Statements of the Problem Purposes of the Study Significance of the Study

6 and practical for the students accordingly to teach written procedure text. It gives the students a visualization of the sequences of steps in a procedure text. Moreover, if it is combined with the video-based picture strips it might helps students to understand the meaning of text easier and the steps which are captured in screenshot media. Apart from that, it might help the teacher in explaining the material to the students. Furthermore, the teacher might motivate the students to practice in writing procedure texts more.

1.3 Statements of the Problem

In this study, the problems that will be discussed are stated on the following questions. 1 How are video and video-based picture strips as media to learn written procedure text applied in teaching writing? 2 To what extent do videos and video-based picture strips contribute to the students‟ writing skill of procedure text improvement?

1.4 Purposes of the Study

Based on the problem above, the objective of this study are stated as follows: 1 To describe how video and video-based picture strips can be applied as a media to learn written procedure text. 2 To find out to what extent videos and video-based picture strips contribute to the students‟ writing skill of procedure text improvement. 7

1.5 Significance of the Study

This study is expected to give some benefits as follows: 1 Theoretically The findings of the study will give a new understanding for English teachers about the use of video and video-based picture strips to teach written procedure text. 2 Practically 1 For students The use of media especially video and video-based picture strips will motivate the students in teaching learning process and make them easier in developing their skill in writing procedure texts. 2 For English teachers The study informs an alternative teaching method in using an innovative media especially video and video-based picture strips which can be used by English teachers as knowledge in designing their teaching learning activity. 3 For I The result of this study can be a knowledge for I that can be used when she becomes a real teacher later on. In addition, this study can make I being challenged to apply another teaching approach and create another innovative teaching method in English teaching learning process. 8 3 Pedagogically The study will give us beneficial knowledge aboutan alternative teaching method using media especially video and video-based picture stripsthat can be applied to develop students‟ writing skill or to attain students‟ better achievement in writing.

1.6 Outline of the Report