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THE WRITING ABILITY OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP 1 MEJOBO
KUDUS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
TAUGHT BY USING PICTURE OF TOURISM BROCHURES
By
DIAH AYU KARTIKAWATI
NIM 200932088
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
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THE WRITING ABILITY OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP 1 MEJOBO
KUDUS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
TAUGHT BY USING PICTURE OF TOURISM BROCHURES
SKRIPSI
Presented to the University of Muria Kudus
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in the Department of English Education
By
Diah Ayu Kartikawati
NIM 200932088
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
Motto:
The Formulas of a success are hard work and never give up
Don’t be afraid to move, because the distance of 1000 miles starts by
single step
This research is dedicated to: Allah SWT
Her beloved parents (Mr. Eko Sarutomo and Mrs. Rusmiyati)
Her beloved Grandmother (Mrs. Sri Ngaeni)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thanks God for blessing, mercy and compassionate given to the writer so that she can accomplish this research entitled “The Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 Taught by Using Pictures of Tourism Brochures.”
The writer realizes that she would not be able to complete her skripsi without support, advice, and encouragement from many people. Therefore, she would like to express her deep gratitude to:
1. Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd as the dean of the Teacher Training and Education Faculty, for all his support.
2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd as the head of English Education Department. 3. Mutohhar, S. Pd, M.Pd, the first advisor for all time, advice, patience and
attention to the writer in completing this skripsi.
4. Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd, the second advisor, who has carefully read and made several corrections for the improvement of this research. 5. All of the lecturers and staffs of English Education Department who gave
their contribution to the writer for the completing the research.
6. Sutarman, S. Pd, the headmaster of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus who has given permission to do this research at this school.
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8. Her beloved parents, Mr. Eko Sarutomo and Mrs. Rusmiati for their pray and support to encourage her in finishing this skripsi.
9. Her beloved sisters, Dian A, Nabela L and Devina N who always gave support.
10.Her beloved friends, “Eleveners Plus” who always with her.
The writer realizes that her script is not perfect. There are still many mistakes make elsewhere. Therefore, the writer happily receives any constructive criticism and suggestion, and the writer hopes that it will be useful for those especially who are in the field of education.
Kudus, January 2014 The Writer,
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Kartikawati, Diah Ayu. 2013. The Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 Taught By Using Picture of Tourism Brochures. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (1) Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd. (2) Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd.
Key words: Writing ability, Descriptive text, Picture of Tourism Brochures
Realizing how important the English language is, our government includes English in curriculum as a compulsory subject for student in our country. It is taught from elementary school as an optional subject, junior high school and university level as a compulsory subject, it aims to make students understand the types of texts or genres. In the syllabus of the eighth grade students of junior high school, there is descriptive text as the material. In the fact, the writer found many eighth grade students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus have less understanding and capability in writing descriptive text. They are not interested to follow the class because the English teacher do not use interesting media and do the monotonous way to teach. Therefore, the writer uses picture of tourism brochures as the media to help the students’ ability in writing descriptive text, so the students did not face difficulties in writing descriptive text.
The objective of the research is to find out whether or not there is a significant difference between the writing ability of descriptive text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the academic year 2013/2014 before and after being taught by using Picture of Tourism Brochures.
The design of this research is pre-experimental research. The population of this research is all of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the academic year 2013/2014. The writer takes one class as the sample by using cluster random sampling. The writer got VIII D, consist of 30 students. The research instrument used by the writer is written test.
The writing ability of descriptive text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the academic year 2013/2014 before being taught by using picture of tourism brochures is sufficient. The result of the test shows that the mean is 57.63 and standard deviation is 11.67. Meanwhile, the writing ability of descriptive text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the academic year 2013/2014 after being taught by using picture of tourism brochures is good. It showed from the result of the test that mean is 74.46 and standard deviation is 8.25. It is easy to understand from the mean of pre-test and post-test that there is significant different. The mean of post-test is higher than the mean score of pre-test. But, we have to examine the result of the scores by using t-test and t-table. Then, the result is t-test (to = 6.52 > t-table = 2.05). So, there is a
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Kartikawati, Diah Ayu. 2013. Kemampuan Menulis Teks Deskripsi Siswa Kelas Delapan SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus Tahun Ajaran 2013/2014 Diajar Menggunakan Gambar Brosur Wisata. Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (1) Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd., (2) Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd.
Kata kunci: Kemampuan menulis, Teks Deskripsi, Gambar Brosur Wisata
Menyadari betapa pentingnya bahasa Inggris, pemerintah kita memasukkan bahasa Inggris dalam kurikulum sebagai mata pelajaran wajib bagi siswa di negara kita. Bahasa Inggris diajarkan dari sekolah dasar sebagai mata pelajaran tidak wajib, Sekolah Menegah Pertama dan tingkat universitas sebagai mata kuliah wajib. Hal itu bertujuan agar siswa memahami jenis teks atau genre. Didalam silabus kelas VIII Sekolah Menengah Pertama, ada materi teks deskripsi. Pada kenyataannya, penulis menemukan banyak siswa kelas VIII Sekolah Menengah Pertama memiliki pemahaman dan kemampuan yang kurang dalam menulis teks deskriptif. mereka tidak tertarik untuk mengikuti kelas karena guru bahasa Inggris tidak menggunakan media yang menarik dan melakukan cara monoton untuk mengajar. Oleh karena itu, penulis menggunakan gambar brosur wisata sebagai media untuk membantu kemampuan menulis teks deskripsi siswa, sehingga para siswa tidak menhghadapi kesulitan dalam menulis teks deskripsi.
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah ada atau tidak perbedaan signifikan antara kemampuan menulis teks dekripsi siswa kelas VIII SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus pada tahun akademik 2013/2014 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan menggunakan Gambar Brosur Wisata.
Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian pre-eksperimental. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas VIII SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus pada tahun akademik 2013/2014. Penulis mengambil satu kelas sebagai sampel dengan menggunakan cluster random sampling. Penulis mendapat kelas VIII D, terdiri dari 30 siswa. Instrument penelitian yang digunakan penulis adalah tes tertulis.
Kemampuan menulis teks deskripsi siswa kelas VIII SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus pada tahun akademik 2013/2014 sebelum diajarkan menggunakan gambar brosur wisata adalah cukup. Hasil tes menunjukkan bahwa nilai rata-ratanya adalah 57.63 dan standar deviasi 11.67. Sementara itu, kemampuan menulis teks deskripsi siswa kelas VIII SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus pada tahun akademik 2013/2014 sesudah diajarkan menggunakan gambar brosur wisata adalah baik. Ditunjukkan dari rata-rata hasil tes adalah 74.46 dan standar deviasi 8.25. Mudah untuk memahami bahwa ada perbedaan signifikan dari nilai rata-rata pre-test dan post-test. Nilai rata-rata post-test lebih tinggi daripada nilai rata-rata pre-post-test. Tapi, kita harus menguji hasil tersebut menggunakan t-test dan t-table. Kemudian, hasilnya adalah t-test (to = 6.52 > t-table = 2.05). Jadi, ada perbedaan signifikan antara
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tahun akademik 2013/2014 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan menggunakan gambar brosur wisata.
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CHAPTER II: REVIEW TO THE RELATED LITERATURE 2.1. Teaching English at SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus ... 6
2.1.1. The Purpose of Teaching English at SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus ... 7
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2.1.3. The Technique and Media of Teaching English at SMP 1 Mejobo
Kudus ... 9
2.5.2. Picture of Tourism Brochures as Teaching Media ... 16
2.5.3. The Steps of Using Picture of Tourism Brochures as a teaching media ... 17
2.5.4. The Advantages of Using Picture of Tourism Brochures ... 17
2.6. Review to the Previous Research ... 18
2.7. Theoritical Framework ... 18
2.8. Hypothesis ... 19
CHAPTER III: METHOD OF THE RESEARCH 3.1. Design of the Research... 20
3.2. Population and Sample ... 21
3.3. Instrument of the Research... 22
3.4. Data Collection... 24
3.5. Data Analysis ... 24
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4.1. Finding of the Research ... 28
4.1.1. The Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Picture of Tourism Brochures ... 28
4.1.2. The Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 after being Taught by Using Picture of Tourism Brochures ... 30 4.2. Hypothesis Testing ... 32
CHAPTER V: DISCUSSION CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1. Conclusion ... 40
6.2. Suggestion ... 41 REFERENCES ... 42
APPENDICES ... 44
STATEMENT ... 71
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
2.1 Example of Descriptive Text ... 13 3.1 The Extended Profile Criteria to Assess Writing ... 23
3.2 Achievement Category ... 25 4.1 The Score Table of the Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the
Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Picture of Tourism
Brochures ... 29 4.2 The Distribution Frequency of the Writing Ability of Descriptive
Text of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Picture
of Tourism Brochures ... 29 4.3 The Score Table of the Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the
Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 after being Taught by Using Picture of Tourism
Brochures ... 31 4.4 The Distribution Frequency of the Writing Ability of Descriptive
Text of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 after being Taught by Using Picture of
Tourism Brochures ... 31 4.5 The Summary of the Result of the Pre-Test and Post-test of the
Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 Before
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
3.1 Diagram One Group Design of Experimental With Pre and Post
Test ... 21 4.1 The Bar Diagram of the Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the
Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Picture of Tourism
Brochures ... 30 4.2 The Bar Diagram of the Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the
Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic year 2013/2014 after being Taught by Using Picture of Tourism
Brochures ... 32 4.3 The Sampling Distribution with Critical Region and Test Statistic
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6 The Data Pre-test scores of the Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Text of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Mejobo Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Picture Using Picture of Tourism Brochures... 65
