THE ENGLISH WRITING ABILITY OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK PGRI 1 MEJOBO KUDUS IN ACADEMIC YEAR 20132014 TAUGHT BY USING WORDLESS PICTURE BOOKS (An Experimental Research) By MURTIKASARI

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THE ENGLISH WRITING ABILITY

OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS

OF SMK PGRI 1 MEJOBO KUDUS IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

TAUGHT BY USING WORDLESS PICTURE BOOKS

(An Experimental Research)

By

MURTIKASARI

NIM 201032003

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

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THE ENGLISH WRITING ABILITY

OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS

OF SMK PGRI 1 MEJOBO KUDUS IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

TAUGHT BY USING WORDLESS PICTURE BOOKS

(An Experimental Research)

SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus

In Partial Fulfill of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in English Education

By

MURTIKASARI

NIM 201032003

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO

 Life must go on and always be positive

 Study is not only reading however from anything, include observing others around us and take the positive side from them.

DEDICATION

This research is dedicated to:

 Her beloved parents (Mr. Mastono and Mrs. Jasmi’atun), who always give

motivation, and attention.

 Her lovely brother (Handi Suprawito)

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, the writer whishes to express her highest gratitude to Allah Subhanallahu Wa Ta’ala, the Almighty who has given mercy and blessing. So the

writer is able to accomplish this skripsi entitled: “The English Writing Ability of The

Tenth Grade Students of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 Taugth by Using Wordless Picture Books (An Experimental Research)”.

The writer would like to extend her gratitude:

1. Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd as the Dean of the Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd as the head of English Education Department. 3. Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd as the first advisor who has given me

guidance, correction and suggestion wisely in accomplishing this skripsi. 4. Dr. H.A. Hilal Madjdi, M.Pd as the second advisor who has corrected this

skripsi to make it better.

5. All Lecturer and Staff of English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

6. Drs. Joko Waluyo, M.Pd as the Headmaster of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus University who has given permission to do this research.

7. Slamet Budi Utomo, S.Pd as the English Teacher of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus who has given guidance in conducting this research.

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9. All of friends that can not mention one by one who always give support and motivation.

Finally, the writer realizes that this skripsi is still not perfect yet. So, the writer still needs some comments and suggestion to make the research useful not only for her but also for the readers.

Kudus, July 2014

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ix ABSTRACT

Murtikasari. 2014. “The English Writing Ability of the Tenth Grade Students of SMK

PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in Academic year 2013/2014 Taught by Using

Wordless Picture Books (An Experimental Reseacrh)”. Skripsi. English Education Departement of Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor (1) Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd, (2) Dr. H.A. Hilal Madjdi, M.Pd

Key words: Writing, Wordless Picture Books

Writing is one of the difficult skills. However, many students have difficulties in writing process. The writer found the tenth grade students of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in academic year 2013/2014 still have less understanding and capability in writing. It is because their teacher did not use an interesting media in the teaching learning process. Therefore, the writer uses wordless picture books as a media can help the students’ to have more creative comprehend stories by using pictures, and also to be inspired to create their idea using the pictures in writing.

The objective of the research is to find out whether or not there is a significance difference between the English writing ability of the tenth grade students of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in academic year 2013/2014 before and after being taught by using Wordless Picture Books.

The design of this research is an experimental research. The subject of the research was tenth grade students in SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in academic year 2013/2014. The writer takes one class as the sample by using cluster random sampling. The writer got X software engineering, which consists of 33 students. The writer got written test by giving pretest and posttest.

The result of the writing ability of the tenth grade students of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in the academic year 2013/2014, the mean of pre test is 51.44 and the mean of post test is 81.23, the t-test is 16.26 in the level significance (α) = 0.05 and the degree comparison (df) 32, the t-table is 2.04. So the conclusion is there is a significant difference between the English writing ability of the tenth grade students of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in academic year 2013/2014 before and after being taught by using wordless picture books. So, the use of wordless picture books is effective.

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Murtikasari. 2014. “Kemampuan Menulis Bahasa Inggris Pada Siswa Kelas X SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus Tahun Ajaran 2013/2014 Diajarkan Menggunakan Buku Bergambar Tanpa Kata (Penelitian Eksperimen)”. Skripsi. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (1) Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd, (2) Dr. H.A. Hilal Madjdi, M.Pd

Kata-kata Kunci: Menulis, Buku Bergambar Tanpa Kata

Menulis adalah salah satu ketrampilan yang sulit. Banyak siswa yang merasa kesulitan dalam proses menulis. Penulis menemukan kelas sepuluh SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus tahun ajaran 2013/2014 masih kurang pemahaman dan kemampuan dalam menulis. Ini karena guru mereka tidak menggunakan media yang menarik dalam proses belajar mengajar. Penulis menggunakan buku bergambar tanpa kata sebagai media, supaya dapat membantu siswa untuk lebih kreatif dalam memahami cerita menggunakan gambar, dan juga menjadikan inspirasi untuk membuat ide mereka menggunakan gambar dalam menulis.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui adakah perbedaan yang signifikan antara kemampuan dalam menulis bahasa inggris siswa kelas X SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus tahun ajaran 2013/2014 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan menggunakan buku bergambar tanpa kata.

Model dari penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen. Pokok dari penelitian ini adalah kelas X di SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus tahun ajaran 2013/2014. Penulis menggunakan satu kelas sebagai contoh dengan menggunakan tehnik sampling acak. Penulis mendapatkan kelas X rangkaian perangkat lunak, yang terdiri dari 33 siswa. Penulis mendapatkan tes tertulis dengan memberikan pre test dan post test.

Hasil penelitian dari kemampuan menulis pada siswa kelas X SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus tahun ajaran 2013/2014, nilai rata-rata dari pre test 51,44 dan nilai rata-rata dari post test 81,23, nilai t-test 16,26 pada level signifikan (α) = 0.05 dan tinkat perbandingan 32, t-tabel 2,04. Jadi kesimpulannya adalah ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara kemampuan menulis bahasa inggris siswa kelas X SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus tahun ajaran 2013/2014 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan menggunakan buku bergambar tanpa kata. Jadi penggunaan buku bergambar tanpa kata efektif untuk proses belajar mengajar.

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CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE AND HYPOTHESIS 2.1Teaching English in SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus………..… 8

2.1.1 Curriculum of Teaching English in SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus…… 9

2.1.2 The Purpose of Teaching English in SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus…… 10

2.1.3 The Material of Teaching English in SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus.… 11

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2.2Writing………...… 13

2.2.1 Writing as a Language Skill……… 13

2.2.2 The Effectiveness of Writing Practice……… 14

2.2.3 Purposes of Writing Practice Instruction……… 15

2.2.4 The Process of Writing……… 16

2.3.4 General Language Features of Recount Text……….… 21

2.4Media of Teaching……… 21

2.4.1 Definition of Media………. 22

2.4.2 Types of Teaching Media………...…. 22

2.5Wordless Picture Books as a Media of Teaching English……… 23

2.5.1 Steps of Wordless Picture Books……… 25

2.6Previous Research ……… 26

2.7Theoretical Framework………. 28

2.8Hypothesis of the Research……….…. 29

CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH 3.1Design of the Research………..…… 30

3.2Population and Sample……….…… 31

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3.4Data Collecting……….. 35

3.5Data Analysis……… 36

CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH 4.1 The English Writing Ability of the Tenth Grade Students of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Wordless Picture Books……… 39

4.2 The English Writing Ability of the Tenth Grade Students of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 after being Taught by Using Wordless Picture Books……… 41

4.3 The Hypothesis Testing………... 43

CHAPTER V DISCUSSION 5.1 Discussion ……….………..….……. 46

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

1.1 The Mean Score of Each Tenth Grade Class in the Midterm Test of

Even Semester in Academic Year 2013/2014………..… 2

2.1 The Material of Teaching English for Tenth Grade Students of SMK

PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in Second Semester of 2013/2014………….… 11 3.1 The Criteria of Scoring Writing……….………… 29 4.1 The English Writing Ability of the Tenth Grade Students of SMK PGRI

1 Mejobo Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Wordless Picture Books………..… 39 4.2 The Frequency Distribution of the English Writing Ability of the Tenth

Grade Students of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in Academic Year

2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Wordless Picture Books……. 40 4.3 The English Writing Ability of the Tenth Grade Students of SMK PGRI

1 Mejobo Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 after being Taught by

Using Wordless Picture Books………..…… 42 4.4 The Frequency Distribution of the English Writing Ability of the Tenth

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

2.1 Wordless Picture Books……….………...………. 24

3.1 Design One Group Pretest-Posttest Design………..… 26 4.1 The Polygon of the English Writing Ability of the Tenth Grade

Students of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Wordless Picture Books………. 41 4.2 The Polygon of the English Writing Ability of the Tenth Grade

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4 The English Writing Ability of the Tenth Grade Students of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Wordless Picture Books………….…………...… 83 5 The Calculation of Pre test score of the English Writing Ability of

the Tenth Grade Students of SMK PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Wordless Picture Books………... 84 6 The English Writing Ability of the Tenth Grade Students of SMK

PGRI 1 Mejobo Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 after being

Taught by Using Wordless Picture Books……… 86 7 The Calculation of Post Test Score of the English Writing Ability