THE USE OF FACEBOOK TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS MIFTAHUL HUDA PATI IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 20132014 By DWI NURHIDAYATI 2010 32 197
THE USE OF FACEBOOK
TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF THE EIGHTH GRADE
STUDENTS OF MTS MIFTAHUL HUDA PATI
IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
By
DWI NURHIDAYATI
2010 32 197
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
2014
i
ii
THE USE OF FACEBOOK
TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF THE EIGHTH GRADE
STUDENTS OF MTS MIFTAHUL HUDA PATI
IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
SKRIPSI
Presented to
Muria Kudus University
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Completing the Sarjana Program
in English Education
By
DWI NURHIDAYATI
2010 32 197
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
2014
iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
MOTTO
Better late than never
Our parents are the greatest gift in a life
Education is the movement from darkness to light
Allah gives what we need not what we want
Allah is always with us
DEDICATION
This skripsi is dedicated to:
Her
beloved
Father
and
Mother
(Mr.Qodim and Mrs.Suyati)
Her beloved sister and brother (Ika
Fithriyana and A. Luthfi Arsyadi)
Everyone who always supports her to
finish her skripsi (Eko Suprayitno, Anita,
Mita, Rizky and Dila)
iv
v
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The researcher gives her gratitude to Allah SWT for giving her everything
in her life, so that she can finish writing the research entitled “The Use of
Facebook to Improve Writing Skill of the Eight Grade Students of MTs Miftahul
Huda Pati in the Academic Year 2013/2014”. Then, the researcher would like to
express her gratitude to:
1.
Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education
Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
2.
Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd as the Head of English Education Department of
Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University,
3.
Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd as the first advisor, and Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd., as the
second advisor, who have guided and given their suggestion in finishing this
skripsi with a great patience,
4.
Mukholifah S.Pd.I as the headmaster of MTs Miftahul Huda for her
permission to do the research in that school.
5.
Sri Nur Hayati, S.Pd as the English teacher of MTs Miftahul Huda for her
kindness and support during the research.
6.
Last but not least everybody especially her parents, her brother, her
boyfriend, all of her best friends, and all of students’ of MTs Miftahul Huda
in the academic year 2013/2014 for their cooperation during the research
Kudus, July 2014
The researcher
Dwi Nurhidayati
vii
ABSTRACT
Nurhidayati, Dwi. 2014. The Use of Facebook to Improve Writing Skill of the
Eight Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Huda Pati in the Academic Year
2013/2014. Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and
Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (1) Mutohhar, S.Pd,
M.Pd (2) Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd.
Key words: writing skill, recount text, Facebook
Writing is one of the skills which are taught to Junior High School students as
one of the teaching and learning activities in English class. Commonly, the
students have dificulties to write. The students find it hard to start writing because
they have no idea about what to write. Because of that, teacher must use media
that apropiate to improve writing skill of the students.
The objectives of the research are to find out whether the use Facebook
improves the writing skill of the eighth grade students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati
in the academic year 2013/2014.
This is classroom action research. The researcher conducted in the eighth
grade students of MTs Miftahul Huda Pati in academic year 2013/2014. The
subject of the research is the grade VIII in second semester. The material used is
recount text. The writer uses some instrument in this research. They are
observation sheet and achievement test.
The result of this research shows that there is an improvement in every
cycle. In cycle I, the average score of achievement test of writing skill by using
Facebook is 69.4. In cycle II, the average score of achievement test of writing skill
by using Facebook in cycle II is 82.5. So, there is an increasing of the average
score of the students’ writing skill in every cycle. The students’ writing skill
(organization, content, grammar, punctuation, style and quality of expression) in
each test improved, too. In addition, based on the result of observation sheet, most
of students seemed more enthusiastic in writing when using Facebook as media in
their learning. They could share about recount text on Facebook and also could
give comments and likings on their writing. The researcher concluded that
Facebook as media of teaching English had proven effective in improving the
ability of English writing of the students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in academic
year 2013/2014.
Based on the result of the research above, the researcher can conclude that
the use of Facebook can improve students’ writing skill in recount text at the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in the academic 2013/2014.
The researcher also suggests that English teachers should conduct the research by
looking at the situation and condition in the school. The school should provide
hotspot and computer in every class. Teacher also should have main equipment
viii
such as Laptop, Projector and Modem. And the teacher has to pay attention with
the limited time in the process of teaching learning process in the classroom.
ix
ABSTRAK
Nurhidayati, Dwi. 2014. Penggunaan Facebook untuk Meningkatkan Keahlian
Menulis terhadap Siswa Kelas VIII di MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati Tahun
Ajaran 2013/2014. Skripsi. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris,
Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus.
Pembimbing (i) Mutohhar, S.Pd., M.Pd (ii) Rusiana, S.Pd.,M.Pd.
Key Words: keahlian menulis, teks recount, Facebook.
Menulis adalah salah satu ketrampilan yang diajarkan di Sekolah
Menengah Pertama (SMP/MTs) sebagai salah satu kegiatan belajar mengajar di
kelas Umumnya, para siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam menulis. Para siswa
kesulitan memulai menulis karena mereka tidak mempunyai ide tentang apa yang
akan ditulis. Dikarenakan itu, guru harus menggunakan media yang sesuai untuk
meningkatkan kemampuan menulis pada siswa.
Penelitian ini mempunyai tujuan untuk menemukan apakah penggunaan
Facebook meningkatkan keahlian menulis terhadap siswa kelas VIII di MTs.
Miftahul Huda Pati tahun ajaran 2013/2014.
Ini merupakan penelitian tindak kelas (Classroom Action Research).
Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati. Subject penelitian adalah
kelas VIII pada semester kedua. Materi yang digunakan adalah recount text.
Penulis menggunakan beberapa instrument di dalam penelitian ini. Yang
digunakan adalah lembar observasi and test.
Hasil dari penelitian ini memperlihatkan bahwa ada peningkatan pada
setiap cycle. Pada cycle I, nilai rata-rata test kemampuan berbicara menggunakan
Facebook adalah 69.4. kemudian Pada cycle II nilai rata-rata test kemampuan
berbicara menggunakan Facebook adalah 82.5. Jadi, ada peningkatan terhadap
rata-rata nilai terhadap kemampuan menulis siswa di setiap cycle. Kemampuan
menulis siswa ( organisasi, isi, tatabahasa, pemberian tanda, gaya dan kualitas
ucapan) pada setiap tes meningkat juga. Penulis menyimpulkan bahwa Facebook
sebagai media pengajaran bahasa inggris terbukti efektif dalam meningkatkan
kemampuan menulis bahasa inggris terhadap siswa MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati di
tahun ajaran 2013/2014.
Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diatas, peneliti bisa menyimpulkan bahwa
penggunaan Facebook bisa meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam menulis text
recount terhadap kelas 8 di MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati di tahun ajaran 2013/2014.
Peneliti menyarankan bahwa guru seharusnya melaksanakan penelitian itu dengan
melihat situasi dan kondisi di sekolahan. Sekolah seharusnya menyediakan
hostpot dan computer pada setiap kelas. Guru juga seharusnya memiliki
perlengkapan utama seperti laptop, proyektor and modem. Dan guru seharusnya
memperhatikan waktu yang terbatas dalam proses belajar mengajar in kelas.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER ......................................................................................................
PAGE OF LOGO ......................................................................................
PAGE OF TITLE ......................................................................................
MOTTO AND DEDICATION .................................................................
ADVISORS’ APPROVAL .......................................................................
EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ....................................................................
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................
ABSTRACT ...............................................................................................
ABSTRAK .................................................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................
LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................
LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................
LIST OF APPENDICES ..........................................................................
Page
i
ii
iii
iv
v
vi
vii
viii
ix
x
xvi
xvii
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background of the Research ..............................................................
1
1.2
Statement of the Problems .................................................................
3
1.3
Objective of the Research ..................................................................
4
1.4
Significance of the Research .............................................................
4
1.5
Scope of the Research ........................................................................
4
1.6
Operational Definition .......................................................................
5
CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE AND
HYPOTHESIS
2.1
Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Huda Pati ...................................
6
2.1.1 The Purpose of Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Huda Pati .........
7
2.1.2 The Material of Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Huda Pati ........
7
2.1.3 Method of Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Huda Pati .................
9
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2.2
Teaching Writing ...............................................................................
10
2.2.1 Definition of Writing .........................................................................
11
2.2.2 The Types of Writing .........................................................................
12
2.2.3 The Writing Process ...........................................................................
13
2.2.4 Technique Teaching Writing .............................................................
14
2.3
Definition of Genre ............................................................................
15
2.3.1 Types of Genre ..................................................................................
15
2.4
Recount Text ......................................................................................
18
2.4.1 Types of Recount Text .......................................................................
20
2.4.2 Generic Structure of Recount Text ....................................................
20
2.4.3 Languages Features of Recount Text .................................................
21
2.5
Facebook And Social Network ..........................................................
23
2.5.1 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Facebook ...................
25
2.5.2 Steps of Teaching Writing through Facebook ...................................
25
2.6
Review of Previous Research ............................................................
26
2.7
Theoretical Framework ......................................................................
27
2.8
Action Hypothesis .............................................................................
28
CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH
3.1
Setting and characteristic of the Research Subject .........................
29
3.2
Variable of the Research .................................................................
29
3.3
Design of the Research....................................................................
30
3.4
Procedure of the Research ...............................................................
33
3.5
Data Analysis ..................................................................................
33
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING
4.1
Preliminary Research ......................................................................... 38
4.2
The Result of Cycle 1 ......................................................................... 39
4.2.1
The Writing Skill of Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students
of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati Taught by Using Facebook................... 40
4.2.2
The Implementation of Using Facebook in Teaching and
Learning Process of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul
Huda Pati ............................................................................................ 41
4.3
The Result of Cycle II ........................................................................ 48
4.3.1 The Writing Skill of Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students
of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati Taught by Using Facebook................... 48
4.3.2 The Implementation of Using Facebook in Teaching and
Learning Process of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul
Huda Pati ............................................................................................ 50
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION
5.1
The Writing Skill of Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati Taught by Using Facebook in Cycle I......... 57
5.2
The Implementation of Using Facebook in Teaching and Learning
Process of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati
in Cycle I............................................................................................... 59
5.3
The Writing Skill of Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati Taught by Using Facebook in Cycle II ....... 60
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5.4
The Implementation of Using Facebook in Teaching and Learning
Process of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati
in Cycle II ............................................................................................. 61
CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
6.1
Conclusion .........................................................................................
64
6.2
Suggestion .........................................................................................
65
REFERENCES ..........................................................................................
67
APPENDICS ..............................................................................................
70
STATEMENT............................................................................................ 125
CURRICULUM VITAE ........................................................................... 126
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LIST OF TABLES
Table
2.1
Page
The material of teaching in MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati for eighth
grade students in second semester based on syllabus ......................
8
3.1
The Criteria of English Writing skill ...............................................
35
3.2
The Criteria of Elements Writing Stated by Brown ........................
36
4.1
Data of Mid Semester Test Score in Semester 2 .............................
38
4.2
Scoring of Students’ Achievement Test in the First Cycle..............
40
4.3
The Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in
First Meeting of Cycle I in Teaching English by Using
Facebook to Improve Writing skill in Recount Text for the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in
Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................
4.4
41
The Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in
Second Meeting of Cycle I in Teaching English by Using
Facebook to Improve Writing skill in Recount Text for the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in
Academic Year 2013/2014 ..............................................................
43
4.5
Scoring of Students’ Achievement Test in the Second Cycle ........
49
4.6
The Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in
First Meeting of Cycle II in Teaching English by Using
Facebook to Improve Writing skill in Recount Text for the
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Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in
Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................
4.7
50
The Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in
Second Meeting of Cycle II in Teaching English by Using
Facebook to Improve Writing skill in Recount Text for the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in
Academic Year 2013/2014 ..............................................................
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53
LIST OF FIGURES
Figures
Page
2.1
Facebook Statistic by Country on February 2013........................... 25
3.1
Action Research of Cycles by Kolb (1984) ................................... 31
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix
1.
The Data of Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda
Page
Pati in Academic 2013/2014 .......................................................
70
2.
Lesson Plan ................................................................................
71
3.
The Lay Out of Observation Sheet .............................................
103
4.
The Syllabus of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in Academic
2013/2014 ...................................................................................
115
5.
The Result of Teacher’s Posting in Facebook ............................
120
6.
The Result of Students’ Assessment during Using Facebook
as Media ......................................................................................
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122
TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF THE EIGHTH GRADE
STUDENTS OF MTS MIFTAHUL HUDA PATI
IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
By
DWI NURHIDAYATI
2010 32 197
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
2014
i
ii
THE USE OF FACEBOOK
TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF THE EIGHTH GRADE
STUDENTS OF MTS MIFTAHUL HUDA PATI
IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
SKRIPSI
Presented to
Muria Kudus University
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Completing the Sarjana Program
in English Education
By
DWI NURHIDAYATI
2010 32 197
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
2014
iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
MOTTO
Better late than never
Our parents are the greatest gift in a life
Education is the movement from darkness to light
Allah gives what we need not what we want
Allah is always with us
DEDICATION
This skripsi is dedicated to:
Her
beloved
Father
and
Mother
(Mr.Qodim and Mrs.Suyati)
Her beloved sister and brother (Ika
Fithriyana and A. Luthfi Arsyadi)
Everyone who always supports her to
finish her skripsi (Eko Suprayitno, Anita,
Mita, Rizky and Dila)
iv
v
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The researcher gives her gratitude to Allah SWT for giving her everything
in her life, so that she can finish writing the research entitled “The Use of
Facebook to Improve Writing Skill of the Eight Grade Students of MTs Miftahul
Huda Pati in the Academic Year 2013/2014”. Then, the researcher would like to
express her gratitude to:
1.
Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education
Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
2.
Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd as the Head of English Education Department of
Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University,
3.
Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd as the first advisor, and Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd., as the
second advisor, who have guided and given their suggestion in finishing this
skripsi with a great patience,
4.
Mukholifah S.Pd.I as the headmaster of MTs Miftahul Huda for her
permission to do the research in that school.
5.
Sri Nur Hayati, S.Pd as the English teacher of MTs Miftahul Huda for her
kindness and support during the research.
6.
Last but not least everybody especially her parents, her brother, her
boyfriend, all of her best friends, and all of students’ of MTs Miftahul Huda
in the academic year 2013/2014 for their cooperation during the research
Kudus, July 2014
The researcher
Dwi Nurhidayati
vii
ABSTRACT
Nurhidayati, Dwi. 2014. The Use of Facebook to Improve Writing Skill of the
Eight Grade Students of MTs Miftahul Huda Pati in the Academic Year
2013/2014. Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and
Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (1) Mutohhar, S.Pd,
M.Pd (2) Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd.
Key words: writing skill, recount text, Facebook
Writing is one of the skills which are taught to Junior High School students as
one of the teaching and learning activities in English class. Commonly, the
students have dificulties to write. The students find it hard to start writing because
they have no idea about what to write. Because of that, teacher must use media
that apropiate to improve writing skill of the students.
The objectives of the research are to find out whether the use Facebook
improves the writing skill of the eighth grade students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati
in the academic year 2013/2014.
This is classroom action research. The researcher conducted in the eighth
grade students of MTs Miftahul Huda Pati in academic year 2013/2014. The
subject of the research is the grade VIII in second semester. The material used is
recount text. The writer uses some instrument in this research. They are
observation sheet and achievement test.
The result of this research shows that there is an improvement in every
cycle. In cycle I, the average score of achievement test of writing skill by using
Facebook is 69.4. In cycle II, the average score of achievement test of writing skill
by using Facebook in cycle II is 82.5. So, there is an increasing of the average
score of the students’ writing skill in every cycle. The students’ writing skill
(organization, content, grammar, punctuation, style and quality of expression) in
each test improved, too. In addition, based on the result of observation sheet, most
of students seemed more enthusiastic in writing when using Facebook as media in
their learning. They could share about recount text on Facebook and also could
give comments and likings on their writing. The researcher concluded that
Facebook as media of teaching English had proven effective in improving the
ability of English writing of the students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in academic
year 2013/2014.
Based on the result of the research above, the researcher can conclude that
the use of Facebook can improve students’ writing skill in recount text at the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in the academic 2013/2014.
The researcher also suggests that English teachers should conduct the research by
looking at the situation and condition in the school. The school should provide
hotspot and computer in every class. Teacher also should have main equipment
viii
such as Laptop, Projector and Modem. And the teacher has to pay attention with
the limited time in the process of teaching learning process in the classroom.
ix
ABSTRAK
Nurhidayati, Dwi. 2014. Penggunaan Facebook untuk Meningkatkan Keahlian
Menulis terhadap Siswa Kelas VIII di MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati Tahun
Ajaran 2013/2014. Skripsi. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris,
Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus.
Pembimbing (i) Mutohhar, S.Pd., M.Pd (ii) Rusiana, S.Pd.,M.Pd.
Key Words: keahlian menulis, teks recount, Facebook.
Menulis adalah salah satu ketrampilan yang diajarkan di Sekolah
Menengah Pertama (SMP/MTs) sebagai salah satu kegiatan belajar mengajar di
kelas Umumnya, para siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam menulis. Para siswa
kesulitan memulai menulis karena mereka tidak mempunyai ide tentang apa yang
akan ditulis. Dikarenakan itu, guru harus menggunakan media yang sesuai untuk
meningkatkan kemampuan menulis pada siswa.
Penelitian ini mempunyai tujuan untuk menemukan apakah penggunaan
Facebook meningkatkan keahlian menulis terhadap siswa kelas VIII di MTs.
Miftahul Huda Pati tahun ajaran 2013/2014.
Ini merupakan penelitian tindak kelas (Classroom Action Research).
Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati. Subject penelitian adalah
kelas VIII pada semester kedua. Materi yang digunakan adalah recount text.
Penulis menggunakan beberapa instrument di dalam penelitian ini. Yang
digunakan adalah lembar observasi and test.
Hasil dari penelitian ini memperlihatkan bahwa ada peningkatan pada
setiap cycle. Pada cycle I, nilai rata-rata test kemampuan berbicara menggunakan
Facebook adalah 69.4. kemudian Pada cycle II nilai rata-rata test kemampuan
berbicara menggunakan Facebook adalah 82.5. Jadi, ada peningkatan terhadap
rata-rata nilai terhadap kemampuan menulis siswa di setiap cycle. Kemampuan
menulis siswa ( organisasi, isi, tatabahasa, pemberian tanda, gaya dan kualitas
ucapan) pada setiap tes meningkat juga. Penulis menyimpulkan bahwa Facebook
sebagai media pengajaran bahasa inggris terbukti efektif dalam meningkatkan
kemampuan menulis bahasa inggris terhadap siswa MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati di
tahun ajaran 2013/2014.
Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diatas, peneliti bisa menyimpulkan bahwa
penggunaan Facebook bisa meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam menulis text
recount terhadap kelas 8 di MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati di tahun ajaran 2013/2014.
Peneliti menyarankan bahwa guru seharusnya melaksanakan penelitian itu dengan
melihat situasi dan kondisi di sekolahan. Sekolah seharusnya menyediakan
hostpot dan computer pada setiap kelas. Guru juga seharusnya memiliki
perlengkapan utama seperti laptop, proyektor and modem. Dan guru seharusnya
memperhatikan waktu yang terbatas dalam proses belajar mengajar in kelas.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER ......................................................................................................
PAGE OF LOGO ......................................................................................
PAGE OF TITLE ......................................................................................
MOTTO AND DEDICATION .................................................................
ADVISORS’ APPROVAL .......................................................................
EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ....................................................................
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................
ABSTRACT ...............................................................................................
ABSTRAK .................................................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................
LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................
LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................
LIST OF APPENDICES ..........................................................................
Page
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ii
iii
iv
v
vi
vii
viii
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x
xvi
xvii
xviii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background of the Research ..............................................................
1
1.2
Statement of the Problems .................................................................
3
1.3
Objective of the Research ..................................................................
4
1.4
Significance of the Research .............................................................
4
1.5
Scope of the Research ........................................................................
4
1.6
Operational Definition .......................................................................
5
CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE AND
HYPOTHESIS
2.1
Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Huda Pati ...................................
6
2.1.1 The Purpose of Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Huda Pati .........
7
2.1.2 The Material of Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Huda Pati ........
7
2.1.3 Method of Teaching English in MTs Miftahul Huda Pati .................
9
xi
2.2
Teaching Writing ...............................................................................
10
2.2.1 Definition of Writing .........................................................................
11
2.2.2 The Types of Writing .........................................................................
12
2.2.3 The Writing Process ...........................................................................
13
2.2.4 Technique Teaching Writing .............................................................
14
2.3
Definition of Genre ............................................................................
15
2.3.1 Types of Genre ..................................................................................
15
2.4
Recount Text ......................................................................................
18
2.4.1 Types of Recount Text .......................................................................
20
2.4.2 Generic Structure of Recount Text ....................................................
20
2.4.3 Languages Features of Recount Text .................................................
21
2.5
Facebook And Social Network ..........................................................
23
2.5.1 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Facebook ...................
25
2.5.2 Steps of Teaching Writing through Facebook ...................................
25
2.6
Review of Previous Research ............................................................
26
2.7
Theoretical Framework ......................................................................
27
2.8
Action Hypothesis .............................................................................
28
CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH
3.1
Setting and characteristic of the Research Subject .........................
29
3.2
Variable of the Research .................................................................
29
3.3
Design of the Research....................................................................
30
3.4
Procedure of the Research ...............................................................
33
3.5
Data Analysis ..................................................................................
33
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING
4.1
Preliminary Research ......................................................................... 38
4.2
The Result of Cycle 1 ......................................................................... 39
4.2.1
The Writing Skill of Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students
of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati Taught by Using Facebook................... 40
4.2.2
The Implementation of Using Facebook in Teaching and
Learning Process of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul
Huda Pati ............................................................................................ 41
4.3
The Result of Cycle II ........................................................................ 48
4.3.1 The Writing Skill of Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students
of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati Taught by Using Facebook................... 48
4.3.2 The Implementation of Using Facebook in Teaching and
Learning Process of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul
Huda Pati ............................................................................................ 50
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION
5.1
The Writing Skill of Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati Taught by Using Facebook in Cycle I......... 57
5.2
The Implementation of Using Facebook in Teaching and Learning
Process of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati
in Cycle I............................................................................................... 59
5.3
The Writing Skill of Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of
MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati Taught by Using Facebook in Cycle II ....... 60
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5.4
The Implementation of Using Facebook in Teaching and Learning
Process of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati
in Cycle II ............................................................................................. 61
CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
6.1
Conclusion .........................................................................................
64
6.2
Suggestion .........................................................................................
65
REFERENCES ..........................................................................................
67
APPENDICS ..............................................................................................
70
STATEMENT............................................................................................ 125
CURRICULUM VITAE ........................................................................... 126
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LIST OF TABLES
Table
2.1
Page
The material of teaching in MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati for eighth
grade students in second semester based on syllabus ......................
8
3.1
The Criteria of English Writing skill ...............................................
35
3.2
The Criteria of Elements Writing Stated by Brown ........................
36
4.1
Data of Mid Semester Test Score in Semester 2 .............................
38
4.2
Scoring of Students’ Achievement Test in the First Cycle..............
40
4.3
The Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in
First Meeting of Cycle I in Teaching English by Using
Facebook to Improve Writing skill in Recount Text for the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in
Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................
4.4
41
The Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in
Second Meeting of Cycle I in Teaching English by Using
Facebook to Improve Writing skill in Recount Text for the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in
Academic Year 2013/2014 ..............................................................
43
4.5
Scoring of Students’ Achievement Test in the Second Cycle ........
49
4.6
The Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in
First Meeting of Cycle II in Teaching English by Using
Facebook to Improve Writing skill in Recount Text for the
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Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in
Academic Year
2013/2014 ........................................................................................
4.7
50
The Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in
Second Meeting of Cycle II in Teaching English by Using
Facebook to Improve Writing skill in Recount Text for the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in
Academic Year 2013/2014 ..............................................................
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53
LIST OF FIGURES
Figures
Page
2.1
Facebook Statistic by Country on February 2013........................... 25
3.1
Action Research of Cycles by Kolb (1984) ................................... 31
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix
1.
The Data of Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda
Page
Pati in Academic 2013/2014 .......................................................
70
2.
Lesson Plan ................................................................................
71
3.
The Lay Out of Observation Sheet .............................................
103
4.
The Syllabus of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in Academic
2013/2014 ...................................................................................
115
5.
The Result of Teacher’s Posting in Facebook ............................
120
6.
The Result of Students’ Assessment during Using Facebook
as Media ......................................................................................
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122