Teachers' Perceptions On Implementing Estafet Writing Technique in Teaching Writing Enni Erawati Saragih Anggi Nur Fitri Rabbani
Teachers' Perceptions On Implementing Estafet Writing Technique in Teaching Writing Enni Erawati Saragih Anggi Nur Fitri Rabbani
Teachers' Perceptions On Implementing Estafet Writing Technique in Teaching Writing Enni Erawati Saragih Anggi Nur Fitri Rabbani
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ABSTRACT
Writing is a mental process which needs various technique to teach the students. It seems
difficult for students to organize their writing without making a good planning before writing.
Many students cannot express their idea because the teacher does not teach them properly.
Teaching writing monotonously become a problem for the students to gain the information given
by the teacher while learning writing. This research focuses on a technique that is used by
teacher in teaching writing; it is called Estafet writing. Detail information about teacher
perception on using Estafet writing was described in this research. Descriptive qualitative was
used as the research method; interview and questionnaire were used as the instrument for
collecting the data. Based on the data, it concludes that teachers’ perception on implementing
Estafet Writing technique were positive. The teachers have a good perception on the technique. It
proved by the result 90,91% both of teachers agree toward the implementation of Estafet Writing
in classroom and 95% they agree toward the effect of student’s ability on implementing the
technique. It because the teacher perceived that Estafet Writing is an active learning activity and
innovative learning model. The teachers perceived that Estafet Writing is one of a good
technique implemented in the classroom because it could be applied easily. Moreover, the
learning process was not difficult but choosing the material which is suitable for students was
difficult for teachers.
Key words: Perception, Estafet Writing, Teaching Writing
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brain, motivation, attitude, etc. For example, human being to express their feeling and
when a group has good expectation toward opinions writing is mean of both
English subject. It is very possible that they communication and self-express. Based on
will have positive perception toward English the explanation expert above, the research
subject itself. concludes that writing is an activity or
expression of language to make information
Writing on Descriptive Text or note in the form of letters, symbol, or
Definition of Writing words. People have used many tools for
The primary purpose of writing is writing including pain, pens and computer.
communication. Some experts who write Writing process is divided into four
some books in English about writing have parts, they are:
describe and make definitions it follows:
According to Harmer (2004) states that a. Prewriting
writing is a process and that we write is There are four prewriting techniques that
often heavily influenced by constrains of will help to think and develop a topic and
genres, then these elements have to be get words. They are free writing,
present in learning activities. Writing is one questioning, making a list, and preparing a
of the important skills in language learning, scratch outline.
which language students are supposed to
master. Because of the importance of b. Writing
writing in language learning, many experts Be prepared to put in additional thoughts
have given an array concept of writing in and details that did not emerge during
the field of English teaching. The concept of prewriting. This is actually writing the first
writing in their research has been drawn draft of the piece. After thinking about topic
from their work. However, many of them and doing necessary pre-writing, the next
give different opinion about writing in step in the writing process is writing
language education. Writing also means as a paragraph.
process, not a product. It is through series of
stage that the writes develop their ideas on c. Revising
the topic and the text at the same time. Revising means rewriting an essay, building
According to Ghaith (2002) states that on what has already been done to make it
writing is a complex process that allows stronger. There are three stages to the
writers to explore thoughts and ideas, and revising process: revising content, revising
make them visible and concrete. It is an sentence and editing.
activiy that encourages thinking and
learning for it motivates communication and d. Editing
makes thought available for reflection. After revising for the content and style, the
When thought is written down ideas can be next step is editing for error grammar,
examined, reconsidered, added to, punctuation and spelling.
rearranged, and changed. From the
descriptions above, it can be concluded that Definition of Descriptive Text
writing is a process of organizing ideas in Descriptive text is a text which discribs
which the writer is demanded to perform about the features and characteristics of a
creativity in using the language skills to certain thing in detail (a person or a thing).
produce a written text. Emilia (2011) states that “descriptive is
According to Pincas (1987) states that written to give certain information about
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thing or person”. It means that descriptive it is a way that will be done by teacher
text is to describe and reveal a particular technically in supporting the learning
person, place, or thing. Descriptive writing process as well. This becomes very
has a social function to describe a particular important because it is one of the strategies
person, place, or thing, for instance, that teacher must prepared for successful
description of a particular building, specific teaching. Nunan (2005) states, “A language
animal, particular place, and specific person. teaching method is a single set of procedure
Besides, descriptive paragraph is a set of which teachers are to follow in the
sentences related to each other in which the classroom methods are usually based on a
writers draw their ideas and thoughts clearly set of beliefs about the nature of language
based on their senses on the object they see. and learning”. In the process of learning the
1. Describing place, description of place is use of the method becomes a way to achieve
a text that describes the place looks, such the expected goals. To become a
us the condition, the situation etc. professional teacher requires appropriate
2. Describing people, description of people learning methods.
is a text that describes that people looks, There are a few method and various
such as the face, body etc. technique in teaching writing descriptive
3. Describing thing, description of thing is a text, such as Number Head Together, TGT,
text that describes the things looks, such Clustering, Brainstroming, Picture and
us the conditions, functions etc. Picture, Estafet Writing, Mind Mapping, etc.
But in this research the writer will discuss
Teaching Writing Descriptive Text and focus on teachers’ perception on
Urquhart and Mciver (2003) states implementing estafet writing technique
“Teaching writing is unique. It benefits both based on teaching writing descriptive text.
teacher and the students, serving as
communication vehicle, assessment tool, Estafet Writing Technique
and intellectual exercise”. To teach writing Syathariah (2009) states that estafet writing
description text needs something that can is a kind of active learning or learning by
makes students feel fun and have a good doing by purposing the Students’ to
impression, so that the students will always negotiate learning as an interesting activity
remember what they have got from their and giving them opportunity to express their
teachers’ explanation. ideas to a certain topic with their classmates.
A method is very important. The teacher It means that estafet writing is a kind of
with good method and technique is liked by teaching technique used by teacher to help
students. A good method of teaching result the Students’ participate actively by
into good learning. Good teacher is always expressing one’s ideas after another
in search of an effective teaching method. continuously based on the topic given.
According to Elizabeth (2007) “A method Relay writing or serial writing is a learning
tells the teacher how the matter should be method learning by doing or active learning
taught”. A good teacher tries to take out best that actively engage learners write a
out of it. Solution of the right method narrative essay in a way jointly or estafet.
ensures success of the teacher. It helps an The implementation of estafet writing
achievement of goals. would be more effective for learning writing
One of benchmark is the selection because students will be more motivated to
method applied in the classroom. The learn in groups than individually. Cahyono
method is not only a conceptual design but (2011) argues, “Estafet writing inculding
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In the other hand, the teachers had motivation and attitude. Then, the effect of
different perceptions on the implementation implementation of Estafet Writing
of Estafet Writing. This perception belongs technique movtivate the students to learn
to selective perception because T1 thought and also improve their creativity in writing
that the classroom atmosphere in learning sentences.
process tends to be crowded and noisy In statement about implementation
meanwhile T2 disagree that the classroom of Estafet Writing students feel writing is
atmosphere tends to be crowded and noisy difficult because time is limited. Based on
because students more active when they the statement T1 answered agree because
write. This perception belongs to objective some students need more time to think and
arrangement perception because T1 thought write down the sentence that should they
that teaching writing using Estafet Writing write according to the material and
technique is difficult whereas T2 argued that appropriately, whereas T2 answered
teaching writing using Estafet Writing disagree because the teachers provide
technique is easy. Thus, the researcher adequate time to the students when they did
found that one teacher said that the material by using Estafet Writing. This
Implementation of Estafet writing in the perception belongs to selective perception
classroom could applied easily, in contrast because when the teachers teach the
another teacher answered difficult when the students with the material provide with
teacher applied it. adequate time, they probably have different
Teachers’ Perception toward the Effect perception toward the lesson. It because the
of Students Ability on Implementing students had different attention and interest
Estafet Writing Technique about the lesson. Therefore, the researcher
found there are many positive effects
The researchers gave questionnaire to the
toward students, especially in their ability
teachers who taught Estafet Writing
and understanding the material through
technique in their class and it aimed to find
write the sentences into descriptive text.
out the perceptions of teachers about the
effect of student’s ability on implementing Interview Result
Estafet Writing technique in classroom. The researchers found that both of teachers
Then, the teachers answered the stated that implementation of Estafet
questionnaire individually. Writing technique is one of a good
Based on the table the teacher’s 95% technique to implement in the classroom.
agree toward the effect of students’ ability on This perception belongs to relative
implementing Estafet Writing technique. perception because on the result students
The two respondents answered that Estafet could cooperate well with another group,
Writing improves student’s vocabulary beside that students could understand about
skills, students’ attitude of responsibility in the material and also students felt enjoy to
groups, students’ can imagine the writing, work together. The teachers have similar
organize their thought, and understand the perceptions when they implemented the
concept and ideas to write the sentences into technique in classroom, for the material
a descriptive text. In addition, the students they used textbook and any other resources.
understand the material easily. This This perception belongs to selective
perception belongs to influenced perception perception because on the result both of
because it means that stimulus is owned by teachers prepared the material about
the students depend on their personality, descriptive text by using the pictures and
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The findings also showed that the Writing in classroom and 95% they agree
teachers had the different perceptions that toward the effect of student’s ability on
one teacher said that implementation of implementing the technique. It is because
Estafet writing in the classroom could the teacher perceived Estafet Writing is an
applied easily, some students need more active learning by doing and innovative
time to think and write down the sentence learning model. The teachers perceived that
that should they write according to the Estafet Writing is one of a good technique
material and appropriately. In contrast to implement in the classroom because it
another teacher answered difficult when the could be applied easily. Therefore, there
teacher applied it, the teacher provides are many positive effects toward students,
adequate time to the students when they did especially in their ability dealing with their
the material by using Estafet Writing. achievement and understanding the
The last, the researchers found that material through write the sentences into
the teachers faced the problem in choosing descriptive text.
the material to teach. It is difficult for both Moreover, concerning the
teachers because students have different difficulties faced by the teachers that
mind to write down the sentences. The implementation of Estafet Writing is
activity not so difficult but the material difficult because students have different
which is suitable for students it is very mind to write down the sentences. The
difficult for teachers. The result was learning process was not difficult but
supported previous research by Putriyani choosing the material which is suitable for
(2013) the result shows that Estafet writing students was difficult for teachers. Another
technique help students to get better teacher said that they found difficulties in
achievement in writing descriptive text. In the first meeting, when they introduced and
short, the strength of this technique can applied the Estafet Writing technique to the
make the students’ interested and students. Because students felt confused
enthusastic in writing, more focus and but he next meeting is easy to be applied.
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