TRANSITIVITY SYSTEMS IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT AT TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 3 PEMATANGSIANTAR

Authors

  • Firinta Togatorop Politeknik Bisnis Indonesia, Jl. Sriwijaya, Melayu, Kec. Siantar Utara, Kota Pematang Siantar, Sumatera Utara
  • Doris Yolanda Saragih Politeknik Bisnis Indonesia, Jl. Sriwijaya, Melayu, Kec. Siantar Utara, Kota Pematang Siantar, Sumatera Utara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56667/de_journal.v5i1.1208

Keywords:

Writing, Narrative, Transitivity, Unity

Abstract

This research is an attempt to analyze transitivity in writing narrative text. Development of Grade 10 English Competency based on Halliday's systemic functional linguistic theory, and to find out the factors that influence the results of the analysis and the benefits that can be obtained. This research is expected to provide insight into understanding the text to improve linguistic competence. This study uses a qualitative descriptive technique to interpret each type of process. Data were collected from the results of students' narrative text writing. The subject of the research is tenth grade at SMA Negeri 3 Pematangsiantar exactly in class X-4 which consists of 25 students. The researcher's knowledge of the transitivity system is the key instrument. As a complementary tool to the instrument, the form of a data sheet was used during the research analysis. Based on the results, six processes were really made by students in writing narrative text. They are: Material, Mental, Verbal, Behavior, Existential, and relation processes. The percentages score of the test were The Mental process 34.10%, followed by Material process is 30.13%, Relation process is 15.90%, Existential process is 7.28%, Behaviour process is 6.62%, and Verbal process is 5.97%. The benefits that can be obtained are that genre transitivity can stimulate writing skills to understand ideas and information in a text, and content enriches knowledge of writing skills that can be applied in spoken and written texts.

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Author Biographies

Firinta Togatorop, Politeknik Bisnis Indonesia, Jl. Sriwijaya, Melayu, Kec. Siantar Utara, Kota Pematang Siantar, Sumatera Utara

Politeknik Bisnis Indonesia, Jl. Sriwijaya, Melayu, Kec. Siantar Utara, Kota Pematang Siantar, Sumatera Utara

Doris Yolanda Saragih, Politeknik Bisnis Indonesia, Jl. Sriwijaya, Melayu, Kec. Siantar Utara, Kota Pematang Siantar, Sumatera Utara

Politeknik Bisnis Indonesia, Jl. Sriwijaya, Melayu, Kec. Siantar Utara, Kota Pematang Siantar, Sumatera Utara

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Published

2025-06-24

How to Cite

Togatorop, F., & Saragih, D. Y. (2025). TRANSITIVITY SYSTEMS IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT AT TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 3 PEMATANGSIANTAR . Dharmas Education Journal (DE_Journal), 5(1), 1233–1245. https://doi.org/10.56667/de_journal.v5i1.1208

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