ANALYSIS ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF SMAN 1 SUNGAI LALA STUDENTS IN WRITING HORTATORY EXPOSITION TEXT

Abstract

Abstract: This study aims to find out the difficulties of the second-year students
of SMAN 1 Sungai Lala in writing hortatory exposition texts. This study was descriptive
quantitative research. The writer used a systematic sampling technique to decide the
sample. From 133 students of the total population, the writer selected 50 students’ as
the sample. A written test and questionnaire were applied to collect the data. The
finding shows that the student’s ability in writing hortatory exposition text is at
mediocre levels. The aspect of difficulties that faced by the students are the content
aspect with the mean score 17.07, language use 15.93, mechanics 3.24 and
organization 13.85 that considered as fair to poor level. Furthermore, the other
students difficulty was found from the questionnaire where the higher indicator is
cognitive difficulties that considered as good level with the percentage 70.32%
(3.51).The result showed that the second grade students of SMAN 1 Sungai Lala have
difficulties in writing hortatory exposition text.
Key Words: Analysis, Difficulties, Writing Skill, Hortatory Exposition Text