An analysis on the difficulties faced by the students in learning passive voice in the simple past tense (a case study on the XI grade students of IPA Clase of SMAN I Kebandungan)

Main Author: SUHARTINI, Lina
Format: Bachelors
Terbitan: Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan
Daftar Isi:
  • This study is aimed to describe the objective condition about analysis on the XI grade students of IPA class of SMAN 1 Kabandungan difficulties in learning passive voice in the simple past tense. It includes the students� difficulties and the causes of students� errors in learning passive voice in the simple past tense. This study is categorized as analytical descriptive about analysis on students� difficulties in learning passive voice in the simple past tense at XI grade students of IPA Class of SMAN 1 Kabandungan. It tries to analyze objectively about students� difficulties in learning passive voice in the simple past tense. The writer uses qualitative approach in this research. The object of this study is 40 students of XI grade students of IPA Class of SMAN 1 Kabandungan. She took the sample from the total population of XI grade students of IPA Class of SMAN 1 Kabandungan. The techniques used in collecting the data are, interview, questionnaire, and test. The findings of this study are: the location of the students� error as effect of the difficulties they faced in learning passive voice in the simple past tense is in conjugating the verb 83,3%, using the formula of passive voice in the simple past tense 56 %, and transforming be form 21, 7 %. The errors are occurred because the students do not mastered the prerequisite material of passive voice yet, such as to be and verbal conjugation. This is happened because the students only depend on teacher�s explanation in the class and lack of grammar practices at home. Beside they face difficulties to comprehend the explanation about passive voice in their textbook/workbook and the process of selecting and grading the material by the teacher that is inappropriate.