scholarly journals Survey on EFL Students’ Writing Anxiety: Level, Types, and Causes

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syarifudin Syarifudin
Keyword(s):  
Research Subjects ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Writing Anxiety ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Level ◽  
Topical Knowledge

This study attempts to investigate the EFL learners’ writing anxiety. Being more specific, the researcher was interested to measure the EFL learners’ writing anxiety levels, to find out types of writing anxieties (i.e., Somatic Anxiety, Cognitive Anxiety, Avoidance Behavior), and elaborate the triggering factors of writing anxiety. The research subjects were 28students who registered for Essay Writing in English Study Program; Two different questionnaires were administered to gather the data; SLWAI questionnaire designed by Cheng (2004) and another questionnaire developed by Zhang (2011). To investigate the level of writing anxiety and its types, the data from the SLWAI questionnaire were analyzed and calculated to find the mean. Moreover, to find out the causes of writing anxiety, the data from the second questionnaire were ranked from 1-7 based on the most chosen items. The findings showed that students experience high level of anxiety (M=65.86, >65). Then the most common type of anxiety was Cognitive Anxiety, and the mean score is 23.9 in which it was the highest of all the types. Furthermore, linguistics difficulties (82%), lack of topical knowledge (68%), and insufficient writing technique (60%) were the dominant sources of students’ writing anxiety

scholarly journals EFL College Students’ Skill in Using Collocations in Writing Essays

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
Dewi Nopita
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
English Education ◽  
Natural Order ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Efl College Students ◽  
Academic Year

Collocation is a natural order of words in which one word should be attached to another in a particular context. For students who learn English as a foreign language (EFL students), using collocations has been recognized to become a problem. This article is going to describe EFL college students’ skill in using collocations in writing essays. 42 students from the same class were selected. They were the 4th semester students of English Education Study Program at Teacher Training and Education Faculty of UMRAH who took Essay Writing course in the academic year 2019/ 2020. The students were given a take-home assignment to write essays. Then, the essays were analyzed to find out the students’ skill in using collocations. It was found that in using collocation in writing essays, 5 students had excellent skill, 14 students had good skill, and 23 students had low skill. The incorrect use of collocations consisted of lexical and grammatical collocations. Finally, it is hoped that these findings could be a useful input for future Essay Writing course.

scholarly journals LOCAL WISDOM VALUES IN EFL ONLINE LEARNING: EMERGING ENVIRONTMENTAL ISSUES

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 23-34
Author(s):  
Umar Al Faruq A. Hasyim ◽  
Nurul Puspita
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Environmental Issue ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
Writing Students ◽  
Efl Students

Abstract Local wisdom values mean society awareness about their ability in recognizing the surrounding condition.  In this context, the values refer to the Lampungnese custom in planting crop. Unfortunately, many EFL learners were not familiar with their surroundings.  Furthermore, this research describes the used of environmental issue topic in learning Essay writing. The teaching and learning process was done by EFL students by using online platform. It was suggested during the pandemic situation. However, the aim of this research is describing EFL students’ activities in emerging environmental topic toward their essay. This research was done on second semester of essay writing students. It was about 27 students. In conducting the teaching and learning process the lecturers choose any pictures that deal with the local culture of Lampungnese in planting crop as a topic. Then, the students would be more familiar with the values of the culture and elaborate the values in term of essay writing.

scholarly journals RHETORICAL PATTERN IN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY WRITING BY EFL STUDENTS OF IAIN SURAKARTA

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Sujito Sujito ◽  
Wildan Mahir Muttaqien
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Slow Learner ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Fast Learner ◽  
Strong Connectivity ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Thesis Statement

  This study reports pattern of rhetoric in argumentative essay of academic writing accros three achievement categories: fast learner, medium learner, and slow learner.  Descriptive correlation between the  pattern of the rhetoric and overall quality of academic writing was also identified. This research was descriptive study using content analysis approach. The research subjects were 3 classes of semester VII EFL student out of 9 classes selected  in purposive sampling. Pattern of rhetoric in students work was analyzed in seven categories: thesis statement, reservation, background information, rational appeal, affective appeal, conclusion, and hesitation. ESL composition profile by Jacobs was employed  to measure students’ academic argumentative essay. The finding showed that rhetoric pattern categories in three different writing achievers was failed to use. However, strong connectivity between pattern of the seven rhetoric categories and overall quality of academic writing across level of achievement was significantly linked.  

scholarly journals The Quality of Essay Writing of Indonesian EFL Learners

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qonitatun Qonitatun
Keyword(s):  
Research Subjects ◽  
Complex Sentence ◽  
Simple Sentence ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Verb Agreement ◽  
Compound Sentence

<em>There is an assumption that the writing ability of the forth semester students have been improved because the students have learned about how to develop paragraph in writing I, writing II, and writing III subject, so they are expected able to develop an essay. The purposes of the study are to describe the organization of the essay developed by the students of Widyagama University and to know the grammar problems found in the sentences of the essay developed by the students of Widyagama University. Based on finding and discussion of the research, the researcher concludes that the organization of the essays that developed by the research subjects is poor. Only one essay has a complete organization. The developing paragraph of each essay is also poor. Most of the paragraphs don’t have concluding sentence. Generally, the essays had covered four types of the sentences; simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, and compound-complex sentence. However, the essays are dominated by only one type of sentences, simple sentence. The grammar problems that found are fragment sentence, the errors of subject-verb agreement, and the errors in using coordinating conjunction</em>

scholarly journals Developing Business Writing Skills and Reducing Writing Anxiety of EFL Learners through Wikis

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Ali Mohamed Kassem
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Business Writing ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Writing Anxiety ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Business Administration Students ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study aimed at investigating the effect of using wikis on developing business writing skills and reducing writing anxiety of Business Administration students at Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University, KSA. Sixty students, who were randomly chosen and divided into two equivalent groups: control and experimental, participated in the study. Two main tools were devised to collect data: Test of Business Writing Skills (TBWS) and Writing Anxiety Inventory (WAI). The experiment was conducted during the second semester of the academic year 2015-2016. A t-test was utilized to calculate the differences between the mean scores of the two groups in pre- and post-intervention. The findings of the study showed statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group and the control group on the post-TBWS in favor of the experimental group. In addition, the writing anxiety level of the experimental group, after the intervention, was significantly less than the control group. These findings revealed the positive effects of wikis on developing business writing skills and reducing writing anxiety of EFL learners. It is recommended that sufficient training should be provided to instructors on how to integrate wikis in business writing instruction. Pedagogical implications and suggestions for further research are presented.

scholarly journals Difficulties Encountered by EFL Students in Learning Pronunciation: A Case Study of Sudanese Higher Secondary Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Zahir Adam Daff-Alla Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
High Level ◽  
Teaching Pronunciation

This study aims at investigating the problems which have been encountered by higher secondary schools students when they try to learn English pronunciation. The problem of this study is that most of the higher secondary school students in Sudan produced incorrect pronunciation for many of English words. So this study is attempted to deal with problem to find the most suitable solutions for it. The participants are Sudanese students of higher secondary schools especially at Shikan locality in Northern Kordofan State. The researcher uses the descriptive analytical approach because it is suitable for such studies. The data of this study is collected by means of recording test and questionnaire. The findings showed that the problems of pronunciation are the result of many teaching difficulties, and the strategies of teaching pronunciation are helpful in producing correct speech pronunciation. Finally the researcher recommends that: Sudanese EFL learners, who are specialized in ELT, should obtain a high level of intelligibility, and the language laboratory should exist in all the higher secondary schools to practice phonetic exercises. 

PENERAPAN PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING DENGAN SIKLUS LESSON STUDY UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS ESAI ARGUMENTATIF

JURNAL SPHOTA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
Anak Agung Putri Maharani
Keyword(s):  
Lesson Study ◽  
English Education ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Research Questions

  ABSTRACT The skill to write argumentative essas as a necessity in the 21st century is crucial for students to hone their critical thinking skills. Having been designed as a classroom action research, the researcher applied Problem-Based Learning with Lesson Study cycle that answered the following two research questions: (a) Can students' argumentative essay writing skill be improved by applying Problem-Based Learning with Lesson Study cycle? And (b) How was the student's response to their implementation? The research subjects consisted of 36 students of IVA semester in English Education Study Program, Faculty of TeacherTraining and Education, Mahasaraswati Denpasar University. To collect data, test and questionnair were administered as research instruments. Data were analyzed descriptively quantitative and qualitative (interactive model). It was found that the application of Problem-Based Learning and Lesson Study was able to improve students' argumentative essay writing skill and the students gave positive response towards their application for the improvement of learning. Key words: argumentative essay, Lesson Study, Problem-Based Learning.  

scholarly journals KONTRIBUSI KELENTUKAN BAHU SERTA DAYA LEDAK OTOT TUNGKAI TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN BERENANG BUTERFLY STROKE MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI PJKR-FKIP UNSYIAH

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Syukriadi ◽  
Jul Fajrial ◽  
Ifwandi ◽  
Zikrurrahmat
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Explosive Power ◽  
Data Source ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Butterfly Stroke ◽  
Measurement Approach

The aim of this study is to looking the contribution of flexibility shoulder muscle as well as the muscular power of the hands in relation to the skill of butterfly stroke. The population or research subjects used are students of study Program PJKR FKIP Unsyiah 2015 number of 132 MHS. Sample or data source selected using Purposive Sampling technique with consideration of value for MK TP. Renang Lanjutan Category A is B a number of 25 people. Data collection is carried out using the Flexibility shoulder test and measurement approach, the leg muscle explosive power, and the butterfly swimming ability test. The collected data is processed using the mean statistical approach, deviation standard, regression analysis, as well as test F. Data processing results obtained score rx1y worth 0.91 contribution worth 82.81%, rx2y worth of 0.87 contributed worth 75.69%, and Rx1x2y Worth 0.86 But the value of Fcount is greater than that of Ftabel with significance worth. Abstrak Tujuan dari penelitian yang dilakukan ini adalah untuk mengetahui kontribusi flexibilitas otot bahu serta daya ledak otot tungkai dalam kaitannya dengan keterampilan berenang gaya kupu atau butterfly stroke. Populasi atau subjek penelitian yang digunakan yaitu Mahasiswa Program Studi PJKR FKIP Unsyiah angkatan 2015 sejumlah 132 Mhs. Sampel atau sumber data dipilih dengan menggunakan teknik Purposive Sampling dengan pertimbagan nilai untuk MK Renang Lanjutan kategori A samapi B sejumlah 25 orang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan pendekatan tes dan pengukuran kelentukan bahu, daya ledak otot tungkai, serta tes kemampuan renang gaya kupu. Data yang terkumpul diolah mengunakan pendekatan statistik mean, standar deviasi, analisis regresi, serta uji F. Hasil pengolahan data diperoleh score rx1y senilai 0,91 berkontribusi senilai 82,81%, rx2y senilai 0,87 berkontribusi senilai 75,69%, dan Rx1x2y senilai 0,86 namun nilai Fhitung lebih besar dari pada Ftabel dengan signifikansi senilai 95% (db= n-k-1) yaitu= 25 – 2 – 1 = 22, oleh sebab itu didapati Ftabel=3.54, serta Fhitung=36. Sehubungan dengan itu dapat digambarkan bahwa kelentukan bahu dan daya ledak otot tungkai berkontribusi signifikan terhadap kemampuan renang gaya kupu-kupu. Kata Kunci:  Kelentukan, Power, Gaya Kupu-kupu

scholarly journals Code Switching as Interlanguage Communication Strategy by Indonesian EFL Learners

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Endang Fauziati ◽  
Hartati Widiastuti ◽  
Hanif Maghfur Darussalam
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Data Source

This study was aimed at exploring the use of code switching (CS) as interlanguage communication strategy by EFL students when they were communicating in English. Particularly, this study tried to describe the patterns of CS as communication strategy and factors that contributed to the use of the CS as communication strategy by the EFL learners. It was a qualitative research using 30 students of one of Junior High School in Surakarta as research subjects. The data were collected through elicitation technique in which the research subjects were given a task to describe a cartoon. Their utterances were recorded and used as primary data source. Utterances that contained CS were identified and used as primary data. The data were analyzed qualitatively by inductive techniques, using Dornyei and Myers-Scotton analysis frameworks. The research findings were then interpreted based on relevant theory. The results showed that the students used three types of CS, namely tag code switching, intra-sentential code switching and inter-sentential code switching. Three factors identified as the reasons of the use of CS as communication strategy were bilingual, limited mastery of English and as a compensation strategy. It can be concluded that the use of CS by EFL learners is a natural and unavoidable phenomenon since this represents one of the communication strategies to compensate for the EFL learners' limited mastery of the target language they are learning. AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi penggunaan alih kode sebagai strategi komunikasi bahasa antar pembelajar bahasa Inggris di Indonesia. Secara khusus, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pola alih kode dan faktor yang berkontribusi pada penggunaan alih kode tersebut sebagai strategi komunikasi oleh pembelajar bahasa Inggris. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan subjek penelitian 30 siswa dari salah satu SMP di Surakarta. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik elisitasi, yang dilakukan dengan memberikan tugas kepada subjek penelitian untuk mendeskripsikan sebuah kartun. Ucapan mereka direkam dan digunakan sebagai sumber data primer. Ucapan yang mengandung alih kode diidentifikasi dan digunakan sebagai data primer. Data dianalisis secara kualitatif dengan teknik induktif yang menggunakan kerangka analisis Dornyei & Myers-Scotton. Temuan penelitian kemudian diinterpretasikan berdasarkan teori yang relevan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa menggunakan tiga jenis alih kode, yaitu alih kode tag, alih kode intrasentensial, dan alih kode antarsentensial. Tiga faktor yang berkontribusi terhadap penggunaan alih kode tersebut adalah kedwibahasaan, penguasaan bahasa Inggris yang terbatas, dan sebagai strategi kompensasi. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan alih kode oleh pembelajar bahasa Inggris merupakan fenomena alami dan tidak dapat dihindari dalam pembelajaran bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing. Hal ini merupakan salah satu strategi komunikasi untuk mengompensasi keterbatasan penguasaan bahasa sasaran.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN MEDIA SOSIAL DENGAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS PARAGRAF ARGUMENTASI MAHASISWA DI POLITEKNIK NEGERI BATAM

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Eka Mutia Lubis
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Assessment Scores ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Mastery Level ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Level ◽  
Language Competencies ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to determine the relationship between social media and the argumentative paragraph writing skill of Politeknik Negeri Batam students. This study employs a descriptive method, with 70 students as the research subjects. In this study, students were asked to do a practice in the form of writing an argumentative paragraph. An analysis from the obtained data is then conducted to find out their mastery in composing a paragraph. As the basis for the assessment, scores in unity, coherence, and development aspect were assigned to each paragraph. These three aspects were then collected and summed up to find the mean of the data, which had been grouped and assigned score before, to determine their mastery level in writing an argumentative paragraph. Subsequently, the data were inserted into a table. Based on the table, which recapitulates the mastery level in writing an argumentative paragraph, the results are as follows: 43 % of the students have a high level of mastery, with 58 % of them having access to social media; 37 % of the students are in the medium level of mastery, with 28 % of them having access to social media; 20 % is in the low level of mastery, with 13 % of them having access to social media. The results of this study show that students who are active in social media have the ability to write a good argumentative paragraph. This might be due to the fact that activities in social media enhance their writing skill, which is closely related to the four aspects of language competencies, which consist of observing, reading, listening, and writing.

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