Using magazine articles to teach descriptive writing to the third semester English Department students of Widya Mandala Catholic University - Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository

CHAPTER V
CONCLUSIONAND SUGGESTION

cril|PTER V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

In thie
the

chapter,

concluslon

that

mlght

wrltlng

of

the

be ueeful

by ueing

the wniter

would

drscueslon

and

for

the

like
some

teaching

preErenE

to

suggestlong

of

deser,iptlve

magazlne artlclee.

5-1 Concluelon
There

are

four

l-earned

by

readlng

and wrltlng.

the

all

students,

most Lgnored

Now,

wrltlng

second

lb

educatlon

that

etudentg

the

language,

true

that

to

be

epeaklng,
wrltlng

was

many yeara

ekills

language

lmportant

ago.

ln

teachlng

nowadays wrlt,lng

wlth

}anguage,

Wnltlng
out

want to

have an oppontunlty
to
the

take

rieke,

etudente
wlth

the

learnlng

to

to

glvee

Wrlting
say.

ln

Thle

means
wlth

go beyond what hae

been

wnlte,

le advantageoua_

valuable

to be adventurous

bhey

thenaelves,

ldeae on paper,

le

thought.

ehape what they

When

try

ekllle,

become much more

currlculum,

taught.

to

language

muet

Iietenlng,

four

becauee 1t facilitiee
tlme

the

the

whlch

and eoclety-

It

etudente

of

ekllle

namely:

Among the

has

language

actlvltles

1anguage

It

become

and wlth
gives

audlenee.

time

choose words,

involved

to

to
read

thlnk,
what

have been wri.tten.
and

t,o rethink.

self-expr.ession

revise

on a reader.

eonsider: it.s effeet

of

to

and rearrange

Writ ing

and sel f-dlscovery

that

is

means

a

can

it

hel-p

to

what we know and how we feef -

find

Descri ptive
pictrrrea

whieh

writing

is

the action

on paper as elear

an object

f ive sen,ses, namely: sight,

and invofve6

smel.l, ancl touch - Tn deseriptive
get

rrsual llr
text

clevelopment
g'ive

pi etrrre ,

ancl
ot

rjescripti

new

that

possi bi I i t,ies

mat,eri al

of

wrl tlng -

mot i vat i ng
student,s

a lot
oan

of

be prepared

It

ean stimulate

enr i eh

a I so

rorrt,ine

of

broken.

the

Thr:s,

boredom

magazlne

process

to
the

'

of

stuclents

the

creates

i s one of

e

i n the

to

a

in
the

i,n

in

real

deve.lop their
can gather
article

Moreover

clagsroom

the

t,o

art i.c l.e

Magazine
-

no

teaehi ng

role

they

Besicies.

in

artiele

str.rclents

strrclents

lesson

neeri

language

vocaLrr: lary

use

is

magaz i ne

usi ng

ancl knowleclge-

str:dents

writ,lnP

By

tasks.

writing

new i nformation

teaehers

positi.ve

a

to

there

interest

play

-

will

eomposing

the

strrdent,s

tend

that

can be used

that

1e a r n e r s

t,he

situation-

class,

Ma.gazine artiel

artie.l es

Magazlne

iclea in

ean

ve wr1t.i ng e lass,

descriptive

means

tast.e,

hearing,

writing

- Ar:trral}y.

materiai

somet.hing

it

possible

as

borerl easi ly treeause teaehers

hook

describing

of

.

will

wiIl

tre

new,

fresh,

the
be

avoidedand

65

ini:erest.ing

a t , m c - i e p h e r ei n t h e

There

articl-es
should

er-rmF

a 1 -e

in teaching

nagazine

is

suitable

cons j-der

should
articles

a,-lrrenf a oeg

descriptive

rememk)er that

writing
of

t,he

for

the stllclents.

criteri-a

irr

teacher

materials

in

readable,

-qr,ritairl-e anrl interest

should

have

crtltr.rral

a

writing.

choosing

rietai lec.l

impli(tati,,llt

of

and vocabularies

The

i-nformat ion
the artic'le

learni,ng
shoul_d be

teacher

the

thirtl

already

6emester

and

vocabulary.
subject.

aLrle to work with
Final, Iy,
using
the

wrj-ting.

consicler

EnElisir

writing
English

rules

semlcc)ntrolled
the writer

teaching
classes

for

the

this

study
is

of

language

anrl

vocabulary

are considered

have
and
III
to

be

writitrg.

explains

the

aFpl-ication

tc' teaeh clescrip,tive writing

Iearning

is

that

f.tepart.ment students

the students

magazine articles
real

The reason of

They have gr)t st.ructure
Therefore,

with

,:f t.he article.

grammatical-

mastered

al_so

concerrrir-rg

The t,eaching techniqrre of wt-j.ting in rlris
,-rsing semi(r(tntrolled

she

rnagazine

The articles
j-ng.

the

Thereiore,

in orcler t,o have sr.rccessfr-rI teaehing
i-n deeeriptive

cIass.
magaZi_ne

k r r . r tt h e

all

activiti-es

length

USitf g

Of-

not

some

writir-rg

descript,ive

acti-vities

of

of
in

descripllive

the thi.r,i semester stur]ents

of

Department .ri Wi.jt'a t"landala rlatho Lic ijniversity.

the

66

5-2 SuSCeation

of

creatirrltv

and i.nt,eresti.ng class'

new. freeh.
2

avoicl borerlorn of

to

intenclerl

ask the

can

the teaeher

3. Sometlmes.
ln

group.

Besides.
help
4.

they

each ot,her

Slnce there
teaching
the

ln orcler

descrlptive

llst.ing

used
detalls.

magazine articlee

bv

students

allow
ls

to

etudents

that

the

work
wi}l

unconsciouSly.

or

mletakes

each other-s

and

t'o have a good composition-

lt

that

can be applled

uoing magazlne

writing
that'

students

and avoid

ideas

consci-ously

are many exercises

wriLt.er thlnks

exercise

this

can correet

from

the classroom-

should

for

The reason

from each other.

learn

their

in

lesson

of wrltlng

routlne

t'o make the

le

that

taken

from the materials

in cleveloping

more creative

inclependent'Iy'

done in order

is

Thie

magazines.

1e

Thls

The teacher

student's'

the

stttrlent'e to write

anv stlmulator

without

in one semester-

class

writing

descript.ive

every

at

n.rt use magazlne article

should

teacher

The

The

to have a

needed in order

is

the teacher

his

ln

creat'ive'

be

ehould

class

wrltlng

deecrlptlve

some 'quggestions '
artlcle

uae-q magazlne

who

teacher

The

1

to provicle

woulcl llke

The wrlter

choosing
Actuallv'

in teaching

one
other

of

them"
writers

descriPtive

arti-cles'
limit

to

ig necessarv

lLn

the

that

is

who

116e

wrlting

can

5.

choose

other

diagram

and question

Sometimes,
find
an

the

exercieee.

the

opportuni.tv

that

interest

and anawer in

teacher

arti-cles

namel_y: tab1e.

should

themselves.
to

the

students

them so that

their

application.

aLLow the
This
to

they

is

graph.

chart.

students

intended

fj,nd

to

to
give

t.he

articl-es

are rnotivated

to write

a good composi tion.
6. To

nake

this

that

there

otudy

by using

effectlveness
material-

to

theeis
i.s other
fleld
of

teach

more perfect.
person who
research

will

to prove

uelng magazine
deecriptlve

the

writer

hopes

continue

this

or

articles

writlng.

j-mprove
a6

the
other

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