ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN DAN KESULITAN MAHASISWA DALAM MENULIS TEKS DESKRIPSI DI MADRASAH ALIYAH NEGERI 1 PALU

This research was aimed to identification students’ difficulties in writing
descriptive text. This research used qualitative descriptive methods. The research
subject are X grade students of MAN 1 Palu. The research took 20 students as
sample. This research used interview and test to collect the data. The result of this
research shows the students’ ability, the students’ difficulty in writing descriptive
text and the factors students difficulties in writing descriptive texts. Students
ability is low ability, The difficulties are difficulties in generic structure,
difficulties in grammar, and difficulties in mechanic, while the factors that cause
the students’ difficulties in writing descriptive text are lack of proficiency in the
text production skills, and lack of interest in learning English.
Keywords : Students’ ability, students’ difficulties, descriptive text