THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WRITING PROCESS APPROACH ON WRITING PERSONAL LETTER COMPETENCY OF HOTEL HOSPITALITY STUDENTS IN AKADEMI KOMUNITAS MAPINDO

Abstract

ABSTRACT
This classroom action research aims to find out whether or not the implementation of
writing process approach can improve the hotel hospitality students’ competency in writing
personal letter. It was conducted after finding out the competency of hotel hospitality students
in writing personal letter was low. The subjects of the study were 28 hotel hospitality students
in Akademi Komunitas MAPINDO. The research was done in two cycles consisting of
planning, action, observation, and reflection in each cycle. The research finding of the study
showed that writing process approach positively impacts the students’ competency in writing
personal letter.
Keywords: writing process approach, writing competency, personal letter
ABSTRAK
Penelitian tindakan kelas ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah penerapan writing
process approach dapat meningkatkan kemampuan menulis surat pribadi mahasiswa
perhotelan. Penelitian dilakukan setelah mengetahui bahwa kemampuan menulis surat pribadi
mahasiswa perhotelan masih rendah. Subjek peneletian adalah 28 mahasiswa perhotelan di
Akademi Komunitas MAPINDO. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus yang terdiri dari
perencanaan, tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi di setiap siklusnya. Hasil dari penelitian
menunjukkan bahwa writing process approach memberikan pengaruh positif terhadap
kemampuan menulis surat pribadi mahasiswa.
Kata Kunci: writing process approach, kemampuan menulis, surat pribadi