THE USE OF LOG BOOK AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT

Abstract

Abstract
This paper is aimed at finding out the use of log book as a means of improving students’ ability
of in writing recount text. It is a qualitative research with students of second semester of English
Education Program who take Pre-Intermediate Integrated Practicum as the object of the
research. All students in the course are strongly urged to write log books every day for a week
previously before they get the material of recount text. There are around 20 students in the class
and it is purposively taken 5 students as the sample of the research. Based on the result of the
research, it is found out that the abilities of the students in writing recount text are improved
after they are intensively obliged to write log books in a week. They are able to write well in
writing recount text since in writing log books they are supervised to write their daily activity
and their experiences systematically in accordance with the schematic structure of recount text.
Key words: log book, writing ability, recount text
INTRODUCTION
Writing belongs to one of the main four English skills