Muflikhati, Arina (2013) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS ON RECOUNT TEXTS THROUGH THE USE OF DIALOGUE JOURNAL WRITING OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA IT ABU BAKAR YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This research investigates how the use of Dialogue Journal writing (DJW) can improve the writing skills of tenth grade students of SMA IT Abu Bakar in the academic year of 2012-2013. It concerns on solving the students’ problems in writing skills on the five aspects as proposed by John Anderson namely grammar, vocabulary, mechanics, fluency and form. This study is classified as action research which was done with the participation of 25 students of X3 class as the subjects of the research. The data obtained during the research are in quantitative and qualitative forms. The qualitative data were acquired from the field notes, interview transcripts, and photographs. The quantitative ones were collected from the results of the students’ pre-test and post-test and also from the students’ texts written in their DJW books which were analyzed to get the mean scores to be compared and then determine the gain scores. In regard to the actions performed in two cycles, the use of Dialogue Journal writing was effective in improving the students’ skills in recount texts based on the following evidences. Firstly, the students were able to participate in the classroom activities eagerly and did the tasks well in every single meeting after getting the knowledge during the presentation stage. Secondly, the relation and interaction between the students and the teacher was also enhanced since the use of Dialogue Journal where they shared their experiences, created a closer bond. Thirdly, there were some significant improvements in the students’ writing on the five aspects of writing as shown in every single text they wrote since the first meeting until the last one and also from the results of the pre-test and post-test. In the first texts, the mean score they attained is 13.78. It increased in the second one by scoring 16.28. The last one also managed to gain the score of 18.8 which definitely proved the success of the research conducted in the class X3. The gain score yielded from the results of the mean scores of the three texts is 5.02.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | writing, recount texts, dialogue journal writing, sma |
| Subjects: | Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2015 07:18 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 22:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/18614 |
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