Enhancing the Students’ Cohesive Devices Mastery in Writing a Recount Paragraph by Using Roundtable Method
Penulis Utama
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Rela Utami
NIM / NIP
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S891208039
×RELA UTAMI. Enhancing the Students’ Cohesive Devices Mastery in Writing a
Recount Paragraph by Using Roundtable Method (A Classroom Action Research
at the Eighth Grade of MTsN Ngawi in the Academic Year of 2013/2014). Thesis.
Surakarta. English Education Department, Graduate Program. Teacher Training
and Education Faculty, Sebelas Maret University, 2014.
The objectives of this study are to describe: (1) whether and to what
extent the use of Roundtable Method can enhance the students’ cohesive devices
mastery in writing a Recount paragraph; and (2) the advantages of using
Roundtable Method applied to enhance the students’ cohesive devices mastery in
writing a Recount paragraph.
The study was carried out at MTsN Ngawi from March to April 2014.
The subject of this study was the students of VIIIB class. The data were obtained
using several techniques including diaries, observation, interview, document, and
test. The quantitative data were analyzed in the form of mean score and the
qualitative data were analyzed by using Constant Comparative Method.
The findings of this study show that: (1) the use of Roundtable Method
can enhance the students’ cohesive devices mastery in writing a Recount
paragraph including (a) the students can use correct and various temporal
conjunctions; (b) the students can apply article a, an, the in Recount paragraphs
correctly; (c) the students can use personal and demonstrative references correctly.
The students’ mean score of cohesive devices mastery was improved from 2.05 to
3.29 in the end of Cycle 2. The mean score of writing was also improved from
53.9 to 84.2 in the end of Cycle 2. (2) there are several advantages found as
follows: (a) Roundtable can make the students active and motivated so the class
atmosphere is alive; (b) Roundtable can help the students create an imaginative
story; (c) Roundtable can help to address problems of inequitable participation;
and (d) Roundtable encourages the students to adjust their writing.
The findings imply that the teaching writing using Roundtable Method
makes the improvement of the students’ cohesive devices mastery, especially in
the use of the temporal conjunctions, article a, an, the, personal and demonstrative
references. Consequently, the students can make a cohesive and coherent writing.
Besides, the teaching writing using Roundtable Method makes the class alive or
not boring since all of them were active and motivated during the process. In
conclusion, Roundtable Method is a teaching method that gives benefits for both
the students’ achievement and the students’ learning interest.
Keywords: writing, Roundtable Method, recount text, classroom action research
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Penulis Utama
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Rela Utami
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NIM / NIP
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S891208039
Tahun
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2014
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Enhancing the Students’ Cohesive Devices Mastery in Writing a Recount Paragraph by Using Roundtable Method
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Surakarta - Pascasarjana - 2014
Program Studi
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S-2 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
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UNS-Pascasarjana Pend. Bahasa Inggris 2014
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Public
Pembimbing
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1. Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd 2. Dr. Sumardi, M.Hum
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Sekolah Pascasarjana
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