ARRUS Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023)

Students’ Voices: Poster Session as an Alternative Way of Teaching Writing

Amra Ariyani (English Education Department, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia)
Maemuna Muhayyang (English Education Department, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia)
Munir Munir (English Education Department, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia)
Geminastiti Sakkir (English Education Department, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 May 2023

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the students' participation and the student's perceptions of the use of poster sessions in essay writing classes. A qualitative method was applied in this study. The study respondents were third-semester English Education Study Program students who took an essay writing class. Sixty-third-semester students from two classes were selected randomly to participate in the study. The participants consisted of 30 students. The reason for choosing the third-semester students was that they have studied Paragraph Writing in the previous semester. In other words, they have basic writing skills. Data was collected using classroom observation notes and semi-structured interviews. The study indicated that students were comfortable, confident, and continuously engaged in learning essay writing. The result further revealed that all students showed positive perceptions of the use of poster sessions. They felt enjoyed and satisfied in learning essay writing by using poster sessions. They thought this was a new way to learn writing using poster sessions. They showed their interest in learning. They not only improved their skills in essay writing but also improved their oral skills. It was recommended that further researchers examine students' writing ability using poster sessions and identify other aspects that foster students` success in a poster session.

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Journal Info

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soshum

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Religion Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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Social Sciences: Anthropology, Asian Studies, Communication, Demography, Development, Gender Studies, Government & Public Policy, Human Ecology, International Relations, Media Studies, Peace and Conflict, Political Science, Science, Technology & Society, Sociology. Humanities: Cultural Studies, ...