The research aimed at analyzing the errors in using simple present tense at Logistics Management of Agro-Industry of Polytechnic ATI Padang. A qualitative method with descriptive approach was applied. The samples were 15% of 153 total students or 23 students. Data were collected through the writing test; namely, descriptive essay. The results show that many students commit errors in using the simple present tense. The errors are classified into four types: omission, addition, misinformation, and misordering. There are 107 errors with the highest number that is omission (61 errors or 57%). Misinformation is in second place with 29 errors (27,1%). The error of addition gains 11,2 % with 12 errors. The lowest error is misordering, which gains 4,7% with only five errors. In conclusion, the most dominant error made by the students is omission with 57% and misordering is the lowest one with 4,7%. Therefore, the lecturers are expected to improve the teaching strategies in teaching simple present tense to reduce the numbers of students’ errors.

The research objectives were to describe the need for developing teaching materials based on confident character education, to describe the product design for the development of teaching materials, to explain the acceptability of developing teaching materials based on confident character education to improve reading skills of fourth grade students. Teaching materials are a set of material/learning materials (teaching material) arranged systematically, showing a complete figure of the competencies that students will master in learning activities. According to Lauster in Ghufron (2011:36), the aspects contained in self-confidence include: belief in self-ability, optimism, positive attitude, objective, responsible, rational.Research and development methods (Research and Development / R & D) are used to develop or validate products used in education and learning Sugiyono (2009: 4) cites the opinion of Borg and Gall (1988). This research will be carried out in seven research stages (1) Theoretical and Practical Analysis (2) Needs Analysis of Reading Skills Textbook Development (3) Prototype Compilation (4) Expert Test (5) Prototype Revision (6) Product Use Test (7) Revision Field Test Results.This material is effective in improving students reading aloud skills. This is evidenced by the increase in the n-gain index in the experimental class higher than the control class. The experimental class has an increase in gain of 0.57 in the medium category and the control class by 0.25 in the low category.

The purpose of this research is describing the implementation of reading activity in SD 2 Garung Kidul, the cultivation of self-confidence character through reading activity, the obstacles factors in the cultivation of self-confidence through reading activity, giving the solution in order to solve the problem in the cultivating of self-confidence character through reading activity. The technic of data collecting is using interview, observation, and document research. For data validity is using the data credibility tested which is involving extension and triangulations. For the analysis is using interactive analysis in order to explain the data which is obtained by interview, observation, and document research. The result of the research showed that: 1. The implementation of routine reading in every single day for fifteen minutes before started the learning activity. 2. The cultivation of self-confidence through reading activity in fifteen minutes can be seen in the student’s understanding about the story of the book is being successfully. 3. The obstacles which faced in this research are being on time, variety of books, reading fluency. 4. The solution of facing the obstacles are giving the reading book which is having similarity in student’s handout, utilizing the library, and choosing the right book.

This study aims at describing metaphors translated form English to Bahasa Indonesia in the short story entitled Sepasang Mata Anjing Biru that was translated from Eyes of a Blue Dog by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It also aims at describing the translation strategies in translating the metaphors. This study applied descriptive qualitative research. The data of this study were all clauses that contained metaphors, and they were obtained from in the short story entitled Sepasang Mata Anjing Biru that was translated from Eyes of a Blue Dog. The data were collected by using observational method which was supported by note-taking techniques. The data analysis was conducted by using translational identity method, because English was used in this study. The results of analysis were presented by using an informal method. The results showed that in translating the metaphors, most of the metaphor in source language were translated into metaphors in target language, and only 1 metaphor were translated into simile.