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provide less anxiety- producing context in which learners are likely to feel free to try out new ideas. Harmer 2002: 261 adds that generation of ideas is lively with
two or more students involved than it is when the writers work on their own. In addition, Lyons and Heasley 1987: 2 state that collaborative writing provides a
co-operative relationship between writer and reader and makes the writing task more realistic and interactive.
In this research, the researcher will apply the collaborative writing technique at the grade VIII A students of SMPN 1 Pelaihari to improve the
students’ ability in writing a descriptive text. Hopefully, this technique can give a positive impact on students’ behavior and motivation in studying English as well
as in developing their writing skill. In addition, the process of collaborative writing can encourage students to write a descriptive text in which they may
initially be afraid to make errors. Furthermore, this technique can also be set to increase the students’ self-confidence in writing.
B. Problem Statement
Based on the description of the background above, the problems are: 1.
Can collaborative writing technique improve the students’ ability in writing descriptive texts?
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses when collaborative writing technique
is applied to teach writing?
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C. Objectives of the Research
Based on the problems above, this research is directed to: 1.
Improve the ability in writing descriptive texts of the grade VIII A students of SMPN 1 Pelaihari through collaborative writing technique.
2. Know the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation of collaborative
writing technique in improving students’ writing ability of descriptive texts in the grade VIII A students of SMPN 1 Pelaihari.
D. Benefits of the Research
The result of the study can give some benefits as follows: 1.
For the English teachers This research can provide contribution for the English teachers to apply
another technique dealing with the teaching learning process especially in teaching writing. And it will help English teachers not to use monotonous
technique in teaching and learning process. 2.
For students The result of the research will help them to write better. By implementing
collaborative writing technique, the students are able to write according the steps suggested. As a result, their writing will be much better. It means that
this technique will improve the students’ writing ability, especially in writing a descriptive text.
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3. For the researcher
This research gives the researcher understanding toward the implementation of collaborative writing technique in teaching writing directly. By implementing
collaborative writing technique to improve students’ writing ability in a descriptive text especially, it will provide useful practical experience for the
researcher himself. 4.
For the other researchers The other researchers can develop the research based on the result and use it
as one of references to study about writing skill in the next research and its implementation in their research.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATUE
