THE USE OF AUTHENTIC READING MATERIALS TO REINFORCE THE STUDENTS IN USING PHRASAL VERBS IN THEIR WRITING

Abstract

ABSTRACT Phrasal verbs are one of these idiomatic expressions which students find difficulty in forming and using them. These difficulties in understanding and using phrasal verbs may be due to the feel that either such expressions do not exist in Arabic language “students “native language or because of that phrasal verbs consist of two different parts of speech. This study aims to shed light on how to use authentic texts as an effective device in teaching phrasal verbs as well as encouraging students to use these phrasal verbs in their writings. Therefore, the researcher hypothesizes that if the students were provided with authentic texts as a device while teaching phrasal verbs, students will gradually become familiar with phrasal verbs and most important they will start to use such items in their writings The research design applied in this study is to employ qualitative and quantitative design by using pre-experimental method. The participants in the present study are 15 academic Libyan students. The mean age of participants is 24 up to 27. The method of sampling used in this study is the random sampling, all of the participants are studying in master program in Diponegoro University in Semarang Indonesia and this study will apply a pre test, post test and questionnaire for the students and questionnaire for the Libyan teacher. The authentic material proves to be effective when applied to the students in this research. It also stimulates them to try to explore ideas on their mind freely without any boundaries that they finally came up with something best according to their feeling as they are given much freedom to express anything into written words in this research. Based on the research, the writer has come to a conclusion that in teaching phrasal verb, creative designs are needed such as by making such stories like in cartoons and authentic material (product labels, advertisements, brochures, newspapers, reports, literacy excerpts, audio recordings, and videotapes ) which is going on in current popular language nowadays . . Key Words: Phrasal verbs, authentic material, effective teaching aids, creative media.