Improving Students’ Ability at Writing Descriptive Text by Using Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) for the Seventh Grade Students of MTs Negeri 3 Medan
| Main Author: | Lestari, Indah Dwi |
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| Format: | Bachelors NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.uinsu.ac.id/7052/1/JILID%20LUX%20SKRIPSI.pdf http://repository.uinsu.ac.id/7052/ |
Daftar Isi:
- This research was intended to find out the students’ ability at writing descriptive text whether can be improved by using Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) or not. The subject of this research was the class VII-5 of MTs Negeri 3 Medan in academic year 2018/2019. They were 38 students. The study was Classroom Action Research method that was conducted in two cycles. The data were analyzed qualitatively through interview, observation, and diary note and also are supported by quantitative data through pre-test and post-test. Based on the qualitative data, the use of TBLT at writing descriptive text can improve the students’ responses. It can be seen in the observation sheet. In the first cycle, there were two meetings. In the first meeting, the percentage was 52,5% (enough) and the second meeting, the percentage was 75 % (good). In the second cycle, the score was 85 % (very good). The result of students’ score shows that the students’ average score keep improving in every test. The students’ average score in pre-test was 61.5. There were 7 students (18.4%) who pass the Minimum Mastery criterion (75). The result of post-test in cycle I, there were 20 students (52.6% ) who pass the Minimum Mastery criterion consider their mean score was 77.02. The result of post-test in cycle 2, there were 28 or 73.7% students who pass the Minimum Mastery criterion consider their mean was 82.07. It can be concluded that the using of TBLT can improve the students’ ability at writing descriptive text.