Author (Penulis)

MUHAMMAD FAHMY
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Author Identity (NPM)

11.1.01.08.0131

Abstract

ABSTRACT In writing a descriptive text, students usually feel difficult, because in writing descriptivetheynot only express their ideas but also describe the characteristic of subject matter. They get difficulties such as in exploring their ideas and feeling to describe something. The purpose of this research are: (1) To know the application of mind mapping technique in teaching writing descriptive text to the eight grade students of SMP N7 Kediri. (2) To know the students response in teaching writing descriptive text by using mind mapping. (3) To know the difficulties that are faced by teacher when teach writing descriptive text by using mind mapping. In this research, the researcher used descriptive qualitative research. Because this research describes the real condition on the application of mind mapping technique in teaching writing descriptive text to the eight grade students of SMP N7 Kediri especially in class VIIIB on academic year of 2014-2015. The data was taken by researcher on third week of May until fourth week of May. In this research, thewriter used some instruments, they are: observation, interview, and questionnaire to collect the data. Based on the result of the process in collecting data, the writer found some results, they are:1) Result of observation shows some results that consist of the application of mind mapping technique in teaching writing descriptive paragraph to the eight grade students of SMP N 7 Kediri is good, the teaching and learning process started from the teacher by preparing lesson plan and the material, the teacher used three stages; pre-writing, writing, and re-writing, the material is interesting and relevant with the students’ daily life, and in application of teaching and learning process using mind mapping technique in the classroom, students are enthusiastic to the technique. 2) Result of questionnaire shows that mind mapping technique can interest and encourage the students to write descriptive text. 3) Result of interview shows that students can explore their creativity in write a descriptive text by using mind mapping. Not only got some results, the researcher also got some problems such as the teacher faced problem that students are still confused because they have never learned writing using technique before. In conclusion, the researcher concluded that the application of teaching writing descriptive text using mind mapping is good.Mind mapping can help the students to explore and improve students’ idea. The researcher suggests to the English teacher to use mind mapping because itcan make the situation of teaching and learning process enjoy, active, and creative. Key word: Writing, Descriptive text, Mind Mapping

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PUBLISHED

2016-02-09

JOURNAL

Simki-Pedagogia

ISSN

2599-073X

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