Research in English and Education Journal
Vol 1, No 1: Agustus 2016

A Study on Photographs in Teaching Writing Recount

Mawaddah Mawaddah (Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh)
Sofyan A. Gani (Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh)
Diana Fauzia Sari (Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Sep 2016

Abstract

This research is conducted to find out whether teaching writing recount text by using photographs improve students’ writing ability and to find out the students’ responses toward the implementation of photographs. A number of 54 students of tenth grade level are the sample of this study. The data were collected by using test (pre-test and post-test). The instrument used the collect the data in this study by means of the test in the form of written test. The result of the test was analyzed by using writing criteria proposed by Brown (2004). In addition, some statistical formula employs to analyze the data. The result of the study revealed that the students score of writing taught by using photographs is better that the students who are not taught by using photographs where the mean score of experimental class after using of photographs is 74.92. Whereas the mean score in control class that was not taught by using photographs in teaching writing is 47.42. Thus, photograph is insinuated as one of alternative media used by the teacher in teaching English particularly teaching writing in EFL class. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

READ

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

READ (Research in English and Education) Journal (e-ISSN 2528-746X) is a peer-reviewed and open access academic journal published by the Department of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It highlights and publishes works in ...