Institusion
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Author
Fatma Nur Diskaya , 2201406099
Subject
LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
Datestamp
2011-11-27 08:52:29
Abstract :
Fatma Nur Diskaya. 2010. Classical Music ?Mother How are you Today? As An
Alternative Way For Teaching The Second Year Students In Writing
Recount Text. (A Case Study of Semesta Junior High School Semarang in
the Academic Year of 2009/2010). A Final Project. English Department.
Languages and Arts Faculty. Semarang State University.
This study was conducted in formal English teaching emphasizing on
reading and writing in which the goal of every plan in teaching and learning
process is writing. Written a text of ?Mother How are You Today ?song is
expected to be beneficial as a model for teaching linguistic features and generic
structure characterizing recount text. The aim of this study is to describe to what
extent the teaching of linguistic features and generic structure characterizing
recount through the content of the song contribute to the students? improvement in
writing recount.
This study is an action research. There were four steps in conducting an
action research: Planning. Action, Observation, and Reflection. This action
research was done in two cycles. The first cycle was elaborated into five meetings
(activities) with recount linguistic features and its generic structure as the topic
foci of discussion, whereas the second cycle was elaborated into three activities in
which some difficult material the students failed in the first cycle was explained
more elaborately.
The results of this study showed that the students? improvement in writing
recount was statistically significant. The score of pre test was 62.7 and the result
was 74.55. Referring to my experiences in conducting this study, I offered several
pedagogical implications. The first is that a teacher needs interesting teaching
media to attract the students? attention and enable them in internalizing the
material given so that their memory span about the material is longer. The second
is that it is advised that teachers not skip one or more of the teaching cycles
(BKOF, MOT, JCOT, and ICOT) especially in teaching language learners at
beginning level. Furthermore, it is also important that teachers use time allotted
effectively so that the students can practice a lot and get more exercises without
ignoring other materials.