Abstract name : dian mega putri student no. : 1506102020019 department/program : english education/undergraduate title : the use of doctogloss technique to improve students writing ability keywords: dictogloss technique, writing this research is a library study which aims at analyzing how dictogloss technique improvestudents writing ability based on the literature analysis. this research focused on nunan’s theory with his 4 steps of dictogloss, which are preparation, dictation, reconstruction, analysis and correction. the data were collected using investigation technique of discourses from textbooks, articles, journals, papers and other relevant data sources. this research was re-analyzed the relationship between all data and raw data previously obtained in data collection technique. such result were reviewed by the writer to look for similarities or association between one source and another source, as well as to search for strengths and limitations from both sources.