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Papers from <strong>the</strong> 39th ISFCThe implementation of a Genre Based Approach to teachingnarrative writingInggy Yuliani PribadySMP Negeri 2 BandungJL.Sumatera No.42 bandung, West Java Indonesiainggyyuliani@gmail.comAbstractThe Genre Based Approach (GBA) has been used in Indonesia since <strong>the</strong> implementation of <strong>the</strong> 2006 Englishcurriculum. This study examines <strong>the</strong> implementation of <strong>the</strong> Genre Based Approach in teaching English as anapproach to motivate <strong>the</strong> students to learn to write a text especially in Narrative writing. The study used a casestudy research design involving one English Teacher and 30 eighth grade students in one Junior High school inBandung, Indonesia. Data included <strong>the</strong> students’ texts, which were analyzed using <strong>Systemic</strong> <strong>Functional</strong>Grammar (SFG), classroom observations, and interviews with both <strong>the</strong> teacher and students. The findings revealthat <strong>the</strong> teachers were successful in applying <strong>the</strong> GBA based on principles as suggested in Feez & Joyce(1998:25) Ro<strong>the</strong>ry (1996), Hammond et al. (1992), and Gibbons (2002). The research finding of this study alsoindicates that <strong>the</strong> implementation of GBA in teaching narrative writing made a good contribution to <strong>the</strong> qualityof <strong>the</strong> students’ writing. The students’ narrative texts improved from stage to stage in terms of schematicstructures and linguistic features. The students were also able to make a cohesive text as indicated in <strong>the</strong> various<strong>the</strong>me progressions in <strong>the</strong>ir writing. The teacher motivated <strong>the</strong> students to learn, gave feedback and correctionfor <strong>the</strong> students’ work in all stages of teaching.1. IntroductionWriting is a technology, that is, set of skills which must be practised and learned throughexperience. This implies, only that <strong>the</strong> way people learn to write is essentially different from<strong>the</strong> way <strong>the</strong>y learn to speak, and <strong>the</strong>re is no guarantee that any person will read or writewithout some assistance (Grabe & Kaplan, 1996:6). In o<strong>the</strong>r words, writing is not natural andit must be learned with <strong>the</strong> support of a teacher. Because of <strong>the</strong> key role <strong>the</strong>y play in <strong>the</strong>teaching and learning of writing, it is important that teachers choose an approach that willdevelop students’ writing skills and knowledge without <strong>the</strong> students becoming frustrated.The genre based approach proposed by <strong>the</strong> 2006 English Curriculum in Indonesia is aneffective method to use for teaching English, especially in teaching writing. Based on <strong>the</strong>findings of her study, Emilia (2005) has recommended that <strong>the</strong> GBA, which can enhancestudents’ critical thinking, be gradually but intensively implemented in Indonesian schools.The findings of Emilia’s study demonstrate <strong>the</strong> value of <strong>the</strong> approach in helping studentsenhance <strong>the</strong>ir writing skills and confirm <strong>the</strong> urgency of <strong>the</strong> gradual but intensiveimplementation of <strong>the</strong> GBA in English classrooms in Indonesia to improve <strong>the</strong> teaching ofEnglish by enabling students to use <strong>the</strong> English language in context.It is against this background that <strong>the</strong> present study was conducted. This study investigated <strong>the</strong>implementation of <strong>the</strong> GBA in an Indonesian context, specifically in a Junior High School inBandung, Indonesia where <strong>the</strong> GBA was used to teach <strong>the</strong> writing of narrative texts. Thestudy focused on <strong>the</strong> teaching of narrative writing because narrative is <strong>the</strong> most commonlywritten story type in <strong>the</strong> English program (Christie & Derewianka, 2008:31-32). The studyattempts to answer <strong>the</strong> following questions:1. How does <strong>the</strong> teacher implement a genre-based approach to <strong>the</strong> teaching of <strong>the</strong> writingof narrative texts?2. How does <strong>the</strong> implementation of <strong>the</strong> genre-based approach affect students’development in writing narrative texts?57