Using Dictogloss Technique to Enhance Student’s Skill in Writing Narrative Text

Aouriaza Intik Anak Pingan, Nur Ehsan Bin Mohd Said

This research aimed to identify the process of improving students’ skill in writing a paragraph orientation of narrative text for the Year 6 students of Sekolah Kebangsaan Nanga Jagau through Dictogloss technique. The researcher carried out an Action Research in two cycles. Participant observations, field notes and teacher’s reflections were the instruments to gather the data. Statistical description is used to analyse the data obtained from pretest and post-test. Purposive sampling technique is applied and 12 students from class X C became the sample of this research. The results of this research showed that there was an improvement of the students’ ability in writing a paragraph orientation of narrative text. 50.67 was the mean score for writing test 1. As a result of applied Dictogloss technique, cycle 1 gained 59.33 as the mean score and improved 8.66%. Next, the result of the cycle 2 showed that their mean score was 69.50 and attained improvement of 18.83%. Diverse educational contexts through the process of teaching and learning looked presentable than it was before. Furthermore, the implementation of the technique received positive feedbacks from the English teacher and students. To conclude, Dictogloss technique can enhance students’ ability in writing a paragraph orientation of narrative text.

https://doi.org/10.31871/IJNTR.5.1.29