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Getsempena English Education Journal
ISSN : 2355004X     EISSN : 25026801     DOI : https://doi.org/10.46244/geej.v7i1
Core Subject : Education,
Getsempena English Education Journal (e-ISSN: 2502-6801 and p-ISSN 2355-004X) is a periodical scientific publication dedicated to lecturers, students and educational observers to disseminate relevant research, thought and research results in the field of English. Any visitor to this site can browse abstracts, read journal contents and download PDF files. Getsempena English Education Journal (GEEJ) is published twice a year, May and November.
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ENHANCING ENGLISH ESSAY WRITING THROUGH AI-BASED DIGITAL TOOLS: INSIGHTS FROM INDONESIAN EFL STUDENTS Muh. Al Fachrizah Fitra; Sultan Baa; Samtidar Samtidar; Yunitari Mustikawati; Ulvah Sari
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Bina Bangsa Getsempena

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The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI)-based digital tools has reshaped English writing instruction, particularly in EFL contexts where students often struggle with idea development, linguistic accuracy, vocabulary use, and textual coherence. This study investigates how Indonesian senior high school students utilize AI-based digital tools in writing English essays, with particular attention to ChatGPT, Grammarly, and DeepL. Employing a qualitative descriptive design, the study analyzed 28 final essays written by twelfth-grade students in the Language Studies major at a public senior high school in Makassar, Indonesia. The essays were examined through thematic analysis using four analytical dimensions: structure and organization, grammar and syntax, vocabulary use, and coherence and cohesion. The findings reveal that AI-based tools contributed most visibly to improved essay organization, lexical expansion, and local textual flow. Students’ essays showed clearer paragraph sequencing, more academic and topic-specific vocabulary, and stronger use of cohesive devices. However, grammatical accuracy and idiomatic control remained uneven, with persistent issues such as tense inconsistency, article errors, translation-like syntax, and mechanical transitions. This study contributes to AI-assisted EFL writing research by offering text-based evidence from an underexplored secondary-school context and by conceptualizing AI support as a multi-tool writing ecology rather than a single technological intervention.
Jangin In Oral Gayo Literature: A Fusion Of Entertainment, Tradition, and Environmental Wisdom Rismawati Rismawati; Jusnaini Hasni; Giovanni Oktavinanda; Nurrahmah Nurrahmah
Getsempena English Education Journal Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Bina Bangsa Getsempena

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Jangin is a type of oral poetry performed in the Gayo language with distinct rhythms. It contains expressions of feelings, guidance, satire, and social and spiritual observations. This paper attempts to analyze the form, function and cultural values of jangin as intangible cultural heritage. This research is an ecological approach by using hermeneutic theory and content analysis to understand the meaning of the jangin text. The results showed that jangin consists of poetic stanzas, recited in Gayo language with characteristic rhythms, and has themes of religiosity, romanticism, social critique, and ecological awareness. Functionally, jangin was not only used for entertainment but also as a medium for moral education, social communication, and environmental wisdom preservation. The cultural values embedded in the practice of jangin reflect the strong ties of the Gayo community to nature, spirituality, and collective identity. The study highlighted the importance of preserving jangin as an intangible cultural heritage in relation to global cultural and environmental issues.