Development of Writing Learning Model Based on Theme-Rheme Theory

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10.2991/icastss-19.2019.8How to use a DOI?

Keywords

theme-rheme, sentence patterns and learning models

Abstract

In the digital era, communication does not only take place verbally, but the more massive use of information technology-based communication tools, the stronger written communication is used. Nowadays learning English, especially in vocational schools, focuses on speaking skills and ignores writing skills. This study aims to develop writing learning model by which the learners may apply easily to apply by in the context of the Industrial Revolution 0.4 era. By implementing Research and Development model, this study will produce outcomes in the form of complete and integrated writing learning modules for polytechnic students or other vocational education. The urgency of the research is shown by the results of pre research with the questionnaire for English lecturers: strongly agree 60 percent, agree 40 percent, disagree 0 percent, and relating to significance: 70 percent strongly agree, 30 percent agree, 0 percent disagree. Regarding linguistic aspects which are considered the most difficult by students: grammar 30 percent, vocabulary 20 percent, theme development 50 percent. Based on results above, learning model for writing is developed by adopting Theme-Rheme Patterns delivered by Halliday (1984) in his Systemic Functional Linguistic Theory. According to this theory, the sentence or clause consists of two parts: the one originally called Theme as the subject being discussed and followed by Rheme as an explanation of the Theme. Having implemented three patterns developed in writing learning models for developing paragraph: Constant Progression, Linear Progression and Derivative Progression, test is done for learners to measure their writing skill on developing idea. The result is 45 percent excellent, 50 percent very good and 5 percent good.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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