This research has a purpose about using a movie to improve the learners’, especially English Young Learners’, writing skills. The participants of this research are English Young Learners (EYL) from the ages 10-13 years old in of the English Course at Gading Serpong, Tangerang. Descriptive qualitative was used as the method of the research and the English Young Learners’ (EYL) story paper are used as the instruments of the research. The results of the research are: (1) Most learners were excited when they are asked to watch a movie; (2) Most of them got bored when they were asked to watch a long-period movie; (3) Learners who have good writing skill could retell the story well, and (4) Learners who are not really master in writing, got some difficulties in retelling the story in written.
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