Improving the quality in writing descriptive texts of Madrasah Aliyah students through directed writing activity strategy / Binti Suaidah Hanur - Repositori Universitas Negeri Malang

Improving the quality in writing descriptive texts of Madrasah Aliyah students through directed writing activity strategy / Binti Suaidah Hanur

Hanur, Binti Suaidah (2011) Improving the quality in writing descriptive texts of Madrasah Aliyah students through directed writing activity strategy / Binti Suaidah Hanur. Masters thesis, Universitas Negeri Malang.

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Abstract

Thesis Graduate Program in English Language Education State University of Malang. Advisors (1) Prof. Bambang Yudi Cahyono M.Pd M.A. Ph.D (2) Prof. M. Adnan Latief M.A. Ph.D. Key words the quality in writing descriptive texts the directed writing activity strategy This study was intended to improve the first year students quality in writing a descriptive text at MA Ar-Rahmah through the Directed Writing Activity strategy. Due to the fact that most Madrasah Aliyah students (1) did not know how to write a word since the way in pronouncing it is different from its spelling (2) were not used to writing in English although they have learned grammar (3) were rarely asked to do a writing task because writing is not tested in National Examination (UN). The design of this study was action research which consists of 4 stages namely planning the action implementing and observing the action and reflecting on the action. The subjects of this study were class X-C in the 2010-2011 academic year consisting 31 students. There were 3 instruments used to collect the data needed i.e. fieldnotes portfolio a scoring guide and questionnaire. The criteria of success of this study were (1) all students participated in the teaching and learning process (2) all students got score of equal to or more than 3 in each aspect of writing. The result of the preliminary that was conducted on January 14 2011 showed that most of the students often made mistakes in grammar spelling capitalization punctuation and the choice of words. In addition their paragraph organizations were very poor only a few of their work that could be understood and acceptable. The findings of the study indicated that in Cycle 1 the study did not meet the criteria of success. Concerning the first criterion it was only 99% students who followed the teaching and learning process. One student was absent since the first meeting. In connection with the second crietrion 18 students (58.06%) had achieved a score of equal to or more than 3 and the rest 13 students (41.94%) got scores below 3. Because the first cycle did not meet the criteria of success so the researcher carried out the second cycle. Concerning the first criterion. All students (100%) participated in the teaching and learning process. In addition to the second criterion all students got score equal to even greater than 3 in each aspect of writing. Based on the findings above it can be concluded that the directed writing activity strategy has been successful in improving the quality in writing descriptive texts of Madrasah Aliyah students. Then it was suggested to the English teachers to apply the strategy in the teaching and learning writing of other genres and provide students with the internationaly standardized dictionary. The future researchers are suggested to conduct the research to other language subject matters at MA/SMA level

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Fakultas Sastra (FS) > Departemen Sastra Inggris (ING) > S2 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
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Date Deposited: 23 Aug 2011 04:29
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2011 03:00
URI: http://repository.um.ac.id/id/eprint/58537

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