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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains of background of the study, reasons for choosing the topic, statements of the problem, objectives of the study, significance of the study,
and the outline of the study.
1.1 Background of the Study
As social creatures, humans communicate using language to express their feeling and thought to each other. Widi 2010: 11 states that “language is a
medium for human to communicate with others.” On the other hand, there are about 5000 languages spoken in this world today and not all humans are able to
communicate sing all those languages. As a result, humans need a language which can be used and understood internationally. This international language will make
humans able to communicate with others whenever they are. Then, English is chosen as international language.
English is chosen as international language because of many reasons. According to http:www.saching.comArticleThe-importance-of-English-
Language-3556 accessed January 4, 2011, there are various reasons for the importance of English language. They are listed below.
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Travel: When a person travels to another part of the world either
for the sake of business or even as a tourist, the languages may differ. In these conditions, English is the language that helps
people to deal with the situation. It is like a universal language.
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Same country: In countries like India, where the land is so vast
with people of various cultures live, the languages of each part of
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the country also differ. Under the circumstances, English can be the only link as people in each place will not be able to learn all
the other languages to communicate with others. English bridges this gap and connects the people.
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EducationStudies: The presence of English as a universal
language assumes importance in the fact that more and more people leave their countries not only for the sake of business and
pleasure, but also for studying. Education has increased the role of English. People who go to another country to study can only
have English as their medium of study. This is because the individual will not be able to learn a subject in the local language
of the country. This gain reinforces the fact that English language is very important.
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Correspondence: All correspondences between offices in
different countries and also between political leaders of various countries are in English. This linking factor also tells of the
importance of English language.
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Internet: in spite of the growth of internet in various languages,
English is the mainstay of the internet users. This is the language in which most of the information and websites are available. It is
very difficult to translate each and every relevant webpage into the language of various countries. With internet becoming very
important in E-commerce and also in education, English language is bound to grow. Thus the importance of English as a
language is emphasized.
Considering those reasons, Indonesian government makes English as the first foreign language in Indonesia and as one of compulsory subjects which also tested
in the National Examination. According to School Based Curriculum of Senior High School 2006: 308, the aims of teaching English for Senior High School
students are “to make them able to communicate in spoken or written texts, to make them aware that they are able to increase their competitiveness level in
global community by mastering English, and to develop their understanding about the relationship between language and culture”.
To reach those aims, many English teachers always try to find the best way teaching English. They try to create an interesting teaching learning process. They
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try to make the teaching learning process enjoyable. If the teacher can make an enjoyable learning for all students when teaching English, the students will be
happy and give their attention to the teaching learning process. It is common sense that if a learning activity is enjoyable, it will be memorable and students will have
a sense of achievement which will develop motivation for further learning. To make an enjoyable learning, teachers have to choose the appropriate and
interesting media for teaching learning process such as games, pictures, cards, songs, videos, movies, stories, etc.
In this paper, I will focus on using video clips to improve students’ writing skills of narrative texts. Practicality, it is not easy for them to write a narrative text
in English, not as easy as to write it in their native language. Writing is more complex and difficult to learn for them. They have to think and choose the correct
vocabularies or diction which is very different from what they have in their own language. Therefore, they sometimes do not know what they want to write to
express their thought and ideas. These things can make them frustrated and lose their motivation to learn English.
By using video clips as learning media, teachers may allow students to practice writing a narrative text based on the story in the video clips. The story,
moving pictures, song and music in the video clip will make teaching learning process more communicative and interesting. Before the students try to write a
narrative text based on the video clip, they can listen to the song and enjoy the moving pictures in the video clip. The teacher will be able to demonstrate to the
students how to construct a written narrative text clearly and allow the students
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developing the feeling of excitement and enjoyment towards the teaching learning process.
1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
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