Description of the Students’ Profile

Table 8 shows that most students wanted to learn in order to get knowledge about English. They had a goal to be able to master English by learning the grammatical rules. Another aspect of necessities was students’ view about the use of English. The data of students ’ view of the use of English are presented in Table 9. Table 9 : Students’ View about the Use of English Question Item N F Percentage I use English… a. as communication tools for my daily life, both oral and written 32 7 22 b. as communication tools with the English teacher in English class 32 12 38 c. to help me read an English text books 32 2 6 d. to help me read all books in English 32 11 34 e. to help me to listen to songs and to watch movies in English 32 5 16 Table 9 showed that the results were spreading. There were 2 items which most students chose. They were using English as communication tools with the English teacher at English class and to help them to read all books in English. 2 Wants Hutchinson and Waters 1987: 56 state that “wants” are anything that learners want to know. In this study, the description of wants was the students’ wants in learning writing. Table 10 : Students’ Wants in Learning Writing Question Item N F Percentage What do you want in learning writing? a. To be able to write with the right grammatical rules 32 26 81 b. To be able to write coherently and cohesive 32 c. To be able to write with a rich vocabulary 32 6 19 From Table 10, it can be concluded that most of the students wanted to be able to write with the right grammatical rules. 3 Lacks According to Nunan 2004: 55, lacks refer to the gap between learners’ existing knowledge and the knowledge required in the target situation. By understanding lacks of students, the material developers can decide which learning aspects should be put in the lesson. This part identified the students’ view about difficulties in writing English. Table 11: Students’ View about Difficulties in Writing English Question Item N F Percentage What do you think about writing in English? difficulties Spelling of English words 32 2 6 Punctuation Mark 32 Using the right vocabulary in writing 32 4 13 Using the right expression in writing 32 3 9 The writing composition 32 8 25 Grammatical rules 32 14 44 Idioms 32 13 41 Effective sentences 32 13 41 To write agree with the chosen communicative purpose 32 9 28 Cohesive writing 32 7 22 Finding an idea 32 6 19