Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 1 Documents
Search
Journal : Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

Students' Tips for Enhancing Writing Skills using Social Media in Pandemic Era Elsa Rosalina; Nasrullah; Vebrianti Umar; Rahma Pitria Ningsih
Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris undiksha Vol. 10 No. 2 (2022): August
Publisher : Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23887/jpbi.v10i2.50367

Abstract

Writing is one of the skills in language learning. Writing is also the most difficult skill for language learners because when the students start writing, they must collect the idea from their brain and then type or write it into a good paragraph. Social media and daily life cannot be separated today. Social media has evolved into the most important online platform for connecting people. This research tries to analyses the contribution of social media in improving students' writing skills. This research used the qualitative method because it was to describe students' tips to enhance writing skills using social media. The participants of this research were 2 students from English Language Education Study Program Batch 2019. They were students D and T. They were chosen because they got the highest score in the "Intermediate Writing" course. The data collection of this research used interviews and documentation.  The results of this research were that student D and student T were using social media for improving their writing skill. Student D agreed that Instagram and WhatsApp can enhance her writing skill because she posted and wrote about her daily activities through those kinds of social media. The student agreed that Youtube and online novels and reading websites also contributed a lot to improving his writing skill.  It was also concluded that every student had their tips to get the advantages of social media in improving their writing skill.