4 high school grade ten. The writer focuses on how to design English movies as the
writing instructional materials for senior high school grade ten.
D. Research Objectives
According to the problems, this study aims at: 1.
Describing how English writing instructional materials using English movies are designed.
2. Presenting what English writing instructional materials using English movies
look like.
E. Research Benefits
The study gives an alternative way for teaching English writing for senior high school, especially grade ten in Indonesia. The materials which are designed
for writing class help the teacher in facilitating the students to achieve their competence in writing.
F. Definition of Terms
In this section, the writer clarifies some definitions of some terms. It aims at avoiding misinterpretation from the readers.
1. Designing
Designing is a set of a new materials to achieve learning objectives and specific subject area of particular learners Hutchinson and Waters, 1994: 106.
The writer defines the definition of designing, a set of a new material that can help
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5 the teacher to have a foundation to teach the students to achieve the objectives of
English learning especially in writing class.
2. English Movie
Second, the writer is going to explain about movies. According to Gerlach 1980: 333 a film or movie is a series of still pictures frames, usually 8mm or
16mm in size, taken in rapid succession. Then, Stanley 2003: 40 explains that a movie is a powerful medium: being primarily visual, it therefore caters to a wide
audience. Movies can also reflect our society and values, or question them. Moreover, movie is a recorded story Hornby, 1995: 434 that can influence the
children or the students to learn knowledge based on their thinking and intend to entertain people Darwanto, 2007: 131.
The study is related to English learning writing using English movies. In conclusion, English movie that would be applied in the study can be defined as a
recorded story which reflects American, British, and or Australian life. English movie portrays American, British, and or Australian life that uses English as their
first language. English movie also portray particular issues. In the study, English movies are applied to help the students learn English writing.
3. Instructional Materials
Instructional materials are materials which are planned by the teacher to support the students in learning Dick and Reiser, 1989: 3. It is important to the
students to have a discussion about the topic they are learning and also to help the students to understand the topic provided by the teacher. In this study,
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6 instructional materials help the teacher to plan what they are going to do in the
classroom activity by applying English movies and videos.
4. Task-Based Learning
