The Effectiveness of Short Film In Teaching A Cause - Effect Paragraph For English Literature Department Students of Musamus University

摘要

This research aimed at finding out whether or not short film can be used effectively to produce a better writing ability for the second year students of English Literature Department. This research employed pre-experimental method. Moreover, the instruments of this research were writing test and questionnaire. The acquired data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of questionnaire shows that 70% students assumed the short movie was highly effective to be implemented in teaching a cause-effect paragraph. Besides, the result of the data analysis briefly illustrates that there was a significant difference in pre-test and post-test. Then, this delineates that the use of short film improves the students' writing skills.