PROBLEMS FACED BY TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK NEGERI 2 SALATIGA IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE ESSAYS
Stefanus Bayu Seno
ABSTRACT
This study addressed problems faced by the tenth grade students of SMK N 2 Salatiga in writing descriptive essays. This study attempted to answer the research question: ‘What are the problems faced by the tenth grade students of SMK N 2 Salatiga in writing descriptive essays?’ To collect data, this qualitative descriptive study used individual test, observation and interview. The research participants of this study were 41 students from two classes, 25 tenth grade students of architecture and 16 tenth grade students of furniture engineering. The researcher chose three participants from each class that represent those who are good, adequate and poor in writing descriptive essays. Through qualitative-descriptive analysis, it was discovered that there were three most common problems, namely: 1) Problems related to vocabulary. 2) Problems related to grammar. 3) Problems related to organization. Hopely the above findings will help teachers to identify problems which are faced by their students in writing descriptive essays and help them to solve the problems.
