THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS N GEMBONG IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 TAUGHT BY USING PEER REVIEWING

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1 THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS N GEMBONG IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 TAUGHT BY USING PEER REVIEWING By NOVIA AGUSTINA TRILIASARI NIM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS 2013 i

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3 THE ABILITY OF WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS N GEMBONG IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 TAUGHT BY USING PEER REVIEWING SKRIPSI Presented to the University of Muria Kudus in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in English Education By NOVIA AGUSTINA TRILIASARI NIM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS 2013 iii

4 MOTTO AND DEDICATION Motto: There is a will, there is a way. Always improve self quality to give something useful to others. This research is dedicated to: Allah SWT Her beloved parents Her sister Her little niece, Aya All of her beloved friends, Umi, Desi, Yani, Ira, Yesi All of her friends in UMK iv

5 ADVISORS APPROVAL This is to certify that the Sarjana Skripsi of Novia Agustina Triliasari ( ) has been approved by the skripsi advisors for further approval by the Examining Committee. Kudus, March 2013 Advisor I Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd NIS Advisor II Drs. Muh. Syafei, M.Pd NIP Acknowledged by, The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Dean, Drs. Susilo Rahardjo, M.Pd NIP v

6 EXAMINERS APPROVAL This is to certify that the Skripsi of Novia Agustina Triliasari (NIM ) has been approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for completing the Sarjana Program in English Education. Kudus, March 2013 Skripsi Examining Committee: Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd NIS , Chairperson Drs. Muh Syafei, M.Pd NIP , Member Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd NIP , Member Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd NIS , Member Acknowledged by, The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Dean, Drs. Susilo Rahardjo, M.Pd NIP vi

7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First, the writer would like to express gratitude to Allah SWT, the Almighty God for the blessing, kindness, and inspiration given to her in finishing this research entitled The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic Year 2012/ 2013 Taught by Using Peer Reviewing. The writer realizes that this research is impossible to finish without the help from others. Therefore, in this opportunity she would like to express her special gratitude and appreciation to: 1. Drs. Susilo Raharjo, M.Pd, as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University. 2. Fitri Budi Suryani, S.S, 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, who has guided and suggested the writer in completing this research with great patience. 4. Drs. Muh Syafei, M.Pd, as the second advisor, who has given advice, suggestion and his helpful correction and motivation in finishing this research. 5. Lectures in English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University who have given their contribution to the writer for completing this research. 6. H. M. Taufiq Hidayat, S.Ag, M.Pd, the headmaster of MTs N Gembong for giving his permission to conduct the research. vii

8 7. Moh. Irham, S.Pd.I, the English teacher for the eighth grade of MTs N Gembong for helping and giving advice to the writer. 8. All of the students of VIII A of MTs N Gembong in academic year 2012/ SAR administrators who always give good service related with the references. 10. Her beloved parents, brother, and sister who have given her motivation. 11. Her best friends; Ummi, Desi, Yani, Yesi and Ira who always help and give support. The writer expects that this research will be useful for those, especially who are in field of education and want to learn more about English. Then, suggestion and criticism from the reader will be fully appreciated and always welcome. Thank you. Kudus, March 2013 The writer viii

9 ABSTRACT Triliasari, Novia Agustina, The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic Year 2012/ 2013 Taught by Using Peer Reviewing. Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisors: (1) Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd, (2) Drs. Muh Syafei, M.Pd. Key Words: Writing, Recount Text, Peer Reviewing. Writing as a productive skill is a very important skill in English for students because writing has some benefits for them. Students can express their idea through writing, for example in writing a recount text. They can tell their own experience. In writing a text, students may find some difficulties and make some mistakes. Teachers should help them to solve their problem so students can improve their writing ability. The writer found problem owned by the eighth grade students of MTs N Gembong in conducting writing. Peer reviewing can be used by students to respond their friend s writing and give comment whether they make mistakes. The purpose of this research is to find out whether there is any significant difference between the ability of writing recount text of the eighth grade students of MTs N Gembong in academic year 2012/ 2013 before and after being taught by using Peer Reviewing. In this research, the writer uses experimental research design without control group. There are two variables in this research; they are Peer Reviewing as independent variable and the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic Year 2012/2013 as dependent variable. The writer determines the eighth grade students of MTs N Gembong in academic year 2012/2013 as the population and takes class VIII A as a sample. The writer uses test to get the accurate data. The result of this research shows that the ability of writing recount text of the eighth grade students of MTs N Gembong in academic year 2012/2013 before being taught by using peer reviewing is categorized as sufficient. The mean is 56 and standard deviation is 76,20. Meanwhile, the ability of writing recount text of the eighth grade students of MTs N Gembong in academic year 2012/2013 after being taught by using peer reviewing is categorized as good. The mean is 76 and standard deviation is 47,96. The calculation of t-test gets the result 15,48, t-table is 2,05. It can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the ability of writing recount text of the eight students of MTs N Gembong academic year 2012/2013 before and after being taught by using peer reviewing. Considering the process and the result of this research, the writer gives suggestions. For the English teachers, they can apply peer reviewing as alternative technique in teaching writing to improve their students ability in writing, especially in writing recount text. For the students, they should not be afraid when ix

10 they asked by the teacher to write a text. They can use peer reviewing with their friends to improve their ability in writing text. Hopefully, there will be further studies observing other advantages of writing recount text by using peer reviewing. x

11 ABSTRAKSI Triliasari, Novia Agustina, Kemampuan Menulis Teks Recount Siswa Kelas VIII MTs N Gembong Tahun Ajaran 2012/ 2013 Diajar Menggunakan Peer Reviewing. Skripsi. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (1) Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd, (2) Drs. Muh Syafei, M.Pd. Kata Kunci: Menulis, Teks Recount, Peer Reviewing. Menulis sebagai kemampuan yang produktif merupakan kemampuan yang sangat penting dalam Bahasa Inggris untuk para siswa karena menulis mempunyai beberapa keuntungan bagi mereka. Para siswa dapat mengekspresikan ide mereka melalui menulis, sebagai contohnya dalam menulis teks recount. Mereka dapat menceritakan pengalaman pribadi mereka. Dalam menulis sebuah teks, para siswa mungkin menemukan beberapa kesulitan dan membuat beberapa kesalahan. Para guru sebaiknya menolong mereka untuk menyelesaikan masalah mereka sehingga para siswa dapat meningkatkan kemampuan menulisnya. Penulis menemukan masalah yang dimiliki oleh siswa kelas delapan MTs N Gembong dalam menulis teks. Peer reviewing dapat digunakan oleh para siswa untuk menanggapi karangan teman meraka dan memberi ulasan apakah mereka membuat kesalahan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan apakah ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara kemampuan menulis teks recount siswa kelas delapan MTs N Gembong tahun ajaran 2012/2013 sebelum dan sesudah diajar menggunakan Peer Reviewing. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis menggunakan desain penelitian eksperimen tanpa kelompok kontrol. Ada dua variabel dalam penelitian ini; yaitu Peer Reviewing sebagai independent variable dan kemampuan menulis teks recount siswa kelas delapan MTs N Gembong tahun ajaran 2012/2013 sebagai dependent variable. Penulis menentukan siswa kelas MTs N Gembong tahun ajaran 2012/2013 sebagai populasi dan mengambil kelas VIII A sebagai sampel. Penulis menggunakan tes untuk mendapatkan data yang akurat. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan menulis teks recount siswa kelas delapan MTs N Gembong tahun ajaran 2012/2013 sebelum diajar dengan menggunakan peer reviewing dikategorikan cukup. Nilai rata- ratanya adalah 56 dan standar deviasinya adalah 76,20. Sedangkan, kemampuan menulis teks recount siswa kelas delapan MTs N Gembong tahun ajaran 2012/2013 setelah diajar dengan menggunakan peer reviewing dikategorikan bagus. Nilai rataratanya adalah 76 dan standar deviasinya adalah 47,96. Perhitungan t-tes mendapat hasil 15,48, t-table adalah 2,05. Ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara kemampuan menulis teks recount siswa kelas delapan MTs N Gembong tahun ajaran 2012/2013 sebelum dan sesudah diajar menggunakan peer reviewing. Dengan mempertimbangkan proses dan hasil dari penelitian ini, penulis memberikan saran. Untuk para guru Bahasa Inggris, mereka dapat menerapkan xi

12 peer reviewing sebagai tekhnik alternative dalam mengajarkan menulis untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis para siswa mereka, khususnya dalm menulis teks recount. Untuk para siswa, mereka tidak perlu merasa takut ketika diminta oleh guru untuk menulis sebuah teks. Mereka dapat menggunakan peer reviewing dengan teman mereka untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mereka dalam menulis teks. Semoga aka nada penelitian lebih lanjut yang mengamati keuntungankeuntungan lain dalam menulis teks recount dengan menggunakan peer reviewing. xii

13 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page COVER... LOGO... TITLE... MOTTO AND DEDICATION... ADVISORS APPROVAL... EXAMINERS APPROVAL... ACKNOWLEDGEMENT... ABSTRACT... ABSTRAKSI... TABLE OF CONTENTS... LIST OF TABLES... LIST OF FIGURES... LIST OF APPENDICES... i ii iii iv v vi vii ix xi xiii xvii xviii xix CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background of the Research Statement of the Problem Objective of the Research Significance of the Research Limitation of the Research Operational Definition... 6 CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE AND HYPOTHESIS 2.1. Teaching English in MTs N Gembong Curriculum of Teaching English in MTs N Gembong Material of Teaching English in MTs N Gembong... 8 xiii

14 Method of Teaching English in MTs N Gembong Writing Definition of Writing Purpose of Writing Writing Process Recount Text Definition of Recount Text Social Function of Recount Text Generic Structure of Recount Text Lexico-grammatical Features of Recount Text Teaching Strategy Peer Reviewing Benefits of Peer Reviewing Steps of Teaching Writing Recount Text by Using Peer Reviewing Review of Previous Research Theoretical Framework Hypothesis CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH xiv

15 3.1. Design of the Research Population and Sample Instrument of the Research Data Collecting Data Analysis CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH 4.1. Research Finding The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic year 2012/ 2013 before being Taught by Using Peer Reviewing The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic year 2012/ 2013 after being Taught by Using Peer Reviewing Hypothesis Testing CHAPTER V DISCUSSION 5.1 The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic year 2012/ 2013 before being Taught by Using Peer Reviewing The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic year 2012/ 2013 after being Taught by Using Peer Reviewing xv

16 5.3 The Significant Difference between the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic year 2012/ 2013 before and after being Taught by Using Peer Reviewing CHAPTER VI CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 6.1. Conclusion Suggestion BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIECES CURRICULUM VITAE STATEMENT SHEET xvi

17 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 3.1 The Criteria of Scoring Written Test The Criteria of the Ability of Writing Recount Text The Frequency Distribution of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic Year 2012/2013 before being Taught by Using Peer Reviewing The Frequency Distribution of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic Year 2012/2013 after being Taught by Using Peer Reviewing The Summary of T-test Result of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic Year 2012/2013 before and after being Taught by Using Peer Reviewing xvii

18 LIST OF FIGURES Figures Page 4.1 The Bar Diagram of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic Year 2012/2013 before being Taught by Using Peer Reviewing The Bar Diagram of the Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N Gembong in Academic Year 2012/2013 after being Taught by Using Peer Reviewing xviii

19 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix Page 1. Syllabus The Instrument of the Research Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Students Work (Recount Text) List of Class VIII A of MTs N Gembong The Score of Pre-Test The Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of Pre-Test The Score of Post-Test The Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of Post-Test The Calculation of T-observation The Value of T-Table xix