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Improving the Students\u27 EFL Writing Ability Through “Put Yourself in the Picture” Strategy

Abstract

This Action research was intended to improve the students\u27 EFL writing ability through “Put Yourself in the Picture” strategy. This research involved 33 first year managemen major of students A of Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo in the academic year 2015/2016. This research was conducted in two cycles by following the procedures of the action research, namely, planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. Each cycle of the research encompassed three meetings. The data of the research were gathered through observation checklists, field notes, questionnaire, and portfolio. The findings of research showed that “Put Yourself in the Picture” strategy has proven effectively to improve the student\u27 writing ability. The improvement could be seen from the increase of the students\u27 average writing score. Besides, “Put Yourself in the Picture” strategy can increase the students\u27 participation during the process of writing

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