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THE INFLUENCE OF DIALOGUE JOURNAL TECHNIQUE TOWARDS STUDENTS’


WRITING ABILITY AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF
SMA NEGERI 5 BANDAR LAMPUNG

Tri Saptono,1 Imam Subari,2 Siti Rohimah3


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saptonotri83@gmail.com , 2imam_subari230@gmail.com, 3imayes025@gmail.com

Abstract: The aims of this research was to know the Influence of Dialogue Journal
Technique towards Students’ Writing Ability at the Eleventh Grade of SMA Negeri 5
Bandar Lampung. This research was descriptive quantitative research. In this
research, the writer used experimental method and the populations of this research
were 350 students. In this research, the writer took two classes as sample of the
research, the first class was XI MIPA III as the experimental class and the second was
XI MIPA IV as the control class. In taking the sample of the research, the writer used
cluster random sampling technique. The writer used written test to collect the data,
students were asked to make a composition which had at least 150 words based on the
topics given. In analyzing the data, the writer used t test formula. The result showed that
the average score of students’ writing ability who learn writing through Dialogue
Journal Technique was higher than the average score who learn used conventional
technique (77.05>67.02). The writer also found that t test was higher than ttable at
significance level 5% and 1% (5.48>2.00<2.66). It means that there was an influence
of Dialogue Journal Technique towards students’ writing ability at the eleventh grade
of SMA Negeri 5 Bandar Lampung in academic year 2018/2019.
Keywords: Dialogue Journal Technique, writing ability.

INTRODUCTION media but also for giving information to


Writing is one of the skills that the reader. Writing is one of the skills in
should be mastered in order to be able learning English in which people
to produce a piece of writing in English. express their idea in written form. In
Writing involves more than just writing, students can share their
producing words and sentences. When opinion by word to word and share it in
people are writing something, they written text.
used ordering words in order to make In teaching writing, it is important
their writing is understandable easily. for the students to know the rules of
A writer should be able to write writing. In this ocassion, the teacher
connected series of word and sentence should be able to use many strategies
which are grammatically and suitable and techniques to make students easy
purpose intended for the readers. in understanding the rules of writing.
Everyday many people do writing However, there are so many students
activity by using mobile phone or who get difficulty in writing. They
computer to send a message or to type cannot write well because they do not
something It has purpose not only for know vocabulary and grammar well.

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They also cannot share everything in writer found that the students faced
their mind into good paragraph in some problems when they write in
writing. In addition, the students are English. The first problem relates to the
lack of experiences in writing and they students’ vocabulary mastery. Most of
are rare to write in English in their them did not know English words when
daily live. Besides that, writing is not they are going to write something by
aesy subject because does not only using English. In addition, low
transcribes language into written proficiency of vocabulary used also
symbols but also transfer the idea in influence students in constructing
written form. possibly the teacher is English sentences. The second problem
hardly able to find proper way or is students have limited knowledge of
technique in teaching writing. English grammar. Students will be able
Therefore, the writer tried to make the to construct English sentences if they
problem solved. The writer tried to use understand English grammar well,
strategy and technique by using because of English grammar contain
appropriate technique which can help about the role of sentence structure.
the students to write about everything The third problem is due to the
and help students share their ideas, students’ interest in learning writing.
opinion and experiences through Based on the factors above, the
written form. students think that English is difficult
There are some techniques that subject especially writing. Therefore,
can be used in teaching writing. The they feel afraid to express their own
techniques in teaching writing can be idea. The students cannot write the
success if the teacher can apply it well. English words well. The fourth problem
One of the techniques that can be relates to the limited teaching
applied in teaching writing is Dialogue techniques used in teaching writing. In
Journal Technique. It is a way of this case, both of students’ ability of
communicating with others constant English and teaching technique in
written communication over a specified learning activity influence them in
period. Since the teachers use the learning English especially writing.
dialogue journals technique, the Regarding the explanation above,
students build their self-confidence and the writer is interested to apply
build their motivation. In dialogue Dialogue Journal technique in teaching
journal technique, the students can writing to know whether it can
make conversation with the teachers or influence students’ writing ability.
other students through written form or Therefore, the writer conducted the
written dialogues as well. In this research entitled ‘“The Influence of
technique, the students can improve Dialogue Journal Technique towards
their grammar and vocabulary if the Students’ Writing Ability at the
students write as much as they know Eleventh Grade of SMA NEGERI 5
about thoughts, experiences, reactions Bandar Lampung in Academic Year
to text, or issues of important to them, 2018/2019”.
and teachers respond to the content of The objective of research is to
students’ entries by sharing know whether there is or not an
experiences, ideas, and reactions as influence of Dialogue Journal technique
well. towards students’ writing ability.
FRAME OF THEORY
Based on the preliminary research at Writing
SMA Negeri 5 Bandar Lampung, the
Writing is not a language, but resolve problems which the
writing is a tool used to make language writing put into their minds.
be read. Writing relies on many of the In the process of learning writing,
same structures as speech, such as there are types of writing performance.
vocabulary, grammar and language According to Brown (2004: 220) there
used with the added dependency of a are four types of written performance
system of signs or symbols. Brown they are:
(2004: 218) stated: (1) Imitative: To produce written
Writing was a skill that was the language, the learners must attain
exclusive domain of scribes and skils in the fundamental, basic
scholars in educational or religious tasks of writing letters, words,
institution. It means that almost every punctuation, and very brief
aspect of everyday life for common sentences.
people was carried out orally. Business (2) Intensive: Beyond the
transaction, records, legal documents, fundamental of imitative writing
political and military agreements al are skills in producing
were written by specialist whose appropriate vocabulary within a
vocation it was to render language into context, collocations and idioms,
the written word. It means that the and correct grammatical features
ability to write has become an up to length of a sentence.
indispensable skill in our global (3) Responsive: Here, assesment
community. Harmer (2004: 12) stateed: tasks require learners to perfome
Process of writing is a way of at a limited discourse level,
looking what at people do when connecting sentences into a
they compose written text”. It paragraph and cheating a logically
means that writing is not aesy connected sequence of two or
subject because does not only three paragraphs.
transcribes language into written (4) Extensive: Extensive writing
symbols but also transfer the idea implies successful management of
in written form. According to all the processes and strategies of
Trible (1996:3). writing for all proposes, up to the
“Writing is a language skill which length of an essay, a term paper, a
is difficult to acquire.” It means major research project report, or
writing refers to the complex even a thesis.
process which consists of some
important roles in it. Not all the In writng, there some elements to
people can make good writing. make a piece of writing be good, it is
Before the students have to write, supported by Harmer (2004:4-5); they
they should be able to listen, are:
speak, and reading. Generally, in (1) Planning: When planning, writers
writing the students had to have to think three main issues. In
adequate grammar and the first place they have to
vocabullary. consider the purpose of their
According to Harmer (2004: 31) writing since this will influence
states that writing encourages amongst other things not only the
students to focus on accurate type of text they wish to produce,
language used because they write but also the language they use and
as they think. It may well provoke the information they choose to
language development as they include. Secondly, experienced

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writers to think of the audience writing literally comes from the
they are writing for. Thirdly writers’s core. It is personal and
writers have to consider the emotional writing without regard
content structure of the writing. to form or other writing
(2) Drafting: As the writing process conventions, like spelling,
into editing, a number of drafts punctuation, and verb agreement
may be produced on the way to (3) Persuasive: It means that the
the final version. writers attempt to influence the
(3) Editing: Once writers have other and initiate action or
produced a draft they then, change. The writers try to change
usually, read through what they reader’s mind from the close mind
have written to see where it to open mind.
works and where it doesn’t. Based on the theory above, the writer
Perhaps the order of the assumed that to focus on the goal of
information is not clear. writing the student have to decide the
(4) Final version/draft: Once writers selecting words and focus on the steps
have edited their draft, making or process in writing so that their
the changes they consider to be writing might be good and have limited
necessary, they produce final mistakes.
version.
Based on the theories above, the writer Function of Writing
concluded that writing is a process to Writing is used in several place in
think deeply end and to convey the different aspect and also provide a
message to the reader by producing a different function. It is supported by
sequence of sentences arranged in Halliday (1983:40-41) writing has
particular order and linked together in three kinds of fuction such as:
certain ways. (1) Primarily for action: It is used at
trafic signs, product lebels and
Purpose of Writing instructions, toys purchased,
According to Maximilian in televisions and radio guides,
O’Malley and Pierce (1996:137-138) telephones directories, computer
there are at least three purposes in manuals and for the other social
writing. They are informative, contacts.
expressive and persuasive. Based on (2) Primarily for information:It is
the statement above, here are the used in newspapers, current affair
purposes of writing: magazines, non-fiction books,
(1) Informative: It means that the textbooks, public notices,
writers share knowledge and give adversations, political pamphlets,
information, direction and reports, guidebooks and travel
ideas.Informative writing literature.
educates the reader by imparting (3) Primarily for entertainment: It is
straightforward information on a used to magazines, comic strips,
certain topic. poetry, drama and games.
(2) ExpressiveIt means that the
writers want to produce stories or Based on the explanation above,
essays based on the observations writing took an important role in
of people, objects, and places or creating many aspects in social, politic,
may include creative speculations jurnalism and especially in Education
and interpretations.Expressive
and it is clear that writing has many Harmer (2001: 257) in teaching of
functions in our daily life in the society. writing we can focus on the product of
that writing or on the writing process it
Component of Writing self. It means that in teaching writing
To know that the students have the teachers should know and focus
good writing, the teacher should know about the process of writing so we can
the component of writing. According to produce a product of writing well.
Heaton (1975: 135) that there are five Through writing, people can express
components of writing as follows: their ideas, experiences, thought and
(1) Language use: Langauge use is the feeling by using a conventional
ability to write correct and symbols. In addition, Corvits (2004: 2)
appropriate sentences. said that:
(2) Mechanical Skills: Mechanical Teaching writing is filled with
skills is the ability to use correctly contradictions and challenges that
those conversations peculiar to we strive to overcome in our
the written language – e.g. determination to teach writing
Punctuation. Spelling. well”. It means that, to explore
(3) Treatment of content: Treatment some of them, raising about
of content is the ability to think teaching writing well may
creatively and develop thoughts, stimulate constructive discussion
excluding all irrevelent with your peer or partners.The
information. way we respond to our students’
(4) Stylistic skills: Stylistic skills is the writing – in order to a process-
ability to manipulate sentences writing approach to work well,
and paragraphs and use language some teachers may need to
effectively. rethink the way in which they
(5) Judgement skills: Judgement skills react to their students’ work.
is the ability to write in an
appropiate manner for a In teaching writing the teacher
particular purpose with a should be able to motivate the students’
particular audience in mind interest. Harmer (1991: 53) stated that:
together with an ability to select, When teaching writing, therefore,
organise and order relevant there are special considerations to
information. be taken into account which
include the organizing of
Teaching Writing sentences into paragraphs, how
Teaching is guiding and paragraphs are joined together.
facilitating learning, enabling the Based on the statement above, teaching
learner to learn, setting the condition learning writing is getting more and
for learning. Teaching writing is to more essential today. It should be
teach the students how to express their mastered in order to be literate but in
idea or imagination in written form. It Indonesia students in Junior high
means that in the teaching process the school commonly have only little
teacher should be able to facilitate and enthuisiasms for their writing task.
guide the students about what the they
need in the teaching and learning
process so the condition of learning Principles of Teaching Writing
would be controlled well.

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According to Nunan (2003: 92:94) sentences. Its means that in
there are some principles of teaching writing, we need to use the
writing as follow: correct and appropriate
(1) Understand your students’ sentences.
reasons for writing. In this case, (2) Mechanical skills: the ability to
teacher should determine suitable use correctly those conventions
goals to the students or peculiar to the written language
curriculum that obtain to increase means that as a writer, we have to
the students, writing ability. be able to change the conventions
Teachers should pay attention for peculiar to the written language.
the students need to write (2) Treatment of the content: the
something. ability to think creatively and
(2) Provide many opportunities for develop thoughts, excluding all
students to write. This section irrlevant information means that
explain that teachers observe the writer should be able to think
eriting activity through lesson creatively to develop their writing.
plans for example time (3) Stylsitic skills: the ability to
management, interesting manipulate sentences and
materials, good teaching media paragraphs, and use language
and teaching learning process in effectively means that in writing
writing activity. Teachers also we should be able to manipulate
determine the material based on sentences and paragraph, and use
their grade. the language well.
(3) Make feedbaack helpful and (4) Judgement skills: the ability to
meaningful. Teachers should give write in an appropriate manner
comments on students’ paper but for a particular purpose with a
make sure they understand the particular audience in mind,
vocabulary or symbols teacher together with an ability to select,
use. To make them understand, organize, and order relevant
take time to discuss them in the information.
class. Based on the explanation above, the
(4) Clarify yourself and your students, writer concluded that the teachers have
how their writing will be to give the detail explanation about the
evaluated. Teachers gives the whole components and the teachers
scores to students’ paper should teach five components above
objectively based on the scoring clearly in order to produce good
technique in writing based on written text
grammatical, mechanicsm
language use, vocabulary and Principle of Teaching Writing
contents. According to Nunan (2003: 92:94)
there are some principles of teaching
Component of Teaching Writing writing as follow:
To know that the students have (1) Understand your students’
good writing, the teacher should know reasons for writing, In this case,
the component of writing. According to teacher should determine suitable
Heaton (1975: 135) that there are five goals to the students or
components of writing as follows: curriculum that obtain to increase
(1) Language use: the ability to write the students, writing ability.
correct and appropriate Teachers should pay attention for
the students need to write year of course. In addition,
something. Barkley (2005: 236) explained
(2) Provide many opportunities for that:
students to write. This section Dialogue journal offer a formal
explain that teachers observe medium for students to record
eriting activity through lesson their thoughts, connect
plans for example time coursework to their personal
management, interesting lives, and ask each other
materials, good teaching media questions. The journal can be
and teaching learning process in particularly effective when
writing activity. Teachers also writers know that someone who
determine the material based on is also interested in the topic will
their grade. read and respond to their entries.
(3) Make feedbaack helpful and Dialogue Journal is a technique which
meaningful. Teachers should give students can express their ideas,
comments on students’ paper but thought, feeling and experince using
make sure they understand the written form. By applying dialogue
vocabulary or symbols teacher journal students can get many benefits
use. To make them understand, such as they can build their self-
take time to discuss them in the confidence and their motivation in
class. writinng. According to Linnell (2010:2)
(4) Clarify yourself and your students, there are three main benefits of using
how their writing will be dialogue journal, they are:
evaluated. Teachers gives the (1) They are effective tools for dealing
scores to students’ paper with the challenges of large
objectively based on the scoring classroom. For instance if there
technique in writing based on are fifty students in a class,
grammatical, mechanicsm teachers can hardly talk to each
language use, vocabulary and individual students of their class,
contents. but they can know about their
students if they ask them to write
Dialogue Journal journal regularly.
Dialogue journals can be good (2) Learners can bring their
means for the acculturations, experiences, social and cultural
assimilation, and adjusment of backgrounds in their classroom
students. Rana (2000:3) stated that: that might inform other students
Dialogue journals, as their names about their classmates’ lived
imply, refer to the written experience and socio cultural
dialogues or conversations that backgrounds if they share to
routinely take place between whole class. As a matter of fact, it
learners and their teacher and not only includes authentic
sometimes among learners information but also focuses on
themselves as well. These are meaningful communication.
written conversation in which a
learner and teacher or another Based on the explanation above, the
writing partner communicate writer concluded that when the
regularly, daily, weekly, or on a students keep on writing dialogue
schedule that fits the educational journals their writing would be
setting over a semester, school increased because they do not need to

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worry about the content and METHOD
correctness. While writing journals, its Method of the Research
aim to express their self, so that they do This research was conducted in
not have a pressure SMA Negeri 5 Bandar Lampung at the
eleventh grade. The objective of this
Procedure of Using Dialogue Journal research is to know and describe
According Barkley (2005: 236- whether there is an influence of
237) mentioned there are series that dialogue journal technique towards
should be follow in setting up Dialogue students’ writing ability.
Journal Technique, those are: In this research the writer used
(1) On a fresh in the journal, students descriptive quantitative research. To
draw a vertical line about one conduct the research, the writer used
third of the page from the margin. quasi experimental design. According
The writer writes in the left, the to Mackey (2005:363). Quasi
responder writes in the right. experimental research is a type of
(2) The writer enters comments or experimental research but without
questions after reading an random assignment of individuals.
assigment, hearing a lecturer, In doing the research, the writer
performing a task, engaging in an used two classes which is chosen
activity, or listening to a randomly to know the effect that occurs
discussion, and dates and signs from a variable after the treatment. The
the entry. first is used as experimental class in
(3) The writer gives the journal to the which the writer used Dialogue Journal
responder who reads the entries technique in teaching writing and the
and responds with comments, second class is used as a control class in
suggestions, answer, questions, which the writer used conventional
and so forth, also dating and technique in teaching writing. The
signing the entry writer applied Dialogue Journal in
(4) The instructor may read the teaching writing to know the effect of
journal to clarify points, answer Dialogue Journal towards students’
question, and comment on or writing ability.
evaluate the quality of The Population in this research is
observations and responses. all of the students of the eleventh grade
at SMA Negeri 5 Bandar Lampung in
Based on the explanation above, the 2018/2019. It consists of 350 students
writer concluded that when the from tenth classes.
students keep on writing dialogue In collecting the data of students’
journals their writing would be writing ability, the writer used writing
increased because they do not need to test. The kind of the test was the writer
worry about the content and provides topic and asked the students
correctness. While writing journals, its to make composition which consist at
aim to express their self, so that they do least 150 words based on the topic
not have a pressure. The above choosen. In counting the result of
description show that dialogue journal research, the writer used t-test formula.
technique can improve students’ In determining the sample, the
writing ability especially in the writer used cluster random sampling
structure of writing, vocabulary and by taking the sample of the research
grammatically used. randomly. The writer selected two
classes from tenth classes to be
research sample. Walter (2003:174) test. It can be concluded that the item of
said that “cluster sampling is a writing test is readable.
naturally occuring group of individuals
rather individuals from defined The Result of Readability Test:
population”. Table 2
In cluster random sampling, the Result of Readability Test
writer draw a random sample of the RESPONDENT
class which would be used as the Questions YES NO TOTAL
sample of the research. In this case, the 1 36 0 36
writer took two classes randomly as the 2 35 1 36
sample from the population at eleventh 3 32 4 36
grade of SMA Negeri 5 Bandar 4 33 3 36
Lampung. 5 36 0 36

Research Measuring Instrument From the first questions there was


In this research the writer gave 100% who gave YES answer. From the
the students some topics appropriate second questions there was 97.22 %
with their writing material. The writer who gave YES answer. From the third
asked to the students to make a text questions there was 86.89% who gave
appropriate with the topics given at YES answer. From the fourth questions
least 150 words. there was 91.67% who gave YES
answer. And from the last questions
Validity of the Test there was 100% who gave YES answer.
Test can be valid, if the test The test result showed that 95%
measure the object that should be at the average the students give YES
measured and suitable with the criteria answer. So, the writer concluded that
whether the test good validity refers to the test was readable and could be used
extend to which the test meansure. An to measure writing ability in this
instrument should be valid that can be research.
used to meansure the object corectly. To
know the validity of the test, the writer REPORT AND DISCUSSION
used content and construct validity. Report
In this research the writer used content In this part, the writer would like
validity. According by Mackey to explain about data normality test of
(2005:352) “Content validity is the experimental class, data normality test
extend to which a test or of control class, homogenity test of
meansurement device adequately variance, hypothesis test, equality test
meansures the knowledge, skill or of two average, and different test of two
ability that it was design to measure. In average.
this case, the material of the test would Data Description
follow the syllabus of the of eleventh In conducting the research, the
grade. writer took two classes to do the
research, the first was XI MIPA III as
Readability of the Test experimental class and XI MIPA IV as
In this research, to know weather control class. After conducting the
the test is readable, the try out was experiment and all the activity, the
given out of the samples. If the result is writer gave the test by using
more than 75% of respondent give YES instrument that was gotten agreement
answer to each item of the readability by the advisor. The students’ scores are

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distributed into 2 categories the first
scores of the students who are taught It was obtained S = = 1,83
by using Dialogue Journal Technique,
and the second scores of the students And t-test =5.48
who are taught by using conventional Equality Test of Two Average
technique. The description of the To know the equality test of two
students’ score in each category as averages, the writer consulted t-test with
follows: t-table (by looking at G table). It was got
Normality Test of Data ttest (5.48>1.67<2.39). Criterion Ha
accepted if ttest> ttable .Therefore, Ha was
The Result of Normality Test for accepted, it means that there was an
Experimental Class and Control Class as influence of using it means that there
follows: was an influence of using dialogue
journal technique towards students’
Experimental class
writing ability at the eleventh grade of
X2ratio = 3.92
SMA Negeri 5 Bandar Lampung in
X2table for (0.05) = 7.81
2018/2019.
X2table for (0.01) = 11.3
Difference Test of Two Average
Control class
To know the differences of two
X2ratio = 2.82
averages, the writer consulted t-test with
X2table for (0.05) = 7.81
t-table (by looking at G table). It was got
X2table for (0.01) = 11.3
ttest was higher than ttable (5.48>2.00<
2.66). Therefore, Ha was accepted. It
Criterion test: if Xratio < X2table = it means
means that the average score of
that both data have normal
students’ writing ability which was
distribution.
taught through dialogue journal
technique higher than which was
Homogeneity Test of Variance
taught through conventional technique
After analyzing the data, the
at the eleventh grade of SMA Negeri 5
writer found that ftable at significance
Bandar Lampung in 2018/2019.
level of 0.05 is 1.80 and 0.01 is 2.30 and
fratio is 1.02 So, Ho is accepted (1.02 <
Discussion
1.80 < 2.30) because fratio < ftable. It
In this research, the researcher
means that the variance of the data in
used two classes as sample of the
experimental class and control class are
research. The first class as
homogeneous.
experimental class that was XI MIPA III,
and the second as control class that was
Hypothesis Test
XI MIPA IV. In the experimental class
The formula for testing
the researcher applied the teaching
hypothesis, the writer used statistical
process using Dialogue Journal
formula as follows:
Technique and in the control class the
researcher using conventional
technique. The score of students in
experimental class was higher than in
With : control class. It was successful.

Based on the data analysis by using t test


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