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ABSTRACT Mela Elpiana, 2314.016. Students' Perceptions of Process Genre Approach in Teaching Writing Narrative Text at the Second Grade Students of SMA N 1 Kapur IX in Academic Year 2017/2018. A Thesis, English Education Department State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Bukittinggi, 2018. This research was purposed to know the students' perception of process genre approach in teaching writing narrative text. This research was done because the researcher found some problems that influence the students' perception of process genre approach in teaching writing narrative text at the Second Grade Students of SMA N 1 Kapur IX in Academic Year 2017/2018. This research was a quantitative research with descriptive technique. The population of this research was the second grade students of SMA N 1 Kapur IX which consisted of 174 students. The sample is taken 52 students. The samples are taken by using purposive sampling. This is because the teacher used a process genre approach in teaching writing narrative text only on science classes.The technique of data collection in this research is the questionnaire. This research used close questionnaire. To answer the questionnaire the researcher provides five options. The researcher analyzed the data used percentage for each item. The result of the research showed some categories of students' perceptions of process genre approach in teaching writing narrative text consist of experience, observation, stimulation, and sense. Students perception on experience is good with mean percentage 76.16%. Students’ perception on observation is good with mean percentage 69.06 %. Students ' perception on stimulation is good with mean percentage 63.2 %. Students ' perception on sense is good with mean percentage 62.9 %. So, the highest perception was given by students on experience by option of the good perception. Keyword: Perception, process genre approach, and writing narrative text.