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    A Study On The Ability Of The Fifth Semester English Study Program Students Of FKIP UR In Writing Argumentative Essays
    (2013-07-17) Pebriyanti, Fenny
    Writing in college often takes the form of persuasion. It should be convincing, interesting, and attracting readers. In college, course assignments often ask students to make a persuasive case in writing such as analytical essay, expository essay, and argumentative essay. One kind of essays that is important and useful in academic life is argumentative essay. In this kind of essay, students are asked to convince the readers of their points of view. This article is based on descriptive research which focuses on checking the ability of the fifth semester students in writing argumentative essay.
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    A Study On The Ability Of The Second Year Students Of SMAN 1 Kasikan Tapung Hulu, Kampar In Comprehending Narrative Text
    (2013-07-31) Masri
    This was a descriptive research. The specific objective of this research was to find out the ability of the second year students of SMAN 1 Kasikan Tapung Hulu, Kampar in comprehending Narrative Text. The research was conducted in the academic year of 2012 / 2013 at SMAN 1 Kasikan Hulu, Kampar. It is located on jalan kampung lama No.10 Desa Kasikan Kecamatan Tapung Hulu Kabupaten Kampar. The data of this research was collected from on April 2013. In this study, the researcher took the sample by using cluster sampling. Before the test was administered to the students, the researcher did a try out to the 40 students of XI.1 class to find out the validity and reliability of the test. After validating the instrument, the real test was administered to the students. The subjects of this research were 40 students of XI.1. After collecting the data, the researcher analyzed the result to find out the ability of the second year students of SMAN 1 Kasikan Tapung Hulu, Kampar in comprehending Narrative Texts. The ability of the students was analyzed trough five components: finding factual information, reference, generic structure, language feature and social purpose.
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    A Study On The Ability Of The Sixth Semester Students Of English Study Program Of FKIP Of Riau University In Identifying Theme And Elements Of Plot In The Short Stories
    (2013-08-01) Yuliza, Setra
    This is a descriptive research. The objective of the research is to find out the ability of the sixth semester students of English study program of FKIP of Riau University in identifying theme and elements of plot in the short stories and to identify the most difficult and easiest aspects for them. The research was conducted at English Study Program of Riau University from April up to June, in the academic year 2012-2013. The subjects of this research were 27 students of class B at English study program of Riau University. The writer took the sample by using cluster sampling. Before giving the real test, the writer did a try out to 27 students of class A to get validity and reliability of the test. After validating the instrument, the real test was given to the students. After collecting the data, the writer analyzed the result of the test by using statistical analysis as quoted from Wayan and Sunartana based on theme and elements of plot; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The analysis found that the mean score of the students in identifying theme was 49.37 which fell into Poor level. Moreover, in identifying elements of plot, the most difficult part for the students is in identifying exposition with the mean score 53.71 while the easiest part is resolution with the mean score 70.37. Finally, based on the data finding, the students’ ability in identifying theme and elements of plot was at Poor to Average level.