IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT USING

FIELD TRIP
Atika Widi Astuti, A. Dahlan Rais, Hefy Sulistyawati
English Education Department
Sebelas Maret University
Surakarta
Email: atika_ankga@yahoo.com
Abstract
This classroom action research study was aimed at improving students’ writing skills of
descriptive texts by implementing field trip technique in the instruction. This study was
conducted at eighth grade of SMP Negeri 3 Colomadu, Surakarta. The problems faced by the
students were the difficulties in exploring idea using correct spelling, grammar,
capitalizations, and arranging their writing in coherent paragraph. The study was conducted in
two cycles. Each cycle consisted of four steps namely plan, action, observation, and reflection.
The quantitative and qualitative analyses show that field trip could improve both the
students’ writing skills and the class situation.
Keywords: writing skills, field trip