BAHASA INGGRIS "NARRATIVE TEXT”

NARATIV TEXT

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Learning a language means learning its vocabularies. We use the vocabularies in communication either in spoken form or written form. We try to send messages, share information and ideas by using the language. In general, no language acquisition is possible without understanding the vocabulary, either in the first or the second language (Kweldju, 2004:18).

The process and the way that we go through in learning and using the target language usually take hard effort especially in learning a foreign language. This is because a foreign language is different from a mother language. The differences can be in the rules of the sounds system (phonology), the word formation (morphology), the word structures (syntax), the words’ meaning (semantic), and the social context (sociolinguistic). These can cause problems in learning a foreign language. However, teachers of a foreign language should always motivate their students to keep practicing using the language. They should use many methods which can interest their students in using the target language in classroom communication.

Students often find difficulties in using a foreign language because they lack of vocabularies and they often forget easily new vocabularies after they get the meaning from dictionaries. Sometimes in speaking classes, students can not speak fluently because they lack of vocabularies.

They say only a few sentences because they can not find the appropriate vocabularies to be used in expressing their ideas. The same problem is found in writing classes that students can not write essays easily because they lack of vocabularies. Even though they have already learned the strategies or techniques in writing essays, still they find difficulties in constructing sentences. They find difficulties in choosing and using the appropriate vocabularies.

This article is not aim at neglecting the students’ problems in sounds system, grammar, and so on. Nor is it aim at placing vocabulary as the most influential factor in foreign language mastery. It just intends to bring vocabularies as one of students’ most difficult aspect to the discussion. This writing concern with the ways teachers can use to help their students to improve the vocabularies since vocabularies are very crucial in learning a foreign language. This writing is hopefully can give suggestions to improve or enlarge students’ vocabularies toward English as a foreign language.

This article is not aim at neglecting the students’ problems in sounds system, grammar, and so on. Nor is it aim at placing vocabulary as the most influential factor in foreign language mastery. It just intends to bring vocabularies as one of students’ most difficult aspect to the discussion. This writing concern with the ways teachers can use to help their students to improve the vocabularies since vocabularies are very crucial in learning a foreign language. This writing is hopefully can give suggestions to improve or enlarge students’ vocabularies toward English as a foreign language.

I.                   ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Can we study from story? we thought, yes we can. we can study from story by understandcontained point at in it. hereafter to been practiced deep life everyday. Withone story , we canalso analyse its elements so we get to develop our linguistic.

Actually story which can be lifted deep its type for example, narrative text, report text, recount text, etc. is kinds of of that story type have aim each.

Therefore ought to we as adolescent educated one want well-read one stories to add our knowledge.

CHAPTER II
DISCUSSION
1.DefinitionNarrative text

is a text which contains about story (fiction/non fiction / tales / folktales /fables /myths /epic) and its plot consists of climax of the story (complication) then followed bythe resolution.

2. Purpose

A narrative text is a text amuse, entertain and deal with actual or vicarious experience indifferent ways. Narrative deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis or turning point ofsome kind, which in turn finds a resolution.
3. The generic sctucture

1)                Orientation

it means to introduce the participants or the characters of the story with the time and place set. Orientation actually exists in every text type though it has different term. In this story, the first paragraph is clearly seen to introduce theparticipants of the Cinderella Story. They were Cinderella her self as the maincharacter of the story, her step mother which treated Cinderella badly, and her stepssister which supported her mother to make Cinderella was treated very badly. Cinderella was introduced as a hero in this story. She struggled against the bad treatment from her step mother and sisters.

2)             Complication

it is such the crisis of the story. If there is not the crisis, the story is not a narrative text. In a long story, the complication appears in several situations. Itmeans that some time there is more then one complication. In this Cinderella story,we can see clearly that there are Major Complication and Minor Complication.The second paragraph is the major complication of this Cinderella story. Cinderellagot bad treatment from her stepmother. It is the bad crisis which drives into several minor complications which Cinderella has to overcome.

3)             Resolution

it is the final series of the events which happen in the story. Theresolution can be good or bad. The point is that it has been accomplished by thecharacters. Like complication, there are Major Resolution and Minor Resolution.In the last paragraph, it is said that finally Cinderella lived happily. It is the happyresolution of the bad treatment.

4. Language Features of Narrative

Ø Using Simple Past Tense
Simple Past Tense is used to express the events that have occurred at a particular timein the past. events can be short or long. Means can also be several events happening one afterone. In general, there are two important facts to remember in english tenses this:
- Irregular verbs (Irregular Verbs)
- Negative sentences and questions are not as positive sentence but retain the basicform of the verb use :
1. Events in the past that have been completed (for example: I went to school)
2. The situation in the past (they lived a normal life until they won a lottery)
3. A series of actions in the past
Formula
Positive (+)
- Subject to be (was / were) complement
- Subject verb object 2
Negative (-)
- Subject to be (was / were) not complement
- Subject verb 1 did not object
Ø Using material process
Materials Process also called "Action verbs" is a verb that refers to the action oractions of the characters, for example: eating (eat / ate / eaten), sleep (sleep / slept),swimming (swim / swam / swum), etc..
Ø Using relation process
Relational Process is also called a "linking verb" (verb interface) that allows you toconnect the subject with the complement (as Subject Complement). for example, to be (is,am, are, was, were) taste, look, seem, Become, smell, Consist of, derive from, function as,etc.
Ø Using temporal conjunction
Temporal conjunction: Conjunction / conjunctive events while connecting with oneanother, as firstly, then, next, afterthat, meanwhile, at that time, etc.
Ø Using temporal circumstance
Temporal circumstance: Description of time, such as Once, once upon time, etc.

5. The kinds of narrative text :

1. Myth
A tradisional story which may describe the origins of the world, a place, and / or ofpeople. It is considered a true sacred in he remote past. Example: Nyi Roro Kidul.

2. Legend
A true story primarily about human heroes in the recent past and may feature somereligious reference.Example : The story of Toba Lake.

3. Fable
A fabel is a short allegorical narrative making a moral point, traditionally by means ofanimal characters who speak and act like human beings. Example: The Mouse Deerand The Crocodile.

4. Fairy Tale.
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters,such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants, mermaids, or gnomes, andusually magic or enchantments.

6. Conclusion
From the above it can be concluded as follows:
a. Students' understanding of the text will help students in understand the content ofthe tex as a whole.
b. An understanding of the text as a whole can be done byidentify parts of the text orstructure of the text.
c. In the micro-scale, understanding the type of verb or process canguide students to a deeper understanding and possible to the level of interpretationof the text, especially the text narrative.

7. Example the story of narrative text:
Cinderella

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella. Cinderella islived happily with her mother and father until her mother died. Feel thatCinderella needs a mother figure in his life, Cinderella’s father remarries toa woman who has two daughters of her own. Unfortunately, Cinderella'sfather dies and she lived only with her stepmother and stepsisters. Theywere very bossy, she had to do all the housework.

One day on invitation to the hall come to the family. The King invitedfor all the eligible ladies in the kingdom so as to find Prince a wife. Herstepsisters would no let her go. Cinderella was sad. The stepsisters wentto the hall without her. Fortunately, the fairy Godmother came and helpedher to get to the hall with the wave of magic wand, helped preparedCinderella for the hall. The fairy does warn her that is magic will end at astroke of midnight, so she must leaved the hall before than.

At the hall all people surprised when Cinderella arrived. And then the Prince invited Cinderella to danced. He fell in love with her. All of asudden, the clock star to chime that is a midnight. Cinderella hastily runsaway, dropped a glass slipper as she does so. Cinderella escapes, withnothing from the night left, except from the other glass slipper, which hadnot changed back.

Prince Charming orders his love to be found by means of the oddshoe, and the Grand Duke is sent around the land getting every girl in theland to try on the glass slipper to see if it fits. Eventually the Grand Dukereaches the residence of Cinderella, but she is nowhere to be seen. Thestepsisters frantically try to get the glass slipper to fit so as to wed intoroyalty, but compatible nothing that. The Grand Duke is about to leave asCinderella finally appears. He orders the messenger to brought forth theglass slipper, yet the stepmother in a last minute attempt to prevent herstepdaughter from better things, causes the messenger to trip, thus brokenthe fragile shoe into pieces. Yet the arrogant woman hadn't betted onCinderella produced the other glass slipper, which fits onto Cinderella'sfoot perfectly.

Very soon, wedding bells ring, and Cinderella married her prince,
and they live happily ever after.