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order in the writing, the grammar, the vocabularies, and the expressions in the writing.
1.5 Objectives
This study was conducted to find out the contribution of diary to the students’ writing skill. This study was also conducted to describe the students’
perceptions towards the use of diaries in developing their writing skill.
1.6 Benefits
The researcher hopes that this research can give benefits to: 1. The English teachers of Elementary School
It is hope that research could be beneficial for the English teachers of Elementary School in teaching writing. The English teachers can use this
media in their classes. It is because most of the recent teacher still uses the traditional techniques.
2. The students of Elementary School By applying this research, it is hoped that the students of Elementary School
will be more interested in English, especially in writing. It is hoped that they will have more motivation in learning English, especially in writing because
they can use this media to improve their writing ability. Further, hopefully, by using diary they can improve their writing achievement.
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3. Other researchers This research deals with the fourth grade students of Elementary School. It is
hoped that the other researcher can conduct the similar research to the other levels of learners.
1.7 Definition of Terms
The thesis mainly concerns about particular concept and theory. Therefore, the writer provides several fundamental concepts in order to avoid any
misconceptions due to the lack of information on the terms to be discussed later on.
1. Diary According to Hornby, diary is a book, sometimes with spaces for each day
of the year, in which one writes about one’s daily experiences, records one’s private thoughts 1995: 320. Here, one can write and express what he feels,
experiences, or even plans. While as stated in Personal Journal from Free Encyclopaedia Wikipedia --, 2007 as cited in
http:en.wikipedia.orgwikiPersonal_journalcolumn-one, diary is a personal journal which is arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course
of a day or other period. In this study, diary is used as one of several techniques used in teaching
writing. Diary is chosen to develop the students’ writing ability and to give the students’ different technique in learning English writing.
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