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ABSTRACT Nadya Gusfita Sari, 2315.109. “ An Analysis of expression of attitude in students narrative writing at fifth semester students in IAIN Bukittinggi”.Thesis, State Islamic Institute of Bukittinggi. 2020. This research was conducted because the researcher found several problems faced by the fifth semester students of the English Department at IAIN Bukittinggi. Based on preliminary research with several students, the facts show that many students who write narrative texts have not paid attention to attitudes or have not understood the use of the language used in conveying something. This phenomenon is very important to be studied because if it is not addressed, the academic quality of students, which can be seen for the first time from their ability to write scientific papers, will be very low. Of course it will have a bad effect on academic development and competitiveness in scientific work will be low. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. The subjects of this study were fifth semester students of the English Department of IAIN Bukittinggi. The sample was 31 students in semester V. Researchers used a document checklist to collect data. In analyzing the data, the researcher used a formula to determine the percentage of the collected data. The results showed that the dominant attitude distribution was judgment in the narrative of the students (42.31%), followed by affect (30.77%), and appreciation (26.92%). These findings indicate that the assessment of a character or individual. This is useful for achieving the communicative goals of the narrative text itself. In this finding, students use more of their imagination by expressing or describing the figures they tell in the story. This helps readers who are involved in the story and feel attracted to it. It is important for understanding to understand what the author is saying in the story. Keywords: expression attitude, narrative writing,