A STUDY ON THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY

IN WRITING ENGLISH COMPOSITION

AT SMA NEGERI 2 BANGKALAN

THESIS

By:
Tri Linawati
03360170

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2007
A STUDY ON THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY
IN WRITING ENGLISH COMPOSITION
AT SMA NEGERI 2 BANGKALAN

THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to

achieve Sarjana Degree in English Department

By:
Tri Linawati
03360170

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2007
 EACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillah, all praise be to Allah SWT, because of His Mercy, Charity,

and Blessing, the writer can finish this thesis.
The deepest gratitude is expressed to Drs. Nuryasik, M.Pd as her first
advisor and Drs. Hartono, M.Pd as her second advisor who always give
corrections, invaluable guidance, suggestions, and supports during the completion
of the thesis.
The appreciation and gratitude are also extended to the headmaster at
SMA Negeri 2 Bangkalan who had given their opportunity to conduct the research
and all the teachers at SMA Negeri 2 Bangkalan for their supports especially her
beloved teacher (Mr. Faruk) for supporting her until now.
A special thank goes to her beloved father (Bapak Achmad Muchyi), her
beloved mother (Ibu Siti Wahyuni) for their love, pray, supports, and suggestions.
Her beloved brother (Mas Eko) and her sweety sister (Adik Yayuk), “We must
give a lightest star to our Dad and Mom, OK!!!”. Sahabatku Kekasihku (Mr. X)
who always gives his love, supports, and pray every time, “You mean everything
in my life”.
Finally, she thanks her the best friends (Coemy, Ifa, and Thieka) for
everything and Joen for accompanying her during observation.

Malang, August 2007

Tri Linawati
 TABLE OF CONTENT

ADVISORS APPROVAL .......................................................................... i

EXAMINERS APPROVAL ...................................................................... ii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION .................................................................. iii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ........................................................................... iv
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................... v
TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................. vi

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study .................................................................... 1
1.2 Statement of the Problems .................................................................. 3
1.3 Purposes of the Study ......................................................................... 4
1.4 Significance of the Study .................................................................... 5
1.5 Scope and Limitation .......................................................................... 5
1.6 Definition of the Key Terms ............................................................... 5

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

1.1 An Overview of Writing ..................................................................... 7
1.2 Writing Composition .......................................................................... 8
1.2.1 Situational Composition .......................................................... 9
1.2.2 Controlled Composition .......................................................... 9
1.2.3 Free Composition .................................................................... 10
1.3 The Forms of A Composition ............................................................. 10
1.3.1 Narration ................................................................................. 10
1.3.2 Description ............................................................................. 10
1.3.3 Exposition ............................................................................... 11
1.3.4 Argumentation ........................................................................ 11
1.4 The Parts of A Composition ............................................................... 11
1.5 The Components of Writing Composition ........................................... 12
1.5.1 Content ................................................................................... 12
1.5.2 Organization ........................................................................... 12
1.5.3 Vocabulary or Diction ............................................................. 13
1.5.4 Grammatical Patterns or Language Use ................................... 13
1.5.5 Mechanics ............................................................................... 13

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

3.1 Research Design ................................................................................. 14
3.2 Subjects of the Study .......................................................................... 14
3.3 Research Instrument ........................................................................... 15
3.4 Data Collection ................................................................................... 15
3.5 Method of Scoring .............................................................................. 16
3.6 Data Analysis ..................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Research Findings .............................................................................. 19
4.1.1 The First Year Students’ Ability to Write English
Composition ............................................................................ 19
4.1.1.1 The Students’ Ability to Develop the Content of
Their Composition ..................................................... 20
4.1.1.2 The Students’ Ability to Organize Composition ......... 20
4.1.1.3 The Students’ Ability to Use Diction in Their
Composition .............................................................. 20
4.1.1.4 The Students’ Ability to Use Grammatical Patterns in
Their Composition ..................................................... 21
4.1.1.5 The Students’ Ability to Use Mechanics in Their
Composition .............................................................. 21
4.2 Discussion .......................................................................................... 21

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusion ......................................................................................... 24
5.2 Suggestions ........................................................................................ 24

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