The students’ ability in writing expository text : a study at the eleventh grade SMA Negeri 3 Padangsidimpuan

Harahap, Suryani (2013) The students’ ability in writing expository text : a study at the eleventh grade SMA Negeri 3 Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

Based on the aims of the research were to know the students’ ability in writing expository text at the eleventh grade in SMA Negeri 3 Padangsidimpuan, to know the difficulties of the students’ ability in writing expository text, and to know the efforts done by the English teacher in overcoming the difficulties. The research was conducted with descriptive qualitative approach. There were 33 students as sample of analytical unit from 303 students of SMA Negeri 3 Padangidimpuan. There were 3 instruments in collecting data: test, interview, and observation. Data was processed and analyzed with qualitative process. After doing the research to the students SMA Negeri 3 Padangsidimpuan, it could be concluded that the students ability in writing Epository Text was enough (57,12). The students’ difficulties were in writing present tense of expository text, writing vocabularies, and developing the main idea of expository text. The efforts done by the English teacher in overcoming the difficulties about present tense; the teacher repeat the lesson and gave more examples. The English teacher ordered students to memorize the words. Then the English teacher explained about the expository text, the generic structure of expository text, aspects of expository text and the English teacher gave the title that near with students knowledge, to developing the main idea of text. Next, the English teacher gave the exercises to the students about expository text, and then the English teacher repeat again the material about expository text. showed the improvement mean score of the students. The first test in the first cycle was 70.53 (53.57%), and second test in the second cycle was 82.32 (96.42%).In the first cycle was categorized into enough category and the second cycle was categorized into very good category. Based on the problems, in identify names of fruit, names of animal,classroom object, professions and part of human body; it was solved by giving the explanation again through guessing games, by motivating and asked them to learn more vocabulary at home.Based on the data from observation sheet indicated that the students got improvement and to be motivated toward English especially in learning vocabulary. It indicated that the application of guessing games technique improved students’ vocabulary mastery achievement. .

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