DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON THE FOURTH SEMESTER STUDENTS' ILITIES IN USING TRANSITION SIGNALS IN GUIDED COMPOSITION IN THE 1999 / 2000 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

As an international language that is used as a means of communication by many people all over the world, English has a very important role in Indonesia. Therefore, it must be learnt by students beginning from junior high school until University level. There are four major language skills that are basically important in communication. The four skills seem to be separated, yet they really are unified. Each skill supports one another. Alexander (1975: vii) says that language skills consist of four components, those are understanding, speaking, reading and writing skill. The four skills are basically unified.