USING THE MIND MAPPING TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE THE ENGLISH WRITING SKILL OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT MAN YOGYAKARTA III IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013

Cahyo, Fuad Nur (2015) USING THE MIND MAPPING TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE THE ENGLISH WRITING SKILL OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT MAN YOGYAKARTA III IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

The aim of this research is to improve the English writing skill of the tenth grade students at MAN Yogyakarta III by using the mind mapping technique. The study was action research. In conducting the study, the researcher involved the English teacher, the school principal and the students of Grade XE. The subjects of the study were 32 students of Grade XE of MAN Yogyakarta III in the academic year of 2012/2013. The data of this study were qualitative. The qualitative data were obtained by observing the teaching-learning process during the implementation of the actions and interviewing the students and the collaborator about the implemented actions. The qualitative data were in the form of field notes and interview transcripts. The results of this study showed that the use of the mind mapping was effective to improve the students’ writing skill. The use of colorful pictures of mind mapping in the BKOF and MOT stages was effective to make the students more enthusiastic in the writing activities. All students could understand and respond to the researcher’ instructions and explanations. The activities in the JCOT stage for using the mind mapping as a pre-writing planning strategy were successful to help the students generate or organize their ideas. They could also use the appropriate words they learnt to make the mind mapping. The activities in the ICOT stage to write the narrative text were effective through the mind mapping. The students could developing and generate their ideas using the mind mapping and they could produce the narrative text with the correct generic structure.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords: mind mapping, improve, writing skill, MAN
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: 31 Aug 2015 04:00
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2019 03:09
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/25669

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