Vidianti, Rentina (2014) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILITY THROUGH THE USE OF GENRE KNOWLEDGE FOR THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK 3 NEGERI YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This research is aimed to improve the tenth grade students’ writing ability of SMK N 3 Yogyakarta through the use of genre knowledge. The subjects of the study were 35 students of X AV 2 of SMK N 3 Yogyakarta in the 2012/2013 academic year. The data were collected by observing the teaching and learning process during the implementation of the action, interviewing the students and the English teacher, giving pre-test and post-test to the students, giving the questionnaires after the implementation and taking pictures of the teaching and learning process. The instruments used in this research were interview guidelines, observation checklist, questionnaires and writing tests. The results of the two cycles showed that the use of genre knowledge was effective to improve the students’ writing ability. The clear explanation about the genre knowledge improved the students’ writing ability. Thus, they also experienced writing activity in effective and organized ways which could boost the students’ motivation and involvement. After the actions implemented, they showed some improvements. The improvement was proven by the score of the pretest and posttest. The mean of the pretest was 7.01 and the mean of the posttest was 7.93.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | writing, genre knowledge, improving |
| 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: | 12 Jun 2015 03:05 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 23:29 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/20425 |
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