Abstract :
Genre-Based Approach in learning essay writing on English education study
program is considered as one of the most important academic courses in a supposed
program help the students? ability. The aim is to describe the students? abilities
toward Genre-Based Approach in learning essay writing and to describe the
students? attitudes toward Genre-Based Approach in learning essay writing. The
research subjects were the lecturer of English Education Study Program and the
research object were 25 students of class 2020A English Education Study Program
STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo. This research was qualitative and quantitative research. The
instrument used was test exercise and questionnaire. In analyzing essay writing data
with a questionnaire and scoring rubric are as follows. In rubric score data was
collecting by assessing the results of essay writing learning. The result of 25
students? essay writing 2020A showed that 52% students were good to average,
while 28% students were fair to poor and 20% students were very poor. Based on
the data we known from Genre-Based Approach (GBA) can applied well and
suitable for learning essay writing. Taking the data questionnaire was 15
questionnaires about Genre-Based Approach in writing essays using google form
accompanied by the answer of students? attitudes on the questionnaire, which were
33% of the students were good in the cognitive component, 31% of the students
were good in the affective component, and 36% of the students were good in the
conative component