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DEVELOPING MEDIA IN TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BY USING PREZI FOR GRADE VII OF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 1 MEDAN Erlita Gusra; Nora Ronita Dewi; Yeni Elita
REGISTER: Journal of English Language Teaching of FBS-Unimed Vol 8, No 1 (2019): jAN-MARCH
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (470.228 KB) | DOI: 10.24114/reg.v8i1.12739

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The aim of this study was to develop media in Teaching Writing Descriptive Text for grade VII of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Medan students. This study was conducted by using Research and Development (R & D) design through six stages; gathering data and information, analyzing data, designing media, validating by the experts, revising and final products. The subject of the study was grade VII of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Medan. The data were gathered by administering interview to English teacher and distributing questionnaire to 35 respondents to get the students’ needs. The interview and questionnaire result prove that the students need English media in teaching writing which can motivate the students to understand about the descriptive text. The product has been validated by an English lecturer and an English teacher with the percentage was 93,6%. The product was categorized as “Excellent” media in teaching writing descriptive text. The result of the products was presentation that contain in audio-visual media to be used in mastering the descriptive text writing. Keywords : Prezi, Descriptive Text, Research and Development (R & D).
DEVELOPING MIND MAPPING TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT GRADE XI AT SMAN 1 SIBORONGBORONG Elsa Ompusunggu; Elia Masa Gintings; Yeni Elita
REGISTER: Journal of English Language Teaching of FBS-Unimed Vol 8, No 1 (2019): jAN-MARCH
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (128.195 KB) | DOI: 10.24114/reg.v8i1.12738

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This research was aimed at develops technique as media in teaching writing descriptive texts. This study was conducted using R & D method by Borg & Gall (2003). The research took place at SMAN 1 Siborongborong. The sample consisted of class 11-XI. The evaluators of the media were two experts. The instruments employed in this study were questionnaire, interview, and test. The findings of the study were the quality of the developed technique as media viewed from the experts is very good (88 %). The final product of the technique as media was assessed by gave questionnaires to the students to know the students’ responses about the media. Most students gave positive responses. Most students said that the media was interesting and it could help them to understand descriptive texts easily. The results of the test show that the technique as media improved their ability in writing descriptive texts (average score: 80, 12).The scoring system was based on five aspects; namely content, organization, vocabulary, language use, mechanics. Therefore, the writer suggests that English teachers develop technique as one of the creative way to improve the students’ ability in writing descriptive texts.Keywords: Descriptive texts, pictures, writing.