Word Webbing as an Effective Technique to Teach Descriptive Writing

Abstract

One language which is popular nowadays is English. English is an international language that is very popular for global communication. English itself is an international language, which is used as a medium of interaction and communication among people from different parts of the world. The purpose of this research is to propose an alternative technique to help students learn descriptive text better. This research aims at investigating a writing teaching technique using word webbing since the teaching and learning process, particularly in descriptive text, is challenging. The effectiveness of using word webbing in enhancing students' ability to compose descriptive text is measured by using the quantitative method. Using an experimental and control group, the researchers used the quasi experimental method to collect the data and counted it using the t-test formula. According to the statistical calculation, it is found that the word webbing technique is significantly effective in supporting the students’ ability to learn descriptive text.