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.
