FOUR SQUARE WRITING METHOD AS A TECHNIQUE TO TEACH DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

FOUR SQUARE WRITING METHOD AS A TECHNIQUE TO TEACH DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

The objective of this study was to improve students’ skill in writing descriptive text utilizing Four Square Writing Method (FSWM). Thirty students of Junior High School participated in this classroom action research which took place in two cycles. Two sorts of instruments were used in this stu...

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Main Authors: Abdul Muth’im, Norhasanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Kediri 2018-11-01
Series:JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies)
Subjects:
Four Square Writing Method (FSWM)
descriptive texts
students’ improvement
Online Access:https://jurnal.iainkediri.ac.id/index.php/jeels/article/view/580/675
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spelling doaj-9adbc9061d694344a91c5d14fa24189f2020-11-25T03:39:23ZengInstitut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) KediriJEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies)2407-25752503-21942018-11-0152259278FOUR SQUARE WRITING METHOD AS A TECHNIQUE TO TEACH DESCRIPTIVE WRITINGAbdul Muth’im 0Norhasanah1Universitas Lambung Mangkurat Banjarmasin, IndonesiaUniversitas Lambung Mangkurat Banjarmasin, IndonesiaThe objective of this study was to improve students’ skill in writing descriptive text utilizing Four Square Writing Method (FSWM). Thirty students of Junior High School participated in this classroom action research which took place in two cycles. Two sorts of instruments were used in this study; observation sheet and writing test. While the first was utilized to obtain the data on students’ responses and behavior, the latter was to achieve the data on students’ writing improvement. The implementation of the method in the first cycle was able to increase students’ mean score from 48.82 to 66.05. In the second cycle, more than 70% of the students successfully reached the score greater or equal to 72.95. This shows that the FSWM is one of alternative techniques in teaching descriptive text.https://jurnal.iainkediri.ac.id/index.php/jeels/article/view/580/675Four Square Writing Method (FSWM)descriptive textsstudents’ improvement
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author Abdul Muth’im
Norhasanah
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FOUR SQUARE WRITING METHOD AS A TECHNIQUE TO TEACH DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies)
Four Square Writing Method (FSWM)
descriptive texts
students’ improvement
author_facet Abdul Muth’im
Norhasanah
author_sort Abdul Muth’im
title FOUR SQUARE WRITING METHOD AS A TECHNIQUE TO TEACH DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
title_short FOUR SQUARE WRITING METHOD AS A TECHNIQUE TO TEACH DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
title_full FOUR SQUARE WRITING METHOD AS A TECHNIQUE TO TEACH DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
title_fullStr FOUR SQUARE WRITING METHOD AS A TECHNIQUE TO TEACH DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
title_full_unstemmed FOUR SQUARE WRITING METHOD AS A TECHNIQUE TO TEACH DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
title_sort four square writing method as a technique to teach descriptive writing
publisher Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Kediri
series JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies)
issn 2407-2575
2503-2194
publishDate 2018-11-01
description The objective of this study was to improve students’ skill in writing descriptive text utilizing Four Square Writing Method (FSWM). Thirty students of Junior High School participated in this classroom action research which took place in two cycles. Two sorts of instruments were used in this study; observation sheet and writing test. While the first was utilized to obtain the data on students’ responses and behavior, the latter was to achieve the data on students’ writing improvement. The implementation of the method in the first cycle was able to increase students’ mean score from 48.82 to 66.05. In the second cycle, more than 70% of the students successfully reached the score greater or equal to 72.95. This shows that the FSWM is one of alternative techniques in teaching descriptive text.
topic Four Square Writing Method (FSWM)
descriptive texts
students’ improvement
url https://jurnal.iainkediri.ac.id/index.php/jeels/article/view/580/675
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