CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A.
Background
Language is the most important thing for people as a means of
communication. It is basically a means of both oral and written communication.
People use language to express their ideas and wishes to others’ people such as
when they need others help so that close relation among members of the group
can be carried. It is important to learn English because it is an international
language which is used in many countries over the world and widely used in many
sectors such as information, trade, education, etc.
In Indonesia, English has an important
role especially in education. Therefore, English is taught as the first foreign
language in all levels of schools and language courses. In school, English has
been taught as a local content. Since The Basic Course Outlines of the 2004
Curriculum (2004: 7) in Nurhawaeni states that the objective of learning
English at junior high school as a local content is to develop students'
communication ability in the context of school. It means that the students are
expected to be able to make simple transactional and interpersonal conversation
which is potentially needed to communicate in the context of school. Here, the
teacher plays important role since he has to be able to set students interest
and motivation in learning English in order to develop students’ ability to communicate
using all the resources they have already acquired to interact with others
about their needs and interest.
In
this study, the writer will focus on teaching writing in Junior high school considering
that in learning language writing is the skill that students acquire in first
to write something. Writing is important to support learning English especially
in enriching vocabulary and gaining a large portion of their education.
Therefore the writer considers that writing can be taught at junior high
schools.
There
are four skill should be mastered in learning English; speaking, reading, listening
and writing. Writing will provide a basis for development of ???
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