IMPROVING
STUDENTS’ WRITING THROUGH IMAGINATIVE TECHNIQUE AT THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF
SMA
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
It has been
known that English language is the language of international communication.
There are four skills that have to be developed in learning language, namelylistening, speaking, reading and
writing.Writing ability is the most important skill for most students.
Success in studying depends in large part on our ability to write. Writing skill as evidence and
reason for the government to state English as the foreign language taught to
Indonesian students from elementary
school to university levels. Even though methods and technique of English
teaching have been improved, but outcomes of the students knowledge is still
far from satisfaction.
The students as
the second language learners, who are good in writing, are possibly good in
other language skills. In writing the passage, a writer can gain new words. The
students can enlarge or extend their knowledge in many field or science by
writing books or other materials. In fact, writing is the easiest and cheapest
way of getting information. We will be able to increase our English anywhere,
anytime because writing can be carried out easily without partner.
To improve the
students’ achievement at SMA needs hard work. The first thing we have to do is
to make them realize about the importance of English. Most of them do not
realize about the importance of English that they are not interested in
learning it. The English teacher has to try hard to help the students improve
their achievement.
The success of
English learning depend on materials uses in writing, where it must be suitable
with the students’ interest. Through imaginative Technique, the students will
be able to improve their language skills. They will learn new words and
appropriate expression they will become more sensitive to the correct uses of
the language, and they will also learn good diction and ?????????????
