TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS USING FOUR SQUARE WRITING METHOD (FSWM)

Authors

  • Ghinna Dini Setiawati English Language Education Study Program of Languages and Arts Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty Tanjungpura University Pontianak
  • Sudarsono Sudarsono English Language Education Study Program of Languages and Arts Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty Tanjungpura University Pontianak
  • Dwi Riyanti English Language Education Study Program of Languages and Arts Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty Tanjungpura University Pontianak

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26418/jppk.v8i10.36981

Abstract

Abstract

The aim of the study was to find out whether using Four Square Writing Method in teaching writing descriptive is effective. The form of this research was a pre-experimental study. The population of this research was the Year-10 students of SMA Negeri 8 Pontianak in academic year 2018/2019. By using cluster random sampling, the researcher took one class as the sample of this study. The sample was 35 students of X MIPA 1. The data were collected through written test. Before analyzing the data using t-test formula, the students"™ test results were graded based on the scoring scale. In accordance to the findings of this study, it showed the significant effectiveness in students"™ writing ability taught by using Four Square Writing Method. The obtained t-value (15.40) was higher than the critical r value (1.961) by the degree of freedom 33. It was inferred that Four Square Writing Method affects students"™ descriptive writing ability significantly.

 

Keywords: Descriptive Texts, Four Square Writing Technique, Writing

 

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Published

2019-10-14

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 10 (2019): Oktober 2019

Section

Articles