Abstract :
Writing is an act of communication, it is considered as a skill that needs
study and practice to be developed. The researcher was interested in analyzing the
students? skill in paraphrasing of sixth semester students of the English Study
Program at University of Pasir Pengaraian in paraphrasing of report texts. The
purpose of this study was to determine the students? skill in paraphrasing of report
texts in the sixth semester of the English Study Program at University of Pasir
Pengaraian.
The methodology of this research was descriptive quantitative. Descriptive
quantitative research was an approach for testing objective theories and describing
the phenomenon. The sample were 28 students. In collecting the data, the
researcher used writing test. In analyzing the data, the researcher used the
components in paraphrasing they are: Quality, Conciseness, Linguistic
Reformulation, Lnguage Use and Citation.
The research finding showed that the students? skill in paraphrasing of
report text in the sixth semester of English Study Program at University of Pasir
Pengaraian was with a score of 10,32 in the poor level. 3 students (11%) had the
good level, 11 students (39%) had the fair level, 10 students (36%) had poor level,
4 students (14%) had very poor level. This mean that students? paraphrasing skill
was very low. They needed a lot of practice in order to develop their paraphrasing
skills.