ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Alhamdulillahi Robbil Alamin, the writer expresses her sincere gratitude

to the almighty God, Allah S.W. T, who has given guidance, mercy, and good

health, so the writer had the opportunity to finish her thesis. Salam and Shalawat

are addressed to the final, chosen, religious messenger, the prophet Muhammad

S.A.W.

The writer realizes that in carrying out the research and writing this thesis,

the writer has received a lot of help, motivation and support from many people;

therefore, the writer would like to express her great thanks and apperception to:

1. Dr. H. Irwan Akib, M. Pd., the Rector of Muhammadiyah University of

Makassar.

2. Dr. Andi Syukri Syamsuri, M. Hum., the Dean of FKIP Unismuh Makassar.

3. Erwin Akib, S. Pd., M. Pd., the Head of English Education Department and

Ummy Khaerati Syam, S.Pd., M.Pd., the Secretary of English Education

Department.

4. My high appreciation and greater thankfulness are due to the major supervisor,

Erwin Akib, S. Pd., M. Pd., for her warm personality and my co-supervisor

Drs. Abd. Waris Hamid, M.Hum., for their invaluable assistance continual and

unwavering encouragements, support, tutelage, patience, and perseverance in

guiding me.

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5. The lecturers and the staff of Muhammadiyah University of Makassar for their

guidance during the years of my study.

6. The Head Master of SMA Somba Opu Gowa

7. The deepest thanks to my family for their unfailing love, continual

understanding, sacrifice, prayers and confidence, and selfless support. My

beloved parents Asman Tadda as my father and Sitti Suminah as my mother.

All of my siblings for their support in my study.

8. All my friends from EDSA-2010, especially C Class (Apostrophe English

Club)

9. All of people who had always motivated and helped that cannot be mentioned

one by one.

Finally, the writer offer thanks and apperception to everybody who had

help in finishing this thesis. May almighty Allah Swt. bless us all.

Billahifisabilill Haq Fastabiqul Khairat

Makassar, January 2016

The Writer

Ratna

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