he Problems Faced by the Second Year Students in Writing Paragraph by Using Word Clustering at English Department of Bung Hatta University

Okta, Priyaldi and Fatimah, Tanjung and Ernati, Ernati (2015) he Problems Faced by the Second Year Students in Writing Paragraph by Using Word Clustering at English Department of Bung Hatta University. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to find out the problem faced by the second year students at English Department of Bung Hatta University in writing paragraph. In writing paragraph the students should consider 6 components. They are topic sentence, supporting sentence, concluding sentence, vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics. The design of this research was descriptiveThe population of this research was the second year students of English Department of Bung Hatta University Padang. The total numbers of sample members were 38 students chosen by using cluster random sampling technique. The data were collected through writing test. They are asked to write word clustering before writing based on the topic chosen. The reliability index of the test was very high (0.98). It means the test was reliable. Then the test was valid in term of content validity. The result of this research showed that in general the second year students of English Department the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Bung Hatta University had no problem in writing descriptive paragraph by using word clustering. It was proved by the finding that 26 students (68.5%) had no problems and 12 students (31.5%) had problem. In detail, 3 student (10.5%) had problems and 35 students (89.5%) had no problems in writing topic sentence, 2 students (5.3%) hadproblems and 36 students ( 94.7%) had no problemsin writing supporting sentence, 20 students (52.6%) had problems and 18 students (47.4%) had no problem in writing concluding sentence, 18 students (47.4%) had problems and 20 students ( 52.6%) had no problem in using vocabulary, 12 students (31.5%) had problems and 26 students ( 68.5%) had no problem in using grammar and 16 students (42.1%) had problem and 22 students ( 57.9%) had no problem in using mechanics in writing descriptive paragraph by using word clustering. Referring to the result of this research, the writer concluded that the second year students of English Department of Bung Hatta University had no problems inwriting descriptive paragraph by using word clustering. The students had problems in writing concluding sentence and using vocabulary. Dealing with the conclusion, the writer has suggestion for English lecturer to consider the teachingstrategy and give iv more explanation and exercise in writing descriptive paragraph. For the students the writer are suggested to do practice and should pay attention when the lecturers explain the lesson and the students also do more exercises in writing, so they understand about the lesson.

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