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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS

In this chapter the researcher presents three different points. They are conclusions, implications, and suggestions. Each point is described as follows.

A. Conclusions

This research belongs to action research. The actions of the research were implemented in English class at SMP Negeri 9 Yogyakarta. It started from August up to September. The involved participants of this research were the researcher, the English teacher, and the students of IX C class of SMP Negeri 9 Yogyakarta. This research had attained some data that were related to the use school bulletin board to improve writing practice on picture series of recount text. According to the data analysis conducted in this research, the application of school bulletin board is believed to be helpful to improve students’ writing practice. Based on the information obtained from the discussion in the previous, it can be conclude that implementation of picture series in the teaching and learning process of writing is believed to be effective to improve the students’ practice in writing. The improvement descriptions are presented below. 1. The students can decrease their writing problems in four aspects of writing that include content, language use, vocabulary and organization. It is possibly happened because the use of picture series and school bulletin board based activities are effectively proven to facilitate the students to improve their writing practice. 2. Picture series are two dimensional media that make students able to engage and interest more in the teaching and learning process of writing. As the result, the students can improve their motivation in the teaching and learning process. 3. Bulletin board, or better known by the acronym “Mading” is one type of media or means of information delivery and distribution of interests and talents that is worked and managed by certain groups and also for certain circles. School bulletin board is run by both students and teachers and is usually presented to be readable by the members of the school. Beside as a medium for conveying information announcements or news it may also can be used as event or a means for developing interest and talent of both students and teachers in the field of writing. 4. The improvements of the students’ ideas and motivation will also contribute to the effective teaching and learning process of writing. When the students are motivated and have no difficulties in writing, the teaching and learning process will automatically run well. On the other word, it can also be said that the use of school bulletin board can motivate the students which in turn maximize the teaching and learning process of writing

B. Implications

Based on the result of the research, it is implied that picture series and bulletin board were effective to improve students writing practice. The implication of the benefit of picture series and school bulletin board in the teaching and learning process of writing are presented below. 1. The use of picture series and bulletin board could improve the students’ writing practice in for aspect that includes content, vocabulary, language use and organization. 2. The use of bulletin board could also improve the students’ motivation in the teaching and learning process of writing. It implies that it would be better for teachers to use bulletin board as a media in their teaching and learning process of writing to make the students’ motivation in writing improve.

C. Suggestions

After conducting this action research, the researcher proposes the suggestions for English teacher and other researcher as presented below: 1. For the English teacher It is quite important for the English teacher especially the English teacher in SMPN 9 Yogyakarta to improve students writing practice. The teacher needs to arrange certain activities that make the students work actively and will not get them bored during the teaching and learning process. Therefore, they need to use appropriate media to suit with the students’ needs in teaching writing. Using bulletin board in the teaching and learning process of writing since it is effective to improve students’ writing practice. 2. For the other researcher The results of this research are expected to encourage other researchers to conduct further study dealing with writing practice or for other skills.