1. In most of the roles of the L1 that we have looked at, there is the common theme that the L1
provides a familiar and effective way of quickly getting to grips with the meaning and
content of what needs to be used in the L2 as the researcher concluded (Nation., 2003, p.5).
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2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract ................................................................................................................................... i
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................... ii
List of Tables .......................................................................................................................... iii
I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 2
1. Background of The Study...……………………………………………………….2
2. Delimination of The Study...………………………………………………………4
3. Objectives of The Study……...……………………………………………………4
4. Research Questions……………………………………………………………..…5
5. Scope of The Study……………………………………………………………..…5
6. Significance of The study………………………………………………………….5
II. REVIEW OF RELATED THEORIES……………………………………………..8
1. Literature Review…………………………………………………………………8
a. Language Teaching and Learning…………………………………………….7
b. Second Language Learning…………………………………………………..8
c. The Role of Mother Tongue in Learning English…………………………….12
2. Review of Related Studies………………………………………………………15
3. Conceptual Framework…………………………………………………………16
4. Hypothesis of The Study……………………………………………………….17
III. RESEARCH METHOD METHODOLOGY……………………………………..18
1. Type of Research……………………………………………………………….18
2. Setting of Research………………………………………………………………19
3. Population and Sample…………………………………………………………19
4. Research Instrument…………………………………………………………….19
a. Questionnaire………………………………………………………………..20
3. b. Interview……………………………………………………………………..20
5. Data Analysis Technique……………………………………………………….21
6. Reliability and Validity…………………………………………………………24
IV. INTERPRETATIONS AND DISCUSSION FINDINGS…………………………26
1. Background Information of The Participants…………………………………26
2. The Importance of Learning English……………………………………………28
3. The Mother Tongue Influences in Learning English……………………………29
V. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION…………………………………...34
1. Summary of The Study…………………………………………………………..34
2. Recommendation and Suggestion………………………………………………..35
References…………………………………………………………………………..36
