Utilizing E-Mail to Improve Students’ Writing Skill (A Classroom Action Research at the Eleventh Grade of SMK PGRI 6, Ngawi in the Academic Year of 2010/2011)

Penulis Utama : Tri Yuliwati
NIM / NIP : S890809214
× The objectives of this research are to: (1) identify whether or not and to what extent utilizing e-mail is able to improve the students’ writing skill: and (2) describe the situation when e-mail is applied in the writing class. In this research, the problem refers to the teaching and learning English, especially their writing skill which is still low.The research methodology applied in this research is action research with two cycles in which each cycle consists of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The data collected are the qualitative data and quantitative data. The qualitative data are collected from observation, interview, questionnaire, and document. The quantitative data are collected from pre-test in pre-research, test in Cycle 1, and post test in Cycle 2. The qualitative data are analyzed by Constant Comparative Method and the quantitative data are analyzed by descriptive statistics.The finding of the research shows that utilizing e-mail in teaching and learning process can improve: (1) students’ writing skill. It could be seen from these indicators: (a) students were able to use punctuation and capital letter; (b) students were able to select appropriate vocabulary; (c) students were able to make sentences grammatically; (d) students were able to make supporting details; and (e) students were able to organize writing. It could be seen from the collected data, the students had obtained better score from Cycle 1 to Cycle 2. The mean score increased from 45.73 in the pre-test to 66.04 in the test of Cycle 1 and to 74.27 in the post test of Cycle 2. The minimum score of English lesson was 65.00: (2) class situation: (a) the students paid full attention to the teacher’s explanation; (b) the students are able to do the homework actively; (c) the students talk each other when they had to discuss in their group dealing with the material given by the teacher; (d) nobody asks for permission to the teacher to go to the bathroom as the reason just to get out of the class; and (e) the students take a part in teaching and learning actively. Since utilizing e-mail has succeeded in improving the students’ writing skill; the researcher would like to propose some suggestions for the English teachers, especially those who teach in vocational school to: (1) utilize e-mail as one of the techniques to improve students’ writing skill; (2) learn how to enhance their ability in teaching; and (3) facilitate the students to practice English writing in order that the students are accustomed to make English writing text
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Penulis Utama : Tri Yuliwati
Penulis Tambahan : -
NIM / NIP : S890809214
Tahun : 2011
Judul : Utilizing E-Mail to Improve Students’ Writing Skill (A Classroom Action Research at the Eleventh Grade of SMK PGRI 6, Ngawi in the Academic Year of 2010/2011)
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Imprint : Surakarta - Pascasarjana - 2011
Program Studi : S-2 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
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Sumber : UNS-Pascasarjana Prodi. Pend. Bahasa inggris-S890809214-2011
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Jenis Dokumen : Tesis
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Status : Public
Pembimbing : 1. Dra. Dewi Rochsantiningsih, M.Ed., Ph.D.
2. Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd.
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Fakultas : Sekolah Pascasarjana
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