USING GENRE-BASED APPROACHES HELPS STUDENTS AT UNETI IMPROVE THEIR WRITING SKILLS AFTER TRAINING

After doing my research on teaching writing by using genre-based approaches from 1st July to 10th December (See appendix A), I found out that my students were eager to write with genre-based approaches. The research was basically developed on both the problem solving model (Markee, 1997 p. 66) and the social interaction model (Markee, 1997 p. 61). Ninety students, potential adopters or resisters, were invited to take part in this action research with help and encouragement of the researcher (inside change agents and implementers) and the two teachers (inside change agents and implementers) who were asked to join the research. The results were analyzed through the two questionnaires for teachers and students, the two pre-tests, the two final tests and class observation records done by the researcher. This innovation would be considered as a bottom-up process. The research was done without any support from outside change – agents or agreements from the leader of the school.