%0 Generic
%A  HESTI KARLINA , 1313042041
%C Universitas Lampung
%D 2017
%F eprints:29965
%I Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
%T TEACHING TENSES THROUGH MODIFIED SONG LYRICS AT THE  SECOND GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 3 SUKOHARJO PRINGSEWU   
%U http://digilib.unila.ac.id/29965/
%X   The aims of this study were (1) to find out whether there was significant  improvement of the students’ achievement in using tenses after they were  taught through modified song lyrics; (2) to know the type of tenses and (3) to  investigate the type of sentences they mastered better before and after being  taught through modified song lyrics. This research was quantitative study  which employing one group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this  research were 31 students of SMP Negeri 3 Sukoharjo Pringsewu.    The data were collected by using grammar test in the form of multiple choice.  The findings revealed that (1) the students’ achievement in using tenses was  significantly improved after they were taught through modified song lyrics,  with p=0.00<0.05; (2) they mastered simple present tense better than simple  past tense before and after being taught through modified song lyrics, and (3)  they mastered nominal sentences better than verbal sentences before and after  being taught through modified song lyrics. In view of this, it obviously  indicates that modified song lyrics is a good media to improve the students’  achievement in using tenses.