出版社：Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan
摘要：This research aims to 1) identifying English students’ problems in writing expository text, 2) examining the significant difference of the difficulties confronted by the students in terms of gender, and 3) describing the difficulties in writing based on the students’ writings. This research applied quantitative approach. Descriptive statistic was to identify the students’ writing difficulties, and t-test was to measure whether the problems faced by male and female students were significantly different. Further, qualitative analysis was used to describe the students’ writing problems based on their writings. The subjects (26 students of class 2A academic year 2016/2017) were assigned to respond questionnaire containing of problems in four aspects of writing: content and organization, grammar, mechanics, and style. Furthermore, six students’ writings were analyzed to gain a real picture of their difficulties. The statistical analysis revealed that grammar was the main problem in writing. Related to gender, it was found that the difference was not significant. Contrastive analysis of students’ writings and questionnaire prove that the students recognize their problems in writing. These findings are in line with previous studies. To help the students cope with writing difficulties, teacher needs to train them with writing strategies by implementing strategies based instruction.
其他摘要：Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk (1) mengidentifikasi kesulitan mahasiswa jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris dalam menulis teks eksposisi, (2) mengetahui signifikansi perbedaan kesulitan yang dihadapi mahasiswa berdasarkan gender, dan (3) mendeskripsikan
关键词：writing skill; writing aspects; writing problems; gender; expository text
其他关键词：keterampilan menulis; aspek menulis; kesulitan dalam menulis; gender; teks eksposisi
