A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON TEACHING WRITING
TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS
OF MTS SALAF IYAH KAJEN MARGOYOSO PATI
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
ANA NAILU ROHMAH A320080163
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON TEACHING WRITING
TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS
OF MTS SALAF IYAH KAJEN MARGOYOSO PATI
RESEARCH PAPER
by
ANA NAILU ROHMAH A320080163
Approved to be Examined by Consultant
Consultant I
Drs. DjokoSrijono, M. Hum. NIP. 19590601 198503 1 003 Consultant II
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ACCEPTANCE
A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON TEACHING WRITING
TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS
OF MTS SALAF IYAH KAJEN MARGOYOSO PATI
by
Ana Nailu Rohmah
A 320080163
Accepted and Appovedby the Board of Examiner School of Teacher Training and Education
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
TESTIMONY
Here with, I testify that in this research paper, there is no plagiarism of the previous literary work, which has been raised to obtain bachelor degree of education in a university, nor there are opinions or masterpieces which have been written or published by others, except those in which the writing are referred in the manuscript and mentioned in literary review and bibliography.
Hence, later if it is proven that there are some untrue statements in this testimony; hence I will hold full responsibility.
Surakarta, Agustus 2012
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MOTTO
MenjadiManusia yang Benar-BenarHidup
The Writer
Hidup biar beradab, bukan hidup untuk biadap
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DEDICATION
Thanks to Allah SWT
This research paper is dedicated to:
My dearest father and mother,
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Dedication
This research paper is especially dedicated to:
My lovely baby
“Adzkia Nisaul Aulia”,
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Bismillahirrohmannirrohim,
Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin, praise to be Allah SWT due to His protection, power and mercy given to the writer, so she couldcomplete this research paper entitled “A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON TEACHING WRITING TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF MTS SALAFIYAH KAJEN
MARGOYOSO PATI”.
This study is accomplished as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for getting bachelor of education in English Department, School of Teaching Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
The writer would like to express her deep gratitude and appreciation to: 1. Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M. Si, as Dean of School of Teacher Training and
Education of UMS for approval in carrying out the research paper.
2. Drs. Djoko Srijono, M. Hum, as the first consultant who has contributed his ideas and guidance in finishing this research paper,
3. Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum, as the second consultant who helps severely assured the writer to complete this study with contentment,
4. Titis Setyabudi, S. Si., M. Hum., Chief of English Department,
5. Ruman Masyfu’, S. H., the chief of MTs Salafiyah Kajen Margoyoso Pati, 6. Wildatun Muyassaroh, S. Hi., the teacher of the first year students of MTs
Salafiyah Kajen Margoyoso Pati, who help me to get data,
7. Her dearest parents; Ayahanda Ihsanudin, her beloved father and Ibunda
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8. Her beloved husband “mas Alan, S. Pt”., who has given him love, affection great time and support,
9. Her beloved baby “Adzkia” who has given power and spirit in finishing this research paper,
10.Her beloved brother “Dhimas” who always supports during her study,
11.Her family of “PMII”, Try, Eka, Nila, Mas Zaenal Bebex, Mas Wisnu, Mas Edy, Pak Tohar, Arif Gace, Uttix, Mas Agus, etc who make the writer
always smile,
12.Her best friends; Witori Nandasuka, Tutix BnB, Liza, Maria, Ettix,
13.Her best friends at Dewi Muning 3; Sun-tea, Sisxa, Hettix, d’Moet. That always make her save and smile, and
14.All of her lecturers of English Department.
Lastly, the research is expected to be able to give useful significance for the readers especially for the other researcher who is interested in such research and the writer would be glad to accept any criticism.
Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin.
Surakarta, Agustus 2012.
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SUMMARY
Ana NailuRohmah. NIM: A320080163. A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON TEACHING WRITING TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF MTS SALAFIYAH KAJEN MARGOYOSO PATI. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.Research Paper, 2012.
This research paper is intended to describe a teaching writing to the first year students of MTS Salafiyah Kajen Margoyoso Pati.
The writer focuses the teaching-learning process of writing, on the first year student. The objective of this research are 1) to describe technique implemented in teaching writing, 2) kinds of difficulties faced in learning writing, and 3) kinds of strategies used by teacher to solve the student’s difficulties. The type of this research is descriptive research which does not include any calculation or statistic procedure. The object of this research is teaching writing. The subjects of this research are English teacher and students. The data are taken from informant, events, and document. The techniques of collecting data are observation, employing interview, and analyzing document.
The setting of this research is MTs Salafiyah Kajen Margoyoso Pati. MTs Salafiyah is one of state school in Pati district. The addres is on Kajen Margoyoso Pati Central Java. It has post code 59154. It is opened in January 1, 1933 by K.H.Baedlowi Sirodj. There are 15 teachers. Two teachers of those amounts are English teacher. The writer was took MTs Salafiyah as object of this research caused the students of MTs Salafiyah has some problem faced in writing skill, especially in writing paragraph.
The study shows that 1) Technique implemented in teaching learning process of writing to the first year students are game and contextual learning. 2) The kinds of difficulties faced in learning writing by the first students are vocabulary, tenses, and expressing idea in writing. 3) The kinds of strategies used
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CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study ... 1
B. Problem Statement ... 3
C. Objective of the Study ... 3
D. Benefit of the Study ... 4
E. Research Paper Organization ... 5
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A. Previous Study ... 6
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CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHOD
A. Setting of the Research ... 19
G. Technique for Analyzing Data ... 22
CHAPTER IV : RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION A. Research Finding ... 24
1.The Technique Implemented in Teaching Writing ... 24
2.The Kinds of Difficulties Faced by the First Year Student’s in Learning Writing ... 33
3.The Kinds of Strategies Used by the Teacher ... 35
B. Discussion of the Findings ... 40
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ... 45
B. Suggestion ... 45
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 47
VIRTUAL REFERENCE ... 49
