JOURNEY : Journal of English Language and Pedagogy
Vol 6 No 2 (2023): Journey: Journal of English Language and Pedagogy

An Autistic Student's Language Learning Strategies in Writing Poem

Aulia - Maulidiyah (Universitas Kuningan)
Nani Ronsani Thamrin (Universitas Kuningan)
Erwin Oktoma (Universitas Kuningan)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jul 2023

Abstract

This research sought to investigate the contribution of language learning strategies in the poem writing of an autistic student attending a special need school in Kuningan. This study used qualitative case, case study methods to analyze the cases in detail. To assess the data’s naturalness, observations and interviews were used to gather the data. And to investigate the difficulties faced by autistic students writing poems. The research was done at a special school in Kuningan and included one student with autism among seven other students. Results indicated that autistic students utilized motivation in social-emotional strategies. It was also noted that students with autism found vocabulary, tenses, and rhymes to be a challenge in writing poems. But she also learned how to overcome vocabulary by using cognitive translation strategies to acquire new vocabulary she didn't know, and using tenses by asking questions about it using social-emotional clarification strategies.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

journey

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journey is a journal developed by English Education Department of IKIP Budi Utomo focusing on receiving the creative and intelectual products of lecturers, researchers, and practitioners on the field of English Language Teaching, Linguistics, and Literature. It is epected that this journal will be ...