short story 17 RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

7. Is the textbook which is currently used in learning writing in the classroom interesting? A. very interesting 2 8

B. quite

interesting 10 40 C. less interesting 10 40 D. not interesting 3 12 8. Is the textbook which is currently used in learning writing in classroom improving your writing ability? A. very improving the writing ability 1 4

B. quite improving the writing ability

20 80 C. not improving the writing ability 3 12 D. not very improving the writing ability 1 4 9. Is the textbook which is currently used in learning writing sufficient? A. very sufficient B. sufficient 11 44

C. less sufficient 13

52 D. not sufficient 1 4 15. In your opinion, do you think that picture is important in writing activity? A. very important 10 40

B. important 12

48 C. not important 3 12 D. not very important The aim of the question was to find out the approriateness of the content, language, and the presentation in the materials. Those questions were measured whether the student English writing textbook was interesting or not. In line with the table above, the questions number 7,8, and 9 were asked about the textbook appropriateness. It can be concluded that the students English writing textbook was quite interesting but it was less sufficient to fulfil the students’ need of writing activity. Based on the table above, there were 40 students stated that the English writing textbook was quite interesting whereas there were also 40 students assumed that the writing activity was less interesting. Moreover, most of the students chose “c” which is considered that the learning writing activities in the classroom were improving their writing ability. However, the writing activities in the textbook was less sufficient. To make the students more interested in learning writing, the materials were related to the other media such as picture. It can be seen in the table that 48 of the students assumed that picture was important in learning writing.The use of picture in the textbook presentation affected the students’ interest in learning writing because they assumed that the picture was important aspect to gain their interest. 6 Lacks Table 4.7 : The Result of Questionnaire Number 11 No. Question Item N 11. What are the difficulties factor in learning writing?

A. comprehend

the grammar 17 37 B. comprehend the vocabulary 10 22 C. decide the topic 8 17 D. develop the ideas 11 24