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THE USE OF POSTER IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AT SMA NEGERI 1 KENDARI

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

There are so many ways to teach English at school. English is an important means of communication, which used by many countries in this world. It plays an important role as an international language. This why the indonesian government chooses English as the first foreign language to be taught in schools (Ramelan, 1992:3).

One of the ways of teaching English is by using a media. In this time, poster is chosen as one of a media to help English teaching. Poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/). By using poster as one of the way to learn English, students can be more interested and can be more understand their English materials, because poster contains illustrations and words which are really fascinating to see. Posters have unique form which makes people want to see it.

By combining English words and illustrations to become a form of poster, it is expected that teacher can use it as a way to help them teaching English. Seeing English words that combined with compatible illustrations, it makes students will understand the meaning of that English words.       

            In this thesis, SMA Negeri 1 Kendari chosen as a place where poster used as one of ways to teach English. Students are given the poster that contain English words and its illustrations, and it is being observed whether that English poster can give significant change in English teaching at classroom, and to see the reactions of students in English teaching towards the using of poster.     

Posters are expected to give a help in teaching English at school. Also, by using poster, it expected that the poster motivate the student to learn English and to make the atmosphere of teaching and learning more interesting. They will feel something new and different from what they usually get in their class. The writer hopes that with the use of poster they will become more active as participant and more confident in learn English.