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INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Research
In studying English, the students must master four skills in English they are
(listening, speaking, reading, and writing). One of the skills that must be mastered by
the students is writing.
Writing is difficult skill because the students must spend a lot of time and
effort of communicating their ideas. Richards and Renandya, (2002: 303) state there
is no doubt that writing is the most difficult skill for L2 learners to master, It means
that writing is the most difficult skill than other skills. There are five text types that
should be mastered by the students of a junior high school. According to Roudlatul
Hasanah (in Cahyono, 2009: 5), in the context of the teaching writing focuses on five
text types: descriptive, narrative, recount, procedure and report texts (Depdiknas,
2006). It means that descriptive, narrative, recount, procedure and report are kinds of
text that must be studied by the students.
In addition, there are many problems in teaching writing. In fact, the problems
come from students and teacher. The students of SMP get difficulties in learning
writing, because they do not pay attention when teacher explains about write skill.
Second, the students do not understand about tense, that make them difficult to
assemble words into sentences in English. The last, the students do not like writing
skill.
Then the teacher problems are: the first, the teacher do not master writing
skill. The last, the teacher does not use appropriate media in teaching writing skill that
make students become bored.
Based on the result of pre-observation in SMPN 1 Jiwan, it is known that
problems come not only from the students but also the teacher. The students do not
like writing lesson in English. Other problems are poor vocabulary and they get some
difficulties in writing. Besides, students do not know the criteria used in writing
assessment. The teacher problem in writing is the teacher does not have an ability in
using suitable teaching model to support the teaching-learning process.
Based on problems above, the researcher want to do a research in teaching
writing skill using Postcard media. The postcard is media used in teaching writing by
using a script. Postcard can be created by cutting stiff paper into the size of Postcards
and drawing or pasting a picture of a famous place on one side of each card and on the
other side, writing a note about a vacation from that place ( Siegel, 2005: 5). It means
thet in postcard the students make picture and write about a vacation from that place.
In teaching writing, using Postcard as media to teach recount texts can be used
by teacher to practice the student. So the student can learn recount text easily and
efficiently. The purposes of this method are (1) students can be able to active in class,
(2) students can more understand the lesson, and (3) the lesson becomes interesting.
There is a previous research on implementing postcard in writing skill.
Oktafias research STIKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat (2013) that has title The Effect of
Using Postcard Toward Studens Writing Abilty a Study at the eighth Grade Student
of MTsN Air Bangis, West Pasaman Based on the result of the research, it found out
there was a good effect of using Postcard toward students writing ability at the eight
grade students of MTsN Air Bangis, West Pasaman.
Based on the problems above, it is very important to do research entitled
Teaching Writing Recount Text by Using Postcard for to the Eight-grade
Students of SMPN 1 Jiwan in the Schooling Years of 2016/2017.
B. The Statement of the Problem
Based on the background of the study, the sentence of the problems can be
formulated as follows:
1. How is the use of Postcard in teaching writing recount text at the 8th-grade
students of SMPN 1 JIWAN in the schooling years of 2016/2017?
2. What are the problems in teaching writing recount text by using postcard at the
8th-grade students of SMPN 1 JIWAN in the schooling years of 2016/2017?
3. What are the solutions of the problems in teaching writing recount text by using
postcard at the 8th-grade students of SMPN 1 JIWAN in the schooling years of
2016/2017?
C. The Solutions of Problems Postcard in Teaching Writing Recount Text for The
8th Grade Students of SMPN 1 JIWAN in The Schooling Years of 2016/2017
There are some the solutions problems of using postcard in the teaching
writing are: first, the teacher must explained the material again. Second, the teacher
must give some many choices the picture, so that the students have the choice to
texts recount also students can change picture agree with the place ever visited.
With that the students is easy in to tell experience.
In this chapter, the researcher presents the conclusion of the result of the research that
has been explained in the previous chapter. It covers the data of teaching writing by using
postcard, the finding problems and the solutions of teaching writing by using postcard.
Beside that, the researcher also makes the suggests dedicated for all people related to the
research done.