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Promoting Reflective Journal as an Approach to Enhancing EFL Students’ Writing Skills effi wahyuningsih
CLLiENT (Culture, Literature, Linguistics, and English Teaching) Vol 1 No 01 (2019): CLLiENT JOURNAL
Publisher : Language and Literature Faculty, Universitas Sains Al-Qur'an (UNSIQ) Jawa Tengah di Wonosobo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32699/cllient.v1i01.669

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This study aims at improving the students’ writing skills through promoting reflective journal writing. This is a classroom action research. The data were gained through observation, questionnaire, interview, written testimonies, and writing tests. The research findings reveal that reflective journal writing promotes the students to get progress in their writing skills achieved through some indicators shown in each meeting. They cover the improvement of a) the mean score of each writing component affecting the increase of the mean score of the students' writing tests, b) the scoring category from "average" to "good", c) the number of students getting writing skills improvement, and d) the students' learning gain. In addition, the class of English (Beginner) which is especially focused on writing skills has been able to raise the students' motivation. It can be seen through their active participation, excitement, and positive response during the instructional process, and their interest in writing.
The EFL Learners’ Perspectives on the Online English Course Conducted through WhatsApp Group Interactions effi wahyuningsih
CLLiENT (Culture, Literature, Linguistics, and English Teaching) Vol 2 No 1 (2020): CLLiENT JOURNAL
Publisher : Language and Literature Faculty, Universitas Sains Al-Qur'an (UNSIQ) Jawa Tengah di Wonosobo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32699/cllient.v2i1.1272

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This study aims at highlightingthe EFL learners’ perspectives on Kulwap– online English course conducted through WhatsApp Group Interactions.This is an exploratory research project employing a qualitative method. The data of the study were gained through informal semi-structured interview and students’ written testimonies. The research findings show that conducting English online course through kulwap proposes advantages as well as challenges that must be consider for the future instructional process. The benefits of Kulwap include the accessibility, simplicity, convenience, and flexibility the students got during the instructional process if English course. On the other hand, the challenges faced by the students regarding the online course through Kulwap cover the problems of internet connectivity, and other technical things including the eye strain, students’ lack motivation, and limited response from the lecturer during the online instructional process.