AKNOWLEDMENT

I wish to express my deepest gratitude to my husband, Moeljo Hadi Soebroto, who

spent his valuable time helping with various efforts support me from the first semester until

completing my thesis.

I am grateful to the three anonymous reviewers, Dr. Alfan Zuhairi, M.Pd and Drs.

Yahya Alaydrus M.Pd as my advisors and Dr. Hj. Mutmainnah Mustofa, M.Pd as my chief

examiner whose questions and comments have been so helpful to the development of this thesis.

I owe special thanks to Dr Arwijati W. Murdibjono, M.Pd, Dip. TESL And Prof. Adnan Latief

for some helpful discussion.

I am indebted to Drs. Junaidi Mistar, M.Pd , Phd Pryla Rahmawati, M.Pd, Yani, M.Pd

, and Rifa Nurmila, M.Pd for extensive help with statistical analysis, Erma Rahayu Lestari, M.Pd

for some discussion and files provider related to task based files and the last to Hartia Novianti,

M.Pd for special help and of course, the students who participated in this study.

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