STUDENTSÂ’ RESPONSE TOWARD TEACHING TECHNIQUE USED BY TEACHER IN TEACHING WRITING TO THE EIGHTH GRADE CLASS OF SMP NEGERI 1 KEPANJEN

Main Author: MEGAWATI, ANASTASIA
Format: Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: , 2014
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Daftar Isi:
  • Teachers have important roles in the classroom. Therefore, they must create a conducive class and prepare materials that will be delivered to students and use method, strategy, and technique effectively. Related to the statements above, there were two problems analyzed by the researcher: 1) What are the teaching techniques used by the teacher in teaching writing to the eighth grade class of SMP Negeri 1 Kepanjen? 2)How is the studentsÂ’ response toward teaching technique used by teacher in teaching writing to the eighth grade class of SMP Negeri 1 Kepanjen? The research design used in this study was descriptive quantitative, the subject of this study was one teacher who taught English in eighth grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Kepanjen, and VIII D class students. In collecting the data, the researcher used an interview, classroom observation, and questionnaire. The interview was given to the teacher who taught English in the VIII D class. The non-participant observation was used to get the data on the implementation of techniques of teaching English. Meanwhile, the questionnaire (Likert scales) was used to obtain the data on the studentsÂ’ response toward the techniques used in teaching writing descriptive text. In this research, the researcher found that the teacher used some techniques in teaching writing. Based on the observation and interview with teacher, the researcher found that there were two techniques used by teacher, those were techniques using picture and reading. The students generally had positive response toward the teaching technique used by teacher. The students generally had positive response toward the teaching technique used by teacher. The teaching techniques used by the teacher were effective to improve writing descriptive text ability. The students became easier to write descriptive text because by using pictures as media, they could develop their ideas and become more focus on the topic and also could add more vocabularies.