AN ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND GRADE STUDENT PROBLEMS IN WRITING A SHORT MESSAGE AT SMPN 27 PADANG
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The purpose of this research was to find out the second grade students’ problems in writing a short message at SMP N 27 Padang. The design of this research was descriptive. The total sample members were 66 students, they were chosen by using convenience sampling. The result of this research showed that the students had problems in writing the organization, in expressing ideas, in using grammar, in using vocabulary and mechanic. In detail, 15 (21,96%) students had problems in writing the organization, 26 (39,39%) students had problems in expressing idea, 19 (28,78%) students had problems in using grammar, 11 (16,66%) students had problems in using vocabulary, 51 (77,27%) students had problems in using mechanic. Finally the researcher gives suggestion to the teachers to give more explanation about how to write the short message clearly. The students are expected to study hard and learn more to improve their understanding and do more exercises in writing a short message.
Keywords: An analysis, problems, writing, short functional text, short message