THE INFLUENCE OF USING TASK-BASED LEARNING THROUGH STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT AT THE SECOND SEMESTER OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP AL-HUDA JATIAGUNG LAMPUNG SELATAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

ABSTRACT This research was conducted to find the significant influence of using Task-Based Learning through students‟ ability in writing recount text. Task-Based Learning is an approach that uses the tasks as an important role in teaching English. Teaching learning by using Task-Based Learning divided in to three phase; pre-task, task cycle, and language focus. The research methodology was pre-experimental design, type the one group pre- test and post-test. The population of this research was the eighth grade students of SMP Al-Huda Jatiagung Lampung Selatan in the academic year 2020/2021. The researcher took the sample by using purposive sampling, the sample was VIII B as an experimental class, consist 41 students. The treatments were held in 3 meetings in which 2 x 25 minutes for each meeting. After giving post-test the researcher analyzed the data used SPSS formula. From the data analysis, the result of paired sample test where the Sig (2-tailed) is 0.00, it was lower than 0.05. The result means there is influence of using Task-Based Learning through students‟ ability in recount text at the second semester of SMP Al-Huda Jatiagung Lampung Selatan in the academic year 2020/2021. Keywords: Pre-experimental Research, Recount Text, Students’ Writing Ability, Task-Based Learning