CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
This
chapter is divided into six sub sections. They are background of the study,
reason for choosing the study, research question, purpose of the expected result
of the study, significant of the study, limitation of the problem, and outline of
the final project.
1.1. Background of the study
Teaching
is not an easy job but it is a necessary one and can be very rewarding when we
see our students’ progress and know that we have helped to make it happen. It
is true that some lessons can be difficult and students feel stressful at times
but it is also worth remembering that the best teaching can also be extremely
enjoyable.
Based
on the concept and function of English as stated in the 2006 Competence-Based
Curriculum which has similar principle with Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan
(KTSP) for SMP/MTS, the
teaching-learning of English has the purpose to develop four language
skills; listening, speaking, reading and
writing. The other English language
components; vocabulary, structure and pronunciation (in speech) or spelling (in
writing) are also important to be taught to support the development of four
language skills. It means that English teacher should teach the four aspects.
It is not only reading or speaking but also listening and writing so the
students can master all these skills.
English
teacher should provide materials that are appropriate with the curriculum and
find suitable methods in teaching and
learning process to make students understand our lessons. KTSP is the recent
curriculum in Indonesia. A curriculum has to prepare students to achieve the
competence. It also prepares the student to communicate using language society.
One
of the new approaches methods introduced by the government is by using media as stated by Keidler \(1965:1)
that media can be useful to the language teachers. In addition, Brown et al
(1977:2-3) say that medium is the tools or physical \things used by the teacher
to facilitate the instruction. Supporting Brown’s idea, Gerlach and Ely
(1980:216) say that a medium, broadly conceived, in any person, material, or event
that establishes condition, which enable the learner to acquire knowledge,
skills and attitude. In this sense, the teacher, the textbook, and the school
environment are media. Every medium is a means to an end or to a goal. It means
that the teacher have to consider the characteristic of media which will be given
to the students.
Writing
skill is more complex and difficult skill to be taught because it is not only
requiring mastery on grammatical and rhetorical devices but also on conceptual
and judgment devices (heaton, 1975:138). In writing process, the students are
expected to write their written grammatically, express their idea, and make the
conclusion as the steps to develop rhetorical devices in the written form. It
is clear that the way we organize our students writing and the way we offer advice
and correction will be different .It is depending on what kind of writing they
are involved in.
A
text that is any meaningful stretch of language (Derewiangka, 1990:17) in the
written form belongs to the written
product that is produced grammatically. The students have to choose the
words that are used and how to put the words to communicate meaning. There are
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