IMPROVING THE WRITING ABILITY OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT OF … · Meningkatkan Kemampuan Menulis Teks Deskriptif Siswa Kelas X SMA 1 Kudus melalui Kebudayaan Kudus pada Tahun Ajaran 2015/2016

IMPROVING THE WRITING ABILITY OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT OF THE FIRST

GRADE OF SMA 1 KUDUS THROUGH KUDUS CULTURE IN THE ACADEMIC

YEAR 2015/2016

By

ULYA LUTFIYANA

201132055

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

2015

IMPROVING THE WRITING ABILITY OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT OF THE FIRST

GRADE OF SMA 1 KUDUS THROUGH KUDUS CULTURE IN THE ACADEMIC

YEAR 2015/2016

SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of Completing the Sarjana Program

In the Department of English Education

By

ULYA LUTFIYANA

201132055

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

2015

MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO:

Everything will be fine if we believe it is fine.

Dream, think, and act to achieve what you dream!

Plan of Allah is always more beautiful than our desire.

This skripsi is dedicated to:

The writer’s beloved parents, thank you for the support and blessing.

The writer’s lecturers is UMK for all their knowledge and support.

The writer’s best friend, Intan, Ari, Retno, Shofiuddin, Yeni, Aini and Mas Riza.

All of the teachers in SMA 1 Kudus.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin. There will never be another gratest that except to Allah

SWT for blessing and guidance, therefore the writer can finish this skripsi entitled

“Improving the Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the First Grade of SMA 1 Kudus

through Kudus Culture in the Academic Year 2015/2016”.

This skripsi would never be completed without assistance of others. Therefore, the

writer would like to express the writer’s deepest gratitude to:

1. Dr. Slamet Utomo, M. Pd, as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of

Muria Kudus University.

2. Diah Kurniati, S. Pd. M. Pd, as the Head of English Education Department.

3. Titis Sulistyowati. S.S. M.Pd. as the first advisor who has read this final project

carefully and has given many useful suggestion.

4. Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd. M. Pd. As the second advisor who was giving a valuable

guidance.

5. All of the lecturers of English Education Department Teacher Training and Education

Faculty.

6. Drs. H. Shodiqun as the headmaster of SMA 1 Kudus who has given the opportunity

to do her research.

7. Dewi Salamah, S. Pd. As the English teacher of SMA 1 Kudus who gave her time in

helping this research.

8. The tenth grade students of SMA 1 Kudus in Academic Year 2015/2016 for their

corporation.

9. The writer’s beloved parets, Mr. Ahmad Munawar and Mrs. Siti Mubayanah, her

sister Anis Malikatin and her brother Misbachul Muntaha for giving prayer and spirit.

10. The writer’s best friend, Intan, Ari, Retno, Shofiuddin, Yeni, Aini, and Mas Ila Riza

Bachtiar.

The writer sincerely hopes this skripsi will be useful for everyone, espepcially who

are in the field of education.

Kudus, August 2015

Ulya Lutfiyana.....

ABSTRACT

Lutfiyana, Ulya. 2015. Improving the Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the First Grade of

SMA 1 Kudus through Kudus Culture in the Academic Year 2015/2016. Skripsi.

English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria

Kudus University. Advisors: (1) Titis Sulistyowati, SS, M. Pd. (2) Atik

Rokhayani, S. Pd. M. Pd.

Keyword: Writing Ability, Descriptive Text, Kudus Culture

There are four language competencies; listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Writing is one of the important ability in English subject. It is one of the difficult ability to be

mastered, too. Unfortunately, some English students of SMA 1 Kudus thought that writing

English was difficult, because they have to know about grammar and the structure. Some of

them have been good. Based on the fact, the writer wants to solve the problem faced by the

teacher and the students in the class X by proposing an alternative media in teaching English

through Kudus culture, that is Kretek Museum because Kudus is very well known as Kretek

City.

The purpose of this research is to find out whether Kudus culture can improve the

students’ writing ability of descriptive text in X Science 4 of SMA 1 Kudus in the academic

year 2015/2016 and to describe the students’ response on the teaching and learning process

through Kudus culture which is aimed to improve their writing ability.

This reseach is a collaborative Action Research. The research is done in two

cycles. The subject of this research was the studnets of X Science 4 of SMA 1 Kudus in the

academic year 2015/2016 with the total of the students is 36. This research uses three

instruments to collect the data; they were observation sheet, interview, and the test.

The result of this research shows that in cycle I, the average score of the students’

writing ability is 75.69 and in cycle II, the average score is 89.9. Besides, the response of the

students was better in every cycle. While the students’s response is very good since it is

seldom for them to study outside of the class, but some of them suggested to visit other

interesting places such as mal and cinema.

Based on the result of the research above, the writer concludes that through

Kudus culture, the students’ writing ability in X Science 4 of SMA 1 Kudus in the academic

year 2015/2016 can be improved. The writer also suggests the English teacher and the other

researchers to use Kudus culture as a media to improve the students’ writing ability especially

in writing descriptive text.

ABSTRAKSI

Lutfiyana, Ulya. 2015. Meningkatkan Kemampuan Menulis Teks Deskriptif Siswa Kelas X

SMA 1 Kudus melalui Kebudayaan Kudus pada Tahun Ajaran 2015/2016. Skripsi.

Program Study Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu

Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Dosen Pembimbing: (1) Titis Sulistyowati,

SS, M. Pd. (2) Atik Rokhayani, S. Pd. M. Pd.

Kata Kunci: Kemampuan Menulis, Teks Deskriptif, Kebudayaan Kudus

Ada empat kompetensi bahasa; mendengarkan, berbicara, membaca, dan menulis.

Menulis adalah salah satu kemampuan penting dalam Bahasa Inggris. Ini adalah salah satu

kemampuan yang sulit dikuasai. Sayangnya, beberapa siswa dari SMA 1 Kudus berpikir

bahwa menulis bahasa Inggris sulit karena mereka harus tahu tentang tata basa dan struktur.

Namun, beberapa dari mereka sudah memiliki kemampuan menulis yang baik. Berdasarkan

fakta, penulis ingin memecahkan masalah yang dihadapi oleh guru dan siswa di kelas X

dengan mengusulkan media alternatif dalam pengajaran Bahasa Inggris melalui Kebudayaan

Kudus, yaitu Museum Kretek karena Kudus dikenal sebagai kota Kretek.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah Kebudayaan Kudus

mampu meningkatkan kemampuan siswa X MIA 4 dari SMA 1 Kudus pada tahun akademik

2015/2016 menulis teks deskriptif dan untuk menggambarkan respon siswa pada proses

pengajaran dan pembelajaran melalui Kebudayaan Kudus yang bertujuan untuk

menungkatkan kemampuan menulis mereka.

Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas Kolaboratif. Penelitian ini

dilakukan dalam dua siklus. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa X MIA 4 dari SMA 1 Kudus

pada tahun akademik 2015/2016 dengan total siswa adalah 36. Penelitian ini menggunakan

tiga instrumen untuk mengumpulkan data; yaitu lembar observasi, wawancara, dan tes.

Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pada siklus I, nilai rata-rata kemampuan

menulis siswa adalah 75.69 dan pada siklus II, nilai rata-rata adalah 89.9. Selain itu, respon

siswa lebih baik dalam setiap siklus. Sementara respon siswa sangat baik karena jarang bagi

mereka untuk belajar di luar kelas, tetapi beberapa dari mereka menyarankan untuk

mengunjungi tempat-tempat menarik lainnya seperti mal dan bioskop.

Berdasarkan hasil penelitian di atas, penulis menyimpulkan bahwa melalui

Kebudayaan Kudus, kemampuan menulis siwa di X MIA 4 dari SMA 1 Kudus pada Bahas

inggris dan peneliti lain untuk menggunakan Kebudayaan Kudus sebagai media untuk

meningkatkan kemampuan menulis siswa terutama dalam menulis teks deskriptif.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

COVER................................................................................................................ i

LOGO ................................................................................................................... ...... ii

PAGE OF TITLE .............................................................................................. iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION ......................................................................... iv

ADVISORS’ APPROVAL ................................................................................. v

EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ............................................................................ vi

ACKNOELEDGEMENT ................................................................................. vii

ABSTRACT

ABSTRAK

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... x

LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................... xiv

LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................... xv

LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................. xvi

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Research ........................................................................ 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem ............................................................................ 3

1.3 Objective of the Research............................................................................ 4

1.4 Significance of the Research ....................................................................... 5

1.5 Scope of the Research ................................................................................. 5

1.6 Operational Definition ................................................................................ 6

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Teaching English in SMA 1 Kudus ............................................................. 7

2.1.1 Curriculum of Teaching English in SMA 1 Kudus ............................................... 8

2.1.2 The Material of English Teaching in SMA 1 Kudus ............................................. 8

2.1.3 Purpose of Teaching English in SMA 1 Kudus ..................................................... 9

2.2 Writing Ability............................................................................................ 9

2.2.1 Definition of Writing Ability ................................................................................ 9

2.3 Introducing Kudus Culture; Kretek Museum ............................................. 11

2.3.1Definition of Culture ......................................................................... 11

2.3.2 The Advantages of Visiting Kretek Museum to Improve Writing Ability in Writing

Descriptive Text ................................................................................................. 12

2.4 Visiting Kretek Museum to Improve Students’ Writing Ability in Writing Descriptive

Text .......................................................................................................... 13

2.5 Review of Previous Research .................................................................... 15

2.6 Theoritical Framework .............................................................................. 16

2.7 Action Hypothesis ..................................................................................... 18

CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH

3.1 Setting and Characteristic of Research Subject .......................................... 19

3.2 Variable of the Research ........................................................................... 20

3.3 Designed of the Research .......................................................................... 21

3.3.1Planning ............................................................................................ 22

3.3.2 Action ................................................................................................................ 23

3.3.3 Observation ........................................................................................................ 23

3.3.4 Analysis and Reflection...................................................................................... 24

3.4 Procedure of the Research ......................................................................... 24

3.4.1Applying Teaching Descriotive Text through Kudus Culture ............. 28

3.5 Data Analysis ............................................................................................ 30

3.5.1 Qualitative Data ................................................................................................. 30

3.5.2 Quantitative Data ............................................................................................... 32

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING

4.1 Fact Finding Analysis of Pre Cycle ........................................................... 34

4.2 Implementation of Cycle I ......................................................................... 37

4.2.1 Planning ............................................................................................................. 37

4.2.2 Action ................................................................................................................ 37

4.2.3 Observation ........................................................................................................ 38


4.3 Implementation of Cycle I ......................................................................... 43

4.3.1 Planning ............................................................................................................. 43

4.3.2 Action ................................................................................................................ 43

4.3.3 Observation ........................................................................................................ 44


4.4 Reflection Process ..................................................................................... 48

4.5 The Result of the Interview after Visiting Kretek Museum ........................ 48

CHAPTER V DISCUSSION

5.1 The Improvement of the Students’ Writing Ability of Descriptive Text in X Science 4

of SMA 1 Kudus in the Academic Year 2015/2016 Taught through Kudus Culture 51

5.2 The Students’ Response on the Teaching and Learning Process through Kudus Culture

................................................................................................................. 52

CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

6.1 Conclusion ................................................................................................ 55

6.2 Suggestion ................................................................................................ 55

REFERENCES ................................................................................................. 57

APPENDICES .................................................................................................. 58

CURRICULUM VITAES ................................................................................ 71

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendices Page

1 The Syllabus of the First Semester of SMA 1 Kudus in the Academic Year 2015/2016

................................................................................................................. 25

2 The Data of X Science 4 of SMA 1 Kudus in the Academic Year

2015/2016 ................................................................................................. 32

3 Lesson Plan of Cycle I and II .................................................................... 35

4 The Result of Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the First Grade of SMA 1 Kudus

in the Academic Year 2015/2016 before Taught through Kudus Culture ... 38


in the Academic Year 2015/2016 in Cycle I .............................................. 40


in the Academic Year 2015/2016 in Cycle II after Visiting Kretek Museum 44

7 Curriculum Vitae .................................................................................... 128

LIST OF FIGURES

Figures Page

2.1 The General Theoritical Framework of the Research ................................. 17

3.1 Cyclical Action Research Model Based of Mc Millan, J. H. & Wergin. J. F. (1998) 22

LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

3.2 The Observation Sheet of Students’ Response when Visiting Kretek Museum which is

Aimed to Improve Their Writing Ability ................................................... 25

3.3 The Criteria of Students’ Writing Scoring ................................................. 32

4.1 The Result of Writing Ability of Descriptive Text of the First Grade of SMA 1 Kudus

in the Academic Year 2015/2016 before Taught through Kudus Culture ... 35

4.2 The Observation Sheet of Students’ Response Taught through Kudus Culture in Cycle I

................................................................................................................. 38


in the Academic Year 2015/2016 in Cycle I .............................................. 40

4.4 The Observation Sheet of Students’ Response Taught through Kudus Culture in Cycle

II ............................................................................................................... 44


in the Academic Year 2015/2016 IN Cycle II after Visiting Kretek Museum46

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