Tefla Journal (Teaching English as Foreign Language and Applied Linguistic Journal)
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023)

Crafting Effective Captions: Strategies for Enhancing Students’ Engagement and Writing Skill

Sri Wardani (SMA Negeri 1 Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2023

Abstract

This research aims to investigate students' proficiency in writing skills through the utilization of photographs as writing prompts (captions). The study focuses on analyzing the outcomes of students' caption writing using a four-step writing process, namely drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. The assessment involved a caption writing test to evaluate students' progress, supplemented by a questionnaire to gather additional data. The participants consisted of 32 students from XII MIPA 4 of SMA N 1 Malang. Following one cycle of the teaching and learning process, the findings of this research demonstrate that the implementation of the four-step writing process in caption writing enhances students' writing skills and fosters greater student engagement. Specifically, 26 out of the 32 students achieved a score of 75 or higher. The result of sample paired test also shows there is significant difference between before and after the interviention. Consequently, employing the process of caption writing proves to be effective in improving students' writing abilities and promoting increased student engagement.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

TEFLA

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

TEFLA is a high-quality open access peer-reviewed research journal that is published by Universitas Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin and managed by the English Language Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin. This is a biannual journal, ...