Thohid, Feri Rokhyani (2014) THE WRITING JOURNAL TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE THE WRITING FLUENCY OF GRADE VIII D STUDENTS AT MTs NEGERI KAWUNGANTEN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/ 2014. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
The aim of this research was to improve the writing fluency of grade VIII D students at MTs Negeri Kawunganten in the academic year of 2013/2014 through writing journal technique. This research was classified as action research. It was conducted in two cycles with four meetings in the first cycle and three meetings in the second one. The main subjects of this research were 33 students of class VIII D at MTs Negeri Kawunganten. The data obtained were qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were gained from the observations and the interviews with both the English teacher and the students. The data were transformed into field notes and interview transcripts. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were gained from the writing tests that were conducted before the action implementation and at the end of every cycle. There were several validity principles applied in this research; they were democratic validity, outcome validity, process validity, catalytic validity, and dialogic validity. Furthermore, to test the trustworthiness these three triangulation principles were implemented: time triangulation, space triangulation, and investigator triangulation. The actions implemented in this research were implementing the writing journal technique, giving more explanation related to grammatical rules, conjunctions, and writing mechanics, providing activities that enabled the students to enrich their vocabulary, preparing worksheets for the students, and making use of the LCD projector optimally. The results of the research show that the implementation of the writing journal technique in the English teaching and learning process was effective to improve the students’ writing fluency. They could perform more confidently, more smoothly, and less hesitantly during the writing process. Moreover, their motivation and enthusiasm in English learning also improved. Furthermore, after comparing the means of the words produced per 30 minutes in the pre-test and Cycle 2 test, there was an increase from 47.82 to 64.80. The research findings were also supported by the means of the students’ writing scores that improved from 61.64 in the pre-test to 66.86 in Cycle 2 test.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | writing journal technique, writing fluency, Mts |
| 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: | 22 May 2015 02:21 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 22:43 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/19232 |
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