scholarly journals Students� Writing Ability on English Descriptive Text at Grade VIII in SMPN 33 Padang

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Ade Dwi Jayanti
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Poor Students ◽  
Average Students ◽  
Present Tense ◽  
English Subject

There are 5 indicators in writing descriptive texts such as: identification, description, use of language, vocabulary and mechanics. Based on the problems found at the beginning of the research, the purpose of this research was to find the students ability in writing descriptive text on English subject in SMPN 33 Padang. The type of research is descriptive research. Participants of the research were VIIIs grade students at SMPN 33 Padang. Data obtained through writing descriptive text tests. The data is analyzed by combining Heatons theory of assessment in writing and research rubrics about writing. The results of the research concluded that students ability in writing identification was Good to Average, students ability in writing descriptive was Fair to Poor, students ability in language use was Very Poor, students ability in using vocabulary was Fair to poor, and students ability in using mechanics was Fair to Poor. Then, the results of the research also showed that students had difficulty in identifying objects clearly, difficulties in developing related ideas, students lack of understanding of simple present tense structures, limited vocabulary, and errors in mechanics. Keywords: Writing Ability, English Descriptive text

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING APPLICATION LETTER AT FOURTH SEMESTER ASM PERSADA BUNDA PEKANBARU

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-98
Author(s):  
LIA DIANA
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Letter Writing ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Scoring Rubric ◽  
Written Test ◽  
English Subject

ABSTRACT   The study purposed to determine if application letter can improve the students writing skill. The research intent onto the students’ ability English functional writing, especially in writing application letter at the fourth semester ASM Persada Bunda Pekanbaru. The research participants were the fourth semester students of  Akademi Sekretaris dan Manajemen (ASM) Persada Bunda Pekanbaru. There were 5 students. The research determined that application letter coud improve the students writing’s skill. This research is qualitative research. The writer collects the data using the test and the documentation. The test is written test of application letter in English subject for the students  at the fourth semester of ASM Persada Bunda Pekanbaru. Then, the students’ sheet were corrected by scoring rubric of business letter. Finally, the writer analyzes the students’ score .   Key words: Application letter, Writing Ability,

scholarly journals Analyzing Descriptive Writing among Chinese Undergraduates According to Gender

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Qian CHEN ◽  
Subadrah Madhawa Nair
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Descriptive Writing ◽  
Chinese Undergraduates

The aim of the study is to assess the Chinese undergraduate students’ EFL descriptive writing ability according to gender and to explore four EFL lecturers’ views on how to help students enhance their EFL descriptive writing. This study employed descriptive research design using the QUAN-qual model. A descriptive writing test was used as an instrument and the essays of the students were marked by a lecturer. Purposive sampling was used to select samples which consists of 400 Chinese undergraduate students (200 males and 200 females) from Hunan City University in Hunan Province, China. Before the actual study, the researcher carried out a pilot test to investigate the reliability and validity of the instrument (descriptive writing test). The results obtained from the quantitative data showed that female students outperformed male students in their overall writing as well as each component of the writing. In relation to students’ writing level, the lecturers emphasized that it is very crucial to utilize the Process Approach in class to enhance students’ vocabulary and grammar foundation. In addition, students are required to practice writing more frequently which can arouse their enthusiasm in learning English.

Third-person singular zero in the Norfolk dialect A re-assessment

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Joby
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Language Contact ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Present Evidence ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Third Person ◽  
Present Tense

AbstractI use the results of my own research into the language use of the immigrant (or ‘Stranger’) communities in early modern Norwich to evaluate Peter Trudgill’s thesis that it was language contact in Norwich between the Strangers and the local English inhabitants that led to the emergence of third-person singular present tense zero (he go rather than he goes). I present evidence that third-person singular zero was already in use in Norwich and elsewhere in Norfolk by the time when Dutch- and French-speaking immigrants arrived in Norwich. The question then arises as to whether language contact did in fact play any role in establishing zero-marking as the norm in the Norfolk dialect, a process which was complete by about 1700. I argue is that if language contact did play a role in the success of zeromarking, it would have been in a manner different to that described by Trudgill.

A feature of performed narrative: the conversational historical present

1978 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nessa Wolfson
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Linguistic Feature ◽  
Linguistic Structure ◽  
The Social ◽  
Present Tense ◽  
The Relationship

The historical present, the use of the present tense to refer to past events, is a feature of narrative which has long been recognized. The object of this analysis is the use of the historical present tense specifically in narratives which occur in everyday conversational interactions. This usage will be referred to as the conversational historical present to distinguish it from the use of this tense in other genres such as travelogues and jokes. In the analysis of the occurrence of the conversational historical present, it was found that features of the relationship between the speaker and the audience had a strong influence. This is true not because the use of the linguistic feature itself is socially stratified, but rather because it functions as one of a set of features which appear in a specific type of narrative and is therefore governed by norms of interaction which constrain the social behavior involved in the recounting of such narratives. The fact that the use of the conversational historical present is an interactional variable in this respect has had important theoretical and methodological implications for the analysis which is reported here. The basic theoretical point is that in the study of the conversational historical present one sees a perfect example of the relationship between linguistic structure and language use.

scholarly journals The Ability of Indonesian EFL University Students in Writing an Explanation Text

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 611-622
Author(s):  
Yanpitherszon Liunokas
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Content Organization ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Analysis Design ◽  
The Given ◽  
Academic Year

This research aims at finding out the students’ ability in writing an explanation at first semester students of English Study Program of Nusa Cendana University, Kupang NTT.  The researcher focuses on evaluating the students’ writing ability in five aspects of writing namely content, organization, grammar, vocabulary, and mechanics.  The researcher applied the quantitative method and descriptive analysis design. The research was conducted in August 2019. This research was conducted at First semester students of the English Study Program of Nusa Cendana University, Kupang.  The population of this research was First semester students of the English Study Program of Nusa Cendana University, Kupang in the 2020/2021 academic year. The number population is 160 in four classes. The researcher took 5 students from each class as the sample of the research.  Therefore, there were 20 students as a sample. The test was used to find out the students’ ability in writing explanation text.  In collecting data, the researcher asked the students to write an argumentative essay by choosing one of the given topics. To analyze the data, the researcher focused on evaluating the students’ writing in five criteria. The result of the research shows that the mean score of the test is 6.86. It shows that the students have an average degree of capability in writing explanation text.   The biggest problem for the students in developing an explanation text is the organization (43%), it followed by the language use (37%), vocabulary (33%), content (30%), and the smallest problem is mechanics (30%).  Some factors that hamper the students in writing: 1) the students face difficulties in expressing ideas, choosing appropriate words, and arranging ideas in writing, 2) the students seldom practice their writing skill, 3) the students still find difficulty in using punctuation in writing from, 4) the students do not enrich themselves with knowledge.

scholarly journals The Use of Picture Media to Enhance Students’ Writing Ability of Recount Text at MTs N 1 of Bengkulu City, Bengkulu

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Dedi Efrizal
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
English Subject

Abstract: The Use of Picture Media to Enhance Students’ Writing Ability of Recount Text at MTs N 1 of Bengkulu City, Bengkulu. This study was carried out to improve the students’ writing ability through Pictures media in Second Year Students at Mts N 01 of Bengkulu in the academic year 2018-2019. The subjects of this study have consisted of 42 students. The method used in this study was Classroom Action Research (CAR). The Classroom Action Research design applied in this study was a collaborative classroom action research. It means that the researcher collaborated with the English teacher of Mts N 01 of Bengkulu as an observer and collaborator. The study was carried out in three cycles. Each cycle consisted of three meetings. The data were gathered in this study through field notes, and test. The result of the study showed that there was an improvement in students’ writing ability. Most of the students gradually gained good scores at the end of each cycle. The score of Minimum Mastery Criterion- Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) of English subject was 70 (seventy). In the cycle, the result of the students' score was poor. In cycle 2 the result of the students' score has some signs of progress, and in the cycle 3, the result of the students' score has improved effectively than action in the cycle before where the mean score of students was in 75 (Good). In addition, there was a positive response from the English Teacher about implementing the action. In conclusion Pictures, media could solve the students’ problems and improve their writing ability.Abstrak: Penggunaan Media Gambar untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Menulis Teks Recount Siswa di MTs N 1 Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis siswa melalui media Pictures pada Siswa Kelas Dua di Mts N 01 Bengkulu pada tahun akademik 2018-2019. Subjek penelitian ini terdiri dari 42 siswa. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Desain Penelitian Tindakan Kelas yang diterapkan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas kolaboratif. Ini berarti bahwa peneliti berkolaborasi dengan guru bahasa Inggris Mts N 01 dari Bengkulu sebagai pengamat dan kolaborator. Penelitian dilakukan dalam tiga siklus. Setiap siklus terdiri dari tiga pertemuan. Data dikumpulkan dalam penelitian ini melalui catatan lapangan, dan tes. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan kemampuan menulis siswa. Sebagian besar siswa secara bertahap memperoleh skor bagus di akhir setiap siklus. Skor Kriteria Penguasaan Minimum- Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) mata pelajaran bahasa Inggris adalah 70 (tujuh puluh). Pada siklusnya, hasil nilai siswa buruk. Pada siklus 2 hasil skor siswa memiliki beberapa tanda kemajuan, dan pada siklus 3, hasil skor siswa telah meningkat secara efektif daripada tindakan dalam siklus sebelum di mana skor rata-rata siswa berada di 75 (Baik) . Selain itu, ada tanggapan positif dari Guru Bahasa Inggris tentang penerapan tindakan. Kesimpulannya Pictures, media dapat memecahkan masalah siswa dan meningkatkan kemampuan menulis mereka.

The Effect Of Using ICT Based Graphic Organizer Across The Students’ Difference Level of Writing Ability

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Sabarun Sabarun
Keyword(s):  
Graphic Organizer ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Poor Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Homogeneity Of Variance ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
One Way Anova

The study is aimed at investigating whether ICT based graphic organizer gives facilitative effect or not across the students' difference level of writing ability. The study belongs to quasi experimental study by applying counterbalance procedure to collect the data. The participants are the 26 students of English department of Palangka Raya State Islamic Institute of 2017/ 2018 academic year. To test the hypotheses, a one way ANOVA test was applied. The research findings shows that, the data fulfills the normality using Shapiro Wilk test (p= 0.420, 0.046, 0.50, and 0.638> 0.05) and homogeneity of variance using Levene’s test (p= 0.541> 0.05). It is found that the F value is45.050, with the significance (p= 0.050> 0.000). Therefore, F table 4.040<45.050>3.190at the 5% and 1% of significant level (Df= 48). It meant that there is a very statistically significant difference on students’ writing achievement both for the bright and poor students between the students who writean expository essay using ICT Based graphic organizer and those who write an expository essay without using ICT Based graphic organizer

Variable realisation of verb-final /n/ in Idi

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Dineke Schokkin
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Language Use ◽  
The Other ◽  
Present Tense

Abstract The present study reports on verb-final variable realisation of the alveolar nasal /n/ in the Papuan language Idi. Elision of /n/ is correlated with both linguistic and social factors: present tense, a following consonant, and speakers over 60 show significantly greater rates of /n/ elision. Data from a 1988 grammar sketch indicate that for the present tense, variable realisation of verb-final /n/ is a case of stable, and perhaps age-graded, variation. Conversely, spread of n-less-ness into the other tenses may be a case of a change-in-progress, but at present this cannot clearly be confirmed. The older generation (speakers over 60) consistently show the highest rates of /n/ elision in all tenses. Elderly people are seen as the most proficient Idi speakers, and their position in society perhaps allows them to be more variable in their language use.

Linguistic and Personological Features of the Doka & Martin Grieving Style Continuum

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Geisler ◽  
Cass Dykeman
Keyword(s):  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
Topic Model ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Clinical Vignettes ◽  
Present Tense ◽  
Dirichlet Allocation

While there is extensive research on the adaptive grief styles developed by Doka and Martin, this study is the first of its kind to explore the language used among each style of grief. This study used clinical vignettes from a variety of sources on instrumental and intuitive grieving in an attempt to decipher the language use across various linguistic and psychological processes. Following this analysis, latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) was used fitting a two-topic model to analyze differences between topics while additionally performing a supervised LDA analysis. The strongest data from this study relate to intuitive grief, which found a higher use of present-tense language in comparison to the instrumental grief style. In addition, results found that the language used by intuitive grievers is slightly more distinguishable than that of its instrumental counterpart. Several implications for counseling and research were developed in response to these findings.Keywords: corpus linguistics, grieving, instrumental grieving, intuitive grieving, LIWC, latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA).

Oral and written language abilities in young Spanish/English bilinguals

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 296-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Ardila ◽  
Mónica Rosselli ◽  
Alexandra Ortega ◽  
Merike Lang ◽  
Valeria L Torres
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Language Knowledge ◽  
Linguistic Ability ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Grammar Tests

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare oral and written language abilities in English and Spanish of young bilinguals residing in the USA. Methodology: Sixty-two participants (mean age = 23.7; SD = 3.50), consisting of 42 bilinguals (born of Spanish-speaking parents) and 20 English monolinguals, were administered a battery of 15 language tasks. Analysis: Bilinguals were divided into two groups: (a) US-born (simultaneous bilinguals who had been exposed to English and Spanish since birth and educated primarily in English) and (b) Latin American-born (early sequential bilinguals who were educated in Spanish and English, although exposed to Spanish at birth and to English before the age of 10). Findings: Higher lexical ability was demonstrated in English compared to Spanish in bilinguals. Performance in grammar tests of the two languages was inconsistent. Reading/writing ability in English was similar for participants born in the USA and in Latin America; however, participants who were born in Latin America had significantly higher scores for Spanish reading/writing tasks. When comparing performance in English tests, it was found that scores for bilingual participants were similar to those of English monolinguals. Originality: The current study directly compares oral and written language abilities in two subgroups of young Spanish/English bilinguals. Three language dimensions are studied: lexicon/grammar; oral/written language; and language knowledge/language use. Implications: Our results suggest that bilingualism does not interfere with normal linguistic ability in English. Limitations: The current study was carried out in a specific bilingual context. Generalization of these results should be done with caution.

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