@thesis{thesis, author={Pujiyanti Yuni}, title ={Grammar Mastery of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. NU Nurul Huda Kedungdowo Kaliwungu Kudus Taught by Using Dictogloss in Academic Year 2011/2012}, year={2012}, url={http://eprints.umk.ac.id/1064/}, abstract={Learning language means learning to use that language to communicate both in oral form (listening, speaking) and written form (reading, writing). Grammar has important role in communication. It is an important component for forming words and building English sentences. In fact, learning grammar is not easy for the students. Most of the students find difficulties in learning grammar and also they still regard grammar as boring subject to learn. Dictogloss is one activity which the students are involved actively in teaching learning process. Therefore the writer carries out the research with entitled ”Grammar Mastery of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs NU Nurul Huda Kedungdowo Kaliwungu Kudus Taught by Using Dictogloss in Academic Year 2011/2012”. This research aims at finding out grammar mastery of the eighth grade students of MTs. NU Nurul Huda Kedungdowo Kaliwungu Kudus before being taught by using dictogloss in academic year 2011/2012; finding out grammar mastery of the eighth grade students of MTs. NU Nurul Huda Kedungdowo Kaliwungu Kudus after being taught by using dictogloss in academic year 2011/2012; finding out there is a significant difference between grammar mastery of the eighth grade students of MTs. NU Nurul Huda Kedungdowo Kaliwungu Kudus before and after being taught by using dictogloss in academic year 2011/2012. This research is a quantitative research which uses quasi-experimental method with pretest and posttest design. It is conducted towards one group. The writer uses cluster random sampling to take a sample. The sample of this research consists of 34 students from the eighth grade students of MTs. NU Nurul Huda Kedongdowo Kaliwungu Kudus in academic year 2011/2012. The data is collected by using objective test in form of multiple choices and then analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. The result of this research showed that the grammar mastery of the students before being taught by using dictogloss is categorized as “low” with the mean 52.18 and the standard deviation 8.65; the grammar mastery of the students after being taught by using dictogloss is categorized as “sufficient” with the mean 6.76 and the standard deviation 12.78; there is a significant difference between grammar mastery of the eighth grade students of MTs. NU Nurul Huda Kedungdowo Kaliwungu Kudus before and after being taught by using dictogloss in academic year 2011/2012 which t-observation (7.44) showed higher than t-table (2.04) with the difference in mean was 14.13. As a result, dictogloss is effective to improve grammar mastery of the students. It is suggested to the English teachers to use dictogloss technique which can help the teachers to enhance the students’ language skills and mastery of language components. It is suggested to the further researchers to develop this research concerning of English grammar especially on the forms of others, simple present tense, simple past tense and coordinate conjunction. } }