AN ANALYSIS ON STRATEGIES IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT
EMPLOYED BY THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents background of
the study, research problems, objective of the study,
significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study, definition of key
terms, and organization of the study.
A. Background of
the Study
Writing is one of the English skills that must be mastered by
every English learner especially by the student of
English Department. Similar to speaking, writing is an
active skill to express ideas in mind. Writing is a medium to transfer knowledge
or to provide information from an author
to readers in the text form.
Writing is also used to
communicate with other people in different
places. This skill is different from listening and reading skills which
are passive because they only serve to receive and collect information.
Writing is also a way of
knowing, a method of discovery and
analysis. Through writing we discover new aspects
of our topic and our relationship to
it; therefore it is a task which is
partially dependent on the individuals, their
creativity and the way they approach each topic. Writing well is
not only an option for young people,
but also a necessity especially for university
students. Almost every day in their academic
life, they are demanded to write for many
purposes. Along with reading comprehension,????????
