Improving students' writing skill through collaborative writing atthe third semester students of the English study program of the Bengkulu Muhammadiyah University in academic year 2012/2013.

muslich masnur; dr. santi c. jonhar, m.a; ujang suparman, ma., ph.d;

This study was aimed to investigate how collaborative writing improved students’
writing skill.The research subject was class D of third semester students at
Bengkulu Muhammadiyah University in academic year 2012 / 2013. This research
was qualitative research which focused on classroom action research (CAR). The
data were collected from field note, observation checklist, students’ final draft
analysis and by recording the whole process of classroom action research, either
before or during the implementation of the actions. The finding of the research
indicated: (1)The collaborative writing had been effectively improved students’
writing skill particularly in writing anessay. (2) The collaborative writing is very
feasible to be implemented in teaching writing. Finally, the reseacher suggested
that there should be some other reseachers conducting some researches about the
collaborative technique to enhance students’ other language skills.