THE MISTAKE BUSTER TECHNIQUE FOR SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION Classroom Action Research at SMPN 1 Sukasada

Abstract

This study was conducted to improve the competence of students of SMP N 1 Sukasada in
constructing Simple Present Tense sentences by applying the concept of Subject – Verb Agreement
and appropriate Auxiliaries through the Mistake Buster Technique. Grammar is one of the language
components that should be mastered by the students in order to develop accuracy and creativity in
using the language in communication. The findings of the study show the students’ competence in
constructing sentence is improving; it is shown by the students’ mean score which improves from cycle
to cycle. From the observation, it was found that MBT allows students to find and correct mistakes
themselves which help them to understand the rules deeper.