A Test: The Writing Model Prototype of an Applied Master's Thesis using Genre

Abstract

: The research article describes the testing of model prototype to write the applied master thesis. The test done to ten students of applied master student on Politeknik Negeri Jakarta. Based on the results of testing on ten applied master students it is known that the prototype of the writing model provides an increase in knowledge of 34%. This condition is interesting and needs to be followed by testing the prototype to find out how much an increase in student skills in writing. On writing, student must have guidence, namely writing base on genre, as follows. In writing, certain parts of the thesis have writing needs. Writing needs can be written using certain types of text (certain genres). The description text structure is the thing to be described and parts of the thing to be described, while the exposition text structure is thesis statement, arguments, and reiteration. In each text also has certain linguistic characteristics, for example the description text is used more additional conjunctions; exposition texts use more consequence conjunctions. If the paradigm understood, students can finish the thesis correctly and quickly.