THE USE OF GRAMMARLY TOOLS TO ENRICH STUDENT'S WRITING ABILITY
Abstract
This research was carried out to know how the students’ activities in learning using Grammarly in improving students writing skills. Thirty-three students from class X DKV-E of SMK Bakti Mandiri participated in this study. This research is being conducted in two cycles using a Classroom Action research Approach. Using the Arikunto model, this study was carried out using the action research strategies of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. In this study, information was acquired through interviews, observations, questionnaires, and tests. The writer then analyzed the data, both quantitative and qualitative. The conclusion of the study demonstrated that there was an improvement in students’ writing abilities. The majority of students gradually improved their results at the conclusion of each cycle. The English lesson's Minimum Mastery Criterion (KKM) score was 78. The preliminary study's mean score for the students was 76.10, and the percentage was 45%. In the first cycle, the students' mean score was 77.10 while the percentage was 57%. In the second cycle, the mean score was 80.68, and the percentage was 84%. Moreover, there was a positive response from the English teacher about implementing the action. In summary, Grammarly can improve students’ writing ability.
References
Almirawati, I. E. (2018). The Implementation of Mind Mapping Technique to
Teach Descriptive Text Writing at SMAN 15 Surabaya. Retain,
(2005), 17–24
https://jurnalmahasiswa.unesa.ac.id/index.php/retain/article/view/22762
Andriani, L. S. (2015). English department faculty of languages and arts
semarang state university 2015.
Arikunto, S. (2021). Penelitian tindakan kelas: Edisi revisi. Bumi Aksara.
Cavaleri, M., & Dianati, S. (2016). You want me to check your grammar
again? The usefulness of an online grammar checker as perceived
by students. Journal of Academic Language & Learning, 10(1), 223.
Fahmi, S., & Rachmijati, C. (2021). Improving Students’ Writing Skill Using
Grammaly Application for Second Grade in Senior High School.
PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education), 4(1), 69.
https://doi.org/10.22460/project.v4i1.p69-74
Fitria, T. N. (2021). Grammarly as AI-powered English Writing Assistant:
Students’ Alternative for Writing English. Metathesis: Journal of
English Language, Literature, and Teaching, 5(1), 65.
https://doi.org/10.31002/metathesis.v5i1.3519
Fitriani. (2020). The Implemmentation of Grammarly Tool to Boost Students’
Writing Skill of Analytical Exposition Text (Issue 11160140000006).
Gunawan, S. T. (2019). The Effect Of Teacher's Indirect Corrective
Feedback Technique on Student's Writing Ability of Explanation
Text. 3, 1–9.
Habeche, K. (2020). Investigating the Impact of using “Grammarly”
application in mastering the use of Prepositions:" In, On, At, By,
Between and Among" on the Writing Performance.
Husna, L. (2017). An Analysis Of Students’ Writing Skill In Descriptive Text
At Grade X1 Ipa 1 Of Man 2 Padang. Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan
Scholastic, 1(1), 16–28. https://doi.org/10.36057/jips.v1i1.281
Jayavalan, K., & Razali, A. B. (2018). Effectiveness of Online Grammar
Checker to Improve Secondary Students’ English Narrative Essay
Writing. International Research Journal of Education and Sciences
(IRJES), 2(1), 1–6.
King, S., Goss, T. P., Klatt, T. C., Ames, A. V, & Ph, D. (2012). Writing with
Purpose. King, S., Goss, T. P., Klatt, T. C., Ames, A. V, & Ph, D.
(n.d.). Writing with Purpose.
Knoch, U., May, L., Macqueen, S., Pill, J., & Storch, N. (2016). Transitioning
from university to the workplace: Stakeholder perceptions of
academic and professional writing demands. IELTS Research
Reports Online Series, 1, 1–37.
Lailika, H. I. (2019). Students’ Perceptions of the Use of Grammarly As an
Online Grammar Checker in Thesis Writing.
Nova, M. (2018). Utilizing Grammarly in Evaluating Academic Writing: a
Narrative Research on Efl Students’ Experience. Premise: Journal
of English Education, 7(1), 80. https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v7i1.1332
Permatasari, Y. B. (2018). English Education Program Faculty of Teacher
Training and Education Galuh University 101. 2(2).
https://jurnal.unigal.ac.id/index.php/jall/index
Pratama, Y. D. (2020). The Investigation of Using Grammarly As Online
Grammar Checker in the Process of Writing. English Ideas: Journal
of English Language Education, 1(1), 46–54.
Pratiwi, K. D. (2015). Students ’ difficulties in writing English : A study at the
third semester students of English education program At University
of Bengkulu. E Journal Universitas Bengkulu, 1(2), 1–13.
Qassemzadeh, A., & Soleimani, H. (2016). The Impact of Feedback
Provision by Grammarly Software and Teachers on Learning
Passive Structures by Iranian EFL Learners. Theory and Practice in
Language Studies, 6(9), 1884.
https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0609.23
Ramadani, S. A. (2013). Imroving students’ writing ability in writing
descriptive texts through field trip at sma n 1 godean. 226.
Rizky, R. (2018). Improving Students' Writing Skill in Descriptive Text
Through Bits and Pieces Game at Tha Grade VIII 6 Of SMPN 1
Tambusai Ramanda. 2(1).
Souriyavongsa, T., Rany, S., Jafre Zainol Abidin, M., & Lai Mei, L. (2013).
Factors Causes Students Low English Language Learning: A Case
Study in the National University of Laos. International Journal of
English Language Education, 1(1).
https://doi.org/10.5296/ijele.v1i1.3100
Toba, R., Noor, W. N., & Sanu, L. O. (2019). The Current Issues of
Indonesian EFL Students’ Writing Skills: Ability, Problem, and
Reason in Writing Comparison and Contrast Essay. Dinamika Ilmu,
(1), 57–73. https://doi.org/10.21093/di.v19i1.1506
Utami, F. S. (2012). Improving Students' Writing Skill Using a Four-Phase
Technique. 1–15.
Wibowo, H. (2020). Improving Student's Writing Ability Using Guided
Composition. 12.
Wibowo, H., & Raihani, S. (2019). The Effectiveness of Hellotalk App on
English Writing Skills. 15–22.
Yamin, M. (2019). Learning From Students’ Experiences in Writing
Paragraph
Copyright (c) 2022 Lingua
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This work is licensed under a Lisensi Creative Commons Atribusi 4.0 Internasional.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
