topics with friends or reading some texts. All of those need to be fulfilled in order to guide the students to be good writers. Besides, the teachers need to use a really good
tool to teach writing. Since naturally writing comes after reading, students need to have sufficient reading materials in order to be good writers. It means that the
teachers also need to emphasize reading skills. Classroom that integrates reading and writing lend encouragement to students who are maturing as readers and writers and
provide instructional supports so that they can play with ideas, explore concepts, clarify meanings, and elaborate on what they are learning Vacca 2009:246.
An English teacher of SMP N 13 Semarang said that she uses conventional method in teaching learning process. Therefore, the writer intends to introduce the
new medium that is using Moodle. By using this medium, it is expected that students are more interested in learning, have much time to learn and communicate with the
teacher out of the class, and improve their ability in writing recount text.
1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
The reasons for choosing the topic are as follows:
1 SMP 13 Semarang is a RSBI Piloting International Standardize School school
that is supported by internet connection in teaching and learning process but the teachers have not maximized the use of E-learning in their teaching.
2 Writing is one of the language skills that is difficult to be taught and learned
Heaton, 1975: 138. The students often feel bored in writing class. The writer
intends to make writing classes more interesting and enjoyable to learn trough Moodle.
3 Based on the writer’s experiences in Praktek Pengalaman Lapangan PPL
Teaching Practice, recount is on kind of genre that the students of SMP N 13 Semarang got the lowest score. Therefore, following the procedure of Moodle
application program, it is expected that the student can reach better understanding and high score especially in writing recount.
4 Learning method that is used doesn’t fully provide the students to access
materials outside classes. By E-learning, it is expected that students have more time to access the materials.
5 Moodle is a kind of free LMS which bring many advantages that is for teacher
and students in teaching and learning activities especially in learning writing recount text.
1.3 Statements of the Problems
Problems discussed in this study are: 1
How is the implementation of teaching writing recount text by following the procedure of Moodle application program for the eighth grade students of SMP N
13 Semarang in the academic year of 20102011? 2
How can teaching and learning by following the procedure of Moodle application program improve the students’ skill in writing recount text for the eighth grade
students of SMP N 13 Semarang in the academic year of 20102011?
1.4 Objectives of the Study
This study is intended to achieve the following objectives: 1
To give a model on how Moodle is used to teach writing recount text for the eighth grade students of SMP N 13 Semarang in the academic year of 20102011.
2 To find out whether or not teaching writing recount by following the procedure of
Moodle application program can improve students’ ability in writing recount text
for the students of SMP N 13 Semarang in the academic year of 20102011.
1.5 Significance of the Study
