The Effect of Grammar Consciousness Raising Task Technique on the Ninth Grade Students' Tenses Knowledge at SMPN 2 Krian, Sidoarjo

Abstract

The focus of this study was to investigate the effect of GCRT (Grammar Consciousness Raising Task) technique on the Ninth Grade Students‟ tenses knowledge at SMPN 2Krian, Sidoarjo. The research design was a quasi- experimental Research with Posttest Only Non-Equivalent Control Group design. The population of this research was the Ninth Grade Students of SMPN 2 Krian, Sidoarjo. The data were collected by using a tense test. The students‟ scores of the test were analyzed by applying Independent Sample T-Test formula. The result of the data analysis showed that the value of significant (2-tailed) was 0.000 in which less than 0.05. In addition, the mean score of the experimental group which was 88.86 outperformed the mean score of the control group in which 79.43. In conclusion, there was a significant effect of using GCRT technique on the Ninth Grade Students‟ tenses knowledge of SMPN 2 Krian, Sidoarjo.