ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT

IVAN SUSANTO SALAWAZO, PUTRI NIMAN MAHARANI NDRURU, RIKA DEBORA FLORENTINA SARAGIH, NATARIA BR TAMPUBOLON (2020) ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT , SKRIPSI, UNIVERSITAS PRIMA INDONESIA

ABSTRAK

Writing is a skill that should be mastered by students. The aim of this study is to analysis students’ difficulties in writing recount text. The researchers use qualitative approach to describe the current condition of the phenomena and designed in a case study. The subject of this research was the second grade students in SMP Pangeran Antasari. Data collecting technique in this research is writing test of recount text. Based on the test, researchers found that students have some difficulties. They are lack of vocabulary, poor ability in using simple past tense, to organizing recount text, using language features, especially in using noun, linking verb, action verb, and the last difficulty of students are do not know how to use pronoun properly. Most students confused and not comprehended the kinds of pronoun and their function. In conclusion, language features is the most often difficulty students face in writing recount text.

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