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PROCEDURAL DEMONSTRATION AS A PRACTICAL LEARNING CONTRIVANCE TO AMELIORATE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra; Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti; I Nyoman Suwandi; Anak Agung Rai Laksmi
International Journal of Linguistics and Discourse Analytics Vol 2 No 1 (2020): IJOLIDA Vol.2 No.1, September 2020
Publisher : Denpasar Institute

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52232/ijolida.v2i1.31

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Writing is considered a difficult language skill for students to master comprehensively. Therefore, it is necessary to improve students' writing skills in a meaningful way. This paper is therefore intended to discuss students’ improvement in writing skills through executing a demonstration technique. The data were collected through administrating pre-tests, post-tests, and questionnaires. The result of the study showed that students had various obstacles in learning writing and they were struggling to obtain a higher level of knowledge in writing procedure texts, however, through a careful and intensive implementation of demonstration technique, students’ writing achievement improved significantly from session to session in all classroom writing practices. Students were not only able to write better procedure texts but their works are much worthy as well. In a nutshell, students’ writing needs continually enhancing and demonstration technique is very much recommended to be implemented in classroom writing activities as an alternative teaching technique.
Exploring Efl Students’ Descriptive Paragraph Writing Ability Through Critical Assessment Process Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra; Anak Agung Putu Arsana; I Gusti Ayu Putu Tuti Indrawati; Anak Agung Rai Laksmi
International Journal of Linguistics and Discourse Analytics Vol 2 No 2 (2021): IJOLIDA Vol.2 No.2, March 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52232/ijolida.v2i2.35

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Writing is a visual depiction of thoughts, feelings, and ideas using the written language for communication purposes or conveying certain messages. Having the ability to write, of course, allows humans to communicate ideas, appreciation, and experiences to others. Writing skill is possessed through intensive training and guidance which must be trained continuously to gain excellent writing skill. This study explores EFL learners’ writing ability in actualizing their skill in writing a descriptive paragraph. The study revealed that EFL learners’ writing ability is under expected skill. Therefore, this study implies that intensive improvement programs should be conducted by the educational institution to maximize learners’ writing skills