Using Instagram on Collaborative Writing Activity in Learning Writing Descriptive Text

Penggunaan Instagram pada Collaborative Writing Activity dalam Pembelajaran Menulis Teks Deskriptif

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to discuss the implementation of instagram on collaborative writing activity in learning writing descriptive text and to know the students’ responses toward the used of instagram on collaborative writing activity in learning writing descriptive text. The writer was conducted this study to students of seventh grade at one of Junior High School in Karawang. This study used qualitative research and its design was an interpretative study that focus on making descriptive text through Instagram collaboratively. The study will take five volunteer as participants to fill the questionnaire, interview and documentation by google form. This research focus on learning writing descriptive text using instagram on collaborative writing activity. The result showed that Instagram as media of learning on collaborative writing activity helped the students in learning writing descriptive text. The data showed that 87% of them felt happy to learn descriptive text using collaborative writing techniques and 87% of them also have felt motivated towards learning descriptive text using Instagram on collaborative writing activities. By using Instagram on collaborative writing activity also got a positive response from the students. It was proven by the result of the data that the students get helped in making a descriptive text by using instagram on collaborative writing activity. There are three main responses toward the use of Instagram on collaborative writing in learning descriptive text, they are: (1) Instagram as a good media of learning for collaborative writing, (2) Collaborative writing can be help students to make descriptive text easier, (3) Instagram on Collaborative Writing can be increased the students writing skills.

Keywords: Descriptive Text, Instagram and Collaborative Writing Activity