An Investigation Of Essay Writing Obstacles Of Third Semester Students In English Language Education Of Islamic Univeristy Of Riau

Murni, Cahaya (2019) An Investigation Of Essay Writing Obstacles Of Third Semester Students In English Language Education Of Islamic Univeristy Of Riau. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Riau.

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Abstract

Writing is one of language competencies beside of speaking, listening, and reading. Writing defined of the most difficult of language skills. So, Most of the students have problem in writing. This study aimed to investigation of students obstacles of third semester students of English language education of FKIP Universitas Islam Riau and find out the causes of students problem in writing. The method used in this study is qualitative descriptive. The participants in this research were 15 students from A,B,C,D class. The research instruments used by the researcher were questionnaire, interview, and documentation. The researcher analyzed the data by using Likert Scale and the researcher explained the result of questionnaire in descriptive form. And the indicator of students’ obstacles in questionnaire includes organization, word choice, grammar, spelling, supporting ideas, punctuation, and capitalization. Result from questionnaire and documentation showed that students get obstacles in grammar skill. The total percentage were 80% of students. Therefore, the researcher used documentation to support questionnaire result. It also faced from the result of students documentation. Furthermore, the interview result claimed that most causes of students’ problem were lack of practice.

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Investigation, Essay Writing, Obstacles
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions: > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Mia
Date Deposited: 06 Apr 2019 12:35
Last Modified: 09 Apr 2019 10:38
URI: http://repository.uir.ac.id/id/eprint/1308

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