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THE EFFECTIVENES OF FACEBOOK WALL

TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT

OF TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MA NU BANAT KUDUS

IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

By

AYU VERANICA

NIM 200932305

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS

2013

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THE EFFECTIVENES OF FACEBOOK WALL

TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF

TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MA NU BANAT KUDUS

IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus

In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements to completing the Sarjana program

In English Education

By

AYU VERANICA

200932305

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

2013

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

Motto:

Don`t expects everyone to understand your journey,

especially if they`ve never had to walk your path.

Expect nothing and appreciate everything

I never give up even when people told me

I `d never make it (Bob Wickman)

Don`t cry over the past, it was gone. Don`t stress

about the future, it has`t arrived.

Live in the present and make it beautiful.

Dedication:

She dedicates this skripsi to:

Allah SWT the Almighty

Her beloved parents who always give support and

patient to guide her to be a good daughter

Her sisters (Minggun A. and R. Miastuti)

All of her friends who give support in everything

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ADVISOR’S APPROVAL

This is to certify that the skripsi of Ayu Veranica (NIM 200932305) has been

approved by the skripsi advisors for further approval by the Examining

Committee.

Kudus, September 21th

2013

First Advisor

Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd

NIP. 195706161984031015

Second Advisor

Nuraeningsih S.Pd, M.Pd NIS. 0610701000001201

Acknowledged by

The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

Dean,

Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd

NIP 19621219 198703 1 001

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EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL

This is to certify that the Skripsi Ayu Veranica (NIM: 200932305) has been

approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for the Sarjana Degree in

the Teaching of English as a foreign Language.

Kudus, September 21th

2013

Skripsi Examining Committee:

Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd Chairperson

NIP. 195706161984031015

Nuraeningsih S.Pd, M.Pd Member

NIS. 0610701000001201

Dra. Sri Endang K. M.Pd Member

NIS. 06107130001009

Drs. Muh. Syafei M.Pd Member

NIP. 196204131988031002

Acknowledged by

The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

Dean,

Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd

NIP 19621219 198703 1 001

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The writer gives her gratitude to Allah SWT for giving everything in her life,

so that she can finish writing the research entitled “The Effectivenes of Facebook

Wall to Improve the Ability in Writing Recount Text of Tenth Grade Students of

Ma Nu Banat Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014”. Then, the writer would like

to express her gratitude to:

1. Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd. as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education

Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd,M.Pd as the Head of English Education Department of

Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

3. Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd as the First Advisor who has guided and given her

suggestion in finishing this skripsi with a great patience.

4. Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd as the Second Advisor who has given contributive

criticism and assistance during completing this skripsi.

5. All of the lecturers who taught her during Researching at the English

Education Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty.

6. Drs. H. Moh. Said as the Headmaster of MA NU BANAT Kudus, who

permits and facilitates her to conduct the research in his school.

7. Siti Muznifati, S.S as English Teacher of MA NU BANAT Kudus who

allows the writer to conduct the research in her class.

8. Syarifah, S.Kom as the Teacher of MA NU BANAT Kudus, who allows and

helps the writer carry out the research in her class.

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9. All the students in XUI class for the joy and help that always full of spirit

during the process of the research.

10. Her beloved family for their love and support.

11. Her beloved friends who give support and help her.

Finally, the writer would like to express her great thanks to all people who

helped her in finishing this skripsi. Hopefully, this skripsi would contribute to

English learning at Muria Kudus University and can be useful for all.

Kudus, September 2013

The writer

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ABSTRACT

Veranica, Ayu. 2013 The Effectivenes of Facebook Wall to Improve The Ability in

Writing Recount Text of Tenth Grade Students of MA NU BANAT

Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014. Skripsi. English Education

Department, Teaching Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus

University. Advisor (i) Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd (ii) Nuraeningsih, S.Pd,

M.Pd

Keywords : Writing, Recount text, Facebook wall

Writing is representation of language in written form. This skill requires

students for giving attention how text organized correctly. It concludes how to use

media In teaching. Students could learn their material easily through appropriate

media. The writer take Facebook wall as alternative media because it could give

contribution for students in composing text. This media give chance to the

students to use new media in learning.

The objective of this research is to find out whether there is significant

difference between the writing ability in recount text of the tenth grade students of

MA NU BANAT Kudus in academic year 2013/2014 before and after taught by

using Facebook wall.

The design of this research is Experimental Research. This research

took place at MA NU BANAT Kudus. The subjects of the research are the tenth

grade students of MA NU BANAT Kudus with sample of this research is 27

students from class XUI. The writer gave writing recount text test to measure the

students ability in writing recount text. All of the students are given pretest which

is given before using Facebook wall as media and after they got the treatment, the

writer continues giving post-test.

The result of this research shows that the writing ability in recount text

of the tenth grade students of MA NU BANAT Kudus in academic year

2013/2014 before taught by using Facebook wall is categorized sufficient. The

score of Mean and Standard Deviation are 62 and 9.20. Meanwhile, the writing

ability in recount text of the tenth grade students of MA NU BANAT Kudus in

academic year 2013/2014 after taught by using Facebook wall is categorized

good. The score of Mean and Standard Deviation are 79.6 and 5.85. the

calculation of t-test gets result 9.10 and in the level of significance 0.05 and the

degree of freedom (df) 26 which is gained N-1, t-table is 2.06.

Based on the result above, It is concluded that there is a significant

difference between the writing ability in recount text of the tenth grade students of

MA NU BANAT Kudus in academic year 2013/2014 before and after taught by

using Facebook wall. The writer suggests that Facebook wall is interesting media

in teaching English. It is also as a consideration for the teacher to use Facebook

wall as media in teaching writing. Therefore, students could assumes that writing

English text is not difficult if use appropriate technique, method even media in

learning.

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ABSTRAK

Veranica, Ayu. 2013. Keefektifan Dinding Facebook untuk Meningkatkan

Kemampuan Menulis Text Recount Siswa Kelas Sepuluh MA NU

BANAT Kudus Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014. Skripsi. Program Studi

Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan Ilmu Pendidikan,

Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing (i) Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd (ii)

Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd

Kata Knci : Menulis, Text Recount, Dinding Facebook

Menulis adalah gambaran bahasa dalam bentuk tertulis. Keahlian ini

mengharuskan siswa untuk memperhatikan bagaimana text diatur dengan benar.

Hal ini termasuk bagaimana pengunaan media dalam pengajaran. Siswa dapat

mempelajari materi dengan mudah melalui media yang tepat. Penulis

menggunakan dinding Facebook sebagai alternatif media karena Facebook dapat

memberikan dukungan kepada siswa dalam membuat text. Media ini memberikan

kesempatan kepada siswa untuk menggunakan media yang baru dalam

pembelajaran.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mencari apakah perbedaan yang

significant antara kemamuan menulis text recount siswa kelas sepuluh MA NU

BANAT Kudus tahun ajaran 2013/2014 sebelum dan setelah diajarkan dengan

dinding Facebook.

Desain penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Experimental. Penelitian ini

mengambil tempat di MA NU BANAT Kudus. Subjek pada penelitian ini adalah

siswa kelas sepuluh MA NU BANAT Kudus dengan sampel penelitian ini yaitu

27 siswa dari kelas XUI. Penulis memberikan test text recount untuk mengukur

kemampuan siswa dalam menulis text recount. Semua siswa diberikan pretest

yang diberikan sebelum menggunakan dinding Facebook sebagai media dan

setelah siswa mendapatkan treatment, penulis melanjutkan pemberian posttest.

Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kemamuan menulis text

recount siswa kelas sepuluh MA NU BANAT Kudus tahun ajaran 2013/2014

sebelum diajarkan dengan dinding Facebook dikategorikan cukup. Nilai rata-rata

dan standar deviasi adalah 62 dan 9,20. Sementara itu, kemamuan menulis text

recount siswa kelas sepuluh MA NU BANAT Kudus tahun ajaran 2013/2014

setelah diajarkan dengan dinding Facebook dikategorikan baik. Nilai rata-rata dan

standar deviasi adalah 79,6 dan 5,85. Perhitungan t-test menghasilkan 9,10 dan di

tingkat signifikan 0.05 dan tingkat kebebasan (df) 26 yang diperoleh dari N-1 t-

table 2,06.

Berdasarkan hasil diatas, disimpulkan bahwa ada perbedaan yang

signifikan antara kemamuan menulis text recount siswa kelas sepuluh MA NU

BANAT Kudus tahun ajaran 2013/2014 sebelum dan setelah diajarkan dengan

dinding Facebook. Penulis menyarankan bahwa dinding Facebook adalah media

yang menarik dalam pengajaran bahasa inggris. Media ini dapat juga sebagai

media dalam pengajaran menulis. Oleh karena itu, siswa dapat beranggapan

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bahwa menulis text bahasa inggris tidak sulit apabila menggunakan

teknik, metode bahkan media yang tepat dalam pembelajaran.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

COVER ........................................................................................................ i

LOGO ........................................................................................................... ii

TITLE .......................................................................................................... iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION ................................................................... iv

ADVISOR’S APPROVAL ......................................................................... v

EXAMINER’S APPROVAL ...................................................................... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................... vii

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................. ix

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ xii

LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................... xv

LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................... xvi

LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................ xvii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

1.1. Background of the Research ............................................................. 1

1.2. Statement of the Problem .................................................................. 4

1.3. Objective of the Research ................................................................. 4

1.4. Significance of the Research ............................................................. 5

1.5. Scope of the Research ....................................................................... 6

1.6. Operational Definition ...................................................................... 6

CHAPTER II: REVIEW TO THE RELATED LITERATURE AND

HYPOTHESIS

2.1. Teaching English ............................................................................... 7

2.1.1. Teaching English in MA NU BANAT Kudus .................................. 7

2.1.2. The Purpose of Teaching English in MA NU BANAT Kudus ......... 8

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2.1.3. Curriculum of Teaching English in MA NU BANAT Kudus .......... 8

2.2. Writing as Language Skill ................................................................. 9

2.2.1 The Definition of Writing ................................................................. 9

2.2.2 The Types of Writing ........................................................................ 10

2.2.3. Recount Text ..................................................................................... 11

2.2.4 Types of Recount Text ...................................................................... 12

2.3 Teaching Media ................................................................................. 12

2.3.1 Facebook Wall as Media for Teaching Writing ................................ 13

2.3.2 The Definition of Facebook Wall ..................................................... 14

2.3.3 The Advantages of Using Facebook Wall ........................................ 15

2.3.4 The Step of Using Facebook Wall in Teaching ................................ 16

2.4. Review of Previous Research.................................................................... 17

2.5. Theoritical Framework .............................................................................. 18

2.6. Hypothesis of the Research ....................................................................... 19

CHAPTER III : METHOD OF THE RESEARCH

3.1. Design of the Research...................................................................... 20

3.2. Population and Sample ...................................................................... 21

3.3. Instrument of the Research................................................................ 21

3.4. Data Collecting.................................................................................. 23

3.5. Data Analysis .................................................................................... 24

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CHAPTER IV: FINDING OF THE RESEARCH

4.1. Research Finding ............................................................................... 28

4.1.1. The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Tenth Grade Students

of MA NU BANAT Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014

Before Being Taught by Using Facebook Wall ................................ 28

4.1.2. The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Tenth Grade Students

of MA NU BANAT Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 After

Being Taught by Using Facebook Wall ............................................ 30

4.2. Hypothesis Testing ............................................................................ 33

CHAPTER V: DISCUSSION ................................................................... 37

CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

6.1. Conclusion ........................................................................................ 41

6.2. Suggestion ......................................................................................... 42

REFERENCES ............................................................................................ 44

APPENDICES ............................................................................................. 46

STATEMENT .............................................................................................. 71

CURRICULUM VITAE ............................................................................. 77

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

3.1 The Criteria of Scoring Writing ............................................................ 22

4.1 The Score of The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Tenth

Grade Students of MA NU BANAT Kudus in the Academic Year

2013/2014 Before Being Taught by Using Facebook Wall ................ 29

4.2 The Frequency Distribution of The Ability of Writing Recount Text

of the Tenth Grade Students of MA NU BANAT Kudus in the

Academic Year 2013/2014 Before Being Taught by Using Facebook

Wall...................................................................................................... 29

4.3 The Score of The Ability of Writing Recount Text of the Tenth

Grade Students of MA NU BANAT Kudus in the Academic Year

2013/2014 After Being Taught by Using Facebook Wall ................... 31

4.4 The Frequency Distribution of The Ability of Writing Recount Text

of the Tenth Grade Students of MA NU BANAT Kudus in the

Academic Year 2013/2014 After Being Taught by Using Facebook

Wall...................................................................................................... 32

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

3.1 Diagram one group design of experimental research .......................... 20

4.1 Chart of The Ability of Writing Recount Text test of the Tenth Grade

Students of MA NU BANAT Kudus in the Academic Year

2013/2014 Before Being Taught by Using Facebook Wall .................. 30

4.2 Chart of The Ability of Writing Recount Text test of the Tenth Grade

Students of MA NU BANAT Kudus in the Academic Year

2013/2014 After Being Taught by Using Facebook Wall ..................... 32

4.3 The Curve of T-test Result of The Ability of Writing Recount Text of

the Tenth Grade Students of MA NU BANAT Kudus in the

Academic Year 2013/2014 After Being Taught by Using Facebook

Wall ....................................................................................................... 35

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page

1. The Syllabus ........................................................................................... 46

2. The Pre-Test ........................................................................................... 48

3. Lesson Plan ............................................................................................ 50

4. The Post-Test ......................................................................................... 57

5. The Data Pre-Test Scores of Writing Ability in Recount Text of the Tenth Grade Students of MA NU BANAT Kudus in the Academic

Year 2013/2014 Before Being Taught by Using Facebook Wall .......... 60

6. The Calculation of Mean and Deviation Standard of Pre-Test Scores of Writing Ability in Recount Text of the Tenth Grade Students of

MA NU BANAT Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 Before

Being Taught by Using Facebook Wall ................................................. 61

7. The Data Post-Test Scores of Writing Ability in Recount Text of the Tenth Grade Students of MA NU BANAT Kudus in the Academic

Year 2013/2014 After Being Taught by Using Facebook Wall ........... 63

8. The Calculation of Mean and Deviation Standard of Post-Test Scores of Writing Ability in Recount Text of the Tenth Grade Students of

MA NU BANAT Kudus in the Academic Year 2013/2014 After

Being Taught by Using Facebook Wall ................................................. 64

9. The Calculation of t-observation (to) ..................................................... 66

10. Table of Significance ............................................................................. 69