The influence of students’ activeness in english language movement programs on students ’ writing skill (a correlation study at the eleventh grade students of MA Baitussalam Mijen, Semarang, in the academic year of 2009/2010)

The background of the study in this research is students’ activeness and seriousness in joining English Language Movement Program at the school and their writing achievement. The writer wants to know if there is any correlation between students’ activeness in English Language Movement Program and their writing skill. This research aimed at finding out: English language programs which are conducted at Language Movement of Baitussalam Islamic Senior High School, the degree of students’ activeness in English language movement programs, and the extent to which students’ activeness in English Language Movement Programs influence their writing skill. This research was held at MA Baitussalam. It is a developing school in Mijen district. MA Baitussalam was built in 1990. This research is a quantitative type which specifies in correlation study and regression because writer predicted the effect of students’ activeness in English Language Movement Programs on their writing skill. The population in this research is the eleventh grade students of MA Baitussalam Mijen. The writer took all students, because the member of students in that grade is only 30 students. Writer used questionnaire, test of writing, documentation and interview to collect data. The data were analyzed using regression. In this research, it is found that there is significant correlation between students’ activeness and writing skill. It can be seen from correlation result that the price of rxy> r table 0,786 in 0, 05/ 5%, hence Ho is refused and correlation coefficient is significant. Regression result is Freg> F table 45,8 > 4.19, means that students’ activeness has affected writing skill. so the hypothesis is accepted