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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
In this Chapter, I will discuss about review of the previous studies which presents several researches that have been conducted by the previous researchers, review of
theoretical studies found in the references used in this research, and framework of analysis.
2.1 Review of Previous Studies
Teaching is actually not an easy task for teachers. Teachers have to make their students understand what is taught in order to achieve the learning objectives. To achieve the
objectives of teaching English, teachers need to find various new and innovative teaching techniques. Based on that reason, many researchers have conducted studies about the use of
techniques in the classroom. In this part, some previous researches which are relevant to this study will be discussed.
Budiani 2010 conducted a research on The Use of “LEET” Label,
Explanation, Example, and Tie-Back in Debate Argumentation to Improve the Students’ Ability in Writing Analytical Exposition to the Eleventh Year Students of
SMA Negeri 1 Tengaran in the Academic Year 20092010. This experimental study is about the use of “LEET” Label, Explanation, Example, and Tie-Back in Debate
Argumentation as the media in teaching written analytical exposition. Megayanti 2010 also conducted research on Documentary Photograph as Media to Develop the
Students’ Ability in Writing Analytical Exposition Text to the Eleventh Year Students of SMA Negeri 1 Grobogan in the Academic Year 20092010.
Based on the two studies, the use of the media in teaching analytical exposition is effective to improve
the stud ents’ skill in writing analytical exposition.
Besides the study about teaching written analytical exposition using media, there have been some researches about peer editing to improve students’ writing skill.
Peer editing is a technique which is actually similar with pairs check that will be investigated in this study. The first research I found is Peer Editing as a Technique
for English Writing Classes of the Eighth Year Students of SMP Negeri 2 Karangawen, Demak in the Academic Year 20092010 by Shofiyana 2009. Aini
2010 also conducted research on The Use of Peer Editing Technique to Improve Students’ Skill in Writing a Hortatory Exposition Text to the Eleventh Year Students
of SMA Negeri 1 Cepiring in the Academic Year 20092010. The result of the two studies show that peer editing can enhance the students’ writing skill.
Considering all of the studies above, I assume that there are still many teaching techniques to improve students’ writing skill especially in writing analytical
exposition. Besides using media, a good and appropriate activity such as peer editing also can improve students’ ability in writing. As stated on the previous studies above,
it has been proven that peer editing gives good contribution in teaching writing, but it has not been used in teaching writing analytical exposition yet. Based on that reason,
the research about the application of pairs check activity in teaching written analytical exposition will be conducted.
2.2 Review of the Theoretical Studies
