THE USE OF FACEBOOK TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS MIFTAHUL HUDA PATI IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

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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

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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

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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. x

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page COVER... i PAGE OF LOGO... ii PAGE OF TITLE... iii MOTTO AND DEDICATION... iv ADVISORS APPROVAL... v EXAMINERS APPROVAL... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT... vii ABSTRACT... viii ABSTRAK... ix TABLE OF CONTENT... x LIST OF TABLES... xvi LIST OF FIGURES... xvii LIST OF APPENDICES... 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 xii

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 xiii

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 xiv

LIST OF TABLES Table Page 2.1 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... 41 4.4 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 xv

Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Miftahul Huda Pati in Academic Year 2013/2014... 50 4.7 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... 53 xvi

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 xvii

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... 122 xviii