Abstract :
ABSTRACT
Darmayanti, Leni. 2019. The Use Facebook in Teaching Writing
Skill.Undergraduate Thesis. Study Program of English Language Education
Departement of Language and Art Education Faculty of Language, Art and
Humanity HamzanwadiUniversity. Advisor: (1) Selamet Riadi Jaelani M.Pd.
and (2)Siti Maysuroh M.Pd.
This study was aimed at describing the use facebook in teaching
writing skill. Present researcher used pre experimental design in this study. It
was conducted in sendratasik major at the second semester of Hamzanwadi
University. There were twelve students of B class chosen ramdomly to be
participants. The data were collected by asking participants to write about
recount text and asking participant to post it on facebook. The results of the
study showed a significant improvement of the students’ achievement.The
students’ average score in pre-test was(51.67) and in post-test was(79.33).The
analysis of the writing test showed that the students gave positive responses
towards the use of Facebook in their learning. Based on the overall results of
the research, it can be concluded that the use of Facebook contributes to the
improvement of students’ skill and the increases in their motivation in writing.
Key words: facebook, writing