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Journal : Jurnal Dimensi Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran

CULTIVATING CHARACTER BUILDING IN WRITING CLASSES THROUGH YOU TUBE VIDEOS. IS IT POSSIBLE? Lestari Setyowati
JURNAL DIMENSI PENDIDIKAN DAN PEMBELAJARAN Vol 5, No 1 (2017): Januari
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (274.044 KB) | DOI: 10.24269/dpp.v5i1.318

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ABSTRACTWith todays technology advancement, it is a requirement for teachers to be familiar with Information Technology (IT) world. One of the ITs which can be maximized in ELT classroom is You Tube. However, not many ELT teachers have adequate knowledge on how to use You Tube to teach English, especially writing. You Tube  is a free and rich learning tools that can be used to teach writing and at the same time, if it is planned and used properly, raise the students’ positive characters. Since many of the EFL students feel that writing is a demanding and difficult subject, writing teachers need to connect the topic of the composition with life outside the classroom. Thus, You Tube serves as an excellent tool to relate the topic in writing classes and life outside school. This paper is intended to addresses various ways teachers can use the video website YouTube.com (or other online streaming video websites) to teach English, especially in writing, and which part of character building which can be triggered from the use of particular kind of You Tube videos. Key Words: You Tube, writing, character building
The Students’ Perception On Writing Tools Application For Essay Writing Class Lestari Setyowati; Fahmi Rizky Abiyasa; Ana Ahsana El-Sulukiyyah; Nova - Ariani
JURNAL DIMENSI PENDIDIKAN DAN PEMBELAJARAN Vol 10, No 1 (2022): January 2022
Publisher : Jurnal Dimensi Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24269/dpp.v10i1.4446

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The purpose of this study is to describe the students’ opinion 1) about writing in general, 2) the type of writing tools application used by the students in writing, 3) the most preferable writing tools application.  The research uses a cross-section design. In this design, quantitative data collection and analysis are followed by qualitative data collection and analysis before the results are interpreted.  The subject of this research was 32 fourth-semester students in English Education Study Program, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology of the University of PGRI Wiranegara, Pasuruan. The instruments used in this study were a questionnaire, interview, and documentation. The result reveals that half of the participants feel writing is difficult, while the other half feel writing is easy. Almost half of the students (47%) state that language/grammar is the most difficult element in writing. The types of writing tool applications used by the students are Grammarly (55%), U_Dictionary (24%), and Goggle Translate (21%). These writing tools help the students to solve the writing problems, such as in language, vocabulary, idea development, and drafting. The students think that writing tools application is practical and timesaving (74%). The students also believe that the writing tools application is beneficial and helpful to improve the quality of their essay. Interestingly, the students confess that they are uncertain if they can write well without writing tools application. Some of them feel that they cannot write well without the help of the application. The implication of the finding is discussed.