REVEALING EFL ELEVEN GRADERS DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING AN EXPOSITION TEXT

The objective of this research was to explore students' difficulties in
writing an exposition text in eleven grade students at SMA N 1 Pasemah
Air Keruh. The population was 196 students and the samples were 30
students taken randomly. This research used the quantitative descriptive
method. The instruments were writing test and interview. The respondents
for interview were students who got low score in the test. The results of
the research showed that: 1) 53.58% of students got high score and 46.42%
got low score in the test. 2) Factors that caused students got low scores in
writing were low nature of writing, lack of motivation, inadequate of time,
lack of practice, lack of teacher feedback, lack of grammar and vocabulary
and afraid of making mistakes. In conclusion, although many students had
qualified to write an exposition text. Some still needed remedies in this
respect. It was recommended that the English teacher should pay more
attention to students writing and find more suitable method or technique of
teaching to increase their enthusiasm for learning. Besides, the students
should study harder about writing exposition text.
Key Words: Writing Difficulties, Exposition text, Eleven Grade Students