Title: Students' problems in using transition signals of narrative paragraph (A descriptive study in the second year students at SMA Amanah Nusantara Makassar). This research aimed to find out what causes the students' problems and factors of students' problems in using transition signals of narrative paragraph. Problems in using transition signals of narrative paragraph (A descriptive study in the second year students of SMA Amanah Nusantara Makassar).
Therefore, this research was conducted to analyze students' difficulties in using narrative paragraph transition cues of second year students at SMA Amanah Nusantara Makassar. What factors cause students' difficulties in using narrative paragraph transition signals in second year students of SMA Amanah Nusantara Makassar. To find the factors that cause students' difficulties in using the narrative paragraph transition signal in the second year students of SMA Amanah Nusantara Makassar.
INTRODUCTION
Background
The last, she would give the questionnaire to know the factors causing students' difficulties in using transition signal. Data from questionnaire analyzed by measuring the percentage of the cause factors of students' problems in using transition signals of narrative paragraph using Likert scale. The findings of the research present the data obtained from the results to see students' problems in using transition signals of narrative paragraph of the second year students at SMA Amanah Nusantara Makassar.
The data collected from second year students of SMA Amanah Nusantara Makassar, namely class XI IPA 1. The finding of the main problem is described as follows. Based on the above table, the researcher found that there were two factors that caused students' difficulty in using transition signals in narrative paragraphs. Based on graphic 4.2 above, the researcher found that factors that caused students' difficulty in using transition signals in the narrative section were the teacher's teaching method and the students' attitudes.
The graphic showed that the students' difficulties in using transition signals was a problem of the students' attitude towards the subject. The questionnaire used to know the factors causes students to have difficulty in using the transition signals of the narrative paragraph, especially when using time sequence. Based on the results of the questionnaire, the researcher concluded that the students' problems are caused by the students' attitude and the teacher's teaching method.
It makes them not like to learn it" was 109 points, the second point "the student is difficult to understand the function of transition signals in narrative paragraphs" was 131 points, the third point was "the student does not know the meaning of transition in narrative section” was 89 points. And the fourth point was "the student does not know the general with timely transition in narrative sections. There were 8 students strongly agreed, the teacher's method chose less variable, 13 students agreed, no students were undecided, 1 student disagreed, and there were 7 students strongly disagreed with the first point in the teacher's teaching method.point in the teacher's teaching method was.
It makes them reluctant to learn” was 101 points, the second item “the teacher does not explain clearly about transition signals in the narrative paragraph” was 70 points, the third item was “the teacher pays attention to give feedback or correction for student assignment” was 105 points. And the fourth item was “the teacher motivates the students to learn and pay attention to the subject”. The analysis of the ability of students of the English department in the use of transition signals at Padang State University.
Research Question
Objectives of the Study
Significances of the Study
Scope of the Study
She found that the research shows that students' ability to use transition cues as sentence connectors in paragraphs is moderate, with an average score of 68.5. With reference to previous related research above, the researcher follows ways to analyze students' difficulties in using narrative paragraph transition signals in the sophomores of SMA Amanah Makassar, especially errors in using signal time sequence. The questionnaire was used to find out students' problems and root causes when using narrative paragraph transition signals. Ears explains that a questionnaire is a document containing questions and other types of items designed to collect information suitable for analysis.
Test was conducted to find out the students' difficulties in using transition signals of narrative paragraph with the analysis of the mistake made by students as a sample of the research and questionnaire conducted to find out the factors that students' cause difficulties in using the transition signal of narrative paragraph. The researcher gave a questionnaire to the students who were given 8 items that caused students' problems based on the two factors, namely teacher's teaching method and students' attitudes. This research revealed that the time sequence when (17.3%) found the most errors in the students' test.
Next, misuse of time order first (1.5%) was the least error found in the students' test. The result of the data shows that a number of errors occurred in the students' test and these are related to the error in the use of time order transitions, such as the time sequence at the beginning, middle and end of the paragraph. While according to the data from the results of the students' questionnaire, it can be concluded that the factors of the students' difficulties have also come from the teacher's teaching method and the students' attitudes.
Understanding student perceptions of academic writing difficulty for teacher development: A case study from the University of Tokyo writing program.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Previous Related Findings
Some Partinent ideas
- The concept of Students’ difficulties
- The difficulties of Writing
Conceptual Framework
In this research, researcher decided to analyze students' problems, especially with the use of the transition signal of narrative paragraph, namely the timely transition that sequence. Based on the conceptual framework, the researcher would give a preview at the first step to explain the outline of the transition signal commonly used in narrative paragraph. After that, she would analyze the results of the test to find the main or common mistake that students make.
RESEARCH METHOD
- Research Design
- Population and Sample
- Research Instrument
- Data Collection Method
- Data Analysis
Difficulties in using transition signals in the narrative paragraph faced by students based on tests. There were 4 students strongly agreed that they chose one factor caused by students' difficulties is that they do not know the meaning of transitions in the narrative section, 2 students agree, 15 students disagree, 8 students disagree and there were no students who strongly disagreed. There were 4 students strongly agreed that they chose one factor caused by students' difficulties is that they do not know the common timely transition, 9 students agree, 6 students disagree, 10 students disagree, and there were no students completely disagree .
The result of this study showed that various errors occurred in the students' test, which were related to the error in the use of time order transition, such as the time sequence at the beginning, middle and end of the paragraph. For subsequent researchers, they can use this writing as a reference and better explore students' problems with other topics or materials.
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
Findings
Students found it difficult to understand the different temporal order rules for position in a sentence.
Discussion
Based on the result of the questionnaire, for the first item of the student's attitudes, the students do not like to learn transition signals in narrative paragraph. There were 7 students who strongly agree the selected student does not like to learn transition signals in narrative paragraph because it is very difficult, there were 9 students who agree, there were 12 students. The second item of student's attitudes was the student has difficulty understanding the function of transition signals in narrative paragraph.
The third point of the students' attitudes was the student does not understand the transitions that are used in the narrative paragraph. The fourth point of the students' attitudes was that the student does not know the common passage of time in the narrative paragraph. There were 6 students who strongly agreed, 12 students who agreed, 5 students who were undecided, 6 students who disagreed and no student who strongly agreed.
It can be concluded that the teaching learning process of transition signals in the narrative paragraph in the second year students of SMA Amanah Nusantara Makassar should be increased. They can provide more exercises and examples of English sentences, especially in the use of narrative paragraph transition signals. In the teaching learning process, students should be active and ask everything about the use of transition signals in the narrative paragraph.
The teacher does not clearly explain the transition signals used in the narrative paragraph. The student is not familiar with the common term transition in time used in a narrative paragraph.
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
Conclusion
There were 29 second year students in SMA Amanah Nusantara Makassar who have given questionnaire by the researcher. Based on the result of the questionnaire, the first point of the teacher's teaching method was that the teacher's method is less variable.
Suggestion
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