Writing Strategies Used by English Department Students with Different Self-Esteem Level to Revise Their Essay(s)

Suprobowati, Septemdira Intan Sari
Astuti, Utari Praba
Laksmi, Ekaning Dewanti

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan
Vol. 6, No. 3

This qualitative study investigated writing strategies used by English Department students with different self-esteem levels to revise their essay(s). This study involved six third-year students of the English Language Teaching study program at Universitas Negeri Malang. They have different self-esteem levels (3 students with high self-esteem and 3 students with moderate self-esteem levels). There were three types of writing strategies that the students with varying levels of self-esteem used to revise their essay(s): monitoring, getting feedback, and revising. Those strategies were considered helpful for the students to improve the quality of their essay(s).