Furthermore, to test the trustworthiness these three triangulation principles were implemented: time triangulation, space triangulation, and investigator triangulation. There were several validity principles applied in this research they were democratic validity, outcome validity, process validity, catalytic validity, and dialogic validity. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were gained from the writing tests that were conducted before the action implementation and at the end of every cycle. The data were transformed into field notes and interview transcripts. The qualitative data were gained from the observations and the interviews with both the English teacher and the students. The data obtained were qualitative and quantitative. The main subjects of this research were 33 students of class VIII D at MTs Negeri Kawunganten. It was conducted in two cycles with four meetings in the first cycle and three meetings in the second one. This research was classified as action research. ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to improve the writing fluency of grade VIII D students at MTs Negeri Kawunganten in the academic year of 2013/2014 through writing journal technique.
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