JEE (Journal of English Education)
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2018): JEE (Journal of English Education)

THE INFLUENCE OF DIRECT WRITTEN CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK TOWARD EFL STUDENTS’ ESSAY WRITING

Zia Hisni Mubarak (Putera Batam University)
Alpino Susanto (Putera Batam University)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Dec 2018

Abstract

This research referred to the experiences of the researchers in providing students writing courses in the context of EFL (English as Foreign Language) in Batam. It was found that students’ essay writing contained several grammatical errors to plagiarism. This study aimed to determine the level of effectiveness of written corrective feedback (WCF) on the quality of students’ essay writing. The research method was quasiexperimental where the control class was given treatment by using no WCF and the experimental class was given WCF. Both scores from control and experiment classes were different. The mean of experiment class was higher than the mean from control class. After analyzing them statistically, it was found that the hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It meant that WCF had a significant effect on the quality of essay writing. It was concluded that WCF is a better way in improving the quality of students' essay writing.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JEE

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

JEE (Journal of English Education) is a scientific journal that collects the results of the research and scientific work of lecturers, teachers, or students associated with learning and teaching English. It is a blind peer review international journal which publishes manuscripts within the fields of ...