THE USE OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO TEACH WRITING OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 01 KAMAL

NURUL AINI, NURUL (2014) THE USE OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO TEACH WRITING OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 01 KAMAL. STKIP PGRI BANGKALAN.

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This study investigates on the use of Project-Based Learning in teaching descriptive text for the Seventh Graders. EFL teachers often put writing in the bottom list of priorities in teaching. However, writing is essential for students. The main problem that students faced in writing is boredom. EFL teachers should leave a convetional way of teaching writing and try to provide a creative way for teaching writing. This study has two research questions; (1) How to apply the use of Project-Based Learning to teach writing of descriptive text?, (2) What is the students’ to response the use of Project-Based Learning to teach writing of descriptive text? This study is a descriptive qualitative. The subjects are the teacher and the students of VII A SMPN 01 Kamal. The instruments which are used in this research are observation checklist, and questionnaires. The finding of the study shows that teaching writing of descriptive text involving writing Project-Based Learning could attract students willing in learning descriptive text. It proved by the condition where students are active during the teaching and learning process. The finding also showed that teaching writing of descriptive text involving writing Project-Based Learning gets a positive response from the students. The boredom in writing that commonly felt by the students could be reduced. Morever, the positive response is showed by the result of the students’ tasks. Students can deliver idea in their writing. However, students still have difficulty dealing with grammar. In conclusion, the application of writing Project-Based Learning in teaching descriptive text was successfully applied by the teacher. It was because the teacher chose an appropriate level of material and students’ input. It also gets positives responses from the students. They agree that it can reduce their boredom in writing. Another positive response is showed in the result of students’ task. Students have been able to deliver their ideas in their writing. Key Words: Writing, Project-Based Learning, Descriptive Text

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