THE USE OF QUICK-WRITING TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING WRITING OF RECOUNT TEXT

Abstract

This research focused on the use of quick-writing technique in teaching writing of recount text at the tenth grade of a Vocational High School in Pangandaran. A case study was used to find out how the teacher uses quick-writing technique in teaching writing of recount text and to figure out the teacher and the students’ perceptions toward the use of quick-writing technique in teaching and learning writing of recount text. Class X TKJ 1 consisting of 30 students and an English teacher were chosen as the participants. The writer constructed the research instruments consisting of the observation, the interview, and the questionnaire. Interpretative approaches were utilized to analyze the data from the observation and the interview which were adapted from Berg (2004, p. 239). Meanwhile, exploratory data analysis was used by the writer to analyze the questionnaire adapted from Cohen, et al. (2007, p. 507). The findings indicated that the teacher used seven steps of teaching writing by using quick-writing. The findings also indicated that the students perceived the use of quick-writing technique connected important ideas, built fluency, and introduced them in writing recount text.