THE UTILIZATION OF VISUAL MEDIA IN WRITING SHORT STORIES AT THE V SEMESTER PROGRAM OF STUDY ENGLISH EDUCATION FKIP UMSU

Abstract

The utilization of Visual Media to serve as a tool in helping students write short stories (short stories). On the other hand visual media can also make it easier for students to find inspiration or an idea for the figures they would create in the short stories, as well as make students more confident over the stories they create, so short stories written become more attractive. If it is associated with writing, it can be stated that the utilization of visual media is a process that makes it easy for students to find inspiration in writing short stories. Thus, the utilization of visual media may be used in any learning process, especially when the student will later become a teacher can practise with the students at the school. This research aims to know the utilization of visual media in the process of writing a memoir on the V semester student at Prodi Indonesia language and literature Education FKIP UMSU by using the method of experimentation.

Keywords: visual media, writing, and short stories