The Preceived Influence Of Imagination In Fictional Writing (A Study at Department of English Language Education, UIN Ar-Raniry)

This research focused to identify the influence of imagination in students’ fictional writing and their obstacles in using the imagination. The purpose of this research is to let the students’ know how imagination used in fictional writing and the obstacles solving. The participants were purposely selected; they are English education students who already passed all writing classes, including basic writing, essay writing, and academic writing class. The data collection was carried out using semi-structured interview. The data obtained from the interview were transcribed and analysed. Ten students were interviewed. The interview result showed that there are nine influences and eight obstacles that revealed after the interview. Based on the results, it can be concluded that most of the students’ know about imagination influence in fictional writing and the obstacles when they use their imagination.