STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON LEARNING WRITING SKILL USING PICTURES

Abstract

Students find it difficult when the teachers asked to write English text. Most of them only rewrote as shown because students were confused about what to write. In learning English, media picture is an effective media in improving students’ ability to write English text. By the media picture can help teachers explain and make it easier for students to write text. Media picture can also help students in developing ideas, because it is as if students are dealing directly with the object to be described without having to bring the original object. This study aims to determine students’ perceptions on the use of media picture in writing English text. The researcher used a questionnaire in collecting research data. The research method used is descriptive qualitative because the researcher wants to describe facts or circumstances regarding students’ perceptions of using media picture. The results of this study indicate that the majority of students like the use of media picture, they have the perception that the use of media picture is very helpful in writing English text. As for some students, they dislike media picture because it is less attractive. They prefer to use moving media. Most of students like using picture as media in teaching English text.