Paragraph Development through MASS and MISS of the Teacher Candidate Students of the English Education Department of University of PGRI Semarang

Musarokah, Siti and Egar, Ngasbun Paragraph Development through MASS and MISS of the Teacher Candidate Students of the English Education Department of University of PGRI Semarang. In: 3rd English Language Teaching, Literature, and Translation International Conference.

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Abstract

This study mainly aims at describing the expository paragraph development through Major Supporting Sentences (MASS) and Minor Supporting Sentences (MISS) of the teacher candidate students of the English Education Department of the University of PGRI Semarang in the academic year 2013-2014. This study also aims at finding out whether or not the paragraphs reach completeness through the MASS and MISS. The type of this study is descriptive qualitative research. The object of the study was expository paragraphs written by the third semester students of the English Education Department of the University of PGRI Semarang in the academic year 2013/2014. Documentation was used to collect the data; it was the teacher candidate students’ writing result. In analyzing the data, there were three steps done, namely data reduction, data display, and drawing conclusion. The result of the study shows that the MASS and the MISS had been used well by the 10 teacher candidate students or 40% in developing expository paragraphs, and the completeness was reachable. There were 6 paragraphs or 24% which were categorized half complete; it means the MASS and the MISS had been less appropriately applied. The last categorization found in the paragraphs was incomplete. There were 9 paragraphs or 36% belong in this categorization. Therefore, the MASS and the MISS of these paragraphs did not reach completeness. Keywords: paragraph development, MASS and MISS, teacher candidate students

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:	Fakultas Pendidikan Bahasa dan Seni > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Rilian Afta Marsti
Date Deposited:	09 Jul 2018 05:16
Last Modified:	09 Jul 2018 05:16
URI:	http://eprints.upgris.ac.id/id/eprint/419

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