Electronic Theses and Dissertation

The reason of choosing this title is because students encounter problems in writing descriptive text, such as lack of vocabulary, difficulty in getting idea, and inappropriate teaching method. to overcome these problems, the teacher should apply appropriate method in teaching writing that is contextual teaching and learning. the aim of this study is to explore some theories related to contextual teaching and learning which can be applied in junior high school. the method used in this study was library research. the finding shows that by applying contextual teaching and learning, students can be more active in learning process because they can relate academic subject with the context of daily lives. it is suggested that the teacher should apply the contextual teaching and learning components to enhance the students' achievement in writing skill. so, contextual teaching and learning can increase students' achievement in writing descriptive text.