THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PICTURES AS MEDIA IN TEACHING WRITING ON THE STUDENTS ABILITY IN ORGANIZING PARAGRAPH TEXT AT SCHOOL
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of Study
English is the first foreign language in Indonesia, which is taught from elementary level to university level. English is also intensively used in international communication, in written as well as in spoken communication. In addition, many books of science, technology, art and other published issues are written in English. In English language, there are integrated skills to be mastered such as: speaking, listening, reading and writing. As Haycraft states (1978; 8) that there are various skills in mastering language: respective skill, listening (understanding the spoken language), reading (understanding the written language), and productive skills-speaking and writing.
In related to the written language, writing is a means of communicating ideas and informationwhich are related to the thinking process and expression of ideas in written form. It is important for the students to express their ideas and opinions. Writing is a complex activity. There are several process, mental and physical being carrier at the same time. Morsey in Tarigan (1986: 4) states that writing is used by educated people to persuade and influence other people. The objectives like those can be received well by the people who can arrange their ideas and ???????
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