Teaching Writing Recount Text and the Use of Dialogue
Journal Writing (A-Pre-Experimental Research to the Eleventh Grade of SMK
PGRI Pontianak).The purpose of this research is to find out the effectiveness of Dialogue
Journal Writing (DJW) as medium in teaching writing recount text to the eleventh
grade of SMK PGRI Pontianak. DJW is one of kinds Personal Journal that
researcher used in this research. This research was a-pre-experimental study. The
population of this research was eleventh grade students consist of 81 students.
Class eleventh TAV (Technique Audio Visual) was chosen as sample taken by
using cluster random sampling. Technique of collecting the data used
measurement technique and tool of collecting the data was writing test. The data
were analyzed by using t-test. Moreover based on the findings of this research, it
was found that using DJW to teaching writing recount text was effective. The
effectiveness of DJW was analyzed by the effect size formula. The result of the
effect size was categorized strong effect. From the result of paired t-test, it can be
concluded that the test of students’ writing recount text after taught by DJW show
t
value
is higher than t
table. So, it can be concluded that hypothesis alternative (H
a
) is
accepted and null hypothesis (H
0
) is rejected. Based on the findings above, it
implied that DJW affect the students’ writing recount text. By seeing the result of
this research, the researcher suggested to use DJW as one of alternative medium
in teaching writing recount text.