Corrections on Grammar, Sentence Variety and Developing Detail to Qualify Academic Essay of Indonesian Learners
Keywords:
grammar, sentence variety, developing details, essay
Abstract
This experimental research examines: (1) significant differences of corrections on grammar, sentence variety and developing details on the quality of the essay by Indonesian learners; and (2) different effect of corrections on grammar, sentence variety, and developing details on the quality of the essay. Treatments for each were served as follows: corrections on grammar for the group A (22), corrections on sentence variety for the group B (20), and corrections on the developing details for the group C (24). Data were analyzed using One-Way Anova Test. The study revealed: (1) As the teaching technique, corrections on grammar, sentence variety and developing details were significantly different; (2) Contribution on the differences respectively came from sentence variety (t=4.377), developing details (t=3.933), and grammar (t=3.756). Upon beta test, contribution varied from sentence variety (58.5%), developing details (46.5%), and grammar (38.6%). Evidently, sentence variety is the most dominant technique to improve quality of the essay up to 58.5%.References
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Noguchi, R. R. (1991). Grammar and the Teaching of Writing: Limits and Possibilities. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Noor, M. (2016). Improving the Ability in Writing Narrative Text of Junior High School Students through Peer Feedback. IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics), 1(1), 2016
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Omar, A. and Ghazali, E.M.M. (2016). Enhancing Students' Reaction Writing via Short Stories: A Pedagogical Perspective. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 1(2). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21462/ijefll.v1i2.13
Oshima, A & Hogue, A. (2006). Writing Academic English. 4th ed. USA: Pearson/Longman
Paulston, Christina Bratt & Burder, Mary Newton. (1976). Teaching English as Second Language: Techniques and Procedures. Toronto: Little, Brown and Company.
Podis, Leonard & Podis, Joane M. (1984). Writing Invention Form and Style. Illinois: Scott, Firesman and Co.
Qomariyah, S.S. & Permana, D. (2016). Process Based Approach towards Students’ Creativity in Writing English Paragraph. IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics), 1(1), 2016
Setyowati, Lestari . (2016). Analyzing the Students' ability in Writing Opinion Essay Using Flash Fiction. JELTL (Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics), 1(1), 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.21462/jeltl.v1i1.1
Shaughnessy, M. P. (1977). Errors and Expectations: A Guide for the Teacher of Basic Writing. New York: Oxford University Press.
Solikhah, Imroatus. (2017). Linguistic Problems on the Essay Writing by EFL Students, Indonesian Journal of Language Teaching and Linguistics, 2(1): 1-13. Http://ijoltl.pusatbahasa.or.id.
Weaver, C. (1998). Lessons to Share on Teaching Grammar in Context. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
White, Fred D. (1986). The Writer’s Art: A Practical Rhetoric & Handbook. California: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Willis, J. (1996). A framework for Task-based Learning. Harlow: Longman Pearson Education.
Published
2017-06-26
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Solikhah, I. (2017). Corrections on Grammar, Sentence Variety and Developing Detail to Qualify Academic Essay of Indonesian Learners. Dinamika Ilmu, 17(1), 115-128. https://doi.org/10.21093/di.v17i1.783
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