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All Journal JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE Proceeding of Undergraduate Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies
Sharmini Abdullah
Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia
Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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EFL First-Year Students’ Writing Challenges and Strategies in the Transition from High School to University Writing Ana Ahsana El Sulukiyyah; Utami Widiati; Francisca Maria Ivone; Sharmini Abdullah
JOALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature) Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): February, 2026
Publisher : UNIB Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/joall.v11i1.44209

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Writing at the university level presents significant challenges for EFL students. Although many studies have investigated EFL students’ academic writing challenges, few have focused specifically on paragraph writing, the foundational stage of academic writing development among first-year university students, particularly those transitioning from high school to university writing. Addressing this gap, this present study investigates students’ writing challenges, strategies, and their perceptions of differences and feedback. A total of 315 first-year Indonesian EFL students enrolled in the English study programs were selected through convenience sampling to complete a Likert-scale questionnaire adapted from the ESLP 82 Questionnaire. The findings reveal idea organization as the most prominent difficulty (M = 4.4; 83.5% agree), followed by issues of grammar and sentence structures (M = 4.3; 78.9% agree). Whereas, 85,7% students answered that university writing is more complex than high school writing activities, because it is needed a higher level of critical thinking, as 88,2% students acknowledged. As many as 80.8% students like to discuss with their teachers about their writing difficulties, and 89.5% prefer to use digital tools such as Grammarly and ChatGPT. At about 89,4% students stated that teacher feedback on grammar was considered helpful, but students rarely got peer feedback. These findings emphasize the urgent need for structured writing support that focuses on idea organization, grammar, vocabulary enhancement, and opportunities for peer interaction. To explore effective pedagogical interventions and the evolving role of digital tools in supporting academic writing development, further studies are highly recommended.
Cultural differences of apology strategies employed by Western and Eastern influencers on Social Media Yeni Marlia wardani; Pariyanto Pariyanto; Sharmini Abdullah
Proceeding of Conference on Literature, Linguistic, and Cultural Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): UNCOLLCS: PROCEEDING RESEARCH ON LITERARY, LINGUISTIC, AND
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30996/pcllcs.v6i1.6945

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This study examines the apology strategies used by social media influencers in written public apologies following incidents of public criticism and cancel culture. The phenomenon of the online ‘apology clarification’ has become a recognizable communicative genre, yet not all such statements meet the criteria for a sincere apologetic speech act. Grounded in Speech Act Theory (Searle, 1969) and the apology strategy taxonomy of Cohen and Olshtain (1981) as further developed by Trosborg (1995), this research adopts a descriptive qualitative, case-study design to analyze written apology statements posted on X (Twitter) and Facebook by five influencers, two representing an Eastern (Indonesian) cultural background and three representing a Western (American) cultural background. The data were interpreted through the lens of Brown and Levinson’s (1987) Politeness Theory to explain how each strategy functions to protect the speaker’s face. The findings show that all six apology strategies appeared across the data, with influencers consistently combining at least three strategies within a single statement rather than relying on one. Acknowledgement of Responsibility and Expression of Apology (IFID) emerged as the most frequently used strategies overall, while Minimization of the Offense appeared more selectively and was associated with lower perceived sincerity. Cultural patterning was also evident: Indonesian influencers favored repeated, polite expressions of regret oriented toward preserving social harmony, whereas American influencers favored explicit acknowledgment of responsibility paired with detailed, self-protective explanation. These findings contribute to pragmatic research on digital discourse by demonstrating how apology strategies function simultaneously as face-saving devices and as culturally shaped communicative practices in the era of cancel culture.
Co-Authors Ana Ahsana El Sulukiyyah Francisca Maria Ivone Pariyanto Pariyanto, Pariyanto Utami Widiati Yeni Marlia wardani