DESIGN-BASED OF FBFRP-TECHNIQUE IN WRITING COMPUTERIZED ENGLISH ESSAYS IN THE LIGHT OF CONTEXTUAL TEACHING LEARNING
Dedi Turmudi

English Education, FKIP, Universitas Muhammadiyah Metro, Indonesia

Abstract

This study is aimed to construct a technique or procedure to guide how various English essay is written based on the principles of Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL): critical creative and self-regulative thought. Some designed procedures how to write computerized Essays in English are designed and tested. The goals are to create model technique called Forward-Back Forward Revising and Publishing Technique (FBFRP). It is aimed at helping students to write computerized Essay in English effectively in reference to Internet-Based TOEFL. The research and development (R and D) by Borg and Gall (2003) was applied and developed procedures by Tessmer (1993) was used. The whole validating process of the FBFRP technique were through self-evaluation, expert review, one- to-one, small group, and field test. The product is named FBFRP Technique. The result of validation shows that FBFRP technique is acceptable and can be used as a tool to help the test-takers under the learning principles: self-regulated, critical, and creative in writing computerized English Essays characterized by the CTL method.

Keywords: Design-based-English- Computerized Essay- CTL- FBFRP Technique- iBT TOEFL

Topic: Education