Objectives of the Study Significance of the Research Study

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E. Objectives of the Study

There are two objectives in using CF for the eighth grade of SMP N 2 Srandakan. The first objective is to improve the writing skills of the eighth year students in SMP N 2 Srandakan in the academic year 20132014. As the students have difficulty in learning writing, this technique is believed to be able to improve the students writing skills, especially in the aspects of vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics Moreover, besides improving the students’ writing skills, this technique also makes the students enjoy learning English. The second objective is to improve the teachers understanding in using CF in teaching writing. Since dealing with teaching writing is difficult for the teacher, the teacher should use some technique in order to make the students able to produce a product of writing without neglecting the process of making it. CF is one of the techniques which can be used. In CF, the teacher can help the students learn English well because this technique asks the teacher to always be in touch with the students’ writing works. So the teacher should understand how to apply CF in teaching and learning process.

F. Significance of the Research Study

There are two significances in this research study, theoretical significance and practical significances. 7 Theoretically, this research is expected to enrich the research in the area of feedback on students writing in ESLEFL context through conducting a combination of peer and teacher feedback. Next, the result of the research is used as a reference for people who want to conduct a research in English teaching- learning process. Practically, there are three significances of the research study. First, the result of this research helps the teacher to solve the problem dealing with teaching writing skills. Then the result of the study helps the teacher chooses the technique used in teaching writing skills. The last is that the result of the study improves the writer and readers’ knowledge about writing skills and the use of CF in teaching writing. 8

CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW