AN ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING BROCHURE AT MTsN KURANJI PADANG

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research was to describe the second year students’ ability in writing brochure at MTsN Kuranji Padang. The design of this research was descriptive. The total number of population of this research was 338 students. They were divided into ten classes. The researcher took two classes of the population as the sample by using cluster random sampling with total member of sample were 64 students. In collecting the data, the researcher used writing test. In this test, the students could chose one of the topics that they liked most. The reliability index of this test was .70. The result of the study showed that the ability of the second year students of MTsN Kuranji Padang in writing brochures was moderate (81.25%). In details, their ability in organizing ideas in writing brochures was moderate(43.75%), their ability in using grammar in writing brochures was moderate (79.69%), their ability in using vocabulary was moderate (79.69%) and their ability in using mechanics was moderate (75%). Since the result of the study showed that the students’ ability in writing brochure was moderate, the researcher suggested the students to have more practice and learn more in writing brochure. Then, in writing brochure, they should pay attention to use grammar, vocabulary and mechanics. For English teachers in MTsN Kuranji Padang, they should give more explanation and give more exercises in order to help the students to improve their ability in writing brochure.

Key words : Ability, writing brochure, organizing ideas, grammar, vocabulary and mechanic