CHAPTER
I
INTRODUCTION
A.
Research
Background
English as one of the
international languages where almost all of the countries entire the world
learn and use it, makes English as the most popular language in the world, not
only as the second language but also as a foreign language. Indonesia is one of
the countries where English as the foreign language had developed it as one of
the optional subjects for high school since in 1994 curriculum, while in 2004
curriculum, it had been emphasized about the position of English in curriculum
framework as the local content. It means that in educational field, Indonesia
has developed English just more fifteen years, both in curriculum framework as
in document and in practical in the classroom.
In Indonesian
educational field nowadays, English had been developed in variety of ways. Many kinds of models and teaching method had been presented in the class to make
English more fun to be learnt. Especially for grammar class, where English
looks very difficult with formula and rules, it needs to apply attractive
methods in teaching and learning process in the classroom. The traditional
grammar method in teaching English begins to be left and comes to the more
improved methods. Furthermore, English does not only focus on the language
learning but more to the language use.
Teaching English will
be concerned with the capability of the student to produce what they have
learnt, than just become the competence that might be student doesn’t know how
to apply it. The learning process should bring students to the real situation
in their nearest environment, such their experience. It will more encourage the
student to find the motivation for them to produce easily in their active
skills, both in speaking and writing. The two productive skills will show the
competence to what students have learnt.
Voice in English
grammar refers to the active and passive use of a verb. The active voice is
used in making a straightforward statement about an action and the passive
voice, the same action refers to indirectly. In this research the writer
analyze the problem of the students in changing from active voice to passive
voice
