TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER........................................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL...................................................................................................................ii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION......................................................................................iii
DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP.........................................................................iv
ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .........................................................................................vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................viii
LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................xi
LIST OF APPENDICES ..............................................................................................xii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study....................................................1
1.2 Statement of the Problem...................................................8
1.3 Purpose of the Study..........................................................8
1.4 Hypothesis..........................................................................8
1.5 Assumption........................................................................8
1.6 Scope and Limitation of the Study.....................................9
1.7 Significance of the Study...................................................9
1.8 Definition of Key Terms....................................................10

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Grammar and Its Place in Language Teaching and Learning
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2.2 Strategies for Learning Grammar.......................................13
2.3 Teaching Grammar in Context...........................................16
2.4 The interweaving of Grammar and Writing.......................19
2.5 Teaching Grammar as Task Based.....................................19
2.6 Teaching Grammar in Writing Context.............................27

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
3.1 Research Design..............................................................31
3.1.1 Research Variables.......................................................33
3.1.2 Treatment..........................................................................34
3.1.2.1 Instructional Materials................................................... 39
3.1.2.2Time Allocation ............................................................. 39
3.3.1.4 Attempts to Control Some Possible threats .................. 41
3.2 Population and Samples........................................................ 41
3.3 Instrument ........................................................................... 42
3.3.1 Grammar Multiple Choice Test......................................... 42
3.3.1.1 Developing and Constructing Instrument ...................... 43
3.3.1.2 Pretest ........................................................................... 44
3.3.1.3 Post Test.......................................................................... 45
3.3.2 Trying Out the Planned Test.............................................. 46
3.3.3 Analyzing the Result of the Try Out ................................46
3.3.4 Validating the Test............................................................47
3.3.5 The Difficulty Level..........................................................48
3.3.6 The Discriminating Power ................................................49
3.3.7 Reliability of the Test........................................................50
3.3.8 Revising the Test...............................................................51
3.4 Data Collection....................................................................51
3.5 Data Analysis........................................................................52

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS

4.1 Data Analysis.....................................................................53
4.1.1 The Description of Pre Test Score...................................53
4.1.2 The Description of Post Test Score................................54
4.1.3 Analysis of Covariance....................................................54
4.2 Hypothesis Testing..............................................................55

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CHAPTER V DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS...................................
5.1 Summary of Findings.........................................................57

CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND RECOMENDATIONS

6.1 Conclusion...........................................................................64
6.2 Recommendation.................................................................65
6.2.1 To Grammar English Lecturers.........................................65
6.2.2 To Future Researchers.......................................................66
REFERENCES .............................................................................................71
APPENDICES ……………………………………………………………73
STATEMENT OF MAGISTER’S THESIS ORIGINALITY..............98
CURRICULUM VITAE …………………………………………………99