IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING THROUGH IMAGINATIVE TECHNIQUE AT THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SMA
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
It has been known that English language is the language of international communication. There are four skills that have to be developed in learning language, namelylistening, speaking, reading and writing.Writing ability is the most important skill for most students. Success in studying depends in large part on our ability to write. Writing skill as evidence and reason for the government to state English as the foreign language taught to Indonesian students from elementaryschool to university levels. Even though methods and technique of English teaching have been improved, but outcomes of the students knowledge is still far from satisfaction.
The students as the second language learners, who are good in writing, are possibly good in other language skills. In writing the passage, a writer can gain new words. The students can enlarge or extend their knowledge in many field or science by writing books or other materials. In fact, writing is the easiest and cheapest way of getting information. We will be able to increase our English anywhere, anytime because writing can be carried out easily without partner.
To improve the students’ achievement at SMA needs hard work. The first thing we have to do is to make them realize about the importance of English. Most of them do not realize about the importance of English that they are not interested in learning it. The English teacher has to try hard to help the students improve their achievement.
The success of English learning depend on materials uses in writing, where it must be suitable with the students’ interest. Through imaginative Technique, the students will be able to improve their language skills. They will learn new words and appropriate expression they will become more sensitive to the correct uses of the language, and they will also learn good diction and ?????????????
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