Research in English and Education Journal
Vol 2, No 2: June 2017

Teaching question sentences by using Five Fingers Technique

Rahmi Daniati (Syiah Kuala University)
Siti Sarah Fitriani (Syiah Kuala University)
Diana Achmad (Syiah Kuala University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2017

Abstract

Grammar has an important role in building good sentences. In learning grammar, the students are usually taught about phrases, clauses, sentences, and also question sentences. Tocreate question sentences, there is a technique that can be used by the students; this is called five fingers technique. Therefore, this research aims to find out whether five fingers technique can improve the students’ ability in making question sentences. The study was encouraged by the problems faced by the students in learning question sentences and the need of fun activity in teaching learning process. This study used one group pre-test and post-test design. The sample of the study was class VIII-1 which consisted of 29 students. Random sampling technique was used by the writer to choose the sample. Based on the tests results, where the score of post-test was higher than the score of pre-test, it can be concluded that using five fingers technique which use the fingers as the tool to memorize the types of question sentences (wh-question, yes/no question, positive tag question, negative tag question, and assumption question) can improve the students’ ability in making question sentences. Therefore, it is recommended for the teachers to use five fingers technique in teaching question sentences.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

READ

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

READ (Research in English and Education) Journal (e-ISSN 2528-746X) is a peer-reviewed and open access academic journal published by the Department of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It highlights and publishes works in ...