Teaching academic writing by using problem based learning strategy

Abstract

This research designs a new way of teaching writing, that is, the use of Problem Based Learning strategy (PBL). By utilizing this strategy, the students should be active to manage their own way to learn. The intention is designing a teaching method or teaching instructional model by using problem based learning strategy. And then the design will be treated to the students of the second semester of English Department of Mulawarman University. For this purpose, the objectives of the research are claimed as the following: 1) To develop English teaching instructional model of Intermediate Writing course which applies Problem Based Learning Strategy. and 2) To find out the effect of Problem Based Learning Strategy toward Students’ Writing ability. The design and development research is research design to create English Teaching and Instructional model. Furthermore, experimental research design is utilized to search the effect of PBL toward students’ writing ability. Writing test is also administered to the students to see the effect of PBL toward their ability. Dependent t-test formula is used to analyze this effect. The analysis shows the result that PBL strategy gives significant effect toward students’ writing ability