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Some theories state that in order to have a good writing people have to master some skills. Bram 1995:7 states, “In principle, to write means to produce written
messages”. We should have something meaningful to convey, and we have to be able to express our idea into written form. This statement is supported by Gie. He 1992:21
states, “A good writing requires a writer to express his ideas clearly so that there will be misinterpretation between the writer and reader”. Chaplen 1970: 1 defines, “a
good paragraph is a paragraph whose unit of information is completely understood by the reader and whose controlling idea is completely developed”. Bram adds, “To write,
we also have to know what a paragraph is, so that we can make a good paragraph, because in writing we need a good paragraph”. Walvoord 1985:4 says, “A good
paragraph includes the main idea, support sentences, and convention”. Madden and John 1994: 10 say, “A good writing is considered having a
structured format or a good pattern of organization, namely introduction, body, and conclusion”. For most beginning writers whose mother tongue is not English, to
express what they intend is sometimes difficult. Bram 1995: 25 argues, “One of the common problems is lack of ability to construct grammatical sentences. That is why,
grammatical correct is needed in a good writing”. Singer 1990: 40 adds, “People might store the grammatical structures of sentences that are encountered in their
reading”. Therefore, by reading, they also learn grammatical patterns from the sentences.
Another thing we have to master is word. Words are the basic tool for writing. Bram says, “To a great extent, it is words that determine whether a paragraph is good
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Paulston and Bruder 1976:205 states, “A proficient writer has to master correct forms of the language on the sentence level and content of organization.
Writing VI is one of the compulsory subjects in PBI that must be taken by the students Panduan Akademik Program Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. The target
competencies of this course are: Writing VI syllabus
At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to: 1.
comprehend the organization of different types of research paper, 2.
write different types of research paper with correct forms, grammar, and organization based on:
a. interview
b. survey: questionnaire
c. library study
Writing VI course is a course which focuses on training the students to practice to write research paper as the basis to make their thesis. In the course, the lecturers give
weekly tasks for the students. The students have to download the task and the materials from the Internet. The purpose of the tasks is to encourage the students to write more
and more. The weekly tasks must be done seriously and with responsibility.
B. Theoretical Framework
This section discusses students’ perceptions of the use of Internet. It is expected that there is a positive relationship between students’ perceptions and their
improvement in writing. This expectation derives from the theory that stated human perception results in human behavior: positive perception leads to positive behavior
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Based on the theories of perception that have been discussed in the previous section, we know that there are factors affect perception. Experiences become the most
important factor in drawing perception. Stereotype, self-concept, and need affect someone in perceiving something. The respondents of this study are categorized as
adolescence that has set their mind about Internet. They consider the Internet as a good media to help them to do their tasks. They also have good self-concept and need for
achievement. Their characteristics lead to the possibility they have good perception of the use of Internet in doing writing VI exercises and of the Internet’s contributions
toward their writing ability. However, those possibilities are theories only, therefore, the researcher conducted this research to know whether the students will perceive the
use of Internet positively or not. Writing VI course is a course which focuses on training the students to practice
to write research paper as the basis to make their thesis. In the course, the lecturers give weekly tasks for the students. The students have to download the task and the materials
from the Internet. The purpose of the tasks is to encourage the students to write more and more. The weekly tasks must be done seriously and with responsibility. This
responsibility is greatly influenced by the students’ perception toward the Internet. If the students perceive Internet positively, they would have positive attitudes in their
mind. The positive attitude leads to strong positive motivation. Strong motivation is a great energy for the students to organize their behaviors. When the students do the
tasks in positive behaviors, it can be said that they have responsibilities to do the tasks. As someone perceives the Internet positively, it means that he tends to see the
use of the Internet as effective, important, beneficial, and contributory. This positive perception leads the students to have more a positive attitude toward the use of the
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Internet. It turns in arises a motivation to use Internet in doing the writing tasks seriously and with responsibility. By this motivation, the students would be able to
manage “moving toward’ behaviors in doing the tasks. The term “moving toward” means the serious effort in doing the tasks. In managing the behaviors, a student has
positive thinking toward the use of the Internet, including one thing which allows him to see the Internet’s contributions, especially toward their writing proficiency. The
better the students perceive the use of Internet in doing writing VI exercises, the better they would perceive the Internet’s contributions toward their writing proficiency. The
students’ positive perceptions of the use of the Internet influence the students’ perceptions of the Internet’s contributions which can increase their writing ability. By
having positive perception of the use of the Internet and the Internet’s contributions as well, the students may be helped to improve their proficiency in English, in writing.
In order to conduct the research, the researcher distributes questionnaires and conducts interviews. The research procedure and methodology that the researcher
conducts will be discussed further in Chapter III. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
