scholarly journals THE USE OF MIND MAPPING AND FLOW CHARTING IN TEACHING ENGLISH WRITING SKILL OF INTROVERTED STUDENTS

JURNAL ELINK ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Daniar Sofeny ◽  
Irmayan Irmayan
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The World ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Mapping Techniques

Introverted student is a type of student who has a personality related to the world in his own mind. Based on some researches results, they showed that the type of introverted students is getting lower in achievement compared to the extroverted type. For this reason, the researchers tried to apply the techniques in order to improve the introverted students’ achievement in learning English. The researchers focused on the writing skill. So, the writing techniques, namely Mind Mapping and Flow Charting are used in this research to improve their writing skill. This study was aimed to know the effectiveness of using Mind Mapping in teaching English writing skill of introverted Students, to know the effectiveness of using Flow Charting in teaching English writing skill of introverted Students, and to determine the better technique between Mind Mapping and Flow Charting in teaching English Writing Skill of Introverted Students.  The research technique used was descriptive comparative with a quantitative approach. The results of this study indicated that both techniques are equally effective. The results of the average writing test for the use of Mind Mapping techniques is 56.5, while for the use of Flow Charting techniques is 49.6. From the results of the average score, it can be concluded that flow charting techniques are more effectively used to improve the students writing skills with introverted types.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL BY USING SCAFFOLDING TECHNIQUE TO THE SEVENTH GRADERS OF SMP BOPKRI GODEAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rika Rimawati ◽  
Hermayawati Hermayawati
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Seventh Graders ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Sentence Structure ◽  
Test Cycle ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Scaffolding Technique

The background of the study was based on the phenomenon at the seventh graders of the SMP BOPRI Godean. Learning English especially writing skill were still low in mastering vocabulary, sentence structure, and paragraph organizing. The research aimed (1) to analyze the students’ writing by using scaffolding technique; (2) to describe the improvement of the students’ writing skill by using scaffolding technique; and (3) to find out the students’ interests in writing skill by using scaffolding technique. To solve the problem, the researcher conducted Classroom Action Research and applied scaffolding technique in teaching English to improve student’s ability in writing skill. The participants of this research were the 14 students of the seventh graders of SMP BOPKRI Godean. In this study, the researcher conducted a scaffolding technique of teaching writing descriptive text in three cycles by using scaffolding model adapted from Silvia Read. The five steps in scaffolding technique by Silvia Read were inquiry, modeling, shared, collaborative, and independent. The researcherexpected that the students could improve their writing skill by using the scaffolding technique and interested in English writing skill. The result of this study was showed by pre-test and post-test. In pre-test, the students’ average score was 49, whereas in the students’ post-test cycle one, the students’ average score was 64. In the second cycle, the students’ average score was 75.9. Finally, the researcher could conclude that the result of this research showed an improvement of the students’ writing skills by using scaffolding technique.

scholarly journals THE USE OF PROCESS-PRODUCT HYBRID APPROACH TO IMPROVE STUDENTS� WRITING SKILLS

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Yayan Suryana ◽  
Deden Iskandar
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Process Product

This paper comes out of concerns about teaching English writing to vocational high school students in EFL learners� context. This study points out how the process-product hybrid approach affects students� writing skills in solving some complex problems in order to generate deep comprehension of writing. In this study, quasi-experimental research was applied to measure the students� writing improvement by collecting the data from instruments which covered pre-test, post-test, and questionnaire. The findings showed that students� writing skill improved significantly. It also revealed that almost all of the students responded the statements positively and they believed that this approach can help them in improving their writing skill since it gives full comprehension of writing and serves more interesting teaching learning activities. Therefore, this integrated approach has become the most recommended approach for teachers to improve students� writing competences.Keywords: process-product hybrid approach, teaching English writing, students� writing skills.

scholarly journals Challenges in teaching English writing skills: Lessons learnt from Indonesian high school English language teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
Nurhardiyanti Adam ◽  
Abid Abid ◽  
Yusna Bantulu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
English Language Teachers

Writing skill, among the four target language skills, is one of the skills that language learners need to master. In teaching this skill, therefore, teachers should take any effort to help learners write using the language they learn correctly. However, in the context of teaching English in Indonesia, particularly the writing skill, teachers often face challenges. The study reported in this article seeks to identify the challenges experienced by several Indonesian English language teachers in teaching English writing skills at VHS, a vocational high school, in Gorontalo, Indonesia. The participants involved were all English language teachers working at the school. Data were collected using interview and observation, and analyzed by using a thematic analysis method. The findings showed that there were four themes describing the teachers’ challenges in teaching English writing skills. They were teaching technique-related challenges, teaching time-related challenges, linguistics-related challenges, and learning motivation-related challenges. Even though the teachers are able to cope with the challenges, they still need to explore more strategies in teaching, thus the teaching and learning process can run effectively.

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS KARYA ILMIAH MELALUI LESSON STUDY

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Siti Halidjah
Keyword(s):  
Lesson Study ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Scientific Papers

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan pemahaman yang mendalam tentang peningkatan keterampilan menulis makalah melalui lesson study pada mahasiswa Program Studi PGSD FKIP Untan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan penelitian tindakan yang dilakukan sebanyak dua siklus.Setiap siklus dilaksanakan empat kali pertemuan. Data dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari data kualitatif dan data kuantitatif. Data kualitatif diperoleh melalui lembar wawancara, kuesioner, dan lembar pengamatan. Data kuantitatif yang diperoleh dari hasil tes menulis makalah. Sumber data dalam penelitian adalah peristiwa pembelajaran menulis makalah melalui lesson study mahasiswa Program Studi PGSD FKIP Untan. Hasil penektian menunjukkan data awal nilai rata-rata keterampilan menulis makalah mahasiswa adalah 158,6 (kategori kurang). Setelah dilaksanakan pembelajaran dengan lesson study di siklus I, nilai rata-rata keterampilan menulis makalah meningkat menjadi 298,8 (kategori baik). Pada siklus II, nilai nilai rata-rata keterampilan menulis makalah mengalami peningkatan lagi menjadi 341,8 (kategori sangat baik). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan lesson study dalam pembelajaran dapat meningkatkan keterampilan menulis karya ilmiah mahasiswa PGSD FKIP Untan. Kata Kunci: Keterampilan menulis, karya ilmiah, lesson study Abstract This research aims to find a deep understanding of the improvement of scientific writing skills through lesson study on students of PGSD FKIP Untan. This research usesan action researchapproach in twocycles. The data in this research was divided into two, namely quantitative and qualitative. The qualitative data wereobtainedthrough interview, questionnaires, and observation sheets. The quantitative data wereobtained from the results of scientific writing test. The data in this research were the scientific writing learning through lesson study on the students of PGSD FKIP Untan. The results showed that the initial average score of students paper writing skill was 158.6 (average category). After learning through the lesson study in the first cycle, the average score of writing skills improved to 298.8 (good category). In the second cycle, the average score of paper writing skills also improved to 341.8 (very good category). The result indicates that the use of lesson study in learning can improve the scientific papers writing skills of PGSD students of FKIP Untan. Keywords: Writing skills, scientific papers, lesson study  

scholarly journals Evaluation of error correction in writing process

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
Cuong Phu Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Error Correction ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Writing Process ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
English Writing ◽  
The World ◽  
Popular Language ◽  
Giving Feedback

It is obvious that English has become a popular language in many countries in the world. As a means of communication, English guarantees better mutual understanding and has become indispensable for most of people around the world. Thus, it is necessary to find out an appropriate and effective methods of giving feedback to help university students improve their English writing skills. The result of this study indicates that using indirect coded feedback in error correction help students make noticeable progress. The students’ positive attitude towards teacher’s feedback (indirect coded feedback) means that they enjoyed using error codes to find and correct their errors. Moreover, their confidence was boosted because error codes motivated them.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF USING EDMODO APPLICATION ON THE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL OF ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT AT SMAN 4 PALANGKA RAYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Enggal Pinanggih ◽  
Ristati Ristati ◽  
Wahyuningsih Usadiati
Keyword(s):  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Data Distribution ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
T Test ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Dependent Sample ◽  
T Distribution

This research was conducted to find out the effect using Edmodo application on the students’ writing skill of analytical exposition text at SMAN 4 Palangka Raya. Data of the students score of writing Analytical Exposition text was collected using writing test, and the hypothesis testing was examined based on t-test for normally because the data distribution was normal. A test in form of writing analytical exposition text was used the instrument to collect the data needed. Then, the data were analyzed by using parametric statistic dependent sample T – test because the data were normally distributed. The writer took conclusion based on statistical result. The result of this research shows that the critical value for students T distribution was 1.734 the critical value t0 was t05 {19} = 1.729. Because 1.734 is greater than 1.729, null hypothesis was rejected. Thus, it can be concluded that there was significant effect of using Edmodo Application in writing Analytical Exposition Text gained by eleventh grade of SMAN 4 Palangka Raya. Thus, Edmodo Application had been successful in improving students’ writing ability of Analytical Exposition text. The researcher suggest that the teacher should provide an appropriate media in teaching English, especially for Analytical Exposition Text and made Edmodo Application as reference to him/her to use it for making students’ attracted to the material.

scholarly journals Project-based learning and writing skill in EFL: are they related?

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 00059
Author(s):  
Luh Tiwika Praba̕ ◽  
Luh Putu Artini ◽  
Dewa Putu Ramendra
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis ◽  
Writing Skill

This study aimed at investigating the effect of Project-Based Learning on students’ writing skill of grade 9 at SMPN 3 Kuta Selatan. This study employed embedded mixed method design, in which the quantitative data were considered as the main data. The data were collected through guided interview, observation, and writing test. Paired sample t-test was used for the quantitative data analysis. The result showed that Project-Based Learning has significant effect on students’ English writing skill (sig. = .000 < α = .05). Project-Based Learning also revealed potentially promotes students’ critical thinking, communication, and creativity through collaborative work. In general, it can be concluded that Project-Based Learning significantly improves junior high school students’ writing skill in English as a Foreign Language.

scholarly journals IMPELEMENTING PADLET APPLICATION TO IMPROVE WRITING ABILITY IN ENGLISH WRITING SKILL FOR NON ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sri Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
English Department ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Practices ◽  
Writing Students ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study is aimed to know teaching learning process in writing by using padlet application for Primary Education Department’s students whether there is improvement of students writing English skill by using that application. Subject of this research was third semester students of Primary Education Department. This is a Classroom Action Research. In collecting the data, the writer  used some techniques: observation, interview, and writing test. The data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Result of this research were: those application can be implemented as online writing practices every time that made students ability improve, the situation of wall in padlet can stimulate students to explore idea because they could upload video, recording, or picture suitable with topic that can support their writing. Students improvement in writing can be seen from postest score in every cycles. Based on the results above, it can be concluded that implementing padlet application can improve students Non English Department’ writing skill.

scholarly journals The Assessment of Students’ English Writing Skill at SMA Yaspen Tugu Ibu Depok

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Mulyadi Mulyadi ◽  
Siti Nurani ◽  
Nurul Frijuniarsi
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Senior High School Students

<p>The aim of this research is to analyze empirically English writing skill of Senior High School students. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. The population of this research is the second grade students from SMA Yaspen Tugu Ibu in Depok. The sample was taken through simple random sampling of which 25 students as samples of this research. For collecting the data, the instruments used in this research were writing test and interview. The writing test was conducted to obtain the writing skill indicators, while the interview was carried out to elicit information of students’ problems in writing. The result of this research explained that students’ English writing skill was definitely good at SMA Yaspen Tugu Ibu Depok. There were 88% of students with scores more than 50 and only 12 % with scores less than 50. In conclusion, the students’ writing skill at SMA Yaspen Tugu Ibu is considered to be high category in English writing skill.</p>

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