The Perception of MTsN Ma’rang Students On The Implementation of Humanistic Approach in Teaching Writing

ABSTRACT In Indonesia, English as a Foreign Language (EFL) taught in all school levels. So, the effective teaching methods should be employed by the English teachers in achieving the successfulness of EFL teaching and learning process. In order to bring much more benefits for the teachers’ improvement, evaluating teachers’ teaching in the classroom should be conducted. Analyzing the students’ perception bocomes one of the ways to use. In hence, the researcher conducted a research that aimed to describe how is the students’ perception about learning activities through humanistic approach in learning writing especially CLL method. To describe how is the students’ perception about sharing knowledge and personal experience through humanistic approach in learning writing and how is the students’ perception about learning writing skills through humanistic approach This research employed a descriptive qualitative research design. The purposive sampling technique was used to collect the subjects at MTsN Ma’rang. The data were collected by employing observation and interview. From the data collected, the research found three findings. The findings are based on the research objectives. (1) There are four learning activities perceived as positive learning activities. They are Group work, Translation, Free Conversation, and Analysis. There are two learning activities perceived as negative learning activities. They are recording and analysis. (2) Students perceived that sharing knowledge and personal experience was beneficial practice because the students shared their experience, they began to have understanding towards each other. (3) Based on the students’ perception that learning writing through humanistic approach by writing on a topic choosed by themselves, freely express their opinions and choose their own choice make them to be more effective in improving the writing ability