THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIALOGUE JOURNALS ON ACADEMIC WRITING SUBJECT AT ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN

Abstract

This paper presents the findings from an experiment conducted to 25 students examined the effectiveness of dialogue journals to improve students™ ability in writing. The instrument of this study are: a set of questionnaire, interview, students™ documents, and an observation sheet of students™ activities during the lesson. The study found that Dialogue journals was effective to improve students™ writing and critical thinking skill. Keywords: Dialogue Journals, Writing Process, Critical Thinking, Character Building