LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching
Vol 26, No 1 (2023): April 2023

THE EFFECT OF PARAPHRASING ON EFL STUDENTS' WRITING AT INDONESIAN HIGHER EDUCATION

Rafiqa Rafiqa (Universitas Sulawesi Barat)
M. Taufiq Hidayat Pabbajah (IAIN Parepare)
Raida Asfihana (Universitas Islam Negeri Antasari)
Rezkiawati Naazaruddin (Leiden University)
Latifah Latifah (Universitas Sulawesi Barat)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Apr 2023

Abstract

The paper intends to enquire about the effectiveness of paraphrasing in evolving the EFL students' writing ability for Indonesian Higher Education. The study was quasi-experimental research, and it was conducted in the 4th semester of the English students at  Universitas Sulawesi Barat. The research instrument was a writing test, and the student’s scores were gathered through paraphrasing rubric scores. Statistical inferential analysis was performed on the data.  It is possible to conclude that The Ha (Alternative) Hypothesis was established hence the paired samples test result carried out with SPSS performed that the sig. rating on the value obtained from the T-test was lower than Sig. value, so theory Y assumptions (Ha) were approved, and both the pilot testing and post-intervention results of the study demonstrated Sig. (2-tailed = 0.000) has been less than 0.05. In other words, this indicates that there is a consequence. The research finishes with pedagogical recommendations for trying to better the paraphrasing skills of novice student writers, and paraphrasing has a medium effect on the EFL students’ writing ability in Indonesian higher education.

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Journal Info

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LLT

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching, to be published twice a year, namely in April and October, is a scientific peer-reviewed journal published by the English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta. The ...