%0 Thesis
%9 S1
%A Mustika, Mustika
%A Prof. Suwarsih Madya, Ph.D.,
%B Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
%D 2016
%F UNY:41030
%I Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
%K genre-based approach, action reseach, improving the writing skill
%T THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GENRE-BASED APPROACH TO IMPROVE    THE WRITING SKILL OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS    OF SMP INSTITUT INDONESIA
%U http://eprints.uny.ac.id/41030/
%X This  is an  action research  study  aimed to improve the writing  skill  of the seventh   grade students of SMP Institut Indonesia in the academic year of 2014/2015 through   the implementation of Genre Based Approach.    It  was  a  collaborative action research involving the  school  principal, the English   teacher of grade seven, the students of class  VII A  and a student from English   Education department, Yogyakarta State University. The research was conducted in   two cycles carried out in seven meetings in total. The data were obtained by   observing the teaching and learning process, interviewing the students and   collaborators, taking photographs, and analyzing the result of students’ writing   performance. The data were in the form of interview transcripts, field notes, audio   records, and writing scores. The data from the observation and interviews were   analyzed qualitatively and the students’ writing scores were analyzed using   descriptive statistics. The validity was obtained by applying democratic validity,   dialogic validity, catalytic validity, process validity, and outcome validity.    The result showed that the students’ writing ability could be improved through the   implementation of  the Genre based approach. The students’ attitude toward learning   English was also improved in a positive way proven by the improvement of their   classroom participation. Scores of the students’ writing performance also indicate an   improvement in the students’ writing skill. The students’ mean scores gradually   increased from 17.56 in the pre-conditional test to 25.67 by the end of Cycle I and to   27.15 by the end of Cycle II.