ABSTRAK
Tujuan penulisan Tugas Akhir ini adalah untuk mengetahui keefektifan penggunaan gambar dalam pelajaran menulis kata-kata bahasa Inggris dan apakah gambar dapat membantu anak-anak menjadi penulis yang baik.
Berdasarkan pemikiran di atas, saya melakukan penelitian di Logic Learning Center (LLC) yang bergerak di bidang pendidikan. Saya memilih LLC sebagai tempat penelitian saya karena saya merasa teknik mengajar yang digunakan guru-guru di sana sangat kreatif dan memacu anak untuk menikmati proses belajar. Supaya mendapatkan hasil yang akurat dan mencegah kesalahpahaman, maka pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan melakukan observasi, wawancara dengan guru LLC, dan studi pustaka.
Dari hasil penelitian mengenai kegunaan gambar dalam mengajar menulis kata-kata bahasa Inggris pada murid tingkat 1 (kelas 1 SD) di LLC, saya dapat menyimpulkan bahwa gambar membuat suasana belajar lebih menyenangkan sehingga latihan-latihan menulis yang diberikan kepada mereka untuk menjadi penulis yang baik dapat mereka lakukan dengan baik.
Saya berharap guru-guru di LLC dapat mempertahankan dan meningkatkan cara mengajar mereka yang menarik sehingga murid-murid akan lebih menikmati proses belajar mereka.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT... i
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY... ii
PREFACE ... iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... iv
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ... 1
I.1. Background of the Study I.2. Identification of the Problem I.3. Objectives and Benefits of the Study I.4. Concise History of the Organization I.5. Service of the Organization I.6. Limitations of the Study I.7. Layout of the Term Paper CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL REVIEW... 6
CHAPTER III: PERFORMANCE OF THE RESEARCH ... 9
III.1. Method of Study III.1.1. Choice of Instruments III.1.2. Data-gathering Process III.1.3. Presentation of Data CHAPTER IV: RESULT AND DISCUSSION OF THE RESULT ... 14
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION & SUGESSTIONS ... 16 BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICE:
Appendix 1. List of interview questions
APPENDICE
List of interview questions:
1. How long have you been an English teacher? 2. What inspired you to become a teacher?
3. Do you agree with the impression that says: “writing is boring”? 4. Do you have special techniques to teach writing?
5. If you do, what kind of techniques?
6. What do you think about the use of pictures in teaching writing for first grade students?
7. Have you ever tried to use pictures in teaching writing?
8. Do you think students are encouraged to learn writing by using pictures?
9. Can pictures help students in their writing process? 10. Can pictures develop students’ thinking skills?
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background of the Study
“Writing is boring”. This expression sounds common in teachers’ ears, not only teachers of writing, but also teachers of any kind of subject. Teachers of writing always try to find ways in making the writing lesson attractive. That is why I choose the topic about writing. I will focus on the solution to make writing lesson more interesting by using pictures.
I choose first grade students of elementary school because first grade students of elementary school who are going to enter their social life and are interested in something new are suitable for the research to observe the use of pictures in teaching writing. First grade students’ curiosity about pictures will lead them to use their imagination in describing what is in the pictures. Their imagination can develop their thinking skills so that the process of writing becomes easier.
Children’s love of pictures can support them to write. That is what I find when I teach first grade students at Logic Learning Center. They learn to
write by using pictures because the children are keen on learning to write by using pictures. They love to colour the pictures as well. I find it from the reaction that the children show during the lesson. Once, I teach first grade students about feelings (happy, sad, and angry). I try to grab their attention by giving a picture of a girl who is smiling and ask them to colour it. After they have finished, I ask them to write how the girl feels. It is successful. The students write it enthusiastically. The students are excited when I ask them to write because they do not think about how hard they should write the word “happy”, but they only think that my picture should have a name.
Although I have to spell or give examples on how to write the words, I can conclude that the first grade students at LLC do not think writing is boring because they do the writing orderly, letter-by-letter, based on the picture that they have seen. If students think writing is not boring, they will enjoy the next writing lesson because their mind will be focused on the next picture.
1.2. Identification of the Problem
The problems that I try to identify are:
1. How pictures help students to become a good writer 2. How effective using pictures for writing activities is
1.3. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
1.3.1. Objectives of the Study
The outcomes that I want to attain are to find out how pictures help children become good writers and how effective using pictures for writing activities is.
1.3.2. Benefits of the study
1.3.2.1. For the Institution
To make Logic Learning Center at Kopo Permai Bandung more attractive for students in learning English especially learning writing.
1.3.2.2. For the D-three Programme
It is expected that this paper can help students or teachers in D-three English Programme who want to know more about the benefits of using pictures in writing activities.
1.3.2.3. For the Readers
Readers love to read something that can meet their needs. They try to find something from what they read (look for some answers) or they are just curious about it. Whatever the reasons are, it is expected that they can enjoy reading this paper.
1.3.2.4. For myself
It is expected that this study will give me new inputs that make me more sensitive with children’s needs, so I can be a good teacher either at school or at home.
1.4. Concise History of the Organization
Logic Learning Center (LLC) is located at Kopo Permai III F8/7. The founders are: Santoso Tjahjadidjaja, Kuncoro Samadikun, Herry Gunawan, and Elisabeth Purowidjaya.
Based on their business background, they planned to make long-term job opportunities. After a long discussion, they agreed that education was what they had been looking for because they realized that people of any age were keen on learning. Therefore, on 27 July 2002, they opened LLC.
1.5. Service of the Organization
LLC is an educational organization that has two standard programs: English and Super Brain. Now, besides providing English and Mandarin courses, LLC becomes a study center for students from elementary school until senior high school. LLC also provides extracurricular courses like drawing, Calistung (Baca Tulis Hitung), IELTS Preparation, and accounting.
1.6. Limitations of the Study
My paper will deal with the use of pictures in teaching writing, what we can do to make first grade students become good writers and how effective using picture in writing activities is.
1.7. Layout of the Term Paper
This term paper starts with the Abstract, a concise summary of the entire paper in Indonesian. This Abstract is followed by the Preface, in which I acknowledge the work and contribution of other parties. After that is the Table of Contents, followed by its five chapters:
Chapter I is the introduction to the analysis Chapter II contains the library research
Chapter III deals with the performance of the research Chapter IV contains the result and discussion of the result
Chapter V contains the conclusion, my comments and suggestions. In the final part, I present successively the Bibliography and the Appendices.
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION & SUGGESTIONS
Writing will not be a boring activity if the interest to write is built earlier. First grade students who love pictures are in the right stage to build their writing skills. That is what I find at LLC. The teachers use pictures in teaching writing to make the writing process more interesting so that the students enjoy their writing process. Pictures that help students increase their memory also make the students learn new words faster. Although the students’ development varies, with the teacher’s support and exercises given, the students can become good writers.
To be brief, the result of the library research that I find really supports the field research that I did. It shows clearly that pictures are very effective to make the students feel excited to write. This exciting condition makes the students enjoy the exercises that the teachers give to make them become good writers.
My suggestions for LLC are I hope that the teachers can maintain and improve their creative techniques to teach English especially writing, so that the students will enjoy the learning process. I also hope that the teaching techniques at LLC, which are one-step ahead from those of formal schools, will make LLC become the finest and the most attractive study center for children to learn writing.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Kay, Christian, and Frances Simonds. English Through Pictures Book 1. London: William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1980.
Lance, Dr. Wayne D. Teaching Writing: Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade. 2005. SIL International. 25 September 2006. <http://www.iched.org/cms/scripts/>.
Newaskar, Meena. Creative Writing. Malaysia: Singapore Asian Publication, 2002.
Nolasco, Rob. Writing Upper- Intermediate. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1993.
Paul, David. Teaching English to Children in Asia. Hong Kong: Longman Inc, 2004.
