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THE PROCESS OF TEACHING WRITING AT THE SECOND SEMESTER OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IN MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF
SURAKARTA IN 2014/ 2015 ACADEMIC YEAR
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
SHERLY DWI KURMANINGRUM
A320110039
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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Do your best and the God will take care of the rest
(Lakukan yang terbaik dan Tuhan akan memberikan yang terbaik)
Be Teacher of the World
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DEDICATION
I gratefully dedicate this research paper to: My dearest father and mother,
My beloved brothers, My best friends,
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikum wr. wb.
Alhamdulillahirobbil ’alamin. Praise is merely to the Almighty Alloh SWT.
for the gracious mercy and tremendous blessing so that the writer can accomplish this research paper entitled “The Process of Teaching Writing at the Second
Semester in English Department in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta in 2014/ 2015 Academic Year” as one of the requirements for getting bachelor degree of education of English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. Praise is also given to Prophet Muhammad SAW, the great messanger, peace be upon him and his family.
On this occasion, the writer would like to thank all of those who have given the writer help and guidance so that this research paper can be finished. Therefore, the writer would like express her appreciation and gratitute to the following people: 1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, as Dean of School of Teacher Training and
Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta for giving approval to carry out this research paper,
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D.,as Head of English Department, who has permitted her to write this research paper,
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4. Siti Fatimah, S.Pd, M.Hum., as the second consultant, who has given guidance, suggestion, and correction in finishing this research.
5. All lecturers in English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, who have given so much knowledge, support, and learning experience during her study,
6. Syahara Dina Amalia, Ph.D, as the lecturer of the writing class for giving the writer permission in conducting the research in her institution,
7. Her dearest father and mother who always pray for her and give love, motivation, support, advice, guidance all the things during the writer composing the research. 8. Her beloved brothers, Alvian and Rizal who always give her support during her
study and being good brother for her,
9. Her beloved family and cousins, thanks for love, support and advice. Thanks for everything given to her,
10.Her best friends, Hestu, Elvida, Puri, thank you so much for our memorable and wonderful moments,
11.Her beloved “dekil” boarding house, Lida,Imma,Risma, Putri, Lukluk, Dian, who always support her and always make joke to have high spirit in finishing the research.
12.All of my friends in Drama Performance of Hedda Gabbler in class A, thanks for the meaningful friendship,
13.All of the writer’s friends in English Department 2011 Academic Year, and 14.Last but not least, for those who cannot be mentioned one by one who have
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The writer realizes that this research paper is still far from being perfect. Therefore the writer will accept all positive, and constructive criticism and suggestion.
Wassalamu’alaikum wr. wb.
The writer
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F. Approaches to Teaching Writing ... 20
G. Technique of Teaching Writing ... 22
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CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION ... 31
A. Research Finding ... 31
1. The Process of Teaching Writing at the Second Semester of English Department ... 31
2. The Problems Faced by the Teacher ... 39
B. Discussion ... 41
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 46
A. Conclusion ... 46
B. Suggestion ... 48
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 50
xii SUMMARY
Sherly Dwi Kurmaningrum. A320110039. THE PROCESS OF TEACHING WRITING AT THE SECOND SEMESTER OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IN MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA IN 2014/ 2015 ACADEMIC YEAR. Research Paper. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2015.
The objectives of the study are to describe the process of teaching writing at the second semester of English Department in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta in 2014/ 2015 academic year and describe the problems faced by the teacher in teaching writing process. In this research,there are five components of teaching learning process that the writer analyze, such as: (1) Learning Objective. (2) The Syllabus. (3) The Material. (4) The Media. (5) The Technique and the problems faced by the teacher.
This study is a descriptive qualitative research. The data are taken from observation, interview, and document. In collecting the data, the writer employs observation and interview. The technique for analyzing data is data reduction, data display, and conclusion and verification.
The results of this study are: (1) Learning Objective of writing to make ths students able to develop paragraph and apply coherent and cohesion in making paragraph. (2) The type of syllabus is task based syllabus. (3) The material used is from the book or internet and focus on paragraph development. (4) The media used in teaching learning process is handout, which makes the students understand well. (5) The technique used in teaching writing process is controlled composition which can make the students not bored with the material and they are interested in the material. There are three problems faced by the teacher in teach writing class such as, the students vocabulary, the student’s plagiarism, and the student’s interest.
