This is an experimental study based on exploring the effectiveness of task based language teaching (TBLT) in improving graduate students’ descriptive writing as well as their perception of task based language teaching. The accessible population taken in this study is 410 students enrolled in Graduation at Khawja Fareed Govt. Post Graduate College Rahim Yar Khan. 60 male students have been administered a TOEFL structure test to bring homogeneity. They have been divided into two equal groups randomly. Thus two groups were formed one the treatment group and the other control one. Experimental and control class data were collected through written tests and questionnaires. Written pre and post tests were administered to both classes. Questionnaires were given to the students in experimental group after each of 12 treatment tasks. Data from written pre and post-test and questionnaires were analysed quantitatively. Percentage analysis was run to observe improvement between the groups. Test results revealed highly significant difference in favour of the treatment group. The study also demonstrated treatment groups’ general perception of task based language teaching positively. Findings of this study are inspiring for the teachers to adopt task based language teaching to improve students’ descriptive writing.
The objectives of this research were to find out: 1) whether or not Think-Pair-Share Technique is effective in improving students’ speaking ability of eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Panca Rijang and 2) whether or not the Eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Panca Rijang are interested in learning speaking English through Think-Pair-Share technique. This research applied quasi-experimental design. The population of this research was three classes of Eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Panca Rijang academic year 2014/2015 with the total population were 69 students. The sample of this research were VIII.1 (23 students) as the experimental group and VIII.3 (23 students) as the control group. This sample was taken by cluster sampling technique. The researcher applied Think-Pair-Share technique in the experimental group and conventional way in control group. This research applied two kinds of instruments were speaking test and questionnaire. Speaking test was used to obtain data of the students’ speaking ability and questionnaire was used to know the students’ interest in learning speaking English through Think-Pair-Share technique. The researcher found that there was a significant difference between achievement of the students who applied Think-Pair-Share technique and who did not applied Think-Pair-Share technique in speaking. It was proved by t-test of post-test (2.206) was higher than t-table (2.021), for α = 0.05 and df = (44) and by the mean score of post-test in experimental group (68.57) was better than mean score of post-test in control group (56.35). And the researcher also found that the Eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Panca Rijang were interested in learning speaking English through Think-Pair-Share technique. It was proved by there were 22 students (95.7%) were interested in speaking English through Think-Pair-Share technique and the mean score of questionnaire was 83.22 and it included in interested category. Based on the data analysis, the researcher concluded that: 1) Think-Pair-Share Technique is effective in improving students’ speaking ability and 2) Eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Panca Rijang are interested in learning speaking English through Think-Pair-Share technique.
This is an experimental study based on exploring the effectiveness of task based language teaching (TBLT) in improving graduate students’ descriptive writing as well as their perception of task based language teaching. The accessible population taken in this study is 410 students enrolled in Graduation at Khawja Fareed Govt. Post Graduate College Rahim Yar Khan. 60 male students have been administered a TOEFL structure test to bring homogeneity. They have been divided into two equal groups randomly. Thus two groups were formed one the treatment group and the other control one. Experimental and control class data were collected through written tests and questionnaires. Written pre and post tests were administered to both classes. Questionnaires were given to the students in experimental group after each of 12 treatment tasks. Data from written pre and post-test and questionnaires were analysed quantitatively. Percentage analysis was run to observe improvement between the groups. Test results revealed highly significant difference in favour of the treatment group. The study also demonstrated treatment groups’ general perception of task based language teaching positively. Findings of this study are inspiring for the teachers to adopt task based language teaching to improve students’ descriptive writing.
The objectives of this research were to find out: 1) whether or not Think-Pair-Share Technique is effective in improving students’ speaking ability of eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Panca Rijang and 2) whether or not the Eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Panca Rijang are interested in learning speaking English through Think-Pair-Share technique. This research applied quasi-experimental design. The population of this research was three classes of Eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Panca Rijang academic year 2014/2015 with the total population were 69 students. The sample of this research were VIII.1 (23 students) as the experimental group and VIII.3 (23 students) as the control group. This sample was taken by cluster sampling technique. The researcher applied Think-Pair-Share technique in the experimental group and conventional way in control group. This research applied two kinds of instruments were speaking test and questionnaire. Speaking test was used to obtain data of the students’ speaking ability and questionnaire was used to know the students’ interest in learning speaking English through Think-Pair-Share technique. The researcher found that there was a significant difference between achievement of the students who applied Think-Pair-Share technique and who did not applied Think-Pair-Share technique in speaking. It was proved by t-test of post-test (2.206) was higher than t-table (2.021), for α = 0.05 and df = (44) and by the mean score of post-test in experimental group (68.57) was better than mean score of post-test in control group (56.35). And the researcher also found that the Eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Panca Rijang were interested in learning speaking English through Think-Pair-Share technique. It was proved by there were 22 students (95.7%) were interested in speaking English through Think-Pair-Share technique and the mean score of questionnaire was 83.22 and it included in interested category. Based on the data analysis, the researcher concluded that: 1) Think-Pair-Share Technique is effective in improving students’ speaking ability and 2) Eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Panca Rijang are interested in learning speaking English through Think-Pair-Share technique.
How Is Metacognitive Inculturization AccomplishedDavid Brooks
Part II: of Intercultural Dimensions of Task-based Learning for Authentic Communication Follow-up paper to one presented at ACE 2009 (Asian Conference on Education) in Osaka, Japan October 24-25, 2009 by David L. Brooks, Associate Professor, English (Foreign Language Dept), Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
RBL - Teaching Language Skills 'Reading' and 'Listening' - 4th GroupRBLmadev Class 2018
Presented by Khoirunnisa Isnani / 17716251043 & Pradita Amelia Nugraha Ningtyas / 17716251046 for Resource Based Learning class / Graduate Program of English Education Department / Yogyakarta State University 2018
Impact Of Reading Skills By Using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Appro...Pakistan
Impact Of Reading Skills By Using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Approach On Student’s Academic Performance At Elementary Level by Fareeda Sanam and Nadia Thalho
This book is primarily aimed at implicitly setting a framework for integrating online and face-to-face instruction coherently in one language course, although the authors claim that the book is not attempting to prescribe a series of dos and don’ts. The relatively concise but well-crafted book considers teachers as its main audience, walking them through various stages of creating a hybrid class, namely decision-making, planning, integration, and evaluation.
The learner ultimate aim of learning a language through a language course is to achieve
fluent control of the sounds, spelling, vocabulary, grammar and discourse features of the language,
so that they can be used to communicate effectively (Nation & Goh, 2009). To ensure that these
goals are optimally attained, a language instructor should design a well balanced course enabling
the learners to be competent at the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
and to be as fluent and accurate as possible in using them. Therefore, a language teacher should take
into account of balancing and integrating of the four strands, language learning opportunities, in
their language courses. These strands are called meaning-focused INPUT, meaning-focused
OUTPUT, language-focused LEARNING, and FLUENCY development
A reading program for Grade 9 in the Philippines. Note: This is not an official Reading program for grade 9. This is only a sample reading program that was made by the MAESL Students in Benguet State University as a requirement in Teaching Reading and Literary Appreciation. For Word Format just comment below.
How Is Metacognitive Inculturization AccomplishedDavid Brooks
Part II: of Intercultural Dimensions of Task-based Learning for Authentic Communication Follow-up paper to one presented at ACE 2009 (Asian Conference on Education) in Osaka, Japan October 24-25, 2009 by David L. Brooks, Associate Professor, English (Foreign Language Dept), Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
RBL - Teaching Language Skills 'Reading' and 'Listening' - 4th GroupRBLmadev Class 2018
Presented by Khoirunnisa Isnani / 17716251043 & Pradita Amelia Nugraha Ningtyas / 17716251046 for Resource Based Learning class / Graduate Program of English Education Department / Yogyakarta State University 2018
Impact Of Reading Skills By Using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Appro...Pakistan
Impact Of Reading Skills By Using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Approach On Student’s Academic Performance At Elementary Level by Fareeda Sanam and Nadia Thalho
This book is primarily aimed at implicitly setting a framework for integrating online and face-to-face instruction coherently in one language course, although the authors claim that the book is not attempting to prescribe a series of dos and don’ts. The relatively concise but well-crafted book considers teachers as its main audience, walking them through various stages of creating a hybrid class, namely decision-making, planning, integration, and evaluation.
The learner ultimate aim of learning a language through a language course is to achieve
fluent control of the sounds, spelling, vocabulary, grammar and discourse features of the language,
so that they can be used to communicate effectively (Nation & Goh, 2009). To ensure that these
goals are optimally attained, a language instructor should design a well balanced course enabling
the learners to be competent at the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
and to be as fluent and accurate as possible in using them. Therefore, a language teacher should take
into account of balancing and integrating of the four strands, language learning opportunities, in
their language courses. These strands are called meaning-focused INPUT, meaning-focused
OUTPUT, language-focused LEARNING, and FLUENCY development
A reading program for Grade 9 in the Philippines. Note: This is not an official Reading program for grade 9. This is only a sample reading program that was made by the MAESL Students in Benguet State University as a requirement in Teaching Reading and Literary Appreciation. For Word Format just comment below.
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of Task Base Language Teaching (TBLT) on tertiary ESOL learners’ academic writing achievement in tertiary level. Therefore, the experimental research was applied to this study. The control group was taught through Classical Method (CM) while the experiment group was taught through Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) method. Furthermore, the pre-test and post-test were administered to students in control group and experiment group (30 students in each group). The data were tabulated by employing t-test in Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21. Based on the data analysis, the result indicated that the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It can be concluded that there was a significant effect of Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) method on tertiary ESOL learners’ writing achievement compared to Classical Method (CM) of teaching.
Recent researchers continuously stress on the importance of writing instruction in language learning. Therefore, there is an immense need to have an appropriate instrument to measure the writing instruction and the instrument has to be fully tested for validity. Therefore, we developed and validated an instrument using Rasch Measurement Model to assess two prominent approaches (product approach versus process approach) used in writing instruction contemporarily. We tested the instrument by computing its infit, outfit, item reliability, item separation, item difficulty and item discrimination. The results demonstrated that the instrument showed adequate estimates of reliability in assessing both the approaches used by teachers in ESL classrooms. The raw variance result showed that the accuracy of the items of product approach (85.7%) and process approach (63.7%) were excellent and good. The values of item reliability and item separation for product approach were 0.98 and 6.33, while process approach showed the item reliability and separation values of 0.65 and 1.37 respectively. The results showed that product approach is being dominantly practised that did not enhance students’ writing skills in the long run. To address this issue, we propose a new framework for writing instruction as a guide to ESL teachers.
Utilizing Reciprocal Strategies to Improve Non English Majored Students’ Read...ijtsrd
The research aims to make an overview introduction of reciprocal teaching and examine the effects of this teaching technique on improving non English majored students’ reading comprehension at UNETI. The research employed a quasi experimental design with mixed methodology approach. SPSS 22 statistic technique of independent t test and paired sample t test was applied to process and analyze the quantitative data. The significance value was measured at 0,365 which is higher than the level of significance 0,05 . This proved that there was a significant effect of using RT strategy on students’ reading comprehension. Besides, qualitative methodology was applied in order for the researchers to get deeper understanding on participants’ performance and attitudes towards reciprocal teaching in reading class. With data collection tools as journals and focus group interview, textual data was gathered, analyzed and crosschecked to evaluate the validity and reliability of the research. The findings demonstrated that participants are impacted positively with reciprocal teaching instruction. In the light of the present study, the students reported that they found the reading lessons more interesting and exciting. Besides, the students were motivated to interact in class to discuss the target passage. Hence, they felt more confident and responsible for their own study. Nguyen Thi Thanh Ha | Vu Viet Phuong | Do Thi Tieu Yen "Utilizing Reciprocal Strategies to Improve Non- English Majored Students’ Reading Comprehension" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-2 , February 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38601.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/38601/utilizing-reciprocal-strategies-to-improve-non-english-majored-students’-reading-comprehension/nguyen-thi-thanh-ha
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
How to Create Map Views in the Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
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TEACHING WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT THROUGH
DEMONSTRATION
Melinda Prawati, Sofian, Endang Susilawati
English Education Study Program, Teacher Training and Education Faculty of
Tanjungpura University
Email : melindaprawati@gmail.com
Abstract: This research was designed to answer the research question about whether
teaching writing procedure text through demonstration for Conversation Elementary III
E-Colink Education Centre Pontianak is effective. Starting from an alternative
hypothesis, this research took the design of a Pre-Experimental Study. The number of
total sample was 10 students. Before doing the treatments, the writer did a pre-test.
After the treatment, a post-test was administered to the sample. The result shows that
the mean score of students pre-test was 47.75 while the post-test was 70.75. The
different score between pre-test and post-test was 23. The calculation of the t-test
showed that the T-ratio is higher than the T-Value (6.10 > 2.228 at α 5%). It is
concluded that that teaching writing procedure text through demonstration give a high
significant effect to increase the students’ achievement in writing procedure text.
Key words: Demonstration, Writing, Procedure Text
Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menjawab pertanyaan penelitian apakah
mengajar teks prosedur melalui teknik demonstrasi untuk level Conversation
Elementary III E-Colink Education Centre Pontianak efektif. Hipotesis untuk penelitian
ini adalah: Mengajar teks procedure melalui teknik demonstrasi adalah efektif untuk
prestasi nilai siswa. Rancangan penelitian ini adalah menggunakan Pre-Experimental
Studi. Jumlah total sampel pada penelitian ini adalah 10 orang siswa. Sebelum
melakukan treatment, penulis telah melakukan lebih dahulu tes awal dan tes akhir. Hasil
dari keduanya menunjukkan bahwa nilai rata-rata siswa pada tes awal adalah 47,75
sementara itu pada tes akhir adalah 70,75. Perbedaan nilai antara tes awal dan tes akhir
adalah 23. Kalkulasi dari nilai t menunjukkan bahwa ratio T adalah lebih tinggi dari
pada nilai T (6,10 > 2.228 di α 5 %). Kemudian dapat disimpulkan bahwa mengajar teks
prosedur melalui teknik demonstrasi memberikan hasil yang signifikan untuk
meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam menulis teks prosedur.
Kata kunci: Demonstrasi, Menulis, Teks Prosedur
nglish has been spoken by people from all over the world. Everyone knows
about this famous language even though they can or can not practice in speaking
or writing the language well. There are four skills which must be mastered by the
students. They consist of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Writing is a
productive skill. However it must be through a process which is not easy to get it
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through. Students need more attention when they learn the rules or the steps from
writing form.
Therefore, writing skill is more complex and more difficult than other skills to
teach because it is not only requiring mastery on grammatically and rhetorical devices
but also on conceptual and judgement devices. Brown (1992: 2) states, “As a method of
communication, writing could be used to establish and maintain contact with others,
transmit information, express though feeling and reactions, entertain and persuade”. In
the teaching and learning process of writing, the teacher has an important role.
For this purpose, a teacher should give much practice to improve student’s
ability in English. They should be a model of English and should be able to choose the
materials and methodology in presenting the materials to reach the objective of teaching
and learning process. Using writing to teach can make visible the process students and
teachers go through of as they learn (Haycraft, 1978: 97).
Writing a procedure text is one of the writing competence that the students have
to produce or performed. However it is not easy to teach for the beginner as it is to these
of Elementary level III students of E-Colink Education Centre Pontianak. Although they
belong to conversation class, writing skill should also be supplementary covered
because the skill will also contribute to the students speaking skill. They often feel
confused about what they will write. The text has purpose to instruct how to do
something or make something in particular structures such as (goal,
ingredients/materials, method and conclusion/evaluation). The language features that
mostly used are imperative mood of verbs (Anderson and Kathy, 1998).
To enable the students achieve the competence of writing procedure text, the
teacher should use an appropriate method or technique concerning this, demonstration
technique should be the appropriate one. It is based on what De Porter and Hernacki
(2004: 13) says that demonstration in particular, and their contribution to language
learning is to create an optimal environment, either physical or mental. The
demonstration step gives students the opportunity to see and hear the details related to
the skill being taught.
Therefore, the writer was interested to overcome the problems faced by students
in the Conversation Elementary III in teaching procedure text through demonstration. It
might create new atmosphere for students because they might enjoy the activities and be
interested in the materials.
Theoretical Framework
Approach of Teaching Writing
Learning a foreign language is an integrated process by which the learner should
study the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. We use it to
understand our world through listening and reading and to communicate our feeling,
need, and desires through speaking and writing. Writing is the most complicated skill in
English for foreign or second language learners. Richard & Renandya (2002) said that
the difficulty is due not only to the need to generate and organize ideas using an
appropriate choice of vocabulary, sentence, and paragraph organization but also to turn
such ideas into a readable text.
To solve the problems, we can apply and choose some approaches which are
suitable with the purpose of writing itself. In relation to this, Thanatkun Tangpermpoon
(2008: 2) says that there are three characteristics of writing approach as follows:
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a. Product-based approach
Product-Based Approach have been called by several names: the controlled-to-
free approach, the text-based approach, and the guided composition (Raimes,
1983; Silva, 1990).
Basically, writing in product-based approaches has served to reinforce L2
writing in terms of grammatical and syntactical forms.
Writing in the product-based approach is viewed as a simple linear model of the
writing process which proceeds systematically from prewriting to composing
and to correcting (Tribble, 1990).
However, Hairston (1982) and Raimes (1983) found that product-based writing
can in no way be described as linear or as neat is generally believed.
b. Process-based approach
Process-based writing is viewed as the way writers actually work on their
writing tasks from the beginning stage to the end of the written product. O’Brien
(2004) defines the concept of this approach as an activity in which teachers
encourage learners to see writing not as grammar exercise, but as the discovery
of meaning and ideas. In learning activity, teachers can explore student thoughts
and develop their own writing by using 5 step writing process model of
Herwins:
1. Pre-writing
2. First draft composing
3. Feedback
4. Second draft writing
5. Proofreading
c. Genre-based approach
Genre-based approach as the way to language and literacy education that
combines an understanding of genre and genre teaching together in the writing
class (Hammond and Derewianka, 2001).
According to Badger and White (2000), writing in the genre-based approach is
regarded as an extension of the product-oriented approach since learners have an
opportunity to study a wide variety of writing patterns.
The strengths and the weakness from each approach already described in the
previous section it seems that the three approaches complement each other. To integrate
each approach, teachers should start teaching writing with one approach and then adapt
it by combining the strengths of other approaches in the class. In addition, teachers also
can apply social interaction or asked students to do in group or in pairs. Through
working in groups or in pairs, learners will improve their writing from their partners and
instructors comment and also develop their critical thinking skills. Teachers still keep
on track to help students in self-correct when they writing progress. Teachers will keep
attention to help students writing development start from beginning until the end.
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Purpose of Teaching Writing
Harmer (2004: 86) states that writing is a process and that we write is often
heavily influenced by constraints of genres, then these elements have to be present in
learning activities. In genre-based approach, the focus of writing is to integrate the
knowledge of a particular genre and its communicative purpose, these help learners to
produce their written products to communicate to others in the same discourse
community (Tangpermpoon, 2008: 6).
In this research, the writer focuses in procedure text as one of the kind of text
that should be mastered by the Conversation Elementary III. It includes from the
instruction and the standard in the course itself. In developing writing as a
communicative skill, students should constantly be aware that particular topics in
writing fit particular situations and confirm to particular conventions.
In the context of physical sciences, writing is characterized by short sentences
and short forms or symbolic signs. Siahaan (2007: 215) says, writing is a physiological
activity of the language user to put information in the written text. In writing we need to
think abroad about the ideas and also the choice words. Writing is not just arranging
words into a sentence, linking the sentences into a paragraph, and ordering the
paragraphs into a text. It also requires grammatical and lexical knowledge,
understanding in applying the grammatical knowledge into different context and
purposes and knowledge of topic that are going to be written (Hyland, 2003: 3-14).
Genre Based Approach as Teaching Writing Approach
According to Anthony (1963: 63-7), an approach is a set of correlative
assumptions dealing with the nature of language teaching and learning. It is generally
agreed that writing is the most difficult skill to aster for foreign or second-language
learners. The difficulty is due not only to the need to generate and organize ideas using
an appropriate choice of vocabulary, sentence, and paragraph organization but also to
turn such ideas into a readable text (Richards & Renandya, 2002). In this research, the
writer focus on a genre-based approach to the teaching of writing in describing a lesson
plan.
In teaching writing, students need to produce the language through written. It
means the goal in writing is students can supported their written with their
communicative language. Richards (2006) says that communicative competence
includes the following aspects of language knowledge:
a. Knowing how to use language for a range of different purposes and functions.
b. Knowing how to vary our use of language according to the setting and the
participants.
c. Knowing how to produce and understand different types of texts.
d. Knowing how to maintain communication despite having limitations in one
language knowledge.
In foreign or second-language writing, a genre-based approach refers to teaching
learners how to make use of language patterns to achieve a coherent, purposeful
composition (Hyland, 2003). Using the genre-based approach, a teacher is required to
get learners to write or produce a text or composition (that is, an academic essay) on the
basis of purpose, organization and audience (Paltridge, 2001). Thus, a genre-based
approach to the teaching of writing is one in which writing is viewed as both process
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and product of the whole process of writing. According to Feez & Joyce (1998), TBI is
thus based in an approach to teaching language which involves:
a. Teaching explicitly about the structures and grammatical features of spoken and
written texts.
b. Linking spoken and written texts to the cultural context of their use.
c. Designing units of work which focus on developing skills in relation to whole
texts.
d. Providing students with guide practice as they develop language skills for
meaningful communication through whole texts.
Based on the some explanation above, to teach students is writing procedure
text, the researcher use the demonstration as a technique. The implementation from
demonstration in teaching writing procedure text is Genre Based Approached or in other
names is Text Based Teaching or Text Based Instruction (TBI).
As its name implies, the core units of planning in TBI are text types. These are
identified through needs analysis and through the analysis of language as it is used in
different settings.
Writing a Procedure Text
One factor which accounts for differences in text is the purpose for which the
text is being used. When constructing a piece of text, the writer makes choice of words
will depend again on the purpose and context of the text. Procedure text are common
factual genres that provide instructions on how to do something. Further, Anderson &
Kathy (1998: 2) explain that a procedure is a piece of text that tells the reader or listener
how to do something. The purpose of procedure text is to provide sequenced
information or directions so that people can successfully perform activities in safe,
efficient, and appropriate ways.
Procedure text is already familiar with people’s daily life, for example in giving
instructions to make something, in games rules, in recipes, manual steps, directions of
destination (Derewianka. 2004: 23-27). The context consists of three parts:
a. Title/goal
b. List of material
c. Steps/method/procedures
To arrange a good procedure text, we need the common text organization that
should be applied in writing procedure text. Derewianka (1995: 27) mentions, the text
organization of a procedure text as follows:
a. The focus of instructional texts is on a sequence of actions
b. The structure is easily recognized
c. Each stage serves a particular function
d. The text may also include comments on the usefulness, significance, danger,
fun, etc.
e. Headings, subheadings, numbers, diagrams, photos are often utilized to make
instructions as clear and easy to understand as possible.
Then, Anderson & Anderson (1997: 52-55) cited in Siti Aimah (2008: 154)
states that the generic structure of a procedure text contains:
a. An introductory statement that gives the aim or goal. This maybe the title of the
text or an introductory paragraph.
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b. A list of the materials that will be needed to complete procedure:
a.) This may be a list or a paragraph.
b.) This step may be left out in some procedures.
c. A sequence of steps in the order they need to be done:
a.) Numbers can be used to show first, second, third, and so on.
b.) The order is usually important; such word as now, next, and after this can be
used.
c.) Usually the steps begin with a command such as add, stir, or push.
Using sequences must be considered important. As Mangubhai and Pritchard
(1996, p. 64) conclude that sequence or order, is very important in both describing a
process or reporting a procedure and they help to link the sentences. Sequences such as
then, next, after this, make clear the sequence in which events or stages in a proces
occur. The sequences are usually placed at, or near, the beginning of a sentence. After
looking the clarity principle, we might decide to use a sequence to make each step of the
process clear. On the other hand, using the reality principle, we might decide that
sequence are not needed because the process is described in natural time order and the
readers knowledge of the world will make the sequence clear to her or him.
The Use of Demonstration as a Technique in Teaching Writing Procedure Text
Before further information, the writer would like to present the definitions of
demonstration:
a. Demonstration is away to show how to do something step by step so that the
students can learn new skills and how to do something themselves (Barclay &
Vynckt, 1984).
b. Demonstration is a way to represent the subject by showing the objects directly
or a way to do something by showing its process (Joesof Djajasastra, 1982).
From some of definition above, we can conclude that demonstration is a medium
used in the teaching-learning process to show something by using object directly. Most
of the students often face difficulties when their teacher asks them to write. One of the
reasons that make them difficult to writes is because they sometimes do not know what
they will write caused by the lacking of the vocabularies and ideas. This situation also
will be a challenge for the teacher to make the activity of writing becomes attractive and
enjoyable.
Language teacher should create an exciting learning environment by focusing on
meaning interpreted through movement or in other words, language learners perform
physically. In this research, demonstration is a part of modelling text because modelling
can involves students indirectly and physical activities. As has been mentioned before,
time can be saved by using objects or things because showing the objects directly is a
more rapid process than speaking or explaining.
The learning-teaching cycles involves three stages as stated by Firkins, Arthur,
Forey, Gail, and Sengupta, Sima (2007: 7):
a. Modelling a text
b. Joint construction of a text
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c. Independent construction of a text
Demonstration indirectly creates a concrete experience for the students. In
general, younger students need more concrete experiences which facilitates in learning.
After getting the demonstration, the students are expected to be able to write their
experiences in the form of procedural text.
Framework
To teach students in writing procedure text, the researcher used the
demonstration as a technique. The implementation from demonstration in teaching
writing procedure text is in line with Genre Based Approach or it is called Text Based
Teaching or Text Based Instruction (TBI). Feez & Joyce (1998, p. 28-31) give the
following description of how a text-based approach is implemented:
Table 1. Description of How TBI is implemented
Phase 1 (Building the Context) In this stage, students:
a. Are introduced the social context
from picture and questions
b. Explore from the purposes of the
procedure text and text
organization
c. Explore of example from
procedure text and also the generic
structure and language feature used
Phase 2 (Modelling and
Deconstructing the Text)
In this stage, students:
a. Paying attention with the teacher
about explanation the steps before
making procedure text
b. Get knowledge to see directly
about procedure text from
demonstration that have done by
the teacher
c. Get chance to practice in front of
the class for demonstrate the
procedure text in pairs
Phase 3 (Joint Construction of the
Text)
In this stage:
a. Students begin to contribute with
doing the exercise in pairs
b. Teacher control the students
activity during the class
c. Students can show their work in
front of the class also by using
demonstration
d. Students get feedback from the
activity
Phase 4 (Independent Construction
of the Text)
In this stage:
a. Students work independently with
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the material
b. Students can also get feedback
form their independent activity
Phase 5 (Linking to Related Text) In this stage:
a. Students have free to learn and
apply their learning during home
b. Students can also apply
independent learning in their home
Based on the literature review and the framework above, it could be said that
demonstration could achieve student’s ability in writing procedure text.
Method of Research
Form of Research
The aim of research is to know the achievement of teaching procedure text given
to the Conversation Elementary III level students E-Colink Education Centre by using
demonstration. There are various kinds of methods that can be applied in solving the
problem. It is essential to describe the method to be used when research is conducted.
The method of research is defined as the way to achieve the purpose of the research.
Based on the purpose of research, the method, which is applied here must relevant to the
problems of this research. The appropriate one to be used in this research is pre-
experimental design on one-group pretest-posttest design.
Population and Sample
a. Population
According the definition above, the population of this research are the students
in the Conversations Elementary III E-Colink Education Centre Pontianak.
There are five classes for this level with the total population is 41 students.
b. Sample
In this research, the researcher took one class out of five classes. The researcher
choose the class of Conversation Elementary III B because for the other classes
teach by different teachers. The total numbers of students in class Conversation
Elementary III B is 10 students.
Methods of Collecting the Data
In this research, the researcher applies the measurement technique to measure
the students achievement in writing. The measurement is administered twice. The first
measurement is called pretest, its purpose is to collect the data before the experiment is
conducted, so that the researcher knows the students precondition before experiment.
The second one is posttest, its purpose is to collect the data after the experimental
treatments are given.
Instruments of Collecting the Data
a. The instruments for pre-test is writing test
b. The instruments for post-test is writing test
Data Analysis
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In relation to the problem formulation, technique of data analysis will present
some analysis to find out the result of this research. After having the test, the data is
analyzed through the following procedures:
1. Analyzing the students’ individual score of pretest and posttest.
The students individual score can we get from the total number of each items
to be evaluated
2. Analyzing the students means score of pretest and posttest
The mean score is the sum of the individual score divided by the total number
of individual. The mean score is also called the average score can be
formulated as follows:
Where:
= the mean score
= the total score of the students
= the number of the students who take the test
(Adopted from Hadi: 2004)
3. Analyzing the students mean score of pretest and posttest
𝐷 = 𝑋2 - 𝑋1
Where:
𝐷 = The different score of pre-test and post-test
𝑋1 = The means score of pre-test
𝑋2 = The means score of post-test
(Adapted from Hadi: 2004)
4. Analyzing the students significant score pre-test and post-test.
∑X2
d = ∑d2
– ( ∑d2
)
N
Where:
= the t-value for correlated means
= the difference between the paired scores
= the mean of the differences
= the sum of the squared difference scores
= the number of pairs
(Adopted from Hadi: 2004)
5. Analyzing the effect of the treatment
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To know the significant effect of the treatment, the researcher compares of
X2-X1 to determine whether the treatment has differential effect on the
groups. Then t- test is used to analyze the treatment influence. The next stage,
analyzing the effect of the treatment, it is called “Effect Size (ES)”. The
formula is as follows:
ES = 𝑡
1
𝑁
Where:
ES : Effect size
T : The result of t-test
N : Number of students
The result is categorized as follows:
ES ≤ 0,2 is categorized as low.
0,2 < ES ≤ 0,8 is categorized as moderate.
ES > 0,8 is categorized as high.
To obtain the interpretation of the result of the post-test, the writer uses criteria
proposed by Harris (1974):
RANGE QUALIFICATION
80-100 Good to Excellent
60-79 Average to Good
50-59 Poor to Average
0-49 Poor
Table 2. Scoring Rubric
The Items to be
evaluated
Poor
2
Average
3
Good
4
Very
Good
5
%
Goal/Title 5 10 15 20 20 %
Equipment & material
used
5 10 15 20 20 %
Method 7.5 15 22.5 30 30 %
Language Features &
Generic Structure
5 10 15 20 20%
Spelling &
Punctuation
2.5 5 7.5 10 10%
Revised from: Cohen, Luis et al. (2000)
Research Findings and Discussions
a. Findings
1.) The students mean score of pre-test
The pretest was given before the treatment or the process of teaching.
The result of pre-test showed the total score of the students was 477.5 and the
mean score of the students score was 47.75 and it is qualified was poor.
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2.) The students mean score of post-test
The post-test was held after the teaching or the treatments. The purpose
of this test is to know the students achievement in writing skills by using
procedure text through demonstration techniques. The total score of the
students in this test was 707.5 and the mean score was 70.75. It is qualified was
average to good.
3.) The students different score of pre-test and post-test
The students different score is taken based on the students mean score of
post-test minus by the students mean score of the pre-test. In this research, the
result showed that the students different score of pre-test and post-test is 23.
XD = X2 – X1
= 70.75 – 47.75
= 23
The students qualification score of pre-test and post-test:
Test Mean Qualification
Pre-test 47.75 Poor
Post-test 70.75 Average to Good
Interval 23
4.) The significance of the interval score of pre-test and post-test
The significance of the different score of pre-test and post-test was
calculated by using t-test formula as follow:
∑ X2
d = ∑ d2
–
( 𝑑) 2
𝑁
= 6575 – (230) 2
10
= 6575 – 52.900
10
= 6575 – 5290
= 1285
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90
1285
23
t
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23
t
t =
23
3.77
= 6.10
From the result of computation above, it was obtained that the
value of t-test observed is bigger than t-table. Thus, it means that the mean
score of pre-test and post-test of the experiment group being observed have
a significant difference.
The calculation of t-test indicates 6.10. First, the degree of
freedom or df = N-1 (the number of students who take the test-1) is
determined. There are 10 students who take the test in this research, then df
= 9 (6.10 > 2.228).
5.) The analysis of the effect of the treatment
After counting the significant score of the pre-test and post-test, the
writer describes the finding of the effect of the treatment in order to see how
significant is the effect of the treatment in order to see how significant is the
effect of the teaching writing procedure text through demonstration. The
computation of effect of the treatment can be seen as follows:
ES = t
1
N
= 6.10
1
10
= 6.10 0.1
= 6.10(0.31)
= 1.92
Based on the results, the significant score of the effect size is categorized
as “Highly Effective” with ES > 0.8 (1.92 > 0.8). It means that teaching writing
procedure text through demonstration give a high significant effect to increase
the students achievement in writing procedure text.
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b. Discussions
From the result of the computation of t-test, the t-value was higher than
t-table (6.10 > 2.228). The t-table about 2.228 with the degree of freedom (df) :
N-1 (10-9 = 1) at the level 0.05.
Based on the result that has been explained, the teaching writing
procedure text through demonstration had the significance results for students
achievement in writing procedure text. Therefore, the major hypothesis which
stated that “Teaching procedure text through demonstration is effective to
increase the students achievement” is accpeted.
In implementing demonstration as a technique of teaching writing
procedure text to the students, the researcher who was also became the teacher
got some difficulties, as follows:
1. In preparing the material, the writer need more time.
2. The teacher needs extra time for make students calm and ready for the
materials.
3. The teacher got short time to explain all of the material because the time that
given.
4. The teacher should be prepare all the things to support the demonstration.
Because that, the researcher also got some advantages when applying this
technique to the students in teaching writing procedure text as follows:
1. Demonstration technique helps the students to start applying their idea in
writing a procedure text, especially using the real things that make them
more interest.
2. Demonstration is useful for the students to get the knowledge in writing a
procedure text because demonstration is easy was to make them understand.
3. The students are more interactive in teaching and learning process because
they are encouraged to work in pairs or in individually when do the the test
because they’re never got this technique before.
Finally, based on the data anlysis, the researcher found that there was an
increasing of the students achievement in writing a procedure text. It could be
proven by comparing the mean score of the pre-test and post-test. Based on the
score indicated students performance in post-test was better than in pre-test. This
finding showed that there was a difference score of pre-test and post-test after
receiving the treatments.
Conclusion and Suggestion
a. Conclusion
Referring to the research findings and the analysis of the students test result, the
writer draws conclusions as follow: (a). The students mean score of pre-test is 47.75
which is categorized as poor, (b). The students mean score of post-test is 70.75 which
is categorized as average to good, (c). Teaching writing of a procedural text can
increase students achievement. It is shown by the students score in post-test which is
better than pre-test, (d). The students achievement has been improved with the
interval score of pre-test and post-test is 23 (twenty three), (e). The obtain t-value of
the differences of the tests is 6.10, whereas in t-table with 9 degrees of freedom at .05
level of significant is 2.228. From this result, we can conclude that the obtain t-value
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is higher that the t-table (6.10 > 2.228). It indicates that the alternative Hypothesis
(Ha) is accepted. It means that teaching procedure text through demonstration to the
Conversation Elementary III at E-Colink Education Centre is effective to be applied,
(f). Using demonstration is an effective way to teach writing of procedure text to the
students. The students became encouraged to write, actively involved, paid more
attention and interested in teaching and learning process. The students achievement
is increased; the score of post-test is better than the score of pre-test (70.75 > 47.75)
and the effectiveness of teaching procedural text through demonstration is
categorized as highly effective with ES > 0.8 (1.92 > 0.8).
b. Suggestion
Referring to the conclusion and the discussion of the research, the writer
provides some constructive suggestions for teacher, students, and future research as
follows: (a). The teacher was suggested to use demonstration technique for their
students in writing procedure text because this technique helped the students to be
easier in constructing a procedure text and stimulated the students interaction and
learning so that it makes the students are more interesting in teaching and learning
process, (b). The teacher are also suggested to be more explain about the language
use in procedure text for example form of present tense that used in writing of
procedure text so the students can be more comprehend how to write a good
procedure text and also the other characteristic of the structures of procedure text
and sequence of time that used, (c). The students should be attention with the
materials and less their noisy when their in the classroom, (d). For the future
research, try to another technique for next research in writing procedure text to
compare the result later.
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