THE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE GERMAN WRITING SKILLS OF THE X1 GRADE 1 STUDENTS OF SMA N 1 PENGASIH KULON PROGO THROUGH THE “QUICK ON THE DRAW” TECHNIQUE

Abstract

The  research  was aimed improving  (1)the  German  writing  skills  of  the  X1  grade  1 students  of  Social  class  of    SMA  N  1  Pengasih  Kulon  Progo  through  the  quick  on  the  draw  technique    and  (2) the    student’s  interess in  studying German writing skills. This research was Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted in two cycles. Every  cycle  consisted  of  four steps,  namely    planning,  implementation,  observation  and  reflection.  The  subject  was  the X1  grade  1 students  of  social  class  of  SMA  N  1  Pengasih  Kulon  Progo.  Data  analysis  was  qualitative  descriptive.  The  resultof  the  study    showed  that  (1)  there  was  some  improvement  in  the  average  marks  of  the  students  of  grade X1 Social 1 of SMA N 1 Pengasih Kulon Progo in the German writing skills which was 36,19% and (2) there  was  some  improvement  on  the  grade  X1  students  of  Social  1  of  SMA  N  1  Pengasih  Kulon  Progo  in  terms  of  their  active involvement in the teaching and lerning process of German writing skills which was 49,96%.   

Keywords: German writing skills,  Learning Technique, quick on the draw