapti, M. Pd.
Keywords:Students’ Errors. Dictation. Testing Device of Listening. Fifth Graders
of Elementary School.

DICTATION AS A TESTING TECHNIQUE IN MEASURING THE STUDENTS’ LISTENING MASTERY

ABSTRACT
The purpose of my study is to find out the students’ mastery of listening using
dictation as a testing technique.
To achieve the objectives of the study, I conducted descriptive research
design. I did two activities: library activity and field activity. In the library
activity, I explored some reference books that were related to dictation, test,
listening, the elementary school students, and research. While in field activity, I
gave the students a dictation test. The population of this study was the fifth grade
students of SD Negeri Wonorejo 01 Karanganyar Demak in the academic year of
2006/2007. There were 36 students; 12 boys and 14 girls.

CODE-SWITCHING IN COOL JOCKEY’S UTTERANCES IN RCT FM SEMARANG

ABSTRACT
Simbolon, A. Angelus. 2007. Code-switching in Cool Jockey’s Utterances in RCT
FM Semarang. Final Project. English Literature. State University of Semarang.
This final project is aimed at analyzing code-switching that is used by a cool jockey
in his broadcasting. In fact, announcers also use language for some purpose. They
often use more than one language in with slipped English in their conversation. In
broadcasting especially radio program where many young people listen to presented
many languages that is used by turns. One language is slipped into different one that
is called code-switching. It means code-switching is a change by a speaker (or
writer) from one language or language variety to another. An announcer often did
code-switching during broadcasting that it has function and the background of his
language and his code-switching.

AUDIO LINGUAL TEACHING AS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD IN TEACHING SPEAKING

ABSTRACT
Anggraeni, Purwita.2007.Audio-lingual Teaching as an Alternative Method in
Teaching Speaking an Action Research Given to the of the first year
students of SMP Negeri 2 Pemalang In the academic year 2006/2007)
An Action Research. A Final Project. English Department, Language
and Art Faculty, Semarang State University. First Supervisor: Dwi
Anggara Asianti, S.S, M.Pd. Second Supervisor: Dra. Hj.Dwi
Rukmini M.Pd.

AN ERROR ANALYSIS ON THE USE OF GERUND AMONG THE FOURTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

ABSTRACT
This final project mainly aims at determining the main error and finding out the
causes or sources of the errors in using gerunds made by the students of the fourth
semester of the English Department of UNNES in the academic year of 2006/2007.
This study was conducted under the consideration that gerund has a number of types
in the theory so that it is possible that the learners find it difficult to learn the
grammatical structures.

A CORRELATION STUDY BETWEEN STUDENTS MASTERY OF PAST TENSE AND THEIR ABILITY IN EXPRESSING PAST ACTIVITIES IN WRITING

ABSTRACT
The final project is about a correlation study between students’ mastery of
past tense and their ability in expressing their past activities in writing, a case
study of eleventh grade students of SMA I Kudus in the academic year of
2006/2007.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON DICTION AND SENTENCE STRUCTURE BETWEEN SPOKEN NEWS BROADCAST BY CNN INTERNATIONAL AND WRITTEN NEWS ARTICLES ISSUED BY TIME MAGAZINE

ABSTRACT

This final project is about a comparison of diction and sentence structure between spoken news represented in the program Your World Today broadcasted by CNN International and written news articles which is represented by three articles from TIME Magazine. The articles themselves contain the issues of Middle East covering from Iran uranium enrichment program, the war between Israel and Hizbollah in Lebanon, and ‘eternal’ conflict between Palestine supported by only several Arab countries and Israel supported by U.S. government. Although the study is based on the style used in the articles, I only focusing my analysis on the diction and sentence structure. The analysis itself is separated into three major problems.