1.4 The Objectives of the Study
The general objective of this research is to show how to integrate teaching writing recount text with character building education in English subject. The above
objective and then, be specified into the following: 1
to explain how field trip in Ronggowarsito Museum is conducted as the integration of character building education.
2 to show the improvement of students‟ recount texts after doing fieldtrip to
the museum. 3
to show that the content of their recount texts reflect their cultural awareness.
1.5 Significance of the Study
Hopefully, this research will give much benefit to the education world of Indonesia. For more detail, the advantages of this research are as follows:
This research can be as the reference to increase the quality of teaching writing recount texts
in the aim of improving students‟ achievement in this skill. It also can be the reference to conduct teaching learning process which integrates
language learning with character building and nationalism education. For the students, this research gives the inspiration to write recount texts
and more information and knowledge about their culture by doing fieldtrip in Ronggowarsito Museum. For the teacher, it gives experience in integrating
character building education in English subject. It gives inspiration to make a writing class more live and enjoyable as well. For me, as the researcher, by
conducting this research, I could apply what I believe that teaching language not only teach merely the language, but also some values of character building
education and nationalism. It also enables me to enhance my experience in teaching and conducting an enjoyable teaching learning process. For
Ronggowarsito Museum, this kind of research will help the Museum to promote itself as one of the tourism icon in Central Java.
1.6 Limitation of the Study
I conducted the research at SMP 1 Semarang. The class that became my observation and action class was 8
th
grade, in this case specifically in 8E class. The consideration of taking the 8
th
grade as the action class referred to the content standard of English subject for junior high school which states that recount text
belongs to the material of teaching for the 8
th
grade for the second semester. Actually, this research was conducted in the period of second semester so that it
was easier to cope with the material taught. 8E class itself consisted of 36 students, 14 males and 22 females.
1.7 Outline of the Study