The Effect of Using Task-Based Language Method on the students’ achievement in Writing recount Text

Abstract

The objective of the research was to find out the effect of using task-based language method on the students‟ achievement in writing recount text. This research was conducted at SMP MUHMAMMADIYAH 05 MEDAN, Jl. Bromo Gg. Aman No.38 kecamatan Medan Denai Kota Medan Sumatera Utara of 2019/2020 academic year. The population of this research was from at Eight grade of Muhammadiyah 05 Medan in academic year 2019/2020, which consist of two classes which VIII -A consist of 35 students, and VIII-B 34 students, so the total population are 69 students. By using Purposive Sampling Technique it was chosen 2 classes; VIII -A (26) and VIII-B (26), with 52 students. VIII -A class was Experimental class taught by using task-based language method and VIII-B class was Control class taught by using conventional Method. Written Test were administrated to the students. The researcher gave a pre-test, treatment and post-test to both groups. Having collected the data by using T-test formula, the result showed that t-observer was 49.00 t-table was 2.024. The fact showed that tobserver

was higher than t-table. (The null hypothesis or Ho was rejected and the

alternative hypothesis or Ha was accepted). The result of this research concluded

that

there was a significant effect of using task-based language method on the students‟ achievement in writing recount Text.