scholarly journals Enhancing EFL Students’ Writing Skill Through LSP (Learn Social Platform): A Case of Indonesian Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-45
Author(s):  
Arimuliani Ahmad ◽  
Estika Satriani ◽  
Fauzul Etfita ◽  
Alber Alber
Keyword(s):  
Learning Style ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Method Approach

In the industry revolution 4.0 era, the Indonesian government also strives to socialize the education change to increase the quality and effort to build up the students of higher education learning style more autonomously. One of many ways to be increased is e-learning. This research aimed to explore the effectiveness of using Learn Social Platform toward students’ writing skills and explore students’ perspectives of using this platform in one of the private universities in Riau, Indonesia. This research was a mixed-method approach. There are 38 undergraduate students as a sample of this research. To collect the data, the researcher used two kinds of instruments such as writing test for analyzing quantitative data and interview for qualitative data. The result showed that the use of this platform can give a significant effect on students’ writing skill which was revealed by students’ post-test was higher than pre-test. In addition, interview data reveal that students felt enthusiastic to use this platform because it is very helpful to increase their English skills which complete material and tasks. Even though it gave advantages, they also face some difficulties such as internet connection and limitation of study group enrollment. Then, the students have some advantages to be improved for this platform such as additional video conference, additional aspects of test, not only focus on grammar, vocabulary and language use but also reading, speaking, writing, and listening. In a practical case, the students expected to get feedback as soon as possible on the same day from their lecturer.

scholarly journals THE USE OF E-TOOLS IN LEARNING ENGLISH BY EFL STUDENTS AT YARMOUK UNIVERSITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (37) ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
Bassam Al Aroud ◽  
Kamariah Yunus
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Yarmouk University ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Method Approach

The objective of this paper was to investigate English as foreign language students at Yarmouk University engagement in using e-learning tools in learning the English language. This study was conducted in Jordan. This mixed-method approach comprised 30 English Language and Literature students in their 1st Year of study selected randomly. This study used a single research instrument that included a 16 items observation checklist. The elicited data were analyzed using textual analysis coding and SPSS, complemented by descriptive statistical analysis of the questionnaire responses. The findings indicated that past experiences relevant influenced EFL Jordanian undergraduate students at Yarmouk University's use of e-learning tools / MOOCs when learning the English language.

scholarly journals Number Head Together (NHT) in Teaching Writing in EFL Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Hidayatul Hamdiah ◽  
Nik Mohd Rahimi Nik Yusoff
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Tenth Graders ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Mean

This article focused on the effectiveness of Number Head Together in teaching writing in the EFL Classroom. The aim of the study was to improve EFL students’ writing. This study was quantitative research and used an experimental design. The population was 30 students and the sample was 15 students. Purposive sampling was used in determining the sample of the study. The writing test was the instrument used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test to test the hypothesis. The students' instrument was an essay-informed descriptive text. Furthermore, the researchers used pre and post to compare scores before and after implied Number Head Together. The mean score of the pre-test was 49.06 at p = 1.364 and the post-test was 78.40 at p = 1.576 which was higher than 0.05 (as the standard significance level in SPSS). This value showed the differences before and after implementing Number Head Together. Hence, it can be concluded that Number Head Together was significantly effective in teaching writing in the tenth graders of Public Vocational High School (SMKN) 1 Janapria, Indonesia. However, The student's writing improves because in grouping the students able to help each other. Keywords:  Number Head Together (NHT), EFL Classroom,  Teaching Writing

scholarly journals THE STUDENT’S LEARNING STYLE AND THEIR WRITING SKILL AT SMK TIARA AKSARA

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Eka Sari ◽  
Ikhfi Imaniah ◽  
Immtihan Hanim
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Parametric Statistics ◽  
Non Parametric ◽  
Normally Distributed

Writing is an activity that not only need physical act but also mental act. Students can put their statements, idea and opinion in composing writing. Moreover, students learn with visually, auditory and kinesthetic. Students with multi learning style usually better in learning and understand lessons, particularly in writing. Due to the statement, this study is aimed to find out the correlation between students’ learning style and their writing skill. This study use survey quantitative method and analyze the data by using statitisctical hypotheses. Based on the data analysis, it was found that student’s learning style was not normally distributed, whereas the data of writing test was normally distributed. Therefore, the researchers used non-parametric statistics to analyze the hypotheses. Kendall Tau calculation was used and obtained that Zcount ((0,35) <  Ztable (1,96) with significant 0,05. Thus, H0 is accepted and Hi is rejected. It means that there is no correlation between students’ learning style and their writing skill. In this case, learning style were not dominat factors affected writing skill.

scholarly journals Teacher Constructed Corrective Feedback Enhancing Students Writing Skills in EFL Classroom

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Kesavan Vadakalur Elumalai
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Free Writing ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Advanced Writing

The present study states in the field of teaching EFL students in the process of writing correct feedback in the classroom, the study was conducted to explore the influence of feedback on the students’ writing skill and language abilities in grammar. 30 student participants enrolled in “Advanced Writing” classes were administered to write a short paragraph of their interested topics for 15 weeks they were given separate note books to write essay, letter and a short paragraph of any instant situation and were also asked to write eight essays throughout the semester. At the beginning semester, students were taken pre-test open-ended questionnaire and at end of the semester were taken post- test, both test involves the students’ method of writing and its benefits of feedback. The obtained data showed that the students’ language abilities significantly improved especially in the grammar and vocabulary. The students also reported their satisfaction in the free-writing method which allowed them to learn more on self-expression and organization of ideas.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE INTEGRATED READING COMPOSITION (CIRC) ON STUDENTS’ WRITING CRITICAL ESSAY

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Batdal Niati ◽  
Ummi Rasyidah
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussion ◽  
Small Group Discussion ◽  
Critical Essay ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
English Students

Essay is the most essential part in writing critical essay. It is one of the subjects that learned by English students. CIRC is a method to improve students’ writing ability. Cooperative integrated reading composition (CIRC) was implemented on students’ writing skill through quasi experimental research; post-test only group design. Sample of the research was thirty nine students. Writing test was used to collect the data and analyzed by using independent t-test. The finding was students who were taught by cooperative integrated reading composition (CIRC) had better scores of writing critical essay than those who were taught by small group discussion. It meant that CIRC give an effect toward students to improve their writing skill.

scholarly journals Efetividade das Estratégias de Ensino no Desenvolvimento das Competências de Estudantes do Curso de Administração

REVISTA PLURI ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 293
Author(s):  
Katia Maria Rocha de Lima
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
E Learning ◽  
On Line ◽  
Different Levels

O objetivo desta investigação é estruturar um modelo que avalie a efetividade das estratégias de ensino (tradicional, online e hibrido) utilizadas para o desenvolvimento das competências dos estudantes de graduação em administração, observando o perfil do estudante e o estilo de aprendizagem. A aprendizagem online, baseada no e-learning, tem desempenhado um papel fundamental no ensino e aprendizagem, que se torna cada vez mais popular não apenas em diferentes níveis escolares, mas também em várias instituições de educação superior em todo o mundo (Nedungadi & Raman, 2012). Nesse contexto, a educação a distância emerge como uma oportunidade que pode ampliar as possibilidades de aprendizagem do estudante, implementando ensino totalmente a distância ou no modelo híbrido.Palavras-Chave: Modelos de aprendizagem, e-learning, tradicional, on-line, híbrido.Abstract:The objective of this research is to structure a model that evaluates the effectiveness of teaching strategies (traditional, online and hybrid) used for the development of Administration course undergraduate students’ skills, observing student’s profile and his/her learning style. Online learning, based on e-learning, has played a key role in teaching and learning, which is becoming increasingly popular not only at different levels of education but also in several higher education institutions around the world (Nedungadi & Raman, 2012). In this context, distance education emerges as an opportunity that can broaden students’ learning possibilities, implementing distance education or the hybrid model.

scholarly journals IMPROVING XI-GRADE STUDENTS’ WRITING ESSAY SKILL USING COMPUTER EDUTAINMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Evi Safitri Yulandari ◽  
Arif Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Minimum Standard ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Field Note ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Used Car

As viewed by many linguists, writing skill is the most difficult one in English to be tough or learned. For many years, writing has not been a favorable interest like the other skills. This paper is intended to discuss the role and the effectiveness of using computer edutainment or called Education and Entertainment in improving students’ writing. The subjects of this research were the students’ class XI A. Meanwhile, the objects of this research are students’ skill in writing through Computer Edutainment. In this research the researcher used CAR (Classroom Action Research) as the research method, there is 2 technique of collecting the data in this research those are qualitative data and quantitative data. The quantitative data are in the form of numerical data. The data are from students' score of pre-test and post-test while the qualitative used in collecting the data were taken from the result of observation and interview. This study used several data instrument in gathering the data dealing with the question of the study, i.e: writing test in the form of writing essay, observation field note, and interview. The data were then analyzed whether their writing results were reaching the minimum standard or not, and having improvement or not. From the comparisons, the researcher makes a conclusion in the form of descriptions whether the students' ability of XI of SMAN 1 PAJO in writing has improved by the use of computer edutainment or not.

scholarly journals Impact of Teachers’ Feedback in Improving Students’ Writing Skills: A Study of Tertiary Level Students in Dhaka

2021 ◽  
pp. 129-139
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Giving Feedback ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Method Approach

This study sought to investigate the impact of teachers’ feedback in improving students' writing skills. Feedback is perhaps the most widely used method for responding to students’ writing. While various studies have investigated the effectiveness of providing error correction, there has been relatively little research in Bangladesh incorporating the impact of teachers' feedback in improving students’ writing skills. Supporting Vygotsky's concept of ‘Zone of Proximal Development’ a mixed-method approach was used to collect data. The data was analyzed in both numerical and descriptive manner. 90 undergraduate students were chosen for this research using convenience sampling. The major findings indicate that students find multiple benefits of feedback and have a positive attitude towards receiving feedback but the feedback they receive is not clear, specific, well explained, and immediate. This study finds that teacher-student conferencing is the feedback that students prefer the most. Finally, some suggestions are given to improve feedback quality for enhancing the writing skills of tertiary-level students in Bangladesh. This study will help teachers have a better understanding of giving feedback to improve the writing skills of EFL students. It will also facilitate educational administrators and policymakers.

scholarly journals The Effect of Using Rountable Technique on Student’S Writing Skill in Arranging Sentences

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yetty Wirasini ◽  
Syahron Lubis
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Method ◽  
T Test ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

This research is concerned with applying roundtable technique writing skill in arranging sentences to form simple present tense. The aim of the research is to find out if applying roundtable technique effects on students’ writing skill in arranging sentences. The research is conducted by experimental method. The population of the research is XI students of SMA Swasta Dwi Tunggal Tanjung Morawa in 2018-2019 academic year. The sample consists of 60 students then divided into two groups, 30 students as experimental group and 30 students as control group. The experimental group is taught by applying roundtable technique and the control group without applying roundtable technique. The researcher uses writing test as instrument of the research. The test is answered by multiple choices and arranging sentences about simple present tense.The researcher analyzes the data by using the formula of t-test commonly used. After calculating and analyzing the data, it is concluded that tcalculate is higher than ttable (5,54 > 2,02). It showed that there is a significant difference. The pre test mean score of experimental is 57,16 and post test is 84,5, the difference is 27,34. The value ot tcalculate is bigger than ttable (5,54 > 2,02) degree of freedom is 58, and the level significance is 0,05. The result is that applying roundtable technique gives significant effect on students’ writing skill in arranging sentences simple presentt tense. So, It can concluded from t-test above that the hypothesis of this study is accepted.

Improving English Writing Skill Through Critical Reviews

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Dwi Lia Rakhmasari
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Main Subject ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Special Time ◽  
Critical Reviews

Some challenges are faced by college students in dealing with writing in English. It was worse for collage students who did not have English as their main subject. Students admitted that they did not have special time to practice writing in English. It made students had difficulties in writing in English since learning writing in English without practice would never be successful. Those became big obstacles for college students as writing is one of important English skill. This study aimed to overcome that problem by using critical reviews. Critical reviews could become a media to improve English  writing skill. This study was a classroom action research. The data analysis procedures in this study were categorized into quantitative and qualitative data. Qualitative data was taken from interview and quantitative data were taken from tests. The result of the study showed that critical reviews could become the effective alternative media to improve English writing skill. It was proven by the improvement of the students’ mean score category from pretest and post-test.  The mean score in content aspect improved from 18.01 became 22.22. The mean score in organization aspect improved from 11.24 became 15.58. The mean score in vocabulary aspect improved from 10.82 became 14.24. The mean score in Language use aspect improved from 9.81 became 14.96. The mean score in mechanics aspect improved from 3.20 became 4.06. Besides, from the interviews students also showed positive attitude toward the use of critical reviews.   Beberapa tantangan dihadapi oleh mahasiswa dalam menulis dalam bahasa Inggris. Hal ini lebih buruk bagi mahasiswa yang tidak menggunakan bahasa Inggris sebagai mata pelajaran utama mereka. Mahasiswa mengaku tidak memiliki waktu khusus untuk berlatih menulis dalam bahasa Inggris. Hal ini membuat mahasiswa kesulitan dalam menulis berbahasa Inggris karena belajar menulis dalam bahasa Inggris tanpa latihan tidak akan pernah berhasil. Hal tersebut menjadi kendala besar bagi mahasiswa karena menulis merupakan salah satu keterampilan bahasa Inggris yang penting. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut dengan menggunakan tinjauan kritis. Tinjauan kritis dapat menjadi media untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis dalam bahasa Inggris. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas. Prosedur analisis data dalam penelitian ini dikategorikan menjadi data kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Data kualitatif diambil dari wawancara dan data kuantitatif diambil dari tes. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tinjauan kritis dapat menjadi media alternatif yang efektif untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis dalam bahasa Inggris. Hal itu dibuktikan dengan peningkatan kategori nilai rata-rata siswa dari pre-test dan post-test. Rerata skor aspek content/isi meningkat dari 18,01 menjadi 22,22. Rerata skor aspek organization/pengaturan meningkat dari 11,24 menjadi 15,58. Nilai rata-rata aspek vocabulary/kosakata meningkat dari 10,82 menjadi 14,24. Nilai rata-rata aspek penggunaan bahasa meningkat dari 9,81 menjadi 14,96. Nilai rata-rata aspek mechanics/mekanik meningkat dari 3,20 menjadi 4,06. Selain itu, dari wawancara siswa juga menunjukkan sikap positif terhadap penggunaan tinjauan kritis.   Kata Kunci: Peningkatan, Keterampilan Menulis dalam Bahasa Inggris, Tinjauan Kritis

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