AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT’S SKILLS AND DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT FOR TENTH GRADE IN SMA NEGERI 1 BANJAR
SKRIPSI
Diajukan kepada
Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha
Untuk Memenuhi Salah Satu Persyaratan dalam Menyelesaikan Program Sarjana Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Oleh
Kadek Tommy Praditha NIM 1712021186
PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS JURUSAN BAHASA ASING
FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI UNIVERSITAS PENDIDIKAN GANESHA
SINGARAJA 2022
SKRIPSI
DIAJUKAN UNTUK MELENGKAPI TUGAS DAN MEMENUHI SYARAT-SYARAT UNTUK MENCAPAI GELAR SARJANA PENDIDIKAN
Menyetujui,
Pembimbing I, Pembimbing II,
Putu Eka Dambayana S., S.Pd., M.Pd. Luh Gd. Rahayu Budiarta, S.Pd., M.Pd.
NIP. 197811142008121002 NIP. 199309192018032001
Skripsi oleh Kadek Tommy Praditha
telah dipertahankan di depan dewan penguji pada tanggal 21 September 2022
Dewan Penguji,
Dr. Dewa Putu Ramendra, S.Pd., M.Pd (Ketua) NIP. 197609022000031001
Penguji I,
Prof. Dr. Ni Made Ratminingsih, M.A. (Anggota) NIP. 196609081991022002
Penguji II,
Putu Eka Dambayana S., S.Pd., M.Pd. (Anggota) NIP. 197811142008121002
Penguji III,
Luh Gd. Rahayu Budiarta, S.Pd., M.Pd. (Anggota) NIP. 199309192018032001
Diterima oleh Panitia Ujian Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha
guna memenuhi syarat-syarat untuk mencapai gelar sarjana pendidikan
Pada:
Hari : Senin
Tanggal : 17 Oktober 2022
Mengetahui,
Ketua Ujian, Sekretaris Ujian,
Dr. Dewa Putu Ramendra, S.Pd., M.Pd Dr. I G A Lokita Purnamika Utami, S.Pd., M.Pd.
NIP. 197609022000031001 NIP. 198304022006042001
Mengesahkan
Dekan Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni
Prof. Dr. I Made Sutama, M.Pd.
NIP. 196004241986031002
PERNYATAAN
Dengan ini saya menyatakan bahwa karya tulis yang berjudul “An Analysis of Student’s Skills and Difficulties in Writing Descriptive Text For Tenth Grade in SMA Negeri 1 Banjar” beserta seluruh isinya adalah benar-benar karya sendiri dan saya tidak melakukan penjiplakan dan pengutipan dengan cara-cara yang tidak sesuai dengan etika yang berlaku dalam masyarakat keilmuan. Atas pernyataan ini, saya siap menanggung risiko/sanksi yang dijatuhkan kepada saya apabila kemudian ditemukan adanya pelanggaran atas etika keilmuan dalam karya saya ini atau ada klaim terhadap keaslian karya saya ini.
Singaraja, 20 Oktober 2022 Yang membuat pernyataan.
Kadek Tommy Praditha NIM 1712021186
DEDICATIONS
“Follow your heart”
-Aurora-
My Parents,
Putu Yasawan and Ni Nyoman Sri Tanggal
My Lecturers,
Putu Eka Dambayana S., S.Pd., M.Pd.
Luh Gd. Rahayu Budiarta, S.Pd., M.Pd.
and all ELE’s lecturers
My mates,
F Class family 2017, the ELE’s family, KKN Yeh Embang 2019, and all of my friends
Thank you for the blessing, support, care, advice, suggestion, and everything along the more than five years
May God bless you all for all of your dedication
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to Almighty God, Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, for the blessing and kindness in leading me to accomplish this research. There were many people who helped me during the process of completing this thesis. It is not possible for to mention those names. However, I wish to give sincere gratitude and appreciation to:
1. All lecturers in the Department of English Language Education and
lecturers outside the Department of English Language Education, Ganesha University of Education, who have been willing to give me knowledge, motivate learning
2. Putu Eka Dambayana S., S.Pd., M.Pd. as the first supervisor who motivates me, give me correction, give full confidence and suggestion about the process of writing this thesis
3. Luh Gd. Rahayu Budiarta, S.Pd., M.Pd. as the second supervisor who always motivates and gives me correction, gives suggestion about the process of writing this thesis
4. Prof. Dr. Ni Made Ratminingsih, M.A. as the examiner of my thesis who gives me correction and suggestion after my thesis examination
5. Ni Nengah Yudi Ardini, S.Pd. as the English teacher who gives me a motivation in collecting the data in SMA Negeri 1 Banjar
6. My parents, Putu Yasawan and Ni Nyoman Sri Tanggal who always supported and blessed me everyday
7. My big family and my friend who always stood by me through ups and downs
Finally, I hope this thesis will be useful for the readers who want to develop a strategy for Learning. However, I believe that I have to learn more this far from perfect. Therefore, suggestion and criticism for this thesis are appreciated.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ………..i
ABSTRACT………ii
ABSTRAK...………..iii
TABLE OF CONTENT…...……….iv
LIST OF TABLES ………...vi
LIST OF APPENDICES ………vii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ……….1
1.1 Background of Study ………..1
1.2 Problem Identification ………5
1.3 Statement of Problems ………5
1.4 Purpose of Study………. 5
1.5 The Significances of Study. ………5
1.6 The Scope of Study. ………6
1.7 Definition Key Terms ……….6
1.7.1 Conceptual Definition ……….6
1.7.2 Operational Definition……….7
CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ………..8
1.1 Empirical Review………8
2.1 Theoretical Review………12
2.1.1 Writing ………..12
2.1.1.1 The Definition of Writing ……….12
2.1.1.2 The Difficulty in Writing ………..15
2.1.1.3 Characteristics of Good Writing ………...17
2.1.2 Descriptive Text ………....18
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ………...20
3.1 Research Design ………20
3.2 Research Location ……….20
3.3 Subject of Study ………20
3.4 Method of Data Collection ………21
3.5 Instrument of Data Collection ………...22
3.6 Criteria Used to Measure Students’ Writing Skill ………23
3.7 Instrument Validity ………...25
3.8 Data Collection Process ………30
3.9 Data Analysis ……….31
3.10 Trustworthiness ………..32
CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH FINDINGS ………33
4.1 Findings ……….33
4.1.1 The Result of Students’ English writing score test ………..33
4.1.2 The Result of Questionnaires ………...38
4.2 Discussion ……….53
CHAPTER 5 CLOSURE ………...59
5.1 Summary ………..59
5.2 Conclusion ………59 REFERENCES
APPENDIX
LIST OF TABLES
Table 3.1 Methods and Instruments of Data Collection ………..22
Table 3.2 Rubric Assessment for Writing Descriptive Text ………23
Table 3.3 Score and Criteria of Students’ writing ………....25
Table 3.4 Blueprint of the instrument ………..25
Table 3.5 Gregory Formula ….……….29
Table 3.6 Expert judgement of the instrument for assessing the students’ writing skill in writing descriptive text ……….29
Table 3.7 Expert judgement of the instrument for assessing the students’ difficulty faced in writing descriptive text ………29
Table 4.1 Students’ Score Higher Target Score (KKM) ……….. 35
Table 4.2 Students’ Score Lower than Target Score KKM ………..36
Table 4.3 Students’ Score Equals to Target Score (KKM) ………...37
Table 4.4 Total Students’ Mean Score ………..37
LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1. Surat Keterangan Penelitian
Appendix 2. Instrument Validity
Appendix 3. Test Result of Students’ Writing Skill Appendix 4. Open-ended Questionnaire result
